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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1960
Page
4
A brief exhortation quotes Proverbs 2 1 urging readers to study the Holy Scriptures with readiness and reverence, acknowledging divine authority in life. The page carries standard newspaper masthead details and publication notes.
Open rift between Catholic Church in Cuba and the Castro regime looms at the Havana Catholic Youth Congress. Violence erupts in Havana suburb as a priest is shot while aiding youths sought by authorities. six Youth Movement members beaten in Las Villas. Two main Catholic factions debate aligning with or opposing the regime while Fidel Castro accuses clergy of crime and wealth. Elvis Presley joke closes the fragment.
A psychiatrist deplores the neurotic temperament as a burden to individuals and society while noting that many great figures such as Tchaikovsky Wagner Schumann and other artists and leaders showed neurotic traits. The piece argues such traits appear in diverse successful personalities across arts business and military.
A fragmentary column discusses rock and roll as a Western cultural lure in postwar Europe, noting Elvis Presley as a symbol that unsettled authorities and inspired youth while East German and Soviet critics claim it fuels inhumanity. The piece then shifts to 19th century Virginia West Virginia cession disputes, citing federal action and a Supreme Court ruling, with a historical note from The Star Files and a 1950 roundup of local health and military news.
Public opinion polls stir interest but cost too much for nationwide pre election coverage. Gallup and others divide by regions, yet elections hinge on states and totals, not regional slices. Voter behavior and sampling methods are debated, illustrating challenges in forecasting outcomes.
In 1935 Italy dispatched another Black Shirt force to Africa while citizens faced evacuation orders to leave. Miss Eulalie Riley, county welfare superintendent, was on vacation. Mr. and Mrs. J Howard Riley hosted Miss Louise Riley of Berryville as a guest.
Fifty years ago in 1910 more than ten thousand people attended the second day of the Berryville Horse Show. An attractive program and ideal weather drew crowds to the grandstand and ringside as Mr. and Mrs. W. Ray Smith returned from a trip to Buffalo Atlantic City and Washington. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Funkhouser hosted their daughter Mrs. C. S. William as a guest.
Earl L. Douglass argues that many great scientists and religious leaders were neurotic, suggesting instability can fuel force and genius. He contends that perfection in adaptation to environment does not define human life and cites early Christians as unadapted yet victorious against Roman norms.
In Washington Kennedy backs a medical care plan for the aged linked to Social Security funding but faces a tough path as 19 Southern Democrats join 32 Republicans to defeat the measure. Nixon’s rival also loses a similar proposal, while a separate bill clears the Senate. In Colorado Rangeley’s Big Theater touts a blunt local warning about a new show.
Dr Bundesen advises light loose clothing and air conditioning as ideal pr ickly heat prevention. When not possible, wear breathable fabrics and avoid hats. Cool baths with oatmeal, dusting powders, and doctor prescribed lotions help milder cases.
A study guide lists daily IQ scoring by correct answers with ten-day practice. It asks simple trivia items: Solomon’s throne material, Kentucky capitals, Pocahontas, five senses, violin strings, solubility of asphalt, rabbit classification, Roquefort milk source, emancipation proclamation author, and the author of Oliver Twist.
Hal Boyle surveys tall men now at about one in five U.S. young men reach six feet and notes advances in communication with nearly 33 telephones per 160 people. He catalogs presidential birthplaces, medical myths, superstition spending, atom sizes, marriage quips, sleep habits, farming, and other trivia in a breezy roundup.
A short verse vignette by Luther Markin notes birds will take his food and he will not regret the loss. He likens them to children who will never grasp the effort he invested.
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