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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists editor H. F. Byrd Jr and publishing details along with delivery notices. It outlines advertising deadlines, rates for display and classified ads, and requests readers report delivery delays to maintain service. It ends with a Bible verse reference from Psalm 85:12.
The Winchester Star questions Francis P. Miller about a free society in Virginia noting fear silences and reprisals across communities. It calls Miller out as too indecisive and urges a clear answer to how he would safeguard open debate and protect individuals from social and business retaliation.
The writer argues Mr. Miller has fallen into crusading against the organization by making exaggerated charges. They urge him to name names as requested by the Winchester paper and insist that if evidence exists it be made public. if not, he should admit overstepping fair campaigning.
In the 1948 item, supervisors authorize payment of $32 to R. E. Brum for lambs and ewes killed by a raiding dog pack near Middletown. Separately, Berryville and Boyce schedule high school graduations for June 14 and 15.
Fifth and Eighth U. S. Armies launch a major 25 mile front in southern Italy. Russians repulse German attacks at a bridgehead near Sevastopol as Allied forces push on. Sir Frederick H Hepner arrives overseas, reportedly safe, per parents Mr and Mrs James Hepner. Albany Georgia reports first peach sales at 11 dollars per bushel.
A sub committee resolves a coal labor dispute by approving a new wage and hour contract. John Barrymore's fourth wife Elaine files for divorce. Hershey Pints defeats Berryville to keep bowling title. James H T Johnson longtime Trone farmer dies from paralysis. Cletus Funkhouser drowns when boat capsizes in Lost River West Virginia. David Tipton printer dies at Front Royal.
William H. Bailey is elected Grand Master of the IOOF. The event highlights a lively church lecture followed by formal fraternal leadership results.
Manie Sacks of Columbia says there is no formula for a hit song and few amateurs succeed. He notes taste shifted after the war toward melody and production with singers or choral groups and rejects be bop. Only five or six songs yearly reach a million in sales, lasting months at the top.
Sgt. James A. Stillarty and Sgt. James Keller report from Washington that the local Marine Recruiting Office will close tomorrow. A Washington recruiting team will handle enlistments here. both sergeants depart for reassignment in Washington. Stillarty has lived here since August 1 with Mrs. Stillarty and daughter Barbara. Keller since November 1 with his wife and children Michael James and Robert. Both were members of the American Legion post basketball team, with Stillarty also coaching.
The line refers to the Persian post riders who carried news of Xerxes’ defeat at Salamis in 480 B C. Salamis is noted as a decisive world battle and the Greek victory is said to have saved Europe from Asiatic conquest.
Harrisonburg council considers including 7500 dollars in the 1949 50 budget to hire a trained full time recreation director. The item seeks a capable administrator to lead city recreation programs and facilities.
A religious reflection recalls Thomas Bilney's conversion sparked by a New Testament passage. It notes Bilney's influence on Hugh Latimer, their joint renewal work in England, and questions whether modern believers resemble Bilneys and Latimers awaiting a turning event.
A historical style quiz item presents a 10 day challenge with daily scoring bands for memory and intelligence. It lists questions on Benedict Arnold wound location, adult dentition, Arc de Triomphe location, and a fall Eve game of Ducking for Apples, inviting page 2 for answers.
The wife of one of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt's sons is currently pursuing a divorce. The item appears among quizlike clues referencing public figures and publishing changes.
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