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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1954
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star led by editor H. F. Byrd Jr. covers local news, events, and community updates from Winchester and surrounding areas with regular editorials and notices.
A reflective piece links Dien Bien Phu to historic last stands such as Thermopylae and the Alamo. It argues bravery against overwhelming odds serves liberty, strengthens resolve, and aids future victory for peoples fighting despotism.
A 17 year old lassos a rampaging stockyards maverick in Fort Worth as police stand by. The scene hints at television influence, with a new survey showing American children spend over 13 hours weekly watching TV, many programs being westerns and teaching a simple frontier moral code.
The piece argues that parents tolerate most TV content, with about 70 percent approving programs. It notes objections mainly toward violence and treats Westerns as modern morality plays where love and virtue win, only to be renewed in the next installment.
Current Opinion from Roanoke World News notes nationwide jitters over windshield pockmarks tied to atomic tests and hydrogen blasts. It argues public panic erodes trust, calls for stronger civil defense and national preparedness.
March consumer price index stands at 114.8 the lowest since July 1953 with February at 114.6 and October high of 115.4. Deputy Commissioner Aryness Wickens notes downward bias from tax cuts and dairy supports while wholesale prices edge up and rent increases slow, indicating a steadier dollar.
A retrospective from the Star highlights 1953 events: Frank Grim elected President of Randolph Macon College Student Government. Edward Lizer re elected Frederick County Teachers Association president. various locals noted for honors visits and guests including Gene Hawkins Honorary Fire Warden and Louise Travers Honor Roll at Madison College.
Ten years ago Sloan Kuydendall was named to the State Board of Law Examiners. H M Rosenberger celebrated his 84th birthday.
The Free Baptist Church collected over $200 at a rally. Preparations were underway for Memorial Day services. Father William McKeefry of Sacred Heart Church was ill with typhoid fever.
Capitol Hill leaders push for bipartisan support for a resolution endorsing a reasonable program to halt Communist advances in Indochina. Dulles backs limited American intervention but with conditions from Democrats, including presidential initiative and no Red China recognition at Geneva.
Winchester supporters praised the April Commonwealth issue featuring the 1954 Apple Blossom Festival and spring programs to boost tourism. The editor thanks Mrs. Jean Demorest Mr. Tom Baldridge and Ross Mohney for aiding advance festival stories and notices from the Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.
A guide outlines a 10 day testing plan to rate memory by daily results. Scoring uses 100 questions with thresholds: 9–10 correct per day equates to Memory Genius, 7–8 Very Superior, 5–6 Excellent, 4 Good.
A discussion on vitamin B thiamine deficiency leading to polyneuritis with calf muscle pain and rapid heart rate. It notes confusion with thrombophlebitis after surgery, the recovery after vitamin administration, and emphasizes medical assessment for treatment decisions. Also includes a Q and A on infant vomiting due to hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and surgical treatment.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 7 am today is recorded as trace April totals to date 1.71 inches. The 1954 year to date stands at 8.88 inches, while the 41 year average to date is 36.84 inches. Monthly means over 1912 1953 include January 2.51 February 1.96 March 2.92 April 3.14 May 3.92 June 3.68 July 3.70 August 3.76 September 2.69 October 3.16 November 2.61 December 2.51.
A reflective piece contrasts childhood pebbles and fake gold with life’s disillusionments. It touts questions about perjury papers, dragons, presidents born in 1822, Gone With the Wind, Manuel Quezon, cities of the American arts academy, short selling, external medicated fatty bases, Bronx cheers, and historic territorial names, weaving themes of wisdom through anecdotes.
Gale Taber, living in Tennessee after her husband’s death, runs a non-profit venture that drags her into mounting debt. She rejects Sewell Albright’s marriage offers, prioritizing her two daughters Raven and Julia and their futures. Raven hopes for John-Mark Williamson, a farmer, while Julia is inclined toward nursing.
Pete Marshall pays for a night off with restlessness and encounters Ravel Taber at a seedy club. He avoids romance, then drives away as Taber’s escort, Sewell Albright, departs with her. A bumpy rescue follows when Albright is injured in a wreck and Taber leaves with a man. To be continued.
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