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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1949
Page
2
The meeting reported no contract between party A and mine workers as of June 30. Lewis announced further business would be delayed until after noon. Laurence E. Lee Jr. was chosen president of the Eastern Coasts as chairman on Lewis's nomination.
John P. Russell is elected president of Stephens City FFA. Alfred Snapp is vice president, Willard Singh reporter, Warren Kines secretary, George Giles treasurer, James C. Gordon advisor.
City officials weigh rent increases against the risk of mass evictions. A spokesman notes some landlords may need raises while tenants struggle to meet higher payments. John Gavis recalls being forced to move after his home was sold and seeks larger vacancies for families with children.
The article describes the Communist advance into Shanghai with little or no resistance. At city hall Nationalists had already posted a welcome sign for the Peoples Liberation. Observers note Chinese reactions were largely impassive, reflecting a long habit of masking political feelings.
James H. Stimmel 61 and lifelong farmer died at home in Brucetown after years long illness. Born in Stephenson to George and Artemplate Sherman Stimmel, he was WWI veteran and Brucetown Methodist member. Survived by widow Anna Mae Benner, son James A. Stimmel, two brothers William of Baltimore and Robert of Washington, three sisters Annie LeFevre Bertie James and Laura Yeakley. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Jones funeral home with Rev. E. S. Ellmore. burial Mount Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
Answers to the daily quiz list the correct responses for questions printed on page four. Items include date June 14, names Charles Lindbergh Mae West and Gridley, grammar verb, eyesight remarks, duration 24 months, instrument string count six, and the term Sitzkrieg for the early World War II phase.
Listings show a series of auctions and estates across Maryland and Virginia. Items include antiques and household furniture at Lone Oak near U S Route 50 and State Route 12 with Mrs Emmett Stuart on May 27 at 10 am, and multiple real estate sales including Lena C Hawkins estate at Frederick County Court House front door on June 4 at noon, J Donald Richards trustee at Warren County Court House Front Royal for 250 acres, plus June 1 livestock and farm machinery sale by Herman Foltz near Berryville on Rt 668, and June 4 Wm Frank Plank estate real estate sale.
Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd defends his 7 to 6 Armed Services Committee vote to table Monrad Wallgren as National Security Resources Board chairman. He asserts Wallgren was not qualified and rejects partisan pressure while noting Senate rules and potential discharge motions.
Washington May 21 President Truman accepts Mrs Mon Wallgrens plea to drop her husbands name as National Security Resources Board chair amid a Senate rejection and a stalled, leaderless agency. The move ends a bitter battle over Wallgrens confirmation and leaves the NSRB without a head.
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