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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1956
Page
4
A religious verse and reflection appears in the Winchester Evening Star of April 16 1955. The short item cites Matthew 27 29 and comments on the insult to the Nazarene and the thief on the cross becoming a convert.
Des Moines Weather Bureau analyst Jack Riley notes 1955 56 was Iowa’s coldest in 20 years but compares colder decades in the 1880s and 1890s. He cites six cold winters from 1900 to 1920 and two from 1920 to 1940 with none since, suggesting a long term warming trend or cyclical fluctuations.
British ambassador to the United States Sir Roger Makins argues democracy can prevail in diplomacy despite public scrutiny. He compares diplomacy to chess or cards and notes democracies face publicity but possess strategic assets that favor open societies.
The passage argues that democratic governments gain from outside reports and press scrutiny, while totalitarian systems show rigidity due to dogma. It cites wartime errors by Hitler and Stalin as examples and notes public moral sanction can provide long term strength.
A digest highlighting notable editorials from daily incoming papers. Curated selections reflect diverse viewpoints and regional concerns.
A local dispute in Alabama pits Asa Carter of the North Alabama White Citizens' Council against juke box operators over banning rock and roll records. Gerald Scott defends the music as not immoral though not music, while experts call it fast blues. Teenagers remain hooked, and the trend is expected to endure.
As April showers arrive, apple blossoms gain beauty across the Lower Peninsula. The Apple Blossom Festival at Winchester draws near, with Winesap orchards singled out for crown-worthy blooms. The writer extols the ethereal charm of a full bloom orchard, noting rural citizens feel the uplift most.
Lady Nancy Astor questioned Eden as a better Prime Minister than Churchill. U S Steel Fairfield Alaplant picketed while Birmingham workers strike loomed. Grand Marshal Temple named for Festival Firemen parade. White House faced MacArthur ouster fallout with 60 percent against the President. Engagement announced for Janney Lupton and David Dows Munsell. O’Connell birth announcement notes Patricia Way as former Mrs. O’Connell. London gold rush follows Western Holdings mine strike near Odendaals-Rust. USS Wasp carrier drifts aground off New Jersey after breaking from Bayonne moorings. Dutch forces kill over 70 Indonesian Nationalists near Batavia. three Dutch soldiers die.
Twenty five years ago in 1931 Queen Victoria of Spain and her children exited the royal palace for France with the royal doors draped in the tricolor. Dr. and Mrs. Allen T. Hawthorne welcomed a newborn daughter amid celebrations.
Prices paid in local markets include Wheat 82 cents Rye 55 cents corn 2 1b oats 35 cents butter 25 cents eggs 13 cents chicken 9 cents The Star delayed by a severe engine accident necessitating a second engine Capt John Saylor 81 years old Civil War veteran ill at John O Rea home
Democratic infighting centers on Averell Harriman as a compromised candidate who supported a Republican tax cut after denouncing it. Backers, led by Carmine DeSapio and Michael Prendergast, push Harriman as a second choice to Stevenson or Kefauver. Harriman’s pro integration stance could trigger southern backlash and hurt Democrats in key states.
An impartial study questions Harriman's fitness, arguing his New York edge failed to deliver in a tight 1900 vote, as Roosevelt allies back Stevenson and others vs Harriman. The piece also notes his Tammany ties and labor ties hurt him west of the Hudson. It includes a parable on a church restoration drawing and a Q&A about near zero humidity reports.
A practice quiz with 100 questions over 10 days rates memory by score. It asks about New Year’s Day in Scotland 1598, Robin Hood’s forest, the first murder in the Bible, Gladstone, light speeds, Edmonton as Canada's provincial capital, starch solubility, WW II conscientious objectors, and a word lore question on measuring.
A riddle asks how many inches in a closed fist. The proverb ends Blood is thicker than water. The Great Geysir in Iceland spouts water 200 feet high, 11 feet across, once the only known erupting hot spring. Old Faithful rises 160 to 170 feet, while Yellowstone’s Giant geyser reaches 250 feet.
Community health drive urges residents to schedule cancer check ups and donate to research funds. Local organizers emphasize early detection and funding for new treatments. Participants can contribute at the event sites and via spaced donations.
Rainfall over the past 48 hours ended 8:30 am today shows .07 inches. April to date is 1.99 inches, 1956 total 11.08 inches. Average annual rainfall over 43 years is 36.95 inches with monthly averages listed from January to December.
A Q A on reducing injection pain discusses childhood fear, skin sensitivity, and antiseptic irritation. Doctors can use anesthetic solutions and ultra thin needles, inject at angles, and ensure clean equipment. Advise informing doctors of past pain and selecting areas free of prior injection discomfort. note optional local “freezing” with ethyl chloride.
A detailed hourly list of programs across channels from 5:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. featuring Pinky Lee Howdy Doody Footlight Theater Sherlock Holmes Caesar's Hour Medic Mr District Attorney Tonight Steve Allen Looney Tunes Great Gildersleeve I Spy The Evening Movie Prison Without Bars and more with news weather sports boxing and late shows including The Night Show and Village Barn Dance programs listed with titles hosts and times.
A dense listing of shows and times across the day and night. Programs include Tennessee Ernie Ford Show Feather Your Nest City of Violence Susie Inga Matinee Theater color Date With Life Modern Romances Queen for a Day Pete's Place Dugout Chatter Opening Day Washington vs New York Brighter Day Secret Storm Edge of the Night Clown Corner Ladies Home Theater The Pailure Night of Terror The Ruggles Quiz Club Spider and the Fly Film Festival Valiant Lady Love of Life Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light Jack Paar Show As Worse Turns Robert Q Lewis Donna Douglas Art Linkletter's House Party The Big Pay-Off Bob Crosby Show Pick Temple Ranch Challenge to Change.
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