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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1949
Page
2
Harrisonburg realtor fioyle B. Long fights to void his $200,000 purchase of Shenandoah Caverns in Shenandoah Circuit Court Woodstock. He claims lack of permission for highway directional signs justifies revocation and seeks $18,880 in improvements.
A dense sales directory notes multiple upcoming auctions and listings. Items include furniture antiques household goods livestock farm machinery grain real estate and estates with locations in Winchester Berryville Frederick Front Royal and Warren County Court Houses and dates from May 25 to June 4.
The government cost of living index increased 0.1 percent between March 15 and April 15 marking a second consecutive monthly rise.
Quiz responses list items including National Labor Relations Board Brazil Shorthand writing True New Republic Bing Crosby an earthquake 1880 Kenneth Roberts.
The article notes that although transparency defines fine American handmade glassware, most pieces derive their appearance from opaque materials, balancing clarity with decorative richness.
National Chairman J. Howard McGrath said Democrats rely on the Brannan subsidy scheme to win Midwest votes next year. Des Moines will host a June 11 rally with Secretary of Agriculture Brannan to explain loans and subsidies tied to storeable crops, aiming to stabilize farmer income while keeping prices reachable for households. Critics warn of huge costs and increased government regulation, but McGrath believes farmers will support the plan.
Acheson arrived first for the meeting in a limousine with a police escort. Bevin and Vishinsky followed carrying a red brief case and were greeted by Schuman at the palace as photographers crowded the room. Vishinsky cordial, exchanged smiles and handshakes with Acheson and Schuman.
Multiple crashes near Winchester and Clarke county injure four people. Edith Rush sustains a minor leg cut in a rear end collision on Route 50. Joseph Rush and William Stribling Jr. drivers are involved with about 100 dollars damage to each vehicle. A second crash west of Winchester on Route 50 involves Ray Brooks Capon Bridge and Harry Armel Mt Falls with similar damage totals. A third collision at Route 12 and Route 50 in Clarke county leaves Estelle Royston White Post with facial cuts and about 100 dollars damage.
The American Society of Newspaper Editors began an inquiry into reports that 51 Illinois daily and weekly newspapers men were on the State payroll from 1943 to 1949. President Ben M. McKelway said the investigation could take two months or more and details will be withheld until completion.
Weather officials reported hailstones as large as billiard balls in Lynchburg causing injuries and damage. A thunderstorm felled lines and sparked fires in three houses while winds exceeded fifty miles per hour. Cephas Garvin barn suffered about 1500 dollars in damage. other barns were large and unpriced.
James Marlow reports from Washington that the House passed a resolution for a congressional inquiry into lobbyists, but no action will occur without Senate approval. Sabath argues for tighter rules on unregistered lobbies and ex congressmen turned lobbyists while acknowledging legitimate lobbying. The piece notes how lobbyists influence lawmaking and the broad scope of lobbying activities and costs.
Glassware produced in 1609 at Jamestown Virginia marked the first America made article exported. The first centralized industry formed in New Amsterdam where handmade glassware was produced continuously from 1645 to 1767 on Manhattan.
British coal production reached 208 million tons in 1948, an increase of 11 million tons from 1947, but still below prewar levels. The gain reflects postwar recovery amid continued industrial restructuring and energy demand.
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