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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1948
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists advertising deadlines and rates for display and classified ads, with subscription options by mail or carrier and a request for readers to report delivery delays. The fragment also includes a poetic line: I drew them with bands of love Ho.
General Omar N. Bradley, praised as a top wartime commander and rising statesman, spoke at the 49th National Encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He urged ongoing civic responsibility, warning that democracy requires service as well as rights.
The Office of Education projects 32 million young Americans in schools this autumn, rising to 39 million by 1956. Birth-rate surge drives the increase, with grammar and high schools seeing the main impact while college enrollment remains near 1947 levels. Space and teacher shortages worsen, demanding new buildings and higher salaries funded by taxes.
City planners consider rapid growth and traffic easing. John A. Miller predicts several towering structures will rise to accommodate the congested downtown population.
The text argues future downtown abandonment unless traffic solved. Suburban branches rise while downtown values fall. Cities ban parking in busy zones and build transit to reduce car need. San Francisco uses a four level parking pavilion. other cities study underground lots and express highways.
Current Opinion notes Henry Wallace faced harsher reception in Durham North Carolina than in Virginia where he spoke twice. Virginians allowed his views with restraint while North Carolinians reacted with hostility, reflecting differing traditions of freedom and public discourse.
Henry A Wallace faced scrutiny for wavering statements in Cincinnati. He denied Communist support while signaling openness to Reds, a tactic critics call misleading and designed to lure Communist aid through backdoor assurances.
In Roanoke World-News reports, thousands of Yugoslav Communists endured an eight hour rally as Tito delivered a lengthy address. The piece notes harsh judgments of Communists by critics.
The Louisville Times notes a home economics quip about supply and demand with a man overwhelmed by his cat’s sixth litter while still trying to rehome the earlier litters.
News of Other Years notes Edward McDonald was elected president of Berryville Post American Legion. The entry mentions temperatures in the 90s and recalls a 1943 bicycle truck accident involving Lawrence Price Jr. of Millwood Ave and a local meeting in Leesburg on the Third War Loan Drive.
Ten years ago in 1938 Miss Margaret Jane Athey won the Winchester Beauty contest. Lester Forney Raymond Campbell and Miller Fletcher attended a firemen school at the University of Maryland. Miss Alice Hawes Pollard returned from Europe to join another term on Handley faculty.
Earnest Bell Grim the first Spanish American War casualty from Winchester was brought home and buried at Mt. Hebron cemetery. He was the son of the late Charles H Grim and Bertie Grim. Wills of J R Spence and J R Lupton admitted to probate in county court. Mrs Conley Pierze scalds her foot making pear butter.
A medical column explains a chemical test for blood in bowel movements aiding diagnosis of abdominal disorders. It notes Meckels diverticulum, small bowel ulcers, and bowel or stomach cancers as sources of blood in stool, and promotes home or clinic testing with ready tablets alongside rectal exams.
The Labor Department abolition plan is alleged by the railway union newspaper Labor to come from the Hoover commission. The paper cites a very creditable source saying the plan would scrap the department and shift functions to other federal agencies. A Hoover commission spokesman denied receiving any such plan, stating the study is broad and function oriented rather than department by department.
Mrs. Paulina Holak 29 testifies to Superior Judge Joseph Sabath that a furnished apartment lease is more valuable than alimony. She is granted a divorce from George Holak 35 after detailing a Christmas day assault over presents.
The National Association of State Racing Commissioners says tracks customarily pay win place and show bets. In most states each track may call place and show bets off prior to a race with a very small field where no reasonable competition is possible.
A compact listing of crossword clues across and down with numbered hints for 1 6 9 10 11 12 4 6 17 8 20 22 24 25 27 31 33 34 38 39 40 42 43 45 47 49 50 and corresponding down entries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 13 16 19 21 23 26 28 29 30 32 34 35 36 37 41 44 46 yesterday's answer reference included. The page items show short clue phrases spanning various word lengths and puzzle positions.
The page poses a 10 question memory quiz with scoring ranges from Genius to Poor and promises page 2 for the answers. It asks about car price increases, the feminine form of chauffeur, the bird on a stamp, the meaning of cadmean, a Bolivar tribute in Missouri, and a type of thermometer among options centrifuge centigrade centrosome centimeter.
The lesson urges balanced life by pursuing a side line as a hobby that can become significant. It cites historians and scientists who gained fame from nonprimary pursuits and emphasizes perseverance and chance in turning amateur efforts into notable success.
The Superintendent and Rowley Cloade discuss the death of Gordon Cloade and a possible alive husband of Beatrice. Rowley recalls meeting a blackmailer at the Stag and a client who would pay to prove Robert Underhay is alive. The lighter and watch link the crime time to nine.
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