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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1948
Page
8
Dixie Democrats found an unexpected ally in a Southern Republican state chairman who agreed with Southern governors on their stance against President Truman's civil rights program. The piece notes a 1789 U S attorney general salary of 1500 dollars per year and self-provision of office needs.
Jerusalem report says the Gaza area siege in southern Palestine entered its third day with 36 dead. Haganah sources claim forces aimed to lift El Faluja siege, blasting a municipal building post office and eight Arab stores as rains and mud hinder progress.
Rep. Dewey Short will address the ninth Virginia congressional district Republican convention here Saturday. The convention will nominate a candidate for the office now held by Democrat John W. Flannagan.
Kit Marshal, social secretary to guest Tracy Field, meets Kirk Griswold on a New York trip triggering romantic tension. Set among wealthy hosts and anxious arrangements, Kit navigates class and rumor after her father’s theft conviction becomes known.
In a New York scene Kit agrees to dinner with Kirk after a train arrival. She imagines his life and Tracy’s past, questions honesty about family history, and weighs secrecy against opportunity while pacing Fifth Avenue. The chapter ends with anticipation of the evening.
The Col. James C. Baker camp of United Spanish War Veterans reports 37 members with 10 to 15 more veterans from the Edinburg to Martinsburg area invited to join. Commander B. W. Coffman aims to recruit them soon and plans attendance at the state encampment June 27 to 29 in Portsmouth. The group also seeks permanent possession of an attendance trophy from Dr. Gordon and notes the trophy’s four-year tenure if they win again.
Time is eastern standard. For central standard subtract one hour and for mountain standard subtract two hours. Some focal stations adjust relay times to fit local schedules. Last minute program changes cannot be included.
A dense broadcast lineup lists daylong programs across networks CBS ABC and MBS with musical shows, news, dramas and variety acts. Notable entries include The Falcon Adventure Inner Sanctum Godfrey Talent Scouts and Vicinity newscasts along with sport and concert programs.
The British foreign office said Spain will be considered for aid under the Marshall Plan at the Paris conference opening. The move was not revived from last summer’s conference where 16 nations began planning European recovery with U S aid.
Yakov Lomakin the Soviet consul general in New York declares that talk of war with the United States is a crazy idea and hysteria. He leaves LaGuardia for Stockholm en route to Russia for a vacation and states Russians do not believe in war and want peace.
Detroit reports a three year old boy named Roger Gasco died after choking on a penny balloon at home. Resuscitation attempts by father Robert C. Gasco a Berkley fire department expert and a physician failed. The father laments the first such loss in his experience.
In Washington on March 15 3 12 year old Tani daughter of Nepal's new minister charmed guests at a reception with her bright smile and warm greetings. Her mother Rani Kaiser drew attention in a gold sari and jewels while the diplomat spoke of lifting the traditional veil. Nepal described as a mountainous independent kingdom with seven million people and 54000 square miles, bordered by Tibet India and Pakistan.
Funeral services for Mattie Harrison Brown were held at 3 p m from the Millwood home. Rev Bank of Berryville Episcopal church conducted the rites. Interment followed at Little Chapel cemetery in Clarke County.
After modifications to bridges around Chicago, commercial vessels up to 321 feet and submarines of 307 feet built on the Great Lakes were transported to the sea through the Chicago Drainage Canal and the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
Francis A. Davis was appointed purchasing agent for the State highway department, effective today, in Richmond.
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