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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
4
Notice of weekly publication of more than 7500 copies every Sunday from 2 to 4 North Kent Street Winchester Virginia. Ad submission must be in office before publication. Transient rate 60 inch. Contract rates and standard classified column rates apply.
In a Wall Street Journal opinion, President Eisenhower criticizes censorship as shallow. The article discusses Wayne Coy of the FCC proposing bans on reporting race odds and betting prices to curb gambling, including the numbers lottery and horse racing betting.
The author argues against government censorship of information such as Treasury payoff numbers pre election polls weather and sports predictions. Censorship hides issues rather than solving them, the real remedy is direct action against gambling murder arson prostitution or bootlegging rather than information suppression.
An editorial argues newspapers and radio should headline sex crimes to deter offenders and educate the public. It cites J Edgar Hoover urging broad coverage that exposes offenders and their background while protecting victims, asserting publicity aids in apprehension and crime minimization.
Congratulations come for Mrs. Audrey Cooper Lockhart on the birth of a girl. In other notes Eldridge Ritter becomes head of Carbaugh-Wollford VFW Post in Stephens City. Alex Sommaripa, formerly of Millwood, was killed in action in Germany. Gilbert Davidson of Stephens City High wins Strayer’s College scholarship. Apple blossoms expected to appear as the festival resumes.
One hundred forty three members of the Grace Lutheran Church Men's Bible Class attended the annual banquet held in the church’s new Sunday School building marking a first-time use of the facility.
A fire was found at the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad Station in Stephens City by C A Guard. The City Republican Committee endorsed Democrat Robert T Barton for mayor. A Mother Goose Social at Miss Virginia Nultons home raised over 70 dollars.
James F Byrnes has filed the $500 candidate fee and plans to campaign in South Carolina against Olin D Johnston for the U S Senate while pursuing a gubernatorial bid. The piece notes Byrnes centralization critique and shifts in regional GOP dynamics amid Truman era politics.
A reader determines IQ by 100 questions with daily results: 9–10 correct equals Memory Genius, 7–8 Very Superior, 5–6 Excellent, 4 Good. Page 2 provides correct answers. Trivia includes Laurel Maryland sports, Slough of Despond from a book, Liaquat Ali Khan premiership, weddings timing, Symington appointment, a liar symbol, Wisconsin senator, horseradish with beef, Census under which department, and macabre dance. The Puerta Del Sol is dubbed Times Square of Madrid by National Geographic Society.
Mrs. Helen A. Schickton writes of lockjaw delays and missing restrooms during the Apple Blossom Pageant in Winchester. She notes visitors from Baltimore faced locked doors and long lines, urges portable lavatories for parade days, praises the pageant, and asks for action to improve guest experience in future years.
A reader criticizes federal spending arguing a billion dollars was handed to hospitals and other projects and more billions used to keep food prices high. The letter urges Washington representatives to act with urgency and ends with a query about grace periods in negotiable instruments and state amendments.
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