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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1961
Page
4
Daily newspaper front matter lists editors and staff with address lines and subscription rates. A Bible verse from Genesis 49 10 precedes a call to worship and service, reflecting a religious feature in the July 21 1961 issue.
Columns discuss diverse uses of colored pavement from Washington DC to coast cities as a novel traffic control idea. The piece weighs risks and potential benefits, imagining vivid schemes while noting warnings of confusion and night visibility concerns. It also notes advanced weather sensing promises from satellites improving storm forecasts.
Lt Charlene Suneson, 27, becomes the first woman assigned to sea duty in the U.S. Navy, piped aboard the transport USS Mann after seven years on shore duty. The piece notes the historical gender change and jokes about renaming the ship USS Pinafore.
Cpl. Roger E. Thomas of Bluemont was awarded the Silver Star on June 13 in Hongsong Korea for gallantry in action. He manned a machine gun to repel a counterattack of 500 to 600 enemy troops against his company of 200 on a North Korean hill.
A dramatic double-launch shows Midas III from the West Coast reaching polar orbit alongside Tiros, highlighting a shift toward practical satellite utility over spectacular long shots as the space program presses ahead.
Daily Meditation recounts Julian the Apostate once a Christian emperor who renounced the faith. He meets a devout old man who asks about the carpenter of Nazareth, who answers that he is busy making a coffin for Julian and the Roman Empire. Within six months Julian dies.
Earl L. Douglas writes that the Carpenter of Nazareth has buried Julian and the Roman Empire through his teachings and church. He argues Christ’s plans thwart false systems and philosophies, and that the world should remember his divine enterprises.
A 75th anniversary re-enactment involves the Battle of First Manassas with Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman of Richmond as guest speaker. The era notes also mention tensions in Spain with peasant workers and safety advisories for Americans at the U. S. Embassy amid clashes. Ann Brooke Kern hosted a luncheon honoring Mrs. Sherman Ketchum, Miss Caroline Carson, and Mrs. John Hedrick.
Fifty years ago T Z Pitcock visited Mr and Mrs T M Good at their Rosenberger home. Mrs William Grove and Miss Angie Fries of Winchester spent the day with Elisha Fries near Cedar Grove. Miss Nannie Murnan, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Murnan, underwent surgery at Winchester Hospital.
Western Europeans show no outward unease over Berlin though governments fear a difficult path to settlement. British and American notes to Moscow raise blunt language, while Lord Home blames international communism for the crisis and warns against missteps that could spark war.
HAL BOYLE writes a humorous dream narrative about a wife with perfect memory. A husband imagines his wife remarrying an elephant due to memory prowess, recalling past performances and ego boosts, while the elephant and wife banter over remembered details. The piece satirizes memory and married life with a playful ending where the wife jokes she wishes she had married an elephant.
In the first big clash of the Kennedy era, Bowles, undersecretary of state, narrowly survives amid reports he may be pushed aside. The affair centers on Bowles’s future as critics press for shifts, with Kennedy’s position unclear after a tense sequence of White House denials and a televised press conference.
Dr. Burton H. Fern explains that cortisone pills may raise blood sugar as weight drops and that doctors can tailor a low-calorie menu. He notes hunger signals vary with individuals and urges medical guidance for safe dieting rather than fad regimens.
Daily results classify memory skill from nine to four correct answers with scales Mem ory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. Page 2 shows the correct answers to questions about geography Pi cryptic history and language.
Luther Markin warns that inflation is the worst trouble and public faith in a safe bubble is fading as belief in a coming burst wanes.
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