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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1950

Page

4

Newspaper Masthead and Associated Press Note

A vintage newspaper masthead lists editor H Byrd Jr and national representation details. It notes Associated Press affiliation, contact numbers for business and news room, and display ad deadlines.

Self Judgment and Charity Reflected in October Message

An Oct 13 1950 note urges readers to judge themselves first and show charity to others. It emphasizes giving others the benefit of the doubt and contrasts mercy with the lack thereof, urging compassionate conduct.

Better Chow Reforms For GIs In Korea Echo Italian Campaign

The Army’s Quartermaster Corps outlines new rationes improving GI meals since last year. Five-in-one packs feed five men for a day, C-4 menus mix meat vegetables and fruit, assault packs aid troops after landings, and survival rations cover emergencies. Rations are waterproof and rugged for combat.

Korea Italy Quartermasters Corps Wall Street Journal Mediterranean Pacific

Stassen Statement Draws Quiet Response in Washington

The dull thud from Mr. Stassen as he unveiled his statement suggested a moment billed as significant but elicited a subdued reaction among attendees and reporters at the Washington Evening Star event.

Mr. Stassen

Stassen Presses for Moscow Conference With Stalin

The article notes Harold Stassen renewed calls for a U S Soviet summit to include Stalin. He urged Truman to convene a conference, with Stassen leading a U S delegation possibly including prominent figures. The move follows earlier delegation outlines and promises a fresh press conference.

Stassen Stalin Richard Truman Acheson Defense Johnson Bradley Taft Vandenberg Bernard Baruch Eisenhower Mr. Stassen

Beckley Freshmen Dating System Prompts Controversy

The Beckley College rules require all first year students to wear signs with their names addresses and whether they are available for dates. The columnist endorses advertising as a selling tool and jokes about placing ads with photos in the Beckley newspaper.

Beckley W. Va

The Smile as an Investment

The piece argues that smiles and kind words are valuable social investments that boost sales, retain workers, and improve daily life. It claims that pleasant manners cost nothing and benefit both giver and recipient, potentially aiding national harmony and easing hardships.

Polio Victim, Police Chief Attend Conference

News of Other Years recalls Clarke County figures from a past year including Mrs J C Digges Jr the area second polio victim of the year and Police Chief J Thomas Boyd traveling to Roanoke for the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police convention. It also notes a fox incident at The Washington Post office and prior war fund chairmen and local births and church notices.

J. C. Digges, Jr White Post Clarke County J. Thomas Boyd Roanoke The Virginia Assn, of Chiefs of Police Piccadilly St Washington Post Thomas G. Scully Virginia War Fund Winchester Frederick County Billmyer Donald Lee Christian Elizabeth Mausenfluck Stephens City

FFA Exhibition Hints At Record Attendance Here

Pred Dobbin of Middletown and Stephens City says indications point to the largest FFA exhibition in the event history at this location.

Pred Dobbin Middletown Stephens City FFA

Capon Springs Friend Recovers At Winchester Hospital

Twenty five years ago Mrs. G. W. Farmer moved toward recovery in Winchester Memorial Hospital as friends here visited. Cardinal Hayes in New York condemned modern women as straying more each day. Pittsburgh tied the World Series at two games to two by a 4-2 win over Washington pitcher Walter Johnson in the sixth game, keeping alive the crown bid.

Capon Springs G. W. Farmer Winchester Memorial Hospital New York Cardinal Hayes Washington Walter Johnson Pittsburgh Perry Jay McKenzie Darling Jay Arcadia Bouse King

Couple Weds At Parents Home In Quiet Ceremony

Miss Cora Hillyard and Mr. Oliver Bright were married at the home of the bride’s parents near here. The Democratic ticket for November includes William Jennings Brown for President, Adlai Stevenson for Vice President, and James Hay for Congress.

Cora Hillyard Oliver Bright William Jennings Brown Adlai Stevenson James Hay Congress

Indochina Crisis Deepens As Viet Minh Gains

Roger Warren notes Indochina tensions with Ho Chi Minh forces advancing in the north and Chinese troops poised along the Viet Nam border. French and Allied forces face vast logistical and ideological challenges as regional independence movements rise.

Ray Tucker GTON Indochina Korea Pentagon State Department Viet Minh Ho Chi Minh China Viet Nam Annamese Asia Indonesia India Pakistan Malaya Tho Kingdom of Cambodia Laos Bao Dai Doelap

Communism Threat in Indochina and Southeast Asia

Scott's Scrap Book warns that communism could spread from Indochina into Burma and beyond. The piece notes Indochina's proximity to the Philippines and regular sea links, suggesting Red propagandists and weapons could move through the area, risking democratic control.

Indochina Burma Philippines Indonesia Req

Sore throat may mask serious illness warns physician

Doctor Herman N. Budensen explains sore throat spans from minor discomfort to serious conditions. Germs from the throat can threaten heart or kidneys and various causes include strep and staph infections, diphtheria, Vincent's angina, mono, herpes, thrush, or drug reactions. Prompt diagnosis and treatment, often penicillin or aureomycin, are advised, with thoro culture and vaccination for diphtheria.

Rainfall figures for 24 hours ending today and monthly totals

Rainfall data shows 7 a m today with October rainfall at 0.10 inches and year to date 2.26 inches for 1950, plus total year to date 34.63 inches. Average rainfall over 37 years is 36.56 inches and monthly means from 1912 to 1949 include January 3.80 and February 1.92 through December 2.42 inches, with October 3.34 inches. Courtesy of Winchester Research Laboratory.

Winchester Research Labora

Like A Letter From Home The Evening Star On Campus

Student readers on campus welcomed the Evening Star as a daily copy and were invited to have a edition mailed to them by calling the campus number 3424 for subscriptions.

Evening Star

How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions

A test guide promises scoring by daily results over ten days with rating bands for memory and reasoning. It includes a page 2 answer key and ten sample questions covering anthropology, astronomy, history, geography, cinema, grammar, education, biology, real estate terms, and literature character names.

Pan-Islamism Assailed by Quadrani Leader

Mirza Bashi ruddin Mahmood head of the Quadrani Muslim Community criticized proposals for a United Islamic world as premature and vague. He said Jesus was taken from the cross by his disciples and traveled to India, dying in Kashmir, and he called pan Islamic ideas lacking the necessary spirit of sacrifice.

Kartchi Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Jesus Christ India Kashmir Quadrant

Night chase through woods ends in McKenzie reunion

Perry Mehitty flees a frightening encounter with Miss Me Kitty and a strange apparition before Jay McKenzie appears and comforts her. Miss Me Kitty teases about herbs and fortune telling as Perry clings to Dr. McKenzie, amid lingering tension over ethics and love.

Dr. McKenzie Philip Ellender Dr. Grinstead Philip Bilender Sanna Cay Philip Miss Mehitty Jay Perry Miss MeKitty Jay McKenzie Garlie Persy

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