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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1956

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Classifieds and Notices Preview

The page presents subscription rates, contact details for the Winchester Evening Star and a Bible verse teaser. It notes editor and national representatives, with pricing for mail, carrier, and weekly copies, alongside a short inspirational message about harvest and industry.

Indispensable Detroit Press Returns After Citywide Strike

Detroit resumes publication as the three major dailies hit the streets ending a December 1 strike. Readers recount loss of news, editorials, ads, and listings, noting hardship in shopping and daily routines without the newspaper.

Associated Press Ion Page One

Defense budget debate questions 1957 requests

Editorial notes defense spending for fiscal 1957 at 40.4 billion dollars plus 1.9 billion for development and propaganda. It questions whether the Navy overbought hamburger supplies and points to Army procurement funds since 1953. The piece urges Congress to scrutinize Pentagon explanations of “fat” funds from the Korean War era and consider cuts.

Navy Congress Pentagon Army

Strike Highlights Newspapers' Vital Role in Daily Life

The passage notes attendance at events fell during the strike due to ads and notices being unavailable. Funeral notices were scarce, florists suffered, real estate ads dropped, and stock quotations vanished. It argues newspapers are essential to modern life from executives to factory workers.

Financial World Detroit

Man in the Kitchen to Stay in American Households

Curbstone reflections argue American wives leverage husbands for housework, while men gain duties at home. Mrs Gruenberg notes a shift toward domestic equality and urges acceptance of husbands sharing chores as breadwinner shifts rise. The piece portrays a fading knightly man and a march toward matriarchy.

Sidonie Guenberg Gruenberg Child Study Assn America Papa Mama

Tax Facts No 4 Exemptions Cut Your Tax Bill

This article explains exemptions on tax forms including $600 per exemption, double for those 65 plus and extra for blindness, and one exemption per dependent under rules. It covers support tests, income limits, joint return options, and multiple support arrangements with IRS forms.

United States Canada Mexico Panama Canal Zone Philippines Internal Revenue Service

Increased Bond Purchases Urged In Valley Area

Richmond Office Sav ings Bonds Division urges Valley business management to organize person to person canvassing among employees. Employers should set aside part of each paycheck to invest in Series E Bonds, promising four dollars back for every three saved in under ten years. The drive aims to improve economic status and future security.

Treasury Richmond Savings Bonds Division

Leary Family Coat of Arms Offer Backfires

In Great Falls Montana Axel Leary is taunted by a Dublin genealogy firm promising his noble Irish background and a family coat of arms for a fee. Leary reveals his parents are natives of Finland and says the surname was changed from Learies after misreading his ancestry.

Great Falls Mont Axel Leary Dublin Ireland Leary Fintland Learies

Rainfall Totals and Averages from Local Records

Rainfall in the past 48 hours ending 8 30 a m shows none. January rainfall to date 1 49 inches for 1956 and the 43 year average is 36 95 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 1955 include January 2 45 February 1 95 March 2 98 April 3 10 May 3 90 June 3 90 July 2 69 August 3 99 September 2 65 October 3 22 November 2 37 December 2 46.

Experts Help Correct Cleft Palate and Lip

Specialists across plastic surgery dentistry speech therapy and related fields collaborate to repair cleft palate and harelip. Early or delayed surgery may be advised. most cases can be repaired, with improved speech breathing and appearance.

How's Your I Q Memory Quiz of 100 Questions

A 10 day score guide rates daily results from 9 10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 as Good. Includes oddity Bible nature wordlore and a set of quiz questions across topics with page 2 answers.

Adam Jethro Nya

Strength For The Day by Earl L. Douglas

The piece argues that true criticism comes through creation. It cites Leonardo da Vinci and Babe Ruth to illustrate perseverance and focus. It asserts that living well and creating humbly testifies to goodness and faith, with God valuing humble makers.

Leonardo da Vinci Babe Ruth Babe Ruth

Threat to Cook Their Goose In Royal Town

The tale recalls Eric the King of Sweden bringing soldiers to seize a town. The townspeople, feeling safe, hanged a goose as mockery for the king to shoot. Angered, the king threatened to cook their goose in retaliation.

Eric Sweden

Television Schedule Summary for Evening Programs

The listing outlines a dense 1950s television lineup with daily airings across channels. Highlights include Pinky Lee Howdy Doody Footlight Theater and Caesar's Hour, plus features like I Led Three Lives Medic and Robert Montgomery Presents. Notable spots include boxing Fights at Madison Square Garden and Rita Gam in Mimi on Featurama.

Pinky Lee Footlight Lost Canyon Death Valley Tony Martin Robt. Montgomery Sprague Paul Steve Allen

Tuesday Television Schedule Highlights Daytime Lineup

A dense schedule lists noon to five programs with multiple shows across daytime and early evening slots. Notable entries include Tennessee Ernie Ford, Queen for a Day, Brighter Day, Guiding Light, Jack Paar Show, Love Story, and The Big Pay-Off featuring various hosts and serials across color matinees and talk formats.

Guiding Light Jack Paar Jack Smith Robert Q. Lewis Donna Douglass Art Linkletter Bob Crosby Pick Temple

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