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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
2
A meditation on Jesus Sermon on the Mount stressing absolute perfection and the will of God over abilities. The piece notes theologians' questions about its earthly relevance and calls for childlike minds to seek the Great One.
The fragment notes over 50 plants cultivated for more than 4,000 years, listing wheat, barley, rice, peach, olive, cabbage and hints at other long cultivated crops. The text emphasizes long agricultural history and species diversity.
March 19 at 11 a m front of Frederick ityne House real estate on Red Bud Road. March 19 at 10 30 a m Lester Godlove 24 mi south of Del ray West Virginia livestock farm machinery dairy equipment. March 30 at 10 a m G I Brady Stephenson Va close to Burnt Factory Church livestock and farm implements. April 6 George Helstey Greenspring Va furniture machinery.
Sunday morning services at the First Evangelical United Brethren church feature ex bodyguard Walter A. Haman who will present films from his 150000 miles with the presidents. He will show Cairo Quebec Yalta and Potsdam conference footage and speak again March 20 27 and at Handley high school. Youth meetings in St Paul follow, sponsored by 40 churches.
George Pollard and J. C. C. Price report heavy losses to peaches plums and pears in Patrick county and widespread tobacco damage in Henry county. About half the peach crop in Patrick and many young tobacco plants require replanting as northern nurseries supply replacements. A separate note cites extensive road mileage in the United States.
Tokyo reports the Soviet Far Eastern fleet has grown to six cruisers and 72 to 100 submarines, with construction continuing at Vladivostok. The U S Pacific Fleet is reduced under Europe first policy, with key ships reassigned or deactivated and facilities scaled back in Hawaii Subic Bay and Sangley Point.
Brilliant new styling combines with riding comfort, roomier interiors, and advanced mechanicals in the Raymouth line. The redesigned Plymouth features a longer wheelbase for stability, lower silhouette with more head and leg room, detachable fenders, and a new ignition starter. Deluxe models use 118 inch and 111 inch wheelbases with multiple body styles, while a 97 horsepower engine, chrome compression rings, improved oil rings, and a revised intake manifold boost performance and efficiency. V-type windshields and larger wipers improve visibility and safety.
In Beechcroft a tense gathering hears Stella Dane accuse Scragg while secrets stir. Tim and Debby debate a revolver found under shrubs as confrontations rise, Ingrid Johnson hides pain, and Stella presses for truth about Judge Lander and papers.
Article notes Guam and Saipan continue as supply bases rather than strategic hubs, boosting Yokosuka as the main far eastern repair base. It cites Japanese workers under American supervision and Japan’s advantage of a seasonal Tsushima Strait route for Soviet ships, with historical reference to Admiral Togo.
Edgar Fletcher a Weather Bureau meteorologist in Sacramento California and brother of Miss Edith Fletcher and E S Fletcher of 410 South Loudoun Street received a silver medal for outstanding service from the Department of Commerce and the Weather Bureau His work in river forecasting earned letters of commendation from Secretary Sawyer and the bureau head He is credited with preventing damage to Sacramento river property by forecasting rises in the river.
No silver dollars have been minted since 1935 because current law regulating monetary silver allows silver certificates to be issued against bullion held in the Treasury rather than requiring it to be struck into coins.
Marriage licenses issued in Winchester last month reached 170, boosting the first two months of 1949 to 349, 36 more than the same period a year earlier. City clerk's office issued 105 licenses, up from 103, while County clerk issued 65, down from 76.
Answers to the daily quiz printed on page four list correct responses. The items include Saint Patrick, the three leaves, Blarney, green Irish stew and cabbage, Irish mail, and scattered garbled text indicating an incomplete entry for item eight.
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