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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1958
Page
4
The July 11 1958 edition of the Winchester Evening Star features a Psalm 66 20 verse opening with prayer by the paper's column, while the issue lists subscription rates and basic newspaper details for readers. The document shows masthead information and pricing for various delivery options.
Tennessee authority Dr. Mauprice Pruitt presents case histories of an alcohol craving mule a pigeon and other animals to argue drinking is a physical affliction not a character defect. He cites bees and ants feeding on moonshine and notes animals forsake responsibilities similar to humans urging view that alcoholism may be aided not caused by society.
Treasure seekers pursue two historical hunts this summer. A Mexican team questions whether Hernando Cortes sank his ships before marching inland, hoping to shed light on desertions and the voyage’s end. Kings Point cadets target remains of the Savannah to mark a historic first crossing and fuel a future nuclear merchant ship project.
Khrushchev’s Moscow protests to the UN accompany reported mob actions in Moscow and embassy protests in New York. Russian flyers down an unarmed U S air transport over Armenia as Moscow warns Denmark and West Germany to curb anti Soviet sentiment.
Five years ago in 1953 a stubborn bull halted the Santa Fe Texas Chief, derailing the luxury train north of Ardmore, Cla, injuring 20 people. Clarke County topped Shenandoah Valley counties in average wheat yields per acre per Virginia Crop Reporting Service. Local Lions Club members Charles Campbell J Thomas Boyd Liewelyn Jackson and Chester Hobart attended the International Lions Convention in Chicago.
Officers Miller and Bowers nabbed three suspicious men driving a Buick with New York plates near the Golf Club. Mrs. Eugene Adams and Miss Ann Orne dorff hosted a party for Mrs. Otney Sargent. Mr. and Mrs. H E Yeakley and son Harry drove to Chicago for a ten day World’s Fair visit.
A Chicago report says one load of boys sold for a record high of 30.50 dollars, a price last reached in September 1947. In Winchester Mrs. Eston Rudolph Jr and Mrs. Massie hosted a luncheon honoring Mrs. William Peterkin and her daughter Constance of Parkersburg, indicating social activity accompanying the 1948 item.
HAL BOYLE reports Leland Hayward predicts American women will control all wealth in twenty years as they gain political power. He cites cultural shifts and argues men’s world is ending while praising Hemingway and noting the film The Old Man and the Sea faced a difficult production and uncertain box office.
Dr Herman N Bundesen urges hearing impaired readers to consult a physician or ear specialist to determine aid suitability. He lists key factors including performance power cost per hour battery care size appearance and initial price, plus a Q A on tuberculosis inheritance and child protection.
Modern medicine repudiates counter irritation yet many still believe in mustard plasters. Counter irritants are necessary to build stamina and character. Opposition develops vigor and growth. hard life situations mature us and sharpen the mind and soul. Counter irritants hurt but help us grow.
A reader quiz offers 100 questions with a 10 day plan. Daily scoring ranges classify memory and reasoning levels from Memory Genius to Good. Page 2 promises correct answers and covers questions on Audubon Low Countries Biloxi Ottawa frost weight work Epistles Corinthians canvas back and the March King.
Fifty years ago in 1908 William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln Nebraska won the Democratic nomination on the first ballot at the Denver National Convention. Elizabeth Affleck daughter of Kernstown celebrated her fourth birthday with family remarks. Dr William P McGuire of Winchester attended the Shenandoah County Medical Society meeting.
The 1933 1935 acts make all U S coins legal tender but courts have not ruled whether those acts repeal older code limits. Silver dimes quarters and half dollars are legal tender to $10, nickels and pennies to 25 cents. It is also unsettled whether gold coins are legal tender.
Dr Crane explains false beliefs about sexuality age limits and marital readiness in men and women past 45. He argues there is no deadline for erotic vigor and urges readers to seek his booklet How to Prevent Impotence to dispel myths and improve happiness.
The Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped paid $51,989 to 1,251 blind assistance recipients last month, averaging $42.86 per person. Henrico County sold a $4 million school bond to a syndicate led by First National Bank of Chicago and Kidder Peabody with a $3,760 premium and 2.89819 percent rate. About 250 delegates attended the Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association 55th annual convention in Richmond. Governor Albemarle reappointed Robert M. Reed to the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission. William H. Little will join Burlington Industries’ Vinton plant as superintendent, replacing B. W. McKenzie Jr. fined for organizational misuse of the Red Cross emblem. Virginia Volunteer Rescue Squad and officers fined. Mike Carrico, 13, apparently drowned near Oakton. seven Fairfax County fire units searched a 10-acre lake. Emmett Lee Purcell Jr., 27, of Richmond arrested for theft of 75 government checks totaling about $7,000 across multiple cities.
John Osborne, one of Britain's angry young men, will see an encore Broadway season. Epitaph for George Dillon by Osborne and Creighton is set for Merrick’s first fall production. Osborne authored Look Back to Anger and The Entertainer in 1957 58.
Food scientists at Cornell University experiment station have found that enzymes cause off flavors in improperly processed frozen vegetables. Blanching or scalding inactivates enzymes to preserve flavor. diagnostics point to catalase peroxidase lipoxygenase and lipase as culprits.
Switzerland maintains mountain brigades ready to deploy within 48 hours as trainees store firearms at home to enable swift mobilization. The system emphasizes quick defense in the alpine region.
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