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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1949
Page
4
Forrestal Addresses Biowarfare Fears After War End
A postwar report outlines U S plans and limits for biological warfare on crops showing the U S is on par with or ahead of others but denying any superweapon capable of killing hundreds of millions. The piece argues frank official statements curb fear and overconfidence and urges continued openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mr. Forrestal
Navy Pioneers Insect Warfare In Micronesia Aims Genocide
The U S Navy and Smithsonian cooperation pursue biological control in the Mariana Islands by releasing small African snails to combat huge Giant African snails. The plan aims to improve living standards and pest management as part of a broader recovery effort. Critics call the action genocide while noting UN hesitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Micronesia
Africa
Mariana
Acheson Links Praise to Better Public Service
The article notes Secretary of State Acheson discussing labor relations in government. It praises positive reinforcement as a managerial tool and suggests rewards could motivate officials, while noting only Congress can raise pay. The piece endorses continuing the idea and supporting Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Interior
Reduce Federal Aid
The Richmond Times Dispatch questions federal grants to states as unnecessary taxation. It argues federal aid of 1947 reached 1.1 billion dollars and often increases state spending and taxes rather than easing taxpayers burdens, since federal funds ultimately come from the same sources as state revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The High Cost of Living
A Baltimore Evening Sun report traces a six foot strip of Tennessee hardwood from tree to living room showing costs split among owner, sawmill, flooring plant, distributor, and contractor. It argues processing, shipping, distribution, and wages dominate prices, not raw materials, explaining why high wages curb efforts to cut living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Evening Sun
Burke Davis
Tennessee
Baltimore
Communists tighten grip in Czech oslovakia report
Mrs. Frances Ramsberg, 81, owner of Ramsburg tourist home, dates Handley Judges defeat Charles Town in final home game 43 33. Miss Marian Stolle elected president of Clarke county Junior Women's club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ramsberg
Ramsburg
Dtes Handley
Charles Town
Marian Stolle
Clarke County
Allied air raids press Japanese targets and Berlin strikes
Allied planes continue bombing across Bougainville and New Guinea while American bombers rain bombs on Berlin. Juveniles stage petty thefts at W. H. Lamps store in White Hall. J. W. Morrow to teach Men's Bible class at Grace Lutheran Church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bougainville
New Guinea
Berlin
W. H. Lamp
White Hall
J. W. Morrow
Grace Lutheran Church
Congress economy drive hits major test in the House
Fire outbreaks sweep Frederick County as forest blazes burn across the area. Reports suggest Madrid may capitulate soon, signaling possible shifts in war momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Surrender of
Madrid
Park commission plans tree planting in Wischester
Twenty five years ago the Park Commission began plans for tree planting in Wischester. The city council at a meeting today elected a new school board. Charles Rockwell died following an operation in Corning New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Commission
Wischester
Charles Rockwell
Corning
N. Y
Arthur Jones Dies of Pneumonia in Reliance
In 1904 Arthur Jones of Reliance dies of pneumon ia. Rev Fred H Copp is elected secretary of City Garden association. Lloyd Lockwood visits relatives in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jones
Reliance
Pneumon
Fred H. Copp
City Garden Association
Lloyd Lockwood
Winchester
Flabbergasted by Machines
Hal Boyle reflects on the widening gap between people and machines. He lists tasks he cannot perform such as driving, fixing sockets, sewing buttons, playing chess, or identifying many plants and bones, noting how tech advances outpace common understanding. He argues modern life leaves many feeling useless in a rapidly changing world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rover Boy
Stephen Foster
Daniel Boone
Doc Einstein
Amazon River navigable distance to its mouth
The Amazon is navigable by ocean going vessels for more than 2300 miles of its length from the mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amazon River
Amazon
How's Your I Q Score Based On 100 Questions
A vintage quiz feature asks 10 daily questions with scoring tiers from Memory Genius for 9 or 10 correct to Good for 4. It also asks ten trivia prompts about figures and facts ranging from religious leadership to public figures, literature, and U S presidential history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Green
Atlanta
Hamburg
Tighe E.oods
James M. Barrie
Thomas Alva
Newton D. Baker
Clara Barton The American Red Cross Founder
Clara Barton lived to nearly ninety, early teacher at fifteen, later government worker. She tended wounded soldiers during the Civil War and earned fame as the American Florence Nightingale. In Switzerland she met the idea of a Red Cross and upon return organized the first American Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Barton
American Red Cross
Clara
Florence Nightingale
Switzerland
Society For Nursing
Red Cross
Swatting the Fly Helps Combat Spread of Diarrheal Infections
A 1949 article discusses the link between fly populations and diarrheal diseases including Shigella dysentery. It describes a county study comparing DDT sprayed towns with unsprayed ones, noting fly counts and diarrhea incidence rose and fell with treatment. It urges public duty to reduce fly numbers and briefly answers questions about Trichomonas vaginalis.
Nursing Soldier Aid and Oceanic Facts in Society Page
A society note honors a woman who joined Spanish American War nursing in her 70s and quotes a faith passage about helping others. The piece then lists weights for milk and cream quart bottles and notes the American crocodile’s temperament and geographic history including its discovery in the United States in 1876.
Beckoning Trails by Emilie Loring
Crime thriller tone is absent. the text provides bibliographic details for the 1947 novel Beckoning Trails by Emilie Loring, noting copyright, publisher Little Brown & Company and distribution by King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Loring
Little Brown & Company
King Features Syndicate
Beechcroft Mystery Plot Thickens in Camp Suspense
Molly B and Tim Grant dissect clues from the Beechcroft case as they map motives for Judge Lander’s murder. Romney, Clive Warner, Stella, and Proxy surface as suspects while McGregor’s search narrows to a houseful of students and a hidden revolver. Deb prepares for a secret island visit as the game house undergoes a dramatic makeover with New York decorators arriving Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly B
Tim
Sandy McGregor
Burke Romney
Lander
Romney
Beechcroft
Henry Lander
Washington
Judge Lander
Sophy Brandt
Tim Grant
Sam Farr
the McGregor
Warner
Clive
Clive Warner
Center
Deb
Taylor
Stella
Lepring
Loring
Dane Place
Scragg
Dane
McGregor
Johnson
Ingrid
Sam
Molly Burton Stewart
Pubtstet Oy Lite Brows
Mystery of the Center Man Confronts a Shrouded Past
A troubled executive, Tim Grant, plans a risky solo mission to seize Deb’s notebook as tension rises at the Center. Locked doors, surveillance fear, and wartime memories frame a suspenseful build toward a perilous breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Ven
Ceneter
Gustin
Warner
Jtob
Deb
Mark
Pacific
West
Bing Features Syndicate
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North Kent Street
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H. F. Byrd, Jr
National Representatives DeLisser, Inc
I East 44Th Street
New York City
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Uncle Sam
Marianas Islands
Philippines
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
The
U. S. Navy
Smithsonian Institution
United Nations
MR. Acheson
New York Times
Czech
Oslovakia
Hal Boyle
I. Q
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
N. D
Ratures Syndicate, Inc
Fred Neher
Uder
Scott
R. J. Scott
Neal
Halibutto
Spawn
Solomon Island
King Features Syndicate, Inc
United States
Mexico
West Indies
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