Winchester Evening Star June 25 1960 edition brief
Local newspaper page reflects daily paper structure with editor names and circulation notes. A religious verse quotes scripture and a short reflection closes the page.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawk
H. F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Rufus Josey
Eugene Miller
National
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
Mall
W. Va
John
Algeria peace mission hinted as Paris talks open
The article notes rebel leaders in Algeria agreeing to a peace mission to Paris, with cautious optimism about a cease-fire after tough bargaining. It references De Gaulle’s June 14 offer endorsed by Eisenhower and France’s NATO allies as concern grows over colonial war implications. It also shifts to unrelated fashion and academic content before ending.
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Paris
Friends of France
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
France
United States
Algeria
Glorious Fourth Remembered from 1920 Fireworks
A nostalgic reminiscence of the 1920 Fourth of July when fireworks were common despite laws. The writer recalls plans to buy big salutes, Chinese firecrackers, torpedoes, and snakes, the day’s parade, a sky scraper stunt, a school principal’s speech, and a yard fireworks finale with rockets and Roman candles.
Doctor's quick steps to avoid ticks and handle bites
Medical column advises precautions in tick areas, noting Rocky Mountain spotted fever risk. It covers vaccination, protective clothing, safe tick removal with forceps or burning tips, and antiseptic care to prevent infection. For illness signs, it outlines fever, rash, and recovery timing.
Blood donors get $7200 in Thompson will
Frank G. Thompson a Livingston dairyman left 24 blood donors $300 each in probate after his death in New Jersey. The bequest honors donors who gave his chronically ill daughter extra years of life before Doris Marie died in 1953 from a congenital kidney infection requiring regular transfusions.
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Newark
N.J
Frank G. Thompson
Thompson
Livingston
Doris Marie
Extending Education On Graduate Level
More students pursue graduate work as 350000 graduate students study in U S colleges. A Business Week survey notes faster growth in graduate enrollments over the last two years due to prosperity scholarships and spousal support. Industry demand for higher degrees also boosts enrollments as bachelor’s is seen as minimum for many jobs.
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U. S
Business Week Magazine
Wait for the Promise of the Father
Scriptural meditation reflects on Jesus’ final command to his followers to wait in Jerusalem for the Father’s promise before beginning their global preaching mission. The piece emphasizes patience as a prelude to action and the shift from waiting to vigorous ministry.
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Jesus
Aia Arane
Jerusalem
Waiting on Spiritual Readiness for Action
A devotional meditation on patience and preparedness for ministry. It emphasizes that true religion is God’s work in us, not merely our deeds for Him, and that blessings come when we are ready to receive them. It urges prayer and meditation before decisive action.
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Main St
Monument Square
America
Boy Scouts
Quote of the Week Nixon Praises American Farmers
Vice President Nixon lauds farmers saying the nation enjoys abundance not scarcity. He credits farm productivity for America’s high living standards and being the best-fed and best-clothed people in history.
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America
Rouss Drum and Bugle Corp Win Parade Prize
Five years ago in 1955 The Rouss Drum and Bugle Corp claimed first prize at the Northern Virginia Firemen's Association parade in Front Royal. Mrs. Loring Woore led worship for the Braddock Street Methodist Church Comrade Bible Class. Mrs. C A Buckley hosted her daughter Mrs. Philip Turner of Washington as a guest.
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Rouss Drum and Bugle Corp
Northern Virginia Firemen's Association
Front Royal
Loring Woore
Comrade Bible
Braddock Street Methodist Church
C. A. Buckley
Philip Turner
Washington
Nationwide bucket shop ring swindlers exposed by AG statement
The 25 year old item notes Attorney General Cummings in Washington warning that a nationwide ring of chain bucket shop swindlers was mulching the public. It also mentions talks in Rome between Capt. Anthony Eden and Mussolini about Ethiopia.
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Cummings
Washington
Anthony Eden
Mussoline
Turkey
Ethiopia
Rome
C. E. Cougill
Middletown
Clarence
Sermon Condemns Society Women Playing Cards for Money
Rev Lew G Broughton at Atlantic Baptist encampment Virginia Beach brands society women who gamble on bridge and card games for prizes as crape shooters. Mrs Ward Widmyer and her son Jack return to Martinsburg after visiting Mr and Mrs A S Shiner. Mrs Sarah Brooks hosts granddaughter Miss Bessie Brooks of Wash.
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Lew G. Broughton
Atlantic Baptist
Virginia Beach
Ward Widmyer
Jack
A. S. Shiner
Martinsburg
Sarah Brooks
Bessie Brooks
Washington
Pioneer V Signals Are Louder Now From Space Probe
The Pioneer V probe, about 22 million miles from Earth, has stronger signals after Jodrell Bank in England boosted transmission voltage. Launched March 11, the 94.8 pound sphere reports mainly internal temperatures and sun vane power data.
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Earth
Jodrell Bank
England
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