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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1962

Page

4

Winchester Virginia newspaper subscription rates and staff

The notice lists staff positions including business manager executive editor and managing editor. It provides subscription rates by carrier or motor route for one year six months and one month with outside Virginia and West Virginia postage adjustments. Also notes newspaper entered as second class matter and national representatives contact.

Winchester Gallageber-Delissers, Inc East 14Th New York City W.va

Public service, thalidomide case honored. Swiss politics described

Dr Francis Kelsey received the Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for blocking thalidomide marketing in the United States. The piece also profiles AFL leaders and compares profits and jobs, then surveys Switzerland’s independent, cantonal system and its robust economy without natural resources.

Francis O. Kelsey Kennedy Bern House Senate Switzerland Sahara Britain Belgium

Veterans, Sailor on Leave and Hair of John Brown Found

A. R. Shepard on 15 day leave with parents before Washington shore duty after returning from four months aboard the USS Kalagulf. Harry Stohr stationed with 915th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital at Camp Pickett. Safe deposit box in San Francisco holds a lock of John Brown’s hair and a piece of scaffolding from the hang site.

A. R. Shepard TBI USN Washington Harry Stohr Route 1 915Th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Camp Pickett San Francisco Helen Meany Hubbard John Brown

Shanghai in Flames as War Roars Across City

25 years ago 1937 Shanghai faced bombardment and fires as Japanese Chinese clashes escalated. AT&T announced long distance service between San Francisco and Shanghai would be indefinitely suspended due to abnormal conditions.

Shanghai American Telephone and Telegraph Company Long Distance Lines Department San Francisco Virginia Boyd John B. Carr Julian Lindsey John Hedrick Caroline Carson Sharknach Evy Shields Anne Brooke Kern Georgia Conrad Rosalie Nelson James Miller Emma Ginn Baker

Richmond Attorney Major Stringfellow Dies at 72

50 Years Ago 1917 Maj Charles S Stringfellow native of Millwood and longtime Richmond attorney died in Richmond. Miss Bessie Morgan of Martinsburg visited Mrs Jennie Carper at Swimley Station. Miss Margaret Walters hosted Miss Martha Gould of Baltimore as guest.

Charles S. Stringfellow Millwood Richmond Bessie Morgan Martinsburg Jennie Carper Swimley Station Margaret Walters Martha Gould Baltimore

Daily Meditation By Earl L. Douglas

A meditation on self restraint and the futility of pursuing personal desires. The author argues true happiness comes from adhering to duty and moral purpose rather than chasing changing impulses.

When You Ape Your Neighbor You End Up A Monkey

In a suburban tale, the Smiths imitate the Joneses escalating from lawn seed to pools and maids. The race ends in bankruptcy for both families, revealing the foolish folly of trying to keep up with others. The moral: mimicry leads to self-made ruin.

New York Smith Jones Smiths

Dignity Found in Long Lost Letters Through Time

Art Buchwald notes a London published collection of Oscar Wilde letters spurring readers to seek unseen missives. He cites two discovered by Danischewsky, a Tchaikovsky note from Kislovodsk 7-10-1847 to Troubimov and a Lincoln reply to the Gettysburg Courier editor. A reader hunt yields more letters, including one from Karl Vakunin at Elsinore.

Paris Monja Danischewsky London Oscar Wilde Mr. Danischewsky Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Courier Elsinore Karl Vakunin

A Bible Thought and Letters From a Paris Bookstore

A collection of dated letters and notes including a Mother’s Day idea from Denmark and a Napolean letter from Moscow. The excerpts feature playful anecdotes from Marie Antoinette and Paul Revere with humorous lines about fragile situations and a closing signature from Luther Markin.

Surgery Offers Hope for Osteomyelitis After Injury

A Dear Doctor column explains that modern surgery and antibiotics can control most bone infections. Osteomyelitis starts when germs reach broken bone or after injury and can require drainage, removal of dead bone, and long antibiotic courses. The piece notes variability by age, diagnostic challenges, and the need for persistent treatment. It also includes a sample test scoring section.

N. L Mrs. L

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Fi. D. Koontz Jack F. Davis Eugene Miller U.S. Food and Drug Administration West Germany European Countries Dr. Kelsey Samuel Gompers The AFL Gompers Meany Afl-Cio Charles R. Sligh Jr National Association of Manufacturers Sligh Mission of Mercy Williamsburg Truman Eisenhower Indian Ocean Henry J. Taylor Ballyhoo Germany France Italy Austria Europe Mother Earth Washington State Frances Kelsey Earl L. Douglas Peope Dr. Johnson Hal Boyle Mr. Smith Mr. Jones Mrs. Jones Mrs. Smith Mrs Joneses Adam Art Buchwald Tchaikovsky Kislovodsk Ivan Vassilievitch Troubimov Vanya Masha Petya Rubinsteins Arturo Mr. Vakunin God Denmark Marie Versailles Madame Danton Marie Antoinette John Paul Revere Lexington Seine Napoleon Josephine Moscow Russia Luther Markin DR. Burton H. Fern I.Q
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