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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1960
Page
4
The page shows masthead details for the Winchester Evening Star with publication data, address lines, and staff roles. It includes subscription prices, a Bible verse caption, and a sermon-like message about building homes on sand.
A Tulsa Tribune editor reports 20 years of data on newspaper circulation and book trends. He notes major gains for confession magazines and tabloids, while serious newspapers grow steadily. The piece discusses TV's impact, rising paperback sales, and automation in restaurants and ships signaling broader cultural shifts.
The piece contrasts ancient Gnostic claims denying Jesus crucifixion with the Church’s insistence on the realism of the Passion. It emphasizes that Christ truly died on the cross and descended in humility to redeem humanity, despite sensational or misrepresented beliefs.
The passage presents Douglass’s view of vicarious sacrifice, where he describes Christ taking the world’s sin and bearing its punishment to break sin’s power. It asserts sacrifice as the essential force that expands and glorifies the spiritual life for all followers of the Lord.
Five years ago in 1955 Aaron Zuckerman was elected president of the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce. Beverly Lynn Comer won the Baby Contest sponsored by the Stephens City Fire Company.
Mrs. B F Largent and Mrs Daisy Shade and Miss Emily Hiner attend the grand chapter session of the Order of Eastern Star in Lynchburg Virginia. Miss Mary McDonald enjoys a buying trip in New York for a week.
Fifty years ago Blanche Washington a collateral descendant of General George Washington and Julia Rhinehart of Washington DC were guests of Dr and Mrs C J J Von Witt on Main Street. T F Fawcett postmaster at Fawcett Gap returned from Baltimore where he attended the annual convention of the Baptist church. Dr Harry Wall of St Vincent's Hospital Norfolk had been visiting his parents on North Market Street.
In Paris summit coverage the Soviet demand to remove Allied troops from West Berlin is rejected. 2,200,000 West Berliners remain loyal to the West as tensions center on access routes and the role of East German puppets. Khrushchev hints at blocking supplies, risking a crisis that tests Western resolve and potential separate peace moves.
New York reports show auto makers lifting output to the highest level since February, with March demand up as shoppers braved wintry weather. April retail sales rise three percent over March and five percent from last year, while unemployment falls but remains around five percent of the workforce.
Ciudad Trujillo the capital of the Dominican Republic in the West Indies was founded by Bartholomew, brother of Columbus. The claim ties the city’s origins to early Spanish exploration and imperial genealogy.
Dr Bundesen discusses history and types of contact lenses, noting glass lenses before 1938, then plastic with scleral and corneal designs. Fluid filled scleral lenses faded, while fluidless variants and corneal lenses gained use for sport and daily wear, with dislodgement risks minimal in newer hugs designs.
A reader argues money influenced Kennedy's West Virginia victory in the recent primary. The writer contrasts Kennedy with Stevenson and Eisenhower, urging support for Stevenson after Johnson and Symington falter, predicting Stevenson could win the presidency.
Quiz style feature lists daily scoring for a memory focused IQ test with 10 questions per day. Sample items include geography and history queries such as Zanzibar location and Alexander the Great tutor, plus questions on weather, currency origin, and lunar orbit.
Winchester Civil Air Patrol seeks men and women to work with teenagers and assist in searches. Maj. Millard Eyler invites interested persons to meet Mondays 8 to 9 p.m. at the Winchester Airport squadron room or call MO 2-5981 or MO 2-2191. The local unit trains cadets in aviation education meteorology navigation flight theory and military courtesy. The CAP is a civilian volunteer auxiliary of the U S Air Force engaged in search and rescue.
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