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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1964
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists contact numbers for news and business offices and covers subscription rates for various periods. It notes managers and editors including Jack F. Davis and H. D. Koontz with distribution details and mail classifications. The page provides pricing and delivery notes for readers in Virginia and West Virginia.
European Community authorities show willingness to raise tariffs on steel and pig iron imports amid a broader push to protect domestic industries. The move follows a study showing rising steel component imports as Western Europe enjoyed a postwar boom, while costs and competition increased.
The article notes a rise in two income households from 1962 with more wives working and earning, shifting norms after World War II. It cites statistics showing two earners surpassing one earner families and a shift toward thrift as wives enter the labor force. It also profiles General Douglas MacArthur and other older notables for their sustained activity and longevity, highlighting resilience and continued influence in later life.
The Rev. C W Lowe pastor of Grace Lutheran Church was deposed from the ministry of the Lutheran Synod of Virginia. An auction to sell the Brucetown Woolen Mill at Clearbrook failed as bids were deemed too low. The Winchester Evening Star was among nine Virginia dailies awarded shame certificates in a Virginia Press Association contest.
Fifty years ago in 1914 Miss Marie Hack wife of Charles Borum of Strasburg and resident of Bartonsville visited friends and relatives in Baltimore. Footers Dye Works of Hagerstown advertised dyeing shoes and silk hose to harmonize with gowns.
A meditation on piracy in the Indian Ocean traces Earl L. Douglas to a historic Navy role. It argues piracy corrupts moral law, warns against corner cutting, and asserts each act harms the soul and invites damnation. The piece urges fear and moral reckoning for wrongdoers.
AP dispatch notes De Gaulle recognizes Communist China as lawful rulers of mainland China, challenging U S policy. The piece traces U S support to Chiang Kai-shek, Formosa and UN Security Council dynamics, and the potential impact on Southeast Asia policy and Red China’s UN bid.
Academy Award winner Gregory Peck says self-respect sums up life's meaning and warns against overreliance on psychiatric help. He reflects on Hollywood, script quality amid cold war espionage in film making, and his philosophy of handling life and career with pride.
A reminiscence on bowdlerism in literature tied to a 1824 anecdote about Bowdler and Dr Fishbein. The piece notes library bowdlerizers, rising book circulation near 18 000 volumes, roof repairs, and a $7 000 leak-related loss, as a librarian laments bowdlers and funding.
Reader asks about constant head noise worsened at night and potential remedies. Doctors note many causes and urge medical evaluation. mention possible drug-related noise from artery-dilating meds and otosclerosis treatable by surgery. Cracking mouth corners linked to infection treatable with ammoniated mercury or sulfadiazine ointment, or amphotericin B lotion if needed.
A fragmented quiz page offers 10 days of questions and answers about intelligence tests and general knowledge. It lists items such as file questions on flags, geography, anatomy, and currency with page 2 promising correct answers.
A brief meditation notes that those who died in faith did not receive promises but saw them afar and greeted them as strangers on earth. It reflects on life as a strange interlude in God the Father’s grand display, attributed to Eugene O Neill.
Fragmentary report shows references to Luther movement and Bible usage by figures named Markin and Reed. The tone hints at political or religious rhetoric shaping government stance and public opinion, with terse, era voice framing the debate.
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