Neighborly Blessing Promotes Harmony Over Grievances
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1949
Page
4
Washington National Symphony to Play in Winchester
The Washington National Symphony Orchestra, a top five world ensemble, is booked for a Handley concert on November 17 as part of Winchester’s second Exchange Club tour. under Lewis H. Hyde Jr. and the Winchester Community Concert Association help bring world-class music to the area with October 27 pianist Richard Farrell, January 14 Revelers quartet, and February 22 opera tenor Set Svanholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington National Symphony Orchestra
Handley
Exchange Club
Winchester
Washington Orchestra
Lewis H. Hyde, Jr
Winchester Community , Association
B. Babb
Richard Farrell
Set Svanholm
Virginia Graduate Nominated as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Harold C. Stuart, a Virginia graduate and former Air Force lieutenant colonel, is nominated by President Truman for Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. A native of Oklahoma, he is known in Winchester and has strong energy and leadership qualities for the high civil post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Harold C. Stuart
Air Force
Stuart
Oklahoma
University of Virginia
Law School
Winchester
Armed Forces
Navy claims cold cure pill coricidin breakthrough
The Navy reports a pill named coricidin or cold killer that combines aspirin and antihistamines along with standard cold remedies. In a trial of 572 patients, 90 percent cured within an hour and 74 percent within 12 hours, suggesting a potential cure for the common cold pending further testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Army
Air Force
John M. Brewster
Navy Medical
Red Apple Declares Its Crown As National Apple Week
The article notes the Red Apple as ancient in origin yet modern in growth and packing. It highlights stories of tomato curiosity and corn-driven cereals, then announces Romney streets set to bloom with top Red Apples during National Apple Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Asia
Europe
Romney
Hot Dog Vendor Learns Hard Lesson From Depression
A roadside hot dog seller thrives on simple signs and crowds until his college son warns of a looming depression and global turmoil. The father dismisses the warnings, cuts back, and loses business as sales plummet, teaching a blunt financial reminder about economic risk.
A Lesson in Blankets
Photographs show Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas wrapped in blankets after an accident. The piece stresses warmth as essential shock treatment and notes veterans saved by staying warm after injuries, underscoring first aid lessons for the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Miss Colleen Shime Engaged For Wallace Dill
One year ago Colleen Shime completed wedding plans with Wallace Dill as Mrs B B Dutton addressed the American Legion Auxiliary. Council approved a pay raise for election judges and clerks in the latest session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleen Shime
Wallace Dill
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Funeral services for William Poston observed
Ten years ago in 1939 funeral services were held for William Poston a well known employee of the Virginia Woolen Co. The STAR reports Zero Pack produces 150000 cans of fruit each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Poston
The
Virginia Woolen Co
Zero Pack
STAR
Just Married at Empire Theater Amusing Newlyweds Comedy
In 1924 the comedy Just Married billed as one of the most amusing about newlyweds is showing at the Empire theatre. Postmaster Charles E Harris at Boyce reports the local post office was robbed of twenty dollars in stamps overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Charles E. Harris
Boyce
Mrs. Snapp Re-elected Head of Women’s Auxiliary
Mrs. F. R. Snapp is re-elected head of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. Miss Katie Fitzpatrick wins a cut glass jar at the Catholic bazaar. The Green residence at Kent and Cecil St. suffers minor fire damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Snapp
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Katie Fitzpatrick
Green
Kent
Cecil St
British study of U S production rattles American markets
A broad Anglo American Council probes American mass production and sales systems, with British experts accessing government reports and factory floors. Domestic firms voice isolationist worries, fearing harm to world markets and potential unemployment amid free trade policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Sleeping posture linked to baldness says Mantello
Angelo Mantello, a Connecticut barber with four decades of hair complaints, argues that heredity and diet do not cause baldness. He says improper sleeping positions cause hair loss, with side sleeping and forehead pressure harming temples and back sleeping thinning the crown. He advises a smaller pillow and avoiding head and arm contact while sleeping. He condemns heat and massage hair treatments as ineffective and harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Angelo Mantello
Mantello
Wilson, Conn
Prescribing Vitamins For Yourself May Have Ill Effect
Medical authorities warn self dosing with vitamins is unsafe. Excess vitamin A can cause appetite loss skin irritation liver enlargement and bone changes especially in children. Physicians should monitor high dose use and rely on diet unless a condition necessitates supplementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foctor
Hair Health Advice on Heat and Moisture
Mantello notes heat damages hair and cites shower erosion as a factor. He urges keeping hair moist and wearing a bathing cap in the shower. Water helps retain moisture but hair dies quickly. hair tonic offers no real benefit beyond moisture and hold.
How's Your I. Q. Memory Quiz Preview
A teaser asks readers to assess IQ via a 10 day 100 question test with daily scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It directs turning to Page 2 for correct answers and begins with two sample items about the morning period and a four poster.
Noted World War II veteran and Amvets leader named
The veteran who starred in Best Years of Our Lives and was elected national commander of Amvets is identified. Additional items ask about naval ranks for West Point graduates, kings since Victoria, Hans Kindler’s birthplace, Miss America 1949 contestant state, German flag colors, St Francis Xavier relics, Uncle Remus author, and the Columbus egg tale source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Amvets
Naval Academy
Queen Victoria
Hans Kindler
Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Island Talk and Intrigue Across the Pacific
In the island hospitality scene, Chris and Terry navigate visits with Amenly Roger and the Gurneys while planning their future. Talks touch on Hawaii, the Russell and Peterson families, and a possible stay with Kent and Charlotte as Roger eyes a book completion and social odds remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Chris
Roger Gurney
Gerda
Lilia
Roger
Russells
Peterson
Cotters
Russell
Ameniy
Tom
Petersons
Amenly
Charlotte
Kent
King
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