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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1955
Page
4
The newspaper header and devotional quote appear on the January 10 1955 Winchester Evening Star front page. The verse from Proverbs 3 6 is cited as guidance for the year ahead.
The Western Electric ad campaign marks a shift as demand for service outpaces prior shortages. New equipment including two tone handsets lighted dials mobile sets and automatic dialing centers promise easier room to room use and nationwide reach.
The article notes robust business conditions across England, France, Italy, and a predicted boom in West Germany due to rearmament. It argues depressions in the US have not followed similar slowdowns in Europe, and that worldwide prosperity supports continued US growth.
The Staunton News Leader argues inflation fuels growing local debts as counties and cities avoid tax hikes and rely on borrowing. It notes Virginia’s state debt remains limited though local obligations for schools, utilities, and buildings expand, urging caution over continued inflation and awaiting potential aid from higher levels of government.
Follansbee West Virginia faced a crisis as the town’s steel mill, employer of about 1000, was sold and set for dismantling to Alabama. Citizens sued and won when a new buyer agreed to run the plant for three years, proving civic action can save industry and community.
The Lynburg News argues North Carolina and Virginia face ballot frauds. It cites the NC State Board of Elections' huddle concluding repeal is the path, while urging faith in honest officials to uphold absentee voting and honesty in conduct.
Loryn Crabill was re elected president of the Sarah Zane Fire Company Bernard M Grove named president of the Rouss Fire Company Albert Pingley named president of the Round Hill Community Center Frank N Hack 67 died at home in the city Festival officials said the Apple Blossom Festival would be held April 27 and 28 Miss Jayne Jakimer guest of Miss Dorothy Ann Henry Mrs Richard Crenshaw went to Chicago to attend the winter furniture market and convalesce in Temple Texas Mr and Mrs L Herbaugh learned their son Kenneth was promoted to sergeant stationed in Australia Mrs Nelson Page left for Richmond to visit Governor Byrd at the Governor s Mansion Mrs Fred Chapman hosted a birthday gathering for Miss Iris Chapman and Miss Katherine Murray Miss Gladys Carver a surgical patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
Toward Hart was re-elected president of the South End Fire company for a fifth term. Bill Golhenour was named to serve his 23rd term as truck driver for the company. Sgt. Wilfred B. Trenary of Berryville had
W E Barr advertises fresh cranberries for ten cents per quart. R Gray Williams returns home from a business trip to Philadelphia. Anne Douglas Williams returns to Gunston School after visiting her home.
Four rival leaders Walter Reuther George Meany David McDonald and John L. Lewis contend to lead the proposed one big union as postwar labor tensions flare. They pressure for guaranteed annual wages higher pay and shorter hours while coal steel and auto contracts loom amid a rising economy.
Betty Crocker is not a real person but a house name used by General Mills. It represents a department of about forty women trained in home economics who lectured in small communities around Minneapolis and St. Paul. The name Betty was chosen for familiarity and Crocker honors former secretary and director William G. Crocker.
Report details 48 hours of rainfall ending 7 am today with January 1955 totals and yearly averages. It lists monthly rainfall averages from 1912 to 1954, highlighting January through December values and the 42-year mean of 36.94 inches.
Anemia arises from reduced red blood cells or pigment in blood due to loss destruction or deficient formation. Iron treatment over three to four months, diet rich in iron, and sunlight aid recovery. common anemia responds to iron and dietary changes.
Earl L. Douglas, D. D. reflects on finding warmth and happiness through community. He argues many isolate themselves in work or study and miss the social heat that lifts mood, urging readers to join others and share in human warmth.
The Laura Platform, a device to measure energy used for various tasks, was created by French engineer Lucien Lauru in Paris. It can even measure energy of a white rat and records heartbeats when a person stands still, initially designed to test railroad vibrations.
The narrator details Dana Purcell’s contested paternity with Harrison, the NATO deputy, and his bid to take Dana from the Metcalf family. Anson resists, Dana faces torn loyalties, and tensions mount as Harrison plans to return for Dana this fall.
Brandon Bird reports a web of suspicion around Harrison and Anson Metcalf at a mountain inn. A missing mail trail, a car found in the Potomac, and a registered guest named Purcell fuel a tense search as rumors tie Belle to a hidden past.
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