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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1949
Page
4
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A Campbell Commission report proposes six constitutional changes in Virginia. They include repealing the poll tax, allowing literacy tests, annual voter registration, creation of a State Board of Elections, 120 day registration, and a permissive school tax up to three dollars. The commission commends the reforms and supports adoption.
The Department of Agriculture reports a dramatic drop in U S sheep numbers from 46 million in 1867 to 32 million today while population has grown from 35 million to 150 million. Lamb and mutton output has halved since 1943 despite higher market prices with calves earning more than 23 cents per live pound. The department cites two main factors driving the decline in sheep husbandry.
The New York Times urges Congress to consult Dr. John Leighton Stuart, U.S. ambassador to China, who has been recalled for consultation. It highlights his elite background, Hampden‑Sydney College and Union Theological Seminary ties, and argues his views could illuminate U.S. China policy beyond magic fixes.
George H. Livengood loses his job at a John L. Lewis mine after challenging the miners welfare fund in court. Union officials claim his actions violate union laws that bar civil rights grievances without prior review. The author urges leaders like President Truman to take constructive civil rights action.
Fire Prevention Week reflections note landmark shifts as Harvard Law School admits women after 132 years and Mrs Eugene Anderson is nominated as ambassador to Denmark. A 29 year old becomes executive editor of the male Police Gazette signaling rapid change for women in high profile roles.
1948 roundup notes Winchester as motorcycle capital during the Middle Atlantic annual championship traces at Winchester speedway. B and M Chevrolet buys Faulkner property on North Kent Street. Shawnee district boy scouts hold a covered dish supper near six hundred reservations for the scout dinner.
A 1944 report notes Pvt Issac Moore of Hayfield missing in France. The item records a 1940s-era update on a locally known serviceman and a separate note about bids for Kenilworth and a school sports result where Handley loses to WCHS.
The Rev Charles D G Gilkeson a leading Presbyterian minister dies suddenly at his home on S Washington Street. County residents report two flocks of wild turkeys in nearby West Virginia counties. Game Warden Pingley notes ample squirrels in the county.
Washington observers note the DP immigration bill sparks bitter floor fights as 1950 prospects rise. Advocates seek to raise admitted displaced persons from 205000 to 339000 including Polish Army veterans and refugees, while opponents warn of job competition and security risks.
New York columnist Hal Boyle recalls decades of bachelor hunting with Frances in Greenwich Village. They joke about turning bachelors into husbands as their last single man too resembles Boyle, dwindling their once large circle to a final, grunting slothful type.
A recent treatment combines penicillin with a local anesthetic injected around the boil or carbuncle, not into the affected skin, to speed healing. Hot packs follow. drainage begins on day two and continues for two to three days. Healing completes in two to four weeks with a thin white scar. The method reduces pain and attacks infection, usable in office or at home.
The speaker jokes about collecting snails after finishing a bachelor collection and notes a husband beating his wife at gin rummy. Frances responds with snails as the new collection, preferring anything over bachelors.
A short publication item outlines scoring a 100 question test over 10 days. Daily results classify levels from Memory Genius for 9–10 correct to Good for 4 correct. Readers are directed to turn to page 2 for further details.
LONDON October 21 Californians sent more tourists to Britain in 1949 than any other state according to the Travel Association. Of Americans visiting here 16 percent were from California 10 percent from New York 7 percent from Massachusetts 6 percent from Illinois and 6 percent from Pennsylvania. The association said 61 percent of visitors were women and 9 percent were children. A pearl consists mainly of calcium carbonate.
Terry and Chris struggle with staying in Hawaii and spending their last East days. Cordelia guides a tour of Manoa and Pali vistas as they discuss family history and Chris’s father, the Austin wealth, and Terry’s evolving place in the family.
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