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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1959
Page
4
Psalm 37 7 verse notes faith and patience urging readers to trust in God who upholds the righteous and will aid in due time as the Winchester Evening Star dated July 22 1959 reflects on spiritual solace amid daily news.
National Farm Safety Week highlights tractor related deaths and injuries among children in Shenandoah Valley. A survey by U S and Virginia Health Departments notes farm accidents rank fourth in the region and farm homes are frequent accident sites. The National Safety Council warns 12 000 annual farm deaths and one million injuries with tractors leading to deadly incidents in ages ten to fourteen. Emphasis on training and denying rides is urged.
The United States Air Force weighs fusing Minuteman missiles with boxcar camouflage to hide ICBMs in rail yards and tunnels. Missiles could be moved nationwide and kept near firing sites. The scenario imagines a hobo boarding a freight and facing a one way trip.
Editorial notes Virginia collected a record 71 million dollars in individual income taxes for the year ending June 30, 1958, up about 10 million from the prior year. The rise is attributed to population growth in Northern Virginia and more strict enforcement by Virginia commissioners of the revenue, as critics say too many dodgers avoided taxes.
A speaker reflects on a great local disaster where a frail mother carried her three year old thirteen miles. She did it by love, not strength, illustrating that God is love and life’s essence is love. The piece urges embracing love as a daily principle, not only in calamity.
A biographical portrait of Sir Alexander Fleming, creator of penicillin, and his life shaping moments. The piece notes Fleming's chance influenced path, his wartime work, the 1929 mold discovery, the Chain and Florey collaboration, and the moral stance on royalties, all framed by Maurois's biography.
Entomologists at VPI report Japanese beetles widespread across Virginia damaging shrubs vegetables flowers and crops. While European corn borer varies from light to heavy, controls are not practical. For mimosa trees, a heavy DDT spray is recommended, and Euonymus scale on euonymus plants responds to malathion spray.
Postmaster and Mrs W F Shipe of Middletown returned home from a vacation spent in New York with Mr and Mrs Frank Shipe. Robert Legge suffered a compound fracture of the leg when he slid into base while playing softball at the Senseny Road diamond.
U S authorities tracked and killed John Dillinger, once America's Public Enemy No 1, as he exited a Chicago theatre. He fired back but was fatally wounded. the capture ends a notorious criminal career and Hoover declares a major success in the manhunt.
Fifty years ago in 1909 former President Theodore Roosevelt faced danger as a school of hippos surged around his skiff in Africa. His quick shooting saved him. he reportedly killed the leader with a single shot. Nearby Mrs. Leslie Shepherd of Kansas City is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Leafe, at their home.
A reader quiz with daily scoring categories from 9 10 correct answers for Memory Genius to 4 5 6 for Good to Excellent. Includes 10 sample items and prompts to turn to page 2 for answers.
Dr Bundesen reports leukemia has been cured in laboratory animals using drugs serums and bone marrow transplants. Mice and rats show temporary improvement with risks of marrow shock and allergic reactions. Human trials proceed cautiously with donor marrow limitations and uncertain life extension. A virus vaccine shows limited success in mouse leukemia only.
Washington reports 76 Soviet journals are now available in English translation from over 2,000 published in Russia. The National Science Foundation survey details translation programs by agencies, with about 10,000 pages set for next year by Israeli scientists. It notes cover-to-cover translations as economical and discusses Soviet information sources and abstracting challenges. Columbia was ruled by Spain for 300 years.
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