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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1948
Page
4
Publication notice from Winchester Evening Star listing distribution, advertising and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. Includes office hours, advertising deadlines, and national representatives details with prices for one month to one year, and single copies.
The Star requests readers advise the office of any delay or irregularity in delivery. Prompt reader action will help maintain a perfect delivery system.
A religious devotional note from a 1948 newspaper urges readers to grow in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, quoting II Peter 3 18 as guidance for daily faith and study.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer faced Representative Crawford over whether John C Virden, head of the Office of Industry Cooperation, should resign because his daughter joined the Soviet news agency TASS. Virden, a Cleveland manufacturer, quit to ease embarrassment and later stayed temporarily to train a successor. The piece argues his loyalty is clear and he should not lose federal employment.
The article notes seven women in the House in 1948 28 who influenced the Mundt Nixon measure with two leading the opposition aligning with President Truman. It details how women generally followed party lines, mentions Margaret Chase Smith and Georgia Lusk as exceptions, and highlights Frances Bolton’s focus on nursing standards and pay.
The article surveys women's participation in Congress and the Senate, noting Representatives Bolton Douglas Norton Rogers Smith and St George with varied committees and foreign policy or naval interests. It mentions past and present female members, ages, marriages, and the 1916 Rankin milestone, plus five Senate women and Caraway’s later full term.
A new enlarged edition of Our Presidents And Their Wives is off the press with a 6 page feature Interesting Facts About Our Presidents and updated details on President Truman and his wife. The 56 page illustrated booklet covers Presidents from Washington to Truman, White House hostess data, a condensed political history and election vote tables. Twenty five cents postpaid from The Winchester Store Information Bureau 316 Rye St N Washington DC.
The 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am is trace. May rainfall totals to date are 4.20 inches. 1948 year to date rainfall is 11.37 inches. The average annual rainfall over 35 years is 36.20 inches. Monthly averages for 1913-1946 show January 2.46 February 1.94 March 2.91 April 3.02 May 3.67 June 3.92 July 3.82 August 3.76 September 2.57 October 3.31 November 2.44 December 2.38. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
A printed brain teaser offers ten questions on unions, geography, politics, literature, monarchy, canals, law, geometry, industry, and sports. It directs readers to turn to page 2 for answers and targets a mix of historical and cultural topics.
At the North Carolina Democratic convention Cameron Morrison 78 of Charlotte stirred the hall by criticizing Truman as a presidential candidate. He warned he would not vote for Truman if recalled and urged beating him if nominated. The remark encapsulated a defeatist stance amid the convention crowd.
The War Assets Administration planned to auction 79 oil paintings and 38 watercolors by 70 top American artists. The State Department allegedly bought the work for 50000 to tour abroad as proof of American painting. Critics labeled the effort "crazy art" while Truman praised simpler food-themed art.
A late conversation urges re evaluation of religious education in public schools after a court decision. groups agree schools are secular yet many want church based religious instruction outside school hours to support citizenship and shared ideals in a nation founded on belief in God.
William Carpenter announced reelection bid for Shawnee County Board of Supervisors from Shawnee District. Clarke County All Stars defeated Winchester Legion 4 at Boxee.
Five years ago in 1943 a special dedication honors boys who left school to defend the country. Mary Louw S received certificates of meat from Atheowa National Red Cross. US Drpt of Nas reported national apple crop prospects fair.
Ten years ago in 1938 Cook won American Legion award and Stephens City scholastic record Phylis Meer chosen to play feminine lead in the Locater production Fast Linn Hubert McNally elected president of Winchester Educational Association.
The Passover is described as the oldest festival still observed, celebrated annually for about 3,400 years to mark the Hebrews' liberation from bondage in Egypt. Tradition holds the first Passover was ordained by God through Moses.
1923 meeting recalled as Kiwanis clubs in Winchester and Hagerstown gathered in Hagerstown. William Jennings Bryan and U S Senator Joseph Bailey planned a debate on prohibition at Albany New York May 31 1923. Fort Loudoun senior class staged operetta comedy and piano recital as part of commencement exercises.
In 1898 a man named William Evans was knocked from a front porch chair when a bolt of lightning struck the rear of the building. President McKinley pledged U.S. Army occupancy. Miss Keys of New York visited, while Holmes Conrad’s daughters hosted a driving party for the guest.
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