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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1961
Page
4
The page carries a religious reflection from Genesis 31 49 stressing prayer for friends and loved ones. It appears as a devotional note in the July 10 1961 issue from Winchester Virginia with staff and Associated Press credits. The tone is observant and local newspaper style.
The Winchester Star notes Burr Harrison will not seek re election to the U S House of Representatives citing physician advised health concerns. He served 15 years and praised by the paper. The editorial also backs E Blackburn Moore in the Winchester Frederick Clarke delegation race urging voters to re elect him.
A barber and speaker discuss angels during a haircut. The dialogue references angels in scripture, noting their frequent Biblical mentions and the belief that they exist today if mentioned in antiquity, with a nod to Jesus blessing children.
Fragmentary personal reminiscence discusses guidance from angels and a bond with a Catholic barber and associates, mentioning dear and Geneva. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond generic references.
The article discusses July 4 pennant myths and real outcomes, noting past leaders often won titles and highlighting the 1951 Giants' late surge. It reports two All Star games planned that year, first in San Francisco then in Boston, with a likely last two game year due to a future TV contract.
The 1861 Manassas clash unfolds as McDowell’s Union army reaches Centreville and attacks Beauregard’s forces at Bull Run. Stonewall Jackson earns his name as Confederate defense holds amid misidentifications and heavy casualties on both sides.
George and John Miller five year old twins of Mr and Mrs James Miller of South Street were moved to the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond after Winchester Memorial Hospital diagnosed them with polio. Princess Margaret, soon to turn 21 in August, has German measles. Composer Egbert Anson Van Alstyne, author of about 500 songs including In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree, died at 73 in Chicago.
In 1936 Otis Snag Sargent led the Winchester Golf Club swimming pool with lifeguards Brooks Flickinger and Halford Baker on duty. Dorothy Ewing left for New York to study dance ahead of the October opening of Ewing Studio for Dance. Virginia Renner and Bessie Thornton return from Dayton, Ohio, to visit friends and relatives.
Fifty years ago in 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Hollie B McCormac recently wed in Fairmont West Virginia returned from their honeymoon and settled at North Main Street Mrs McCormac was formerly Gertrude Adams of this city Cortney Shipley left High Point North Carolina after visiting Mrs John Stephenson Miss Hilda Miller of Stephens City departed for Philadelphia to visit Eddie Collins and Mrs Collins of the Athletics.
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