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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1959
Page
4
The August 21 1959 Winchester Evening Star urges unity in diversity. A Bible verse from Corinthians frames the editorial note that despite divisions among races sects and creeds all people are God s children and thus brothers.
Roanoke schools extend formal handwriting training through sixth grade starting this fall. Children begin with manuscript printing and progress to cursive by late second grade, with both styles encouraged for legibility.
In New Jersey a dog named Rex enjoys a charge account at a neighborhood ice cream vendor. Owner Willard Ferguson, an SPCA officer from New Brunswick, notes Rex even befriends dog catchers while his cuisine proves a canine curiosity beyond fleas and dog lore.
The passage notes cola's global identity and its prominence in American culture and industry. It cites Khrushchev and his entourage sampling cola at the Moscow exhibition and returning for refills, illustrating international curiosity and demand. The US beverage industry centers on syrup production fueling a vast business.
The passage compares entering cold water to moral self discipline. It argues that humans adjust to both indulgence and better living through practice. Strength and weakness come from repeated habits and willpower determines change.
The FDA held that soft drinks are made of pure ingredients and safe in usual health, leaving choice to consumers. A Hol yoke Massachusetts painter misspelled Stop as Soto on a road sign, yet drivers laughed and traffic kept moving, proving the sign's odd effectiveness.
Mr and Mrs Charles P Allen newlyweds were guests of Mr and Mrs J C Allen on Woodland Avenue. Miss Marie Garber returned from Indianapolis where she sang for evangelistic services led by Rev Patrick Henry. Mr and Mrs Fred R Stryker Jr and sons Johnny and Allen left for Jacksonville Florida to visit their son William in the Navy.
A Brooklyn armored truck held up by 10 to 15 gunmen netted about 427000 with 29000 left behind after a three minute getaway in two cars. Stromboli Volcano erupted, lava flowed from the mountain. James Dugan, painters union business agent, escaped pursuing gunmen to the Deering police station in Los Angeles.
Fifty years ago in Capon Bridge two frightened horses attached to the stage dashed across East Water street and through City Hall Plaza before stopping near Ward and Larrick's law office on Rouss avenue. Mr and Mrs Michael Willis moved into a new home at Braddock and Monmouth. A marriage license was issued to Theodore McIlwee and Alta Willis.
The Winchester Star editor Harry Byrd Jr. is commended for objective, balanced articles on Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution. The piece highlights his thorough interviewing, fair presentation, and cautious optimism about Cuba’s path toward honest government and US relations.
The article argues Nikita Khrushchev is provoking Laos and broader Southeast Asian conflicts to force Western concessions. It cites Laos incursions from North Vietnam and China, Soviet denial, and U.N. action calls while noting Laos aims for neutrality and democracy.
In Morganton North Carolina David W Rich 25 linked three defendants Robert Sisk 48 Manley Harrison 31 and Ben C Watkins Jr 35 to a planned dynamiting of a Great Lakes Carbon Corp transformer last June 26 The state rested its case The four accused were alleged co conspirators with Rich who earlier pleaded guilty to the dynamite attempt and was sentenced to five years in prison
Dr Hennessey of Clayton warns that prolonged finger sucking can deform teeth and facial structure cause breathing and speech issues and emotional effects. Early deterrents like sleeve devices and thumb medication can help before five.
New York AP King Vidor argues epics are impractical and too expensive in Hollywood. He cites 1000 crowd scenes costing up to 20000 daily versus 1000 in Spain for about 1000. He notes Spain funded Solomon and Sheba with six million dollars over two years and a Tyrone Power setback added a million. He favors expanding production abroad to fill the big screen.
A reader quiz surveys IQ scoring through 10 daily questions with bands for Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good. It asks ten sample questions covering presidents, parties, metalwork, snow coverage, hockey, Nepal, grammar, voting, Canadian capitals, and polygons.
In Cleveland a vacant house bought by postal employee Harry Mccarthy, a Black family, was vandalized by a gang of about 20 youths riding bicycles. Windows were smashed, drapes pulled, and venetian blinds dragged to the lawn, with police guard overnight.
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