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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1957
Page
4
A July 10, 1957 Winchester editorial teaches surrender to God’s voice through Christ like a brief religious meditation. The piece references steady publication and offers a devotional reflection on submission as a path to sonship.
Gallup Poll shows a large majority backs stricter road safety rules. Proposals include annual eyesight and reflex tests, biannual car inspections, licensing exams, lower truck speeds, and a 65 mph top speed limit for autos. Virginia already enforces biannual inspections and strict penalties for speeding.
Dr Paul H Far dic t executive secretary of the Vir us Council of Higher Education warns that colleges will be harsher on non producers as time constraints rise. He notes past leniency with second or third chances may end as oncoming floods of students demand stricter policies due to shifting student attitudes.
A Virginia focused critique argues the U S Supreme Court in Girard College overruled a Pennsylvania decision and declared private endowments to be state agency, threatening private property rights and nonpublic institutions. It cites potential limits on admissions and the need for clear judicial reasoning.
The speaker argues deans will close doors to loafers as high school grads with average or lower grades face tougher college entry. Overcrowding and stricter standards should deter students from expecting automatic admission and remind them no one has an inalienable right to attend college.
A compact recap highlights editorials from multiple papers received this morning. Analysts weigh policy shifts, civic questions, and national trends, offering varied viewpoints on governance, society, and culture.
The column lists a birth for Mrs Huff of White Post and several visitors from Springfield Ohio and Buffalo area. It notes Leona Larcent returning from Arkansas and Woodrow Massey hosting guests. Also announces a new Lowpary plant at 109 South Cameron and T Barton Jr visiting Richmond.
In 1907 Judge T W Harrison names Coe C Brannen to run the northern Frederick revenue district and Herbert H Shull to serve the southern district. Mrs A D Hawke and her daughter return home after visiting New Market friends. Gus Brill a traveling man known for Budweiser tales spends days with friends in Wine Cinster.
Hal Boyle profiles Bert Garner living in a two room cabin near Maryville Tennessee. He survives on about 15 cents a day by grinding corn and soy, growing foods, reading, and rejecting modern comforts. He values freedom and derides the rat race, spending about 100 dollars a year but under 40 on books and periodicals as he wanders through nature.
A reader provides a 10 day IQ style quiz with 109 questions and scoring. Correct answer rates include Memory Genius for 9 10 correct, Very Superior for 7 8, and 3 page 2 for the rest. Questions cover umbrellas import origin blank Bible Isaiah authorship chapter, bronze to silver star awards, Devil Dogs WWI, half cent minting, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mohammedanism sacred scriptures, rinse synonymy, and Bacon on nuptial love.
A physician urges businessmen to sunbathe for relaxation, noting sun exposure reduces stress and can be done at home. He advises calm surroundings, avoiding work materials, and warns about sunburn. A Q and A follows on thyroid-related circulation issues.
The piece contrasts two men named Ananias from Acts the liar who was struck dead and the saint who received a heavenly commission to baptize Paul. It warns how scandals cling to reputations while urging memory of good deeds. It reflects on human fallibility and the hope within fallen beings.
Dr George W Crane shares advice from Case V-333 helping Edith L a shy 16 year old high schooler gain friends by smiling opening with a question, compliment, and discreet questions to prompt dialogue. The piece urges teenage girls to start conversations to let others talk and cites a reception where a college coed impressed a psychiatrist.
The piece analyzes Republican strategy to pass a civil rights bill amid Southern Democratic filibusters, the potential impact on Northern Negro votes, and the 1960 presidential scene with Knowland Nixon and Johnson. It notes Eisenhower's era, party platforms, and shifting Negro support in Northern cities.
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