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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
4
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Twenty years after the December 7, 1941 attack, Winchester residents recall the shock of the day. Citizens discuss neighbors and families affected, the Star's extra edition, and early wartime mobilization including enlistment spikes and community vigilance around the water system.
Amb. Adlai Stevenson stirred controversy by signaling a Senate run while serving as U.N. ambassador. Critics say public speculation and motives undermine U.S. world policy and the need for a united front.
Earl L. Douglas urges reflection on personal virtue amid a touted modern era of space exploration and social change. The column notes rising crime and sexual image concerns, cites small business losses from theft, and calls for spiritual renewal and temperate reform.
Ten years ago in 1951 a burglar entered four homes in Winchester's east end and left behind shoes at the Hengeveld house. Dr. Walter S. Hough of the Winchester Research Laboratory, a veteran volunteer weatherman, is honored in a government volume titled The Cooperative Weather Observer. QO. C. Holiday of Virginia Avenue was a patient at Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg.
1936 report notes King Edward's plan to marry "Wally" with engagements canceled. The article mentions Miss Ethel Fisher and Miss Mary Crisman visiting Richmond for a weekend. The Sunshine Class of Grace Lutheran Church hosted a shower for Miss Elizabeth Carpenter, whose engagement to William Melvin Burner had been announced.
Smith Larrick of the Rock Enon Springs area in Frederick County reported to the Star that a huge bear had devoured two of his pigs. Virginia Lewis Meade returned to the Normal School at Harrisonburg after a brief stay at her White Post home.
A political editorial argues for true liberal and true conservative ideals, criticizing government coercion and non discrimination mandates under current and prior administrations. It warns against executive agencies dictating hiring by race or creed and stresses constitutional government by law. It cites procurement practices requiring publishers to certify nondiscrimination.
A debate on thought control and private clubs. Cardinal issues arise over government pressure to admit or exclude groups and individuals. Professors McInerney and Hanley argue for persuasion over coercion, prompting a broader liberal versus liberalist distinction in American reform debates.
A New York AP memo warns employees to restrict private calls during work hours, urging use of pay phones. The piece riffs on typical office callers from Harry predicting stomach pains to Herbert selling raffle tickets and Hortense shopping by phone, ending with Ollie and Charlie in comic private calls.
AP analysis examines why Khrushchev has cooled on Berlin after Vienna talks with Kennedy. The piece weighs leadership dynamics, domestic pressures, and the Berlin Wall as factors while noting Khrushchev’s measured tone contrasted with past explosive rhetoric. It cites Izvestia interviews and hints at strategic signaling to force West concessions.
A collage of letters answers on health topics from sea water intake to back pain and abdominal lumps. It also critiques modern office life, personal calls, and how emergency messages crowd switchboards, with humorous anecdotes about routines and distractions.
A fragment discusses colleges including Yale Princeton Dartmouth Providence College Williams and City College of New York exploring bicycle tracing on a club basis as part of student activities.
A devotional note cites Chronicles urging a full devotion to God as the chief end of man. The author laments shallow religious practice and urges sincere commitment rather than mere attendance or performance.
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