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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star reports date May 8 1964 with staff and contact details. The page includes subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery and city distribution information. It lists offices and advertising contacts, noting the paper’s regional circulation in Virginia and nearby areas.
The piece traces presidents by first names from George and John to Thomas James Andrew William and beyond. It notes many presidents used common names, with few advertising unusual ones, and mentions middle names such as Howard David and delano. It observes uncommon names appear more in the population than among presidents.
The editorial denounces a push to curtail rights in the name of civil rights. It opposes federal enforcement aimed at securing jury trials in criminal contempt cases under civil rights law, praising Senator Talmadge of Georgia and Senator Morton of Kentucky for backing the jury trial guarantee. It argues against judicial oligarchy and NAACP influence, defending broad American freedoms.
The King and Queen of England voyage on the Empress of Australia for a state visit to Canada and the United States. City records show $120,440 in April building permits, with $80,000 issued to Herman Hable. Isabelle Simpson named valedictorian for Handley class of 1939, Lillian Gatewood to deliver salutatory address.
Eleanor Randolph Wilson daughter of the president married William Gibbs McAdoo secretary of the Treasury in a May 7 ceremony at the White House Blue Room. Best man was Cary T. Grayson with Margaret Wilson maid of honor. McAdoo age 50 and Wilson 24. Also notes on a missing Vice Consul John R. Silliman and Peter Winchester Rouss visiting his father’s mausoleum.
Earl L Douglas reflects on retirement as a reality that looms after ten or more years. He notes industry policies push age-based layoffs and argues retirement should involve busy personal activity, social contact, hobbies, and gentle use of remaining skills to maintain happiness.
In Tuesday primaries the key event is Alabama’s overwhelming rejection of pledged electors for Johnson, signaling protest votes that could affect November. Wallace and Stassen performances are noted but not decisive, as cross over voting and unpledged electors gain prominence in shaping the electoral landscape.
Child prodigy Peter Nero, once hailed for classical promise, explains at 22 he abandoned concert artistry. By 29 he blends classical forms with jazz, becoming a leading pop pianist with 100 concerts yearly, TV appearances, and three new albums while composing tunes and scoring a film.
A discourse arguing against government or mass demonstrations to solve racial issues. It praises Christian love, warns that equality slogans echo Bolshevik and revolutionary French rhetoric, and cites Jefferson and the Lord's Prayer to defend religious equality in American life.
A reader asks about hernia repair recurrence and the use of a truss. The doctor explains recurrence can occur even with good surgery and the danger is strangulation. If the hernia slips back with recumbency and a truss prevents protrusion, continued nonoperative care is acceptable.
A quiz score guide presents daily results from 9 to 10 correct as Memory Genius down to 4 correct as Good. It includes ten sample questions on stars location, British anthem, Mummers parade timing, calf flesh name, common surname, Hungary capital, bacteria spelling, five senses, lead pencil falsehood, and Virginia’s first English settlement. It ends with a note on Beatles versus Ragself.
A reflection on patient waiting for unseen outcomes in diplomacy. Eden warns quick results are unlikely and suggests stormy prospects in international affairs, noting the foreign office faces frequent squalls in the daily briefing.
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