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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1949

Page

4

Faith Hope And Love Quote From Corinthians

A Sunday or religious-leaning note reflects on the trio of faith hope and love quoting Cor 13 13 to stress love as greatest while faith and hope remain essential for life.

Blood Bank Winchester Missed Target This Week

Community blood drive produced 42 pints toward a 110 pint quota. Memorial Hospital averages 3 pints daily, and Red Cross urges citizens to donate two thirds of total. Local blood needs are frequent, eight drives yearly, to supply whole blood and plasma.

Winchester Red Cross Blood Bank Memorial Hospital The Red Cross

Dulles and Lehman Vie for New York Senate Seat

Two leading figures, Senator John Foster Dulles and former Governor Herbert Lehman, announce rival bids to succeed the resigning Senator Robert F. Wagner. Dulles, a NY Republican and international lawyer, faces Lehman, a veteran banker and former chief executive, in a high profile contest shaping state and national politics.

John Foster Dulles New York Dulles Robert F. Wagner Herbert Lehman Lehman Ives

Military jackets kept onboard for space and readiness

On ships the general uniform style remains practical. Space is limited so sailors roll and press their jackets, keeping them ready to wear with minimal locker space.

Byrd Seen As Political Power With National Impact

The Southern Weekly in Dallas extols Senator Harry Flood Byrd noting his Virginia win may secure the South’s leadership influence in national politics. It argues his strength could steer the country away from socialism and shape future policy, possibly guiding a new Southern political movement.

Burlington Vermont Free Press The Southern Weekly Dallas Texas Harry Flood Byrd Virginia America South Senator Byrd Byrd Roosevelt Walter F. George Richard B. Russell Georgia Russell B. Long Louisiana Kenneth McKellar Tennessee Burnet R. Maybank South Carolina McKellar Appropriations Committee White House Robert S. Kerr Oklahoma Senate Truman Bob Kerr Russell Zales W. Ecton Montana Idaho

Largest Taxpayer in Virginia Pays Record Tax

The Norfolk and Western Railway Company remains the state's largest taxpayer. It faces a historic state tax bill of 2,552,343 dollars due to higher gross receipts taxes and continued heavy freight business following the 1949 General Assembly increases.

Staunton Evening Leader Virginia Norfolk and Western Railway Company Old Dominion Richmond State Corporation Commission Norfolk and Western General Assembly

Georgia Governor Concedes to Herman Talmadge

Gov. M. E. Thompson concedes the 1948 Georgia gubernatorial race to Herman Talmadge as results finalize. VFW announces a county and city program to lend crutches and wheelchairs to those in need.

M. E. Thompson Georgia Herman Talmadge VFW

Winchester council names Fred L. Glaize finance chairman

Mrs. Mary Humphrey of 2108 S. Cameron St. is struck by a car while crossing Cameron Street near John Kerr School. The Siegfried line shows signs of cracking as battleship attacks target Japanese fortress isles in the Pacific.

Fred L. Glaize Winchester Council Mary Humphrey S. Cameron St Cameron St John Kerr School Fortress Isles Pacific

Local Dedication Marks R 275 Crossing State Line

Prof McKnee leads band at the dedication of Route 275 crossing the state line at High View. Coca Cola announces plans to expand the local plant. Julian D Steele named chief of the Independent Hose Company at Stephens City.

Prof. McKnee State Line High View Coca Cola Company Julian D. Steele Independent Stephens City

National Defense Day Observed and Academy Opening Date

Twenty five years ago Shenandoah Valley Academy announced it would open September 24. The Winchester district Methodists refused to vote on church unification when the question was raised at Martinsburg.

Shenandoah Valley Academy Winchester Martinsburg

Valley Branch Reports Heaviest Business in Years

The Valley branch of the B and O reports the heaviest business in years as the town clock fails to strike. Five county men enlist in the army for two years. The county has 46 rural post offices.

Valley Army

Truman Faces Senate Rebuke Over Olds Nomination

Washington reports President Truman teeters on a Senate rejection of Leland Olds for a second term on the Federal Power Commission. Debates focus on Olds’s past associations with radicals and public power policy amid pressure from FDR allies and wary Southern lawmakers.

Washington Truman Senate Leland Olds New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Albany Federal Power Commission Edwin C. Johnson Colorado Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Olds Johnson FDR Moscow Roosevelt Stalin Yalta Russia Japan Germany War Department Styles Bridges New Hampshire

Educated Insects by Hal Boyle and the Moral

A humorous tale about Dr. Alfonso Cortex a genius who makes mosquitoes learn morality. He releases 3.6 million trained mosquitoes on a gathering of leaders to prove they sting only the wholly good, but the insects bite everyone including the general, prompting the moral that not all educated beings are trustworthy.

Cortex Dr. Cortex

Strength For The Day Emphasizing Christian Unity

The piece urges Christians to focus on unity over divisions and to stand together against atheism communistic tyranny and racial intolerance. It acknowledges ongoing differences in nonessential doctrine yet stresses one Lord one faith one baptism as the core that matters.

Christ

How's Your I Q Memory Test Scored in Ten Days

A quiz shows scoring by daily performance with 9 to 10 correct equaling Memory Genius and other bands. It instructs turning to Page 2 for correct answers and asks question one about a monument 555 feet tall in Washington D C.

Washington, D. C

Historical quiz on presidents and world facts

Questions cover memory of a U S president Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam Pap a Joffre Tutuila location Raisin producing state Apteryx kiwi region John Mitchell union leader Era of Good Feelings Vienna animal identity U S president during Era of Good Feelings Coffee largest producer Washington Monument orientation N park service notes monument considered perpendicular under normal temperatures

New Amsterdam Papa” Joffre U. S. Pacific Tutuila U. S U .S Republic National Park Service Washington Monument Washington, D.C

Theatre party glows as Kit contemplates a stage future

At a hotel birthday party for Kit Coomes the guests toast with a special box of roses sent by Andrew. Marvell schemes to crown Kit onstage while Ben frets over a possible family pattern of rebellion and ambition as Nancy flirts and Furse watches.

Kit Fanny Marvell Andrew Furse Ben Nancy Kitty Fursy Miss Coomes Uncle Ben Boston Tremont Theatre Maude Adams Lincoln Minnie Maddern Fiske Ol d, Mead & Company

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Associated Press W. Va United States Navy Navy Lord Nelson U. S. Navy South Trusts BY Ray Tucker Kremlin Maj Ger Harry Vaughan Dixie Group Hal Boyle Alfonso Cortex I.Q Scott R. J. Scott U.S Siberia North Pole Southwest Pacific Area John Mitchell Vienna N. M Marion Chamberlain Nudo Nedda Staneweski Mr. d'Arcy-Furse Paris Elizabeth King Features
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