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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
4
A brief religious notice reflects on the cross of Jesus and Mary standing by at Golgotha. It notes followers of Christ, including his mother and sisters, warned him yet the cross remains central to devotion worldwide.
American railroads placed 51,066 new freight car orders in November 1954 the highest monthly total ever. The backlog on December 1 stood at 109,370 cars with 3,427 delivered in November as competition from trucks grows.
The article notes Afghanistan's long strategic value and describes Russia’s $100 million loan plus $5 million in showpiece projects in Kabul. It highlights Soviet efforts to win influence with infrastructure like paved streets, a grain silo, a cement plant, and 30 buses and 20 taxicabs, while the United States has given roughly ten times as much in aid.
The text notes a large flood control and irrigation project in the south but says no government member has visited. It argues that more money is not the answer and urges resolving the Afghan Pakistan dispute and opening the frontier to trade to reduce reliance on a Russian route.
The piece notes former Democratic chairman Stephen Mitchell warned he could deny convention seats to Eisenhower supporters. James F. Byrnes, 76, who earlier said he would skip the 1956 delegation, says a threat could alter his stance. The editorial argues Mitchell aims to split the party and lure southern Democrats to Republicans.
In Winchester Virginia a man plucks a discarded Rotarian from a post office wastebasket. Dan Leatherman, newly reading the magazine, becomes a devoted member and rises to lead the Winchester Rotary Club, illustrating how literature can spark service.
Bitter cold and storms isolate areas in Oklahoma Kansas and Texas. Paul Terretta of Winchester is to be named in Who's Who in Engineering by the Engineers Joint Council. Marriages announced Miss Jane Everhardt Houck to Howard Francis Rhodes and Mazie Clark to Charles Oliver Diffenderfer. Joan Cook of New York visiting with George and Mrs. Cook for the holidays. Ret Bogg Grim heads to Camp Atterbury Indiana after time with parents. US Third Army announces seizure of original Hitler Eva Braun marriage contract. F L Largent Jr and Virginia Russell host friends.
Experience from 43 bomber missions over Europe and a touch of luck helped an Army pilot achieve a successful emergency landing on a busy Detroit runway, authorities reported.
D D Crenshaw suffered a painful fall on the ice at the Barton Ville dam where many skaters gathered. A residence on South Washington street sold at public auction to Dr. Benjamin B Dutton for 13000 dollars. The Ponce De Leon hotel in Roanoke burned down with firemen searching the ruins for missing guests.
Miss Lula May Wiley and Walter H Smallwood, both of Clarke County, united in marriage. Dr J L Whitlock was elected president of the Epworth League at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The Star notes five eclipses in 1906, three solar and two lunar.
Washington report notes that despite Ike's heart attack and market shocks in 1955 56 experts say the economy and stock market endured. A broker counsels calm noting institutional investors will buy on dips while faltering investors sell. The widow held firm and did not sell she believed dividends may rise.
In a sermon, L. Douglas explains the Athens altar to the Unknown God beside utilitarian gods. He argues religion must include worship, praise, meditation, and mystical experience, not only practical problem solving. A lionized Q and A on crocodile tears follows.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a m shows none for December. Year to date totals 1955 reach 37 19 inches while the long term average of 42 years stands at 36 94 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 42 years lists Jan 2 60, Feb 1 95, Mar 2 95, Apr 3 11, May 3 92, Jun 8 89, Jul 3 78, Aug 3 82, Sep 2 66, Oct 3 24, Nov 2 59, Dec 2 51.
The piece explains calluses arise from pressure and friction and usually fade after removing the cause. It notes irradiation by an orthopedic surgeon as a quick treatment, advises trimming thick skin before therapy, and warns about mild inflammation if untreated. It also suggests foot care, changing shoes and stockings, and relaxing with well fitting slippers after a long day.
Quiz prompts readers to score IQ based on daily results over ten days with grade ranges for memory prowess. Includes a mix of trivia prompts across science geography language and history and ends with a quirky misquoted couplet about birds and Se Boals.
The Q and A covers employment with in kind benefits such as meals lodging and pay, notes that 70 percent of homes over twenty thousand include basements versus five in the under seven thousand category, and recounts Benjamin Franklin's 1754 cartoon Unite or Die as early US political satire.
During severe weather wildlife experts urge residents to provide food for birds. They caution steady feeding can support energy needs when natural sources are scarce and advise placing high energy offerings safely away from hazards.
A note explains the origin of the phrase talk turkey from early American dealings with Indians. Settlers sought direct bargains focused on essential facts, while Indians offered many items, but the term shifted to mean plain spoken negotiations about a new meat.
Lora seeks to uncover rumors around Virginia's death as Mrs. Tyler stays bedbound and Wade resists Morgan Channing's political plots. Wade clashes with Lora over meetingNorwood while suspicions of motive swirl amid family tension and social visits.
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