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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
4
Local newspaper details subscription rates and contact information as it notes the editor H F Byrd Jr and the paper’s mailing specifics. It references a dated column line about a harmonious life and a plan to live with regrets, indicating a feature or notice within the issue.
Senate hearings reveal hoodlums now use paper unions and sweetheart contracts to enforce labor peace. Employers sign bogus agreements to avoid trouble while workers pay dues and lose true representation. Experts urge exposing and stamping out this exploitation.
The Virginia Bar Association selects J. Sloan Kuykendall of Winchester as its president, a fitting tribute to a respected Virginian. The honor reflects his deserved standing across Virginia's legal community.
The piece argues a $2.2 billion cut will trim Air Force procurement, shifting toward missiles as Britain and others move to guided weapons. It cites potential automation savings, a leaner draft, and a future of jet and turboprop travel, with speedier air routes and broader international relations tied to peaceful uses of tech amid nuclear tensions.
A local attorney is named as President of the State Bar, joining a lineage of notable figures including R Gray Williams. Kuykendall shares in the honor with Winchester and recalls his long partnership with Williams until 1946. The community extends congratulations to Kuykendall.
Five years ago in 1952 West Point Fire Chief C. E. Carlton was elected president of the State Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia. The item also notes an August heat wave across Texas and the southwest, with unusually high temperatures in Presidio and Phoenix.
A New York survey notes workers who whistle or sing on the job often do less work than grumbling colleagues. The column blends humorous facts from various notes about science, history, and daily life, reflecting Hal Boyle’s light, wry tone.
Q A section notes Roister Doister as the first English comedy and the first English play in acts. Udall, Eton and Westminster headmaster, used Latin structure with fully English characters and setting.
The piece contrasts outward showiness with inner insecurity, likening a boastful show-off to Uriah Heep while urging balance. It cautions against meek fawning and urges self assurance kept in check, noting even well intentioned people can become showy.
Daily quiz with 10 questions and grading levels Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good based on correct answers. Page 2 likely provides correct responses. Includes questions on salutes, prawns, biblical kings, Rocky Mountain canaries, Marines, codicil, Lothario, Newton, plural nouns, and Shakespeare poetry.
Dr Hermann Hundesen notes aging changes are mostly plastic and mental outlooks. He urges staying active with work part time and broad interests to stay young at heart. He emphasizes not detaching from life and avoiding loneliness as key to meaning.
Explains that iota is the smallest Greek letter and that tiny things are called not worth one iota. Notes the English word iot is derived from iota.
Dr Crane warns parents about six year molars the first permanent teeth erupting at age six. He urges timely treatment, notes there are 20 baby teeth and no spare teeth later, and explains dentists’ role in health and confidence. He stresses daily dental vigilance and the phrase true to your teeth or they will be false to you.
Johnson, Senate Democratic leader, receives praise for guiding the civil rights bill through the chamber amid Northern and Southern party tensions. The article notes the stakes for 1960 presidential considerations, the roles of Knowland and Kefauver, and how bipartisan compromise could affect Southern resistance and Republican advantage.
The 102nd Hagerstown Fair begins at the Hagerstown Fairgrounds with free grandstand shows a farm queens contest and a new agricultural feature. International aerialists and other acts headline the evening entertainment while ponies and a large midway attract crowds. Special judging and ample parking mark the week-long event running August 12 to 17.
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