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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1949
Page
4
The text notes 6.1 million civilian payrolls across federal state and local levels, with last year's taxpayer cost at 15 billion and projected 16 billion this year. It compares government employment growth since 1929, highlights rising federal payrolls to 2.1 million, and urges taxpayer focus on economy as costs climb.
An oceanography expert states Navy reports of phantom ships should be stricken from combat annals noting whales used echo ranging like radar. Marie Fish says whales ping to detect objects and other subs, challenging assumptions about human scientific achievement and progress from wind to powered machines.
Percy H. Thomas of the Federal Power Commission says practical aerogenerators, large windmills capable of 7500 kilowatts, could be built to generate cheap power. Wind energy could be stored by pumping water into reservoirs and drawn off later, aiding plants that do not require constant supply.
Current Opinion argues Taft faces a decisive Ohio contest as unions led by the AFL CIO mobilize vast funds and organized voters to defeat him. It warns that success would deter future opposition to labor policies, while a Taft win could embolden others to stand on principle.
A brief column from Manhattan Kansas highlights that sizes can mislead and a playful line suggests a woman may appear to have a man under her thumb, reflecting lighthearted wit.
Traffic check shows 20 000 people in 12 000 vehicles enter city daily. Carol Muauck year old daughter of Thomas E Mauck Middletown escapes with only a slight cut on the chin when her bicycle collides with a moving car on Route 11.
In 1944 the First Army penetrated the Siegfried line advancing 12 units into Germany. U S Marines fought to secure Peleliu airstrip as part of Pacific operations. Lee Whitaitie reports 154 squirrel licenses issued in the county. Scout appointments list John Woolfolk as chairman of the organization and extension committee and W H Lawrence as camping activities chairman in the district.
In a 1939 item, eight hundred O Sullivan employees enjoy a plant outing at Elizabeth Furnace as the daily shift ends. The brief note also mentions a fast moving fiction piece titled Phantom Ranchi about an Arizona fugitive in The Star and a quirky weather forecast.
A wastepaper fire damaged 30 trees in Julian W. Baker's orchard. C. L. Robinwn Ice and Cold Storage building housing the plant received a new coat of paint. T. O. Wyndham, Clarke County native and longtime city resident, died at his home.
William Cooper loses control of a horse triggering a collision of two buggies. Tsylor hotel installs a full steam heating system for its premises.
Washington reports a hush hush scheme where Southern delegates would nominate General Eisenhower as a constitutional Democrat to push the GOP to back him. Proponents say a Dixie lead could derail rivals, with the South to act before major parties. Truman figures into the maneuver with Boyle and civil rights moves.
A New York column recounts judging the Mrs America contest at Asbury Park where 30 wives competed for beauty and homemaking. The author notes varied judging motives from looks to teeth, with Mrs California winning about 6000 in prizes and a Brooklyn optics scholarship.
A quiz prompts 100 questions over 10 days with score bands for correct counts. It asks varied items from Ismaili leader's wealth to grammar, papers, music, London police, GOP figures, slang for hot rods, pencils, and WWII traitor nicknames. The prompt ends asking to identify a young Baltimore lawyer jailed 135 years ago.
The text asks about the writer of the poem that became the National Anthem and notes that women do not vote in Belgium Greece or Switzerland. It states Greece has limited suffrage not in force, implying restricted female voting rights in those European countries.
County supervisors were told 1949 assessments will yield $21,924 more revenue than last year after a December completed reassessment. The board had already pledged $7,500 to Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital, with another equal payment due next year.
T. W. A. Bing Crosby was awarded a doctor’s degree, honoris causa, by Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, in 1937. The recognition marked Crosby’s growing prominence in entertainment.
Marvell confronts his past and present as he attends Proctor's funeral. The room, memories of Castine, and Kit's quiet strength illuminate his struggle to face responsibility and his own identity. He recalls his mother, his choices, and the cost of secrets as he moves toward a new understanding.
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