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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
4
The piece presents editorial staff names and masthead details for a Winchester Virginia newspaper. It includes attribution to the Associated Press and cites Romans 4 3 as a guiding verse about Abraham’s faith being counted as righteousness.
A column mixes critique of wiretap bans and increased government use of surveillance with a tongue in cheek report on FDA actions against Swiss cheese with artificial holes. It links legal ethics to public watchdogs and notes the FDA seizure of 2700 pounds of peppered cheese from New York and Chicago firms. The piece shifts to The Bulletin’s stork migration note amid France’s Sahara tests and German stork aid campaigns.
The Joe Louis Lee Savold 15 round fight was postponed for the second straight night due to rain and moved to Madison Square Garden as announced by the International Boxing Club. A Richmond tornado caused 4 million dollars in damage and left 100 homeless, destroying over 1 000 trees.
A college instructor claims to have tired students in an early class and tests their reaction with a made up raffle. He announces there will be no final exam and that the first ten names drawn would receive an A, provoking astonishment before revealing it as a joke.
A reflective reminder to observe facial liveliness in social settings. The author urges readers to look lively and engaged when others talk, noting many people seem absent or detached even while physically present.
25 Years Ago 1936 Senator Carter Glass accepted an invitation to crown the Queen of the Clarke County Centennial to be held in Berryville July 8. Floyd Swimley aged 69 died of a heart attack at his Jefferson county home. Surviving him are his widow two sisters Vera Swimley and Mrs. Mack Cain and two brothers Ross Swimley and H. H Swimley. Resurfacing work on Skyland Drive from Front Royal to Panorama was underway.
50 Years Ago 1911 Mr and Mrs George McCord returned to Philadelphia after visiting Capt and Mrs James Jenkins. A beauty shop at 2 North Braddock street listed shampoo 35 cents, massage 35 cents, manicure 25 cents for one week. Miss Vera Lynch returned home after graduating Mount de Sales College. The wedding of Miss Rosalie McCormack and Horace Smithy occurred at Grace Episcopal Berryville with a reception at Rose Hill.
Washington faces criticism as the Kennedy administration is accused of neglecting American air travelers safety. The May 9 National Airlines Flight 337 incident saw Elpir Cofresi seize the cockpit and force a Havana bound route with passengers at risk. The Justice Department offered extradition only if federal charges are filed.
The piece argues right to work protects individual job access without mandatory union dues. It cites voluntary membership, criticizes compulsory unionism, and compares to religious freedom, urging candidates to support the Virginia precedent and uphold labor freedom nationwide.
An article by Dr. Burton H. Fern describes sleepwalking driven by nervous anxiety. It explains how the mind sleeps while the body acts, the dangers of waking a sleepwalker, and how psychiatrists help relax the sleeper. It notes sleepwalking affects teens and young adults and mentions possible dual lives and dangers from falls.
Former Air Force major Woodrow W. Dickey once personal pilot to Sir Winston Churchill and King George VI is freed on 1500 bond after pleading guilty to indecent assault on a teenage youth. Six counts of crimes against nature were dropped as police dispersed a hoosexual ring in March. Dickey, a contractor, had served with European dignitaries including Yugoslavia's King Peter II and Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander.
A 16 year old surrendered a diary to police that detailed hundreds of stolen items from various stores over nine months. The diary aided investigators and led to an arrest on a shoplifting charge.
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