Winchester Evening Star 1958 January 11 front matter note
The page presents the Winchester Evening Star masthead with editors and offices, listing contact details, national representatives, and subscription rates. It includes a biblical verse from Matthew 24 42 and notes the edition date as Saturday January 11 1958. The layout emphasizes masthead information rather than news content.
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Winchester
Gallagher - DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th East Street
New York City
Outer Space Beckons After Hillary South Pole Feat
The South Pole overland arrival of Sir Edmund Hillary and his party, racing a rival group led by Vivian Fuchs, shows the old era of polar conquest fading. With minimal fuel, the feat echoes Byrd Peary Amundsen Scott, yet signals future exploration beyond Earth and toward space led by pioneers like Scott Crossfield.
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South Pole
Sir Edmund Hillary
Hillary
Mount Everest
Admiral Byrd
Robert Peary
Roald Amundsen
Robert Scott
Explorer
Scott
Vivian Fuchs
Earth
Outer Space
Scott Crossfield
Perry
Amundsen
Byrd
Columbus
Magellan
Cortez
de Soto
Livingston
Salk Pursues Cancer Vaccine Hope
Dr. Jonas Salk, famed polio vaccine discoverer, pursues leads toward a potential cancer vaccine. If successful, he would join the era’s great scientific figures. The article notes ongoing inquiries and hopeful early results.
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Jonas E. Salk
Salk
Byrd Points the Way on Defense Spending Plan
Defense Secretary McElroy proposes a 1 billion supplemental for current year missile programs and a 2 billion increase for next year bringing defense outlays to about 39.5 billion in 1958 and 41.5 billion in the following year. Senator Byrd outlines three core cuts to curb non essential spending, foreign aid, and domestic programs. He argues gasping for a tax free, debt free boost to a strong, modern military and urges trimming waste across agencies.
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McElroy
NATO
Paris
Congress
New York City
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
Defense Department
Salk Studies Seek Cancer Immunity in Animals
Reports indicate infectious diseases like erysipelas may halt cancer growth. Experiments show rat tumors shrinking suggesting immunity. Dr. Salk tests animal serum on monkeys. some monkeys developed tumors that later regressed. Results are years away, but dedication earns respect for laboratories and researchers aiding human welfare.
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Salk
Editorial Digest Highlights From Daily Newspaper Pages
A digest of editorials culled from forty newspapers arriving at the office daily. The column curates varied opinions and commentary on current events, politics, and society.
Five Years Ago Star Item Recap Harrisonburg Injuries Snow Storms
The recap notes John J. Hawse slipping on a Harrisonburg porch steps fracturing his right foot while Harry W. Copenhaver fractured his right ankle in a slip. Southwest Virginia faced its heaviest snowstorm of the year with over eight inches in Lee County. The New York Times reports John Foster Dulles planned a visit to India and Pakistan to check on potential joint anti Communist defense. Herman C. Good, son of Mrs. Alice R. Good of Front Royal, served aboard the USS Midway in the Mediterranean.
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John J. Hawse
Harrisonburg
Harry W. Copenhaver
Seaboard
Virginia
Lee County
New York Times
John Foster Dulles
India
Pakistan
10 Years Ago- Army Transport Connolly Fire Abandons Crew
The Army Transport Joseph V. Connolly, which carried first war dead from Europe, burst into flames and was abandoned by its 45 crew in gale winds about 900 miles east of New York. Babe Ruth was in the hospital again for a ailment.
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Joseph V. Connolly
Europe
New York
Babe Ruth
Akron returns from Miami races to Lakehurst base
In 1933 the U S Navy dirigible Akron arrived at Lakehurst New Jersey after competing in the all American air races at Miami Florida Four men were sentenced to death and four others to ten years in prison for stealing jam from a Moscow warehouse Mr and Mrs Lee Bovee and daughter Mildred hosted Mr Russell Rogers of Binghamton New York as a guest
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
Miami
Florida
Moscow
Lee Bovee
Mildred
Russell Rogers
Binghamton, N. Y
Pneumonia Sicknesses and Heavy Snow Hit Town
Fifty years ago in 1908 the Misses Kate and Elisan Brown were seriously ill with pneumonia. Mr and Mrs B W Hillyard hosted Mrs Charles Silcott of Hamilton as a guest on South Braddock street. Whitacre recorded the season’s heaviest snow with 15 inches by day’s end.
