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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1962
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star shows telegraph and mailing rates with rates for domestic and out of state subscriptions and single copies. It lists staff positions including H. D. Koontz business manager Jack F. Davis executive editor and Eugene Miller managing editor with post office designation and national representation details.
South Boston officials rejected a federal aid bid for a sewer line project after calculating that federal participation would raise total costs. The City Council blocked the $16,000 grant amid fears higher bids and wage rules would outpace local funding. An old proverb about extending a finger and losing an arm frames the decision.
The United States shows a surge in reading with 716 million books bought last year plus many borrowed from libraries. Over ten years book sales rose 115 percent, with scholarly titles up 181 percent and general titles 84 percent.
The Star Files notes in 1952 that Jordan's parliament ended King Talal's reign and proclaimed Crown Prince Hussin as monarch. Mrs. Orpha Shockey and the Shockey and Watkins couples returned home after visiting the Dick family in Brookfield Ohio. Mrs. John Frye hosted a birthday gathering for her husband on the Northwestern Grade.
The Department of Agriculture states 1937 crops are about eleven percent over the average. Misses Bessie Manuel Virginia Eutsler Esther Eutsler Alice Taylor Georgia Foreman and Louise Eutsler plan a Potomac vacation at Fairview Beach for a week. Mrs James Huff and Miriam Coffinberger have returned to the city after visiting the Great Lakes Exposition.
The 50 year old item recalls Nemo's view that the powerful occupy high seats while the meek suffer in confinement. It notes the battleship Nebraska struck a reef near Point Judith and limped toward Boston after a bad leak. Mrs. Edgar Carper fractured her arm after a fall from a hotbed.
A meditation on parenting stressing togetherness over wealth in raising children. Love and being natural trump copying others and material gifts. Parents should act unselfishly and lovingly, as children remember love more than actions or possessions.
The piece argues Soviet fishing fleets cruise U S waters in unprecedented numbers for possible military purposes with ships capable of hiding des devices to mine cables and chart U S subs while Cuba hosts Soviet fishing assistance. It cites Senate testimony noting intrusions near Georges Bank Alaska and the Atlantic coast and questions why Moscow moves far from home to fish.
President Kennedy heavily depends on his White House brain trust while his Cabinet stays largely behind the scenes. Unlike Eisenhower figures like Dulles and Humhrey who spoke publicly, Kennedy and his aides avoid headline clashes, with Rusk staying low key and McNamara steering defense.
HAL BOYLE notes a small Eskimo recipe booklet from Shishmaref Alaska echoing simple Arctic dishes. It offers humorous guidance on walrus stew boiled owl frozen flounders bear feet and soured seal liver with salt water and blubber detailing traditional preparations for home cooks.
Dear Doctor column explains Candida albicans infection rises as resistance drops. It covers thrush in newborns, risk factors for nails and skin, and internal invasion causing bronchitis pneumonia and cramps. Treatments include violet stain, baking soda rinses, nystatin, amphotericin and probiotics to restore microbial balance.
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