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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1961
Page
4
Local paper notes editor Byrd and Koontz in Winchester Virginia operations. Public notices and Associated Press content noted. community prayer and Bible verse quoted in publisher message.
In 1928 23 buffalo from Montana were released in Alaska to test survival prompting a growing herd near Mt McKinley. About 350 bison now roam Big Delta raising tourist hopes despite village concerns as Alaska backs a limited hunt this year.
A St Paul mother of 10 faces a choice between keeping a $4,000 prize pool and relief aid as city welfare officials say the pool would raise home insurance and increase property value beyond aid limits. Relatives offer to fence the pool to meet safety laws, but the case highlights broader welfare policy tensions and public criticism. The text also surveys Soviet Berlin policy moves and Khrushchev's metaphor of Berlin as a bone in the throat, warning of potential revolt if pressure grows.
Winds and heat helped fires scorch over 15 000 acres of timberlands in the Pacific Northwest. H E Alberti administrator of Winchester Memorial Hospital reported a 100 000 patient admitted at 7 30 a m on Friday August 17. Miss Linda Lou Miller married Carlton Lessie Ramey Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ramey of Gainesboro in a ceremony.
A 19th century shift in American attitudes toward children emerges from foreign observer notes and American diaries. It traces moving from Puritan discipline to a view of children as developing individuals, aided by schooling, urbanization, and industrial change, shaping a new parent child dynamic.
A reader quiz lists ten questions on memory testing and general knowledge. It asks about pralines, fishing licenses, a visiting American praised by Filipinos, the National Security Council, federal judge terms, Coast Guard Academy anniversaries, a space capsule’s value, screw measurements, Butte Montana mining, and Yellowstone River flow direction.
Quote notes that in zero gravity it is impossible to distinguish sitting lying or standing, as Maj Ghermann and Titov explain. The observation highlights how weightlessness blurs basic orientation and posture cues.
A weekly meditation notes Easter as the day Christ rose and remains present as resurrected spirit, not just a spring event. It calls Christians to remember this truth beyond midsummer crowds and fashion, urging reflection beyond the holiday rush.
Earl L. Douglas argues that the resurrection holds daily significance across centuries as Christ is present in heaven and on earth. He asserts that every Sunday embodies resurrection, offering comfort and strength to believers through praise, sermon, and faith.
Mr and Mrs Paul Campbell announce the birth of a son Benamin Eugene born 25 years ago in 1936. Mrs Campbell is formerly Miss Bessie Crowser. Also noted are Mrs Carroll R Smith and daughter Winifred Owens Bailey and Mrs D W Alexander and daughter Betty Anne Thomas visiting Virginia Beach with Miss Jeanne Sprint on vacation at the Sprint home.
Fifty years ago 1911 Mrs John M Steck entertained at a theatre party for 78 children at the Auditorium. Miss Ella Moorehead attended with guests Mrs Kinley McMillan and Miss Evy Fitzhugh of Culpeper. Bert Kinney and his sister Marion Kinney of Pittsburgh visited Mrs C L Hirth of Wadesville.
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