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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1948
Page
4
Weatherby Adver tises After Newspaper Challenge
A defunct weekly reopens its campaign to win readers and advertisers as Josh Weatherby, a leading merchant who doubted newspaper ads, is challenged to react. After pressure and a vague remark, the paper reports Weatherby will advertise, prompting a reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Josh Weatherby
Weatherby
Fruitless Days Escalate Beyond Meatless Rules
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the meatless and eggless days failed to yield expected results, turning into fruitless days for residents relying on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
No accommodations safety warning on slick Mississippi day
A Mississippi safety patrol officer telephoned a Memphis radio station asking people not to drive in the slick conditions. He warned the roads were deadly and ditches already filled with cars, reflecting a hazardous travel day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Safety Patrol
Memphis
Winchester Concert Assn Opens Membership Drive
About 75 FFA members and guests attended the annual father and son banquet at Stephens City. A friendly skunk paraded through the city's business district causing excitement but no casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Community Concert Assn
FFA
Stephens City
Local Serviceman Returns Home After Overseas Service
Lt. Leslie Polhemus comes home from overseas duty that began in June 1942. Albert deMazzon reveals plans for a new restaurant at 185 N Loudoun St. Agriculture department calls farm truck owners to pool hauling due to tire shortages nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Polhemus
Albert deMazzon
N. Loudoun St
Dept. of Agriculture
British PM Chamberlain faces criticism as war clouds loom
Ten years earlier in 1928 Chamberlain drew fire from all sides for cautious policy while Europe readied for conflict. In Stephens City the first Boy Scout troop meeting attracted about 30 boys. Festival finance co-chairs Henry Covington and J P Arthur announced additional contributions of 805 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Stephens City
Henry Covington
J. P. Arthur
Festival Committee of Finance
Colored preacher last seen after threat from Ku Klux Klan
A colored preacher vanished after reportedly receiving a written threat from the Ku Klux Klan. He was last seen leaving Loudoun County and is believed to be heading to an unknown destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudoun County
Ku Klux Klan
Holland
Social Secretary amid Romantic Shadows
Kit Marshall works for Tracy Field while Mike Saunders, a newspaperman, watches from the sidelines as Kirk Griswold charms Kit. Mike battles drinking urges and a fading ambition, fearing tomorrow never comes and wondering if love or career will save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Marshall
Tracy Field
America
Miss Field
Mike Saunders
Connecticut
Kit
Chris
Washington
Mike
Tracy
Siie
Kirk Griswold
Lanshans
Tony Merryman
Anitta
Kirk
Merrymans
New York
Well Rounded Life Desire Shared by Kirk and Kit
Kirk and Kit discuss the busy city corner and what people want most. They consider money health and a well rounded life, agreeing they both seek balance and meaning in life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit
Kirk
Carlyle's Last Work and Later Life
Carlyle's final book title was Friedrich IT written between 1858 and 1865. In his last fifteen years he lived mostly in solitude pondering his dead wife and wrote little beyond letters to the press. His right hand became paralyzed during that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
L.M.V. A
Friedrich
Do Birds Walk on Their Toes
A bird walks on its toes with the ankle fused to the leg bones forming a slender tarsus. The toes attach at the end of this exposed section, which is visible below the feathers.
IQ Quiz Challenge for Readers
Mystery questions test recall and general knowledge across geography religion history and famous figures. It asks about Washington DC location Mason Dixon line the Ambidextrous term the 18th amendment repeal the longest living animal the ten commandments the Queen Elizabeth sister ship Saint Patrick and more. It also poses a math puzzle about tire mileage and an odd fact about a president who never married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Ireland
U.S
Noon Sun Directly Overhead in United States?
The noon sun is never directly overhead anywhere in the United States, since the Tropic of Cancer lies south of the country. At Key West, Florida, the noon sun is extremely high in the sky today, but still not overhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Key West
Fla
Close to a Vertical Position on June 21
A brief note reports a near vertical alignment or orientation close to June 21, indicating a precise positioning condition observed or anticipated by the source. The item emphasizes timing and relative orientation without broader context or outcomes.
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