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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1955
Page
6
Several boys invited by an Army recruiter to enter a Patton tank triggered an accident when one boy released the brakes. The tank rolled down a slope and collided with a parked automobile, destroying it and causing minor injuries.
The article argues that biblical understanding varies among Christians and shows confusion among readers. It notes Catholics recognize the Bible as inspired and explains that New Testament authors wrote for readers with prior faith and knowledge, aiming to explain and confirm already known revelation rather than teach all truth anew.
Grimes Mr and Mrs James Taylor celebrate the birth of a son James Taylor Jr Mrs Taylor formerly Mildred Smith of Bunker Hill West Virginia Mr and Mrs Luther Welch of Brucetown visited friends here Sunday evening Victor Crim Winchester State Highway Department surveyor called here last week Ida Orndorff and nephews Richard Wright spent weekend in Washington DC with relatives Mrs John Triplett Hayfield visiting sister Mrs Jonah Good and family Hog butchering common as weather favored the work Stevie Swimley hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital several days Hugh E Dailey Level View Farm spent a few days in Richmond
Patrolman Morris Stein arrived at a three car crash scene in Baltimore finding three vehicles involved but no drivers or passengers. A quick check revealed all three cars had been stolen shortly before the accident.
The Stephenson church reported the largest Sunday School attendance of the year with 109 present. F C Beavers of Winchester serves as general superintendent. The W S C S met Tuesday night with Mrs Earl Prince leading worship. Twenty three members and three visitors attended. New members were added to the roll.
A thief broke into Fred Hood’s residence in Charlotte and stole a pair of new shoes while leaving behind his own worn pair. No suspects named. Police incident reported with minimal detail.
Dr. Vannevar Bush, retiring head of the Carnegie Institution, warned that science may one day extract minerals without underground labor. He suggested training organisms to recover metals from the sea and called for advances in geology, astronomy, oceanography, and meteorology to uncover new mineral resources.
In Sylacauga Alabama L H illard dreamed of dynamite on a river bank then woke to find his home and store wrecked by a car crash. State Patrolman Bill Summerlin reported William J Goodwin fell asleep at the wheel as the vehicle plunged down a hill and smashed into the Dillard house about 200 yards from the highway.
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