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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
4
Current Opinion notes the heat drove a trio of films to be seen as the writer bemoans Hollywoods budget cuts. The piece laments high spend on Grade A productions and warns the fall crop may struggle despite swashbuckling color.
A reader recalls a film pairing a dramatic villain with a wish for the opposite outcome and a second picture a musical. The wolf in sheep’s clothing fools an adult but is exposed by a nearby eight year old after eighty tedious minutes. The ingenue sings tuneful numbers but the lavish scenery and crowd hide a weak voice. The writer jokes the movie industry should return to bingo style free dishes and ads. He notes the cool breezes were worth the admission.
Col. Joel D. Griffing attends the National Guard convention in Columbus Ohio with reports noting over 300 tickets sold for the Bar theatre production of Twelfth Night. Other items include water-hauling arrangements for Stonewall high school and a theatre meeting in Harrisonburg.
Ten years ago in 1938 R Gray Williams spoke at a program celebrating the academy’s 154th year of operation. Dr E T Clark announced Red Cross funds would aid New England victims as Sandy Baker resumed managing the Park baseball team.
Miss Lizzie Love Strickler entertains at her parents house to honor a guest. William Edward Carpenter aged 30 dies at his home in the town.
A quick trivia quiz with ten questions covers presidential campaign kickoff city and other facts. It tests memory on topics from Labor Day campaigning to the UN General Assembly and Babe Ruth handedness.
A clerk explains personal exemptions in the federal tax, noting a base $600 per taxpayer, $600 extra if the taxpayer is 65 or blind, plus $600 for a wife and another $600 if she is 65 or blind. Thus a couple both over 65 would have $2,400 in exemptions.
Report shows 24 hour rainfall none as of 7 am and September to date 1948 total 29.94 inches. 35 year average annual rainfall 36.20 inches with monthly averages from 1918 to 1946 including January 2.46 and December 2.38 inches. Courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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