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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1957
Page
4
A titular sermon headline proclaims this man as the great power of God with scripture reference Acts 19 19. The brief item highlights a religious address and its biblical theme as presented in the local paper on a June 15 1937 edition.
A column contrasts Father’s Day with Mother’s Day, noting civic recognition lag and wartime service trends. It surveys changes in household size, marriage timing, and a 1917 congressional proposal to officially designate Father’s Day. It then traces Magna Carta’s legacy and the Virginia Declaration’s influence on later constitutions and civil rights.
June 15 marks the 742nd anniversary of Magna Carta before Virginia adopted its Declaration of Rights. A $35,000 Memorial Temple will be dedicated July 28 by the American Bar Association and British attorneys, funded by lawyers’ contributions.
The Birmingham News quotes Dr. Gallup indicating Northerners largely like the South and its people. Northerners praise Southern cooking and women while noting some stereotypes persist. They acknowledge Southern men as ambitious and capable, with few viewing Southerners as lazy or ignorant. Dixie pride grows as factories rise and plantations fade.
A digest presents the most interesting editorials gathered from forty newspapers arriving at the office. The selection highlights diverse opinions and regional perspectives on timely issues.
The files note a boy surviving a 1500 foot Lake Arrowhead fall with minor injuries. Other items include a Communist raid on a small island near Shanghai, new Berryville Clarke Chamber leaders, a large VPI graduation, Bobby Houghton joining the Cubs, Gov Pollard curbing expenses, Hoover at a Chicago convention, a prohibition plank, social visits, a close call from a falling limb, and weather losses affecting Maryland farmers.
A quiz guide outlines daily scoring from 9 to 10 correct as Memory Genius down to 4 correct as Good. It includes 10 sample questions about ancient land beliefs, U S presidents born in February, Philippines independence dates, weather legends, hypnosis, hair growth, pronunciation, and Carlyle quotes.
City appoints Virginia Tech student F. C. Prince as summer weed measurer. Under city ordinance weeds must not exceed 15 inches, and Prince will conduct block-by-block checks to enforce the rule.
Atomic Energy Commission expert Dr. Marvin D. Martin said Nike Hercules antiaircraft missiles could neutralize bombs within a blast by vaporizing bombs or destroying triggering mechanisms. The claim, presented at a San Francisco talk, notes improved odds versus Nike Ajax as protection for key targets.
The Virginia Bankers Assn convention in Hot Springs Virginia ends with an address by Florida banker Henry C Coleman of Daytona Beach and the installation of new officers Shirley T Holland Robert T Marsh Jr and Harry B Lindsey The anticipated race for the second vice presidency did not develop as J Gordon Dickerson withdrew.
The piece urges expectant fathers to share in pregnancy duties and attend obstetric visits. It advises understanding physical changes, supporting the mother, managing domestic adjustments, and offering emotional reassurance with small gifts. An unrelated reader asks about heart attack cures and is advised to rest and reduce risk factors.
The piece argues Jesus won life’s battles on the field of prayer citing his example in Gethsemane. It urges believers to follow his pattern, noting frequent prayer strengthens faith, solves problems, and powers revival as churches fill and demand grows.
Richmond Virginia news reports the Virginia State Employment Service assigns John F. Bauer, 57, as a full time specialist to seek job openings for older workers. He will visit employers and civic groups to encourage hiring older job applicants despite high state employment.
Virginia's Landon Carter used blizz in 1770 to describe a violent snow blow. A century later a newspaper editor labeled the 1870 snowstorm as a blizzard, linking the term to a major historical winter event.
Advice column argues wives can avert divorce by satisfying husbands with erotic calories and gastric meals. Mona M. case and the author claim to reveal facts about marriage, wives' duties, and male behavior from a psychologist’s perspective.
Cattle and hogs show mixed week to week trends. Stronger steer and heifer demand contrasts with weaker cows bulls and lighter stock. Vealers and calves offer varied values from 20 to 25 with prime lots at top. Hog prices ease while sow and feeder inventories shift, and sheep activity remains sparse with spring lambs steady to firm.
The Associated Press and the AFL-CIO Communications Teachers Union reached a tentative one year contract after 14 hours of talks mediated by Walter A Maggiolo. About 650 CTU members work on Teletype and Wirephoto systems in AP offices worldwide. The deal increases pay by an average of 4.69 dollars per week per employee and extends a expired agreement.
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