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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1947
Page
4
A brief religious note affirms devotion to prayer in two modes, spirit and understanding, citing a biblical verse from I Corinthians 14 15. The line emphasizes balanced worship through heartfelt and thoughtful communication with God.
Virginia counties appear in the nation’s top 100 for crops and livestock per the Agriculture Extension Service of Virginia Tech. Frederick leads apples at fifth. other counties like Augusta Nelson Albemarle Clarke Rappahannock Shenandoah Rockingham Carroll Roanoke and more show strong rankings. Peaches turkey poultry and tobacco figures are noted for several counties including Accomac Nelson Frederick Rockingham Patrick Shenandoah and Pittsylvania.
A New York bridal consultant notes American brides ask what Princess Elizabeth will wear on her wedding day. The piece contrasts royal romance with Bar Harbor Maine’s devastation from a massive forest fire and highlights fire prevention's role in reducing national losses.
Current Opinion discusses Virginia drunken driving convictions rising 51 percent in nine months versus the previous year. It notes more state police patrols, higher vehicle use, and greater gasoline consumption as factors, and calls for improved sale and enforcement of alcohol laws amid temperance debates and ABC system controversy.
A 1946 breakfast at the Golden Glow brought together committee chairs and assistants for the Community Chest campaign. Campaign manager is William Battaile.
Ensign F L Largent Jr of Washington joined Mrs Largent and daughter Ann Kerr as weekend guests at their W Cork street apartment. Dr Edwin Moll general secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions praised Grace Lutheran church for sending the first overseas aid to foreign missionaries in Africa.
Ten years ago in 1927, Dr. P. W. Boyd left for Chicago and Rochester to visit his daughter Miss Mary Warden Boyd, who works with Mayo Clinic. Jurors named for Handley school honor court include Edith Dunn Richard Sutton Isa belle Simpson Jean Whitehurst Kenneth Heine Margaret Bean Ann Oakes and John Knight.
The Empire Theatre presents the famous comedy drama Lightin tonight. Paul Shryock’s 150 acre orchard farm is scheduled for sale this week.
Virginia broiler growers faced over fifty thousand dollars in two weeks as a poultryless Thursday plan and government cuts to poultry consumption lowered demand. Prices in the Shenandoah Valley slipped to 30-31 cents a pound after a three day slide, with higher costs in North Georgia contributing to the drop.
Question and answer note that John Tyler, Grover Cleveland, and Woodrow Wilson were married during their presidencies.
Mrs Thomas Preston Jr. aged 83 died in Baltimore in her sleep at a son's home. She married President Grover Cleveland in 1886 during his White House term and later wed Preston in 1913. Funeral and burial are planned in Princeton New Jersey. She left five children, four surviving.
Earl L. Douglas argues genius often goes unrecognized and can fail without discipline. He cites Michelangelo, Bach, Wagner, Titian, and Haydn as examples of talent stifled or nurtured by encouragement and perseverance. He notes many with high IQs struggle without character and persistence.
A youth rejected as college material rises to become the celebrated alumnus who reflects the school’s long memory and enduring pride, illustrating how early judgments may prove false and how far a small institution’s influence can extend.
The item asks trivia about veterans organization jargon noting that a retread refers to a veteran who reenlists or returns to service. It also poses true false style questions about tax law and MacArthur’s age when named Chief of Staff.
The passage asks about the Goldilocks tale, November birthstone, variegated horse color, Truman joke about the White House, snuff composition, Dutch treat theater etiquette, and whether a judicious decision is rash or wise, noting 17 percent drop in US wholesale trade from 1929 to 1939.
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