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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1964
Page
4
Rates listed for carrier or motor route, with one year in advance eight fifty, six months nine fifty, one month one dollar, and single copy six cents. Date shown Monday June 1 1964. Includes total price figures and payment options.
The April farm price level fell to 75 percent of parity, the lowest since August 1939, with independent factors pushing prices downward. Beef prices remain at low levels, soybean stocks rise, and wheat and cotton supports drop under new laws, while hog prices rise modestly. Subsidies total about 2.5 billion dollars this year, keeping farm income below last year’s 12.3 billion as farmers face tighter margins.
The Star Files recalls 1939 events including Maurice M. Lynch, dean of the Winchester Bar, taking his first airplane flight between Washington D C and Newark N J for the New York World’s Fair. Alaska’s Mount Veniaminof erupts in ash and flame as Coast Guard warns of wind changes.
A Frederick County PTA voices concern over short funding for the James Wood High School Scholarship Fund. Residents are urged to donate one or two dollars to support two scholarships, noting neighboring counties already award multiple grants and stressing tax deductibility.
A devotional reflection on recognizing divine communication in events that feel like thunder. The author urges discerning God’s voice from natural phenomena and accepting blessed messages as guidance rather than mere storms.
Hal Boyle notes oddities and curiosities from mail to lunch habits. Oysters grow on Florida mangroves while Greek siestas pause radio between two and four. The column blends quirky facts about time use and everyday life.
A fragmented OCR column compiles aphorisms and anecdotes from Kip and Taft era lore. It cites economic gloom with unemployment, weather omens from animals and water, and notes on social customs and beliefs with brief biographical mentions.
Mrs. Kenneth A. Shannon recalls her son’s helicopter service in South Vietnam and challenges the U S government to take clear action. She cites moral outrage at violence at home and abroad, questions Ambassador Lodge and McNamara, and asks for decisive policy on Vietnam.
A 18 month old seeks dirt over candy, a firm ultimatum advised to curb hazardous habit. A girl with high IQ struggles socially after her father's death, possibly affecting school work. therapy suggested. A 5 year old with fibrous dysplasia requires braces and careful care as disease often affects one side.
A quiz style item lists daily scoring by questions answered correctly and classifies memory strength. It includes true false and general knowledge prompts such as head size as an intelligence index and questions about lemons, Montpelier, Boy Scouts slogans, David and Goliath, Lindbergh kidnapping, planets order, royal color, Tito, and Washington’s burial site.
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