Winchester Daily News Briefs and Notices
A collection of short items and notices from the Winchester Evening Star page including local briefings and miscellaneous notices. The readable fragments reference public notices and community items with no clearly dominant story or individual events.
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Winchester Evening Star
Ate
H. F. Byrd, JR
D. Koontz
Eugene
Winchester
Associated Press
National
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York
Dillon Defends Punta Del Este Pact and Budget Deficit Views
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon signed the Punta Del Este Charter backing a ten year 20 billion dollar Latin American development program with the US providing the major share. Critics question Congress approval for such pledges and note Dillon’s repeated defense of deficits as "most appropriate" while forecasting future fiscal concerns.
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Douglas Dillon
the Treasury
Punta del Este
Uruguay
United States
Dillon
Latin America
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Hisory
Equality debated in politics and justice across nations
The meditation questions if true equality exists among people. It cites political equality in free nations yet notes unequal outcomes at justice and voting. It contrasts gifted individuals with ordinary ones and concludes all are equal before God, regardless of earthly status.
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Naked Savage
Equal Yet Unequal Powers in Man and Spirit
The speaker argues that all humans are equal before God and in principle, yet real capacities vary. Individuals must strive and sacrifice to achieve political equality, accepting inherent differences while recognizing that even the untalented can become significant in their era.
Apple praised as symbol of season and sustenance
The excerpt muses on freezes in wartime policy and the playful phrasing of “personnel freezes” before shifting to a lyrical meditation on apples. It extols apples as earth's roundness, sunrise colors, and versatile food, from jelly and pie to cider, noting the apple’s enduring value and the talent needed to prepare it well.
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Adam
William Tell
Johnny
Elizabeth
Don’t Just Stand There The North English Record
A witty note urges action over idle waiting with a suggestive proverb and a playful quip about working while waiting for success. The piece reflects upbeat local humor and social advice typical of the era.
Senate committee to take over wartime crime crusade
The Senate Commerce Committee tentatively decided to assume the crusade against crime started in 1950 by a special investigative group. Actor Robert Walker, 32, famed for World War II roles, died at his Hollywood home. The Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union told the Wage Stabilization Board it could not call off the copper strike under current conditions.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Crusade Against Crime
Robert Walker
Hollywood
Wage Stabilization Board
King Edward VIII Vacationing at Martinac Bay
A 1936 note reports King Edward VIII vacationing on the Bay of Martinac. Sunshine Club of the Methodist Episcopal Church South met at Mrs. Howard Shindel’s home. Mr and Mrs Charles Murnan and daughter Virginia of Massachusetts visited Mr and Mrs Robert L Glaize.
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King Edward VIII
Great Britain
Bay of Martinac
Sunshine Club
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Howard Shindel
Charles Murnan
Virginia
Massachusetts
Robert L. Glaize
Train wreck survivor and local visits noted in region
Mrs Katharine Forney of this city was aboard the Baltimore and Ohio wreck near Salisbury Junction Pa but not seriously hurt. Mr and Mrs A M Baker visited their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Peter Vredenburg at Freehold N J. William Glaize returned to Marion Ind after visiting Mr and Mrs W S Hiett near town.
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Katharine Forney
Salisbury Junction
A. M. Baker
Peter Vredenburg
Freehold
N. J
William Glaize
Marion
Ind
Hiett
Town
Khrushchev and Stalin compared on nuclear brinkmanship
The piece argues the hydrogen bomb has tempered Soviet risk taking compared with Stalin's wartime boldness. It notes Khrushchev uses slower, more subtle pressure in East Berlin and seeks influence through aid, while Stalin pursued rapid, brutal moves.
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Stalin
Truman
Korea
Russia
United States
Bikini
Southeast Asia
Red China
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Don't Apologize If Boss Catches You Yawning at Work
A HAL BOYLE column samples quirky facts and trivia from science and history. It notes yawns boost muscles and cites odd observations from Rossini’s fear of trains to the Empire State Building’s height being surpassed by TV transmitters in three cities.
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Earth
Empire State Building
Cape Girardeau
Portland
Maine
Roswell
N.M
America
Ernest Hamwi
Damascus
Artemus Ward
Lester Elliott Heads Lions Broom Sale
Lester A. Elliott Jr will direct the Winchester Lions Club annual broom sale at the regular luncheon meeting. Sale dates are September 19 in the city and September 26 in the county. Proceeds go to the Light Conservation Program with brooms purchased from the School for the Blind in Charlottesville.
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Lester A. Elliott, Jr
Winchester Lions Club
Winby
A. Cain
School For the Blind
Charlottesville
Lions Club
Elliott
Introductory techniques in London with Anna Karina remark
AP quotes Anna Karina in London about introductions and national traits. The 20 year old Danish born actress notes differences in handshake, kissing, and dating etiquette. She is married to French director Jean-Luc Godard.
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London
Anna Karina
Moscow
Ann
Jean - Luc Godard
Your Health Need Magician to Identify Appendicitis Impersonator
Loose, sensational health column outlines ileitis misinformation and home remedies. Authors advise medical evaluation for ileitis signs, mention X rays and surgical options, diet changes, and stress management, with reader letters to Dr Fern.
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Dr. Fern
Memory IQ Test Questions From Early Quiz Feature
A list of ten IQ style prompts includes unscrambling state capitals Siboe Mel as Tanlata and questions on horse direction on Gee, truefalse carbon, a will puzzle with four grandchildren, correcting a sentence, solar motion geocentricity, author of Two Years Before the Mast, migraine pain, orange sticks use, and a rogue resembling game.
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Siboe
Melas
Tanlata
Yunger
John
Jim
Remembering Luella Staples a devout neighbor and friend
A Star letter honors Luella Staples who lived 82 years shaping a simple life of faith family and service. The writer recalls her husband a blacksmith and their three sons, praising her calm strength and community impact before mourning a beloved childhood companion. The piece also pays tribute to artist Charles F Moss for his acclaimed work at Winchester Fair and his shared esteem across races.
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Lula
Papa Howard
Luella Staples
the Star
Charles F. Moss
Winchester Fair
Winchester
Charles Moss
Signal Failure Causes Skee t Shooting Injury
Richard Firestone age 34 and his 14 year old son Gary were skeet shooting behind a garage when a release signal failed. Firestone extended his arm to toss another block and was struck by buckshot from a 12 gauge, injuring his arm.
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Denver
Richard Firestone
Gary
Firestone
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