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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1960
Page
4
A brief note from the Winchester Evening Star on biblical guidance cites 1 John 2 6. It emphasizes that belief must be shown through conduct and walking in the same way as Christ. The reflection closes with a call to live out faith in daily steps.
A report by two New York City high school teachers questions adult attitudes to youth reading. Libraries nationwide show youths read more and better, with non fiction borrowing rising and teens taking a larger share of total circulation. The survey challenges critics and suggests reading remains a lifelong pleasure.
Bell Laboratories and RCA urge the FCC to assign frequencies above 890 megacycles for space communications. Bell envisions a global necklace of 50 satellites costing about 170 million dollars, with launches sharing several craft. RCA plans for world TV and radio by manned space stations, aiming to relive growing demand as 40 years see 5 billion people and 1.5 billion phones.
A report shows U S philanthropic foundations controlling assets totaling 11.5 billion dollars. New York remains the largest hub of foundation activity with major grants and programs concentrated there.
The article explains that Revelation remains hard for many Christians to grasp. It was written by the Apostle John around 90 A.D. for churches in Asia Minor facing severe persecution. Its core message contrasts unseen spiritual power with worldly materialism and warns against treating Revelation as a future almanac.
By Ear L Douglass urges Christians to read Revelation thoroughly amid world chaos. The book calls believers to faithfulness and endurance, affirming that God ultimately decides all outcomes and suffering for righteousness is worthwhile. The refrain Be thou faithful unto death repeats as timeless counsel for today’s faithful.
A report from the Foundation Library Center notes accelerating growth in philanthropy with at least two large Texas foundations joining the sector. Total foundations exceed 5,202 with Carnegie, Rockefeller and Ford leading in educational grants. Annual giving tops 625 million, while health, social welfare and science also dominate funding. Foundations increasingly act as a powerful force shaping American activity.
The Star Files reports Katherine Rusk and G G Sydnor left for Montreal North Carolina to attend a summer school for Sunday School leaders. The Lord Fairfax Garden Club met at Mrs John Jones home on N Washington street. Betty Jean Keller attended Girls State at VPI as a Stephens City High School delegate.
Dr Bundesen cites moderation at cocktail parties with Keys guidance on food and drink. He warns high alcohol content and fatty foods dull appetite and harm health, advises diluting drinks and nibbling plain crackers with fish or cheese. The piece ends with a Q&A on the causes of low blood sugar and its seriousness.
Mrs Eva Copenhaver of Winchester Virginia writes from her Church of God faith to oppose Kennedy on religious freedom issues. She says her Democratic loyalty cannot override concerns about Catholic influence and states she will vote for Nixon in November.
In Los Angeles the Kennedy acceptance speech shows hurried drafting and shifts in policy promises. The piece questions the candidate’s maturity criticizing attacks on Nixon and the platform pledges, including literacy tests and youth versus experience. It wonders if the nation can endure such campaign rhetoric.
One hundred American students scheduled to attend a Russia summer course were informed the program was cancelled. A local furniture store advertised cane seated rocking chairs at 1.95 and beach chairs at 0.59. Edmond Lupton, formerly with the Eastern Paper board Co. in Coatesville Pa, has been transferred to Winchester and his friends welcomed him back.
The piece notes internal splits within the Democrats over a civil rights plank in Los Angeles and GOP tensions in Chicago between liberal Rockefeller and conservative Goldwater. It cites scholars on party differences, warns of crossing lines, and quotes Luther Markin on partisan dynamics.
HAL BOYLE recalls a father voice about honesty and humor as he lies about his daughter's age to amuse at a summer arts festival. He reflects on parenting, aging, and the imagined future son in law while strolling with Tracy near a wishing well and sharing a wish for happiness.
Fifty years ago in 1910 A J Ford of Berryville visited his father and relatives in Montgomery County Maryland. Miss Freda Rosenmeyer visited the Miss States at their home near Boyce. Miss Edna DeHaven returned to Siler after visiting Miss Bessie Whitacre in Winchester.
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