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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1963
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star reports daily fundraising telethons surpass 50 000 in support with national Gallagher Delister subsidiary ads and staff credits including B D Koontz Jack F Davis and Eugene Miller as editors. The notice lists subscription rates for one year six months and one month with regional pricing.
A reflective piece on mothers and Mother’s Day history from Grafton West Virginia to Philadelphia. It traces Anna Jarvis's 1907 campaign and the 1914 presidential formalization, noting earlier hints from Julia Ward Howe and others, and ends with a nod to poetic praise for mothers.
The Star Files reports tornadoes tore through wide areas of Texas leaving at least 61 dead and about 500 injured. Miss Kitty Lee Clark won first prize in the state for her essay The Greatest of These. Winchester Recreation Commission re elected A C Long as chairman Ben Belchie as vice chairman and W K Rodney Sirbaugh as secretary.
Reports from the Chinese government say 300 civilians died in a Japanese air raid on Suchow, with over 300 bombs damaging about 4 000 homes as fires spread through the city. In sports, Miss Anne Kerr Russell won the Ladies Golf tournament at Winchester Golf Club with a gross 110 and net 87, ahead of Mrs Jack Minnigrode and Mrs E R Coffey.
In 1913 at Cornell University nine men pursued an agricultural cooking course as part of a new thought movement. A French scientist claimed man is defended from the bullfrog and the Cleveland Leader discussed a theory about eventual universal breakdown. G Graham Baker, city sanitary inspector, launched a mosquito control campaign pouring kerosene around water-collecting street areas.
Earl L. Douglas argues that many worship a limited God of Sunday and personal power. He stresses that God and His principles must guide business politics and community life, not just religious rituals, viewing Him as Lord and Master of all.
A Kennedy television address questions broad changes to the U S Constitution while urging adherence to Article V procedures. The piece notes proponents seek three amendments, including a federal role on reapportionment and a proposed federal court, with emphasis on proper ratification and limits on Congress.
In a humorous take, a conservative man fears a new hat will look ridiculous while his wife pushes for shopping. The piece lampoons various hat styles shown by a salesman who tries multiple ridiculous options before offering a conventional hat.
A satirical tale details a Bulgarian patient named Ivan Donovich using a new cigarette laced with Scopolamine, the so called truth drug, leading to a crackdown by secret police. The piece mocks state control and censorship within Bulgaria, ending with a grim twist as Ivan is executed.
An article describes a wireless patient monitoring system that transmits heart beat pulse rate respiration and ECG to a central switchboard allowing nurses to monitor all patients. Immediate alerts occur if vitals worsen.
Residents report a bright fireball seen near 16th Findley Street in Seattle. The letter from Robert J. Gribble of the N.LC.A.P requests observers come forward for confirmation.
Fragmentary text references John 21 7 and a thought about the Lord with a note on prayer and willingness. The readable lines imply a devotional or sermon fragment discussing reliance on God and a call to action rather than mere prayer.
A fragmented quiz style item asks how to score an IQ test over ten days with daily averages and links to page 2 for correct answers. It includes questions on birth stones June sovereignty Isle of Capri capital Monrovia and Quito along with Latin American republics and Philippine Sea boundaries.
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