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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1950
Page
4
Daily Winchester Star page includes reader slogans mottoes and religious quotes. It lists rates and publication details for the paper and features a Bible verse about profit and salvation. The text reflects standard issue front matter and editor contact lines from 1950.
More than 100 Virginians led by Horace E. Henderson joined delegations from other states in a march on Washington to urge greater efficiency and economy in federal government operations. The piece lauds the effort as a public service and urges other groups to follow the example.
New York City eyes a $50,000 budget to fund six months of rain making experiments. Harvard meteorologist Dr. Wallace E. Howell leads a team to study cloud patterns in the Catskills using radar and mortars to seed rain, aiming to add inches of precipitation annually.
Scientists see a strong chance the rain stimulation plan could ease a water shortage in the Catskills. City officials balk at 50 000 dollars as a price tag while new ground projects to boost supply run into hundreds of millions. Public observers watch cumulus clouds over New York state for clues to outcomes.
Current Opinion notes the 1950 Virginia Assembly, dubbed the School Legislature, boosted education funding with about 123 million dollars in a 190 million revenue plan. It increased construction and operation budgets, raised teacher retirement benefits, and signaled intent for further wage and pension improvements while resisting federal aid.
The House Appropriations Committee reviews the Presidents budget and finds miscosts in projects. Reclamation Bureau proposed a power line Estes to Leyner while Estes to Valmont confusion shows duplicate lines. Army Engineers doubled cost estimates from 4 to 6 then seek over 7 billion over years.
The State Board of Education approved release of 700000 for a consolidated school in Frederick County. Novick Transfer Co awaited developments in the walkout of 85 men at the North Camera on St. terminal. To Mr and Mrs George Scheulen White Post a boy. Mrs Scheulen was the former Harriet Onken.
Miss Jessie Vane Freeman daughter of Mrs. Wilbur W. Swartz Berryville and Pfc Earl Dearmont Zombro US Marines son of Mr and Mrs John Zombro Boyce exchanged marriage vows. Leslie Kline Frederick County Schools superintendent spoke at a PTA meet.
Twenty five years ago lettermen for the Handley base ball team were Sargent Winkfield Hockman Sale Woodward Miller and Hollis. The Rev Dr L A Parker new Berryville Baptist Church pastor alleged bootlegging and gambling there. Billy Jackson aged ex slave died at his Gerrardstown home.
Joseph McCartney W H Baker German Smith Fred L Glaize W C Greecher and 8 A Affleck returned from Hagerstown where they inspected the ice plant with a view of establishing a similar plant in Winfield.
Washington reports that Generals Bradley Vandenberg Collins and Admiral Sherman told congressional committees that future war will rely on conventional weapons for now with heavy investment in science. officials say atomic and cosmic weapons remain distant despite large planned spending with universities and industry.
In a urging message from Longwood College and Madison College, the Winchester Star calls for coeducation in state teachers colleges. It argues March 11 1950 Senate rejection denies Virginians access to affordable professional training and could harm Virginia education by limiting men teachers. The piece urges public action, noting female dominated fields and urging legislators to open admissions to men for teacher training. It also laments loss of oaks in Indiana and praises Shenandoah Valley's beauty.
James M. Thomson of Berryville Virginia appeals for help from garden clubs and women’s organizations and authorities to preserve the oaks in their section.
The piece cites Joseph Addison on making perseverance a guiding friend and suggests perseverance and experience separate successful people from those who fail. It contrasts the reactions to setbacks, noting the persevering soul views defeats as challenges rather than ends and continues to try harder.
The passage argues that failure is not final and that experience makes the learner stronger. It cites Charles Dickens and Addison to claim defeat can be turned into profit through learning.
Henry R. Burkey of Los Angeles has invented a lighting system to keep newly hatched river fish from entering irrigation ditches and power channels. Moving lights lure fingerling salmon and other fish, guiding them safely past dangerous areas.
Local ads highlight discounts across Winchester shops this weekend with prices on clothing household goods and hardware. Shoppers are urged to compare offers and plan visits to multiple outlets for best savings.
A fragment lists ten trivia prompts including a 160 year old appointment of the first Secretary of State, a Bridges U S Senate state, a 1775 speech in Parliament, grammar correction, Port au Prince country, a Manchester physician in a mercy killing trial, surrender via a neutral nation in 1945, cubic feet in a cord, year of the next U S presidential election, and the first of the Ten Commandments from Exodus.
In a Green Ridge setting Jenny Mayhew confers with sister Natalie as Brent Evans, her longtime friend and artist, seeks a shared studio. Natalie agrees to rent half the space for forty dollars a month, enabling Brent to finish layouts while Natalie handles her own design work and stable finances. The scene captures family ties, romance, and a looming career breakthrough.
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