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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1958
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star, an established daily except Sunday, serves about 40,000 readers with local news and dispatches. Copyright and republication rights are held by the Associated Press and the newspaper’s own newsroom operates from Mohawk offices in Winchester Virginia.
Harper's Magazine reveals that in 1825 President John Quincy Adams urged Congress to establish a national astronomical observatory with a full time astronomer. He warned Europe led in discoveries and asked why America had no observatory while the world remained in lightless darkness. Congress ridiculed the plan.
The Newport News Daily Press notes a Virginia Horticul tural Society proposal to raise a four cent per bushel fresh promotion tax and a two cent rate for ungraded fruit plus four cents per hundredweight for canning stock. The piece questions if state funding is needed and whether grower associations could fund and direct a more effective program. It cites the quality of Virginia apples and the dominance of Western promotion in driving demand.
The National Arborist Association says dog visits contribute to NYC shade tree loss amid 45 000 annual casualties. They seek ideas to protect trees and invite Shenandoah Valley readers to send suggestions to P O Box 426 Wooster Ohio.
A curated digest highlights the most engaging editorials arriving from daily reports. It captures diverse opinions on policy, governance, and social issues across regions.
Five years ago in The Star reported a gasoline tank overturn fire that swept seven houses in Little Falls, forcing about 30 residents to flee in night clothing. Miss Rebecca Ann Ashby of Berryville won the Virginia cherry pie contest and would go to Chicago for the national contest. William Forney of Millwood Avenue became driver for the Friend ship Fire Company. Joe Judge, ex Washington Senator, signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mrs. Sallie Rudolph and Mrs. E H White were guests at Mrs. Ernest Tevalt’s home in Relief. Mrs. Elwood Carper and Wanda Lee of Gainesboro visited P N Carper in this city.
About 200000 workers faced idle time as Michigan Consolidated Gas Co limited fuel deliveries to industrial plants for at least a week due to a gas shortage. A separate report from Presno California claimed 33 dead after a chartered airliner crashed near the Diablo range. Military figures listed 304 Japanese deaths from the freighter Joe Maru sinking after hitting a mine in the Island Sea.
In 1908 Miss Marguerite Norton entertained at a euchre party honoring Miss Mattie Swetland of New York City. The Sarah Zane Pire Company and drum corps planned a parade for the festival opening in the Post Office building. R A Wickershaw traveled to Baltimore on business for several days.
HAL BOYLE examines whether Thomas and Tom are fading from English speaking societies. Letters to the Times discuss historical popularity, noting Thomas vanished from 1957 boy name lists. references include Becket, the Reformation, and Bodkin family trivia about Thomas lineage and a Thomasina misfit chance.
A medical column explains why vaccines against virus pneumonia are hard to develop, outlines illness progression from cold to pneumonia, and urges bed rest at onset. It notes varied viruses, symptoms, duration of illness, and treatments including codeine chloromycetin aureomycin penicillin, plus brief Q&A on female hormones.
C B A notes Woodrow Wilson was repeatedly voted Princeton's most popular teacher during his professorship. A colleague called him the greatest classroom lecturer heard, and students would crowd in late to fill absentee seats. His appeal declined in semialler, seminar style classes.
This meditation contrasts negative life types with constructive outlooks. It cites Sir Philip Gibbs urging laughter, tolerance, courage, and dedication to children, then urges living life fully despite hardship. The message centers on choosing joy over self harm and nurturing wholesome purpose.
A series of ten brain teaser questions with a page break to Page 2 for correct answers. It covers boxing history, Bible lineage, Yom Kippur, George royal numbering, Army motto, Bereillon/Ber Tillion system, stateside “Mother of Presidents,” number of zodiac constellations, a Hanover New Hampshire college, and a Patrons of Husbandry national group.
Dr George W Crane discusses a Ft Wayne grocery theft case where a butcher and two clerks looted merchandise. He argues theft stems from attitudes toward authority and urges a moral revival led by churches and religious leaders, criticizing juvenile delinquency and calling for personal responsibility.
James Marlow argues the Baghdad Pact shows global alliances reflect Cold War aims and colonial distrust. The United States supports the pact ideologically and financially while remaining outside as an associate member to avoid Arab anger and Soviet backlash.
The Q and A column discusses the origins of the Bowie knife with claims tying it to James Black in Arkansas and other fantasies about Bowie himself. Historians note legends abound while agreeing the blade proved a versatile tool. Additional Qs cover live birth in fish and dentist price variations across cities.
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