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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1962
Page
8
Anna Jarvis would likely see hope as Mother's Day observance gains religious flavor. The piece notes signs the holiday aligns with the spiritual roots Jarvis envisioned, reflecting renewed church affiliated celebrations and prayers.
The text notes Anna Jarvis founded the Mothers Day idea, yet died impoverished in 1948 as commercialization spread. It cites a $1 billion annual sales estimate and growing religious observances, with churches and firms strengthening the holiday’s prominence.
Louise D. Buncutter announces a voter registration session at City Hall in Winchester Virginia on Saturday May 12 1962 from 9 AM to 5 PM. This is the last chance to register before the city officers election on June 12 and the statewide congressional primary on July 10.
New York AP reports CBS Reports examined birth control from Catholic and non Catholic viewpoints detailing Chicago hospitals and clinics controversy and Connecticut legal challenges to Anthony Comstock law. The program urged dialogue and noted high birth rates involve low income.
In St. Petersburg Florida doctors nurses and sanitarians discussed encephalitis the sleeping sickness in humans. The hardy mosquito is identified as the No. 1 suspect but its exact identity remains unknown. Florida has seen rising cases including a Tampa Bay outbreak last fall that killed seven of twenty five affected people.
Dr. Edgar Graham Gammon, 77, a Presbyterian minister and former Hampden-Sydney College president, died at home. A 1905 graduate and president from 1939 to 1955, he was named the most popular living alumnus and later president emeritus. Survived by his widow Bessie Cochran Gammon and two sons.
Dr. Stanley White, medical officer for U S astronauts, says younger men may be used in the American space program someday. He noted the goal is selecting a pilot who remains a good risk three or four years hence as John Glenn Jr 40 is cited as the first American to orbit Earth. White also described the ideal astronaut flight engineering experience.
Coleen Gray stars in The Devil and the Deep Blue on Rawhide at 6 30 CBS. Yves Montand guests on NBC at 7 30 for a song and dance hour with Polly Bergen and John Raitt. Phyllis Thaxter appears in Young Man’s Fancy on CBS Twilight Zone at 9. Alex Walker and fiancée consider selling the family home amid tensions.
A dense primetime lineup lists multiple networks and channels with shows from 4 pm to 4:30 pm including news broadcasts Weather reports and a suite of classic programs. Notable films include Circle of Danger Mother Wore Tights and To Please a Lady while series feature Gunsmoke and Twilight Zone alternate with entertainment and sports segments.
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