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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1952
Page
4
Office display ads must be in 48 hours before publication. Transient rate 76 cents per inch. Classified rates available in classified column. Subscriptions by mall or motor roll: one year in advance, six months, or one month. Virginia outside area carrier price 67.50.
The Washington Star notes Mr Hillman s Mr President book released during Truman s term may be seen as a campaign document and self glorification. It portrays Truman as a strong, often flawless leader akin to Jefferson Jackson Wilson and Roosevelt though some question the aim and public reception remains uncertain.
The American Red Cross launches its annual March drive with the slogan Answer the Call. It seeks funds to support lifesaving blood, disaster relief, home service, health and safety. Under Congressional Charter the Red Cross helps armed forces members and veterans, their dependents, and disaster victims.
A 1950 emergency rule left passengers stranded as three unions halted the New York Central System. Posters in stations claimed Army supervision, yet workers and travelers saw the reality of a system snarled by a wage and rules deadlock. Most workers later returned after a temporary court injunction.
The Portsmouth Star reports Delegate Robert Whitehead criticizing state insurance practices citing that ten companies held 70 percent of business. Governor Battle defends the system, saying state services improve and costs fall with centralized handling, while noting the probe question may affect future campaigns.
Shrimp demand climbs about 10 percent across the country as reports from industry officials cite the catchy shrimp boats tune boosting interest. Lenora Decuers of the National Shrimp Packers Association notes the song lifts spirits and sales. Gulf Coast executives confirm rising inquiries and orders from brokers nationwide. The driver behind the trend remains unclear, but the music clearly stimulates shrimp thinking.
Rad ford College student Margaret Mansey vacationing with parents Mr and Mrs Lee Massey. Pvt John W Duvall of Fort Benning visiting his parents Mr and Mrs John Duvall. Mrs Hubert Lewis hosts surprise party for her mother Mrs Thomas Anderson on her birthday. Senator and Mrs EB Hodgson of Little River Kansas visit Mr and Mrs John A Kern National Ave. Mrs John M Steck Jr and Mrs Leslie M Bell speakers at Winchester Quota Club. Randy Jones returns home after hospital stay visiting Mr and Mrs Paul L Jones in Lansdale Pa. Cadet Clifton P Gaunt from VPI at Berryville for spring vacation. Paul Carper improving after illness. Arthur W Jones of Jones Woolen Mills rumored oil discovery. Miss Virginia Pittman of Luray first Queen candidate for Apple Blossom Festival Page County. Robert Patton leaves for Greenville DC to train with South Atlantic Baseball League. Ten years ago Doug Batley, John Clowwer Melvin Green buy Josiah Fries farm to raise fruit.
Washington officials secretly fund a vast Europe linked seaway power plan dubbed Genissiat with Marshall Plan counterpart funds. The article questions legality and feasibility, noting no congressional approval and possible broader push toward state control of energy and transport in Europe. It highlights Switzerland France and ECA MSA roles, and potential future funding needs. and mentions Gibraltar etymology.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending at 7 am was .85 inches. March rainfall to date is 2.63 inches, with 1952 year to date at 7.98 inches and the long-term average at 36.1 inches. Monthly averages for 1912 to 1951 list inches by month, from January 3.45 to December 2.60.
Public health piece explains that germs can develop resistance to sulfonamides and antibiotics through misuse and natural adaptability. Testing can guide effective drug choice, while improper self treatment risks strengthening resistant strains and reducing future options.
A vintage quiz feature presents a 10 day program with 100 questions and daily score bands. It lists sample queries about geography history literature and language and ends with a grammar correction task. The tone mimics a newspaper puzzle column offering bite sized brain teasers.
New York and Boston already have rapid transit systems with subways. Philadelphia and Chicago also operate extensive underground networks. Toronto in Canada is building a subway and will be the fifth city to possess this form of transportation.
A recount of a college professor who attended Billy Sunday’s revival as a skeptic and was moved by his line about washing, not whitewashing, altering the professor’s thinking. The piece then shifts to local miscellany, including a Kentucky great grandmother at 49 and the Corregidor flag fragment story from West Point, noting its custody in the museum.
A fragment suggests a term holding significant theological weight in Christianity. It hints at debates about purity or cleansing within church contexts and public record investigations affecting officials. The text implies tensions between image management and accountability during inquiries.
Liddell visits Hunt Brin in his hotel suite where Brin tries to bluff and bristle at questions about Lunfar and a party. Liddell reveals Lunfar is dead and implicates Brin's network, including a fortune teller Goldy from Chinatown, linking to Copreighs. Brin feigns disbelief as tension grows.
Detective Liddell confronts Hunt Brin and a violent guard in a Chinatown apartment over a murder tied to a gambler named Hong. Brin keeps control with a pistol as Liddell questions motives around a suspect named Goldy and a dead man linked to Gee Fan and Ceria. The scene ends with Brin warning and Kenneally arriving as Liddell exits.
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