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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1961
Page
4
A national AP scene appears in the Winchester Evening Star with a feature note urging readers to strive for an A in love citing I Thessalonians 4 9. The column closes with a homily on God teaching love and patience to slow students in his school.
The article argues new East German measures violate four power accords and signal a stepwise strategy to isolate West Berlin. It contends the West may refrain from intervention, cites past airlift precedent, and warns that Khrushchev has threatened retaliation if Western forces touch East German troops near Berlin.
Dr. Lloyd Trump reports a five year study urging radical changes in high schools. He proposes mixed class sizes with 15 or fewer part time and 100 to 300 for at least 40 percent of the time, shifting to more lecture formats to stretch resources.
An American plan to use satellites for television telephone and data links gains international interest. Britain France West Germany Canada Argentina Italy Japan and Brazil discuss ground receiving stations. AT T and RCA fund the system under government supervision while DOJ rumors of breaking up AT T seem unlikely to stop space communications progress.
In The Washington Star Fletcher Knebel labels Republicans as fretful criticizing Rockefeller as too liberal Goldwater as too conservative and Nixon as too prone to change without notice
From The Star Files 10 Years Ago 1951 Mr and Mrs W B Humphries Jr returned home after a trip to Roxboro North Carolina Miss Lydia Barton returned to Berryville from Madison College where she had been doing graduate work in education Mr and Mrs Jack McAboy of Woodland Ave were vacationing at Virginia Beach.
AP analysis argues Khrushchev seeks to isolate West Berlin without war by gradual concessions. It outlines aims such as removing Allied troops and ceding control of transit routes, while noting Berlin’s status as a Western island amid East Germany and Soviet pressure dynamics.
Twenty five years ago 1936 Handley High School students Miss Helen Bernice Willis and Miss Elizabeth Wilkins received scholarships to the College of William and Mary. Misses Bobby Conrad Mary Scully and Helen Tonnelle hosted a picnic at Eagle Rock. Miss Hester Rowland returned home after a week at Owings Beach on the Chesapeake Bay.
The text urges daily focus on speech from morning to night and asserts that clear speaking benefits everyone. It claims a month of study can teach proper basic speech even for those with limited schooling, and notes how home influences shape language and pronunciation, but can be corrected with effort.
A persuasive piece urges all ages to master clear speech. It compares Bible and dictionary value, stresses moral laws, and highlights native language fluency as a secular rule. It celebrates simple language through classic texts and calls for action to study and use proper speech.
Fifty years ago the Berryville Horse Show began in Clarke County with expectations of county entertainment. A deadly automobile accident in Baltimore killed Frederick Home Hack Jr and injured Van Meter Hack at seventy miles an hour. Abner Lakeman returned to Washington from a visit to his cousin in Winchester. Howard S. Nulton of Richmond arrived in Winchester to visit his mother.
An August Europe dispatch questions whether Soviet efforts to stage a world propaganda victory included a manned round the world flight or an automatic satellite. The article cites a U S NASA briefing on an upcoming Cape Canaveral Mercury orbital test using a fully automatic craft and simulated crew components for data collection and re entry.
Dermographia causes itching welts from light touch and irritation. Antihistamine medicine provides relief by relaxing blood vessels and reducing histamine effects. Emotions, warmth, and tight clothing worsen welts. proper antihistamine treatment and soothing bath paste help control symptoms.
A list of ten sample questions covering poker odds pigment colors papermaking natatorium song tempo biblical verses Casey Jones sea creatures and a famous spy. The item uses a quiz format with sections about scoring and daily progress.
New York AP column recalls quirky facts from late 1960s life. It notes the blesbok as the only four legged purple animal on earth and quips about space, economics, and cultural trivia with brief observer-style remarks.
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