A Word Fitly Spoken Is Like Apples of Gold
A brief devotional note appears in the Winchester Evening Star sharing Proverbs 25 11 as guidance. It reflects on the value of encouraging speech over silence and the impact of kind words.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1960
Page
4
A brief devotional note appears in the Winchester Evening Star sharing Proverbs 25 11 as guidance. It reflects on the value of encouraging speech over silence and the impact of kind words.
President Eisenhower ordered an end to nearly all U.S. sugar purchases from Cuba, citing Castro's hostility and ties to communism. The move aims to protect U.S. interests and hemisphere security, with options like freezing Cuban assets or broader sanctions under consideration as Castro's regime tightens its grip.
A AP feature notes one in 100 Americans suffer gout a form of arthritis with high uric acid. It cites historic figures like Christopher Columbus William Pitt and Benjamin Franklin and argues gout is manageable today by medicine and diet. The piece condemns mockery of gout as ignorant and urges awareness.
J G White of Jersey Fruit Co op Assn commends Virginians and the Byrd Organization for the hospitality shown during the National Apple Institute meeting held June 22 25 1960. He notes it as the warmest and most inclusive convention experience in thirty five years.
A college president claimed to give education, but the speaker argues education cannot be given by others. Education or character must be acquired by the individual with opportunity provided by parents and teachers.
The author argues education is active work not passive exposure. A child learns by engaging with knowledge, and as subjects grow tougher a student must seek out, study, absorb, and master material. Real education means real work, sometimes pleasant or inspiring, but always diligent.
The Star Files notes ten years ago in 1950 chonan fell while American forces retreated. Mrs Alfred deMazzon’s chihuahua won a silver loving cup for best of show at an event by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. South End Fire Company Auxiliary awarded $25 for best appearing in the Mt Jackson Firemen’s parade.
In 1935 John D. Kesh celebrated his 96th birthday in New York. Lee Miller leased two Conoco filling stations after selling Sanitary Grocery on Piccadilly street. Mr and Mrs Perry Jones announced the birth of a son, Donald William, on June 27, with Mrs Jones formerly Miss Julia Hoover.
Fifty years ago in 1910 a large frame summer hotel named the Blue Ridge Inn near Bluemont burned in the early morning. Ella Manuel daughter of D L Manuel married J P Everly at the brides home in Middletown. Mary Lupton Bell Exchange operator resigned to join S Palmbaum store in Berryville.
A physician argues that too many visitors disrupt patient rest and recovery, noting rest and quiet are vital in healing. He contrasts disruptive visitors with well meaning ones, calls current visiting rules ineffective, and urges public awareness to curb excessive, exhausting visits.
Former President Truman veers on convention attendance and endorses possible delegates while naming Kennedy as too young and suggesting other candidates. He contemplates attending as a delegate at Missouri Governor Blair’s urging and weighs McCarthy and Freeman as more qualified options.
A reader quiz shows daily IQ-style scoring with categories Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good for scores 9 10 7 8 5 6 4. The page directs to Page 2 for answers and lists ten sample questions covering geography history grammar and math problems.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller calls for immediate resumption of underground nuclear tests to push arms control. He argues the United States must correct military imbalance to deter Soviet advantage and suggests creating a high level agency to coordinate arms control efforts. Benchley quips about travel with children.
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