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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1959
Page
4
Rates list for carrier or motor route subscriptions with yearly six month and monthly options and a single copy price. Foreign postage adds one dollar for certain states. A biblical verse and a brief editorial exhortation accompany the notice.
A dated analysis argues the expanding federal role increases taxes via welfare capitalism. It cites 25 million Americans receiving regular checks, 5 million fed food recipients, 2 million in subsidized housing, 20 000 federal facilities, and 100 agencies with $105 billion in obligations. It contends non-government jobs rose since 1900 while government employment surged 650 percent, urging public demand to curb government activity.
An eastern study for a food market chain imagines future stores as a Times Square like automat with self-driving carts and conveyor fed lists. Shoppers fear male disorientation in the automated maze while some still crave personal corner grocer service and quick checkouts.
Scientists suggest mowless lawns could become common using anti gibberrellin to halt stem growth. While simplifying yard work, this shift risks fewer chores for youths as automation reduces hands on farming tasks. Parents face fewer chances to teach sons household duties as chores disappear.
Daily Meditation notes Jesus’ parable of wheat and weeds. Disciples ask how to deal with world evil beside good. answer urges patience, guarding against rash justice and trusting divine judgment at harvest time. The piece emphasizes responsibility and faith that a harvest will come.
Miss Joanne O'Neal of Middletown enters her freshman year at Madison College while Miss Anna Jones and Miss Mary Virginia Steele return as sophomores. Sheriff Robert DeHaven is confined at home by grippe illness.
In Butler Pa 1934 a transfer truck driver was robbed in the business district as robbers rifled the vehicle and escaped with $50 000 taken from U S Mails. Mrs Claude B Stickley returned to Vaucluse after six weeks at Teachers College Columbia University majoring in secondary education.
Fifty years ago in 1909 Mr. and Mrs. J S Garver opened their Boyce residence for a benefit in honor of Blanche and Emma Earley of Hagerstown. A Strasburg finance group pushed to buy Fishers Hill battlefield grounds from C H Estep for improvements with Southern Railway showing interest. County official H H Shull of the southern district injured his leg in a misstep and endured great pain.
The piece notes AFL CIO leaders and John L. Lewis historic statements on campaign support from labor groups. It cites Carey's letter urging lawmakers to align with labor funding and warns of electoral reprisals for those who reject contributions as bribes.
Laura Virginia Hale of Front Royal urges State Roads Commission to reroute Interstate 81 to spare the Stickley home and two mills at Cedar Creek. She cites historical significance, Civil War events, and a 1960s digest and warns of heritage loss and tourist revenue impact.
A quiz guide lists 10 daily questions with scoring by accuracy. Memory Genius requires 9–10 correct, Very Superior 7–8, Excellent 5–6, Good 4. It asks geography and history items such as seacoast pairs, noble languages, and classic proverbs. It includes a page 2 for answers.
A New York AP piece catalogs a string of tired husbandly lines about marriage and domestic life. The collection samples blunt exchanges, jokes, and jabs about chores, gadgets, money, and daily routines.
Dr Bundesen advises parents to discuss school, reassure children, and model routines. Teach name, address, phone, and safe routes to school while avoiding last minute pressure. Prioritize rest and nutrition as the start of formal education approaches.
Gov. Almond and 13 advisors travel to Newport News and Williamsburg with stops at the Virginia State School and Eastern State Hospital to inspect capital needs of Virginia institutions. Meetings in Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Newport News waterfronts precede budget discussions set for Richmond in September.
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