Winchester Evening Star July 11 1961 notice fragment
Fragmentary newspaper page from Winchester Evening Star dated July 11 1961 includes masthead details and a Bible verse. The readable text presents editor and office information and a prayer quotation without a clear news item or event.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawx
News
H. F. Byrd, JR
D. Koontz
Eugene Miller
Aaa
Winchester
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
Force Unlimited For Peace Force Unlimited For Peace
Nuclear energy as a peaceful answer to the Soviet standoff advances with a Cape Canaveral three in one satellite carrying a plutonium powered battery and the AEC Project Chariot harbor excavation using nuclear detonations near Cape Thompson Alaska. Scientists probe Venus with radar to reveal surface details at a Mojave tracking station.
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Cape Canaveral
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Chariot
Cape Thompson
Alaska
Daily Meditation on Persecution and Martyrdom
The piece argues that martyrdom for Christian faith in the twentieth century remains significant, challenging older assumptions about persecution. It notes ongoing global and domestic pressures including ridicule and social ostracism faced by believers who stand by their convictions.
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Mpa
Salvation is a costly yet free gift by grace
By Earl L. Douglas to be right salvation is God’s gift, free and unpurchasable. It comes from grace yet costs through willingness to sacrifice and endure. People feel shock when doing the right thing under religious and ethical standards. Christian character and a clear conscience are valued at their true cost.
Venus and life questions raise cautious guesses
Scientists find Venus rotates slowly, showing the same sunward face. Its hot and cold hemispheres resemble the moon, with rough terrain. Distances can be measured more accurately now, guiding space travel. Psychiatrists introduce pediphobia, fear of one’s own children, as a new neurosis. A return to old discipline in parenting is urged as a tested approach.
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Venus
Earth
Sun
Persian Gulf
U.S
John Adams
Walter Slezak
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Henry David Thoreau
Benny Brown Three Time Amateur Hour Winner
Benny Brown won the television version of Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour three times and could compete again in 1952 as a three time winner. Petersburg Virginia City Council set an 11 pm curfew for youths 15 and under to combat juvenile delinquency. Egbert Anson Van Alstyne, Chicago composer, once married to Louise Henry sister of J Henkel Henry of EB Cecil street, visited often and owned an orchard near Clearbrook.
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Benny Brown
Ted Mack
Petersburg
Egbert Anson van Alstyne
Chicago
Louise Henry
J. Henkel Henry
Cecil Street
Keith
Clearbrook
Crop losses rise as drought grips nation in 1936
A 1936 drought threatens crops nationwide with losses described as staggering and a heat death toll surpassing 300. Miss Frances Coffelt returns home to Mt. Pleasant after visiting relatives near Reliance.
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Frances Coffelt
Mt. Pleasant
Reliance
Massie Excels in Cumberland Valley Railroad Police Service
Fifty years ago in 1911 The Star noted John Massie of this city succeeding in the Cumberland Valley Railroad police service stationed at Hagerstown. The item also mentions social visits with Miss Kathleen Hack and Miss Irene Hutchinson at the Dunbar and Miller home and Louise Affleck returning from a visit with Howard Ferguson.
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the Star
John Massie
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Hagerstown
Kathleen Hack
Irene
Martha Hutchinson
Missesary Dunbar
Averill Miller
J. W. Affleck
Louise
Howard Ferguson
World Opinion challenges liberal Cold War orthodoxy
Severeid blasts liberal gentleness toward Soviet Russia and rejects world opinion as a moral measure. He doubts negotiation will strengthen the West and argues against overreliance on the Marshall plan and Peace Corps substitutes for fighting communism.
Khrushchev’s Doubletalk On Arms And Reductions
Khrushchev promised large manpower cuts and disarmament while maintaining or increasing military power. He claimed to replace bombers with rockets yet showcased new jets and armaments in 1961. He spoke of saving money but Russia’s military spending rose by about 30 billion rubles annually.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Moscow
Konstantin A. Vershinin
Pravda
Communarty
Wives to Reach 20 Million by 1970 in U S
AP report notes the number of American wives has risen from 5 million in 1940 to 13.3 million today and projects a total of 20 million by 1970. The column mixes facts, quips, and social trends with unrelated musings on consumer goods and daily life.
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U.S
America
Caution on Allergic Reactions to Unmagic Touch Polishes
Dr. Burton H. Fern explains contact dermatitis from nail polish and other materials. Skin reddens and blisters appear on unprotected areas, with nickels and metals causing rashes. Wear protective gear, avoid irritants, and use calamine or antihistamines. letters welcomed for the column.
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Burton H. Fern
M.D
Jane
How's Your I Q A Daily Quiz From 1920s Test Prompts
A fragmented page mixes trivia questions on IQ scoring and general knowledge with quotes and ads. It notes true false checks about Jefferson Davis, the only bachelor president, Greek myths, piracy terms, gold and silver monetary bases, and Sweden’s capital. A Nashville juvenile vandalism case ends with a tree rehabilitation sentence.
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Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of American
U.S. Congress
U.S
Custer
Diddle
Sweden
Birch Society Seen as Threat to NAACP by Clergy Leader
Philadelphia AP report quotes Right Rev. Stephen Gill Spottswood of the AME Zion Church calling the John Birch Society a greater threat to the NAACP than Alabama mobs. He says the group hides respectability, aims to impeach Chief Justice Earl Warren, opposes federal civil rights, and leaves rights issues to the states. Governor Lawrence of Pennsylvania speaks on minority efforts and national uplift.
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Philadelphia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John Birch Society
Alabama
Stephen Gill Spottswood
White Citizens Council
Ku Klux
The
Southern Gentlemen, Inc
I Terson
Spottswood
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Birch Society
Earl Warren
United States Supreme Court
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
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Latin America
New York Post
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Nikita
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Mamia
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