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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1949
Page
4
Quotation reflecting on humility and social elevation from Luke 14 10 urging the humble to take the lowest seat and be lifted in due time. The passage comments on human tendency to reprove pride and to value modesty over vanity.
The Federal Communications Commission weighs full color television plans from CBS NBC and ABC. Viewers with existing sets can watch black and white while color adapters enable color reception for a modest fee. Hearings begin September 26 as color TV appears months away.
New York Stock Exchange chief Mr. Schram told President Truman the economy shows slight improvement and delivered a 55 page study with Franklin & Co. urging a four point program to reform the tax structure. The aim is to spark investment, create jobs, and boost capital flow to enterprise. The plan mirrors ideas floated by Fed chair McCabe and others.
A short note indicates Senator George forwarding a point to be marked by Mr. Truman. The exchange highlights a procedural acknowledgment between the two figures.
A Senate committee recalls John L. Lewis and his fears of government aided wage settlements. Admiral Moreell notes Lewis’s hopes for labor to seize control, while the government eventually fines the United Mine Workers and asserts power to regulate industry.
Washington notes suggest Britain may push a national vote this fall if Snyder Cripps talks fail to yield a long term economic plan. White House warns against rapid aid without Congress approval while anti American sentiment grows among Labor MPs and the public over welfare state policies.
The piece argues Washington has spent 23 billion dollars on foreign aid since the war and proposes that funding for Britain and other commitments under the Atlantic Pact drain American dollars. It warns that overextension could trigger a domestic crisis as deficits rise and repayment burdens grow.
Mr and Mrs Eur Bunting travel to New York where he will take a government post as a secretary. In another item Boyd catches a three pound bass in the South Fork. Mr and Mrs John Lewis announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Mill Lewis.
In 1944 report rain slows Allied attempts to advance toward Rimini and disrupts railway operations to Possley. Dr Walter S Hough of the Winchester Research Laboratory speaks at the Junior Board of Trade meeting. Army and Navy seek more turkeys for holiday dinners.
Ten years ago in 1939 a large theft of chickens occurred on farms near Hayfield. Plans were under way for the Middle Eastern Library Assn annual meeting in October at Handley library. The Shenandoah Valley Academy opened with higher enrollment and Lt. W. Benton McCall became the new commander.
In 1924 Mayor J F Ward says he will appoint only men of good moral character to the police force. The Shenandoah Grottoes in Augusta county were sold to the Pennsylvania railroad. Captain G H Rosgel is elected commander of the Robert Conrad post of the American Legion.
A 26 year old ex Air Force sergeant Robert M Tanney opened his own stock market office in New York aiming to become the nations youngest independent broker He plans to target working and middle class buyers with high yield common stocks and low priced blocks He expects to buy seats on the Curb and stock exchanges later and says banks offer slim returns while education is needed for investors He recalls buying railroad shares in grammar school and believes his approach can beat veterans on Wall Street
Daily IQ scoring system lists grade ranges from Memory Gen ius to Excellent with 10 questions. Questions include dates for the Confederate statehood in Alabama, Penn’s naming, wartime permits, Bayou State nicknames, college alums, Prohibition quote, Okinawa islands, bamboo taxonomy, Fitch Fulton Ramsey inventions, and the Nebraska TVA father.
An ad promotes Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas as a compact 378 page reference with maps and extra terms. It highlights 25000 definitions and pronunciations plus synonyms antonyms weights measures and tables. Order by mail for 40 cents postpaid from the Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC. The piece ends with a Lincoln Mount Rushmore sculpture note.
Earl L. Douglas, D. D. discusses unseen realities beyond science and senses, urging faith in the unseen. A quiz item recalls a 1909 criminal libel indictment against Theodore Roosevelt era editor pulitzer and editors, later dropped.
Kit returns home after Audrey encounters on the train and helps Marvell as she confronts love and desire. She cooks chowder, reflects on Poldi and the brook, and wrestles with hidden feelings. Marvell fears exposure while pondering their future and the pull of Poldi as a temporary solace.
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