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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1951
Page
4
A 37 year old mother of two was sentenced to six months in the reformatory for refusing jury service on a murder trial. She argued lack of childcare made service impossible, highlighting the clash between mandatory jury duty and home obligations for women.
Dr Leonard Ravitz reported to the North Carolina Medical Society a possible moon based influence on emotions. He cited Yale methods measuring electrical currents in trees and humans with a microvelimeter showing mood changes aligned with the moon phases.
A fragment notes a son's emotions and a belief that a Tin Pan Alley tone or conclusion reached long ago. The terse remarks imply nostalgia and a sense of cultural memory without specifics or dates.
Hearing by a Senate Small Business subcommittee probes newsprint shortages as remedies, noting most US supply comes from Canada. In Alabama the new 32 million Coosa River Newsprint Co. at Childersburg stands as a major regional asset, benefiting the economy and offering a potential source of Southern pulpwood. Prices now drive up costs, with newsprint and ink composing about a quarter of 1950 newspaper expenses.
Editorial argues publicity is essential to control rising underworld corruption in the United States. It warns that transparency and vigilance reduce the power of criminal networks and safeguard democratic institutions.
The Memphis article notes that the first income tax law in 2013 taxed a married couple with two dependents at various income levels, paying near zero on 3000, 0.2 percent on 45000, 0.6 percent on 10000, and 6.8 percent on 6 million, comparing to today’s higher figure of 4,275,000 for the same income.
A summer resort in the Poconos offers newlyweds a daily walk to choose a small tree. A silver plate engraved with their names and wedding date is placed on the tree. Guests return yearly to watch the tree grow, with some couples bringing grandchildren.
Government bans on natural rubber in items including auxiliary feminine devices prompt airless satire. Paulette Goddard is alleged to have coined the quip Honesty is the bust policy, reflecting media reaction to wartime controls and cultural norms.
An editorial criticizes federal budget waste citing an $85,000 cat and dog hospital for atomic energy project employees as an example. It argues thrift should begin with government, urging elimination of nonessential items across departments before preaching thrift to others.
J. Douglas Butler reports a record sale of 4600 Buddy Poppies totaling $717.24 with Leys as high bidders for the Fred Smith property on Papper Mill Road. C L Payne signed a teaching contract for James Wood High School. Mrs W W Kremer found a five leaf clover on Til Berryville Avenue. Roy Locke elected president of Berryville PVA to succeed Join Hardest. other officers named George H Pope vice president G O Bryan secretary and M C Barthel treasurer.
The Star lists servicemen welcomed home including James F. Snapp William A. Brown James M. Thomson Conrad H. Sirbaugh George E. Pully Medford M Pangie Charles E. Shaffer John Reardon Norwood R. Ashley Elmer W. Whitlock Jr Meredith E. Roygton Jr and Max Dale Sargent. Announcement also notes the marriage of Mrs Grace Penn to Leslie G Polshamus.
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Ashley Miller spent a week in New York City attending the anniversary conference and dinner of the National Industrial Conference.
Twenty five years ago Captain Preston O Sartelle led his Company to victory over Captain Grim s Company A in the annual competitive bill held at Mandiey High School before two thousand spectators. Officers of Company B included Henry Schwartz Man first Lt Kenneth Henry second Lt Lacy Brumback 1st set Harold Rowe Linus Verzi Joan Chiles Albert Kramer Corporals Howard Grubbs Ralph Strosnider Charles Pine and William Clevenger.
A survey counted 1646 registered voters in Winchester. The Woolen Mill shut its plant to visitors as curious onlookers hindered the fiften men spinning yarn and working inside.
The Senate and House blocked larger levies on cigarettes beer and highballs resulting in a revenue bill projection of about six billion dollars instead of ten. Five progressive Democrats joined Republicans to curb raises while Representative Robert L. Doughton sought to shield tobacco interests from heavy taxation. The measure faces opposition over a 20 percent corporate withholding tax and hidden manufacturers taxes harming consumer and small investor interests.
The article explains that twisting of the bowel can block the small intestine, requiring immediate surgery for best recovery. It notes age range, symptoms of upper abdominal pain with vomiting, and the need for swift exploration within two days to avoid fatal outcomes.
A historical rainfall summary reports 48 hour totals ending today with a .02 May amount and year to date figures ranging from 3 to 1051 and 1554 inches. It provides 38 year averages for each month with figures like January 9.48, February 1.06, March 8.88, June 3.01, July 3.04, August 3.90, November 3.453, December 3.44.
A column reflects on root depth like palm trees and resilience through life with roots in home and neighbors. It also presents World Calendar timing, a quiz on vibrissae naming and Soviet kolkhoz farm sizes, noting 1056 as the next alignment and 3700 acres with 78 households in 1938.
A quiz guide lists daily score brackets from 9 to 10 correct as Memory Genius, 7 or 8 as Very Quiet, 6 as Excellent, 4 as Good. It then asks trivia items: Huks on Bedloe’s Island, Show Me State, Dawes under whose administration, armistice date, Santa Rosa plant breeder, Benvenuto Cellini, child behavior, Bronte sisters names, and Napoleon’s marriage to Louise of Austria.
Imperial Oil Company, a leading Japanese producer, announced that 34 oil producers were completed out of 60 wells drilled last year signaling progress in its exploration program.
A detective duo pursues Ronnie Tompkins' murder across states, tracing a lawyer Peter Wilkines and an accomplice from pub hops to a station. McGann and Wexton collide with police interagency tension while pursuing autopsy hints and a heated motive. The case spans New Jersey New York and beyond as clues surface.
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