Life and Presence Echoed as Home Becomes Holy
A reflective note on holiness of life and body, citing sacred scripture Nehemiah 8 10 and urging reverence for sacred spaces and all creation.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
4
Bills by the Bushel in Washington Legislation Delays
The piece critiques a Wall Street Journal survey asking who bears blame for slow new laws in Washington. It questions the premise of seeking more rapid legislation and suggests a counter survey on who is blamed for passage delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boy Scout council membership tops 1000 for first time
Shenandoah Area Boy Scout council announces a milestone with membership exceeding 1000 for the first time, disclosed by scout executive Herb Wilkins. Mrs Wilbur Cather of Aethelhurst North Frederick Road reports the engagement of her daughter Mary Gail to William Fraula son of Mr and Mrs W Scott Fraula of Suffern New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scout Council
Herb Wilkins
Wilbur
Cather
Lawmaker aims to lift ban on 4000 American exiles from voting war era
Congressman Francis B. Walter plans federal legislation to restore citizenship and voting rights to about 4000 Americans who were denationalized for voting in Italy during wartime and faced barriers to return home. The piece notes Italy’s 1948 elections, East West struggle, and U.S. efforts to curb communism, with Walter seeking an overarching remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis B. Walter
Pennsylvania
Trely
Europe
Stalin
Italy
United States
Rome
Walter
Immigration Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Germany
Uncle Sam
Mussolini
France
Legislative Assembly
Vilages
Soviet Union
Austria
West Germany
U. S
Middle West
de Gasperi
Congress
Tel
Schools at War Flag Presented to Handley Students
Wendell Barney, chairman of the Winchester Frederick County War Finance Committee, presented a Schools at War Flag to Handley students. Charles W. Richardson Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Richardson of Happy Creek Warren county, shipped into the Navy through Chief Meade at the Navy Recruiting Office in the Post Office Building. Mrs W A Baker left today for Washington to visit her aunt Mrs John Graham and to attend the Book Review Friday at the Sulgrave Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Barney
Winchester
Obituary and Events Highlight Local Happenings
Mrs. Catherine Streit dies at 87 as the oldest member of the United Brethren congregation. The Handley and Martinsburg footballs teams hold an annual grid banquet in Martinsburg West Virginia on November 15 hosted by two Kiwanis Clubs. Rehearsals begin for the production of Stage Door in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Streit
United Brethren Congregation
Handley and
Martinsburg
W. Va
Kiwanis
Civil War veteran dies after brief illness in Berryville
96 year old Civil War veteran attached to the Stonewall Brigade dies after a two day illness. President Coolidge and Vice President Davis to address the nation by radio tonight. Berryville plant installs 11 000 feet of spouting for the C L Robinson Ice and Cold Storage plant, totaling 65 000 barrels of storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Kline
Stonewall Brigade
Coolidge
Davis
C. L. Robinson
Berryville
Reuss Fire Company Birthday Seeks Leadership
In 1899 the Reuss Fire Company birthday celebration will be led by C. E. Hoover and Harry Kern. The Teachers Institute plans prizes for top two county school mathematicians. The United Brethren congregation criticizes Rev. J. D. Skelton amid parish tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Hoover
Harry Kern
Reuss Fire Company
Teachers Institute
United Brethren Congregation
J. D. Skelton
Goptop Bibskonow
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
Real value comes high as the piece finds beauty in gardens then traces back to patient practice. The gardener’s vision, watering, weeding, and cultivation mirror the lifelong effort behind every skill from piano to painting. The article emphasizes perseverance and ongoing practice.
Quiet resolve amid daunting struggle described
The passage reflects calm dignity in facing hardship, noting that value equals cost. It questions whether events happened by chance and highlights the constant battle against daunting forces, emphasizing perseverance and the price of worth.
How's Your IQ Memory Quiz From a 1950s Page
A scanned trivia quiz asks 10 days of questions with daily scoring and a page 2 answer key. It quizzes penance expressions, Margaret Truman’s voice range, author pen names, pronunciation, real-life golfers and wrestlers, labor unions, radio programs, detective fiction quotes, and a senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Truman
Unche Gonzales
Jake Kramer
Bobby Riggs
United Mine Workers Union
CIO
Adi
the Goldbergs
Amos 'N
Andy
Watson
H. G. Wells
A. Conan Doyle
Edgar Allan Poe
Glen H. Taylor
Presidential candidate on the Prober party declaration
The text notes a presidential candidate associated with the Prober party who recently stated his present political affiliation. It also briefly defines a gourmet as a small tin or tapering cloth piece and as a connoisseur in eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prober
Birds Roost Fight Disrupts Lineman's Work
Squint Miller a telephone lineman describes an incident where birds clashed with his company, disrupting lines and drawing attention to the unusual wildlife disturbance near the outage area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squint Miller
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