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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1962
Page
4
The notice lists subscription options for the Winchester Evening Star with annual, semiannual, and monthly rates, plus carrier and single copy details across Virginia and nearby areas. Names and roles of staff are included in the masthead.
Caltech scientists report hydrogen as the predominant gas on Saturn with methane and ammonia in trace amounts, challenging earlier ideas. The discovery, aided by advanced instruments, supports hydrogen-based solar system origins and showcases how new tech expands planetary knowledge. Meanwhile pirates scour the Sulu Sea near Borneo as British forces respond to raids.
Despite an $84 million budget deficit, the Shah of Iran cuts his son’s $300,000 yearly allowance. The heir may have to manage with only one Rolls Royce, a sharp contrast to prior privileges.
The Friendship Fire Company selected Miss Lillian Solenberger as honorary chief for the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's parade. Two British lifeboats rescued 37 crewmen from the American Liberty ship Western Farmer after it split and sank following a collision in the English Channel. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Couch returned home to Lynchburg after visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hiser in Stephens City.
Twenty five years ago in 1937 Mrs H Harris Taverner and daughter Betsy Sherwood returned to their Glaize Avenue home after visiting Marshall with relatives and friends. Guests included Mr and Mrs S Blount Mason Jr and Mrs Bruce Wylie of Baltimore at Mrs Robert Y Conrad’s home. Miss Daphne Saville of Romney West Virginia visited Miss Mary Margaret Cooper on Braddock Street.
In 1912 the House passed the legislative appropriation bill 154 to 53 after Taft’s second veto. The veto objected to a clause abolishing the Commerce Court. Meanwhile the Frederick County Anti-Saloon League held its sixth annual meeting in Middletown. A horse slipping on South Main Street caused a brief bridge halt before being righted with no damage.
A naval officer recalls being converted not by a chaplain or battle stress but by the South Sea Islanders. The piece contrasts early cannibalism with today’s devout Christians in the islands, highlighting missionary history and the biblical promise of salvation for whosoever believes. It ends with a call that the term savage includes everyone.
The piece notes Woodrow Wilson’s 1912 presidential acceptance speech and compares it to modern times. It highlights calls for a broader national role, limiting private privilege, adjusting labor and capital, and the idea of universal partnership in a changing economy.
HAL BOYLE notes a historical curiosity: Lincoln paid 7350 for a substitute, John Sum merfield Staples of Stroudsburg, to take his Civil War place. The piece also surveys dental mortality, health tips, and odd trivia from wartime to modern times.
Dr Burton H. Fern explains hay fever as ragweed pollen blooms in midsummer. Symptoms include sneezing itchy eyes and runny nose, with treatments like antihistamines decongestants cortisone pills and nasal sprays. Prevention includes filters air conditioning and possible immunotherapy shots to boost antibodies.
A page fragment presents an IQ test plan based on 100 questions over ten days. It lists daily score bands from memory genius to good and directs readers to page 2 for answers. It then shows ten sample questions about geography history language and grammar.
National debt reaches a little over 300 billion in the 1962 fiscal year, after a long rise from 63 million in 1849. The piece traces increases through wars and policy shifts, noting postwar reductions and final surge to 300 billion under the 1962 fiscal year end.
A letter argues wage discrimination harms women and men, calling for equal pay legislation. It notes women work in many occupations and should be paid based on the job, not sex, and highlights H. R. 11677, passed by the House and heading to the Senate committee. It cites support from business groups and both major parties and urges readers to contact congressmen.
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