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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1957
Page
4
Daily edition details newspaper masthead noting editor H F Byrd Jr and staff. Published in Winchester Virginia with national reps in New York City and a 1967 date. Printed content appears as a generic masthead fragment from a July issue.
Donald W. Scott becomes editor of The Northern Virginia Daily succeeding Arthur Davidson. Scott started in 1934 at The Philadelphia Record, moved to The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1939, and for the past decade led the paper’s religious news department.
The Democratic State Central Committee will meet in Richmond on July 5 to endorse a candidate for Attorney General after Howard C. Gilmer Jr. withdrew. State Senator Albertis Harrison Jr. of Brunswick County is the prominently mentioned prospect with J Lindsay Almond praising him as eminently qualified and a strong ticket mate.
A July Fourth weekend forecast warns of high traffic deaths and urges safe driving as Americans travel and celebrate. Officials note more than 10 million motor cars per mile of streets nationwide and emphasize caution to reduce the expected fatalities. The piece also critiques political views on conservatism and the South’s role in Congress amid Eisenhower era debates.
The Taft Hartley Act of 1947 merged two bills sponsored by Rep. Fred A. Hartley Jr and Sen. Robert A. Taft. It bans closed shops, allows union shops with employee vote, outlaws foremen unions, restricts jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts, makes unions liable for breaches, and imposes cooling off periods and injunctions. The law faced criticism as slave labor but restored balance to labor management, with many workers viewing it as beneficial.
A digest of editorials selected from forty newspapers arriving at the office for daily review. The column highlights opinions on current affairs, politics, and social issues, providing a snapshot of varied editorial stances.
The Star notes a 1989 Northern Virginia peach crop forecast as excellent with top quality expected. It reports on a new medium tank by the Army and Truman’s Arkansas trip to press for dam creation and attacks on private utility lobbies.
Fragmentary notes describe slang terms and objects like nut perforated items on a screw and a finger board over which strings pass, with garbled phrases suggesting a quirky index of terms and uses in a humorously cryptic format.
New York profiles Bob Hope the comedian as a prolific humorist who has told about a quarter of a million jokes over 25 years and possibly millions when counting repeats. He travels 25 000 to 50 000 miles yearly and built an enormous joke library of millions from 80 file cabinets. He explains his routine and stress management, noting entertainment work raises tension and his approach to staying prepared and balanced.
Dr. Herman N. Bandesen warns that diphtheria, though rare, remains deadly with about 2000 cases yearly nationwide. Immunity from past exposure wanes without boosters, so babies should receive two to three toxoid shots between three and six months, followed by yearly and triennial boosters.
A friend shares how his wife, bedridden by chronic illness, writes and sells poems to major magazines and recently had a poem appear on an editor’s page. She also paints, producing fine oil works from bed. The author wonders if he could endure such life with grace.
A quiz style test ranks memory and intellect over ten days with daily scores. It lists ten sample items including Raleigh's founding purpose, military pay, Bible phrases, and common proverbs, then asks readers to turn to page two for answers.
A Dr. George W. Crane piece argues church camps help teens gain independence away from home. It notes camps provide an age-homogeneous setting with skilled leaders, aiding moral and idealistic development beyond home churches.
In a televised talk with Edward R Murrow Tito, Yugoslav leader and ally of the West since 1948 break with Stalin, rejects both sides offer while staying staunchly Communist. He backs Soviet actions in Hungary, warns against Baghdad Pact, and hints that independent paths may follow, potentially influencing satellites like Poland and Hungary.
Winchester retailers announce midweek closures during summer with stores closing at noon or 1 pm on Wednesdays. The schedule aims to shorten weekday operations while maintaining weekend hours.
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