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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
4
An old Winchester Virginia newspaper notice lists publication details for a non Sundays edition with BYRD as editor and National Representatives Defisser Inc address in New York. It mentions display ad deadlines of 48 hours prior and 0 cent transient rate per inch with classified rates available on application.
Two Mississippi legislators sponsor a bold bill to ban tipping. The measure aims to prohibit tipping across the state, signaling a provocative shift in service industry norms and raising questions about enforcement and impact on workers.
A Mississippi bill would fine establishments 100 dollars for tolerating tipping and impose 50 dollars per person for giving or accepting tips. The piece extols the measure as a noble attempt to end gratuities and end the so called tipping racket, arguing it would relieve the public from irritation and expense.
Georgia University Dean John E Drewry testified at his wife’s trial last December after she shot him three times. He described his fear and shock with measured, precise diction noting he was petrified yet calm as the events unfolded.
Winchester Ex change Club members attended the State convention at Old Point Comfort. Alpha Kappa Gamma sorority taps Patsy Ritter at Longwood College. Northern Virginia alumni group elects Grove as president. retiring Massie becomes secretary-treasurer. Handley high wins future farmer degree contest. Berryville Chamber of Commerce elects Harris Moore Muller Conner Smith to executive committee. A storm dropped .91 inches of rain and cooled temperatures by 56 degrees. Lela Smith visits with a box of two inch strawberries.
Ten pupils received graduation diplomas including Hattie McDonald Hallie Shepherd Ruth Lanham Charlotte Hausehfluck Nancy Perry Russell Lloyd Lloyd Craighill Eugene Longerbeam Evelyn Ferrabee and David Tavenner. Mrs Etta B Stine of Winchester received a War Department telegram stating her son Pvt McAdoo Stine was wounded in Germany. Miss Francis Y Bickers daughter of Myron B Bickers of Winchester was among 77 girls graduating from Sweet Briar College.
The Martinsburg track featured bicycle races with judge E B Carper presiding. The Board of Trade formed to consider summer closing hours for merchants at 6 pm. Mr and Mrs E M Farmer celebrated their second wedding anniversary with a small party.
Ray Tucker argues that both Democrats and Republicans share blame for pushing large expenditures in the 1951 $29 billion appropriations bill. He notes blocked economy efforts, limited votes, and logrolling that left taxpayers exposed, with three GOP senators backing pork projects for personal gain.
The piece notes three individuals who cite their first vote as support for home-town improvements and their second vote as a stand for economy. It argues taxpayers feel caught between competing goals with no clear win for the public.
A reader quiz titled How's Your I Q asks 100 questions over ten days with daily score bands for Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good. Page two promises correct answers and covers topics from wartime industries to geography and history.
A vintage advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic to ease backache and urinary discomfort caused by age or cold damp conditions. It claims widespread use for over 50 years and urges readers to get Doan's Pills today.
A periodical note on rising public interest in religion and the surge in religious books. Editors and critics report broad attention to faith as science and culture recognize a new spiritual day.
Present and past rainfall figures include 24 hour rainfall ending today at 7 a.m. none. May rainfall to date 4.71 inches and 1950 rainfall to date 13.20 inches. The 37 year average is 36.56 inches. Monthly averages 1912 1949 include January 2.50 February 1.92 March 2.86 April 3.09 May 3.77 June 3.78 July 3.81 August 3.93 September 2.58 October 3.34 November 2.47 December 2.42. Statistics from Winchester Research Laboratory.
Moose Jackson faced harassing calls and street taunts after he fenced his field near the depot. Doc Sherman spoke with him over a beer and suggested a compromise. The next day Moose installed a stile, and the kids promised not to damage the fence.
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