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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1960
Page
4
The page lists editor and staff titles for the Winchester Virginia region and notes Associated Press membership. It includes circulation options, rates, and postal details. The closing line quotes a religious verse inviting fellowship through the gospel.
Congress plans to boost Social Security to cover elderly medical bills amid a reported year end budget surplus. Experts warn funds are shrinking and higher taxes soon may be needed. lawmakers face a balance between aid and long term fiscal health.
A group of professors and pundits argue the citizen has the right to vote and the right not to vote. They contrast this with totalitarian regimes where voting is compulsory. In the United States voters may abstain or choose any candidate without fear of coercion.
A reflection warns that requests for guidance often reveal our own desires rather than Gods will. It notes people hastily settle on a course while asking for divine confirmation, urging inner honesty to discern true guidance rather than self serving conclusions.
The column argues for broader citizen participation to strengthen democracy and criticizes communist charges against the United States before the United Nations and the Organization of American States. It urges Washington to push fully documented cases to expose Soviet tactics and lessen Khrushchev’s blackmail.
The Star Files recalls 1950 news that Gerhart Eisler, once a U S ally, was excluded from the new Central Committee of the East German Communist Party amid a broader organizational shakeup. Meanwhile Douglas Butler and wife vacationed at Virginia Beach and John Anderson hosted Mrs. Walter Anderson of Seattle as a guest.
Percy Miller was named president of the Winchester Woolen Co to succeed Charles P. McVicar. The company employed over 150 workers. Mollie Adams, a saleslady at Peoples Bargain Store, had her tonsils removed at Memorial Hospital and was improving under Dr. Allen. A marriage license was issued to Fred B. Gore and Oma M. Lamp, both residents of the county.
Fifty year old report notes Miss Nannie Lee Janney daughter of C P Janney a Leesburg lawyer was seriously hurt after being thrown over a fence by a runaway horse team J William Viger of Sangersville reports a pig born on his farm with two feet and no tail Miss Alva Steele of Stephens City visits Miss Mary McKay near Boyce for several weeks
The piece argues that much of human motive lies beneath consciousness, compares it to an iceberg, and urges readers to seek self insight rather than blame. It notes psychology uses subconscious to describe hidden drives and invites asking for insight into personal motives.
Chicago reports reveal an apparent Nixon Rockefeller détente lacked key elements. Rocky demanded immediate 3 million in defense spending and arbitration on major labor disputes, while Nixon rejected both. The dispute could complicate Nixon's bid for the presidency and fuel Democratic attacks.
Editor, the Star. Thirty years ago I began having a small but persistent hand in dog affairs and eleven years past came to this old hill calling it the Sanctuary for Home less Dogs. We need food, old blankets, towels or anything. There are sick, lost, abandoned and old dogs. Please keep us in mind. Mrs Louise Wood The Sanctuary Route 2 Martinsville Indiana 1964.
Hollywood dispatch on the start of the Republican National Convention and the TV networks race to present the event. Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite anchor CBS coverage with Pat and Dick Nixon and the Nixon children. NBC airs Meet the Press with Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller.
Doctor warns grease gun injuries are an occupational hazard and can pierce skin with high velocity lubricant. Quick removal and antibiotics reduce infection risk. injuries may not be noticed immediately and can worsen before pain prompts care. Also notes jets are dangerous and shingles immunity remains uncertain after chickenpox.
A self quiz promises daily targets over ten days with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. It asks ten sample items covering literature history science and politics including Earl Browder myths about coal and pentolite explosives and Kennedy's 1960 nomination ballot.
HAL BOYLE surveys quirky facts and stats from popular culture and history. He notes women appear more germ resistant, bubble gum origins, job happiness, royal dieting, popular dog breeds, money handling, and Saturday car crash fatalities, weaving light anecdotes through a mix of trivia.
A reflective verse compares life to a relay race with time rushing on Life moves forward as time passes duties accumulate and another will take the next leg of the journey. The narrator Luther Markin expresses gratitude for continuity and succession.
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