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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1950
Page
4
Sound Policy in Germany Supports Western Troop Presence
Americans believe the three Western foreign ministers should keep U S Britain and France troops in Germany and not write a peace treaty while Russia divides the country. They favor full integration of West Germany into Western Europe and gradual removal of controls under occupation. Withdrawal should wait until Russian troops leave East Germany and Russia ends its policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Britain
France
Germany
West Germany
Western Europe
East Germany
Russia
Two Key Appointments By Governor Battle
Governor Battle named Dowell J. Howard as State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Sidney Kellam as Director of the State Department of Conservation and Development. Howard, long active in Virginia education and community service, succeeds the resigning G. Tyler Miller. Kellam, 46, from Virginia Beach, has been Treasurer of Princess Anne County and campaign manager for Battle, regarded as an asset with broad knowledge of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle
Dowell J. Howard
G. Tyler Miller
Sidney 8. Kellam
William A .Wright
State Department of Conservation and Development
Dowell Howard
Virginia
Boyce
Winchester
Winchester Rotary Club
Wright
Department of Conservation and Development
Governor Battle
Sidney Kellam
Virginia Beach
Kellam
Princess Anne County
Mr. Kellam
Progressive plan urged for state development
The speaker emphasizes that as Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, he should continue and expand a progressive program for the commonwealth, a task they believe he can execute with distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Conservation and Development
Commonwealth
Rail unions clash over Dieselization as 18,000 walk out
Current Opinion criticizes the firemen union heads for a four-system strike led by David B. Robertson. The piece argues the action seeks featherbedding and risks a national emergency, repeating prior rulings that the demands are meritless under the Railway Labor Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Truman
White House
David B. Robertson
Truman Heads on Non Political Tour Across Nation
President Truman travels a 13 car special train to the Pacific coast and back on a non political trip. White House insists the journey is non political though speeches defend his Democratic Congress and policies. Public funds finance the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Pacific Coast
White House
Congress
City health board names new secretary and officer
One year ago the city board of health elected Dr. B. B. Dutton as secretary and health officer. George Cather, 14, won the seven-county livestock judging contest at the Farmers Livestock Exchange Arena, scoring a perfect 300. C. Vernon Eddy was reelected grand recorder and Roy Larrick became grand sword bearer at the Knights Templar of Virginia conclave in Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Health
B. B. Dutton
George Cather
T. Newton Cather
Frederick County
Farmers Livestock Exchange
C. Vernon Eddy
Roy Larrick
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar of Virginia
Norton
Local church to host conference led by Roy A. Larrick
Roy A. Larrick was set to lead the Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Conference of the Virginia Valley Central Christian Conference at the First Christian Church. Horace Kackley of Clarke County accidentally shot himself while climbing a tree to shoot blackbirds. part of his left arm was amputated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy A. Larrick
Christian Endeavor
Virginia Valley Central Christian Conference
First Christian Church
Horace Kackley
Clarke County
Two Clarke County Men Enter Induction in Roanoke
Turner Francis Marcus and William Philip Green left for induction in Roanoke. A surprise party honored Mr. Marple Mrs. Sallie Giffin and Mrs. Bertie Spaid at A. J. Marple's home. Winchester Council failed to muster a quorum to pass the proposed ordinance barring teenagers from the streets at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Roanoke
Turner Francis Marcus
William Philip Green
A. J. Marple
Marple
Sallie Giffin
Bertie Spaid
Winchester Council
Prince the retired horse alarms at fire alert
Prince a retired horse of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. reacted to a bell alarm at a recent blaze. He pranced around the pasture and tore down a wire fence before the engine returned to the engine house and calmed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Sarah Zane Fire Co
House tax cut fight reshapes Truman proposal in Ways and Means
The article reviews how House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton and the “economy cigarette” lobby push and pull over excise tax reductions. It notes shifts in Treasury stance, potential revenue loss estimates, and trading with other tax provisions as reform moves proceed. It also cites political warnings to President Truman about courting Franklin D. Roosevelt liberal support during a western tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Bob’’ Coughton
North Carolina
Doughton
Capitol Hill
Boggs
Department of Justice
Commerce Department
Federal Trade Commission
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Treasury
Treasury Budget Bureau
White House
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas D D
A devotional note emphasizes scaffolding and education as aids to progress. The author Earl L. Douglas D D contrasts daily life needs with construction and wisdom, encouraging active pursuit of growth and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglas
D. D
Mouth infections and trench mouth treated with aureomycin
The article explains trench mouth and acute ulcerative gingivitis, their likely causes, and treatments. It notes penicillin limitations for some and reports rapid healing with aureomycin, along with possible digestive side effects that can be managed with liver extract. It warns mouth infections can spread and require prompt care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King F
Weather Statistics For 37-Year Period At Winchester
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour rainfall at .42 inches and May totals to date of 3.75 inches. 1950 rainfall to date stands at 12.24 inches with the 37 year average at 36.56 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1949 list January 2.50, February 1.92, March 2.86, April 3.09, May 3.77, June 3.18, July 3.81, August 3.93, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.47, December 2.42 inches. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Life as a Pilgrimage and Building Project
The article compares life to a divine building project with God as Architect and the Holy Spirit guiding construction. It argues the Bible alone does not convert souls but serves as a powerful instrument when a person desires transformation, with life’s circumstances serving as scaffolding for purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
God
How's Your I Q Based on 100 questions for readers
A quiz page offers scoring by daily 9 or 10 correct equals Memory Genius, 7 or 8 Very Superior, 5 or 6 Excellent, 4 Good. It asks ten items on Gretna Green origins, Yankees player with four first at bats on June 3 1932, Gopher State nickname, grammar correction, elephans gift to National Zoological Park and the official donor, Stassen’s WWII service branch, author of Catalina 1948, Congress the 59th Continental Congress, nylon stockings sale timing, and nickel composition true or false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Yankees
National Zoological Park
Washington, D. C
India
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Catalina
National Organization of Women
Continental Congress
The Outsider at New Interval Mill
Eliza Forrestal travels from Europe to inherit her grandfather’s New Interval mill in New Hampshire. Anxious townspeople fear an outsider’s impact while she meets Hesper the housekeeper and the mill manager George Culbert as she encounters Peter Wygant and a memory haunted by the estate’s past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Forresta
Ner
New Interval
N. H
Europe
Eliza
Marylin Streeter
Chris Cameron
George Culbert
London
America
Melow
Hesper
Welcome to New Interval Miss Forrestal
George Culbert, mill works manager, greets Eliza Forrestal in the shared hall of the old mill. He presents himself as a committee of one to welcome her and explains the diary like ledger kept by Eliza’s grandfather. Eliza asserts she has two bags and plans to settle in, while he offers help as she prepares to inspect the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Ducray
Elisha
Eliza
Hespeth
Doll
Hes
Peter Wygant
Mai
Carl Friedman
Carl
Sweet One
Eliza Forrestal
Monsieur Friedman
Peter
George Culbert
Pete Smead
Louie
Pete
Jane Abpott
King Hest
Forrestal
Miss Forrestal
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