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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1957
Page
4
Winchester officials praise the Handley School 1957 graduates with more than half planning to attend college Extrall. Superintendent Garland R. Quarles notes the high percentage reflects well on students, the school system, and parents while warning about dropouts and the impact on the community.
A 1957 surge in tornado sightings nears a record, with over 500 reports by mid year. Weather Bureau warnings, radar networks, and ground observers help reduce fatalities and guide public safety as peak season approaches in Sune.
The Weather Bureau studies conditions for tornado spawn to explain why tornadoes appear only sometimes. Meteorologists hope to use findings to control or even avert tornadoes, noting the funnel winds may reach about 500 miles per hour and warnings save lives.
A roundup of the most interesting editorials culled from daily inputs. Commentary spans politics economics culture and public policy with a broad cross-section of regional perspectives.
Walter Thelmer discusses the male to female birth ratio, typically 106 to 100, with wartime shifts. He explains sperm size and mobility differences, hyaluronidase enzyme role, and nutrition impact on fertilization, noting wartime shortages widen then restore balance in births.
The article argues the public speaking is an art like violin playing and notes a scarcity of truly great speakers. It laments that many speakers fail to know their subjects while audiences pay little heed, describing it as the worst offense.
From the Files of the Star s YEARS AGO 1952 lists Virginia Tech graduates James I Brumbeck Donald M Cochran Withrow R Legge Michael E Huff Donald L Fleck all from the Berryville area. It notes Joyce Elaine Kaplan marriage to Herman F Parker of Berryville and Lions Club president elect R Alexander Jr. A Woodstock barn burned in a severe storm. 25 YEARS AGO-1932 the Washington Senators moved to second in the American League after beating the Red Sox 2 1 District Nurse Association reports over 400 visits last month.
Fifty years ago in 1907 local baseball team members Woodward Shiner Lawrence and Brown reported for duty. McDonald Curly Brown and Felser were due to arrive that day while Gallagher of Washington and Lahn were also expected. H P Boyce of Hackwood lost a Percheron mare from acute indigestion. Out of respect to Jefferson Davis trains stopped for five minutes during the monument unveiling in the South.
Hal Boyle shares a breezy column weaving reader mail into quirky trivia. From 900 women commentators to National Listen to Your Barber Week and barbers, to quirks about Chicago’s meaning, worldly car ownership, and ancient pin up origins, the notes touch on culture, history, and oddities with a light, humorous tone.
London newspapers report Britain will shorten its hydrogen bomb program at Christmas Island after the next blast. The Liberal News Chronicle and Daily Herald cite government sources saying only three tests will be carried out, due to parliamentary pressure and the already obtained data.
Charlottesville area Republicans struggle to recruit a House of Delegates candidate. Albemarle County GOP chair Robert Harmon says a milquetoast platform won t attract candidates and urges a straightforward civil rights stance. Charlottesville GOP chair J T Michie shares poor prospects for a candidate from the city.
Dr Bundesen explains that liquor does not stop a cold or shorten its duration. A small amount may ease warmth and comfort by dilating vessels, but excessive use worsens congestion and breathing. He cautions to drink only at home and in bed to avoid accidents while ill. A Q and A on eczema notes possible psoriasis and allergy-based triggers with specialist exam advised.
The excerpt explains Deuteronomy's Shema the command to love God and teach children. It describes wearing phylacteries as symbolic of binding God’s law on the arm and fore head, urging inner adoption of divine principles over mere words.
A reader shares an IQ test concept with daily scoring and grade levels. Questions cover geography history literature comics and politics including Dumbarton Oaks Gardens Agana Soviet ballots and the Ananias Club referenced to Theodore Roosevelt.
The expression spread in American gold rush days and signified that a wife was free to leave with her own consent while her husband searched for gold.
Dr. Crane guides Hank a bachelor 37 toward marriage by staged dating with Nancy a 29 year old widow. The process, likened to learning piano, aims to develop affection through social activity and deliberate courtship over three months.
Analysis of the high court decision on disclosure of secret FBI notes in the Jencks case. The ruling triggers a narrower effect than feared, requiring only information supplied by witnesses to be turned over, not all government files. Experts debate impact on undercover agents and future prosecutions.
Senator McNamara compares union presidents pay with top corporate earners. He cites a Bridges list showing 23 high salary executives totaling $2,173,650.74, led by Eugene Grace Bethlehem Steel at $809,011, Harlow Curtice General Motors at $695,100, and Arthur Homer Bethlehem Steel at $699,176.
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