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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1948
Page
9
A letter notes that Polynesian speech is the slowest, estimated at about fifty syllables per minute, and mentions the idea in a humorous register.
Oklahoma A and M students start an Aggie baggie boycott to press cleaners for lower rates. About 11 000 students urged fair prices after claims cleaners charge 50 cent pants and 90 cent suits.
Mrs Almira M Ridgeway Spaid 79 died Wednesday at her Lehew West Virginia home. Survived by four children Maude Loy Winchester Maye Burns Van Nuys California William Spaid Yellow Springs Levi Spaid Lehew five grandchildren and a Tim ber Ridge church member. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Shiloh Methodist with pastor officiating. Friends meet 1 30 p m at the late home. Pallbearers listed from nearby towns.
The article notes the red shouldered hawk is the proper name for the bird commonly called the chicken hawk. It also states that game and domestic poultry make up less than 2 percent of its diet.
Jean Crouch Thurmond, wife of J Strom Thurmond, is described as the youngest governor's wife in birthright. The piece notes her public duties, fashion sense, cooking, and active support for states' rights while balancing family life and their 1947 Charleston azalea festival nod. It covers her sewing skills, musical talents, and a courtship rooted in childhood admiration.
Republican, Democratic and States' Rights spokesmen clash in Virginia's first full three cornered presidential campaign debate at William and Mary. Hutchinson charges that 1948 election will decide if special interests control the nation. Denny argues civil rights planks are meant to draw in the lunatic fringe, insisting states' rights are the true issue.
The first week of October marks Fire Prevention Week to honor the Chicago fire anniversary occurring between October 3 and October 10. The region has seen over 2,200 new oil producer companies startup in the last four years.
Sir James Bissett, former captain of the liner Queen Mary, says Winston Churchill planned his death during the war to avoid enemy capture. He described a standing lifeboat crew and a man with a pistol ready to shoot Churchill if the ship were sunk or capture seemed likely.
Kenneth Ivan Shultz of Greenville Virginia received a six month jail term from Judge John Rice on petty larceny charges. He allegedly stole an Army Air Force jacket from Hetzel Grubbs at the Winchester armory. The jacket was recovered but a pen and pencil set remained missing. Grubbs alerted police and later reported a man seen wearing a similar jacket near the armory. a patrol car detained the man and identified the jacket.
Democrats and States Rights Democrats urged to attend the Berryville mass meeting at 8 p m in the courthouse. The gathering aims to mobilize the vote for the States Rights ticket led by J Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright and supporters of U S Senator A Willis Robertson and Representative Burr P Harrison.
The article notes Russia’s restraint on transport limits and the Soviet delegate detailing settlement specifics at the United Nations. Polish white paper at the U N calls for a speedy stable German problem solution as a condition for European peace and expresses Poland’s desire for friendly ties with Western and Eastern nations.
In Paris the 58 nation social committee adopted a Russian backed amendment prohibiting slavery and the slave trade in all aspects by 22 to 17 with three abstentions. The United States Britain and China opposed the change while the panel rejected a further punitive clause.
The phrase pieces of eight refers to the old Spanish dollar marked with the figure 8, equal to eight reales. The term also appears as puzzle or mystify in various senses.
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