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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1948
Page
4
Display ads must be in this office by 12 noon the day before publication. Transient rate is 60 cents per inch. Contract rates available on application. For classified rates see classified columns. And the common people heard him gladly. Mark 12 7.
The origin of the name Israel and the ancient Jewish history are outlined from biblical Goshen to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Key figures include Moses David Solomon Jeroboam Rehoboam Pontius Pilate and Vespasian, with events of exile, temple rebuilding, and Roman conquest.
The U S Army and Post Office Department created an experimental New York to Washington air line using Army pilots. Early air mail rates were high and distances small, with many flights logged as the service developed.
A historical overview traces airmail from Pony Express like day flights in 1920 to later air and rail links, noting 1924 cross country mail by air, 1934 Army involvement amid contracts battles, and a global network of routes today with a five cent domestic rate.
Current Opinion notes Lana Turner kept British reporters waiting at her London hotel then offered banal praise of England’s grass trees and flowers. The piece mocks the actress for wasting reporters’ time and suggests American women include more than just Lana Turner.
Judge John Rice disposes cases in Police court including Richard Washington of 210 EB Clifford St cited for unlicensed alcohol sales with 20 dollars and costs. Walter Bayliss of Opequon fined 20 dollars plus costs for unlicensed alcohol. Robert Franklin of 1175 S Braddock St speeding 14.25 dollars. Robert Boley of 544 N Loudoun St no operator’s license 10.25 dollars. Daries Dalton of Stephens City reckless driving 14.25 dollars. Marcellus Anderson Cameron St drunk 14.25 dollars. Wilson McDaniel Winchester R 3 drunk 10.25 dollars. Moodie Spiker 723 S Market St drunk 14.25 dollars. Manuel Bean Cecil St drunk 10.25 dollars. Emmert Grace Portsmouth reckless driving 14.25 dollars. Harry Jenkins Sperryville drunk 14.25 dollars. Ernest Windle 918 Orchard Ave drunk and disorderly 9.25 dollars and .60 day sentence suspended. Clifton Lofton Winchester drunk 9.25 dollars.
An advertises a 56 page history with photographs and biographies of all Presidents and First Ladies. The small book promises concise portraits with facts such as first ball throw and inaugural rides. Readers are urged to order by mail using a coupon and coin.
A Nebraska University zoology professor catalogs eight nose types as eight favorite examples. The list includes noses that are followed by their owner and not poked at, among others, ending with a claim that the collection suits the person who wears it.
The piece argues recent light comedies with religious themes soften core Christian teaching by replacing belief with convenient miracles. It notes angels resemble movie heroes and actresses are praised, warning against complacency relying on heavenly help instead of faith.
Dr. John McL. Adams announced asso ciation with Dr. Esworth Johnson in practice of radiology at Memorial hospital. House post office committee voted to raise air mail rate from five to six cents an ounce. Breeders from six Northern Virginia counties consigned cattle to Tri Breeds sale and show.
Four area high schools Boyce Berryville Gore and Stonewall announced commencement programs. William J Muse a Timber Ridge farmer banker and churchman died at home in Stephens City. He had led the Frederick Clarke baseball league undefeated in nine games continues to lead the circuit.
Ten years ago in 1938 the first Shenandoah Valley air mail flight occurred amid the era’s aviation milestones. Sanitary and American grocery chains reported seeking sites on N Braddock Street while WPA workers began constructing a sanitary sewer on N Cameron Street.
R. A. Larrick Inchester was re-elected President of the Virginia Valley Central Christian conference. Morris Williams of Stephens City claimed he bought 45 dollars worth of Benton Snyder's car pigeons from a thief. Belle and Gerrude Snyder Strnmit Point returned from a trip to Europe Egypt and Palestine.
Five decades earlier in 1898 Maud Steuff is elected secretary of the Epworth League at Market Street M. E. Church. Plans for a public park near Winchester are discussed by locals while James A Brown, a Red Men council delegate visiting Washington, is arrested on suspicion of espionage.
A scrambled educational quiz asks 10 questions covering card games authors milk income truth food as a source, hotel room books, nicknames and burglar tools, Clark Gable wife mystery, Twin Cities cities, colored stamps, philatelist duties, and Joe Louis 10 year past bout in New York.
Present and past rainfall figures list 24 hour totals to July 2 with May and year totals. May to date 4.19 inches. 1948 rainfall to date 14.36 inches. 35 year average annual rainfall 36.20 inches. Monthly averages for 1913 1946 show January 2.46 to December 2.38 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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