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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1949
Page
2
A devotional reflection on Luke 1 32 and Luke 1 46 55. The season of Christ’s birth is still remembered as angels sing. God entered history through Jesus to bring power judgment and deliverance, lifting the lowly and feeding the hungry. Amen.
March 16 at 10 a.m. A H 4 miles southeast Berryville Clara Kanney sells Real estate on Red Bud Road in front of Frederick County Court House. March 30 at 10 a.m. G I Brady Stephenson Va near Burnt Factory Church. April 6 George Helsley Greenspring Va items include furniture machinery and farm meals.
The body of Gladden William George 30 year old ex service man killed in a highway collision two miles west of here was taken to Upper Track West Virginia for services and interment. A sister of Mrs George and her husband from Baltimore identified him and arrangements were made. They were contacted by Baltimore police. Both Mr and Mrs George were West Virginia natives and she was at her home there when the tragedy occurred. They have two children and he drove an express truck between Baltimore and New York.
Answers to daily quiz print on page 3 include the ranking below sergeant and the Truman balcony on the south portico. It lists Eli Whitney and Bob Hope with the term stet meaning let stand and notes Bluchers, Jack Frost, and 60 feet below the surface as answers.
A new 1884 foot Liberty Bend cutoff bridge near Courtney Missouri stands over dry land as Army engineers prepare a new Missouri River channel to divert the river away from Liberty Bend. The project aims to reduce flood pressure and protect the Wabash rail line by using dumped box cars as temporary flood bulwarks awaiting spring high water in late April.
Judge John Rice hears cases such as Charles Oden Denny of Gainesboro Winchester for disorderly conduct with six months suspended and costs. Allen Ellicott of Washington cited for drunk driving with a $9.25 fine. Virgil B. Sager from R.1 Winchester charged for no inspection with a $10.25 penalty.
Reporters including Byron Rollins of the Associated Press faced questions about permission to photograph at a presidential security site. Navy authorities cited permission. Franklin D. Roosevelt once reviewed Jefferson and Hamilton: The Struggle for Democracy in America by Claude G. Bowers in 1925.
Market quotations show stronger tone for apples with various grades and sizes listed, followed by mixed poultry and dairy notes. Baltimore reports cattle, hogs, and calves with steady to higher trends on steers and bulls, plus detailed price ranges. Chicago shows hogs, cattle, and sheep with active trading and price levels, including top hogs at 21.75 and steers 27-27.50.
Stocks edged in a narrow range with oils the most active sector and broadly higher. Major gainers included Standard Oil NJ, Skelly Oil, Standard Oil California, Westinghouse, Dow Chemical, Johns Manville, Eastman Kodak, Philip Morris, Sears Roebuck, and Firestone, while Chesapeake & Ohio, Mission Corp, Goodyear, Boeing, Douglas, and American Can slipped.
Chicago March 14 grains ease at the open with cash corn receipts of 328 cars and cash wheat receipts of 760 cars at Kansas City. Opening prices show declines across wheat, corn, and soybeans with modest activity and futures near session lows.
The document notes that the postal service lacks exact figures for its year ending June 30, stating it does not know within 3 million dollars its receipts or within 10 million dollars its expenditures for second class mails.
Two Navy fighters collided at 6000 feet over the Franklin Virginia area. Both planes returned to Norfolk Naval Air Station. Lt Winston B Gunnels landed the undamaged craft and Ensign Kenneth F Muse belly landed after retracting gear as the tail assembly imbalance caused a nose drop. Both pilots are UNC reserve officers.
Phil Williams of Highland Ave was fined $5 and costs by Trial Justice W. Erle Edwards for burning brush in violation of Virginia law. Arrest was by Thomas B. Rosenberger, chief forest warden. Brush may only be burned 4 p.m. to midnight except orchardists with cultivated orchards and over 300 feet from woodlots.
Herbert Braithwaite of Gore waives preliminary hearing and bound over to the grand jury. He faces a charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny for allegedly stealing about $20 and a bottle of wine from Bert's Club on Route 50.
The Saturday evening rally observing the 337th Girl Scout birthday at Winchester armory drew at least 750 attendees including scouts parents and leaders. Troops 7 and 9 led by Mrs. Harry Taper and Mrs. Annie Baltimore earned badges. Exhibits showcased 11 program fields of scouting.
The passage recalls sailors aiding a distressed vessel at sea, an act described as the "brotherhood of the sea" in the age of sail, illustrating timeless maritime solidarity and duty.
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