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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
9
Eighty five new donors were recruited during the Red Cross bloodmobile visit, raising total donors to 560 since last June. Eighteen gave a second pint, twelve a third pint, and seven four pints, including Stewart Bell Jr., Leonard R. Goode, Miss Anne Virginia.
Aged builder Mr Harkins died after a January house fire at his residence. Betty Crouse and Mrs Shanks alerted neighbors. Fire officials estimate 20 percent damage. Son M F Harkins Jr was expected from Washington. Rev William Weisenberg to conduct services with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery.
A Brooklyn child named Barbara Lucas is highlighted as an example of vigorous health thanks to Nestlé's Evaporated Milk. Advertisers claim the product is easy to digest and fortified with Vitamin D to aid bone and teeth development, urging mothers to consult doctors and consider Nestlé’s for table use.
The Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company led with 16 donors as 120 bottles of blood were collected Monday for local and regional hospitals. The Red Cross report notes 81 donors from Winchester and lists dozens of individuals and addresses among participants along with a 12-person no-show count.
Witnesses describe a low speed crash near Braddock Street by the Elks club and Piccadilly Soda Shop. Pugh testifies Miller seemed dazed after the impact and lay beside the front wheel while others describe Miller crossing Braddock Street toward the soda shop.
The article explains that a cloudburst is not used unless at least six inches of rain fall, with a rate of ten inches per hour or more. It clarifies the distinction between heavy rain and a genuine cloudburst in meteorological terms.
Army Secretary Royall cuts into a 30 pound apple pie in Washington to promote the April 28 29 Apple Blossom Festival. Rep Burr Harrison and Mrs Cora Wells Crim join in tasting as pies bake at Wine Bros Winchester and Metro politan market owner James Pappas notes quantity and bake time.
Republican national chairman Hugh Scott Jr. argued 81st Congress has done little beyond raising Truman’s pay and giving federal bureaucrats a four day holiday for his inauguration. He said GOP candidates may base their 1950 campaign on an incompetent president who gains no from a Congress in his own party.
The article notes operators moving to a coal bin felt uneasy and small dealers report dwindling supplies. Government estimates 70 million tons or 45 to 50 days of coal on hand as of March 1, while the National Coal Association Bulletin claims the stockpile is poorly distributed with retailers holding about seven days of supply.
Chairman Ralph Taggart of the Anthracite Operators urged John L. Lewis to end the work stoppage. A telegram from association directors warned that homes hospitals schools and other public institutions are now short of fuel.
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