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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1961
Page
4
A June 26 1961 newspaper page features a Bible verse Romans 8 18 and a meditation on suffering versus heavenly glory. The brief reflection asserts pain and tears are temporary and there is no suffering in heaven.
Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon argues deficit spending could spur a sustained boom with rising GNP from 503 billion in 1960 to 555 billion in 1962 and beyond. Critics warn of inflation, overcapacity, and risk of future unbalanced budgets as global competition pressures grow.
Mrs. Albert C. Lacy received a telephone book at ceremonies marking the installation of the 7,500th telephone in the Winchester Exchange. America noted the first anniversary of the war in Korea. Miss Doris Jean Hill Elmer Marple Jr Harry March Mr and Mrs Bruce Muse and Mr and Mrs Bud Wisecarver were on a motorcycle trip to Key West and Cuba. Mrs Jack Wilkins and daughter Ruth Lovett were spending two weeks in Miami Florida.
An excerpt reflects on human distinction from animals, noting laughter and tears reveal the gap between what is and what ought to be. It contrasts human likeness to God with animal dominion and suggests the capacity for fellowship with the Creator and contemplation of eternal destiny.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on laughter and tears as signs of discernment between what is and what should be. He argues life demands courage and purpose, pursuing good, correcting evil, and enduring hardship as the divine plan, with angels as companions if welcomed, to reveal human life as majestic and noble.
The State Department released photos linking a California espionage case to a supposed American contact. The AEC proposes slowing weapon production amid interservice disputes and Defense Department objections, with Eisenhower Kennedy backing and Congress to decide if national security allows a slowdown.
In 1936 about 500 Lions and their ladies gathered at the George Washington Hotel for a statewide meeting led by President Sam Preston. Miss Agnes Mitchell was named Queen of Clarke County’s Centennial Celebration to be held in Berryville. Democrats held a Philadelphia convention after Franklin D Roosevelt’s second nomination.
Woodstock's water supply ran low in 1911 with a two hour daily service window from 6 to 7 am and 5 to 6 pm until a new reservoir was completed. Baltimore and Ohio dispatches logged 96 degrees signaling summer heat. Agnes Wright left her sister Mrs. Harry Hardy on South Washington Street for a visit to Hot Springs.
The acting problem of West Berlin is framed by two questions. Will the West concede to Khrushchev to avoid a showdown over making Berlin a free city inside East Germany, or if not, how will the West respond to a potential Soviet blockade or supply cutoff for 2.5 million West Berliners.
A Virginia AFL-CIO COPE appeal urges local unions to donate at least 100 dollars to defeat the Stephens-Boothe-Boyd ticket. Rep. Tuck exposed the letters as unions face scrutiny after a Supreme Court ruling on union funds used for political purposes.
Poetic quip notes caution in romance about later years and imperfections behind smiles. The verse humorously warns that first impressions may fade but genuine affection should endure beyond aging and blemishes.
Patient Joe suffers thrombangiitis obliterans TAO a form of Buerger's disease. The piece outlines causes symptoms such as cold toes painful cramping in legs and slow blood flow. Home care includes warmth rest elevation shoe fit smoking cessation and doctor prescribed treatments.
A breezy column surveys diverse bits from diet and size to travel distances. It cites men growing larger and women smaller than parents, long distances for thunder, dental paste before tubes, and quirky legs of folk remedies. It also notes diabetes diagnoses, retirement trends, and odd animal trivia with a humorous touch.
East Germany's Communist government said no additional food imports would be arranged to ease shortages. A declaration via ADN after a ministers' meeting urged state functionaries farmers and landworkers to solve supply problems themselves amid harvest difficulties from rain floods and low temperatures.
The Frederick County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee urges farmers to file new farm wheat allotment applications by June 30. A new farm has had no wheat production in 1959 1960 or 1961 and applies to 1962 allotments under the quota program. Formal written applications on a special form are required at the ASCS office.
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