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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1951
Page
4
Ziegler Sargent, honorary master of arts, plans to study American history for two years and pedal a mile to campus on his bike while continuing business duties. Though aged and nearing formal retirement, he aims to write a history of his family’s 120 year business, not display the diploma.
Federal tax receipts exceed 50.445 billion for the year ending June 30 with a 30 percent rise and gains in all 48 states. State taxes total 8.932 billion, up 13 percent, led by New York Illinois Michigan Pennsylvania California and Ohio. Virginia alone expected tax relief.
A senior executive plans a new active life after retirement. Ziegler Sargent of New Haven will retire at 70 as vice president and treasurer of Sargent and Company and return to Yale, his alma mater, to work for a new phase.
A Roanoke Times opinion piece accuses President Truman of fabricating claims about government spending. It cites Hoover Commission and Byrd committee findings suggesting potential $6 billion in savings without harming defense or domestic services. It faults Truman’s economy stance and warns voters toward a fiscally stricter future.
A short verse noting a father’s observation about the first byte of fatherhood and the second baby appearing more sturdy. The piece uses light tone to contrast fragility with resilience in newborns.
The bloodmobile opened its doors as Stewart Bell Jr and Charlies P Marks marked ninth-time donations, totaling 118 pints. Girl Scout Leaders Club chairs were named Mrs Douglas Mescall social Mrs John Gavis house and Mrs Harry Taper public relations. Oah Conservatory of Music Dayton enrolled freshman joined as guest lists note dmr dinner at Mt Williams and Pvt John Hottle and Pvt George Hott, stationed at Camp Lee, visiting parents.
Miss Dorothy Elon Lindamood graduated from Grace Hospital School of Nursing in Richmond. Victor Carbaugh left Stephens City for Williamsburg to enroll at William and Mary College. Ernest Rhodes, fresh from UNC drama studies, arrived to spend time here with his wife. Mr and Mrs Robert Richards Millwood Pike welcomed a son named Robert Richards Jr. TEN YEARS AGO Miss Christine Wright departed for the then-
Twenty five years ago Lewis Legg a well known Winchester contracting plasterer was believed dying at Memorial Hospital from a fractured skull after a fall from a scaffold at Handley High School. Col Leigh Fuller was in Washington on business. Mrs H B Mitchell of Stephens City visited friends in Atlantic City.
Dennis O Neils two horse team ran away on Stephens City Main Street upsetting a load of wheat. President William McKinley died after being shot at the Buffalo Exposition. Mrs Ida Leafe was named president of the local WCTU.
The article reports Senator Guy Gillette's plan to tighten the Hatch Act amid rising campaign costs. It notes proposed limits, loopholes, and new rules for political advertising and disclosures, with emphasis on radio television use and possible boosts to candidate spending caps. It highlights likely party advantages and calls for mandatory literature standards.
The Hollywood Gold Cup was noted as the richest race with Noor earning 97000 for the Santa Anita Handicap win on February 25, 1950. Noor later won at Hollywood Park on December 9, claimed a similar top purse, per Racing Run.
A study of 50 young patients shows coronary heart disease affecting people in their 20s and 30s, with 11 in their 20s and over 25 under 32, all male and generally overweight. Mortality at first attack is high, and angina often does not precede events in youth.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending at 7 a m is 1.52 inches. September total 1.90 inches. 1951 total 29.79 inches.36 year average 36.73 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1950 show January 2.48, February 1.95, March 2.86, April 2.99, May 3.83, June 3.91, July 3.84, August 3.90, September 2.65, October 3.33, November 2.53, December 2.46 inches.
A reader criticizes President Truman for signing a two billion pork barrel bill for western senators and a separate two billion agriculture budget. The writer cites Senator Byrd and others, notes public objections, and invokes a Reader's Digest article titled In Washington Waste as Usual.
A quiz style piece asks which month hosts the autumn equinox and defines a burnoose as a cloaklike garment. It notes a 1930s outdoor sport fad, identifies Musca domestica, and corrects a sentence about a large collection. It also asks for Gaelic Ireland name and notes the Suwannee River rises in Georgia flowing into the Gulf.
Ellen Fowler returns to a town where social pride and gossip shade the Blayde family’s financial crisis. Eden’s extravagant marriage frays Harrison Blayde’s finances while Laura Blayde’s single life draws whispered judgment. Ellen recalls Tony, a dangerous yet魅ing war veteran, as she faces a summer of tension and ambition.
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