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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
3
The piece discusses efforts to emphasize Christmas as Christ's birthday through public displays like billboards and creches, with Milwaukee and Dubuque cited. It argues these efforts should not devalue Christmas but place the meaning in family life using Bible accounts and simple books.
A new treatment concept proposes mental illnesses arise from body chemical processes gone awry. Researchers report dramatic improvements in severely insane patients using a new wave of wonder drugs, though details remain limited.
The article notes tranquilizers appear to cure, or relieve, schizophrenia but doctors cannot explain why. Dr. Howard D. Fabing argues mind malformation, not body chemistry, is the primary cause, while some see potential links to bodily chemical errors. Further study may reveal why these drugs work and expand their use.
A department store clerk shows a trash can that plays a tune when its lid is lifted. The clerk quips that the music is Nobody Knows the Rubble Ive Seen, prompting a skeptical customer.
The speaker laments high interest rates and rising consumer debt while admitting a compulsion to spend. He critiques "no money down" offers as likely sucker bait but cannot resist the allure of shopping despite the alarm.
A humorous verse pair from a Gosport Florida note on marriage and finances. The exchange features a man lamenting eternity and a wife’s blindness to faults while snipping year end dividends. The humor shifts to a campaign promise aside about fidelity echoing a marriage joke.
The 1956 Democratic convention faces a possible clash as governors Lausche Harriman and Kefauver challenge Stevenson. A Southern bloc led by Russell Byrd Russell seeks a strong "take charge" figure to prevent a Madison Square Garden fiasco. The field hints at a volatile fight for the nomination.
A letter argues Shouki Russell should back a strong or stopgap candidate to avoid a convention deadlock with the Lausche bloc. It notes 620-640 votes needed for nomination, cites 731 ballots for the Russell-Harriman-Kefauver trio in 1952, and discusses Truman’s influence and Kefauver’s mixed appeal.
In a meditation an imagined scene shows Mary and Joseph marching toward Bethlehem as Caesar's census prompts soldiers along the road. A narrator urges soldiers to recognize that the baby in Mary's womb is destined to become the Son of the Most High and that generations will honor and worship him. The passage contemplates divine watching and accountability.
A vintage trivia quiz promises a 100 question test over 10 days with daily scoring bands from memory genius to good. It covers oddities about Johann Philip B, US presidents, Bible revisions, Minnesota cities, ether boiling, a poem about curfew, ant behavior, and Lincoln year.
Rainfall data for the past 24 hours ends 8:30 a.m. today shows none in December. The December total to date is 0.26 inches for 1955, with year to date at 37.19 inches. The average annual rainfall across 42 years is 36.94 inches. Monthly averages by month from 1912 to 1953 include January 2.50, February 1.95, March 2.95, April 3.11, May 3.92, June 8.89, July 3.73, August 3.82, September 2.66, October 3.24, November 2.59, December 2.51.
Virginia traffic deaths reached seventeen as safety council urged careful driving. Liberace postponed piano work on doctor orders due to heart strain. Lt General Ridgeway named commander of the Eight Army in Korea. Marriage announced for Louise King to Leonard Estep.
After Atlantic storms with hurricane force winds, the USS Washington enters New York Harbor with decks and guns coated in ice. Guests Mr and Mrs John Morrison and son Jackie of Jake City Florida visit Mr and Mrs Earl Morrison.
Jacob S. Garver purchased Calmes Neck Farm from the Nelson estate for 5500 dollars. Senator Martin faced a banco game incident in Washington and Senator Daniel narrowly escaped after advancing money to a stranger claiming a fellow senator needed funds. Master Floyd Morrison of Gore is ill with chicken pox.
An ophthalmologist is a physician who treats eye defects and diseases. An optometrist examines eyes and prescribes lenses. an optician fits glasses. For proper eye care avoid cheap OTC glasses. have a thorough exam to ensure eye health and detect hidden conditions.
A fragment presents a religious meditation claiming God’s priority over a newborn and scorn for a Roman Caesar. The passage contrasts heavenly praise with earthly judgment, implying divine attention to a sacred birth.
The excerpt ponders pronoun usage and Greek letter details noting I and I were once interchangeable and the dot iota as the smallest Greek letter. It also cites Addison’s Spectator No 15 asking what sculpture is to marble, comparing it to education’s relation to the soul.
Winchester stores announce extended evening hours from 9 PM daily through Friday December 23, inviting shoppers to browse after work and early winter promotions.
In the 17th century writers shortened words, giving rise to mob from Latin mob ile vulgus meaning the fickle throng and later signaling the common people. The term vulgus evolved into vulgar through usage.
Lora joins Mrs. Channing for a private talk after a fashionably tense visit. Morgan reveals political ties and plans to curb the war with behind the scenes support from Governor Seymour and mentions the Knights of the Golden Circle.
Lora learns from Murray Norwood and Morgan about the Circle a secret society opposing the Civil War draft and seeking a peaceful settlement. They discuss the scale of support in the middle west and the power of leaders like Vallandigham and Seymour. Lora asks what she should do as the plot advances.
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