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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1961
Page
4
The notice lists Winchester Evening Star pricing and postal details from 1961. It lists editors and managers, contact numbers, and subscription rates for local and outside Virginia areas. The entry shows advertising and circulation information for readers and potential advertisers.
The Kennedy administration appears to defer foreign policy to the United Nations, criticizing UN actions in the Congo and questioning why the US backs UN involvement while opposing Katanga and Gizanga. The piece argues Washington allies grow distant and NATO unity frays as Africa and Asia influence rises.
A Sports Illustrated editorial debate on baseball versus pro football as the nation’s favorite sport is discussed. The writer urges including all levels of sports beyond major leagues and notes Handley High outdrawing Marshall's Redskins percentagewise, urging broader gaze beyond big-city play-for-pay.
Earl L. Douglas argues that Sunday schools, despite flaws, are vital to national character and security. He warns that closing them would erode the nation, urging readers to improve rather than abandon the religious education system and to engage personally in bettering lessons and teaching.
The Star Files notes 1951 reports 3 198 Americans among 11 559 POWs. Fresh snow and sleet crippled the area with a 4 inch morning fall and more overnight. Schools closed again. Post office stamp window clerk J Elwood Shyder says December 17 celebrations were the largest in his tenure.
Dr. L. M. Allen was named chairman of the Apple Blossom Festival Committee for 1937. The article also notes VPI students Kenneth Robinson Walden Reseguie George Reseguie Horace Hott Rinard Largent James Good Jack Pennypacker Edgar Koontz Harry Deikman and Garland Baptist visiting home for the Holidays.
Fifty years ago in 1911 Mr and Mrs Henry Brooke Gilpin built Scaleby near Boyce touted as Virginia’s most sumptuous country residence inspired by Scaleby Castle in Cumberland England. Dr O Edward Janney and Arthur M De Wees spoke at a Society of Friends weekend conference.
In a London pub the Wet Christmas Club or Natural Loan Society gathers weekly deposits from members, plus a booze fund. Two weeks before Christmas they payout savings with interest and booze credit while patrons enjoy the festive pay-out night.
James Marlow argues India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru can no longer act as the conscience of mankind after India's Goa invasion of Portugal. He contends Nehru shifted from nonviolence to a may makes right philosophy amid global crises.
A health article discusses crippling menstrual cramps, their causes and remedies, from heating and medicines to exercise and posture. It notes hormones stopping egg maturation can end cramps and mentions the shift away from surgical nerve cutting, while warning against fear-inducing myths about menstruation.
A column of aphorisms by Hal Boyle humorously weighs human quirks and social foibles. Observations cover generosity, appetite, telephone courtesy, marriage, aging, and public manners with pointed witticisms. The piece lampoons habits from nurses in hospitals to everyday judgments about people and luck.
The message speaks of the Lord’s gracious and merciful nature and his readiness to receive a repenting sinner. It emphasizes that despite sin, God will not turn away those who seek him. The focus remains on divine mercy and the possibility of restoration.
The Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland urges policy change in Angola to meet African demands. Comments push for renouncing nuclear tests and resuming disarmament talks, while supporting the United Nations. The proposal includes integrating Jamaican congregations with British churches, seen as a move against segregation.
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