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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1949
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star presents its masthead with location in Winchester Virginia Frederick and Clarke counties serving as the cities and counties area. It lists editors and staff, and notes AP news use and subscription options for local and distant readers.
A religious reflection notes that faith in Christ does not exempt one from repayment of debts or restitution. It cites Romans 3 28 and argues true justification comes through faith, not law works.
It All Depends One Cornelius Leroy of Detroit was al ong Washington last week. He gave away $15 000 in cash with most going to three cab drivers witnesses and a few pedestrians. He did this because they needed it or looked as if they did. Since the money was his own he was arrested and his sanity questioned. If taxpayers funded such generosity he would be deemed liberal with humanitarian instincts.
United States population is nearing 150 million faster than earlier forecasts. Census Bureau estimates July 1 figure at 149,452,000, with a daily July rise of 7,645 and October 11 projected for the milestone. Long range forecasts vary. 1960s and 2100 projections cited with historical accuracy noted for some early predictions.
The report notes foreign born residents at 8.8 percent in 1940, a falling death rate from 10.7 to 9.7 per 1000, and an aging population. Median age rose from 16 in 1800 to 29 in 1940, with forecasts of 31 in 1955 and 37 to 34 in 2000, while South Carolina had the youngest and California the oldest medians.
Current Opinion mocks the romance of Romaine Simpson, a 27 year old divorcee, and David Mountbatten as the British Isles face a fresh royal rumor mill. The piece parodies the public attention and imagines cheeky trade tariffs in response to “Simpson” headlines.
The proposed constitutional amendment to limit the president to two terms has been sent to 23 states with South Dakota and North Dakota latest to act. Eighteen states ratified the 22nd amendment two years ago, three ratified in 1948, while 13 have refused or sidetracked. Three-fourths of states required. 13 more must ratify. Congress set a seven year deadline ending March 1954 for ratification.
A Kansas City Times excerpt notes a Wallace Street Journal column line about painting and balance, with a quote from Claude Callan reflecting on others troubles and their children, amid a broad World view.
Bernard F. Groves is installed as president of the Golden Rule Bible class. Charles Hirth weds Helen Woore. Louis and Horace Dorsey of North Braddock Street sign with the Army Air Force.
Five years ago in 1944 Sarah Zane and Friendship fire companies fought a blaze on Gibbons Street. Earl Lineweaver was captured but not killed during the African campaign, per yesterday’s STAR. M. 8. Brown and Samuel Giles of the NAACP urge colored taxpayers to pay poll tax.
Summer returns as the mercury climbs to 80 degrees and city office workers mop brows. Dr. C. R. Anderson receives the first safety sticker. John H. Colvin, a city resident, fashions a violin and case from matchsticks and displays it at the STAR office.
In 1924 residents are urged to register for Handley night school classes. James Denny arrives from Columbia to renew boyhood ties and remains an avid baseball fan. A large Evaporator Co. plant here is destroyed by fire early today, with losses estimated at 18 to 20 thousand dollars.
Fifty years ago in 1899 Winchester planned a new post office as the era moved toward modernization. The Winchester fire department received a royal welcome from Staunton fire laddies when aiding at a local carnival. A large delivery arrived for the annual treat day with candy crackers beer nuts peanuts and other sweets in multiple containers.
Washington reporting notes E. Stassen plans another presidential run in 1952. Friends press him to declare stance on Dewey Warren and Eisenhower, while Taft and Stassen camps jockey for position and a possible showdown.
Hal Boyle profiles Gerald Kenwell a 62 year old woodsman in Inlet New York who for 32 years runs a hunting camp in a 50 mile wilderness. He praises Kenwell for skill, knowledge and restraint and recalls legends Pred Hess and French Louie as models.
The article explains that chronic bowel infections like amebiasis dysentery and brucellosis cause persistent diarrhea with fatigue fever muscle pain and abdominal distress. It urges careful diagnosis including diet living conditions occupation stomach acid tests stool cultures and repeated microscopy, noting possible child liver enlargement or adult bowel tumors as complicating factors.
The narrative sketches Fred’s pursuit in deep snow ending with him returning to his cabin to retrieve a gun and shoot his bear. It notes French Louise living alone in the wilderness in later years with a garden and about 100 hens. A remark recalls an egg pile in an end of cabin and a quip about mixing eggs with tension.
A Polish girl who failed as a grand opera singer found success by selling a family confection. Her voice dismissed by producers, she turned to desserts, gained praise from a New York write up, and built a thriving business from the old country recipe. The tale urges turning small assets into real value.
In Chapter Fifteen Chris warns Terry to hide their poverty as social invitations rely on appearances. They discuss assets jewelry and the need to maintain the marriage illusion while planning escapes to new clubs and unfamiliar jobs. They vow to act as lovers and underline the tension between love and the pressures of wealth.
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