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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1955
Page
3
A devotional excerpt compares God’s love to water, citing Isaiah 58 11 and describing gardens that flourish when given ample sustenance. The passage frames divine nourishment as cleansing and beautifying, inviting believers to see spiritual refreshment in dry landscapes.
New York Stock Exchange reports 34 000 investors subscribed to a monthly investment plan. They paid 18 million dollars for 500 000 shares at 40 dollars every three months. About 7.5 million Americans are now investors, not mere speculators, with real estate insurance and savings with a million more active as capitalists daily.
A Commerce Clearing House survey shows 20 states raised sales taxes and 13 boosted gasoline taxes, many July 1. The piece argues interstate tax sharing funds federal projects like dams and the St. Lawrence Seaway, making Americans pay for others' state activities.
The Commission on Intergovernmental Relations notes that state tax differences and federal levies similarly affect regions, complicating earmarking for specific government needs. To achieve tax justice, the overall effect of taxes must be considered beyond the initiating instrumentality.
A digest of editorials drawn from forty newspapers arriving at the office. Curated selections reflect prevailing opinions on current events, governance, and social issues.
The study commission urges General Assembly action in 1956 to expand alcoholism treatment. It endorses extending the Medical College of Virginia program to the University of Virginia Hospital and adds three outpatient clinics in Tidewater, Southwest, and Northern Virginia. Clinicians warn mental hospitals are unsuited and underfunded for alcoholics, who require specialized care and controlled early treatment to avoid relapse.
The Staunton News Leader reports Danny Kaye denies calling Princess Margaret honey amid a clash with Rex North who claims a source backs the remark. The piece notes Americans sometimes use honey loosely while British readers expect respect and cites Shakespeare on the term.
The four Puerto Rican assailants who attacked the House of Representatives on March US were sentenced to as much as 75 years imprisonment. The report notes other regional items including a Goodyear plant strike by the CIO United Rubber Workers and local water supply assurances amid an abnormal taste. Miss Sarah Margaret Lupton spent a week at Myrtle Beach, accompanied by Capt. and Mrs. John J. Hawes.
President Truman designates General Douglas MacArthur as commanding general of the United Nations Forces in Korea. Mr and Mrs Granville LaFollette announce the birth of a son. Mrs LaFollette is the former Nellie Purtlebaugh. Ernest C Shipman Jr seaman recruit USN, son of Mr and Mrs Shipman of East Cork Street, is stationed at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes MI.
The task force steams toward Nippon targets as Allied strategy unfolds near Tokyo Bay. The Batavia radio notes evacuation plans for Singapore’s Swiss and Arab communities amid fortress city preparations.
Prince Edward County Virginia defies the high court by limiting school funding and forming a private educational group to finance operations. The county board slashed the budget for 1955-56 and plans private fundraising while officials await the Supreme Court’s mandate and possible school closures.
An elderly minister recounts visiting a troubled home where a husband cites the lack of Jesus in the house as the core issue. The piece cites rising divorce and juvenile delinquency rates and notes that money and drinking fuel many marital conflicts.
Rainfall data show 0.06 inches in the 24 hours ending 7 am today with a July total to date of none. The 1955 year-to-date rainfall is 17.67 inches, and the average annual rainfall over 42 years is 36.94 inches. A 42-year period from 1912 to 1954 lists monthly averages from January 2.50 to December 2.81 inches.
An elderly diet should emphasize balanced meals rich in protective nutrients. Demand for calcium iron and minerals is high as digestion declines and taste dulls. Include iron rich foods and leafy greens with regular milk intake to maintain health.
The piece argues that troubled homes stem from neglected spiritual values and defied divine love. It asserts Jesus Christ teaches the divine way of love and that God is love, placing love at the core of life and warning that without love one loses life.
The Indian Constitution declares untouchability illegal and the Untouchability Offenses Act of 1955 imposes penalties for practicing untouchability or enforcing disability. Untouchables, once the lowest caste, faced ritual defilement by touch.
A quiz style piece presents a 100 question 10 day test with daily bands for IQ levels and a Page 2 answer sheet. It lists ten sample questions on Columbus egg flight plagues St Patrick parade Seward’s folly wind speed slang and a political boss quote.
The note explains that "in glonce" means quickly done and that "Yifty" comes from the old word giftt as used in a slang sense. It discusses how these terms appear in modern usage and their etymology with brief definitions.
Kerry and Christie plan a jailbreak while Rob Maddox searches for Kerry’s freedom. Nester crowds fan the fire as Nate Larrabee rouses Sundown to hunt Broken Spur. Wayne Cameron slips away as Tip Clancy eyes a mounted mob marching toward town. To Be Continued.
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