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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1961
Page
4
A July 15 1961 Chester Evening Star front page features a religious reflection quoting Genesis 39 9. The brief moral note emphasizes that all violations of moral purity are sins against God rather than people.
Government units gain from idle funds investing at market rates with Missouri California and New Jersey reporting millions in interest. Air pollution in the New York area raised 10 day deaths to about 244 per day. Iraq Kuwait crisis risks oil supply while Britain uses economic leverage. Decline in American tourism abroad lowers cross border travel and Canada runs a travel deficit with the U.S.
The article recounts how Hawaii was steered toward the United States not by force or wealth but by 19th century New England missionaries led by Hiram Bingham arriving March 30, 1820 aboard the brig Thaddeus with 19 missionaries and wives. They transformed Hawaiian law and society, built schools, translated hymns, and established a constitutional monarchy, shaping Hawaii’s path toward Americanization despite conflicts with sailors, foreign powers, and local chiefs.
Daily meditation quotes Monty urging deeds that help others over self gain. He stresses choosing right, pursuing happiness through hard work, and maintaining moral character, noting admiration for his disciplined example.
Earl Douglas is described as an early discoverer of life’s meaning who, in retirement, speaks out strongly on what is right and wrong. He advocates taking firm moral stands, questions fear of mockery, and asserts that pursuing moral character brings greater rewards than losses.
A freak twister struck the White Hall area in Frederick County unroofing barns and uprooting trees. King Leopold III surrendered the Belgian throne and his elder son became King Baudouin I.
25 Years Ago 1936 Mrs. L. R. Ludwig fractured her left wrist after a fall at her son Harold Ludwig's home. Miss Betty Jane Gearing was guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Spiker in Washington DC. Mrs. L. R. Whitacre and daughter Rhoda May of Whitacre visited the Goode family in this city.
Miss Essie Funkhouser returns home after an appendicitis operation at Winchester Hospital. A severe electrical storm caused lightning to strike Julius Keller's farm near Wheatfield, setting fire to a barn that burned with 300 bushels of wheat, one ton of hay, and harness valued at $50.
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