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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1959
Page
4
A fragment from a 1959 issue notes difficulty finding a city to live in as some places are described as ruined. The text cites Psalm 107:4 and references the Winchester Virginia area with Associated Press and local staff details.
A sermon from Rev. Morris E. Cather discusses the centrality of the cross in faith and the temptation for an easy religion. The piece shifts to financial commentary noting raw material prices in the U.S. and Britain remain near lows, inflation risks are muted at the commodity level, while consumer prices edge higher with cautious forecasts for fall.
A meditation discusses heaven as described in Revelation and argues eternity may resemble a perfected present world. It contrasts earthly turmoil with a future realm of peace, pondering time space and the human longing for quiet, citing Thomas Edison’s quip as a closing image.
A 1859 discovery in Grass Valley California triggered the Washoe rush to the Comstock Lode. Nevada City and Virginia City boomed as Hearst Atwood O Riley and Comstock built the mining empire, the Civil War financing, stock fever, and the era’s frontier grit.
Thirteen American newspapermen were killed when a KLM Constellation crashed while preparing to land at Bombay. Preston A. Christjohn Jr from West Cork street had accepted a job with Creole Petroleum Corp in Caracas. Mrs. L F Reed, guest of Mr and Mrs J A Emmerth, returned home to Hamilton New York.
Twenty five years ago 1934 the Yankees and Giants led both leagues while Detroit and Chicago trailed. Spencer Tracy stars with Helen Twelvetrees and Alice Faye in Now I'll Tell at the Palace. Richmond bakery rumors spoke of possible bread price increases.
Fifty years ago in 1909 a Mt Falls general merchandise store owned by Andrew J McIlwee that housed the village post office burned down in the night with most contents lost. A heated local park baseball game featured the Champions versus Frederick with umpire McAtee's controversial calls provoking near-mob action before cooler heads prevailed. Mrs. Mary Allider of Mexico visited the Meal Galloway family near Berryville.
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