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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1954
Page
3
The Winchester Evening Star serves more than 30 000 readers daily including Frederick and Clarke counties. It remains the city’s daily newspaper with broad regional reach and established history since 1896.
A Maryland city installs an outside telephone booth for motorists but a passerby refuses a free call amid suspicions of a come-on. The column warns Americans against con artists and pocketbook schemes and urges calling police if in doubt.
Debate over evacuation as the best protection in an atomic attack shows little progress. Seventy critical target cities lack drills and officials favor stay and take it over population dispersal. Experts note London’s prewar decentralization as the only sensible approach, though costly and difficult.
The speaker argues that evacuation of urban dwellers is futile without careful planning and concrete programming. He emphasizes that both forms of evacuation demand thorough preparation and regular practice to be effective.
AP reports Captain Howard Orville heads a Congress advisory panel on weather modification. The piece notes seeds could trigger rains or droughts, with potential global power implications, while officials caution results may not scale and urging caution against disaster.
A friend complains to John D. Rockefeller about not collecting a $50,000 loan. Rockefeller suggests sending a letter demanding $100,000 to provoke an acknowledgment by return mail, revealing the debt. The ruse hinges on triggering a written admission of the loan.
An analysis notes that many Soviet officials historically faced execution or punishment as spies or traitors. It lists percentages of high ranking figures from 1917 onward, including cabinet ministers, Central Executive Committee presidents, party secretaries, constitution drafters, the War Council, marshals, and Lenin era Politburo members.
Robert Cousins of Croft Publications found Dale Carnegie's old New York number on a letterhead. The operator said Carnegie was away, but his wife answered. She explains Boulevard 8-1230 was discontinued nine years ago and is now used by a Forest Hills beauty shop.
The article argues airport hotels offer convenience for air travelers and notes Norfolk nearing a land lease for a 50 plus room hotel costing 300 000 to 400 000 on the municipal airport site. It cites Pittsburgh and potential Patrick Henry Airport as examples and weighs regional demand and feasibility.
A commentator questions how to win a marriage, noting that if a woman accepts, no force can block it, while if she does not want it, it cannot be achieved. The remark reflects a candid view on consent and social expectations.
Middletown residents on leave from Mediterranean duty aboard the USS Ta rara. Pvt Vernon Clark arrives at Camp Meade from the Far East. Local visits and guest stays include Mr D B Fogle of Woodstock who was killed in action in the Pacific.
Ten years ago in 1944 Mrs. Paul J. Thomson received word that her son, Capt. Paul J. Thomson Jr., had gone missing in action during World War II. The brief obituary-like item notes a family update and refers to official channels for confirmation.
A column notes a hotel dining room scene where a family includes a child served a pink lemonade in an Old Fashioned glass with the parents’ cocktails. The writer questions the widespread practice of dressing up non alcoholic drinks to resemble real ones for children and asks if well intentioned parents accept it equably.
A vintage quiz page outlines daily scoring for an IQ test with 10 days of questions. It lists a classification scheme from Memory Genius to Excellent and presents Page 2 correct answers. It then asks ten factual trivia items on subjects from astronomy and geography to literature and history.
The text states that two lumps of sugar do not double sweetness. The second lump adds about 50 percent sweetness, the third lump adds only one unit, and the fourth has no effect.
Rainfall figures show July total 3.70, August 3.76, September 2.92, October 3.16, November 2.61, December 2.51 inches. Past 24 hours rainfall not specified. rainfall to date for 1954 is 2.28 inches and 1919 is 1.91 inches. Average monthly rainfall during 1912-1953 varies by month with March 8.88 and June 69 inches.
A medical note reports antihistamines before and after tooth extractions reduce slow anesthesia reactions to 98 percent immediate response after stoppage, lower dead tissue, and lessen pain swelling and bleeding. Dry socket incidents also improve with antihistamines, aiding faster healing.
A montage of quiz Q A items on topics from Cape Town origins and seed packets to Library of Congress first books and lawn tennis world championships. It notes Cape Town as Tavern of the Seas, oil grades for hot weather, piano keys materials, old directories, and Savannah as the first planned American city.
All royalties from Smokey Bear commercial products go to the U S Forest Service for firefighting and prevention. By mid 1954 Smokey Bear had earned about fifty thousand dollars for the fund. Illinois rose town ships 20 million cut roses from sixty acres to florists nationwide.
At Pleasant Ridge a charity benefit hosts about twenty attendees while nurse Cynthia fears Norman's absence. Elizabeth Brandt reports a long‑distance call suggesting Norman may have diverted to a forced landing en route from New York, but remains hopeful he is safe.
Cynthia urges Elizabeth Brandt to reveal the full message about a forced landing outside Washington. Killed shockingly shakes her as she fears for Norman. Elizabeth consoles and confirms belief that Norman may be safe, and they resolve to persevere. To Be Continued.
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