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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1964
Page
4
Talking Machine That Dials 50,000 Calls Puzzles Public
Two Hollywood inventors unveil a machine capable of making 50 000 telephone calls without human intervention It can redial busy lines and even speak in Chinese or Italian dialects The device prompts privacy concerns and prompts a political party to oppose it as a nuisance and invasion of privacy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Sen. Douglas
Benjamin Franklin’s 258th birthday remembered by Philadephia groups
A damaged reminiscence recalls Benjamin Franklin’s long life and his lasting influence on America. It notes his support for the Revolution, his role in shaping the Declaration of Independence, and his bequest of 5000 dollars to Boston and Philadelphia to fund public works and institutes over 100 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Philosophical Society
Pennsylvania
America
Britain
Boston
Philadelphia
Franklin Technical Istitute
Franklin Institute
Local Political Races Set for Democratic Primary
The Star Files notes Harry L. McCann county treasurer and Lee N. Whitacre commissioner of revenue will seek re election in the August Democratic primary. C Ridgely White chairs the President's Birthday Ball for the March of Dimes. The Winchester Rectterial Euseptia Junior Auxiliary aided the New Year's Eve Ball at the George Washington Hotel raising 305 dollars, per chairman Miss Virginia Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. McCann
Lee N. Whitacre
C. Ridgely White
Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Virginia Boyd
E. W. Barr
Winchester and Frederick County Delegates Sworn in Richmond
Hon. John M. Steck of the Winchester bar was sworn in as a House of Delegates member from Winchester and Frederick County in Richmond. Judge Frank E. Tavenner of Woodstock also appeared, representing Frederick and Shenandoah counties in the State Senate. The session opened amid a contest for the speakership long held by Richard Evelyn Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Steck
Winchester
Richmond
House of Delegates
Frederick
Frank E. Tavenner
Woodstock
Shenandoah
State Senate
Richard Evelyn Byrd
U. S
H. F. Byrd
Daily Meditation by Earl L. Douglas on placing the best first
The meditation urges placing God and His will above family and worldly ties. It cites Jesus words about loving God over father and mother and notes life gains meaning only when the soul finds a home in God. It emphasizes living in God's sense over earthly relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Matt
Embargo Power in Western Unity Called Vital to Counter Communism
Washington editor warns that economic boycotts and embargos shaped by 1930s mistakes threaten Western unity and aid to Cuba under Castro. He cites wheat sales to Russia and British bus exports as signals that free nations must maintain unified trade stances to thwart communism and sustain global stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of State
Europe
Cuba
America
Castro
United States
Latin America
Moscow
United Nations
Questionable IQ test items and historical queries
A fragmented text presents miscellaneous questions and quotes including memory tests true false items about IQ sections synthetic memory and General MacArthur education a vet count from WW II and a Georgia founding question also asks for Mantilla meaning and cites August Wilhelm Schlegel about enterprise and faith.
Special Occasions To Be Observed in 1964
HAL BOYLE lists a year of celebrations and observances for 1964 with months full of festivals, weeks, and milestones. From National Fur Care Week to Leap Year February and Walpurgis night in Sweden, the social calendar is packed with birthdays, events, and themed weeks across the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Social Gazette
Millard Fillmore
Robert £. Lee
William McKinley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Evis Presley
Fiat Natonal Automobyens
Sweden
Hell
Mich
Postman Milkman Garbage Man Vets in Nerve Warfare
A humorous reminiscence in which a Portland writer describes a quarrelsome trio of neighborhood workers the postman the milkman and the garbage man. The piece recounts pranks misdeliveries and misread signals across days showing the author wife and neighbors amused and exasperated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Erickson
Portland
Ore
Sarani
Mule Ride Decides Kentucky Governor Election
In 1915 Augustus C. Stanley defeated Edwin P. Moon by 47 votes after a mule ride in Prestonsburg became a symbolic decisive moment. Stanley recalled pressuring a mule trip to sway mountain voters while Moon avoided the ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Augustus C. Stanley
Emocrat
Edwin P. Moon
Prestonsburg
Stanley
Morrow
Ed Morrow
Chamber Credits Stone Highway Recommendations
Richmond AP report says the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Better Words Committee endorsed the Stone Highway Study Commission's recommendations and related highway revenues. Harrison supported the proposal in a Wednesday address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Better Words Committee
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Stone Highway Study Commission
Harrison
Markin Time Competition Prompt
Fragmented lines imply an athletics themed prompt about using mind and muscle. It suggests competition as a friend and being in because you must perform with effort and urgency. No clear events, people, or organizations are readable.
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