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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1958
Page
4
A scrambled page lists subscription prices for Mall or Motor Route with options for one year in advance and monthly rates. The legible lines show several uneven phrases and partial prices, mentioning in advance payments and a city delivery context.
President Eisenhower backs a 1 billion federal science program raising questions about federal aid to fix education. Virginia moves to strengthen science and math in public schools with an advisory committee. State officials urge careful study to avoid hastily funded, ineffective projects and warn against seeds of totalitarian government if federal programs overreach.
Dr. Paschall cautions study of Eisenhower education subsidies aimed at science while William Carr urges massive funding growth. The piece warns that a billion dollars becomes many times more, as annual demands rise and projects multiply, requiring careful, thorough analysis.
A Turkish government newsletter highlights three items showing U S influence abroad. A new business administration school opens at Istanbul Robert College, founded in 1863 as the first American college outside the United States. Rockefeller Foundation grants enable Prof. Edward Smith of NYU to teach political science at the University of Ankara and Dr Fazil Sur to research social sciences in Britain and Western Europe. Foundation funds also provide 40000 for Istanbul Municipal Symphony Orchestra instruments. The piece argues private groups may advance free institutions more than official aid.
A concise roundup of the day’s most engaging editorial opinions from a broad set of papers. Digest emphasizes standout arguments, policy stances, and political commentary shaping public discourse across regions.
A married couple without dependents paying on a $5,000 income saw federal income tax rise from $6.25 in 1913 to $67.50 in 1923, then $90 in 1933, and $732.60 over 20 years, illustrating dramatic tax growth.
Five years ago in 1953 The Star reports a GOP led Congress tightening spending and taxes Bernard F Groves elected president of Rouss Fire Company Robert Legge longtime Sarah Zane Fire Company captain Kewwts Crebill led Sarah Zane Fire Co for 11th year John Serby Lorain Ohio began 1933 swimming season Dr W J Olds Front Royal physician family joins practice Western State Bank of South Bend Indiana robbed by three men stealing 12000 dollars
Prices rose for the eighth straight week approaching the May 1920 peak in London. Frederick County officials elected new leaders, including London Whitacre as chair of the Board of Supervisors and the Sereh Zane Fire Company choosing a one year term. Robert C. Legre rejected a position at the Charley Rouss Company.
Fifty years ago in 1908 a solar eclipse was partially visible in the Southern States. In Ohio, Jack Anderson, long based there for eight years, visited his sister Mrs Meormick on North Main Street. Capt John Harmer, a prominent local citizen and ex Confederate soldier, was critically ill and reported dying at his Monmouth Street home.
Article outlines which fabrics face moth and carpet beetle threats, noting cotton and rayon are affected. Mentions silverfish attacking pelk and stolen property spoiling money, with Lucres gain referenced.
HAL BOYLE argues America overreacts to New Year resolutions as mass moral reform backfires. He notes adults reward chaos by pledging to perfect behavior while children drift back to mischief after Christmas, suggesting gradual change and a practical approach keeps society functional.
The Organization of American States includes 21 Western Hemisphere republics as a regional agency within the UN, aiming to establish peace and justice, promote solidarity, and strengthen member states. The Pan American Union is the central permanent organ of the OAS and houses the general secretariat, attaining this status in 1948.
Dr Herman N Bundesen advises a winter home temperature around 70 degrees Fahrenheit for most homes with flexibility for the ill or elderly. He notes occasional higher temps up to 74 degrees and suggests airing bedrooms briefly before bed to balance fresh air and warmth. A reader asks about alcohol and low blood pressure. the doctor cautions consulting a physician for individual guidance.
The piece notes that aging dulls anticipation and contrasts it with youth and family milestones. It cites Abraham's lifelong looking for a city founded by God and urges setting spiritual ideals at year start to keep focus on eternal aims.
A compact IQ style quiz lists ten questions with answers on page 2. It asks authors, biblical lineage, Red Cross founding year, ambidexterity, Pilots Association affiliation, insect leg count, a Derby plant engines, Von Papen ambassadorship, Franklin couplet completion, and Marion’s Men author.
In early France, households allocated funds by placing money into small cloth bags called bougettes to separate budgets. This method simplified tracking expenditures and fostering careful spending long before modern accounting systems.
Dr George Crane uses Hector a 16 year old high schooler who attempted suicide after a breakup to urge teens to sleep on serious decisions and seek counsel. He notes the high costs of raising a child and urges repayment of parental and mentor debts through responsible behavior. He promotes the Be havior Test for Teen-Agers and urges honesty with family.
Washington reports the six member Civil Rights Commission is sworn in at the White House under the 1957 Act. Members from the North and South await Senate approval. The body will function as a fact finding panel with broad powers to investigate civil rights issues while not charging defendants. The staff director will shape hearings and investigations and Everett Rogers notes no new civil rights legislation is expected this year to curb Southern opposition.
A reader asks about a gamming chair used on whaleships to lower ladies aboard, the immunity of certain trees to lightning, why tire treads changed from round to flat, when toothbrushes began, and the 1953 installation of an incinerator in the U S Capitol to burn discarded secret documents. The exchange explains terms, tree safety, tire design, dental history, and a 1953 Capitol incinerator project.
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