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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1955
Page
4
The December 19 1955 Winchester Evening Star prints subscription rates by mail or motor route with annual and half year options and a Sunday weekly price. The edition also features a Bible verse from Romans 10 9 urging belief in Christ for salvation.
Discussion notes that Russia and the United States near saturation in nuclear arsenals and may soon possess enough weapons to annihilate civilization. The piece suggests uranium markets could shift from weapon denial to peaceful uses after stockpiles reach a saturation point and industrial atomic fuel conversion grows.
The article recalls former President Truman's call for government built steel mills to boost capacity for construction and manufacturing. Critics warned of socialism, while steel output since the proposal has risen to a record 116 million tons, about 30 million more than five years ago, with new plants and sources of iron.
The article notes both domestic and international expansion yet a continuing steel shortage in the country. Some manufacturers cut production, sought steel on black markets, or took drastic steps. Predictions warn first quarter 1956 outputs may fall unless metal flow improves. If shortages persist, mills may again expand facilities. Private enterprise grows with demand. government ownership might push defiant call for self-reliance.
Colgate Darden argues a constitutional convention is needed to allow state aid to private schools while preserving public education and resisting forced integration. He cites his experience as Virginia governor and University of Virginia president and asserts many Virginians will listen and vote accordingly.
A football coach guides a prospective tackle to the dean seeking admission without a written exam. The boy fails simple questions. The dean asks seven plus seven. the boy answers thirteen. The coach pleads the boy should be admitted, arguing he only missed it by two.
Tennessee senator Kefauver announces plans but offers few specifics leaving questions about next moves and potential political impact in Nashville.
News from a year ago records Handley defeating Shepherdstown 44 to 31 and Clarke County toppling Broadway 64 to 55. It also notes visits, marriages, promotions, honor society taps, and regional heat waves with extreme temperatures reaching 120 in Australia.
In a special session City Treasurer W A Baker reports the city will have about 100000 in cash balance on January 1 1946. John Amery a 33 year old son of a former British cabinet member is hanged at Wandsworth Prison for high treason to his king and country.
Twenty five years ago 1530 Winchester boys bound for the University of Virginia were due home for vacation. Names include Montie Green Robert M Glass Jr Harrison Davies William P McGuire and Harry R Kerns with Miss Mary Gold who had been living in Florence Italy arriving at the home of Mr and Mrs Phil H Gold Lt George Bryan Conrad of West Point will spend the holidays with Dr and Mrs Hunter Holmes McGuire at their home.
In 1905 Chicago millions were pledged to save three banks owned by John R. Walsh the Chicago National Home Savings and Equitable Trust Company from ruin. Quick official action kept them solvent. Stage stars Mr and Mrs Egbert Van Alstyne toured Winchester for weeks while Mrs Van Alstyne Miss Louise Henry. Viola Pyne returned home to Martinsburg from visiting Miss Emily Conner.
Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole and plants the Norwegian flag on December 14 1911. The feat stands amid a broader era of Antarctic exploration as Admiral Byrd leads Operation Deep Freeze and nations join the International Geophysical Year.
A meditation on Protestant division and the Ecumenical Movement. The piece argues there are about twenty denominations in the United States, notes overlap and differences are more in liturgy and governance than doctrine, and warns against prioritizing administration over spiritual renewal.
A quiz page outlines a 100 question test over 10 days with daily scoring ranges and asks 10 sample items across sections including Oddity Rock of Gibraltar apes traits last two states admitted to the Union and biblical questions. The page mixes trivia with a “correct answers” prompt.
Rainfall figures show 24 hour total of .04 inches and year to date totals of .26 and 1955 total of 27.19 inches. Average annual rainfall over 42 years is 36.94 inches and monthly averages for 1912 through 1953 are listed with values for each month.
Arobon, a new diarrhea medicine, uses carob flour to provide pectin and lignin rich absorbent minerals. The product aids dehydration control and soothing inflamed areas, with infant and child dosing shown and adult usage outlined. X-ray advice offered for stomach cancer symptoms.
A reader quiz covering General and Honorable Discharges, Bunyan’s Holy War memorials, White Papers versus Blue Books, the okapi’s discovery and captivity, the threat to whooping cranes, Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace speech, and deserts. Includes dates, places, and key figures.
In winter, Great Lakes ships lie in berthing basins with crews dismissed and only a keeper aboard. The question notes 000 acres of land with under 10 inches of annual rainfall.
The income of musicians in major orchestras averages less than $2,400 a year, per the American Symphony Orchestra League. In one large orchestra, players are paid for a 20 week season at $104 weekly for eight performances. extra shows add pay.
The term Old Gale Horse, first used to describe athletes with shoulder soreness resembling sweeny in a horse named Charley, has become popular. Doctors and players alike use the expression to describe aching shoulder muscles common in baseball and other sports.
Lora observes Wade and Morgan in a tense supper room encounter as unresolved passions surface. Later Christmas morning, Lora tends Jemmy and prepares gifts, while Wade sleeps in the other room and Lora battles despair.
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