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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1951
Page
4
The text contrasts banks with foreign branches and conservative institutions failing. It urges intelligent study and watchfulness in investing life savings, noting that giving sparingly can lead to poverty while prudent restraint can grow wealth. It references proverb-like contrasts about scattering and increasing.
A confrontation over Korea policy pits General MacArthur against President Truman and Secretary Acheson. The piece argues the June decision shifted aims, risking a stalemate and rising American casualties as Marshall questions the feasibility of victory.
New York City's Board of Higher Education issues a code for City College Brooklyn Hunter and Queens redefining athletic policy. Schools may not play at Madison Square Garden or other commercial arenas. Emphasis shifts to inclusive student sports and banning outside summer play or special scholarships.
The article notes 18 metropolitan college players have been arrested amid a city wide basketball scandal. It mentions NYU and Manhattan with implicated players, St. John’s not involved, and hints at broader debates over bigtime athletics and student control of college sports.
Chicago taxi driver Joe Polowsky recalls the Elbe meeting between American and Soviet patrols six years after World War II and the founding of the UN. He continues urging a world holiday for peace and a new birth of conciliation and friendship.
The Star notes the Frederick County Board increases the 1950 51 levy by 20 cents to $2.15. Winchester Recreation Director Charles Aiken addressed the Rotary Club. James Hammock, son of Jul ian Hammock of Stephens City, won a national essay contest. A couple named Mr. and Mrs. Lanham of Valley Avenue welcomed a son, George William, with Mrs. Lanham previously Miss Anita Kern. Mrs. Herbert Durant of Bronxville, N Y, stayed several days with Mr. and Mrs. W A Baker.
A special service at the First Baptist Church marked the 30th anniversary of Dr. Ed Thomas Clark as pastor. Mrs H Clay deGrange and Mrs Pred L Glaize Sr left for Swampscott Mass to attend the Garden Club of America annual meeting where deGrange is president of the Winchester Clarke Garden Club and Glaize was elected a delegate. William B Powell of New York City spent the weekend with Miss Sophie Baker and Miss Frances Page on West Cork Street. Mr and Mrs Guy Keckley of Kernstown announced the engagement of their daughter.
Richards fruit grower in Mt Falls was instantly blinded and burned spraying in his orchards. A major fire destroyed the Southern Chemical Co plant west of Martinsburg Pike near Winchester. District nurses Higgins and Dean report 434 visits for the month.
The Union Cornet Band joined the Winchester Commandery of Knights Templar, A. M. Bayer in charge, for a parade through Martinsburg showcasing local fraternal and musical groups.
A new Nat Fleischer biography traces John L Sullivan from bare fists to showman rich and broke. It chronicles his fame across Boston New York London and Paris, 59 knockout seasons and its toll from drink to downfall before his 1918 death in Boston with Roosevelt and Kilrain among mourners.
A quiz scoring feature lists daily results from 9 to 10 correct as Memory Genius down to 4 correct as Good. It poses ten trivia questions on history, language, sports, agriculture, and geopolitics with page 2 answers.
Rainfall over 24 hours ending 7 a m shows 1 77 inches with May total 3 17 inches. 38 year period averages list monthly totals from January to December with values ranging 2 46 to 3 91 inches. City records include yearly averages and monthly rainfall figures.
The text states the salute: stand with the right hand over the heart and the left hand extended. The pledge reads: I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Savior for whose Kingdom it stands: one brotherhood uniting all mankind in service and love.
McGann prowls a party at the Tompkins mansion sharing space with showgirls and fighters while he probes for clues. Shirley Stanton and Kathleen Rogers clash over Ronnie’s fate as McGann spots a hidden police listening device behind a portrait and warns of surveillance in the opulent room.
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