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Kate
Elisan Brown
Pneu
Monia
B. W. Hillyard
South Braddock Street
Charles Silcott
Hamilton
Whitacre
Teamster Officials Pledge Defense Fund Donations
Harold J. Gibbons announced 100 Midwestern Teamster officials pledge 1040 each to a common legal defense fund. The money, via Labor's Minute Men, may aid the donor's family if convicted, with seven trustees appointed by the union. 250 Midwest representatives ratified a new contract as part of the Chicago gathering.
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Teamster
Defense Fund
Chicago
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
St. Louis
Gibbons
Labor’s
Minute Men
Midwest
Doctor's sleep tips for a relaxing nightly routine
Dr Bundesen outlines a simple routine to ease sleep problems. He recommends a tepid bath before bed, warm milk, fresh air, a firm bed, and a quiet dark room. He walks through a progressive muscle relaxation sequence and advises sleeping eight hours as a baseline.
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Herman N. Bundesen
Fences and Inner Security In Life
A reflective piece describing how a childhood fence gave a sense of security and how gates and openness matter in adulthood. It argues that inner security comes from friendship and faith, and that people seek protection around life’s exigencies while wishing to avoid feeling imprisoned.
How's Your I Q Memory Quiz 10 Questions
A vintage quiz listing ten questions to test IQ based on daily scores from answers. Includes topics on Bible ages, Gaelic Ireland, Eisenhower memoirs, Pythias friendship, canned food shelf life, World War II bombers, Nippon meaning, and Shakespearean Palstaff.
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Eisenhower
Pythias
Phintias
Berlin
Nippon
Palstaff
Uthy Ule Say Wood Block Explains Dull Witted Chumps
The piece cites Elizabethan England origin of the dull witted chump expression. It notes householders kept a wooden block of weight in inches in diameter near them and used for fueling fires. The block’s size and constant presence led to people being compared to it.
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England
Worry Clinic at Northwestern Sparks Faculty Jealousy
Dr. George W Crane recalls Northwestern professors De Voto and Morgan, whose popular, practical teaching drew students but provoked hostility from aging colleagues. He argues successful teachers face elitist belittling while shaping lasting educational impact.
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de Voto
Hil
Northwestern University
Jesus
Bernard de Vote
Northwestern Univeristy
Northwestern
Saturday Evening Post
Magasines
John J. B. Morgan
Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Evanston
Walter Dill Scott
Plata
DeVoto
Warming Temperatures Thaw Frostbitten Southwest Areas
Warming temperatures thaw frostbitten areas of the Southeast as Canadian air arrives over the Northern Great Lakes bringing snow flurries and near zero readings. Temperatures rose from Maine to Georgia and Florida saw 20s turning toward normal levels forecast overnight. Packaged with unstable weather, Florida orange losses from December freeze are cited as a major regional impact.
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Great Lakes
Maine
Georgia
Florida
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lower
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Rockies
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ex-Baby Sued For Heart Balm In Belfast Case
In Belfast a man named Robert King sued Neil Dunseith now 21 for 250 pounds heart balm damages. King alleges Dunseith enticed his former sitter Net away from her husband eighteen years ago and that his wife has since left him. The court took the case under advisement.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Robert King
Neil Dunseith
King
Net
Dunseith
Shanholtz Affirms Fluoridation Safety Amid AMA Study
Richmond health commissioner Dr. Mack Shanholtz reaffirms fluoridation as safe citing a six year AMA study. The report states no evidence shows that long term intake of one part per million fluoridated water harms overall health.
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Richmond
Mack Shanholtz
American Medical Assn
AMA
Questions and Answers on Voting Age Ghost Writing and Flowers
A reader asks why 21 became the legal voting age. Answers note England and U S tradition, with 18 in Georgia and Kentucky and in many other countries. Ghost writers may be paid from one cent to ten cents per word or receive a fat fee with royalties. Black flower reproduction is limited by pollinators attracted to bright colors. night pollination favors pale or scentful blooms.
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C.G
J. L A
England
U. S
Soviet Union
Scandinavian
Georgia
Kentucky
Botanis
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