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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1958
Page
4
Rates listed for one year six months and one month in advance with additional charges for outside Virginia and West Virginia. Carrier prices shown for one year six months and one month, plus weekly and single copy options.
Frank Owens built a 118 acre farm paid for in Suffolk Tidewater, overcoming naysayers since 1905. He and his wife educated six children, six of whom pursued college, and he remains active as a church deacon and community leader. A Virginia advisory board honored his distinguished farming and rural living achievements.
Reporters noted U S Secret Service agents shielded Vice President Nixon as a mob closed in on his car in Caracas Venezuela. Six agents kept the vehicle safe with open hand maneuvers while local police did not assist. The incident could have sparked a riot and worse outcomes.
From The Star files 1953 names Bill Kinsley and Albert Grimm as Camp Rock Eoon directors. L. V. Watson elected president of the Virginia Tourist Court Resoc in Staunton. Taylor L. Barr reelected president of Winchester Firemen's Executive Association. Morgan named chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Gilbert Shendow and Mary Lou Pitzer welcomed a son. Richard K. Eddy and J. W. Rice to graduate from Washington and Lee University.
Ten years ago in 1948 Arab forces pressed into Jerusalem old city quarters as fall seemed near. Mr and Mrs Sam D Preston returned home from visiting Midshipman Sam D Preston Jr at Annapolis. Miss Margaret Helen Hott wed Cecil Raymond Painter son of Mr and Mrs L W Painter.
The 1933 item notes President Franklin D. Roosevelt had appointed Arthur to a federal post. Further details are sparse in the fragment, but the record marks a notable New Deal era appointment attributed to Roosevelt.
50 Years Ago 1908 Harry Potts a Winchester blacksmith driving a young horse from Gore was thrown from his buggy landing on rocks and left badly skinned and bruised. Lulu Meredith of Hagerstown visited Miss Edna Huyett at Bunker Hill. The Old Maids Euchre Club planned to meet at Joseph Miller’s White Post residence.
The House Space Committee approved a bill to create a strong civilian agency for nonmilitary space developments. It foresees benefits in weather forecasting, transportation, jobs, and subcontractor growth, with potential rocket travel for freight and passengers in the future.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen outlines venomous snakes in America, including pit vipers and coral snakes. He lists regional ranges and key symptoms to watch for after a bite, emphasizing recognition in children and the urgency of medical care.
A meditation on marital happiness and responsibility. The piece argues success alone harms family life when pursued without humility and equality in marriage. It contrasts blame between spouses with the need for partnership and mutual grace as taught in marriage vows.
A quiz offers 100 questions over 10 days with daily scoring bands. It lists a few sample items including true or false on mammals hair, a chemical used in explosives, venison origin, the number of guns in a presidential salute, the designer's nationality of the Statue of Liberty, and the Panama Canal opening dates.
Dr. George W. Crane argues divorces begin in the bedroom not the dining room. He urges wives to balance gastric and erotic calories and to engage jointly in church work to reduce drink abuse and marital strife. A booklet offer follows.
Hal Boyle reflects on nostalgic 1920s 1930s life and changing times across America. The column riffs on daily habits entertainment and public life from parking cars to popcorn at films and old city manners.
Richmond Virginia report states a man rushed from the Medical College of Virginia Hospital emergency room after telling staff he could not sleep. He fled the building moments after being asked to wait in an empty room, missing a stethoscope in the incident.
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