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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1952
Page
4
Quoted biblical verse warns that rains fall on the just and unjust and figurative brimstone will strike the house of evil men. The passage cites Job 18 16 regarding brimstone scattered upon a habitation.
A Boston Herald critique portrays Massachusetts Governor Paul Dever as a political gangster figure. It cites his role as temporary chairman at the Democratic National Convention and alleges loyalty pledges driven by influence, with pensions and state governance under review amid public outcry.
The Virginia Legislature's open relief rolls law began June 28 and in the first month only 24 people statewide sought to inspect records. Reporters and county officials accounted for some requests while others were private citizens. no mass publication occurred. Prominent supporters included John Randolph Tucker Jr. and M. W. Armistead III for driving and guiding the measure.
The article warns that within two months the United States may test its first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok. It notes the explosive power could reach millions of tons of TNT and that the event would mark a perilous new era. The piece reflects fears of global disaster despite scientific progress.
A young lawyer running for Alderman reveals to a friend that he feels he's winning voters but failing at home. He confesses his wife is listening to the opponent’s speeches and questions his fitness to live with her, signaling personal strain amid the campaign.
An old-timer recalls a time when a country doctor saw patients without fixed office hours, reflecting a bygone rural medical practice and its informal care ethos.
News of Other Years records Miss Lillian Good becoming Mrs. Robert Grim with her family's ties noted. Mrs. J. C. McCallum visited her mother Mrs. George Cather on South Braddock Street while guests included Mrs. Ethel Rauscher of Philadelphia. Local entertainments honored Carl Renner and Bertha Swisher as well as visits by Robert Boyd from the University of Virginia.
Twenty five years ago Noble C. Pierce William S. Taylor and E P Bean returned from Staunton after a Shriners meeting Mr and Mrs George Petley departed for New York on business and Mr and Mrs Burton Ritter visited Wood stock for the Shenandoah County Fair events.
Mrs. Audrey Bayliss Boyce entered the University of Virginia School of Nursing in Charlottesville. Mr. Kenneth Strawbridge returned home after visits in Asbury Park New Jersey and New York City. Mrs. Cecil P. Wolfe was a medical patient in Memorial Hospital.
The Navy announced the USS Yorktown was sunk following the Battle of Midway as a result of Japanese action.
Fifty years ago Edward Foreman paid a $250 fine in Police Court for keeping his horses too long on Piccadilly street. W F Pannett of Grimes received a $6 monthly pension for disabilities from the Spanish American War.
Washington runs a partisan row over the Truman administration indictment of seven large oil companies. Acheson touted a possible $10 million loan to Iran while Mossadegh and Moscow are cited as benefiting from Western critics of big oil. The FTC inquiry, delayed on security grounds, faces Senate pressure led by Hennings and Sparkman as debates over oil tariffs and competition intensify.
Question and answer pair discuss horseshoe superstition with ends up or halo-like position. In a separate note, they state Charles Ponzi died in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in a charity ward during his chaotic career in Boston.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours measured 0.53 inches. September total 3.32 inches for 1952. Cumulative rainfall to date 32.67 inches, below the 39 year average of 36.79. Monthly totals include January 2.45, February 1.99, March 2.88, April 3.02, May 0.50, June 3.82, July 3.82, August 3.82, September 2.63, October 3.27, November 2.56, December 2.00.
An overview notes earlier pessimism about mental illness and rising hope from psychiatry. It describes neurosis and psychosis, memory issues, delusions, and emerging treatments such as electric shock therapy, insulin coma, brain surgery, and lobotomy, highlighting progress for previously hopeless patients.
Three figures in the New Testament are called crazy. Jesus Rhoda and Paul are named insane by their contemporaries. The author argues modern church members are not crazy but merely stupid.
A quiz based program promises rating categories from Very Superior to Good across 10 days of 100 questions. Daily results include 9 or 10 correct to place in B Memory Genius and 4 indicates Good performance. Page 2 provides correct answers and survey questions.
Jeremy faces sudden coldness from Ephraim Henry and rivals on the hospital board as rumors swirl about Andrew Carlton’s retirement and Jeremy’s potential appointment as chief. He grapples with loyalty, past hurts, and the pressure of a life built at General Hospital. He contemplates discussing the matter with his parents rather than his wife Eve.
Elsie Mack sketches a tense domestic scene where Eve disrupts the doctor’s social life with quibbles over emergencies. A cold ice storm and memories at a birthday party complicate loyalties as nostalgia and hidden vows surface. To be continued.
This piece lists ten historical prompts covering the League of Nations the meaning of a Scotsman tartan the Panama Canal Zone purchase Peer Gynt the Pathetique Symphony Benedict Arnold intelligence efforts at West Point a grammar correction and a question about the Vice President voting in the Senate.
Winchester retail shops announce midweek extended hours with all-day operation every Wednesday boosting midweek shopping. Local customers encouraged to plan visits to the downtown centers and browse new arrivals and specials.
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