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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1949
Page
4
Nevada lawmakers passed a red light measure legalizing prostitution after a stealthy late-session sprint. The move follows a recent Supreme Court ruling deeming houses of prostitution a public nuisance and drew public opposition from critics who warned of moral and social costs.
A New York radio stunt that used a cough in one minute health spots prompted the Federation of Radio Artists to rule that staff announcers who cough under script are actors and must be paid union rates. The push aimed to avoid setting a precedent that could shift pay from actors to announcers in future ads.
James Robinson Jr. aged six, son of Mr. and Mrs. J Kenneth Robinson of Merriman's Lane, chosen crown bearer for the Apple Blossom festival coronation. Mrs. Milton Bean of Berryville welcomes a baby girl. Kathryn Reynolds is the former Mrs. Bean. Beverly Hofer of Westhampton returns for vacation. Morris J. Baptist drug store opens at Valley Pike and Marlboro Road in Stephens City.
A quiz offers 100 questions over 10 days with daily scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It lists ten sample items including Truman tax questions, Tumulty secretary, Senator Cain, and Ibsen’s nationality, plus geography and history facts.
The 1944 report states Allied defenders attack one or two Japanese columns driving into India and forcing enemy from key positions while American heavy bombers dive into Germany for the third straight day. Seaman Harold Leslie Rogers, son of Mr and Mrs Robert B Rogers, is officially announced dead by the navy. A hen owned by Mrs Brooke Taylor of Grimes lays an egg weighing four ounces and ten inches long.
Ten years ago in 1939 Adolf Hitler returned to Berlin and announced a country rest period amid heightened wartime tensions. A new Berryville community building is planned for construction, signaling local development amid global events. A U.S. citizen wins over four million dollars in an Irish sweepstakes.
Hal Boyle argues life presents three grindstones for every man duty doubt and desire. Responsibility grows as maturity arrives while physical limitations and fear of failure rise with age. The third grindstone, the urge for fun, clashes with duties and leaves leaders facing scrutiny from others.
A reflective scene portrays three grindstones shaping a mid twentieth century man into a frustrated figure. The author muses on history being recorded by a hopeful blind writer using a pencil without lead.
K R Alexander secretary treasurer of Harrisonburg Wholesale Meat Co is elected president of the Harrisonburg Rotary Club. The announcement notes his leadership role and the club’s local service focus.
Timberville orchardist Stanley Hoover says recent cold weather did little harm to peach trees in the belt. He believes March cool slowed development to about normal, and frost damage has been far less than feared.
In 1924 Superintendent Hart backs the governor’s call for improvements in rural schools. Lee Woodward, a dry law agent, is injured during a riot in Baltimore. Edward Y. Baker, head of Baker Chocolate Co., is reported ill with pneumonia.
Fifty two year old Mrs Carson Hopcraft died at her sister's Berryville residence. An American saxophone quartet company entertained an audience at Fairfax College.
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