I Will Serve: The Call to Volunteer and Sacrifice
A tribute to daily heroes who volunteer their lives in service. The speaker declares readiness with the line send me, emphasizing devotion and altruism in times of need.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
We have 3,124,248 pages in Virginia
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1951
Page
4
Tax increase sparks protest in Ways and Means panel
Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee faced criticism after approving a broad 12 percent income tax rise that would push taxes above one dollar per dollar of income over 100000. They then moved to cap the rate at 4.5 percent on incomes over 80000, allowing top earners to keep 52 percent to cover filing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means
Tee
Conventions Become Big Business for Chicago 1952
Chicago will host the 1952 Republican and Democratic national conventions. The Windy City Convention Bureau projects combined attendance of about 1.9 million people who will spend around 140 dollars each. TV announcers and equipment need about 35 000 square feet of space. Chicago hosted 1014 conventions in 1950 and is the leading convention city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Republican
Democratic
Chicago
Windy City
Convention Bureau
Corps of TV New
Chicago Convention Spending Patterns Highlight Big Hotel Bills
Chicago's Convention Bureau tracked 17 percent of spends in retail stores 12 percent in nightlife and entertainment 12 percent on food 8 percent on drinks with hotel bills at 36 percent. Auto dealers have been largest convention spenders and a citizens committee aims to raise 500000 to lure Republican and Democratic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Convention Bureau
Newspapers: the only truly local sales medium
The piece argues national advertisers favor newspapers over radio and television for sales impact. It asserts newspapers deliver audiences, and local reach, while TV and radio are entertainment with fleeting messages. It notes exceptions but defends newspapers as locally effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Brother
Television
Radio
Newsaper
Page One Logic Spurs a Full Paper Fillers
Camden Chronicle editor argues readers check every page and will notice mistakes on any page. A test shows a three line filler about a $1 item sold for 10 cents drew a crowded store and big losses, proving readers scan beyond Page One for extraordinary bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden Chronicle
Winchester Turns With Local Honors And Milestones
District Governor C A Hobert receives a gold wrist token for service. Ivy Harmer Ritter, 78, a Winchester pioneer, is buried. Miss Sturley Seal, daughter of Mrs Caro lyn Ses, graduates in Washington. Roanoke ind uctees listed include Thurman Potts and others. Memorial Day marks record 10941 marriage licenses in Winchester. Sixty-two couples wed. Julian Baker issued 37 licenses in Cour t. 25 in Circuit Court. Mrs John A Kern travels to Ellensburg for sons Bentley and Jack graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions
C A Hobert
Berryville
Ivy Harmer Ritter
Winchester
West Cork Street
Sturley Seal
Carolyn Ses
Stephens City
Emergency Hospital
Washington
Roanoke
Thurman Potts
Charles Smith
James B. Frye
Daniel Kremer
James G. Eagle, Jr. Kelley
T. Clem
Everlyn, Carper
M. H. Householder
Julian Baker
Corporation Court
John A. Kern
Ellensburg
Bently
Jack
Local youths enlistment and social notices in Winchester
John Lee Wilson and Jack Carroll Kaylor have enlisted in the Navy through the Winchester recruiting station. Miss Helen Kahnis hosted a senior class buffet supper at her parents’ home. Winchester residents planning to attend the Rotary International convention in Atlantic City include Mr and Mrs Charles Hofer Mr and Mrs Mc Bherry Lupton and Dr and Mrs Ronald Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee Wilson
Lucian Wilson
Capon Springs
W. Va
Jack Carroll Kaylor
George A. Kaylor
Gove
Navy
Winchester
Helen Kahnis
Handley High School
Gus Kaknis
North Braddock Street
Rotary Club International
Atlantic City
Charles Hofer
Mc Bherry Lupton
Ronald Wilson
Memorial Day bus service limited by heavy travel
Ten years ago a bus company faced strain from heavy Memorial Day travel and was compelled to supply additional service rails.
Local residents return from Virginia visits and officials attend conference
Mrs J Few Brown returns home on North Washington Street after visiting relatives in Pulaski and Salem Virginia. Mr and Mrs B D Calvert host their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs S Pope of Battlevoro NC at their South Loudoun Street residence. City Manager L R Dettra travels to Santa Monica California as Virginia delegate to the U S Good Roads Commission meeting.
Mrs Mamie C Lewis and John D Hartman Tie at Albin
The record notes the marriage of Miss Mamie C Lewis and Mr John D Hartman at Albin. A school fund balance of 135 dollars was reported at John Kerr School at the end of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie C. Lewis
John D. Hartman
Albin
John Kerr School
Duke of Windsor's abdication shapes memoirs and legacy
The memoirs rerun the saga of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, detailing motives behind the abdication, Queen Mary’s views, and the monarchy's rigid conventions. The piece contrasts royal duty with personal desire, noting Churchill and Baldwin actions and the church's stance.
Memory IQ Quiz and World History Trivia Questions
A quiz format lists questions on politics, loyalty boards, war dates, state nicknames, literature, horse racing terms, languages, prophets, dramatic lines, and a three letter word. It notes page 2 contains the answers and includes historical spoon references from Exodus and a 13th century English will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Earl Browder
Loyalty Review Board
Mexico
Rainfall totals and averages for past periods
Rainfall data shows none in the past 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today. May rainfall to date 388, 1971 rainfall to date 16.03. Average rainfall for 33 years 36.73, with monthly averages listed for 38-year period including June 3.01, July 3.84, August 3.50, October 3.33, December 3.46.
Why teapots and coffee pots have different spout positions
The answer explains that tea leaves float longer while coffee grounds settle quickly, so the spout is placed to pour a clear liquid. The second item gives steps to open a new book safely by laying it flat, opening covers, then turning pages gradually from back to front and center.
Marriage Means Murder chapter thirty one chase scene
McGann and Wexton flee through Manhattan after a suspect and a mob of pursuers. They meet a reporter who helps with a case involving Ambrose Pearson and a dangerous motive tied to a will and a mysterious record. They plot to confront Pearson in Greenwich Village at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGann
Wexton
West Side
Tompkins
Ronnie
Mabel
Ambrose Pearson
Jamaica
Ambrose
Attorney Holton
Otto
Perry Street
Greenwich Village
Louella
Pearson
Hunyak
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scott
Associated Press
Big Business
Analysts Fund
Midwest
Citizens’ Committee
Anderson
the Star
Duke of Windsor
THE
Milwaukee Journal
Great Britain
Edward VIII
England
Empire
Britain
Marlborough House
Duke
Bertie
George VI
Putnam
Portsmouth
Prince of Wales
South America
Wallis Warfield Simpson
London
Queen Mary
Walls Simpson
Edward
Simpson
South Wales
George V
Russia
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Winston Churchill
Church of England
Sandringham
Dickens
Africa
Paul Whiteman
R. J. Scott
ALBERTS BIRD OF _ PARADISE
Santee
Earth
I.Q
Fred Dickenson
Lexington
Third Avenues
East Fifty-First
Roosevelt Drive
Franklin
Farwell
Dinkman
Dink’ Wexton
WQXR
East River
Queens
Stuyvesant Town
South Street
Search the Winchester Evening Star Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Winchester Evening Star?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.