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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1948
Page
4
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A compact quotation from John 8 32 states Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. The line is presented as a standalone scriptural citation without additional context or commentary.
William Meacham will become associate editor of the Norfolk Virginian Pilot on Monday. He has led the Danville Register and served at the Richmond Times Dispatch and the Virginia Council on Health Care, with aims to boost public health attention and rural medical needs.
A century ago the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty took effect May 30, 1848 transferring California Nevada Utah and parts of Arizona New Mexico Wyoming and Colorado to the United States. The U S paid 15 million and assumed Mexican claims while debates over slavery and statehood accompanied the acquisition.
President Polk faced opposition as Trist pushed a Mexico treaty toward Washington. Cabinet splits over western territory and California haunted the talks. After initial rejection by the Foreign Relations Committee and sharp Senate debate, the treaty passed 38 to 14, just above the two thirds threshold.
Current Opinion from Dayton notes an Atlanta Journal essay praising slurping soup as adding joy and arguing for its musical management. The piece laments noisy meals and urges consideration for those nearby, criticizing press tolerance of the slurp system.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt mocks Western claims by praising Russian invention in a satirical tone. It lists Popov, Lodygin, Edison, and others as Russian-origin geniuses while jokily questioning the origins of gunpowder printing the wheel and the pyramids.
County Agricultural Conservation Chairman J. L. Hershman received orders to cancel all lime and fertilizer purchase orders from the county ACA office. State Agriculture Commissioner L. M. Walker spoke to poultry raisers from four counties at the event.
Hugh Daily elected president of the county 4 H council. Virginia reported leading nation in intensive drive against cancer.
About 150 scientists planned to study prehistoric geologic formations in this valley area. Six prisoners were taken in two liquor raids in the vicinity. Canton was severely bombed by Japanese with 500 killed and 1000 wounded.
About 100 doctors gathered for the valley meeting with Dr. Hunter H. McGuire of this city presiding. Hugh S. Duffey, principal of Winchester high school, chosen superintendent. Ice cream at the welcome party for Rev. McFarland, former resident, to the new church at Hagerstown, stolen during the program.
In 1898 Frank Dorsey suffered a painful injury at the Old Dominion paper mill. The same year young ladies of E F J held an annual picnic at Jordans White Sulphur Springs. Bessie Nurton visited friend Bertha Canter in Canterbury Maryland.
The late L Elwood Smith vice president of Winchester Woolen Co left an estate of 46228 recorded by city officials. The appraisal lists 24928 in personal property and 21300 in real estate. Other estate appraisals include Herbert Wise carver 19756 Lucy M Marshall 31046 and Allison Hartman 6474 with various appraisers.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation none and May totals. Cumulative rainfall to date for May 1948 is 14.38 inches with annual total 4.21 inches for May and averages by month from 1913 to 1946 range from 1.94 inches in February to 3.92 inches in June. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Article summarizing living well by using abilities and interests in any setting. Cites examples like Robert Louis Stevenson Charles Lamb and John Bunyan to show happiness and productivity despite unfavorable circumstances. Encourages turning life into meaningful activity and turning hardship into profit through personal growth.
A scanned item presents a 1948 IQ quiz with ten questions covering law, geography, and science. It lists a postal header from the Federal Works Agency region in Philadelphia and a bid notice for Winchester Virginia exterior painting, dated May 27, 1948, with details for bids due June 17, 1948.
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