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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1957
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star reports local news coverage with editor F. Byrd Jr and staff. Readers access business and room telephone lines Mohawk 2 3434 3419 and the paper is mailed from Winchester Virginia as a second class publication.
Dr Cecil W Clark of Cameron Louisiana won the American Medical Association General Practitioner of the Year award for his actions during Hurricane Audrey He delivered three babies the night before the storm then tended to victims for two days with his own family missing He later learned his wife and two children survived while three others were lost The story underscores devotion to duty amid personal tragedy.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology describe creating a four winged fly as a reversal of evolution and a potential resurrection of an extinct creature. The four wings do not improve mobility. the Caltech specimens cannot fly. Scientists pursue the underlying principle rather than reviving the creature.
A Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch analysis notes widespread Southern resentment after federal troops enforce integration in Little Rock. It cites a Gallup poll showing 30 percent of Southern whites shifting against the GOP, undermining Eisenhower’s personal appeal and GOP gains in the region.
A professor discusses foundational work on hereditary material while biologists explore the relationship with the fruit fly. Drosophila thrives on overripe fruit juices and reproduces rapidly, showing a remarkable range of physical variations.
Oklahoma voters defeated a proposed constitutional amendment by over 62 000 votes that would have let rural counties ban beer under 3 2 limits. The dry forces failed to remove the prohibition, maintaining the existing liquor sales framework in the state.
A digest of notable editorials gathered from daily clippings across forty papers. Curated selections highlight prominent opinions, policy debates, and regional perspectives shaping public discourse.
The Star notes Doris Ann Ladd is missing to Raymond Smith five years ago in 1952. Nearby items mention Rosenberger residents H A Snapp and Mrs Raymond Baker returning from Florida visit to J A Matheny, former Rosenberger resident.
Ten years ago in 1947 Mrs L Fred Guine was elected commissioner by the Winchester Girl Scout Coupe. Bliss Ruth H Boyer of Stephens City won one of ten ten dollar prizes from Appalachian Apple Service for best apple cookery program. Mr and Mrs R W Barnes of Hagerstown visited the Knee home.
50 Years Ago 1907 Harry Lefevre son of farmer Brown Lefevre near Bunker Hill was kicked in the stomach by his horse and badly injured. Col and Mrs John Graham of Newville Pa and Mrs Adele Hager of Kentucky visited Mr and Mrs Sandy Baker. Shenandoah Valley National Bank bid successfully on Panama bonds, purchasing 200000 dollars worth from the U S government.
Hal Boyle reports a Bahamas prosperity wave driven by sun and investment. Nine new hotels in four years, Nassau land values tripling in six, front-foot prices around eight thousand dollars on Bay Street. Development aims for two hundred fifty thousand visitors by 1960, while housing, traffic, and cost of living rise with growth.
Dr Bundesen outlines heart disease risk from cholesterol topping fatty foods. He cites 400000 yearly cases and urges housewives to plan healthier meals, avoid visible fat, bake or broil meats, limit butter, fried foods, and high fat desserts, and balance calories with nutrient rich foods. A Q&A mentions jaundice eye trouble unlikely linked.
An essay discusses Rousseau's idea of complete freedom shaping modern thought and education. It argues that few have read Rousseau directly yet his influence appears in schools culture and literature, raising the question whether freedom is good or evil and prompting reader reflection.
How's Your I Q presents a ten day scoring plan with daily results ranging from 9 to 10 correct answers classed as Memory Genius to 4 or 5 as Good or Excellent. It lists sample questions on topics from anatomy to industry and author Das Kapital while noting Indianapolis carries both Bulgarian and Syrian language newspapers.
A mass of cold air moved south from Canada into the northern Plains causing cold wave warnings. Snow flurries appeared in northern border states with light accumulations, while the far Northwest faced fog and freezing drizzle in parts of Idaho. Gusts reached 40 to 50 mph stirring dust in North Dakota as temperatures plunged up to 50 degrees from yesterday.
A fragmentary note links boating culture to whaling roots and Arctic arcs describing initial contact and ongoing fishing capability. The text mentions expressions used to denote contact and ongoing seasonal fishing effort.
The article argues parents and educators should treat polio cripple Billy and other disabled children as capable, promoting resilience through stories of triumph, role models, and positive comparisons. It cites Moses, Demosthenes, Caesar, Milton, Beethoven, Roosevelt, Stevenson, and Cinderella as inspiration, urging emphasis on mental strength alongside medical care.
In Washington the Eisenhower administration signals its Paris NATO agenda centers on American ideas rather than new initiatives. Dulles sought dramatic concepts but finds none, while debates grow over Ike’s health and Nixon’s potential role. Military bases and nuclear policy loom amid French American British rifts. The plan foresees pursuing missiles and allied basing though nuclear weapons remain under U S control.
A compilation of brief Q and A items covers Wake Island's lack of native population and annexation date, Alexandre Dumas as a debated "novel factory" figure, the Girl Scout Our Cabana center in Cuernavaca opened 1957, and TV viewership noting 85 percent of homes tuning in during a peak Sunday evening.
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