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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1952
Page
4
Daily Winchester paper notes subscription details and staff while publishing a religious verse from Genesis 42 8 and a Bible-based reflection. The notice lists editors and offices, with Associated Press membership and distribution notes.
The Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded in Oslo amid three wars in Korea Indo China and Malaya. The piece notes shifting 1948 voting patterns and cross party support, plus UK tea rationing ending and Britain’s atom bomb test. The article contrasts war dangers with political maneuvering and public mood.
In Ellaville the Price administrator is tasked with reporting price increases as soon as information becomes available. The policy aims to curb sudden hikes and keep the public informed about rising costs.
One year ago Fay Headley Berryville Avenue wed Wanless Smallwood son of Sheriff and Mrs Smallwood Berryville. The Lord Fairfax Garden club met at Mrs Earl Crowser with Mrs Hugh Peters speaker. Mrs J Kenneth Robinson hosted tea for Mrs W W Bassett of Aberdeen SD. Ruby Lucille Braithwaite engaged to Virgil Stotler son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Stotler. Victor Constant and Philip Glauwe won golf club awards. Joseph Jolliffe visiting his mother Mrs J Earl Rinker in Winchester. Miriam Watcom first Frederick County girl to join the WACs. Jesse F. Dix and Ellsworth A Barney visited Baltimore. Mary Katherine Henshaw returned to Winchester from Richmond on business. Browners Music Store advertised upright pianos for 200 dollars. C Prem er hosted Mrs Leon Harrison of Richmond. Maynard Baker returned from Pittsburgh with Dean Baker visiting in county.
Fifty years ago the Valley Business College in Winchester closed for a second time after the manager fled town with its funds. An explosion injured Abner McDonald at his brother William McDonald’s residence, causing a notable local incident.
Washington report says President Truman keeps a threatening nationwide railroad strike on hold until after the November vote to avoid harming Stevenson Sparkman prospects. Labor leaders urge delay while Western and Southeastern railroads resist, risking a national transport paralysis if workers walk out.
A European scholar spoke to an American audience recounting a tale of a continental European graduate student at Oxford in higher mathematics staying with English hosts. The anecdote illustrated study and hospitality across cultures.
Rainfall data covers past 48 hours to 7 am today with October total 125 inches for 1952 rainfall to date 36.10 inches and 36.79 inches average over two years. Monthly averages span 1912 to 1951 with January 2.45 inches through October 3.27 inches and other months listed.
A woman may falsely believe she is pregnant when signs mimic pregnancy but no fetus exists. Hormonal changes, often linked to pituitary action and emotional factors, can halt periods, cause breast changes, and even sensations of movement, leading to deception of self and sometimes physicians.
A brilliant scholar questions Christmas and Easter significance while noting widespread religious ignorance. The piece cites American and Canadian tests showing university faculties and authors often know little about Christian teachings, warning spiritual ignorance could threaten the nation.
Henry Gamadge investigates the case of Gray Austen whose wife Rena flees after a disturbing sight of a slim bound book about an ancient crime. The tale ties to Gray’s war knee injury and a hidden family history, as Gamadge uncovers motives, secrets, and complex relationships in a fractured household.
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