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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1948
Page
4
A fragmented card notes a religious verse from John 21 13 about Jesus giving bread and fish. It mentions delays and extra charges for non Virginian and Wisconsin postage. The text lacks coherent event details and may reflect a devotional or printed message.
The DuPont annual report shows the firm held prices steady amid inflation. From 1938 to 1947 wages rose 79 percent, taxes 60 percent, raw materials 113 percent, while product prices rose 15 percent. DuPont sales in 1947 hit a record $783 million, with earnings above the 1928–1929 average. The piece argues profits fund new investment and wage growth, challenging industry profit critiques. It contrasts with Taft-Hartley Act limits in coal field labor disputes led by John L. Lewis.
The passage outlines a demand being enforced by a strike that could trigger a national emergency, potentially granting the President authority to seek an injunction. Lewis is described as having prepared plans, though there is uncertainty about successfully disarming the government.
In the Twenty Years Ago Today column, an Associated Press item recalls Governor Byrd signing Virginia’s anti lynching bill making lynching a murder offense. A later note cites Byrd opposing federal anti-lynching moves as federal overreach on states rights while praising Virginia’s strong penalties against lynching.
Richmond News Leader argues General Marshall’s Los Angeles statement assumes full responsibility for reversing U S policy in Palestine. The piece warns the move could trigger Zionist independence, provoke Arab reaction, and complicate UN trusteeship. It questions U S recognition of Tel Aviv and arms shipments while British departure nears.
A vintage quiz feature tests general knowledge with ten questions spanning World War II, colonial history, philosophy, and U S veterans affairs. Readers are prompted to turn to Page 2 for the correct answers and track their monthly average memory improvements while noting evaluative ranks from Poor to Genius.
About 92 people from area churches attended a fellowship banquet at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Two county fire alarms tested a new relaying system to Winchester police station. Frank Carper, a White Post farmer, was kicked in the abdomen by a horse. A fire destroyed a home north of here owned by Russell Messick and his five sons. Dr. H. I. Pifer spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon.
Earl L. Douglas discusses balance between giving and receiving. People often avoid accepting gifts, but Jesus modeled both receiving and giving. graciously accepting builds friendships and honors offers. Declining proper favors can strain relationships and miss chances for wider fellowship.
David Kay arrives to coach members of the Winchester golf club with professional instruction from Scot land. B F Gruber installs a telephone in a new Reliance store.
A medical note explains tyrothricin, a penicillin cousin, helps control secondary infections from scabies when mixed with benzyl benzoate. It stresses early diagnosis, skin checks, and that the parasite itself is hard to kill but the combination eliminates sores within two weeks. The article also answers a reader on causes of rapid heartbeat.
On October 24, 1877 Congress adjourned so members could witness the Great Sweepstakes tests of speed between horses at the East and West at one Punlico Race Course in Maryland.
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