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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1961
Page
4
Local notice lists subscription rates for the Winchester Evening Star with pricing by carrier motor route and mail. Rates include annual six month and one month options with outside Virginia and West Virginia postage adjustments.
The piece argues that wealthier Near East nations like Qatar show a lesson in long term planning as oil wealth fades in 40 years. It notes Qatar’s wealth and lack of public accountability, the ruler’s income control, and potential need for foreign aid when oil runs out. It contrasts with U S Christmas tree industry growth and global supply chains.
A meditation on the evolution of writing from vellum rolls to bound codices and printing. The author reflects on human wastefulness of current methods and hints at future breakthroughs from inventions like the printing press to penicillin.
Ten years ago President Truman promised a special agency to root out graft. The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce named Andrew J. Bowen the annual Award of Merit. Mr and Mrs Curtis Newcome announced the birth of a daughter, with Mrs Newcome formerly Betty Luttrell.
The piece notes a 1936 radiocast that captivated uncounted millions who paused seven minutes to hear King Edward XVIII speak across the world. It mentions Mrs. Gordon Whitham's trip to Washington to visit Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller and Amos Shryock's return from Roanoke Virginia after business.
Fifty years ago in 1911 Charlestown became Charles Town West Virginia and the Postmaster was said to profit from the change. Harold Sheetz was elected a shipful Master of Winch Hiram Lodge No 21 Ancient Free In Aeneas. Miss Pauline Parish of Goresi and Miss Erva Smith of Gainesboro were noted in events a few days apart.
President Kennedy signals Congress to back medical care for the aged, federal aid to education, and lower tariffs on foreign imports in the 1962 session. He faces strong opposition as Republicans seek control of Congress and civil rights action remains a pressure point. Berlin and other foreign issues also loom as he plans a strenuous fight.
Editorial letters challenge the U N Congo intervention asserting it lacks clear legal basis and highlights U S caution. The piece notes historic rights of peoples to self determination, U S restraint, and potential broader uses of force under Monroe Doctrine to curb European footholds. The author suggests a loose federation of Congo provinces as a peaceful solution while criticizing end justifies the means reasoning.
A collage of reader questions addressed by Dr. Burton H Fern covering diabetic bread sodium content for diabetics and heart conditions, tape tests for fertility, basic exercise guidance, craving for ice cubes, and arterial hardening explanations with basic physiology.
A short quiz feature lists 10 daily questions with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It asks: identify an American admiral, Montpelier’s state, commonality of stones, who lifted the serpent, composer of Rhapsody in Blue, correct a sentence, leading Portuguese port, crab species, author of Grapes of Wrath, and the first appearance year of the clipper ship.
A collage of imagined letter fragments offers humorous and sentimental notes a guardian, a doctor, a supervisor, and a tax official might send. The items include a $50,000 royalty, a vacation cancelation, a VP promotion, canceled charges, a parking violation apology, a job move, a tax refund, a furnace quote, fake Santa gifting real money, and reflections on faith and grace.
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