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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1948
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issues a daily notice about advertising deadlines and rates, delivery service, and subscription prices. A biblical verse from Deuteronomy 8 17 is printed with the date Tuesday October 12 1948.
Secretary Marshall persuaded President Truman to drop a one man plan to send Chief Justice Vinson on a Mission to Moscow. The piece argues unilateral action risks Western discord, urges careful handling of Russian relations, and cites Senator Vandenberg warning of a narrow escape from a crisis.
The Smithsonian in Washington backs a German education program with 400 tons of books and 160 tons of medical publications for German schools and libraries in the U S zone. The Reorientation Branch provides 500 16 mm film projectors and 40 films while 17 000 Federated Women’s Clubs chapters and nine Association for Childhood Education groups pledge aid to classrooms, centers, and educational materials.
Current Opinion argues that Governor Dewey and Governor Warren show a petty stance toward Senator Revercomb of West Virginia amid his reelection battle against Neely. It notes Dewey’s refusal to aid Revercomb over the displaced Persons Bill and suggests the snub risks GOP control and harms national governance.
A short, page style quiz tests memory with ten questions on authors, geography, politics, and language. It invites readers to turn to page 2 for answers and notes common misspellings and misstatements.
Judge John Rice hears cases listing defendants from Fairmont Ave to Radford. Sentences include fines for speeding disorderly conduct drunkenness and DUI with totals from 9.25 to 104.75 and a 30 day sentence suspended.
The Richmond News Leader notes Fred Allen offered to bond listeners up to 5000 dollars against losing a prize if they switch to another show. The piece argues such give away programs inflate audiences but may collapse under rising prize costs, urging advertisers to favor stable audiences for steady results.
J Sloan Kuykendall named to the committee on legal education and admission to the bar. Ken Cather wins the 50 lap Airport Speedway jalo py championship, defeating Chess Wilkins Douglas Bailey and Car Anderson. Allied planes bomb German targets in the Balkans and north of Rome while Clark's fifth army and the British Eighth limit activity to artillery and patrols as mud and rain slow the campaign.
Doug Corrigan, famed for a trans Atlantic flight misbelief, halts at Stephens City Airport during his voyage after the Puture Farmers Fair opens, showcasing exhibits and local activity.
A 1923 recap notes the Giants win the third game of the World Series. Market prices list eggs at 33 cents a dozen and country butter at 25 cents a pound. It also records cultural events and local society notes from 1898.
A prompt-like query asks whether “the President of the United States” refers to a current officeholder, and whether “AcIDolphilus” is a disease, a type of buttermilk, or a named Greek philosopher.
A community chest drives donations to eight local causes sharing one fund. Residents can contribute once to support education health youth services and emergency assistance across the town.
Medical guide explains that many with normal hearts experience symptoms like faintness and chest pain from anxiety rather than heart disease. Angina is exercise triggered and lasts minutes to days, while rest does not help. Treatment focuses on reassurance and environmental changes. drugs have limited value.
A mixed list of crossword entries across and down with clues and partial answers. Includes town hints, animal terms, verb phrases, flavors, and various short definitions spanning geography, objects, and titles.
In Berlin the Soviet Union warns of fighter flights and gunnery in air corridors used by supplies for the blockade. Soviet guards shoot at a German truck and a car at the blockade, confiscating the vehicles and goods but the occupants escape. Russian authorities tighten controls and claim to seize thousands of tons of barter food from eastern Berliners.
William Dewey Bowles of Limeton Va. paid a $10 fine and costs for reckless driving after he bumped the Winchester police car parked along E Gerard Sr. Bowles struck while making a wide left turn from S Cameron Sunday night. Passenger Margaret Hamman 19 Front Royal sustained rib and forehead injuries. Police car damage about $50 other car $60.
Ruh and Fred Durr of Trailer Camp Winchester received 30 day jail terms and 25 dollar fines each in police court after being charged with drunkenness disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
A reader argues education must be practical and grounded in life not abstract. The piece notes full schools and crowds of teachers demanding fair wages while government funds veterans education. It stresses that schooling builds background for life, not all learning translates into dollars or promotions.
The text argues education should feed minds and souls, not just serve as a meal ticket. It warns that education wholly practical becomes mere training and stresses the need to keep educators focused on practical relevance without reducing learning to utilitarianism.
City police investigate two hit and run crashes reported Sunday night. Sylvester Corbin of Route 2 Winchester says a car sideswiped his vehicle on Route 50 near Rennertown causing about 25 dollars in damage. Arthur Johnson of 25 Gibbons Street reports his parked car’s right fender and running board were smashed by a tractor trailer that fled the scene.
Gail confronts Sam Meredith her reporter lover as she contemplates marriage and independence. Betty Sam's ex wife adds bitter memories while Gail frets over commitment and a life of settled happiness in a restless New York setting.
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