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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1950
Page
3
Virginia University officials discuss breaches of the Sanity Code and NCAA rules. Alumni donations last year totaled under 32 000 dollars to fund athletics scholarships, with most to football players. The university faces debate over self reliance versus NCAA membership and possible code amendments.
Connecticut Governor Chester Bowles, labeled a prime GOP foe, faces re election challenge from Representative John Davis Lodge as Republicans cast him as party enemy during political contest in Washington and Hartford.
Senator Robert A. Taft, author of the Taft Hartley act, is denounced by CIO and AFL workers as labor's foe while campaigning against State Auditor Joseph Ferguson who is a strong vote getter. Senator Eugene D. Millikin, targeted by labor after Taft, faces opposition from Rep. John Carroll.
Sweet potatoes are described with sun aging in tide water Virginia and recipes baked potatoes with brown sugar butter oranges lemon flavors. A Jamaica Port Royal tidal wave of 1692 is noted as retribution for pirates, closing the piece.
City officials and clubs organize a Halloween program at the Plaza led by City Sergeant Gibson Baker. Events include a magician, Punch and Judy, teen dances for white and colored students, and refreshment stands run by Kiwanis, Exchange, and Junior Chamber volunteers.
A local official stated the plan will cover both white and colored children, describing it as an inclusive approach to schooling and community education. The remark signals a push for integrated provisions affecting families and students across the community.
Virginia University President Darden reports to the Board of Visitors detailing plans for a faculty housing complex housing 140 students and a broader development path. He lists three Commonwealth needs high on the list, including an endowed university press and sabbatical leaves. He also names a chemistry building, physics building, library addition, life sciences building, adult extension center, auditorium and field house as chief needs, urging long term, biennial funding.
Yale A. Corcoran, 34, and George Treichel, 38, design a mobile trailer shop named The Gift Pantry. They tour Chicago area households to showcase specialty foods directly at the customer's door. The venture claims to be a novel method of selling foods.
Miss Frances P. Page of 318 W. Cort will entertain members of the Thursday bridge club at 2 PM. The social lineup includes gifts of fancy foods such as cheese candy hams bacon pheasants ducks and more, reflecting a genteel local culture. Port Royal Jamaica once earned the nickname wickedest spot on earth.
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