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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1955
Page
3
The 1955 reflection warns that God abhors pride and cites Psalm 12:3. It contrasts weak, boastful attitudes with humble, honest character seen in great men. The note emphasizes humility as a guiding virtue.
Paul Jones of the National Safety Council argues that teen driving habits are shaped by parental behavior. He urges adults to model safe traffic rules, noting many youths imitate reckless driving seen at home. Parents must lead by example to curb teen road danger.
Auto industry hopes for relaxed credit and longer loan terms up to 42 months. The shift risks present prosperity masking weaker future demand as buyers are tied to one car and unable to trade in while still owing on it.
The piece explains that without refinancing, longer contracts delay equity as depreciation accelerates. On a 36 month loan a buyer repays insurance and interest for about six months while depreciation can reach 20 percent, leaving little or no equity until mid contract.
An editor’s roundup presents the most engaging editorials culled from forty daily newspapers arriving at the office. The digest highlights varied opinions on current issues and public concerns.
The Lynchburg News recounts an unsigned letter sent to the editor that attacks the local governing body and may be libelous. The paper notes the writer lacks guts to reveal identity, while quoting Shakespeare on courage and occasion.
A breezy AP dispatch notes Texas has purchased five armored cars for its Rangers. The piece recalls past riots where only one Ranger arrived and locals questioned the pace of response, humorously noting the shift to a five-vehicle unit.
An American teenager studying in Moscow observes that a Russian classmate believed Texas is a separate country. John Benton son of a former Connecticut senator notes a delegation from the United States led Texans inspired the impression.
The speaker contrasts modern school features with his own childhood, noting year round air conditioning daily dance and song classes in assemblies TV access real movies for geography and creative arts with paint and clay and a daily bus ride. He says he is not jealous.
The month of November ran about three degrees cooler than average with light snowfall. Business optimism rose as the year-end boom grows, led by automobile sales and other sectors. Notable items include a $100,000 gem heist at the Bartz and King Jewelry Store in Washington, D C and political shifts with calls for Secretary Acheson’s resignation.
Lt Commander Leon Slavain left active duty in the U S Navy and returned to civilian life to resume his dental practice in the city. Crosses bearing Japanese characters were noted in the accompanying report.
Honorable Harry St. George Tucker, president of the Jamestown Exposition company, left London for Berlin where he would visit the German Emperor. Also noted are Mr and Mrs George W Price celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary at their Clearbrook home and S Rosenmyer advertising men's button shoes in gun metal calf and patent leather.
In the South Stevenson gains footing despite attacks on his moderation. He visits Florida to court voters, while Southern leaders debate nominating him or Kefauver, wary of Eisenhower’s popularity and racial integration issues shaping the 1956-leaning political landscape.
Ancient and medieval scribal practices left sheets with erasable surfaces. When ink faded or space ran out, materials were repurposed, making it possible to read earlier texts underneath later writings. Such palimpsests offer rare insight into vanished works and cultures.
Rain gauge data report past 48 hours ending 8 30 today shows 12 December rainfall to date 15 1955 total 37 08 inches. Average annual rainfall over 42 years stands at 36 94 inches with monthly averages for 1912 including January 2 50 February 1 95 March 2 95 April 3 11 May 3 92 June 3 89 July 3 73 August 3 82 September 2 66 October 3 24 November 2 59 December 2 51
A public health piece warns Americans about cancer mortality, comparing it to historic disasters and noting rising yearly deaths. It stresses age related risk, gender differences, and that early knowledge and prompt action improve outcomes. It also offers basic epilepsy treatment guidance from a syndicate note.
The piece recalls Bishop Berkell's reflection on a fly admiring only a pillar, while humans face life’s mean and low aspects. It argues that, despite pervasive coarseness and sin, God values life and sees the whole.
The excerpt contrasts seeing life through a fly's limited view and through God's expansive scope. It ends with a garbled line asking who wrote the phrase A thing of beauty is joy forever attributed to John Keats.
A reader quiz asks ten questions spanning oddities and science from a 20th century style page. It includes how IQ is scored from 9 to 10 correct answers, asks about gallons, Oklahoma state flower, Bible geography, Pennsylvania naming, heat conduction, silk imports, Irish Moss, the Pacific Ocean, and the original meaning of incoherent.
Aberdeen Angus cattle are sleek black hornless aristocrats of the beef world. They feature a short head a stocky well proportioned body fine flesh quality and a low percentage of waste.
The Romans linked abundance to seawater, forming the word from ale meaning from and unda meaning wave, explaining how abundant water from the sea shaped language.
Newly married Lora travels with Wade to his family estate on Staten Island. Wade’s autocratic mother Amanda imposes strict dress and etiquette rules while Wade’s son Jemmy forms a wary bond with Lora who longs to discuss Virginia’s mysterious death and the house’s quiet power dynamics.
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