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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1958
Page
4
Reports from Cuba show Fidel Castro’s rebels entrenching in rugged terrain after a setback. The Batista regime faces growing resistance amid alleged rebel abductions of U S and Canadian citizens and rising international pressure.
A century ago the United States endured its only defeat in its wars when Billy Bowlegs and his Seminole band held the U S Army at bay. After campaigns from 1816 to 1818 and 1835 to 1842 and a two year uprising, the government bought off Bowlegs and his men ending the conflict.
The text notes a late payment to Seminole leaders totaling 6 500 dollars to Billy and 1 000 dollars to four chiefs plus 500 to each warrior and 1 000 to each woman and child. It recalls widespread Army involvement and about 50 000 volunteers. It cites the grim cost of about 10 000 dollars per warrior killed and 1 000 descendants remaining in the Everglades and Big Cypress regions. It adds that many Seminoles leave for white civilization yet retain pride for defeating the paleface.
The piece notes Johnston Snipes as a press figure for National Hot Dog Month and jokes about meat packers. It cites per capita hot dog consumption of 62.4 yearly, a national total of 10.7 billion, and an end-to-end length that would reach the moon. It mentions a 7 foot long Peru Indiana hot dog and that the hot dog sandwich started at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
A digest of editorials selected from daily arrivals offers a snapshot of current opinion. It highlights themes on governance, economy, and public policy, reflecting diverse regional stances and emerging trends across the press landscape.
A Lynchburg News opinion mocks Soviet climate schemes proposing a 4342 mile dam from the Chukchi Peninsula to Alaska to alter currents and warm Siberia and Alaska by up to 60 degrees. The writer questions feasibility and jokes about awaiting future Soviet plans before endorsing the idea.
Five years ago The Star reports C F Schenck was re elected president of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Inc. The piece also notes baseball all star selections with Pierce and Roberts named as starters for the 20th game and managers Stengel and Dressen. Overnight guest notes appear for local residents.
Fifty years ago in 1908 A Taylor Ritter appointed a Frederick county school trustee to succeed the late Jacob Carpenter in Shawnee district. Mrs John Randolph Tucker traveled to Lexington for the summer after visiting her daughter Mrs William P McGuire. Miss Helen Blake returned to Baltimore after several weeks with Miss Nan Maynard on West Water Street.
Washington reports a battle set as the Senate weighs Finance Committee amendments to curb the reciprocal trade program. President Eisenhower's aides oppose key limits on tariff cuts and escape-clause powers, while Senate leaders push for a compromise and potential four year extension.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen outlines arterial disease indicators during walking including calf thigh pain that eases with standing, leg cooling or redness, and night toe pain. He warns against home remedies for clots, notes potential gangrene and amputation if untreated, and urges medical evaluation.
The term vagabond once described wandering actors in England before established theatres. They traveled from place to place seeking audiences, with roots in the Latin vaga, meaning to wander.
A Douglas sermon argues worship requires emotion along with mind and faith. It warns against emotionalism but insists emotion is a valid, integral part of religious experience alongside liturgy, music, prayer, and Bible reading.
A dated quiz asks ten days of questions on IQ scoring with daily results and rating bands. It asks about Woodrow Wilson’s successor, use of homing pigeons in World War, the British National Anthem, metric yard length, Luther’s thesis, Gnuflection, channel cat identities, first Vice President who became President, and whether a capon is a chicken.
Detroit teenage group Romans Road Club, led by 19 year old president Frank Martinko, loses license for a year and pays a $50 fine for speeding to a club meeting in a police station basement.
The report confirms a human infection widespread among men with transmission typically from women. It notes frequent occurrences and emphasizes sexual transmission as the main route.
Dr George W Crane extols Judge Wayne W Hinkle of Port land Indiana for promoting elective classes and psychology booklets to prevent teen divorce and delinquency. The column frames this as a public service, a non profit extension, with booster style materials and speeches supporting social welfare.
AP analyst says Beijing pressures Moscow and other Communist states for a hard stance at home and abroad. China faces an industrial buildup with scarce food, risking forced hardship and possible terror to squeeze peasants, while seeking bloc unity to project a monolithic front.
Los Angeles expert Dr. Anton M. Kofranek of UCLA floriculture foresees double snapdragons as a potential commercial flower for California, capable of long distance shipment to Eastern markets. He notes doubled petals are mechanically locked, reducing petal loss, though doubles face challenges like lower beauty and a need for cuttings propagation with rust concerns.
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