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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1961
Page
4
Page from the Winchester Evening Star dated July 1 1961 includes a religious quotation from Genesis 45 5 and a note about staff and publication details. The text references the Associated Press and subscription pricing. No clear event or person beyond generic staff mentions is provided in the readable excerpt.
U S News and World Report notes opposition from Adlai Stevenson Chester Bowles and Arthur Schlesinger Jr to resuming nuclear tests while Defense Secretary McNamara and Foreign Secretary Rusk show differing favors. President Kennedy faces a hesitate stance and may be urged to decide against the critics and align with McNamara. The piece discusses calls for readiness, possible mobilization, and concerns over military manpower and efficiency amid Beilin and broader defense questions.
Congress and military leaders urge resumption as Kennedy delays decision to form a commission. Hearings show no foolproof underground detection for a year, while Russia may be pursuing a neutron bomb. Delay seen as lack of presidential responsibility amid growing threat from Soviet advances.
A reflective piece urging belief in oneself within a vast universe. It suggests humans are small on a cosmic scale yet emphasizes inner strength, purpose, and reliance on God in guiding daily life despite external challenges.
Earl L. Douglas asserts that God is love and in control, not a distant deity. He emphasizes human insignificance fades before personal relationship with God and that all power is available for a good purposeful life, urging daily confidence and encouragement.
The Star Files recalls Charles L. Shanholtz son of Mr and Mrs J F Shanholtz as the first local man wounded in the Korean War visiting Grimes. L F Stine Jr 17 chosen at Blacksburg to represent Virginia in Boys Nation to be organized in Washington. Pvt Walter Fishel returns to his Chicago camp after weeks with his parents on Route 1 A.
1936 report notes Spanish planes bombed Moroccan rebels amid a monarchist coup attempt with claimed arrest of Franco. Roanoke County Deputy Sheriff Clarence E. Simmons’s slaying tied to anti bootleg efforts. federal investigators called in. Harold Lucas vacationing in Richmond and Virginia Beach.
Fifty years ago in 1911 Mrs M A Willis of Canterbury celebrated her 81st birthday by walking over a mile to her daughter Mrs J C Hale's home where a sumptuous dinner awaited. Albany news notes and relatives in Staunton were also mentioned as visitors.
The piece notes likely more notes and propaganda between Western Allies and the Soviet Union over Berlin. It cites repeated past timelines from 1958 to 1961, with likely meetings between Western foreign ministers and Andrei Gromyko, and warns of more gabble-gabble before Khrushchev’s deadline looms.
Dear Doctor column covers a weakened heart causing dizziness on long trips, and a rolling bed sensation. Other letters discuss face sweating when eating cherry pie, tattoo removal, salt intake, and meat tenderizer uses with papaya leaves.
A quiz evaluates memory and general knowledge with ten days of questions. It ranks scores as Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and good based on daily results. Page 2 provides the answers.
Paris reports Western Allies, led by SHAPE in Europe, prepare for potential war in response to Khrushchev threats to Berlin. NATO discusses conventional and atomic options, ensuring immediate, broad defense if hostilities begin near Berlin.
A New York AP collection mocks teen babysitters with mixed quotes about phone bans broken TVs rushed chores low pay and the awkward trials of supervising kids. The excerpts critique modern child care and clash with teen expectations in a humorous tone.
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