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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1949
Page
4
An archival note features a religious quotation from Genesis 2 22 stating that the rib taken from man made woman and brought her to the man. The line appears as a ceremonial or reflective citation with no additional context or event described.
The Senate weighs a five and one half billion dollar European aid program with calls to cut funding by Taft. Critics warn large outlays risk financial strain and could provoke a Soviet or global arms flashpoint.
Miss Rand explains the balance between weight and durability in inflating five-foot balloons used in her performances. She notes reliance on butadiene polymers for synthetic protection and hints her experiments aided government efforts on target balloons. She questions why she has not received the Army and Navy E award.
The Washington Evening Star discusses Dr. Oscar W. Junek NYU anthropology professor who suggests women ruling for 1000 years could bring peace. The piece questions feasibility and raises counterpoints about male governance and sources of conflict.
The author questions the claim that women govern better and keep peace. He cites Cleopatra Elizabethan England and Eve to argue that politics reflects human nature, not gender. He suggests a switch in leadership would not reduce belligerence and hints at defending male faults as not worse than female ones.
Senator Byrd's decisive Armed Services Committee vote against Wallgren's nomination reflects cautious judgment amid anticipated criticism. The piece argues strong future selections like Bernard Baruch are needed for mobilizing industrial power in war, noting this may mark a trend toward stricter White House nominee scrutiny.
A Wall Street Journal note recalls a Byrd expedition member who, on return from Antarctica, answered a question about what he missed most with the terse word temptation.
George T. Sanders is chosen to lead the committee of 100 for the Apple Blossom festival. Earl Crowser becomes president of the Virginia Retail Hardware Dealer Association. Miss Virginia Shenk, who will wed Fred Williams, attends a Berryville shower. A coal strike inquiry board meets in Washington to hear miner pension disputes with John L. Lewis absent.
Five years ago in 1944 Soviet artillery pounded German positions along the Pratt river about 190 miles from the Ploesti oil fields as Germans and Allies fought for ground near Cassino. C. E. Miley notes 25 candidates have reported for Boyce ball practice. Sgt. Hunter R. Barley Jr., nephew of Mr and Mrs Levi Miller of Fairmont Ave, is STAR man in the service.
The 1939 Junior Auxiliary smash fashion show drew a large audience at the Empire theatre. Dr. C. R. Anderson planned a Havana vacation as Grim's 120 posted the high game in the Ladies' bowling league.
Mrs. William I. Irwin's prize Boston terrier secures first award in the Durham North Carolina Kennel Club show. Orchardists urged to start spraying for aphis and scale next week as spring arrives early. State highway department to take over 793 more miles of county roads by April 1.
In 1914 John Gano dies after a bale of hay falling from a wagon crushes his chest. Also in 1914 Joseph H. Savage removes liquor from a bonded warehouse at Kernstown as WCTU rejoices. Mrs. Charles L. Crum, invalid for 16 years, dies at her home on West Water Street.
Hall of Fame glove maker Jack Golomb, 56, built a $1 million yearly sports equipment business from a $5 start. He created and refined boxing gloves and protective gear, shaping modern safety standards while supplying champions like Dempsey and Louis.
A page presents a 10 day I Q scoring plan with daily results and multiple choice questions. It asks: the February New Delhi court sentenced Narayan Godse and Narayan Apte to death for an assassination. It then quizzes on topics from animal types to letters, French political figures, Panama Canal geography, solar path, and Coast Guard wartime department alignment.
Dr Bundesen explains histamine as a key factor in allergic disorders and outlines antihistaminic drugs that lessen or counteract symptoms. These medicines vary in drowsiness and wakefulness effects and are not rapid cures. Use under physician guidance and limit to eight weeks.
Horace H. Edwards, Democratic governor hopeful, told the Retail Merchants Association that adopting a sales tax in Virginia could best fund state services. He said additional revenue is needed and the sales tax offers the best method to achieve it.
In a raging storm on an island, Deb confronts a suspected intruder after her office door is tested and a revolver is hidden. She delays, prepares tea and a trap, and struggles to stay calm while awaiting help as a threatening figure looms in the mansion.
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