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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1959
Page
4
The page includes masthead information and a religious quotation from Matthew 8 27 about Christ understanding deep laws and performing greater works than followers. It lists staff positions and AP affiliation and provides subscription details and office contacts.
A Senate aid study criticizes U S military aid to Latin America. Senator Ellender warns armies may fight each other, questions infilling Colombia with equipment for road building, and urges reevaluation of advisory missions and U S involvement in the region.
The piece argues that retirement should not end activity. It cites two elderly men who remained productive after seventy, one improving with new routines and another adapting with medical help. It asserts age does not fix ability and urges continued work into old age.
The editorial warns that cutting aid to Latin America is unlikely as President Eisenhower seeks a 72 percent rise. It flags $27 billion in maturing debt due by December, rising cash needs, and fears higher interest costs if longer-term borrows fail. Calls for a balanced budget and surplus taxes to curb debt.
A digest of notable editorials from forty papers arriving at the office today. Opinion voices weigh in on current events, policy debates, and public affairs with concise commentary.
In a reflection on old fashioned courtesy in Eastern North Carolina, the piece contrasts hurried modern business with the lingering ritual of greeting, lemonade, and neighborly chatter before deals. It laments the loss of "light and resting" in favor of accelerated transactions and handshake precision.
The Star records the 1949 wedding of Miss Virgie Crosen daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Crosen Cross Junction to Mr Albert Pitcock of Cedar Grove. Richard E Fuller son of Mr and Mrs Garland Fuller Berryville described a Caribbean cruise aboard the USS Midway visiting Cuba Haiti and the Mediterranean.
Elizabeth Whitney was crowned Queen Shenandoah AI for 25 years ago in 1934. Her maids of honor were Elizabeth Rice and Virginia C Russell, daughters of Warren Rice and H K Russell. Home Shull of Roanoke and C Lee Barr hosted guests on Loudoun street. Meda Dick traveled from Washington to attend the festival and visit her parents John A Dick and Meda Dick.
Fifty years ago in 1909 Mrs. J. E. Spurrier and daughter Amy visited Baltimore for a day. Mrs. George T. Tyler and Miss Julia Tyler were visiting relatives in Morristown New Jersey. Dr and Mrs. E. B. Smoke of White Hall spent the day in Winchester.
A reflective piece on rising federal and state budgets from 1938 to 1958. It notes federal spending near 80 billion, civilian payrolls of 13 billion, rising state outlays, and calls spending inflationary. Senator Byrd is quoted calling government outlays epidemic as taxes climb for cities and states.
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West Berlin battles to rebound with subsidies and Marshall Plan gains while East Berlin closes the gap. The Berlin crisis boosts investor nerves as one million marks leave banks, dampening factory orders and limiting US trade. Dr. Paul Hertz notes a surge in orders linked to crisis fears.
Governor J Lindsay Almond Jr approves a 40 hour week for all state mental hospital system employees effective July 1. The plan covers custodial workers at mental institutions and requires 467 additional staff and about 1.171 million dollars for hospitals and 344 thousand dollars for penal facilities.
Dr George W Crane offers nonmedical sleep advice urging readers to quit sedatives and join with God Almighty. He argues insomnia stems from over stimulation and lack of faith, advising prayer, Bible reading, and a calm bedtime routine for better rest without pills.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen states epilepsy is not a simple hereditary trait. Hereditary influence is modest, comparable to diabetes, and far less than migraine. Risks rise with carrier parents, but many factors determine whether a child becomes epileptic.
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