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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1955
Page
14
A reader asks if elephants have eyelashes. The answer notes elephants have thick bushy eyelashes despite small eyes relative to body size. In a separate query about federal tax shares, the response states the federal share was 75 percent in 1953 and 22 percent in 1932.
A mixed feature notes the book The Men’s Guide to Europe edited by Eugene Fodor with its risqué travel angles. It mentions hotel codes and city details, then shifts to local notices about a July wedding, a military assignment, visitors, and social updates.
Berryville notes show Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gaading and son visiting from St Petersburg Florida guests of Mr. Lewis Stolle. Other visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ware of Richmond with son and daughter in law, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chichester with son John of Islip L I. The Dix family from Princeton shared a weekend with relatives here. Frazier and Prendergast families relocate within town as hosts shift. Invitations arrive for the wedding of Miss Jane Estep Gray of local lineage.
The House Labor Committee nearing post 4th of July recess appears ready to back a federal minimum wage rise from 75 cents to 1 dollar an hour. A bill drafting session is set for next Thursday with aims for House action by mid July as Senate support already exists.
Surface watering is recommended and soil should be soaked to at least eight inches. Overhead watering is less satisfactory but acceptable if done early and plants dry by evening. About 20 000 engineers are expected to graduate in 1955 in the United States, down from around 50 000 in 1950.
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