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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1948
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star front matter announces postage and publication details, advertising rates, and subscription prices for year and shorter terms. It credits H. FP Byrd Jr as editor and notes the Oct 16 1948 issue date with a biblical quotation.
In the first week of the 1949 Community Chest drive, Winchester and Frederick County reported $13,000 raised, about 37 percent of the $35,000 goal. Richmond reached 31 percent and Washington under 15 percent. organizers aim to report further progress next week.
Lever For Peace spokesmen in Britain attack former Prime Minister Churchill for his Wales convention speech calling for a forced settlement with Russia and warning on atomic bomb use. Shinwell and Bevan label it a danger and calamity, but observers say it does not threaten peace and reflects Russian calculation.
Dr Emerson P Schmidt of the United States Chamber of Commerce warns that soft spots are seen in the current boom though near term outlook remains favorable. He cites oreign situation stock market and grain prices as factors and notes some mills operating reduced weeks while supply lines lag.
The Schmidt report suggests readjustments in the national economy will extend over a long period. Soft spots appear one by one, not all at once, potentially delaying sharp deflation and allowing cautious action that could benefit the economy in the long run.
The Wall Street Journal argues against shielding scientists from criticism. It notes that elected leaders and government officials are subject to scrutiny and argues that robust critique drives science forward. Immunity from criticism would harm accountability and inquiry.
News of Other Years notes Handley receives a flag from the Woodmen of the World lodge as part of a local observance. Other items include Halloween plans at the Armory and a speaking tour by NAM president Earl Bunting in Baltimore.
Fifty years ago in 1898 James Dakeman of Berryville was injured in a fall from a wagon. A round trip railroad fare to the Hagerstown fair was $1.30 including admission. Prof H A Funk of Stephens City clashes with gypsies planning to camp on his property. a gypsy chief threatens him with a horse whip but the band retreats after Punk seizes the professor's gun.
Attention to spastic children grows in medical care with braces proper fitting nutrition and possible operations. Braces control overactive muscles and must be fitted carefully while diet vitamins especially B complex help appetite and constipation. Play and group care in camps and clinics aid development.
Jack L. Warner announced a record fourth quarter that will push Warner Bros to a 1948 production total 25 percent above 1947. Eight producers will prep 26 properties with at least nine starting before Jan 1 and drive into 1949. He blamed indecision and fear for Hollywood’s past ills while stressing decisive work as cure. The article also mentions the 1619 arrival of first Africans in Virginia.
STILLWATER Okla Oct 16 Grasshopper stunt drew 23 students from Mercer college coed Ann Miller ate a hopper for 2 while at Oklahoma A and M Clarence Jones demanded 5 and produced a two inch specimen The grasshopper was described as crisp and Jones used a toothpaste tube to prepare it
A compact list of crossword hints and solutions including entries for young, pilaster, conformation, bet, clan, indefinite article, lamprey, line of juncture, spigot, river, street urchin, verbal, Persia, marshal of France, and other standard crossword terms with several grouped theme hints such as a kind of mint and constellations. The item mirrors a typical puzzle page with across and down clues and flagged answers.
A critique of A J Cronin's Keys of the Kingdom in which a skeptical physician aids others during a plague in China and dies. The speaker advises believers to live uprightly and focus on what they do believe. If doubt arises, avoid overemphasis and seek daily usefulness toward a possible divine truth.
Ted Horn three times national auto racing champion was buried in Paterson New Jersey after dying in an Illinois raceway crash. About 800 attendees included drivers officials and fans from Los Angeles Milwaukee Washington Philadelphia and Richmond.
A word quiz asks to classify trivia from Rajah to Brittania with answers on page 2. It covers myths, elections, WWII service, Truman, New England states, queenly phrasing and Edsel Ford, ending with a request to compare memory growth.
The U S Relief, the first US military hospital ship, carried an 18 inch gun barrel fixed in its hold as ballast. Built for experiments, the Relief joined the Mothical Fleet in 1946 after gallant service.
Beautiful model Gail Rusty Rogers weighs love with Sam Meredith the reporter against a safe future with Brad Spencer. Grandmother Spencer hosts tea to test Gail as Sam looms a dangerous rival. A tense dinner and Stork Club meeting heighten the triangle with Sam’s warning and Gail’s resolve.
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