Women in church praise boosts beauty, says preacher
A sermon recounts a man of God advising women that devotion in church enhances loveliness more than beauty parlors. The piece frames faith as a path to grace and grace as a form of public virtue.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1954
Page
3
Congressman Smith Nominated for 13th Term in Congress
Former Governor John S. Battle praises Howard W. Smith as "the most influential man in Congress" as he nominates the Eighth District Democrat for another term. Smith is lauded for seniority, committee leadership, ability, and character by Battle and colleagues alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Smith
Congress
John S. Battle
Battle
Congressman Smith
Governor Battle
Bigger Feet Trend Prompts Footwear Debate Among Women
Chiropodists report growing women’s foot sizes as teens edge toward size 10 1 4 E by 25. The piece recalls corsets and whalebones, celebrates women gaining voice in voting, and urges room for toes to wiggle as feet grow larger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiropodist
Emissaries’ Rome to China and the Agrarian Reform Myth
Postwar diplomats misread Chinese politics, portraying communists as innocent agrarian reformers to win their favor. The tactic weakened Chiang Kai-shek and helped the Reds gain control. The facade soon troubled U S interests from Korea to Indochina and exposed the joke of innocent reformers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
United States
Korea
Indochina
Eisenhower Dulles Back Congress as Full Partner in War Powers
The piece contrasts Dulles and Eisenhower with Truman and Roosevelt on executive power. It argues Congress must declare war and warns against a legislative dictatorship. It defends a presidential–legislative partnership to govern and preserve public control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Dulles
Eisenhower
Congress
Harry Truman
Truman
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Korea
Hitler
Stalin
Mr. Truman
Red leaders halt peasant drift to cities amid famine
A government directive urges rural agents to better explain improving agricultural prospects under the Reds while peasants suffer from disrupted farming due to collectivization and famine. The article notes American visitors remain portrayed as aligned with agrarian reformers and Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Winchester Briefs From The Files Of The Star
News highlights from years past include Paul Everly becoming president of the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1953 and Miss Elizabeth Baker earning United Airlines silver wings as a stewardess. Other 1953 items note the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Funk. Mrs Funk the former Charlotte Holliday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Everly
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth Baker
W. W. Baker
United Air Lines
Charles Funk
Funk
Charlotte Holliday
Marriage Licenses Issued in County in 1929
A 1929 notice reports a marriage license issued to Jesse J. Peacemaker and Irene Murphy, both county residents. It also notes Walter Smith traveling to Washington to visit his sister Laura Smith, and Owen Holliday with George Barr returning from Washington on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Peacemaker
Irene Murphy
Walter Smith
Washington
Laura Smith
Owen Holliday
George Barr
Winchester area notices and local elections short items
Mrs R Bruce Slonaker was re elected president of the Woman s Auxiliary of the Winchester Presbytery. Miss Kathryn O Roark of Loudoun Street 50 years ago 1904 Walter R Abell s horse Czarina won first prize in the Pine Hill Hunt Club show. Mr Ed W Smith and Miss Latuna E Ren ner both of the county had obtained a marriage license. John I Sloat named president of the Epworth League. The Rev J S Sibley was pastor of the Winchester Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bruce Slonaker
Woman’s Auxiliary
The
Winchester Presbytery
Kathryn O’roark
Loudoun Street
Walter R. Abell
Czarina
Pine Hill Hunt Club
Ed W. Smith
Latuna E. Renner
John I. Sloat
Epworth League
J. S. Sibley
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Lutherans of Winchester Chronicle A Heritage History
Dr. W. E. Eisenberg's history traces Lutheran beginnings in the lower Shenandoah Valley and Grace Lutheran Church Winchester from 1709 Rotterdam to 1954. It details founding families, Revolutionary War service, pastor list, and Miss Margaretta Miller's wartime diary illuminating parish reach and community resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Eisenberg
Winchester
Lower
Shenandoah Valley
Grace Lutheran Church
Valley
William E. Eiisenberg
Dr. Eisenberg
Rotterdam
Holland
Newtown
Stephens City
Steinkirche
Stone Chapel
Clarke County
Stovertown
Strasburg
Eisenberg
Margaretta Miller
Godfrey Sperry Miller
Emma
Nannie
Main Street
Jeff Davis
Christian Streit
Abraham Beck
Lewis Fichelberger
Nicholas W. Goertner
Theophilus Stork
James Robertson Keiser
Joseph Fewsmith, Jr
Charles Porterfield Krauth
Abraham Fesick
William Miller Baum
Thomas William Dash
David McC. Gilbert
Lewis Godfrey Meineke Miller
Mt. Hebron
William Levin Seabrook
George Spener Bowers
Austin Augustus Kelly
Kelly
Honeycutt
Charles Abram Freed
Luther Alexander Thomas
Charles W. Lowe
Carl Adams Honeycutt
How's Your I. Q. Memory Genius Test Summary
Daily 10 question quiz rates memory by score so readers earn titles. 9–10 correct equals Memory Genius, 7–8 Very Superior, 5–6 Excellent, 4 Good. Page 2 provides correct answers. Questions cover Ute named state, big cats, and an American author task.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages for 41 years
The report lists past 24 hours rainfall at 0.03 inches ending 7 a.m. today and year to date totals: 1.26 inches for 1954 and 10.44 inches to date. Average rainfall over 41 years is 36.84 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1953 are Jan 2.51, Feb 1.96, Mar 2.92, Apr 3.14, May 3.92, Jun 3.88, Jul 3.70, Aug 3.76, Sep 2.69, Oct 3.16, Nov 2.61, Dec 2.51.
Sandpaper and wire brush face scar treatments described
The article compares sandpaper scar removal with a newer method using a motorized wire brush. It notes anesthesia by ethyl chloride, about twenty minutes of bleeding after planing, healing in weeks, and required specialist use. A separate Q A states children should sleep alone for emotional health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas
Theodore Roosevelt warned that educating the mind without conscience makes a public menace. William James warned that worldly accomplishment without a sanctioned heart creates a knowing devil. The piece argues for religious education to counter secularism and avert catastrophe, urging action and spiritual formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
William James
Church
Christian Church
Christmas Chaos In CAMEO Chapter Twenty
The scene centers on Ravel announcing she has no gifts and a horse as a joke, while Julia worries about Gale’s finances and a rumor of a forged check. Family dynamics flare as Gale arrives with Thelma, and John-Mark creates holiday chaos with ribbons and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Santa Claus
Ravel
John-Mark
Daddy
Pete
Gale
Joachim
Pierce
Thelma
Johnny
Christmas Echoes in a Tangled Family Plot
Julia receives a graduate pin from Dr. Marshall amid tense family tensions. Ravel, plotting revenge and romance, reveals a shift in power as she consents to trade Pete back to Julia in exchange for a life. Julia quietly weighs the offer while old loyalties falter and new alliances form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John-Mark
Ravel
Gale
Dooley
Julia
Mrs. Ravel
John Mark
Williamson
John- Mark
Johnny
Pete
Grandmother
Peter Percy Marshall
Features Syndicate
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