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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1950
Page
4
A 1950 Winchester newspaper editorial urges readers to avoid idle prayers and beware hollow words when addressing God. It insists true reverence and sincerity are required, cautions against rash talk, and emphasizes meaningful prayer over showy phrases.
The piece cites John L. Lewis issuing orders to coal mine operators barring Senator Robert A. Taft from addressing miners. It questions if Lewis fears Taft's message about the Taft Hartley Act and uses a metaphor about iron curtains to argue dictators suppress information.
In the September 16 1950 Congressional Record the diary of Henry L Stimson records a November 25 1941 White House meeting with Hull Knox Marshall and Stark. They discuss maneuvering Japan into firing first while avoiding danger to the United States and note the difficulty of the proposition.
The Times reports Iranian press and editors accuse Justice Douglas of imperialist overtones during his Iran visit. His remarks on land reform and peasant ownership spark irritation, with Iran viewed as unhelpful to U S image. The piece urges an end to the trip.
The excerpt notes Roosevelt’s push to reassure Americans mothers and fathers that war was not imminent, then a year later his diary reveals advisors weighing how to maneuver Japan into firing the first shot. Historians may find the Stimson diary revealing.
School's in as summer break ends prompting stressed parents to shift from play to routine. Children return to classrooms with alarms, schedules, and homework on the horizon.
Highlights from the Star files recall Handley High School football readiness for a season opener against Wilson Memorial. The column also notes local births, anniversaries, hospitalizations, a finger print crime study at Winchester Police School, and birthday celebrations among Winchester residents.
Reported crash of the airship Shenandoah near Lakehurst New Jersey shocks the nation. Captain Frank M. Wray of Berryville earned qualification to practice before Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals at Staunton. Norma Talmadge stars in Grau stark at the Empire.
H Hansbrough was named chairman of the finance committee of the recently organized Board of Trade Lt Key Meade died of tropical fever in the Philippines where he was stationed with the U S Army Death followed a wound sustained Se potboss.
A French traveler Ferdinand M. Bayard journeys through the Shenandoah Valley in 1791 describing Bath and Winchester. He notes farming practices churches Sabbath observance and social life. The translation by Ben C. McCary highlights Winchester as a growing inland Virginia town and trade hub with potential as a manufacturing center.
A reader from Winchester Virginia voices frustration that anti Communist legislation lingers on President Truman’s desk while Communist propaganda and sabotage continue. The writer urges citizens with relatives in military service to press the President to promptly pass the bill to defend freedom.
Present and past rainfall figures for the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. today show 0.08 inches. Year to date rainfall stands at 5.15 inches for 1950 with a total of 32.37 inches since the start. Average monthly rainfall over 37 years (1912 1949) is listed by month, with August at 3.93 inches and September at 2.58 inches, among other months.
Built in 1909 and expanded in 1935. Postmasters since 1900 include Charles W. Hardy Bentley Kern G H Stouffer Elizabeth Kern W Nelson Page and Carl L Campbell. Winchester Cold Storage organized in 1917.
Franklin Day of Douglass School Winchester Virginia urges safety training for students and drivers. The letter argues daily accidents risk schoolchildren on their way to and from school and asks drivers to slow down and think to save lives.
Practically every theological seminary offers a course in apologetics a branch of theology defending reasonableness and doctrine. The piece explores how apologetics fosters faith by addressing doubts and presenting rational grounds for belief.
Seminarians learn apologetics but stress that Christianity is a way of life. A genuine witness in parish ministry, through a Christian example, outshines learned books. A mother’s example and a father’s steadfastness in crisis shape a child more than any doctrine.
A guide to measuring intelligence with a 100 item test spread over ten days. It notes a daily average of nine to ten correct answers as a benchmark and suggests a practical scoring approach.
Memory challenge questions cover floatability by body fat, fortnight duration, Becky Thatcher, Downing Street office, turtles teeth, correcting a phrase, Mona Lisa painter, West eulogy subject, Biblical note on value, Concord grape color.
The Department of Agriculture reports 283000 acres planted to watermelons across the United States in 1949.
Perry Kimbro, a young Atlanta nurse, travels to a remote mountain village after accepting a 24 hour duty. Dr. McKenzie, a brusque mountain doctor, questions her suitability and immediately clashes with her, setting up a tense encounter as a larger romance and conflict unfold.
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