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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1951
Page
4
A exhortation to actions of service and devotion. The speaker calls for ready hands and willing hearts to support a cause, asserting belief in boundless capability and urging steadfast mental and physical effort.
The piece notes Arthur and Krock criticizing General Bradley's April 17 speech on Far East policy. It urges high Pentagon officers to avoid using military prestige for politics and to refrain from such public oratory. Senator Taft questions joint chiefs confidence, though not widely, and editors call for discretion in future comments.
The Army civil assistance section aims to prevent starvation disease and unrest in Korea. It notes the program is not new, citing past deployments from Cuba to Germany and North Africa where American methods fought endemic diseases. It highlights yellow fever and malaria discoveries and typhoid control, with plans to inoculate 22,000,000 South Koreans by July.
A wartime health brief notes 2 000 000 immunized against cholera and planned diphtheria vaccination for children under 10. It describes malaria control, humanitarian aims, and self interest to protect troops from civilian epidemics. It warns war worsens poverty, sanitation, and famine risks in Korea.
In Washington the drive to end the Reconstruction Finance Corporation gains momentum. Veteran member Mar Eccles argues we should abolish it due to inflation, losses, obsolescence, and socialism. Senators Byrd and Robertson favor extinction while Truman promotes reform with Stuart Symington. public opinion centers on loan beneficiaries and uncertain repayments amid scandals.
The Journal notes a split view where Americans favor MacArthur’s aims in the Far East while opposing his method of toppling war policy. Voters back containment of the Korea conflict and peace terms with China, yet disapprove of the President’s removal of MacArthur. The piece calls the dilemma puzzling and asks what the public dispute is really about.
The Shenandoah Valley seven county area from Frederick to Rockbridge posted a Guinness year total of more than 733 million dollars in 1949. John Carl Morgan and his spouse moved into their new Merriman's Lane home. Walter Walker and wife welcomed a daughter at Memorial Hospital on May 1. Dorothy Henry hosted guest Betty Jo Hildebrandt from Baltimore during her visit.
Fleet Admiral Chester Mamitz and W. Randolph Pifer announced Northern Virginia Power Company and Bay Lass Department Store tied for first in a store window contest run with Festival officials. J. C. Penney Company finished second. Mrs. Ernest Greyson moved from Mental Hospital to War Home on South Braddock Street after elevation.
Miss Margaret Bean spends time with her parents Mr and Mrs E P College.
James M. Buncutter long time Post Master at Nain died at his home. Miss Florence A. Goode daughter of Mr and Mrs Thornton Goode Frederick County married Clarence A. Brown of New York. A surprise party for Miss Lavada Larrick at Mountain View with guests Grace Longerbeam Elizabeth Sales Edna Grim Viola Kirby Jane Kirby George Garver Norman Maymaker Willie Denny Haywood Butler Temple Homer Andrew Kirby Hunter Longerbeam Garfield Osler Clyde Kirby William Pletcher Leonard Garrick.
The Madison Lodge of Odd Fellows celebrated its 63rd anniversary with a large gathering. Lewis Bush, a Winchester resident known as an elgar man, was nearly drowned in Cedar Creek while en route to Mresburg.
A survey of the one mail a day policy from Postmaster General Donaldson shows broad dissatisfaction among postal workers and customers. Critics say the economy saves little, raises overtime, and hurts small businesses while Truman supporters defend the reform.
The article describes using dried bananas to treat diarrhea in infants and young children. Dosing was one tablespoon per pound per day diluted with water and divided into nine feedings, with fluids via injection if dehydration was severe. Results showed faster cure times and weight gain compared to alternative treatments.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour rainfall ending at 7 today none May rainfall to date none 195 rainfall to date 12.15. Average rainfall for 38 years 36.79 inches. Monthly averages for 1912-1950 list Jan 2.48 Feb 1.95 Mar 2.86 Apr 2.00 May 3.48 Jun 3.91 Jul 3.84 Aug 3.00 Sep 3.68 Oct 3.33 Nov 3.83 Dec 28.46.
A reader quiz outlines scoring by daily results from 9 to 10 correct equals Memory Genius, 7 or 8 Very Superior, 6 Excellent, 4 Good. It cheekily asks true false on Britain’s steel nationalization and asks a range of trivia questions including capital of West Virginia and biblical, literary, and historical facts.
An essay urges embracing spiritual gains as aging progresses. It cautions against despair over lost youth and notes literature art and service can enrich life. It cites Goethe Faust and Browning Rabbi Ben Ezra to emphasize growing old with value and hope.
In Arcadia California a 26 month old boy Kenneth Gronenthal pulled a small light bulb from a socket and bit it causing the glass to explode. He was treated at a hospital and released after fragments were removed from his mouth and throat and he began a short special diet.
Detective McGann tails a suspect through the West Side docks and a shadowy cityscape, forcing a confrontation in a dark doorway. A reporter, Dink Wexton, is pressed into action in the bustling Morning Blade circle as Ronnie Tompkins’ wedding rumor web pulls in journalists and audiences alike.
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