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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
3
The Winchester Evening Star prints a June 7 1954 column urging readers to rejoice in others' success and earn their own treasures. It stresses self reliance and condemns covetousness as a sin born of selfishness laziness and meanness. The exhortation ends with the biblical Thou shalt not covet.
Tomorrow voters in Winchester will elect six of twelve council members with two wards divided by Boscawen street. First ward candidates are George Pully H W Butler Jr Mrs Dorothy G Allen and F L Sargent Jr. Second ward contenders are Stewart Bell Jr E R Clark J M Steck Jr and A Lee Coble. Mrs Allen is the first woman candidate in council history and is widow of Dr Lewis M Allen who served 1928 1932. The Star urges all citizens to vote.
The Norfolk native and VMI Cadet Johnny Mapp is named Athlete of the Year by the Southern Conference Sports Writers' Association. A star halfback in football for three seasons, he set 16 records in spring track and helped VMI win state and conference titles.
The Army should not raise draft standards but offer incentives to draw men skilled in technical subjects into Army careers. Higher standards from other services would push already high rejection rates upward, harming recruitment.
Virginia leads the South in traffic safety for 1953, achieving a grand award as a team effort by state and local police, courts, safety groups, and citizens. Governor Stanley notes the record is relative and urges continued work to reduce deaths and injuries on highways.
Year ago in 1953 Berryville's John H Enders Fire Company took first prize for the best marching unit in the Warrenton Firemen's Parade. Community leaders and veterans recall local civic events and notable visits in Clarke County.
Miss Virginia Dove of Berryville Avenue was a patient in University Hospital in Charlottesville.
Fifty years ago a marriage license was issued to A. W. Staples and Lula M. Carper. An engagement between Elizabeth Rinker and Frank M. Ritter was announced. Mary Moore Bailey died from pneumonia, marking a somber note in the period's notices.
A northern and southern political divide faces the Supreme Court ruling ending segregation. Dixie accepts the decision with moderation though figures like Governor Talmadge may use it for political gain. The South plans gradual compliance amid tensions and the looming 1956 election.
Rhetorical questions and religious teaching on conscience and morality. The text contrasts attitudes toward guilt and responsibility, urging listeners to hearken to their inner voice and avoid wrongdoing. It discusses addictions, gambling, infidelity, and the Bible’s view of a good conscience as guidance from God.
Norman Brandt and nurse Cynthia Doyie meet after an accident near Washington. Dr Sellers vies for Cynthia's affection while Brandt pursues her, causing tension with a rival doctor. Roz Nora and Cynthia plan a party to coax romance and reveal feelings as Cynthia struggles with allegiance, love, and secrecy. Copyright. 1963.
Cynthia Mullins plans a Friday gathering with Roz Nora and Walt to mask a dinner with Norman Brandt while Walter expects a simple get together. The group argues over dress, cake, and flowers as potential rivals swirl around a clinic nurse and her suitor.
The letter urges Winchester to join a Ground Observer Corps post noting the region’s strategic proximity to eastern installations. Vincent A Catozella announces a mass meeting June 9 at the George Washington Hotel with Air Force reps to discuss operating a local Civil Defense Observation Post. Norman C Carper urges Middletown voters to support town officials on June 8 and cooperate with elected leaders afterward.
A brief Q R quiz outlines scoring over 10 days with daily bands from memory genius to good. It asks three sample items including coal production trend and Rhode Island nickname and references a fictional character’s attempt.
Historic rainfall figures summarize 41 years of data 1912 to 1953. Past 48 hours show no precipitation up to 7 a m today and June rainfall to date stands at 15 inches. The 1954 rainfall to date is 13.07 inches with average yearly rainfall 36.84 inches. Monthly averages range from 1.96 inches in February to 3.92 inches in May.
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