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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1962

Page

2

Winchester Evening Star brief telephones and staff

Local newspaper contact details include the Winchester Evening Star lines and staff roles with editor Harry F. Byrd Jr, managing editor Eugene Miller, executive editor Jack F. Davis, and business manager A D Koontz. National reps are listed as Gallagethier DeLissers. Postal info noted.

Harry F. Byrd, JR A. D. Koontz Jack F. Davis Eugene Miller

Valley voters choose John O. Marsh Jr in crowded district race

24000 Shenandoah Valley citizens voted Tuesday with John O. Marsh Jr. of Strasburg winning 10500 votes in a five candidate field. Largent and Smalts pledged support for Marsh as he pursues the November Democratic victory. Marsh, 35, roots strong in the Valley, attorney in Strasburg, active in civic groups.

Shenandoah Valley John O. Marsh, Jr Strasburg Marsh Winchester Frederick County F. L. Largent Claude B. Smalls Kester Frederick Largent Augusta Clarke Madison Waynesboro Mr. Smalts Harrisonburg Washington and Lee University Rockbridge County Shenandoah County Jack Marsh The Jun Shenandoah Warren Harrisons Robertson

Jagan Admits Admiration of Communism in Guiana Debate

Cheddi Jagan testified before a commission on Georgetown riots claiming he could be labeled a communist and expressing admiration for Khrushchev and Castro. He insisted such views would not lead Guiana to imitate Castro tactics while the country remains a British Commonwealth member.

Cheddi Jagan Guiana Britain Georgetown Free World Jagan Nikita Khrushchev Fidel Castro Castro

Vaughan Seaman on Henley Aboard Training Navy Reservists

Charles C. Vaughan a seaman apprentice son of Mr and Mrs Jack C Vaughan Route 2 was aboard the destroyer USS Henley taking part in summer training for more than 9 000 Naval Reservists and Naval Academy Midshipmen.

Charles C. Vaughan USN Jack C. Vaughan Route 2 Navy Henley Naval Naval Academy

Storm hits Winchester area as river overflows

A 1937 storm flooded the Winchester town run, threatening The Star press room with water. Dispatches report Gen Sung Cheh Yuan forces driving Japanese troops toward Feng tai base after two hours of hand to hand fighting near Peiping. Mrs W H McVicar to speak to Bryarly 4 H Club at a Mexican Social.

Winchester The Star Peiping Sung Cheh-Yuan Chinese Route Army Fengtai W. H. McVicar Mexico Bryarly

Fire destroys Berkeley Springs sand plant in 1912 loss

In 1912 Perrin and Bridges suffered a total loss when their Berkeley Springs sand plant burned, with damages estimated at twelve thousand dollars. John P. Sartelle, once injured and hospitalized, recovered enough to eat a spring chicken for breakfast. Four masked bandits robbed a southbound express train on the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad near Coffeyville, Kansas.

Berkeley Springs Perrin and Bridges John P. Sartelle Main Street Memorial Hospital Missouri, Kansas and Texan Coffeyville Kansas

Daily Meditation on Principle versus Policy by Earl L. Douglas

The meditation contrasts principle as enduring truth with policy as man made rule. It warns against equating temporary policies with eternal principles and calls readers to avoid table pounding and shouting that it is a matter of principle. Principles and policies should be kept distinct.

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War veterans pawns in lobby for extra World War I pension

Henry J. Taylor denounces the Veterans of World War I of the USA Inc led by John Brashara for pushing HR-3745 a broad election year pension. He cites costs 11.6 billion dollars and argues the lobby mislabels WWI veterans as forgotten while stressing the existing large federal outlays and nonservice pensions. He notes opposition from the American Legion Amvets and Veterans of Foreign Wars and warns the effort would raise taxes on low income Americans.

Korea Defense Department Post Office Veterans Administration Bureau Brashara Olin E. Teague D Tex House Committee On Veterans Affairs

Curtain Traders Rise and Fall on West 29th Street

A lighthearted reminiscence traces a legendary curtain family saga on West 29th Street. Aetna Curtain Company blends with Venetian blinds bedspreads and other trades as schemes to gain control unravel and end with a one way Paris trip. The narrator reflects on past missteps and the street’s judgment of their hustle.

Venetian Blind West 29Th St Venetian Blind Company Curtain West 29Th Street Aetna Curtain Molly Paris

Two Weeks A Year Health Advice And Trivia Quiz

Dr Burton H Fern urges two weeks yearly to refresh body and mind with travel and exercise. Notes practical packing and safety tips for travel, diet cautions, vaccines, and medical IDs. Includes a ten question science trivia score section with targets and answers.

McCormack Faces Shadow of Rayburn as Speaker

James Marlow surveys John W. McCormack as House speaker noting he lacks the Rayburn dramatic touch and political edge. He trails in oversight of reforms, Senate relations under Mansfield and Johnson, and in advancing Kennedy programs amid Democratic faction splits.

Washington Sam Rayburn House John W. McCormack Massachusetts Rayburn McCormack Meper Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Sen Mike Mansfield Montana Mansfield House Appropriations Committee A. Willis Robertson D. Va

Lessons in English By W. L. Gordon

A compact English lesson issue highlighting distinctions between differ from and differ with, common mispronunciations, and misspellings. It presents synonyms, word study notes, and daily vocabulary with an example using sanguine and a reflective closing by Luther.

W. L. Gordon

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Winchester Evening Star Gallagethier-DeLissers, Inc East 14Th St New York City W.va Naees Valley Ior Chambers of Commerce Burr P. Harrison Congress Seventh Harrison Lexington Thomas W. Harrison Star Files Earl L. Douglas Boomerang Henry J. Taylor American Legion Amvets Veterans of Foreign Wars Art Buchwald New York Edward M. Gilbert Brazil E. L. Bruce Company Celotex Mr. Gilbert Rio de Janeiro Curtains Aetna Curtain Company Sammy DR. Burton H. Fern U.S I.Q Walter Johnson Herschel, Copernicus and Halley By James Marlow Senate Appropriations House Committee Senate Committee Capitol Kennedy Markin Time God Luther
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