Winchester Evening Star Item From 1961 Church Feature
The notice includes a 1961 Winchester Evening Star texture with editor and business staff names, date August 16, and a brief church feature. It lists mailing and subscription rates for local and out of state readers. The fragment references Thessalonians and a church message.
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Winchester Evening Star
Aaleael
Hi. F. Byrd, JR
B.D. Koontz
Eugene Miller
Winchester
Associated Press
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Peace Corps Begins Tough Training For Overseas Service
The first Peace Corps trainees will undergo 26 days of tropical living, first aid and physical conditioning in Puerto Rico before departure. Training uses local terrain for hikes and camping to build self reliance and stamina amid skepticism about the program.
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Kennedy
Congress
Peace Corps
Puerto Rico
R. Sargent Shriver
Winchester Chamber names chairman for 1951 drive
Paul E. Anderson was named chairman of the 1951 membership drive for the Winchester Chamber of Commerce. County schools were set to reopen September 6 with building repairs nearly finished. Mildred Evans of Deltaville returned home after a two week visit with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Burall in Kernstown.
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Paul E. Anderson
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Mildred Evans
Deltaville
Samuel Burall
Kernstown
Should we explore outer space or breach the moon
A reflection on the cost and value of space exploration. The author questions whether billions spent for exploration yield practical returns, arguing curiosity alone may not justify the investment. He notes our limited knowledge and the unknowns of other worlds, urging careful consideration.
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Moon
Learning All We Can About Space, Says By Ear L Douglas
The author argues that exploration yields broad value beyond immediate rewards. Columbus discovery sparked enduring knowledge and progress, and the urge to learn should continue with space exploration despite uncertain or distant payoffs.
Private ownership drives Asian agricultural progress
Taiwan and Japan expanded farm output by shifting from regulated systems to private land ownership with state aided productivity plans. Both nations faced food shortages years ago and now report rising yields and grain surpluses for export, illustrating a Western style shift in farming despite different national models.
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Kremlin
Japan
China
Taiwan
Republic of China
Formosa
Asia
Ships aground as typhoon signal raised near Cagayan coast
In 1936 two ships the Fathomer and the Tewated ran aground off Cagayan province as distress calls went out and Manila raised a typhoon signal. Hungary retained its Olympic water polo title defeating France 5 0 in the final round while Germany beat Belgium 41 to place second. Miss Jean Shryock returned from Catonsville Maryland after a visit with Miss Guillina Whitely.
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Fathomer
Cagayan Province
Manila
Hungary
France
Germany
Belgium
Jean Shryock
Guillina Whitely
Catonsville
Local Social Notes From Opequon and Nearby Towns
Fifty years ago Miss Irene Anderson left Welton North Carolina after visiting Mr and Mrs John D Marker at Opequon. Miss Marjorie Kremer hosted Miss Ethel Gray and Marguerite Kinch of Pittsburgh. Charles Fritts and W W Dellinger went to Romney West Virginia to visit Kirby Dellinger sick with typhoid fever.
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Irene Anderson
Welton
N. C
John D. Marker
Opequon
Marjorie Kremer
Ethel Gray
Marguerite Kinch
Pittsburgh
Charles Fritts
W. W. Dellinger
White Post
Romney
W. Va
Kirby Dellinger
Winchester Dog Ordinance Sparks Letters From Citizens
A reader letters state two abandoned boys rely on their dog for affection and fear a new dog ordinance will force the animal to be put down or restrained. The writer laments over fines and loss of freedom for pets and appeals to Dr. McGuire for support against council action in Winchester.
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the Star
Winchester
Butler
Dr. McGuire
Alvin Higgs
Highland Ave
Love Your Dog Neighbor Duties From Councilman Butler
An editor's note presents Councilman Butler's piece urging dog owners to accept responsibilities. It argues many dogs roam because owners fail to engage, and stresses that good neighbors prevent nuisance by keeping dogs at home, avoiding roaming, and maintaining proper care.
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H. W. Butler
Butler
Khrushchev two good reasons for slamming gate on refugees
AP reports Khrushchev closed the East German refugee gate for two reasons. He wanted to deny the West a drain of skilled workers and hoped to split the Allies if possible. The move risks widening the Berlin problem and tests Allied unity on West Berlin rights.
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Khrushchev
Washington
West Berlin
East Germany
Berlin
Sealed Off Reds in East Germany Reduces War Risk
Western observers see Khrushchev sealing off East Germany from West Berlin as creating a protracted stalemate. The move is viewed as a maneuver to preserve status quo and avoid war while sustaining Soviet prestige and leverage in Berlin and beyond.
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East Germany
Soviet Union
W. Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Moscow
Laos
Berlin
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Elbe River
Europe
Teacher shortage far larger than prior estimates
AP report quotes American Federation of Teachers research director Dr. George S. Reuter Jr. saying a survey shows classroom and teacher shortages far exceed earlier estimates. Among 120,304 public high and elementary classes surveyed, 106,398 reported 30 to 50 or more students, underscoring the push for federal aid for education.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Teachers
George S. Reuter Jr
Chicago
Federation
Reuter
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Bingle
I. Thessalonians
the Lord
Free World
Red China
L. Douglas
Columbus
Atlantic
Outer Space
West Germany
By David Lawrence
Western
McNaught Syndicate
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