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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1957
Page
4
A brief newspaper masthead entry from January 23 1997 lists the Winchester Evening Star with editor H F Byrd Jr and the motto The Kingdom of God is within you. No further news details are provided in the readable fragment.
The Hoover Commission recommends a one year funding basis to simplify federal spending. Senators introduce a plan requiring departments to submit estimates for a single year, aiming to reduce confusion and improve taxpayer clarity on government expenditures.
The piece argues on President Eisenhower's plea for voluntary price restraint to curb inflation. It notes steel industry actions, ongoing price adjustments, rising labor costs, and U S Steel leadership warnings about inflation’s dangers without a lasting solution to cost pressures.
The document discusses depreciation allowances for replacing obsolete facilities and questions whether U. S. Steel and other producers can resolve expansion problems without raising prices, with the outcome to be reflected in consumer expenses in the coming months.
Editorial argues democracy may require compulsory measures to prevent soil loss and dust storms amid a prolonged drought. It criticizes postwar farm policy and casual farming, praising voluntary districts but urging national level rules to stop land misuse and protect a foundational asset.
The Southwest oil producers, long tied to Northern consumers, raise prices after a demand surge from Europe following the Suez crisis. Americans complain of higher costs not of their making while Europeans fear limited production. Justice Department and congressional probes promise explanations.
The Bronx school contrasts casual wear with formal outfits in student council discussions on dress codes. The piece argues clothing influences pride and self-respect, noting leather jackets and dungarees vs suits and conservative attire.
Star reports Nelson Richards director general of the ninth annual festival has many letters and personal contacts backing a great event. State Senator T Russell Cather visits over the weekend with his family on South Stewart Street.
The article argues President Eisenhower tried to pursue liberal welfare spending while reducing government size. It notes the $60 billion peacetime budget, with most increases going to domestic welfare rather than Cold War efforts, suggesting the two roads cannot be traveled together in practice.
Cambridge, Mass. Ralph Barton Perry, 80, professor emeritus at Harvard and Pulitzer Prize biographer, died in his sleep yesterday. He won the 1935 Pulitzer for The Thought and Character of William James and had retired from Harvard several years ago.
Rainfall for the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. shows nineteen tenths inches. Year to date rainfall is 1.10 inches for 1957. Average annual rainfall over 44 years is 36.99 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1956 include January 2.43, 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 inches.
A health column explains that restful sleep stems from habitual bedtime routines. Following the same sequence of tasks reduces anxiety and prevents awakenings from routine breaks. The advice endorses completing nightly chores, avoiding overeating, and persisting with successful self-hypnosis or auto-suggestion.
In Harrisonburg Virginia state medical examiner Dr G T Mann ruled 26 year old Mrs Mary Jo Maupin died by asphyxiation. Her 46 year old former husband William Franklin Maupin remains jailed on a murder charge after Maupin's body was found in her downtown apartment on December 1. A preliminary hearing is tentatively set for February 5. Maupin has denied involvement.
The article discusses that while all people are children of God, true differences arise from the moral conditions of the soul. It uses the Prodigal Son as an example of a single person manifesting two distinct spiritual states: one living in obedience and one in sin.
Fragment from a publication mixes religious discourse on obedience and salvation with a quiz titled How's Your I Q. It lists questions about 18th century Philadelphia census data general knowledge and Bible related topics, suggesting a periodical page blending faith commentary with trivia.
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