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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1957
Page
4
Fragment from Winchester Evening Star includes masthead and advertising lines and a brief phrase about the righteous. It mentions editor HH. F. BYRD JR and national representation Gallagher DeLisser Inc, with postal and AP affiliation details.
The letter argues that The New York Times understates US foreign aid by calling it odd thousands or odd billions. It contends the actual figure is billions yearly, misrepresented as thousands, affecting tax bill implications for the average taxpayer.
A Wall Street Journal dispatch notes beards are staging a modest comeback in the United States. Barbers in major cities and the Barber's Journal editor cite growing interest though the number remains small. A psychiatrist quoted says modern men seek to reclaim dominance over women.
An editorial notes 40 200 traffic deaths last year and argues for greater focus on driver motivation. It blames official laxity in licensing enforcement and court punishment while urging substantial funding for scientific traffic research to curb the rising toll.
Helicopter service links major NYC airports with downtown Manhattan, whisking passengers 1500 feet to a heliport at Thirtieth Street and the Hudson River for five dollars, a price rivaling a taxi ride. Demand spurs plans for larger four to twelve passenger craft and downtown heliports as builders imagine new city structures with such facilities.
Last fall 5,642 Rhode Island residents cast absentee ballots as civilians, separate from armed service absentee voting, under a 1953 law allowing voting on or before election day. The piece notes the law's impact on civilian voters and states the context within state and national elections.
The Rhode Island Supreme Court voided 4 904 absentee ballots, keeping 648 unaligned ballots valid and likely reelecting Gov. Dennis J. Roberts. It raises questions for national absentee voting laws while noting the ruling’s limited scope and urging ballots be marked and notarized on Election Day.
A comic letter questions why Elvis Presley was not invited to perform at President Eisenhower's second inauguration while other entertainers are set to appear. The author accuses Tony Murphy of bias and suggests Presley is and Democratic influence affected the choice, labeling the move insulting to the Democrats.
The Portland Oregonian quotes census data showing women outnumber men nationally, but the West lags with higher male ratios. Oregon has about 103 males per 100 females and Washington 106 to 100, while Wyoming leads with 114 men per 100 women. The District of Columbia shows 9 men per 100 women in government work.
From the Files of the Star Robert Suriker a 56 year old painter and paper hanger died at his home of a heart attack Mrs. Joseph Massie Sr hosted the Century club gathering at her Amherst street home Mr William Byrd of New York visited Millwood at the home of Mrs Charles Consolve
Dr. Lawrence C. Jones advocates keeping youths busy with meaningful work and evening programs. His Piney Woods Country Life School, started with $1.65 and a stump desk, now educates 500 students on 1,700 acres and has produced alumni who become professionals and businessmen.
Plans and sale requirements for the Annual Spring Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale will be discussed at a general meeting in Winchester county courthouse at 7 30 p m next Friday. Consignors county agents and other interested parties invited. Sale Manager I Fred Stine notes past sales were successful and aims to gain consignors approval for plans. The note about the blind slow worm is a misprint detailing a lizard with bright eyes.
Rainfall data covers past 34 hours to 8 30 today with January total, and to date for 1957. Averages are given for 44 years 1912 to 1956 including monthly inches: January 2 48 February 2 00 March 2 97 April 3 08 May 3 86 June 3 86 July 3 79 August 4 00 September 2 66 October 3 24 November 2 54 December 2 47.
A meditation on balance between old truths and new ideas. The piece argues progress requires measured openness, noting people resist change while novelty can mislead. It compares physical and mental processes to show truth lies in steady balance across beliefs and religious views.
A dated self quiz offers 10 day scoring with daily results ranging from 9 to 10 correct as a Memory Genius down to 1 for a low score. It includes historical and language questions such as where the first damask table cover was made and meanings like ad valorum.
Police captured a 42 year old man described as flatfoot ed after he attempted to walk out of a grocery store with a pound of coffee concealed in his wooden leg.
The piece outlines seven basic foods to eat daily for health, stressing leafy greens citrus and raw vegetables milk and milk products eggs meat fish poultry cereals and butter or margarine. It adds guidance on portions and emphasizes a simple non diet plan. It also briefly mentions potatoes and other vegetables and a Q A on lung hemorrhage not always due to tuberculosis.
A Virginia Tech poultry specialist predicts big shifts in production and marketing over the next five to ten years. Egg output should rise markedly, turkey and broiler output up moderately, while backyard chickens decline.
The Frederick Clarke Breeding Association Inc will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Frederick County Court House. Fred Stine secretary says W H Armstrong and George Miller of the Virginia Artificial Breeding Association will discuss expanding artificial breeding services. Directors will be nominated and elected and the 1957 breeding program plans reviewed. The item notes that Seminoles of Florida are the only Indian nation never to have officially made peace with the United States and now sell handicrafts to visiting tourists.
A detailed listing of evening lineups across Channel 58 Channel 7 and other stations with times from 6:00 pm to 12:45 am. Programs include Talk Shows News Sports Dramas Westerns and Movies featuring Milland Eddie Fisher Blondie On Trial Big Story Lucifer etc. Notable titles include The Lady from Shanghai at 11:15 pm.
A compact listing of daily programs across channels including movies, theater shows, sports and variety acts. Notable items feature Olsen Johnson Cass Daley Frank Buck and guest performers with times from noon to five thirty. Pro hockey matchup New York Rangers versus Detroit Red Wings appears on Channel 12.
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