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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1949
Page
4
A dated religious reflection quotes scripture and proclaims God fills the heavens and hearts when admitted. The note references Eph 1 23 and urges spiritual acknowledgment on a Saturday observance.
Organizer Miller and CIO PAC backers meet at Skyland to build a continuing movement against Virginia's Democratic establishment. They tout Miller as full time organizer and executive secretary while Danville CIO convention praises pre election work and cites a large voting bloc potential. Powell estimates 200000 potential PAC voters in Virginia.
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece notes a physician experimenting with serums to cure laziness as a social nudge. The humorous item suggests experts pursue novelty cures to lift spirits and productivity.
Current Opinion urges Governor William M. Tuck to empower Virginia by reactivating the State Council of Defense as Emergency Fuel Commission. The move aims to secure every possible coal pound for state and local governments and citizens, asserting public interest over unions. The piece applauds bold leadership and civic mobilization of public opinion against labor leaders.
Staunton News Leader reports urging reactivation of the Virginia Defense Council to meet a coal shortage claimed to be caused by John L. Lewis. Governor Tuck condemns union leader actions as tyrannical and threatening public welfare and national security. He calls for a patriotic response from state leadership.
A playful anecdote describes Aunt Bess and Uncle Gus visiting and reacting to a relative's growth with astonishment. The narrator notes how people say a person can't help but grow and reflects on small pride in familial remarks.
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes progress in pest management with a better mousetrap and improved DDT and fly control. The piece suggests ongoing issues with mice despite new devices and chemicals.
News of Other Years from 1948 reports Leslie D. Kline, county school superintendent, appealing for clothing for underprivileged students. Mrs. Mattie Rickard of White Post is hospitalized after a two car collision on Route 522. Diphtheria immunization clinics begin at Stonewall school.
Associated Press reports Allied tanks operating behind the Siegfried line while Russian forces push toward Belgrade expected to fall briefly. John M. Seabright wins $100 prize offered by J. V. Arthur for being first local boy to write from German territory. Mrs Daisy Orndorff visits as county correspondent and leaves a bouquet of dahlias for the office.
All county school principals gather in the courthouse to exchange views and obtain new ideas. Plans are underway for vocational fairs in Clarke county in the near future. Frederick county reports its corn crop as the best in ten years.
The Star reports 90 percent of its circulation within 90 miles of Winchester. Doctors George Snarr and Allen T. Hawthorne announce new offices at 110 North Braddock Street. The community notes the absence of a registrar at Baker Mill to replace the late official.
Robert Steele of Spring Gardens marks his 94th birthday. Charles F. Henson ends the season at Capon Springs and will winter in Winchester. Mr and Mrs Joseph Leafe host a reception at their W Peyton Street home for their son in law and daughter in law Pvt and Mrs I Lindsay Leafe.
The piece argues that despite Russia's atomic progress there will be no halt to Western defense plans in Europe. It notes U.S. and Britain widening weapon research, potential A bombs in allied storage, and ongoing European rearmament to protect installations amid political risk.
In the Adirondacks, guide Gerald Kennell argues beavers released after a Louisiana fair have disrupted habitats. He says beaver dams flood winter quarters, reduce deer forage, and harm trout spawning. He also cites rising otter and bear numbers and calls for updated protections, suggesting bounties to curb pests and deer value shifting to farmers.
The author contrasts giving and losing in war and faith noting a veteran who gave his arm, a WWI comrade crippled by sacrifice, and Jesus who gave his life on the cross as a savior not a martyr, with the cross becoming a symbol of faith and gospel.
A dated school style quiz promises daily results over ten days with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It lists ten sample questions about piano keys theater literature a Peron era presidency septic tank trades submarine accidents and vice presidents with fragmented phrasing and incomplete options.
The question refers to the 40 and 8 veterans’ organization known for looser fan-making activities linked to French origins. It asks which veto group is involved and mixes in other historical prompts about U S Senate and House recesses as well as birthstones and a Vatican bones discovery.
Capon Springs West Virginia October 1 state aid to municipalities in financing building and operating sewage treatment plants will be studied by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. The plan creates state authorities to conduct these operations and could save local communities up to one percent on financing.
The Berlin airlift concluded with its last C-54 mission from Frankfurt to Berlin. Maj. Gen. John K. Barr and a band welcomed the final coal sack breading newsmen aboard. Over 115 months the operation logged more than 275000 flights carrying 2300000 tons, forcing the Soviets to lift the blockade.
Officials from both sides stated that training squadrons would be kept in Germany and that aerial supply could be restarted quickly if needed. The comments reflect ongoing cooperation and preparedness for rapid rearmament or aid in a potential crisis.
Electron microscope images from Dr. Stafford Warren of the University of California Los Angeles indicate certain cancer cells possess embryonic arms that allow them to burrow through blood vessel walls. Normal tissue cells are too large to pass capillaries and would be dissolved by blood, Warren notes. This digging ability may drive malignancy.
Approximately 55 percent of a good grade steer yields beef and about 15 percent of that beef is steak suitable for boiling.
Chris Russell reveals his Hawaiian family background and fortune while Terry confesses she has no money. He jokes about a cousin named Stinky and explains his own path from humble roots to sugar mill work, inheritance, and the need to survive. Terry asks what they will do next as they face uncertain finances.
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