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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1948
Page
4
In the doorway style ad notice the office sets deadlines for display ads at noon the day before publication and lists transient rates at 60 cents per inch. Classified rates are in dedicated columns and subscription rates by mail or motor route show one year six months three months and one month options. In the background a Bible verse Gen 1 1 is quoted.
California Governor Earl Warren advocates a positive, nonmudslinging campaign focusing on what is right with America. He argues party affiliation does not define patriotism and warns against class strife while praising democracy and the free enterprise system. His stance contrasts with other candidates and could attract voters.
Hoover argues America drifts toward a socialist economy over 15 years. He asserts taxes drive private savings into the Treasury and threaten private enterprise with possible government control of industries, warning continued taxation could equal communism and urging renewed private initiative. He notes food costs split roughly between producers and added process charges.
The piece analyzes the split of the food dollar showing farmers receiving 51 percent versus 49 percent for processors and purveyors. It notes farmer returns rose after 1932, peaked near 55 percent last January, then began a slow decline, predicting further drops could hit the producer first if prices fall.
Current Opinion lauds Admiral Louis Denfeld for stressing naval aviation as essential for war readiness. He cites bases seizure, thin enemy air defenses, and carrier resilience, while omitting submarine threats and urging questions on ASW progress, shipbuilding choices, and anti submarine strategies.
Novick and Elliot Motor Lines reach a settlement with the union, ending a workers strike. Attending the York fair were Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Ireland, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hengeveld, and Mr. and Mrs. Obert Gaines.
In 1943 James Benner was moved to University Hospital. Miss Rosalie Oakes departs for Lexington Kentucky where she joins the University of Kentucky staff.
Ten years ago in 1938 W. W. Detlinger will present council with proposed plans for repairing defective sidewalks. Seventeen Handley seniors report for football duties and appear among the players for the team. Mrs Woorow Wilson to be luncheon guest of Mr and Mrs B B Jones at Audley.
In 1923 Charles P McVica was renamed to council. The Shuberts announce tours including The Monster and Just Married. Mrs Alvin Hook and her infant son escape serious injury after a scaffold falls nearby.
In 1898 Councilman Robert L. Gray allegedly smoked a pipe once used by Sir Walter Raleigh. I Lindsay Leafe wed Miss Mamie O Nealke in Hagerstown. Lafayette Jackson, stung by a fish, develops what appears to be blood poisoning.
The Virginia National Guard ground forces added 16 enlisted men in the first half of September and stood 11 over the allotted strength. Maj. Gen. S Gardner Waller said the total enlisted strength reached 3989 with 352 officers and 24 warrant officers. Losses expected from term expirations and transfers to other states.
Paper manufacturers from Virginia and four other states met in Lynchburg with regulatory officials to discuss methods to prevent stream pollution. Attending were representatives from the Virginia State Water Control Board the Tennessee Valley Authority the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development the North Carolina Division of Sanitary Engineering and the state health departments of Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee.
A note offers a special subscription rate to send the Star to the school team. The article mentions a camel coal with a bright smokeless flame, said to be a corruption of the word candle.
Medical guidance on preventing motion sickness during wartime campaigns. Hyoscine most used due to fewer dry mouth effects, with guidance on dosing and when to consult a physician. Notes on airsickness and seasickness share treatments and caution about individual tolerance. A reader query about eye flicker spots is answered with advice to seek thorough physician evaluation.
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A compact clue set lists Answer 44, Decorated lower part of wall 47, Queen of the fairies 48, Anger 50, Escape slang as cryptic hints.
A local crime unfolds as an enraged stock speculator shoots his former client in a dispute over a judgment and then fatally shoots himself. Both men came from privileged backgrounds and were noted for ability and resourcefulness before dying.
A moral panel warns that anger and a sudden outburst can trigger tragic outcomes. The cartoon reflects on a man’s murder and subsequent suicide, pondering the thoughts in a hotel room before a fatal act. It emphasizes paying dearly for mistakes and the proximity of crime to even holy people.
This item lists ten trivia prompts with answers on page 2. It asks about a former vice president nicknamed Cactus Jack, Babe Ruth, monodont teeth, Constitution gender clause, dermatologist scope, sunlight clothing, fungus plural, Asuncion capital, car maker at Willow Run, and the author of Tomorrow Will Be Better and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.
In a Warmsley Heath investigation, Poirot and Inspector Spence sift lipstick traces found near No. 5 and map David Hunter’s movements from London to Warmsley Heath. The lip color links Rosa Cloade and Lynn Marchmont, while timing suggests a late 9 to 10 p.m. confrontation and a backdated watch.
Poirot visits Jeremy Cloade and studies family clues linking Lord Edward Trenton and horse Chestnut Trenton as he weighs Underhay's death. Cloade hints at future risks while praising Poirot for locating Major Porter. The conversation emphasizes human interest and unresolved motives in a tense family dispute.
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