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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1959
Page
4
A short August 11, 1959 nightly devotional notes that the Lord judges between people and actions. It emphasizes universal accountability for deeds, citing Genesis 16:5 and asserting that divine judgment occurs whether invoked or not.
Governors at a conference show contempt for the vice presidency with four turning down the job Brown Stratton Meyner and Rockefeller. Observers note some aim higher while others fear the role’s fragility without presidential backing.
Plato argued the unexamined life is unworthy while Christians urge a fully committed life. The speaker warns that mere belief and dues fail. true faith requires placing life in truth into God and into the enterprises faith demands, yielding real spiritual potency.
The New Jersey Civil Service Commission is ordered to stop asking applicants “Where were you born” as part of a civil rights effort led by Dr. John Milligan. The division against discrimination calls the question discriminatory and biased, urging defense of birthplace pride.
A curated digest presents selecting editorials from forty newspapers received daily. It surveys opinions on policy governance economy and social issues, summarizing diverse viewpoints in concise notes for readers seeking a broad editorial spectrum.
Wall Street Journal notes researchers test a wide range of cigarette flavors and aromas including apple blossom rum cinnamon and even vegetable fiber cigarettes with no tobacco. Observers foresee public interest in novelty tastes while Congress debates taxation of tobacco substitutes.
The Star Files recalls 1949 events with ex President Herbert Hoover’s 75th birthday tributes. In Ecuador a powerful earthquake left thousands homeless amid tremors and looting by groups described as unruly Indians stirring fear.
Twenty five years ago a fierce storm swept Broadway and Timberville causing heavy fruit and crop damage. Large hail stones weighing up to half a pound struck fruit trees and crops while lightning struck multiple sites. A Shanghai dispatch warned drought deaths could reach 500000 in China.
Capt Robert Haymaker known fertilizer and junk dealer suffered two broken ribs after being buried under junk and rags in a Fairfax lane warehouse. Trained nurses from Winchester Memorial Hospital had moved into a new rear house. contractor Harry Gilpin led the work. Mr and Mrs Harry Gilpin planned a colonial house at Millwood Virginia.
A 1723 tavern north of Richmond becomes the Barksdale Memorial Theater in Hanover. Six stock players transformed the rambling building into a year round venue with dinner theater. Founders Muriel McAuley and Kilgore lead with Priscilla and Kilgore owning the theater.
Smoke hung over the northern Sierra as crews battled new brush fires near Ukiah and Willits, with residents aiding by wetting roofs. Rangers blamed youngsters and hunters for setting fires on Cow Mountain and near Spanish Mountain, while 500 men fought the Decker Canyon blaze in southern California after deadly losses.
New York AP reports resumed talks between steelmakers and United Steelworkers as four-week strike tensions persist. Union president David J. McDonald abstained from sessions, touring picket lines and denouncing the talks as pointless. Industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper defended the four-man company team and urged bargaining. Federal mediation chief Joseph Finnegan remained present.
A historical quick quiz page explains IQ scoring by daily results over ten days. It ranks memory potential from Memory Genius to Good with examples and offers page 2 for correct answers. It includes ten sample questions on continents government impeachment Mount Etna Phi Beta Kappa per deim estate distribution air brake and the Marseillaise.
In Bristol Virginia a week long school of mission and Christian service heard Rev. Sam Varnell of Piney Flats Tennessee praise the value of small churches. He noted that about 29,000 Methodist churches serve populations under 2 500. Warner named Tennessee rural minister of the year in 1958.
A compact guide clarifies common misspellings and near-synonyms for religious and justice related words. It highlights how errors like souse and eous appear in texts and suggests correct spellings and acceptable alternatives.
Dr Herman N Bundesen describes pollen as a vast invisible dust from flowers, with grains varying in shape and size. He notes ragweed can release billions of grains in a single morning and advises air conditioning and medical treatment for allergy sufferers during pollen season. A Q and A follow clarifies that foot callouses stem from pressure, sometimes bone issues, and relief comes from proper shoes and padding with medical consultation.
The World Today notes President Eisenhower has grown more aggressive on domestic issues in 1959, while foreign policy remains defensive and reactive to Soviet moves. Loss of key aides Dulles and Adams, plus Democratic Congress pressure, pushes him to lead more personally amid budget and spending challenges.
Author and playwright William Saroyan is sued by the federal government for 19,426.68 dollars in back income taxes. The civil action, filed Monday, alleges amounts due for 1952 and 1957.
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