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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1951
Page
4
Classified listing from Winchester Evening Star announcing a DeLisser Inc advertisement from New York City. Includes address 11 East 44th Street and phone lines for business and news room.
Virginia faces nearly 8 million dollars yearly for operating ten state institutions. The Advisory Legislative Council urges budget coordination and reduced duplication, cautioning against new boards while noting many underutilized classes. The Times marks its 100th year since 1851 and praises Adolph Ochs and the paper’s transformation.
A critique comparing The Times with The Baltimore Sun and The Washington Evening Star asserts The Times offers complete news coverage and questions its editorial page. It praises Arthur Hays Sulzberger and the Ochs legacy, predicting continued excellence into 2051 under current leadership.
Salt Lake City's Colleen Kay Hutchins, crowned Miss America 1952, becomes the oldest winner at twenty five and a notably tall 5 ft 10 in with a statuesque figure. A graduate student at the University of Utah she balances beauty with brains for a busy year ahead.
President Truman outlines a campaign strategy using whistle stop attacks and demagogic repetition. He vows to denounce opponents with language of rough politics and to push bold, preposterous statements, claiming debt equals surplus and spending trends are misrepresented.
First county inductees to leave for army service listed: James L Barr Hayfield Charles M Clem Stephens City Robert L Evans Middletown Donald E Garber Front Royal Pike Melvin L Lineburge Gore Clayton P Milburn M Falls Samuel B McIntosh North Kent Street Mrs Richard Griffith West Clifford Street hosted her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Richard Griffith Jr of New York Mr and Mrs Paul E Anderson Montague Avenue announced the engagement of Peggy Lee to Henry Flowers son of Mr and Mrs W Hampton Flowers of Sumter South Carolina Mr Ted Staples son of Mr and Mrs Carlton Staples and Mr Donald Sartelle son of Dr and Mrs R R Sartelle left for Randolph Macon College at Ashland Mr and Mrs G H Miller hosted at Edgewood Farm Mr and Mrs Donald Pitt of York Pa Ernest Griffith 62 a cider company foreman died suddenly at work Miss Minnie Benner Amherest Street confined to home after a fall
The Son of the Sheik with Rudolph Valentino screens at the Empire theater. A Florida hurricane devastates towns with 2,000 deaths and vast property loss worth $200 million leaving thousands homeless. Miss Bessie Novick of Baltimore visits her parents here.
Jerry Russell was left hanging from the roof of a Cumberland Valley passenger car as the train pulled away from the station after he was trapped while filling an ice compartment.
Washington reports Lovett replaces Marshall as Defense Secretary easing Ike’s path to the White House. Analysts see Lovett’s selection reducing Pentagon friction and keeping Eisenhower in Europe while Anglo-French talks promise Western European reinforcement.
The article explains that about 10 percent of people over 45 have diverticula in the intestinal wall. It notes causes, symptoms, and possible complications such as diverticulitis and peritonitis, with X ray and proctoscope diagnosis, and outlines bed rest heat therapy antibiotics bland diet and avoidance of laxatives.
Past 24 hours ending 7 am shows no new rainfall. Year to date rainfall stands at 1.90 inches with a total near 29.79 inches for the 38 year period. Average monthly rainfall for 38 years 1012 1950 includes values like January 2.48 inches and December 2.46 inches.
A 10 day quiz with 100 questions. Daily scores classify memory levels from Memory Genius to Good. Page 2 reveals the correct answers. Sample prompts include names like a former Secretary of State and questions on mints, basket weaving, homestead riots, and other trivia.
A reader reflects on Robinson Crusoe and argues realists reveal life with candor not smut. He recalls gifting from December 1898 and notes fifty years of admiration for literature that shows good and evil without glorifying vice. He contrasts classical realism with modern obscenity and honors clear moral distinctions.
Through an interpreter Pfc Hale spoke with a Chinese prisoner who surrendered. The prisoner explained he cooked breakfast for 60 soldiers and feared no one would return, prompting his decision to move south. A separate Q&A notes a screen distance rule: about 10 times the screen diameter, and 10 ft for 14 in or larger sets.
A Southern city home scene exposes Eden Blayde’s bitterness as she clashes with Laura Blayde and Jim Eliot over a doomed family dispute. Harrison confronts mortgage woes and eviction as the Blayde family plans a return to Durham Street while confronting a troubled past and fragile marriages. To Be Continued)
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