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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
4
Rockefeller Philanthropy and North Carolina School Segregation Debate
The Rockefeller Foundation distributes 5.69 million in grants as part of a wider history of John D. Rockefeller wealth now valued at 743 million in endowments. North Carolina Governor Hodges proposes voluntary segregation to avert school abandonment, drawing mixed reactions from NAACP leaders and state newspapers. legal challenges loom from Raleigh groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Foundation
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Hodges
North
NAACP
South
Government Operations Subcommittee Probes Information Disclosure
A House Government Operations subcommittee seeks to define what federal agencies withhold from the public press and Congress. It sent 514 pages of questions to all agencies asking for explanations of practices and policies in releasing information by September 15. Chairman Dawson says the inquiry follows accusations that agencies withhold information and suppress disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
Dawson
Full
Pentagon Directive Sparks News Criticism Across Levels
Criticism grows after a Defense Department directive requiring Pentagon information to be constructive to the mission. Professional news organizations condemn the move as a troubling control on information. Critics say larger government roles curb transparency and taxpayers' access to news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Pentagon
Defense Department
Editorial Digest From Forty Newspapers
A selection of notable editorials compiled from daily imports to this office. The digest highlights varied opinions and commentary on current events, politics, and social issues across multiple papers.
It Keeps Us Panting
A style note on fashion in Charleston with boys in long pants adults in knee pants and women in varied lengths describing how clothing blurs age and gender signals.
Ike Age Complex Sows VP Nix on 1956 Ticket
Washington reports Ike’s concerns over Richard Nixon as running mate in 1956 due to age and suitability fears. Analysts weigh Nixon’s readiness, health concerns, and potential impact on Eisenhower’s bid, noting Nixon’s Senate friction and his role in Alger Hiss case as factors shaping the vice presidential question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Ike
White House
Nixon
Senate
House
Party
Capitol Hill
Alger Hiss
Truman
Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas
The column discusses Nixon slush fund talk within the Democratic party and Eisenhower’s possible reaction plans. It then praises John Wesley as a great revivalist and erudite Oxford Fellow who spent his life aiding the poor and outcast, noting his charity and writings and a final biblical reflection on helping the least of these.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Nixon
Eisenhower
John Wesley
Oxford University
Samuel Johnson
Wesley
Johnson
Law Protecting Robins Enacted July 3 1918
The Fish and Wildlife Service states the robin protection law was passed on July 3 1918 and is known as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Old Home Ward and the Parade of Babies
A playful Asheville Citizen note remarks that modern births in hospitals spare fame seeking campaigns to save old family homes for parking space. The piece wryly imagines future nostalgia and urban change affecting neighborhoods.
Daley Elected President of Cumberland Valley Firemen
Charles E. Daley Jr. was chosen president of the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association, succeeding John A. Boyd of Winchester. The report also notes a fatal crash near Harpers Ferry where a B and C train struck a car, killing two women and three children, and mentions the Colonial Garden Club meeting at Mrs. Warren Eddy's home in Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Daley, Jr
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Association
John A. Boyd
Winchester
Harpers Ferry
Colonial Garden Club
Warren Eddy
Hospital approved to train interns
Homer A. Alberti, administrator, announced the local hospital has been approved to train interns. Mrs. B. M. Roszel hosted former Shenandoah Valley Academy students and their wives at her Stonewall Avenue home. Miss Kitty Kline and Mrs. Norene Goerlich returned home after a week in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer A. Alberti
B. M. Roszel
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Stonewall Avenue
Kitty Kline
Norene Goerlich
Atlantic City
N. J
Fire Blamed for West Union Fire Damaging Barbershop
