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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1950
Page
4
General Motors 1949 Year Prompts Broad Prosperity
The General Motors annual report shows 1949 as a record year for the company and its stockholders. It notes 401,326 employees with a payroll of 1.449 billion dollars and a tax payment of 879 million dollars, boosting government revenue by over 200 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
United States
Greenbug threat worries wheat prospects in spring
Crop reporter A W Erickson warns of a growing greenbug infestation across Oklahoma and Texas. He notes a mild winter aided insect breeding and predicts wheat damage with spots burning and sap-sucking that may cause up to 75 percent losses in some winter wheat areas, shrinking prospects by about five bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Erickson
Oklahoma
Texas
Oklahoma Texas Acreage At Risk From Insect Threats
An acre on a million acres in Oklahoma and a half million acres in Texas face potential loss. Erickson warns the wheat crop is in grave danger though not yet killed. Breenbug destroyers include the lady bug and a parasitic wasp, which need nightly temps of at least 55 degrees to propagate. Rain and warmer weather are needed to stem the green bug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Texas
Erickson
Monuments of General Lee Beyond a Soldier’s Fame
Don Culross Peattie argues in Reader's Digest that Lee’s greatest monument is his postwar reconstruction work and example of Christian soldierly virtue. Johnson’s amnesty exclusion prompted Lee to seek pardon to set a reforming example for the South. Lee led Washington College toward an emphasis on education and honor over military power, instituting an honor system and overruling harsh discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Lee
Donald Culross Peattie
March Reader's Digest
Virginia
Johnson
Robrt E. Lee
Peattie
Grant
Washington College
Washington and Lee University
West Pointer
Virginia Military Institute
Senator Johnson trains sights on Hollywood morals in film licensing plan
The Colorado senator proposed a federal licensing system for actors with a 10000 dollar permit for interstate film shipments and strict rules aimed at curbing immorality in Hollywood. The editorial argues Congress cannot set California employment terms and warns against Comstockery before noting the plan would exceed liberty safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Edwin C. Johnson
Senate
Hollywood
Senator Johnson
Bergman
Errol Flynn
Robert Mitchum
Charlie Chaplin
Lila Leeds
Johnson
Vine
Congress
Washington
California
Annual Sarah Zane Pire Co. Banquet Highlights Local Leaders
About 125 guests attended the Sarah Zane Pire Co. ladies banquet with William Battaile elected Shenandoah Valley Inc vice president. Other notes include PTA efforts in Stephens City, Harold Wingert honored before Navy induction, Man of the Month honor for Marshall Palmer, plans for The Night of Jan 16 at Little Theatre, auto and truck tag sales, and Major F W Thomas urging an Armory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Pire Co
William Battaile
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Congressional Record
R. E. Ayler
Stephens City High School
PTA
Harold Wingert
Mary Clegg Miller
Navy
Marshall Palmer
Winchester
Washington
D Junier Chamber of Commerce
The
Little Theatre
Ralph Hardy
Cannon obstruction exposed in struggle over appropriations
Washington scene reveals a clash between Chairman Clarence J. Cannon and subcommittee chief Ben Jensen. A $40 million cut targets Cannon control of TVA related funding, threatening a one package bill and exposing alleged improper use of funds by Interior and REA officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clarence J. Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Interior Department
Missouri
Big Ben” Jensen
Iowa
Subcommittee
G. O. P. Rule
Cannon
Elsberry
Capitol Hill
TVA
Oscar Chapman
Claude Wickard
Cannon-Chapman-Wickard
Boulder Dam
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Congress
Jensen
Middle West
Upper New York State
New England
W. F. Norrell
Arkansas
Interior
Norrell
Ivor D. Fenton
Pennsylvania
Michael J. Kirwan
Henry M. Jackson
Mr. Jensen
Big Ben
House
Senate
Colic Causes Lowered by Allergy Theory
A new theory suggests infant colic may stem from allergy or over sensitivity and could be inherited. If parents had colic or allergy related disorders, the baby may develop colic with hiccups even in utero. Management includes dairy elimination for breastfed babies and alternative feeds. remedies range from heat and gentle nursing to doctor prescribed drugs like atropine and sedatives depending on severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gapyright
King
Dead child found at City Dumping Ground in Winchester
Two boys playing at the City Dumping Ground in southeast Winchester discovered the body of a white male child amid debris. The incident is reported as a tragic finding at the local dump. Sponsored by the Conrad Post American Legion, the home talent show The Glorious Girl is making progress in rehearsals. Mrs. Alva C. Richards plans to open a delicatessen on the southeast corner of Water and Braddock Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Conrad Post
American Legion
Alva C. Richards
Water and Braddock Sts
Winchester boys serve in the Spanish American War
Fifty years ago Winchester youths joined the war effort with spirit akin to Civil War times. Among those in active service were Lt. Louis McCoy Nulton, Lt. Philip Meade Walker, and Surgeon Joseph M. Heller. Nulton served 15 years in the Navy aboard the Yosemite near Guam while Walker, son of General John G. Walker, led the 16th Infantry on Luzon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Louis McCoy Nulton
Philip Meade Walker
Joseph M. Heller
Nulton
Navy
Yosemite
Guam
Walker
John G. Walker
16Th Infantry
Luzon
Rainfall Summary for March and Yearly Totals
Rainfall data shows 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am. March totals are not fully clear. March rainfall to date 1.07 inches. Year to date total 5.84 inches. Annual period shows 36.56 inches. Monthly inches listed: January 2.50 February 1.92 March 2.86 April 3.00 May 3.77 June 3.78 July 0.1 August 3.23 September 2.58 October 3.34 November 2.47 December 2.43. Data courtesy of Winchester Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research
How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions
A reader quiz titled How's Your I Q presents a 10 day scoring plan with daily results. It lists grade bands Mem ory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good and asks ten questions covering taxes 1949 tarnish chemistry surgery geography religion and grammar with a note to turn to page 2 for answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Hirohito
Gautama
Bagdad
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D
The piece urges a dawning spiritual movement as science and religion align The writer envisions humanity facing either great peril or blessing and calls for renewed Bible study prayer and church loyalty to join a growing revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
Anyo
Barnett
Einstein
Not enough readable material for a full headline
A fragmentary line speaks of bursts of consuming fire and optimism for great triumphs, urging action and positive expectation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erness
Sweet reward program at B F Goodrich for accident free plants
Foreman's Club at B F Goodrich plans candy for 10600 workers if their departments stay free of disabling injuries for 30 days. Departments with injuries will still receive chewing gum with a humorous warning about no candy. The ostrich anecdote about hiding its head is dismissed as unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkon, O
Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich
Tim and Susan Seek Alibi at the Inn
Timothy and Susan discuss a plan after a council meeting note hints Lester’s involvement. They decide to go to the Inn to confront the suspected couple and face the risk of exposure while seeking a safe alibi. They drive in silence seeking a decisive action.
Tim and Susan Face a Crossroads at the Inn
Susan and Tim confront love and duty as letters reveal Tim's plan to leave with Alicia for New York. Susan learns her influence helped him discover his own path while others weigh in on Alicia and the judge's insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Herman
Gerry
Susan
Timothy
Alicia
Don
New York
57Th Street
8Th Avenue
Lester
Dr. Love
Lotto
Parks
Poconos
Elizabeth
Ella
Frank
Audrey
Darling
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