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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1950
Page
11
A joke about Stalin is cited with a girl replying her father says things won’t improve until Stalin bites the grass. The quip notes the German phrase for biting the dust as the punchline.
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia the estate of Lizzie Blosser Haines is summoned for creditors and interested parties to show cause on November 27 1950 why funds and assets should not be paid to Ruth T Haines and J A Haines with refunding bonds required. The case originates from Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester and involves debts against the estate. Judge Elliott Marshall presides. Clerk P J Marshall issues copy.
Nutrition leaders led by Cornell authorities press against FDA plans to limit soy flour in white bread to three percent. They argue higher content boosts protein and bread quality, cite consumer rights to know labeling, and note current labeling rules favor animal feeds but not human foods. The FDA cites limited evidence from a hearing.
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester adopts a resolution mourning the death of William Alexander Sandy Baker at 407 South Washington Street. The document praises his public service on Winchester Common Council, long tenure as city treasurer, military service, leadership, integrity, and generous character.
Winchester Welfare Department handled 146 cases in the last month, up five from August. Total cash payments amounted to 3852.80 distributed as Old Age Assistance 2079.60 Aid to Blind 257.15 Aid to Dependent Children 594.20 Foster Care 695.75 and General Relief 227.05.
Front Royal begins its annual Community Chest drive aiming for 15000 across eleven agencies. At a noon luncheon, Furman G. Carroll representing A G McVay of American Viscose presented Ed H Kes, campaign chair, with a 2500 pledge to be paid after January 1 1951.
The Spanish Main referred to the mainland of Spanish America especially the northern coast of South America and the Caribbean Sea, prominent in the 16th century during Spain's Golden Age.
The excerpt outlines the founding of St Marys parish in 1744 as the first west of the Blue Ridge and traces the Episcopal church presence in Winchester from a 1744 vestry to a 1764 stone chapel, a 1829 demolition, and the 1830 Christ Episcopal Church built on Boscawen Street with interments relocated to Mt Hebron Cem.
Winchester's new sewage disposal plant, regarded by authorities as among the best, is drawing wide attention as the Federation of Sewage Works Association meets in Washington. Photos and diagrams of the facility are widely displayed and several delegates plan trips to inspect the plant.
Albert Ehlers Inc cut wholesale coffee prices by one to two cents a pound. El Paso is described as the largest city on the Mexican border.
Otto Popper of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East told the government after touring north Indian rivers that inland waterways could become equal partners with railways when developed. He estimated a cargo capacity of millions of tons annually over short distances, noting cheap labor but warning conditions could change with rising standards.
The event features 11 sports across the competition calendar, with participants from several institutions competing for overall ratings and recognition in the Gerenteetate series.
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