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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1955
Page
4
Labor voices warn against AFL-CIO merger creating a single giant union. George Q. Lynch, president of the Patternmakers League, argues bigness risks power abuses and threatens democracy. He asserts big unions share faults with big business and politics.
A critical column denounces the rapid rise of self styled experts across national, state, and local affairs. It argues that large groups summon experts for diagnoses and high fees, influencing public decision making and diminishing broader public judgment.
The piece argues that dependence on experts erodes individual initiative and risks sweeping, high handed remedies. It calls on government leaders to examine whether experts wield excessive influence and power in shaping policy and cures.
The New York Times notes that the Bureau of Labor Statistics index of consumer prices showed only a nominal rise from 114.2 to 114.4 between mid May and mid June. It marks the first uptick of more than a tenth in seven months, continuing a long period of stability within a tight range.
The advertisement extols in playful verse the 1956 model features including more vivid colors faster tires and sleeker body lines with enhanced power seats and flashy carburetor performance a lighthearted catalog of automotive improvements.
A Reader's Digest vignette notes the Middle East as a seedbed for small airlines. In Baghdad an American passenger boards a plane only to have the pilot replaced after an engine issue is avoided, prompting a flight resumption with a changed pilot.
A brief dialogue from The Greeneville Sun presents a student asking about the college town and a visitor describing it as unique with hints of meaning tied to horses. The exchange underscores the town's distinctive character through a light, witty remark.
President Syngman Rhee delivers the keynote at the 55th annual VFW encampment in Philadelphia. Engagements announced for Joyce Ann e Denny to Eddie Alton Lake. Mrs Henry Ford endows about one million dollars to support a Detroit church via the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. Local social notes include 10th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Slonaker and a Capon Springs hotel vacation return for Mr. and Mrs. J Curtis Fray.
A U S Third Army military commission sentenced German civilians to be hanged for the mob murder of two Allied fliers near Frankfurt am Main in August 1944. Pfc. Harry Johnson of Berryville had returned to Asheville North Carolina after a 64 day.
Miss Thelma Beatty acting postmistress said the Bluemont post office was broken into and stamps, supplies, and about $500 in cash were taken from the safe. Arthur O. Williams Jr. of East Providence planned a four year apprenticeship with Thomas A. Edison. Mrs Louise Ryan left for Philadelphia to join her sons before they travel to Atlantic City for a month at their cottage.
H. H S. Fling, son of James Fling, graduates as a pharmacist from Valpariso College of Pharmacy. Edith Brown, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Few Brown, receives by express a live alligator two feet long. Lt Louis McCoy Nurton detached from the battleship Texas and at home in Winchester awaiting orders.
Rep Harold D Cooley proposes a nationwide public relations bureau for agriculture. Farmers and related industries would finance and run press, radio, TV, schools, and industry campaigns to explain agriculture's role in the economy. He suggests editor tours of farm areas and farm summer schools for city youth to raise awareness.
A column urging spiritual unity among Christians over ecclesiastical differences. It emphasizes one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and warns against expanding church machinery. The piece argues unity is spiritual and should heal divisions in the body of Christ. It closes with a Q A about diamond rarity noting 1953 mine production and usage.
Weather data notes no rain in the past 24 hours and no August rainfall to date. The 1955 rainfall to date stands at 19.65 inches, with a 42 year average of 26.94 inches. Monthly values from 1912 to 1954 are listed, led by May at 3.92 inches and August at 3.82 inches.
A simple wet towel pack lowers a fever in babies by one to two degrees when used under medical guidance. The process involves a heated lukewarm towel wrapped around the infant for two five minute intervals, then drying and dressing, with careful temperature monitoring.
Quiz promises daily scoring over ten days with ratings Mem ory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. Includes true false prompts about Radio City founder Rockefeller and Pennsylvanian founder Quaker William Penn and cryptic items like a yellow tiger beetle.
A nonsensical OCR fragment asks about fragrance type a rose and political rulers in Turkey, plus a slang definition for a pompous nobody. The jumble includes scattered letters and question marks.
Scholars say Jesus spoke Aramaic which ceased widespread use by the 7th century. Today only a few thousand people, mainly Christians, in three Damascus area villages in Syria still speak Aramaic. Coffee ranks second to petroleum in world trade behind oil.
A recent survey found only one dream out of five is pleasant. Researchers note sleep thoughts focus on worry fear anger and sorrow, with unexplained reasons guiding the gloomy focus.
The saying derives from poker when a token or penknife was passed to indicate the dealer’s turn. This practice made the next player responsible, giving rise to the phrase used to shift accountability.
In a Fifth Avenue ten cent store Sara Dacre buys the Fire of India ruby to dodge police. Moxon hides the jewel on the counter before dying. Sara’s neighbor Gerry Hone disappears after a cafeteria encounter as police link Moxon to a postwar crime. A shaken Sara confronts a jealous Judith while a looming hit and run case may expose more.
A tense street encounter ends with a hurried taxi ride to East 87th as a mysterious man pursues the woman. The driver recalls a prior approach on the corner and hints the stranger was not a friend, leaving her uneasy about a remembered face.
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