Winchester News notes faith and future in August 1957 issue
The Winchester paper highlights faith as a factor in achievement with a quote about battles won by belief. Editor H. F. Byrd Jr. underscores a community spirit as readers are urged to read daily, including Sunday editions, with a focus on local news and the Associated Press content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohawk
Mohbawtk
Winchester
Gallagher - DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
Park attendance surges as vacations grow nationwide
National Park Service director Conrad L. Wirth says park attendance will reach about 60 million this year, far above earlier estimates. Visitors rose from 21 million in 1946 to 55 million last year, with Mission 66 aiming to 80 million by 1966 but likely five years late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Service
Conrad L. Wirth
Park Service
Brownell rebukes Supreme Court ruling as law of the land
The Jackson Clarion Ledger contends Attorney General Brownell rejects the Supreme Court’s decision on Communist access to confidential records and urges congressional action to circumvent it. The piece compares the stance to Southern resistance to school integration, arguing the Court’s rulings threaten national security and require legislative remedies.
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Supreme Court
Browell
Law of the Land
PBI
Browne
Brownell
United States Supreme Court
South
Land
Congress
American Villains and British Views on U S Conduct
A London Daily Telegraph special edition on America argues British youths form too high an image of American leaders, noting disillusion when they learn not all U S figures meet the heroic standard. The piece cites Washington as a cited hero and questions the lasting appeal of American conduct abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
London Daily Telegraph
Washington
Britain and America’s view of villains in high places
The passage reflects on the rarity of villains in powerful positions in the United States and Britain. It notes figures like Aaron Burr and Thaddeus Stevens, acknowledges villains across society, and reports that British schoolboys often hold a too favorable view of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Burr
Thaddeus Stevens
Congress
America
Britain
Editorial Digest Py Highlights From Daily Papers
A concise survey of the most compelling editorials gathered from forty newspapers arriving at the office daily. The digest highlights opinions, themes, and notable arguments shaping public discourse across regions.
Soviet Education Woes Highlight Self Analysis
Reported minutes from a Moscow conference show deputy education ministers and school leaders voicing complaints that teachers waste time shaping dull minds. The critique is seen as a step toward critical self analysis of communism and its global impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Assn Names Leaders for 1913 Meet
Clyde Frankenberry of Martinsburg named president of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Ass'n. Winchester's John Boyd named first vice president and Keyser, West Virginia chosen as the 1913 convention site.
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Clyde Frankenberry
Martinsburg
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Ass'n
Winchester
John Boyd
Keyser
W. Va
A. C. Oates
Hangshire County
D. K Russelard
Tips for turning into a different kind of worm
HAL BOYLE offers humorous social satire on crowding and conformity. He jokes that modern life promotes teamwork while individuals lose their identity and suggests tongue in cheek strategies to be different from routine life, including dishes, dining service, mail, hobbies, and women.
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New York
Daniel Boone
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac
Walt
The Doctor Speaks on Safe Blood Donation
Dr Bundesen advises donors to space donations 10 to 12 weeks for men and about four months for women and to maintain iron intake. He recommends iron supplements with vitamin C and advises checking with a doctor before donating during allergy season or after injections or drugs.
Fairview Lutheran Service Clock Time in Cross Roads
Cross Roads brief notes list church schedule at Fairview Lutheran with 3 PM service and 2 PM Sunday School led by Evelyn McKee. multiple local obituaries and visits described including John M. Alabaugh funeral and Eva V. Baker rites. Community relations feature visits between Stephens City and nearby towns.
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Woodrow Line
Cross Roads
Willam V. McCray
Stephens City
Fairview Lutheran Church
Evelyn McKee
Otis Macomber, Jr
Fairview
J. Goode
Morris Cather
Winchester
Sackcloth Within Upon the Flesh Moral Reflections on Suffering
A passage links King Joram’s inner sackcloth to public grief over starvation in Samaria. It recalls Florence Nightingale Jane Addams and Albert Schweitzer as figures wearing inward sorrow to aid others, framing inner penance as public virtue and compassionate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samaria
Joram
Florence Nightingale
England
Jane Addams
Albert Sweitzer
Africa
Israel
How's Your I. Q. Memory Quiz Preview
A reader question pack asks about a prosecuting officer abbreviation and includes a New York City boroughs list, Bible phrase validity, durability of squirrel versus muskrat, Pennsylvan ia postal abbreviation, drum major roles, caliology, 18 karat gold content, capitalization of degree names, and proverb meaning. It ends with a hospital note and a family visit to Portsmouth Jamestown and Williamsburg.
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Five Boroughs
New York City
Cervan
T. Fuller
The Worry Clinic: Perking Up Older Folks
Dr George W Crane advises treating morning wooziness in the elderly as often temporary anemia of the brain. He recommends iron rich foods, dentures, regular meals, and increased blood flow through activity, hearing aids, glasses, and social visits. Regular walks and church attendance serve as tonic to body and mind.
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I. Q
Grandma
Lamp's School House Church Center of Early Winchester Area
Oral history of Lamp's School House seven miles southwest of Winchester detailing its role as an early preaching point. Notes during Civil War use as hospital and storage, the 1957 centennial of Mt Pleasant United Brothers Church, and a list of pastors and participants at the Homecoming service with special music and speakers.
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Lamp
Winchester
Wardensville
George H. Ray
Ray
Braddock Street
Court House
Father Milhorn
Henry Milhorn
M. E. Church
Round Hill
Camp Meeting
Lamp's
Methodist
United Brothern Church
Mt. Pleasant United Brothers Church
Lamp’s School House
Jean Baker
Frederrick County Bible School
Floyd L. Falk
Solelows
L. C. Messick
SHOP in WINCHESTER The Valley's Busiest City
The Valley's busiest shopping hub in Winchester promotes bargain prices and wide variety under the slogan Where Bargains Abound, inviting shoppers to discover deals across stores and services.
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Korea
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Long Beach, Calif
Handley Library
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File of the Star
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Shepherdstown
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Scrars
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Newsman
Doctor
Herman N. Bundesen
MLD
Red Cross Blood Bank
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Cross Roads News
W. J. Line
W. W. Hicks
Lawrence Hahn
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Otis Macomber
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Portsmouth
Jamestown
Williamsburg
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Becky
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