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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1963
Page
4
Local newspaper masthead lists circulation over 50 000 TELephones and staff roles including JACK F. DAVIS editor and KOONTZ business manager. Subscription rates shown: Carrier 9.50 yearly 5.25 six months 1.00 monthly. Mail 8.50 yearly 6.00 monthly. outside Virginia and West Virginia add 1.00 yearly.
A weather warning notes winter will arrive by December 21 and remain harsh. The piece discusses Canadian labor unrest on the Great Lakes, Hal Banks, and the SIU, with the U S and Canada sharing shipping and law enforcement duties. It warns the dispute risks ongoing threats to Great Lakes shipping and the St Lawrence Seaway.
The article portrays the Washington embassies of The Netherlands, Switzerland and the Philippines as busy hubs of diplomacy and aid seeking. It notes the heavy workload from officials and public requests, the limited substance returned, and the training ground role for young diplomats learning restraint and etiquette in a demanding capital.
The Junior Century Club met at Mrs Edward Barr’s home on Tennyson Avenue. Miss Virginia Boyd presented a paper titled The Irish in Boston. Mr and Mrs S Tilman Shumate announced the birth of a daughter Gayle Ellen, Mrs Shumate formerly Miss Esther Norton.
Thirty years ago in 1913 local buyers and shippers posted prices for staple goods including dried apples at three cents per bushel, potatoes 80 cents, lard 12 cents, bacon 15 cents, hams 17 cents, turkeys 16 cents, Timothy hay 15 dollars, mixed hay 14 dollars, rye 7 cents, oats 43 cents, straw 7 dollars, butter 19 cents, and eggs 29 cents.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on John Mark, son of Mary, who hosted Jesus and the disciples. Mark joined Paul and Barnabas, faced fear, grew bold, and became secretary to Peter and author of the Gospel of Mark used by Matthew and Luke. His life inspires perseverance and reform from error to usefulness.
The piece argues fixed US election dates constrain timely political response. It compares presidential succession under Lincoln Garfield McKinley Harrison Coolidge Truman and Kennedy, and notes LBJ’s short interim creates campaigning pressure and uncertain voter mandates. It proposes parliamentary timing as a contrast.
By HAL BOYLE. A humorous guide listing signs you still feel young despite aging milestones. Notes like mirroring a grandson rather than grandfather, preferring late night purpose, and small joys such as stairs two at a time. Also contrasts old fashioned cooking with richer fats.
Bible thought asserts one judge who can save or destroy and questions human judges. It adds God cares not for medals but for scars, attributed to Elpert Hubbard.
Henry J. Taylor argues President Johnson should reverse New Frontier foreign policy. He contends Britain fears a reunified Germany, warns against costly overseas missions, and urges Johnson to stay home and pursue a more restrained approach.
Wayne Brandstadt explains Hodgkin's disease is not inherited. Surgery may help if localized. otherwise irradiation and certain drugs have shown temporary improvements but no permanent cure. Queries on Equanitrate and Neo Cortes eye drops are addressed with dosage and side effect notes.
A 10 day self quiz presents 100 questions to gauge memory and intelligence levels. Daily scoring categories label responders as Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good with a page 2 answer key and a set of general knowledge questions on geography history and biology.
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