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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
4
Present and past rainfall figures cover 24 hours to May 7 and year to date. Historical totals show 1948 rainfall to date and 35 year averages, with monthly precipitation given for 1913 to 1946 courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
Office notice outlines advertising deadlines classified rate cards and contract terms. It states display ads must be in by noon the day before publication and lists stent rates at 60 cents per inch with contract rates available on request.
The Commerce Department reports construction costs have more than doubled since 1939 with February values 108.7 percent above the 1939 average and 13 percent higher than a year ago. While the rise slows, a 15 billion year estimate at quarter rate would be 20 percent above last year, keeping suppliers and builders optimistic despite high costs.
Crawford H. Greenewalt, new Du Pont president, at the United States Chamber of Commerce dinner in Washington urged faith in the Declaration of Independence as the core of American achievement. He contrasted free enterprise with socialism and urged honoring equality of opportunity and individual rise through will, calling it the nation’s principal offering to the world.
Current Opinion notes Delegate Robert Whitehead urged at a Roanoke convention that Virginia leadership blocks industrial growth to limit population and political assimilation. The piece credits Byrd era progress, cites Blue Book of Southern Progress data on Virginia factories, and condemns Whitehead’s claims as serving anti-Democratic sentiment.
Senator Glen Taylor or a third party running mate of Henry Wallace attempted to gain entry to a Southern Negro Congress meeting in Birmingham via the Negroes door. He claimed police rough treatment but may have failed to spark the intended martyr reaction.
Herman Hable issued a permit to construct a new theater. Apple storage plants reported 75,000 bu of Winchester area’s 2,120,000 bu 1946 crop would soon pass into consumer channels. Fire at Levertt's Shoe and Dress shop extinguished without damage.
Five years ago in 1943 Giles county battled forest fires for five days before they were brought under control. Reports from Winchester area said suppliers could meet initial gasoline needs, while Allied forces reached the outskirts of Bizerte and Tunis.
A three year old boy, Joseph Guess, sustained a fractured leg after being struck by a car. Helen Hatcher, a student at Queens College in Charlotte, N C, is named an honor student. Mussolini stated he would grant Hitler a free hand in Czechoslovakia.
In 1923, J. B. Crowell of Mountain Falls paid tribute to the Red Cross for humanitarian work. The Sarah Zane minstrel show featured Lee Cobl’s Dancing Dolls. SVA defeated RNA 8 to 7 in ten innings.
Policeman Clayton Hollis captured a young Black suspect wanted in West Virginia for horse stealing. Jennie Hougson and Bessie Barr performed at a social held at Mrs. Maggie Bryant's residence. Dr J L Whitlock bought a half interest in his uncle Dr W J Whitlock's business.
A meditation on the philosopher's stone as a metaphor for life. It contrasts medieval alchemy with Franklin's view on contentment and urges readers to value what they have to achieve happiness. It cautions against envy of others wealth and materials.
A playful quiz tests IQ with 10 questions on politics theater sports and history. It asks Spaak's premier country the author of Mourning Becomes Feltra the sport of kings the gendarmerie Beethoven's disability the Po valleys location the denied passport to Paris the stance on universal military training and the first line of the Star Spangled Banner's last stanza.
The order of publication lists substituting trustees for a 1927 deed of trust in Frederick County Virginia and requires nonresidents named to appear. It also announces Western Frederick Bank will deliver intangible estate property to Dorsey D. Oates as administrator under Virginia law.
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