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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1947
Page
4
The prayer by Reverend Peter Marsh of the United States Senate asks God to forgive wastefulness in land, resources, effort, and time. It pleads for restoration and guidance through Jesus Christ and ends with an Amen.
Dr. Charles F. Kettering asserts at a Thomas A. Edison Foundation meeting in New York that young men can be trained to become inventors. He argues success comes from embracing failure and cites his own pattern of learning. He notes copper shortages threaten 1947 production and that aluminum may substitute. Congress relaxes tariffs to ease supplies.
The Pro fessional Episcopal Church plans a million dollar annual advertising push to reach 60 million unchurched Americans. Episco promoting director Robert Jordan says the campaign will develop Christian attitudes in those not affiliated with the church and will use modern media to launch a spiritual rebirth.
An Associated Press photo shows 50 tons of potatoes dumped near Foley Alabama sprayed with gasoline to render them unfit for consumption under a Federal plan to curb a glut. Critics condemn the act as sinful waste amid hunger and high prices.
News from 1946 reports E F W Argenbright will complete the year as fire chief after firefighters fail to agree on a successor. Details cover department leadership and ongoing negotiations within the city fire service.
In 1897 Walter M Thomas, a longtime employee at the Virginia Woolen Mill, passes away. H R Bryarly and Company host area agents of the Home Life Insurance Company of New York at Mrs Coble's Tennicheon residence on W Boscawex Street with Maurice M Lynch serving as toastmaster.
A compilation of Q and A covers college admission without diplomas, eight versus nine hour days for coal miners, the National Academy of Science founded in 1863, the first congressional page, vocal reptiles, cerebral palsy in children, and the Gridiron Club of Washington founded January 24, 1885.
The article argues that ruts or habits, though criticized, have useful origins and stable paths. It compares personal routines to historic roads and rail lines laid by earlier generations and notes that institutions like the Constitution are “ruts” that proved beneficial after trial. It urges restraint when criticizing established patterns.
A truncated quiz page asks seven trivia questions on agriculture in Cuba Helgoland grammar flag colors and notable figures and sports stars. Answers are indicated on page 2 with missing final question.
The questions cover symbols and historical figures. The cube has 12 edges. Baron von Richthofen was nicknamed the Red Baron for his WWI air combat record.
The Grand Army of the Republic shows a dramatic shrinkage with only 97 Civil War veterans on Veterans Administration rolls as of May 7, 58 fewer than last Memorial Day and 143 fewer than the year before. An estimated fewer than 80 former Confederate soldiers survive.
The Apostles first carried the gospel to the Jews in every Gentile city that they visited. A parrot can learn from 200 to 300 words and this does not imply understanding beyond mimetic ability.
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