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Short newspaper note notes August 10 in Winchester with a motto on timely living. No further events or names provided in readable text.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1956
Page
4
Short newspaper note notes August 10 in Winchester with a motto on timely living. No further events or names provided in readable text.
The article argues Western nations faced with Nasser's Suez Canal seizure are forced to seek Russian involvement to form an international control body for the canal. Initial aid for the Nile dam was scrapped to rebuke Nasser, who then seized control, leaving Moscow with expanded Middle East influence.
The 18th century frigate U S Constellation, oldest US Navy vessel, rots at a Baltimore pier awaiting a permanent berth near Fort McHenry. Water intrusion worsens damage, threatening hull integrity through storms and winter. Once famed for defeating French ships in the Quasi War, the ship now languishes homeless and inaccessible to the public.
Editorial digest notes Petersburg delegates to the Democratic National Convention intend to back former Governor John S. Battle for vice president on at least one ballot. Virginia delegates face slim chances of a Battle nomination, with many planning second choices amid debates over Supreme Court decisions and state rights.
The Constitution known as Old Ironsides deserves a fitting resting place beyond the cloudy waters of Baltimore harbor as a historic frigate once feared on the seas.
New York singer Jaye P Morgan, rising star among female vocalists, reveals nightly dreams in vivid Technicolor with red blue and purple imagery. She discusses career rise, family roots, and fear of the dark, noting dreams can be controlled for a happy ending.
Washington sources report Eisenhower’s cabinet lined up unanimously to support Nixon as Harold Stassen presses to dump him as the 1956 vice presidential candidate. Summersfield and Seaton warn that a Stassen win would fracture party loyalty and jeopardize future legislative goals.
A devotional urging readers to take regular rest and vacations as part of life’s balance. It cites weekly rest, biblical examples from Jesus, and warns against excess in work or leisure, urging reflection on health and sanity.
A selected quiz prompts readers on memory and general knowledge with ten questions about policing nicknames, mothballs, biblical quotes, cavemen, glue, escalators, capers, currency, niggling behavior, and word meanings. The page asks for Page 2 answers and defines score categories.
Yes. Many veterinarians consider allergies one of the main causes of the skin rash called summer eczema.
The item lists local ads and personal notes from Winchester including grocery specials, visits, parties, and a reporter's illness. It also mentions bloodhound procurement for rogues, regional travel, and a 1936-1939 glimpse into England vs United States TV reception with early broadcast context.
Reader questions explore a cotton batting covering for preserved fruit jars and its claimed protection from air born microbes. Additional entries cover kinkajou as a pet and a philosophical take on whether sound exists without a listener.
Answers list names and numbers from page 1. Items include Cameron Loudoun Braddock Boscawen Kent Piccadilly Monmouth Washington Stewart Tennyson Leicester Pall Mall Cecil Clifford Amherst Fairfax Gerrard Cork and 1010 George W. Harrison Dr J M Casey.
Rainfall data cover past 24 hours to 8 30 am today with August totals 2 18 inches for 1956 rainfall to date 25 72 inches and average annual rainfall over 43 years 36 95 inches. Monthly values from 1912 1955 include January 2 45 February 1 95 March 2 98 April 3 10 May 3 90 June 3 90 July 2 69 August 3 99 September 2 65 October 3 22 November 2 57 December 2 46.
A listing of prime time programs across multiple channels detailing shows from 6:00 PM through 11:15 PM including dramas, news, movies, and sports. Notable items include Truth or Consequences, Boxing event Lightburn vs Zulueta, Tonight with Steve Allen, Fabian of Scotland Yard, and a John Wayne featured late program.
Broadcast schedule lists Channel 4 5 1 9 with movie features serials cartoons and music shows. Highlights include Ingrid Bergman and Leslie Howard in Intermezzo and Westerns with The Fighting Ranger and Law of the West. Channel 9 features The Lone Ranger and Jungle Hunters programs.
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