Ironic Twist To French Prosperity
The May 16 1959 Winchester Evening Star editorial notes the Algerian crisis under De Gaulle risks delaying peace as France enjoys rising prosperity. It discusses North Africa troop drain, public unrest in Oran and Algiers, and urges accountability for mob violence in Mississippi alongside calls for civil rights action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
J. F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Rufus Josey
Mohawk
East 44Th Street
New York City
Winchester
Associated Press
Associated Presse
Solomon
Christ
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Oran
Algiers
National Liberation Front
North Africa
Congress
Cuba
Virginia
Poplarville
Mississippi
Coleman
The Ballad of Cynthia Ann in the Early West
A compact retelling of Cynthia Ann Parker’s abduction by Comanches in 1836 and her life among the Kwahadi. It traces her capture, two white children, Quanah’s rise, and her son’s later leadership, ending with Quanah’s surrender and the 1905 parade. The piece blends balladry with historical detail and includes a personal moral note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Ann
Cynthia Ann Parker
Fort Parker
Elizabeth Kellogg
Rachel Plummer
Navasota
Llano Estacado
Rio de Las Lenguas
Col
Len Williams
Pahuaka
Llano
West Point
Peta Nakon
Comanche
Texas Rangers
Sal Ross
Rangers
Pease
Camp Cooper
Tantaijah
Cavalry
Isaac Parker
Athens
Texas
Fosterville
Periwinkle
Quanah
Medicine Lodge
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Teddy Roosevelt
Joseph
Nez Perces
Geronimo
Witnessing Not Organization Guided Early Church
Daily Meditation notes that Jesus left a small witness group, not a formal organization, as key to spreading his teachings. It cites Acts 1 8 blessings early church vigor from neighbor to neighbor witnessing over three centuries, contrasting with today’s structured church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Amarillo Tornado Kills Four, Injures Seventy Five
Ten years ago a tornado struck Amarillo Texas causing four deaths and 75 injuries. Dr B B Dutton was elected secretary and city health officer by the City Board of Health. John P Lowery recovering from first and second degree burns after a propane gas explosion at Winchester hospital.
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Amarillo
Texas
B. B. Dutton
City Board of Health
John P. Lowery
Winchester Hospital
1934 Charlotte mail truck robbery conviction for Banghart and Schmidt
Basil Banghart and Ludwig Schmidt, Chicago gangsters, were convicted and sentenced to 35 years for participating in a $105,000 mail truck robbery in Charlotte. Rotary district conferences drew H. D. Fuller, John Rodman, and D. J. Howard to Roanoke. Donald Weems and F. A. Read Jr. drove to Washington to compete in the Chevy Chase golf tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Banghart
Ludwig Schmidt
Chicago
Charlotte
N. C
Steck Purchases 1909 Reo Roadster at Local Dealer
Thomas W. Steck of Opequon buys a handsome 1909 Reo roadster from O T Ritter and quickly learns its operation. S H Hansbrough returns from Petersburg after a board meeting of state hospitals for the insane, noting crowded asylums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Steck
Opequon
O. T. Ritter
Steck
S. H. Hansbrough
Petersburg
State Hospitals For the Insane
Hansbrough
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beni-Oul
Winston Churchill
New York
Great Britain
Free World
Sir Winston
America
Britain
Winston
Edward D. Eddy, Jr
University of New Hampshire
Mr. Eddy
Eddy
Houston, Tex
By Donald Culross Peattie
Republic of Texas
Benjamin Parker
Cynthia
Ben
Eli Kellogg
Plains
Wichita Mountains
Indian Territory
American Heritage, Inc
Markin Time
Luther Markin
By Earl L. Douglass
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