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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1947
Page
4
A biblical verse from Mark 10 15 emphasizes for all readers the necessity of childlike reception to enter the kingdom of God, underscoring humility and simple faith as essential.
President Truman named State Senator Gordon Gray of Winston-Salem as Assistant Secretary of the Army. Gray, publisher of the Winston-Salem Journal, is a WWII veteran who served as a captain in the European Theater and left his North Carolina Senate post to join the Army.
Grain prices drop after the Department of Agriculture reports November exports will be 35 percent below October and 43 percent below the July October monthly average. The shift supports warnings that high food costs reflect large exports to other countries. Traders react, while Europe remains starved for grain and Washington’s policy to feed Europe remains uncertain.
Current Opinion discusses Harry Byrd Jr cutting into United States Steel and Northern coal operators over the appeasement contract with John L Lewis. The letter from Irving Olds is cited as a rebuttal while Byrd maintains opposition to collusion harming inflation and construction costs.
The Yankees face the Dodgers in the World Series opener at Yankee Stadium on September 30 as Stanley “Bucky” Harris earns praise for lifting a demoralized squad. His leadership steadied a wrinkled remnant of the old Bombers and built new team morale.
He steered a team through injuries to claim the pennant, showing that savvy management and people skills shape success. Harris’ approach suggests luck follows effort and cooperation across nations and people worldwide.
A Saturday Evening Post writer notes Ireland cooling toward the United States though it owes nothing. The piece finds some comfort in mutual dislike rooted in shared national character.
A Washington, D. C. man mistaken for a fireman asked officers to pour water on him to cool off. He ended up in the cooler for ten days. Five local sportsmen plan a Canada hunting trip starting tomorrow. A telegram from Donald M. Nelson congratulates the Star for prompt scrap collection. Many feared dead after a collision of two crack trains of the B and O at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Jimmie Robertson of East Leicester Street suffered painful burns after plunging into the town run tainted with acid from a local mill. The incident is reported as part of the 1937 retrospective. Also noted is the death of Russell C. Patton, Frederick County farmer, who died at a Frederick hospital after Tuesday admission.
In 1891 reports note Prof. John Atkinson and an English specialist plan to restore sight to Charles B. Rouss. Henry Brown and Luther Windle receive a contract to number city houses, announced today by officials.
Stockholders of Reeves Bros. in New York elected Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd U.S.N. retired and William Harmerslough partner in Lehman Brothers as directors. The textile maker expanded its board to seven and reelected five incumbents.
Seven quiz prompts listed ask about Princess Margaret's birthday widow of Edison era inventor, a bloodless coup in a South American country, Chisholm trail celebration in Kansas, Roosevelt Litvinoff diplomacy year, a Soviet banished devotional magazine, Jersey lightning beverage, and East West quotation author.
Advertisement promotes Victory Ointment for eczema psoriasis rashes and itching. It claims army origins and safe use for babies with a grease free antiseptic formula sold in Winchester at Miller's Rhodes Brooks' Rexall Peoples Silco Cut-Rate Gaunt's.
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour precipitation at 0.04 inches and year to date at 1.29 inches, with 1947 rainfall to date 26.24 inches. Average annual rainfall over 24 years stands at 36.30 inches, and monthly averages for 1913-1946 are listed with Jan through Dec values.
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