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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1958
Page
4
The newspaper lists subscription prices by mail or motor route. One year in advance costs 6.50, six months 3.50, and one month 0.75. Outside Virginia and West Virginia add 1.00 for a yearly rate. Carrier options show yearly, six months, and monthly figures, with weekly and single copy rates also stated.
Admiral Lewis L. Strauss, native of Richmond, retires after nearly 20 years in public service including roles as Special Assistant to the Navy secretary and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. He urged continued nuclear testing and will reside on his Culpeper County farm, leaving a legacy in defense and atomic policy.
Former presidential candidate Alf Landon urged Kansas high school graduates to value reading and clear self expression. He argued literacy fuels understanding, elevates literature, and enhances efficiency in work and public life, noting business needs strong English and arithmetic skills.
The author argues moon purity concerns ignore potential military uses and sterilization limits. It considers two options for the United States: prevent moon landings with an ironclad pact or strive to be first to greet the moon, asserting contamination by the United States is preferable to Moscow’s.
Five years ago The Star reports South Korea's notice to continue the war despite Eisenhower's appeal for a ceasefire. Also noted are wedding notices for Jo Ann Veidenburgh and Samuel Whitacre, and local events in Orland Florida and Richmond Virginia with various community movements and dignitaries.
Ten years ago in 1948 Berryville residents celebrated graduates from West Point Joseph P Dorsey son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dorsey and Morton C Mumma son of Mr and Mrs Mumma. New members joined the Women s Civic League including Mrs Alien A Coman Mrs Louis Zucker man Mrs Ted C Cawthorne and Mrs Fionald Sumyre. Mr and Mrs Robert Barrett announced the birth of a daughter.
Fifty years ago in 1908 Mrs Belle Jenvey Abrams the artist spent commencement week here and attended the Episcopal Female Institute finals before returning to Washington with her niece Miss Jessie Dickson a pupil at the school. Miss Rosalie McCormick of Berryville visited Mr and Mrs Hugh McCormick in Charles Town. Mr and Mrs Joseph Wright and son Beverley left for relatives in Pittsburgh.
HAL BOYLE reports skeptical veterans about a portable rocket device for doughboys. A rear mounted motor could send soldiers forward rapidly and help them leap rivers and walls, but many doubt it will replace the core dogface struggle or reach front lines soon.
Dr Bundesen expands the warning list to fourteen cancer signals noting mouth sores failing to heal within ten days and white patches in the mouth among the key signs. Other items include persistent hoarseness coughing swallowing difficulty lumps changes in moles and unusual bleeding. The columnist cautions these do not always mean cancer but warrant prompt medical check.
The Peking News was the first newspaper known in the Western world and ceased operations in 1935 after 1572 years of publication. The term news derives from the French nomelies and Latin novum meaning a new thing.
The Samuel Casey farm dating to 1740-50 in Launders town R.1 is noted as a historic site and continuing farm while serving as a haven for sightseers per the last owner’s will. Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico remains at a constant 56 degrees year round despite surface temps.
A used car dealer explains pricing tricks that inflate values by hundreds of dollars and coax customers to trade in old cars. The piece warns readers that flattery and vanity are used to deceive, urging self knowledge as protection. It cites Pope's Know thyself to emphasize individual wisdom.
An item presents a quiz plan running 10 days with a daily 9 to 10 correct answers, 7 or 8 as Very Superior, 5 or 6 as Excellent, 4 as Good. It prompts readers to turn to page 2 for answers and lists ten sample questions from history and general knowledge.
A 13 year old, Joe Billy Knott, watched police search for a body near tracks. A conductor saw a man in a yellow shirt by a rifle, prompting a search. Officers later found Joe Billy alive, wearing a yellow shirt and holding a BB rifle, revealing the supposed corpse was alive.
Japan uses U S noise abatement origins from 1941 to curb horn honking. About 200 Tokyo motorcycle police are equipped with noise measuring meters for enforcement.
Dr George W Crane urges quoting exact words before arguing and recalls clients who changed his statements to fit bias. He notes Freud’s ideas on sex and self preservation, cites 35 years of counseling, and stresses accuracy to avoid misquoting in debates.
NAACP backed Clennon King the 37 year old Negro professor ordered to the state mental hospital after trying to enroll at the all white University of Mississippi in Oxford. King said he would leave the matter alone and Gov Coleman promised to protect his civil rights while troopers shadowed his movements.
INDIANAPOLIS AP Aé Frisian of Oakland Calif was cleared by USAC directors on May 30 confirming no proven error of judgment in the first lap 15 car crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The incident followed the death of Pat O Connor and injuries to two others.
Midvale Utah marked its seventh anniversary by officers distributing 2 000 thank you tickets to motorists for contributing to the record.
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