A short circuit wire caused a blaze menacing the Western Union office and injuring a large barber shop. Firefighters contained the fire, limiting losses to several thousand dollars. John M. Steck announced Garland R. Quarles as acting superintendent of Winchester Public Schools. In western Frederick county, two barrels of mash and liquor-making paraphernalia were seized by Sheriff Pannett, Deputy Wigginton, and state prohibition agent A. B. Dyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
John M. Steck
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Public
Frederick County
Pannett
Wigginton
A. B. Dyke
Birth Day Celebrations and Family News
Mrs. Daniel Kremer hosted a celebration for her son Jerry on his birthday. Mrs. Orville Bloom and Mrs. Paul McKee have returned from Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith announce the birth of a son named Rannie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Kremer
Jerry
Orville L. Bloom
Paul McKee
Cleveland
Ohio
Paul I. Smith
Rannie
Railroad Cars Sent to Winchester for Peach Shipping
The Cumberland Valley Railroad sent ten new refrigerator cars to Winchester for peach shipments. Mr. Thomas Sprint of Columbiana Ohio bought Mr. Stewart Bell's apple orchard for 5000 dollars. Messrs Edward and John Stribling of Norfolk visited their mother Mrs Lydia Stribling in Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Winchester
Thomas Sprint
Kennear and Lider
Columbiana
Ohio
Stewart Bell
S. Edward and
John Stribling
Norfolk
Lydia Stribling
Berryville
Rainfall totals and averages in past 48 hours and year
Rainfall during past 48 hours ending 8:30 a m today none August rainfall to date 10 61 1955 rainfall to date 30 26 Average annual rainfall for 42 years 36 94 Average monthly rainfall 1912 1954 Jan 2 50 Feb 1 94 March 2 95 April 3 11 May 3 92 June 3 89 July 3 73 Aug 3 82 Sept 2 66 Oct 3 24 Nov 2 59 Dec 2 51
Ways To Treat Hot Weather Odor And Sweat
Practical guide notes that odor stems from bacteria in apocrine sweat and outlines methods including shaving underarms, hygiene, frequent washing, antibiotics and antiseptics like hexachlorophene and aluminum chloride, and occasional remedies such as zinc sulfate and tannic acid. It also covers clothing care and cautions about strong solutions.
How's Your I Q Based on 100 Questions
A didactic quiz score guide lists daily results from 9–10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 correct as Good. It includes questions on cotelette translation, Chronicles authorship, directional powder travel, Mother Goose, Tenatius de Loyola, hautboy, John Hancock, Chaucer, and English currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenatius de Loyola
John Hancock
Auhor
Dirty Robert Ford shot which famous bandits on the sly
A fragment notes the phrase Dirty Robert Ford in reference to the killing of famous outlaws, suggesting a sly or covert shooting linked to the famed gunman context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ford
Explaining Historical Dollars in Cost of Living
The reader asks about 1939 and 1947-49 dollars and their link to present costs. The answer explains that cost changes use a base figure. 1947-49 dollars are now 100% and current costs are about 114% of that baseline.
Roman crowds and the fate of defeated contenders
A common expression traces to Roman gladiatorial games in which after a defeated contestant the crowd decided fate by thumbs up or down. A downward gesture meant the loser would be killed by sword, while an up gesture implied mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comyright
Helen McCloy
Arment
Sine ‘Featenes Mem Howse, Inc
Dollar value erosion since 1947 49
The text notes that purchasing power has declined by about 14 percent since 1947-49 and that the 1947-49 dollar now equals about 87 cents in value. It reflects a period of inflation reducing real money value.
Trapped in Elevator as Ruby Clue Emerges
Sara endures a staged trap in a tower elevator while a masked foe taunts her with a deadly deadline. Judith and Gerry collide with impostor clues as the main switch malfunctions. A rival grasps the ruby mystery just as light returns and hope flickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith
Gerry
Sara
Elevator Trap Keeps Framed Suspect in View
In this suspenseful scene Sara and Judith confront a mysterious elevator incident. A false Gerry poses as the dancer Gerry as Sara suspects an impostor while debating who pulled the main switch. The elevator’s movements reveal a concealed figure and a potential actor named Mark Clifford. To be continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry
Judith
Sara
the Ancostor
Mark Clifford
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