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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
2
Prayer passage urges the born again life through faith not works. Fruits of the spirit are listed as love joy peace patience kindness benevolence faith meekness and self control. It calls believers to minister to the weak feed the hungry visit prisoners clothe the naked and share in Christ’s fellowship. Amen.
Mississippi River breaches a levee near Port Allen three miles north of Baton Rouge at 4 10 a m. Water advances three miles in three hours flooding Highway 190. Sheriff and volunteers evacuate residents while Red Cross opens a refugee center. River had not been considered dangerous prior to the break.
Correct responses listed: 1 Four billion 2 Woodrow Wilson 3 Washington 4 Marseilles 5 Secretary of the Treasury 6 Norwegian 7 The Dead Sea 8 Nitrogen 9 Dionne 10 Colorado.
March to April sales listings include Ralph W. Horst Marion Pennsylvania tractors and farm machinery. Lucy Bywaters Winchester Virginia furniture and appliances. B W Alabaugh Whitacre Virginia livestock and farm goods. Q I Brady Stephenson Virginia livestock and implements. Herman Dyke Gordon Farm Virginia livestock and implements. George Helstey Greenspring Virginia furniture and machinery. Fieldcraft Farms Howard County Maryland cattle and dairy equipment. R G Wolverton Leesburg Virginia kitchen furniture and more.
Abner I. Johnson invites Frederick county residents to the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival mass meeting at 8 pm in the George Washington hotel ballroom. Earl Bunting will speak on the festival as an American institution. Harry Byrd Jr. presides and reads congratulatory messages from Gov. Tuck and U S Senators.
RICHMOND March 24 Attorney General J Lindsay Almond ruled that Virginia cities may borrow construction funds for schools from the State Retirement Fund or the Literary Fund. The decision allows cities to tap sources beyond the Literary Fund, potentially increasing available financing for localities. The ruling followed a Hopewell example where securities were issued to obtain a loan, and confirms the legality of the transaction.
Virginia attendees at the garden show include Mrs. H. B. MacCormac Sr. of Winchester representing the Winchester Clarke Garden Club and the Garden Club of Virginia.
Detroit dispatch notes the auto industry closely watching spring demand as price cuts by General Motors and Chrysler shift the market. With new order placements down and buyers price conscious, makers expect downward price adjustments in coming months, and smaller towns may signal larger market trends.
Winchester hospital auxiliary forms a committee led by Mrs. John McL Adams to develop a medical library. 21 journals are available from staff donations and back issues will be bound. the administration plans a complete medical index and new textbooks. The auxiliary, led by president Mrs. E Willis Lacy, has 150 members and runs child welfare support and a portable hospital shop for magazines and confections.
Berryville society pages note J W Olcott in Blacksburg for a short extension service course. Ada Drake hospital patient in Winchester. Frank Carvel Jr and Sr visit Front Royal. Olive Lloyd hosts Berlin apartment. Violette Lee from Takoma Park visits mother. Local bankers attend semiannual dinner at George Washington hotel with Potts, Edmunds, Williams, Burch, Ware, Stolle, Scott, Thoma, Hummer. Nanette Louise born to Birmingham Castleman in Baltimore. Various guests include Shenk, Yates, Harman, Crockett, Moore, and Bowerman families.
The Quota club operates a lending library available to patients, expanding access to reading materials and providing a supportive community resource within the facility.
A Wilkes-Barre mother reports her baby is a good eater with little crying and a strong appetite. Nestlé’s powdered milk is said to agree with the child, is easy to digest, and vitamin D enhanced to aid bones and teeth. The ad urges consulting a doctor and notes Nestlé’s global reputation for dairy products.
Mrs. Ruth Steele remains a patient at Winchester hospital with improving condition after injuries from a fall at her home last week. Other items note social visits from Miss Ashwood, Miss Proimos, and Miss Edith Smith in Chambersville. Rev John E Hoover reports rifleman expertise at Fort Jackson as well. Alaska brown bears reportedly increasing in number based on recent reports.
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