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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1959
Page
4
A Winchester Star page from 1950 presents a religious reflection on Christ converting Mary Magdalene after Jesus freed seven devils. The piece emphasizes repentance and moral transformation, noting Mary Magdalene's conversion as a model for readers to pursue sainthood by turning away from sin.
The article argues against socialist planning by citing Venezuela's failures. It highlights a failed hotel project atop a Caracas mountain, empty blocks, and 90 percent of government tenants not paying rent. It notes a loss making government airline and gold mine, sugar mills losing money, and workforce shifts to WPA style schemes, concluding with ongoing failures.
Scientists unveil plans for space satellites to probe galaxies and the universe while an expedition explores the sunken Port Royal, Jamaica, once a Morgan stronghold. The contrasts between cosmic wonders and a historic maritime city find a shared sense of awe amid divergent aims.
A. J. Smith of a brick building once housed a livery stable on the first floor with two large storefronts above for TV sets and high priced merchandise. The text recalls how the firm adapted to automobiles, noting many who entered the auto business fifty years earlier failed while Smith’s descendants transformed stables into modern, well equipped shops.
The piece argues that costly government schemes in Venezuela and the United States show statism advancing under any regime. It cites a white elephant railroad and a $190 million petrochemical plant producing little, selling above import prices, funded by taxes and royalties from private oil. It warns against a socialized oil company and notes how public programs emerge from both dictatorship and democracy, urging vigilance to private enterprise.
The Star Files notes Marvin Weaver was added to the Frederick County directors of the board of Shenandoah Valley Inc. James Clark, a Handley High School junior, was elected president of the school general organization. Cadet Peyton J Marshall Jr visiting his parents, with Marshall elected class president at Virginia Military Institute.
A 1934 Los Angeles harbor riot left one dead and many injured as striking longshoremen clashed with police. In Tucson, six year old June Robbles was found alive nine miles from town, chained under cactus, after being kidnapped April 25. County officials Clarence Houston and Carlos Robles reported the discovery. The Girls Athletic Association hosted a tea honoring Irene Headey on her engagement to Albert Clark.
A 1909 May 13 unveiling took place with Joseph Bryan presenting the Jamestown monument to the Virginia Society for the Preservation of Antiquities. A Charlestown dispatch notes an indirect vote on liquor licenses, with eight council gains for closure. Ernest Funkhouser and wife Lebanon Church announce a ten pound baby girl. Both mother and child were doing well.
A Dr Crane talk at a Washington Indiana reception prompts wives to balance their husbands desires with both gastric and erotic calories. He argues restraint backfires, urging wives to supply full meals and sexual appetite to keep husbands satisfied, amid a push for his marital advice booklet.
James Marlow notes realistic expectations from the Geneva foreign ministers meeting and possible Eisenhower Khrushchev summit. The piece argues broad disarmament remains out of reach, stockpiled nuclear weapons hinder trust, and both sides push different aims over East Germany and West Berlin while debate over reducing tensions continues.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen urges readers to clean and inventory medicine cabinets. Discard unused drugs after six months, date new supplies, tape labels, and keep doctor and pharmacist contacts inside the door. He warns of accidental overdoses and emphasizes lighting up at night and washing faces before accessing medicines.
HAL BOYLE reports on nutrition experts debating controlled feeding to speed or slow human maturation. Dr. Robert S. Goodhart notes different societal goals imply different outcomes, warning earlier maturity may shorten overall longevity and reduce vitality.
A quiz score guide describes daily 9 10 correct answers as Memory Genius 7 8 Very Superior 5 6 Excellent 4 Good. Page 2 gives answers. Questions list includes capitals tides press secretary and more.
William C. Waterhouse, 17, senior at East High in Denver, achieved perfect 800 scores in English chemistry and mathematics on college entrance tests. He aims to enter Harvard University in the fall to pursue a science career.
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