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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1950
Page
4
Listing for Peldeser Inc at 11 East 44th Street New York City includes business office lines and news desk phone numbers 3424 3425 3426 and 2489 indicating contact points for inquiries and advertisements.
A reflective meditation on the harmony of the universe and the potential for discord to alter a celestial song. The piece contrasts cosmic joy with threats to harmony and evokes the night sky as a canvas for musical and spiritual imagery.
President Truman accepts the resignation of Lewis W. Douglas of Arizona as Ambassador to Great Britain. Douglas, 56, seeks retirement for personal and health reasons and will leave office in November after a career as Arizona congressman, budget director, university president, and wartime Lend-Lease official.
The piece discusses how Secretary of State Acheson faces Republican pressure in the upcoming Congressional elections and notes that cabinet members often become political liabilities. It cites conflicts between Johnson and Acheson, and recalls Roosevelt’s feuds with Wallace and Jones, including the abolition of the BEW and reshuffling of the Commerce post.
The text notes that Wallace, once favored for any job, and his 1946 speech urging softer Russia policy led to his removal as Secretary of Commerce as Byrnes threatened to resign. The President's action created political liability, despite Wallace's Democratic support in 1944.
Current Opinion notes Police Commissioner William P. O'Brien resigns under fire as corruption in the department surfaces through a grand jury probe into bookmaker bribes for protection. The piece questions Mayor O’Dwyer and the President’s judgment in appointing him ambassador to Mexico amid the scandal.
A survey by the American Institute of Public Opinion shows General Eisenhower as the clear front runner for the 1952 Republican nomination. He attracts 42 percent of Republicans and 44 percent of independents, with Taft at 15 percent and Dewey at 14 percent, while others trail.
General Omar Bradley as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff declares Western Europe remains the strategic pivot of global power and warns that any enemy must first overcome that region to threaten the United States.
Mr and Mrs John D Tuttle of 106 Elm St welcomed a baby boy. Mrs Tuttle is former Charlotte Keller. The notice also notes James E Renner and family celebrating 50th wedding anniversary and Gordon Wright of Pittsburgh purchasing the Wayside Inn at Middletown. A Winchester Memorial Hospital patient reported improving after a silectomy.
Herbert Wilkins, scout executive, estimated about 100 Cub Scouts and their fathers would register for the first Cub o-ree in the Shenandoah Area Council. Frank Taylor led the Handley Judges to a 20-7 victory in the opening football game of the season. Roy White Jr. underwent a ton-
Clarke students resume classes following a period of enforced absence due to polio. Henry Walton Miller Jr of Morgan County named king of Martinsburg's Sixth Annual Apple Harvest Festival. Frederick County notes no rise in traffic fatalities despite national trend.
The Ford Motor Co held a dealer clinic here to teach proper use of their machine. The Arthur G. Jones Woolen Mill Corp unloaded its first wool shipment after purchasing Winchester Woolen Mills property. Canterbury hosted a birthday party for B. C. Painter.
Editors debate Secretary Achesons plans to empower the General Assembly to act when the Security Council vetoes. Opinions vary on legality, urgency, and feasibility of an international army or a fast acting assembly to enforce peace. Strong entities include U N positions and Soviet veto dynamics across multiple cities.
Stalininges data for the first half of 1950 indicate that the tax collected reached a record sum of $848 million for this period.
A health column explains that severe vitamin deficiency like scurvy is rare where diverse foods are eaten. Deficiencies arise from poor or unbalanced diets and can occur during pregnancy or rapid growth. Doctors assess diet before prescribing vitamins and emphasize a balanced diet plus disease treatment if needed.
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 7 a m shows none. Year to date rainfall is 5.13 inches for Sept and 32.37 inches total. Average 37 year rainfall is 36.56 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1949 list January 2.50, February 1.92, March 2.86, April 3.09, May 3.77, June 3.78, July 3.81, August 3.93, September 2.58, October 3.34, November 2.47, December 2.42 inches. Data courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
Northern Virginia Telephone Company traces to 1886. The firm was established in 1922 with W Nelson Page as its first president.
A column discusses laws and circumvention, citing a highway panhandling rule and the broader principle that laws are unchangeable in the universe while people may be broken by them. It then provides figures: as of March 31, 1950, 498,459 women were Federal workers in the continental U S and 93,649 in the Washington D C area, representing 26 percent and 48 percent respectively.
A quiz style item listing ten sample questions with answers promised on Page 2. It asks about Greek myth giants, Daniel Boonet, Clive, prawns, grammar correction, lobsters, The Prince and the Pauper, Columbus, English railway terms, and Poor Richard's alias.
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