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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1950
Page
4
More than 17 506 copies published every afternoon except Sundays. Address: 4 Mort Kent Street Winchester. Vilginis H Byrd Jr Editor.
A devotional side note from a 1950 issue emphasizes the soul as a treasure and warns against fleshy lusts that war against the soul.
Proclaimed observances mark September 17 as Constitution Day. The piece praises the Federal Constitution for enduring nearly two centuries, notes its principles over statutory content, and cautions against eroding individual rights while urging daily respect rather than a one day homage.
France rounds up more than 250 alleged communists and sympathizers, most Spaniards, and escorts them to the borders. Interior Minister Henri Queuille says the drive aims to purge spies and saboteurs amid a shaken post reform climate.
The French government acts against Spaniards loyal to Moscow and other aliens with treasonable intent while France and Spain grow closer in a controversial crackdown. Officials note 750000 French communist party members pledge to defend Russia if attacked.
A New Opinion piece summarizes rules for guests on when to leave a visit. It cites five phrases that signal a host wants guests to depart and notes there is no universal rule for determining when you have overstayed. The advice emphasizes listening and adjusting to host signals.
The Virginia State Department of Education reports 19 321 high school seniors show boys scoring higher than girls in math and language. The study suggests boys have broader vocabulary and higher linguistic frequency, while noting girls need not be overly concerned. The comparison uses ballistic imagery to illustrate differences in expression and reach.
The appointment of General George C. Marshall to succeed Louis Johnson draws mixed reactions. Virginians admire the beloved soldier for his long, tied to VMI and Leesburg life, yet concerns rise as at 69 he is asked to return from retirement to head the defense department. The President again relies on Marshall to steady political needs.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Nicholson of Stephens City welcomed a son. Mrs Nicholson was formerly Irene Shilling. Mr and Mrs Miles Orndorff announced the marriage of their daughter Gilda Lee to Roy Franklin Lemley of Stephens City. Marie Garber, Madison College graduate, will teach at Jefferson High School in Alexandria. Billy Costello won first prize in Clarke County at the 4-H Fat Stock Show in Front Royal. Pfc Robert W Fanning, son of G A Fanning, deployed to the U S from the Pacific under the Army point discharge system. Mrs Sally Jones will enroll in nurses training in Alexandria. Peacetime draft bill signed by Roosevelt calls up 75000 in first lot. Speaker William H Bankhead died. Sam Rayburn elected to succeed. Dan Gore defeated Gene Dunn to win City Tennis Championship 6-2 6-2 6-3.
Twenty five years ago a fire wrecked the Beck's Bakery garage on Indian Alley in the early evening. William Palmer, a Hayfield poultryman, reported a dramatic clash between a Plymouth Rock hen and a black snake, with the hen winning after Palmer assisted.
John Griffith will play the title role in Macbeth at the City Auditorium as part of a soon to be staged production. Shenandoah Valley Academy and the Episcopal Female Institute report many students enrolled for the coming year.
A 1946 Budget Bureau survey shows 45,778 publicity staff across executive departments with annual costs near 75 million dollars, dwarfed only by Treasury and Agriculture budgets. Marines run a lean unit of about 100. The piece notes the White House payroll and the political groundwork aimed at labor groups ahead of 1952.
The essay contrasts Voltaire's hammer and anvil metaphor with Christian belief. It argues that while circumstances are powerful they are not all powerful. A person’s spirit and the grace of God enable triumph over hardship and lift the individual above life’s trials.
A vintage self test lists 10 daily IQ questions with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It asks about Milky Way meteors, correcting a sentence, a German dog breed, minimum National Service Life Insurance, conifers, months with up, Eskimos and penguins, spiders flying, capital of Maina, and which Amendment ended slavery.
Rainfall for the 24 hours ending 7 am today is not stated. September rainfall to date is 4.08 inches, year-to-date 31.32 inches, compared with a 37 year average of 36.56 inches. Monthly averages for 1912 to 1949 are listed by month, with September at 2.58 inches and other months ranging from 1.92 to 3.93 inches. Data provided courtesy of Winchester Research.
The land described runs west of Stewart Street and south of Boscawen Street from the hospital to the Cumberland Valley Railroad, including the 83 acre Handley School site. Colonel James Wood is identified as the founder of Winchester.
Readers ask factual questions about Nobel nominees, ethnological institutes, church leadership in Japan, and Lenin State Public Library. The answers identify Sri Aurobindo as a nominee, note Stockholm Ethnological Institute founders, state Michael H. iro as Episcopal Presiding Bishop in Japan, and describe Moscow Lenin State Public Library's fourteen buildings spanning 50 000 square metres.
The Kous sevitzky Foundation under Library of Congress sponsorship has commissioned E L M A to write a common work. Roger Sessions and Camargo Guarnieri were assigned to compose two symphonic pieces by the new foundation.
Walter wakes to Maryam beside him in the Abode of Everlasting Felicity as their marriage seems blissful. Tristram recovers from near starvation while visitors arrive with gifts and plans for their rising fortune, including a sapphire ring and a blue glaze from Lung-Ch'uan. Chang Wu reports that Ch'sing-cha has fallen.
Walter and Maryam flee a besieged city as Chang Wu aids their escape. They ride through rioting streets to a curio shop then reach the river and board a skiff before the Great Bore rises. Tristram and Walter reach a waiting ship just as the tidal wave bursts ashore.
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