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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1955
Page
4
The piece extols walking as the best and cheapest exercise for all ages. It underscores that wealth matters little when the world is yours and urges Americans to walk instead of relying on pills or diets. Walking outdoors under sun or moon improves mood and health.
Springfield Massachusetts faced potential loss of mass transit as union wage demands eroded slim profits. The service was saved when the union renounced wage increases and fringe benefits. The article notes declines from 19 billion riders in 1946 to 9.8 billion last year and a 16 percent drop so far this year due to car ownership and congestion. Fares rose faster than inflation to cover driver costs. Many city systems quit in New York state over two years. proposals include tax exemptions and subsidies to support private operation.
Payers face large deficits and cities search for ways to lure former riders back to mass transportation. The core issue is surviving a shift from public transit to private cars and restoring ridership.
A humor filled discussion on why races in the United States are run counter clockwise. The column cites theories from ancient Greece and dextrality and suggests alternation or a figure eight track to balance inside and outside turns. It also ponders clockwise winding of clocks and vine growth patterns.
A newlywed spat turns playful as a husband declares dominance. He imports his pants from the closet and announces he wears them at home. The wife laughs and reveals the garments are hers dungarees.
A four year old, asked to recite the blessing, frets she does not know what to say. Her mother prompts her with familiar lines. The child obliges, but her whispered prayer laments inviting guests on a sweltering afternoon.
The AAA predicts 81 million automobiles on U.S. highways by 1965, creating bumper to bumper traffic that would stretch ten times around the earth. The forecast compares this congestion to a typical Sunday highway load.
Several historical notes include Adm. John H. Brown named president of the National Football Foundation to sponsor the National Football Hall of Fame. Engagements announced for Peggy Ann Tobin and Nancy Huyette, and other society items with travel, visiting relatives, and elopement reports.
Foreign analyst outlines high stakes at the Geneva Big Four talks as Khrushchev’s Soviet leadership faces internal modernization and pressure from rising educated youth, inflation, and a shift from rigid Stalinist legacy to surface reasonableness. The piece highlights economic strains, labor mobilization, and the need for policy retreat to avert global communist collapse.
Weather Bureau figures show hurricanes causing about 1.948 billion dollars in losses from 1915 to 1954, tornadoes 794 million from 1916 to 1954, and wind storms 2.688 billion from 1916 to 1954, the greatest destruction being from wind storms.
Shrews may have poisonous saliva glands in the lower jaw. With one exception, the poison is weak and only cripples a mouse. The American short tailed shrew bite can be fatal. Shrews are among the world's smallest mammals.
Past 24 hours ending 7 a m shows no rainfall. July rainfall to date 1.26 inches. year to date 18.87 inches. Average annual rainfall over 42 years is 36.94 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1954 include Jan 2.50, Feb 1.94, Mar 2.95, Apr 3.11, May 3.92, Jun 3.89, Jul 3.73, Aug 3.82, Sep 2.66, Oct 3.24, Nov 2.59, Dec 2.51 inches.
A 1964 column discusses infant bedtime behaviors such as head banging and crib rocking. It offers safety tips like padding crib sides, removing casters, anchoring the crib if needed, and using visual or tactile stims to soothe the baby. The piece notes these actions may reflect boredom or rhythm soothing the infant.
A magazine style quiz offers 10 day scoring with daily outcomes from 9 to 10 correct for Memory Genius down to 1 or 2 for weaker results. It lists ten questions including topics on the British North American Act, multilingual numbers, Houyhnhnms, chump versus cump end, Bible versions, animals with more than two eyes, snail teeth location, Guido Aretinus as father of modern music, the book with peak devotion, and a cryptic line about Steven and six blows.
Earl L. Douglas D D reflects on preventing epidemics by addressing root causes. He recounts typhoid fever outbreaks, a community fight over water purity, and the shift to stop disease at its source. The piece links public health measures to religious guidance urging abstinence and personal reform.
Bremerhaven Germany Navy sources report 35 small lend lease warships returned by the Russians were stripped of everything valuable before being turned back. An American officer said 30 patrol torpedo boats and five sub chasers were in bad shape and likely to be sold as junk after the Soviets beached them immediately following the war.
In Broken Spur, a lynch mob roars outside the jail as Kerry and deputy Rusty fear a bloodthirsty confrontation. Sheriff Farrell weighs risky choices while Rob, Lacey, and Chrisse grapple with the nesters’ deadly temper.
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