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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1949
Page
2
Virginia State Grange endorses a general state sales tax to fund schools and farm support. The group backs rural electrification efforts and exemptions for farm supplies amid debates on county size and annexation rules.
The governor announces his intent to take over the company following receipt of telegrams from the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners. The proclamation notes the governing action and outlines the next steps for control.
The opening concert featured pianist Richard Farrell performing Mozart Variations on Ah vous dirai je maman Chopin Etudes and Scherzos Brahms waltzes Debussy Granada and Gold Fish Liszt Rhapsody No 6 with four encores. His poised, accurate touch and stage composure impressed a responsive audience.
A fragment discusses common English words with the claim that the top three are the you and for. The text is unclear and presents mixed capitalization.
A plane crashed and roared into flames at London airport after takeoff in fog. Co pilot Earl Oscar Sivage, 33, of Los Angeles and Cairo, survived burned over face and legs. He said the cockpit split open and he was thrown clear. Several died including Robert Allen, James Lewis, Sir Hugh Weighman, W J Horne, Pilot Joseph Jordan, and Radio Officer Andrew Cole. Sivage credited rolling in rain paddies to douse the flames on his clothes and recounted the sudden leftward dive before evacuation.
Premier Nehru’s U S goodwill visit sparks mixed signals as he hints at recognizing China’s communist regime while warning against Cold War entanglements. He seeks terms with no strings, favors deferred payment, and opposes tying India to any foreign power. He plans further stops and seeks American aid for hydro projects and irrigation.
President Truman says he is embarrassment-proof as he faces the 1950 campaign though he has not committed to backing Rep. Leonard Irving in Missouri. Irving, allied with Truman, has faced staff dismissals and a court ruling over AFL funds, with local unions pressured by staff disputes in Kansas City.
About 325 students from Stephens City Middle town Washington Sperryville Front Royal and Berryville attended the FHA four county meet in Berryville. George W Burton Clarke county schools superintendent oversaw the Christmas festival. Girls sang carols as gifts were collected for Elizabeth Engelken in charge of home economics at Frankfurt Hain Eschersheim Germany. The next meeting will be in Front Royal on the third Saturday in March.
In Prague a crowd packed a 200 seat theater to hear Crosby records. An announcer called Bing a greedy American money seeker who sacrifices his art for gold as Czech youths opposed jazz and jitterbugging amid Cold War tensions.
Reporters at Pearl Harbor asked Admiral Denfeld’s ouster reaction as Bogan and Radford on duty with the Pacific Fleet declined to comment. Secretary Johnson denied reprisal and questioned Denfeld’s qualifications, while Congress discusses next steps in January.
Mustapha Abdoney, a 27 year old Lebanon farmer, was killed when his flight to reunite with his wife and meet his baby for the first time crashed in the Azores. The wreckage was found with no survivors, according to a Santa Maria rescue report. Abdoney had planned to settle with his uncle, M. O Abdoney, who earlier came to the United States.
Two years after arrival a mother’s son Joseph, born soon after, turns two in January. M. O. Abdoney notes Mus tapha’s widow has not learned of her husband’s death. The nephew, planned to join his uncle in the store, had never met him.
Auction listings announce multiple sales on OCT and NOV across Frederick County. Sales include estates of Robt W White and W B Snider at the Court House, John W Larrick Jr wood at Mt Falls Road, and Cloverdale Farm parcels, with livestock, machinery, household goods, and farm equipment among items. Community sale by George Helsley at Greenspring and others planned near Berryville and Winchester.
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