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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1948
Page
4
Nelson Page leaves his Winchester post as postmaster after serving since 1933. The community honors a career marked by energy courtesy and devotion to duty, noting his leadership built a strong staff and efficient postal service for the public.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports Iowa leads in total farm income at 2.4 billion dollars for last year, followed by California at 2.2 billion and Texas at 2.0 billion. Other top earners include Illinois Minnesota Kansas Nebraska Missouri Indiana, while Rhode Island Nevada New Hampshire Delaware each total under 100 million. Virginia's farm income equals 417 million.
The West faces its gravest crisis as Berlin’s status is moved to the Security Council. Washington London and Paris pressed for concessions after protracted talks with Moscow failed. They chose to bring the dispute to the UN rather than yield sovereignty or accept Russian dominance.
The text argues that selecting arbitration over other avenues demonstrates Germany’s commitment to peace and willingness to submit its case to a neutral decision, signaling world devotion to treaty obligations.
Current Opinion discusses former Ohio governor Frank Lausche preferring breakfast in the kitchen and the public reaction. The piece notes class norms and pomp in government, questioning sensationalism over sensible living.
A Memphis service column notes a 25 percent drop in divorces due to high living costs. A courthouse veteran says few can afford divorce, hoping hard times will spur reconciliations and harmony, especially for families with children.
Fort Worth hunter John Long took his dog hunting last fall to show it off. The dog pointed at a man among the strangers. The man replied that he was Partridge and that the dog was smarter than expected.
A frigid spell likely sets a record for the first week of October in Winchester, whittling the temperature to 44 degrees at the Winchester Research laboratory. D Harding Whitacre, 25, is named deputy sheriff of Frederick County and day jailor.
Russian forces press near Kiev with heavy artillery and infantry assault against German second line defenses in a harsh weather clash. Pacific-Japanese evacuation begins at Kolombangara Island as a 10 000 strong garrison faces intense combat in the Solomons.
Miss Nency Bowley hosts a dinner at Tokus Inn. Mr and Mrs W Nelson Page entertain informally for Col and Mrs Thomas Booth and their son Colin Booth, guests of Dr and Mrs Hunter McGuire.
H. S. McCormac, general manager of the Virginia Woolen Co., is booked to speak at the annual convention of the Virginia Manufacturers Assn. The incident involves two youths who took papers valued at 2000 dollars from Rosenberger.
Night blaze wipes out Crisman barn. Loss includes day and wheat stored inside. Also a terse note claims Chinese emperor Kuang Hsu may have died by his own hand. An ad touts Horsey and Atwell selling the latest hats.
A historical note on Thomas Chalmers preaching that true progress against evil lies in replacing corrupt desires with stronger good ones. He argued that willpower alone fails and a flood of better affections overwhelms and sweeps away vice, a message intended for broad modern appeal.
It is estimated that 24,000,000 sewing machines are now in use in homes and that 25 percent of all ladies and children's clothes are made at home.
Medical explanation of venous thrombosis and thrombophlebitis, their dangers, and treatments. Discusses dicumarol and heparin as anticoagulants, signs of acute and chronic forms, and management including bed rest, monitoring clotting time, and potential complications like pulmonary embolus. Also notes historical context and menopause-related symptoms inquiry.
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Dr J N Thomas professor of systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary Richmond will preach at the morning service and assist in the Lord's Supper at Winchester Presbyterian Church. The day marks a World Wide Communion event with his Amsterdam and Geneva experiences noted. He will also address the church youth forum at six. Thomas, a Bedford Va native, is a graduate of Washington and Lee University University of Edinburgh and Union Theological Seminary and was a classmate of Dr Wilson.
A 36 page booklet titled COMMON HOUSEHOLD PESTS offers latest official guidance on pests such as ants moths flies roaches bed bugs fleas termites and rats. It includes a four page section on DDT insecticide and costs 15 cents postpaid. Mail order to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau 316 Eye St NE Washington DC with name address and payment.
A reader trivia piece outlines a 10 question IQ style test with scoring bands from Genius to Poor. It asks about Soviet officials post mortem terms, post mortem terminology, Army and Navy Journal authorship, the U.S. Second Lady designation, a Democratic Senate race, a sun bathers association term, a Czech leader's death, Hibok Hibok volcanic activity in the Philippines, presidential religious affiliations, and France’s nearest port to England.
John H. Carper of Winchester and his sons bought two registered bulls from Hidden River farm Woodstock. The bulls were sired by P. Domino Mischief, a grandson of the 1936 Polled champion.
A special subscription rate invites schools to receive the Star newspaper daily. The promotion targets athletic programs and student readers, promising affordable delivery to campus mailboxes and common areas for team coverage.
In the police station Spence debates with Poirot over the deaths of Arden Hunter, Rosa Cloade, and Rosaleen Cloade. Poirot teases out two murderers, a fatal accident, and a hidden motive as the case twists toward a Shakespearean dual crime revelation.
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