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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1949

Page

4

Mercy and Praise Cited From Psalm Verse

A brief religious note quoting Psalm 89 verse asserting universal need for mercy and declaring praise to the Lord forever.

Lord

George C Marshall Named Red Cross Leader

George C Marshall, former Chief of Staff and wartime hero, has been chosen to lead the American Red Cross. He returns to public service after private life, succeeding as president amid broad admiration for his humanitarian efforts and world-wide stature.

George C. Marshall United Tes Army Truman China Senator Byrnes American Red Cross

Contributory or Not A Steel Pension Clash

U S Steel argues workers should contribute to pensions under a social security framework while noting merit rating and state unemployment schemes. The union cites employer financed plans and unemployment taxes, with the presidential fact finding board labeling pensions a normal business cost and many contracts leaning non contributory. Industry studies show shifting trends from contributory to non contributory security programs and the Ford Motor dispute highlights the stakes in company wage costs.

U. S. Steel Europe Big Steel Alabama New Jersey Ford Moses

Financing the coal welfare funds under wartime control

The 1946 coal strike centered on welfare funding. Once the government took over, Krug created a single medical fund during federal control funded by wage deductions. The ongoing welfare fund and Krug’s second fund rely on royalty payments and are passed to purchasers via tonnage costs.

Krug

Byrd's push for a single consolidated federal appropriation bill

Senator Byrd advances a plan to unite all federal appropriations into one bill, aiming to end the fragmented, hit or miss budgeting process. The measure, widely supported by committees, would align spending with revenue for the 1950-51 year and coordinate the entire federal budget.

Virginia Byrd Washington Congress General Assembly Iowa Oklahoma Minnesota House of Congress Mr. Byrd

Strike in Coal Industry Follows Pattern of UMW Actions

The nation faces a wide coal strike for the twenty first time since World War I. About 480000 union members walked off the job last weekend after long standing disputes with companies. Operators say the strike was organized by district leaders using coercion threats.

New York Times Lewis UMW

News of Other Years an 1899 Winchester dispute

The Frederick County Board of Supervisors rejects every Winchester city proposal for shared use of the market square. The grant of Lord Fairfax reportedly intended joint custody of the courthouse square, while the county seeks nearly half for a hitching yard. C B Rouss offered to fund better horse accommodation, but the Board refused. The city risks losing Mr. C. B. Rouss gift of thirty thousand dollars unless the Virginia Court of Appeals rules in its favor.

Board of Supervisors Frederick County Winchester Market Square Lord Fairfax Courthouse C. B. Rouss Co. B. Rouss Virginia Court of Appeals

World Still Faces Britain Aid And Trade Policy Debates

Washington reports Dr Mortiz Bonn warns Americans resist footing socialistic British policy costs. Editors note long term loans and grants since 1914 may total 100 to 150 billion, matching exports overseas. Cripps Snyder and tariff moves push open markets while subsidizing foreign experiments.

Washington Los Angeles Mortiz Bonn London School of Economics L.N. E Britain U. S British Empire Russia

Stranger Is Here By HAL BOYLE

New York observes autumn's arrival at 4 04 06 this morning with vivid personifications of the season. The essay wryly notes politicians fears, seasonal changes, and human routines as nature shifts toward winter.

Hal Boyle New York Autumn Grover Wahlen

Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D

A church Children’s Day program reveals parental indifference to religion. The article urges adults to engage with their children’s religious growth and adopt teaching methods matching child intelligence to sustain Christianity.

Earl L. Douglas D. D

How's Your 1.9 Me mory Genius Quiz

A 10 day self test with 100 questions daily scoring 9 or 10 correct to earn Memory Genius. Includes quick trivia prompts like nursery rhyme pieman, Waterloo country, venomous snakes, quo vadis meaning, Argentina capital, grammar correction, Father of the Constitution, patron Saint of Scotland, lucky number, and John Paul Jones ship voyage.

Waterloo Duke of Wellington Argentina United States Scotland John Paul Jones France

Va Senators Stand Alike in Economy Robertson Says

Virginia's Senators Byrd and Robertson split on the $1314 million arms aid bill to Europe but agree on governance economy. Byrd voted against the measure citing strain on the federal budget. Robertson supported it, arguing stern policy is needed despite costs. Both emphasize unity on broader budget restraint.

Robertson Richmond Virginia United States Harry F. Byrd Democratic Nations A. Willis Robertson Richmond News-Leader Byrd America Europe

First Diesel or Bst ocean ship Selan dia

The motorship Selan dia, launched in 1912, is noted as the first diesel or best ocean ship. By 1943 reports say she had logged well over a million sea miles with her original machinery.

R. O Selandia

Workers in Rush To Enter College

Prague reports 600 workers or children of workers applied for university study under a government push. Applicants can qualify after one year of prep, instead of several years. Most candidates hail from mines agriculture and technical trades. Separate note counts 230000 blind in the United States per Committee on the Statistics of the Blind. no reliable figures for the visually handicapped. One in every 500 Amo school children has vision defects serious enough to hinder reading standard print.

Vallejo Calif Congress Capitol Hill Prague Committee On the Statistics of the Blind Amo

Golden Shoestring era tale unfolds in New England

Faith Baldwin portrays Terry Austin, suddenly broke yet glamorous, arriving from Guatemala to New York. In Connecticut, she encounters Chris Russell and the Johnson family, while her friend Helen Lannis observes and counsels. A quiet romance begins on a terrace as Terry contemplates the future.

Terry Austin Guatemala New York Terry Helen Lannis Helen Johnsons Connecticut Dick Johnson Lannis Gwen Chris Russell Russell Frank Chris New England West Coast Central America Lamises

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