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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1950
Page
4
Smathers Pepper Senate Fight Seen as Major Florida Clash
The 1950 Florida race pits Rep George Smathers against Sen Claude Pepper in a tight contest. Pepper, a vocal federal power advocate, contrasts with Smathers who denounces New Deal remnants and federal overreach. Observers expect a national impact signaling state and local responsibility versus central planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smathers
Claude Pepper
Florida
Pepper
Federal
Congress
Mr. Smathers
Smathers
CIO
Richmond Times-Dispatch
South
Windolph 98 Last Survivor Of Little Bighorn Dies
Charles A. Windolph of Lead South Dakota died at age 98. He was the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient and the last survivor of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn known as Custer’s Last Stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Windolph
D. Windolph
Little Big Horn
Montana
Wage earners urged to boost pay by lowering taxes
Henry H. Heimann of the National Association of Credit Men writes an open letter urging wage earners and white collar workers to press for tax cuts as the path to real wage gains. He argues hidden taxes raise consumer prices and that lower taxes would raise purchasing power and savings value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Charlotte Observer
Mr. Heimann
National Association of Credit Men
Windolph remembers Custer era hero of the Seventh Cavalry
Windolph rode with Captain Benteen as a first sergeant on the Little Big Horn bluffs and was wounded. He served 12 years in the Seventh Cavalry, took part in the 1874 Black Hills expedition, helped spark the 1876 gold rush, then spent 49 years at Honestake gold mine in Lead. All sixities riders perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windolph
Little Big Horn
Seventh Cavalry
Custer
Black Hills
Honestake
Lead
United States
Little River
Montana
Waterworks bonds planned by Middletown mayor
Mayor C. L. Wright announced Middletown will issue 25000 dollars in bonds to fund a waterworks system. The report also notes a Virginia Bankers Oratorical contest winner Miss Virginia Yates of Handley High School in Richmond and other local historical items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Wright
Middletown
Virginia Bankers
Richmond
Virginia Yates
Handley High School
Thomas Bolling Byrd
William Mitchell
William, Jr
Kenneth Gilpion, Jr
Gen. Mitchell
Library of Congress
Handley lecture to feature Fannie Hurst author note
The star reports that famed author Fannie Hurst will give the season’s final Handley lecture. C Quintal of Alliance Ohio sent 50 cents for copies of The Star reflecting local reader interest in Shenandoah Valley coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Hurst
C. Quintal
Alliance. O
Shenandoah Valley
Senators born in Virginia noted by The Star
The Star highlights three United States Senators born in Virginia Taliaferro Harris and Lindsay. Madison Lodge No 6 IOOP organized a new chapter Winchester Rebecca Lodge No 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
United States
Virginia
Taliaferro
Florida
Harris
Kansas
Lindsay
Kentucky
Madison Lodge No
IOOP
Winchester
House Appropriations Panel Presses Budget Restraints
The House Appropriations Committee, though Democratic in makeup, criticizes Administration spending and demands tighter controls on a 1951 budget of around 40 billion. It urges cuts in State Department publicity, questions UN costs, rebukes Interior and Army Engineers, and calls for candor in Bureau of Reclamation budget requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Capitol Hill
Treasury
White House
House
Senate
Interior
Oscar Chapman
Army Engineers
Reclamation
Congress
Colorado
Bureau of Reclamation
United States
Lincoln quotes spark call for self reliance and thrift
Editor prints Lincoln’s warning against prosperity by free benefits and urges citizens to act with thrift and independence. Letter from Linda R. Scheffler at 211 S Washington St circulates the message to readers and asks papers to share with out of town friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Lincoln
Linda R. Scheffler
Washington St
How's Your I Q Memory Genius or Superior
A reader challenge outlines a 100 question self test spread over 10 days with daily score thresholds. It lists questions including Senator Tydings State, postwar French Provisional Government president, Patrick Henry’s Virginia Convention speech climax, the sun goddess founder of Japan, and notable Chicago racing stable owner Warren Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tydings
U S. Senate
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Warren Wright
Chicago
Rainfall Totals and Averages From Winchester Research
Present and past rainfall precipitation figures for 24 hours ending 7 am. March rainfall to date 2.77 inches. 1950 rainfall to date 7.54 inches. Owner annual rainfall for 37 years 36.56 inches. Average precipitation by month over the 37 year period 195. 1913 1949 inclusive: January 2.50, February 1.92, March 2.86, April 3.09, May 3.77, June 3.78, July 3.81, August 3.93, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.47, December 2.42 inches. Sourced through Winchester Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research
Quiz Answers on History and Civics
6. A census is taken every ten years in the United States. 7. Carnegie and Frick are linked to the steel industry. 8. Boston was the first city with an underground subway system in the United States. 9. The Kellogg Pact pledged vow to renounce war as an instrument of national policy. 10. Corrected: Did you get an invitation to the affair?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Capitol Hill
Voice of America
United States
Department
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Clay Frick
Boston
Census widows outnumber widowers in 1949 totals
The latest Census figures as of April 1949 show widows at 6,582,000 and widowers at 2,181,000. The gap highlights the higher female longevity and widowhood rate in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of the Census
Democracy under pressure and minority rule warning
The piece argues that a small criminal minority drives most crimes, while democracy fails because minorities hold power. It notes past strikes and cites 20 000 pioneers pushing through Cumberland Gap as context for collective action and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Gap
The Gentle Heart Summary
Jenny Mayhew and Natalie support their sister Diane amid domestic strains as a backstory unfolds. Fred’s visit, finances, and Natalie's studio ambitions test family bonds. Jenny vows to help mend a faltering marriage while Diane seeks stability, and Brent joins with fashion sketches for Natalie’s design career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Mayhew
Natalia
Jenny
Vane
Eodea Rem
Dineer
Natalie
Seerees
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W. Va
George A. Custer
Maj
Marcus Reno
Benteen
H. Company
Reno
Conrad American Legion Post
Roanoke
Ralph Samuel Sargent
Ray Robinson, Jr
James William Gardiner
Curtis Lapa Tusing
Leo Jesse Hardman
John Alexander Hollar
Nancy B. Jones
McKinley
Order of the Eastern Star
Burr P. Harrison
Frederick County Teacher's Assn
H. Dennis Hoover
Shenandoah Valley Academy
BY Ray Tucker
Truman
United Nations
U. N
Valentine Gubitchev
Judy Coplon
U. S
Interparliamentary Union
International Whaling Commission
the Star Winchester
I. Q
Scott
R. J. Scott
Peg Leg
L. Douglas
D. D
Kay Hamilton
Chapter
Diane
Gary Underhill
Nat
Gary
Lightfoot
Fred
Fred Waa
Mother
di Joe
Dad
Kay Hamitos
King
Jen
Brent
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