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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1960
Page
4
A brief item from Winchester Virginia notes the post office entry as second class matter and shares a proverb urging trust in the Lord over personal understanding, emphasizing seeking divine guidance before planning.
Luis A. Bolin, Spanish Embassy information counselor and European Tourist Commission president, praises the U S National Park System. He notes it covers over 31,000 square miles in principal parks, calls it a model of organization, and urges Spanish speaking readers to study America’s parks and monuments.
A simple illustration asks how big a billion dollars is. Dropping a twenty each minute into a hole would take 95 years to reach a billion, highlighting that the federal budget measures in the tens of billions annually.
The article notes that about 11 foods sustain most of humanity with rice and wheat at the core followed by corn potatoes sugar cassava coconut banana rye beans and peas. It explains regional reliance on native crops and why potatoes travel poorly while wheat underpins global subsistence.
A column argues that treating one’s children as peers is abnormal. It says adults holding an adolescent viewpoint seek psychiatric attention, while healthy children view older people as tiresome and respect adult boundaries.
The Commonwealth of Virginia closed its fiscal year with a surplus of 58389 dollars. James Wood High School saw 321 students register in the first two days for 1950 51. Miss Anna Dellinger of Glaize Avenue hosted a gathering in honor of Miss Florence Mauzy of Clearbrook.
Mrs. R E Byrd hosted dinner for Mrs. R T Barton of Baltimore Mrs Lynn Brugh of Hagerstown and Mrs Mary Stearnes Feller of Norfolk. Mr and Mrs Fred Read recently moved to Berryville held a house warming as The Star recalled its July 1896 origin and 1935 growth in a 12 page second section.
The Berryville Horse Show reported over 500 entries across 73 classes with a large crowd in attendance. Mrs. Albert Clendening and her daughter visited her father S. J. Swimley, and Dorsey Yeakley joined a major Dayton firm after taking a new position.
The author argues that middle aged people cannot be pals of their teen children. Normal people would not desire or benefit from such closeness. Children want security and a parent who earns their respect, not a peer. When grown, they will value veneration for their parents.
Washington dispatch denounces the Moscow Powers trial as a rehearsed propaganda show. It argues the death sentence reduction to ten years masks a system denying fair trials, jury, counsel, cross-examination, and appeal. It notes family secrecy and scripted testimony as evidence of socialist legality.
CIA chief Allen Dulles told Veterans of Foreign Wars in Detroit that war with the Soviet Union is unlikely soon, but sustained trouble from communist influence is likely. He outlined seven Khrushchev goals including military buildup, global subversion, and strong propaganda.
A quiz feature lists IQ scoring: 9–10 correct means Memory Genius, 7–8 Very Superior, 5–6 Excellent, 4 Good. It then asks ten trivia questions and notes a chicken house discovery in Stafford County Virginia where authorities found a fifty gallon still and twenty mash barrels, with four people arrested.
Dr Bundesen discusses how multiple sclerosis affects marriage and family life. He notes both social and physical challenges, the potential for security through marriage, pregnancy risks, and emotional impact on children, urging clear mutual responsibilities.
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