This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1955
Page
2
A compact note on misused words and pronunciation. It lists misused just and mispronounced words, notes misspellings, and defines dexterous as skilled skilled motions of an expert. The item reads like a short instructional column.
Unger residents report on a Sunnyside Church wedding for Miss Janice Stine and Mr. Brown Kingree with attendees Mrs H B Dick and family and others. Weather delays postpone Mrs Carol Files sale to August 20. Elijah Dick descendants plan Greenwood Church reunion on August 21. Various visits and relocations among local families are noted.
Scrutinizes six cram fu il Italian city island in Malay arch mans name twofold type measure kind of roll poem at home cash hateful affirmative votes silent setting God of war a great desert Rely on Neuter pronoun Bluegrass Indian mulberry native name Before Christ abbr To board ship Monetary ee unit Siam Diacritical mark over a Spanish na A device used for paring Guide Convenient ly accessible Resort Register vote Leave out Capable Farm building Any fruit drink Cry of
Winchester district manager Harry Nelson notes the 20th anniversary of the Social Security Act. He cites 8 million beneficiaries totaling over 400 million dollars monthly and 70 million insured, with average retiree benefits around 60 to 80 dollars a month and widow and child protections. He projects 93 million insured by 1975 and 4 of 5 of 20 million seniors eligible for benefits.
Gen Leslie Groves born August 17 1895 in Albany New York son of a minister. He directed the wartime atomic bomb program and later retired. Groves recalls that reports were verbal and stresses keeping the weapon under U S control until others seek peace.
Miss Toneille Luttrell and Miss Janie Holliday motored to Glen Echo Park in Washington D C for a day trip. They toured the amusement areas and reported pleasant weather during the excursion.
Psychologist Dr. Harvey C. Lehman of Ohio University predicts that within 25 years the United States will see at least one president older than 70, even if Eisenhower does not run again. He notes leaders and creative thinkers peak later today than in the past.
An inquiry by Science Service notes creative thinking thrives in the thirties and that electors favor leaders with long records. It traces aging shifts among presidents, cabinet secretaries, and military leaders from the Revolution through World War II, highlighting rising average ages in Congress, Speakers, and top officers.
The passage notes that if re-elected in 1956 the president would be 66 at inauguration and would serve just over three months of a second term after turning 70, highlighting the brevity of the later term.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.