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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1964
Page
4
Daily Winchester News page dated Monday May 11 1964 provides staff credits and postal details. It lists JACK F. DAVIS as General Manager and Executive Editor Eugene Miller as Managing Editor and includes pricing for mail subscriptions and foreign postage.
The piece traces how hobbies have shifted from status symbols to mental health aids amid longer weeks. It notes hobby diversity from matchbook covers to woodworking and gardening, with clubs, shops, and publications expanding to meet growing public interest.
A report cites 1500 annual fatalities and 50 000 injuries from sleepy driving with daytime crashes common. Some doctors suggest in car coffee urns to combat fatigue, recommending roadside stops to drink coffee rather than taking it on the move.
Dr Hunter Holmes McGuire is reelected president of Winchester Memorial Hospital with C I Brumback as vice president and Dr James Miller as secretary. William H Lawrence Jr of Clearbrook Woolen predicts regular production of new mill output. Handley golf team beats Massanutten Military Academy cadets 4 2 on local course.
News from 50 years ago reports 150 dead in Sicily and over a thousand homeless after a major earthquake. Mt Etna raged with flames and lava as King Victor Emmanuel visited the relief scene to oversee operations.
The piece reflects on global disorder in modern times due to close living and rapid transport. It notes the General Assembly's one nation one vote system, praising the UN as hopeful yet imperfect for larger powers. It urges individual civic effort and prayer for a better world order.
The article argues education yields high financial returns, urges higher investment in schools, and cites lifetime earnings: a high school graduate earns about 225000 versus a drop-out, while a college graduate reaches around 425000 on a 13700 investment. It claims education is vital for economic and national strength.
HAL BOYLE notes Alice Ramsey the first woman to drive across the United States in 1909, with three companions in a Maxwell, finishing in 35 days from New York to San Francisco. The column also cites Manhattan labor patterns, homelessness estimates in NYC, and Quotable notables.
A humorous column mocks the trouble with triangles and the clash of a tight personality with a loose tongue. The piece notes how a well meaning speaker can sour when blunt wit meets blunt honesty.
President Johnson will conduct his re election campaign from the White House Rose Garden making it the center of a continuous Johnson to people program with press, business, labor and farmers. He will speak away from Washington as needed but aims to keep Congress here to pass civil rights housing medicare and other measures. He plans to keep Congress in session through December to push a broad legislative agenda while managing Senate support and protecting his credibility with voters.
A grandmother worried by her daughter in law’s handling of a newborn learns infant care has evolved in 20 to 30 years. Experts note flash bulbs from distance are safe, sound exposure and demand feeding replace rigid schedules, and cereal and yolk introductions occur in months four to six. The column cites religious and social commentary, closing with Orlo Choguill’s call to faith and responsibility.
A light quiz outlines IQ scoring by daily results from nine to ten correct as Memory Genius to four correct as Good. Page two questions ask about poker hand types Monte Carlo pigment colors ancient paper origin indoor pools sound speed Bible rest day Casey Jones crustaceans vs mollusks and a double crossing woman spy with a notable home.
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