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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
4
The piece argues diplomats should avoid overreliance on unity and warns Vishinsky may drive Western allies apart. It notes Paris conference openings favor the West as three skirmishes favor their position, urging an offensive defensive approach rather than mere negative stances.
After Hungary and Czechoslovakia fell, France and Italy repelled Communist influence aided by time and the Marshall Plan. The Atlantic Alliance formed to keep Western nations united against Russia, while Berlin blockade and West German federation marked a major win for anti communist sentiment within the Reich.
Ruth White of Hayfield gives valedictory at Gainesboro graduation exercises. Strawberry picking reported as good. Reverend L. J. Robertson of Richmond entertains Stephens City Lions with sleight of hand.
Chinese troops pursue Japanese toward the Burma border as Allied forces push inland. Stephens City's Orndorff handles pitching duties in an All-Star game versus Middletown. Selbert and Lester Combs recognized as STAR men in the service, sons of Mr and Mrs Lee Combs of Woodstock Lane.
King George and Queen Elizabeth visit Calgary in Western Canada. Mrs Norman Barr opens the Mayfair Beauty Shoppe.
Pola Negri stars in Shadows of Paris as her affair with a French nobleman reshapes romance. Marion Orndorff wins presidency of the Merchant Credit Association. Hockman pitches Handley to a 10 to 3 victory over Alexandria.
The Voice Of The People notes the Tom Waves of praise for a Thumb Wedding at Stephens City High School. The event on campus featured stage scenery under Mrs. Leslie Orndorff's direction with acknowledgments presented by her and the faculty.
The speaker thanks all helpers and notes with pride that each child received a part in the ceremony. The scene shows many little hearts full of joy as they appear in public for the first time, looking beautiful and proud. A stray observation compares Brazil’s size to the U S and Argentina.
A Loudoun County group of about 20 residents will meet in Purcellville tomorrow to discuss creating a private or cooperative school to relieve overcrowded public schools. They criticized the county’s efforts to fund relief.
The term brawling under British law refers to quarreling or creating a disturbance inside a church setting. It outlines behavior deemed disruptive and unlawful within sacred premises.
Wayne Oliver reports tele vision crafts its own bill of fare without Hollywood or Broadway films. TV shows feature film and stage stars in original productions as budgets constrain sets and casts. One-hour plays cost 5 000 to 20 000 dollars. Broadway musicals run higher, while TV finishes in a single broadcast.
Winchester Frederick chapter of the American Red Cross plans a Learn to Swim program for all non-swimmers this year. John C. St. John, water safety chairman, says a questionnaire is distributed via organizations and lessons are offered free of charge. Send a postcard or call 5412 for a questionnaire. The program stresses lessons to non-swimmers.
A quiz feature outlines scoring by daily results from 100 questions over 10 days with designations like Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good based on correct answer counts. It includes a page reference for answers and incomplete sample questions mentioning sauerkraut, lilacs, Truman’s years in office and the Malmedy massacre in World War II France.
A set of ten trivia prompts covers radio show records, ship construction halts, marital property terms, TV signal wires, Shirley Temple birthday age, and the former American Jewish Congress president who died on April 19, 1949.
The excerpt recalls the 1665 London plague with scenes of mass death and relentless burial work as the city struggles to cope. Daniel Defore provides a stark portrait of the era’s horror and societal toll.
The narrator laments a great city fire that ends a severe epidemic by burning away disease centers. Fire, medicine, water, and care fail to beat the plague until the blaze consumes the congested areas, sparking a rebirth of a new City of London from the ashes.
A shopper praises the two brothers who own a hardware store for balancing opinions on products and politics. He values both sides, noting how Henry and Tom defer to each other, making the best choice through mutual caution.
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