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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1954
Page
4
Shakespeare said Conscience doth make cowards of us all A clear conscience is a mighty stimulus to daring The wicked flee when no man pursueth but the righteous are bold as lions.
The article reflects on graduation as a milestone marking growth and future plans for high school graduates entering college. It argues education should be a lifelong process, not turned on and off, and warns that some graduates may abandon learning as they leave academia.
A report contrasts Germany's two halves nine years after WWII. West Germany received 3.5 billion dollars in American aid for food, materials, machinery, and fuel, helping it thrive. East Germany, by contrast, has benefited little while Russia extracts about 12 billion from the region.
Chief Justice Warren notes the decision uses new meaning for the Fourteenth Amendment after 86 years to end public school segregation. The ruling implies change should come from the people through representatives, not judicial decree, and warns of possible violence and reduced public school funding.
Dr A L James the sole Black member of the Roanoke City School Board warns that ending segregation will force Negro teachers to compete with white teachers, ending an era. The piece urges whites and Blacks to remain calm and avoid anger or aggressive action.
The piece contrasts West Germany's prosperity with East Germany's slavery. It highlights a stark division between freedom and communism, noting only minor concessions and a persistent, sharp difference in living conditions between the two halves of the country.
The Roanoke Times recalls Genevieve Galard Terralba valiant nurse at Dien Bien Phu who refused evacuation to stay with wounded French soldiers. Her steadfast care amid shelling and siege earned multiple decorations and made her a symbol of wartime courage.
Items include Dessie Lowery's engagement to Grayson M. Hamman and the Clarke County high school appointment of Bud Miley. Others note hospital discharge, visitors from New York, a Junior Chamber of Commerce president, butter price drop to 66 cents, births, and travels and illnesses among local residents.
Miss Gladys Godlove and Mrs. Joseph Godlove travel to Camp Wheeler in Georgia to visit Private Joseph Godlove during his service assignment.
Capt. Phil E. M. Walker of the U S Army at Cincinnati wrote his mother that he would be home soon. Miss May Hill, a noted Frederick teacher, plans a summer at her Richmond area home. Miss Anne M. Johnson visits Baltimore guest of Mrs. Robert Lehr.
In Geneva a Polish valued Indonesian leader warns of a fragile democracy amid apathy illiteracy and civil strife. The piece argues Indonesia could become the next line of Communist expansion with Dar Ul Islam as a key terror group and the Nats party balancing between Moscow and local factions.
A 65 foot whale exhibited in Europe after being killed near Trondheim in 1952 is shown with a woman wedged in its throat. The specimen is refrigerated and treated with formalin to preserve it. The piece also notes insects are largely beneficial and that NL teams share opening day receipts with the visiting club receiving 27 cents per admission.
Report shows rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 7 a m none for May to date 2.63 inches, yearly totals 11.81 inches, and the 41 year average 36.84 inches. Monthly averages across 1912 to 1953 are listed with May the highest at 3.92 inches and September the lowest at 2.69 inches.
Radioactive phosphorus proves effective in polycythemia by calming overactive bone marrow. The disease raises red cell counts to seven to fifteen million, enlarges the spleen, and risks strokes and heart strain. Radioactive drugs extend life, with physician guided treatments. Amebic dysentery spread blamed on inadequate sanitation and food handling.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on Sadhu Sundar Singh’s illustration of life through service. The waters from Christ must flow through believers, or they become like the Dead Sea, lifeless and brackish, while those who minister to others keep vitality in faith.
An AF C-45 twin engine trainer crashed into a downtown Newark lumber yard, exploded into a blaze fed by half a million dollars of lumber. Both pilots parachuted to safety and were taken to New Castle County Air Force Base. Investigators will review the incident. The aircraft departed Mitchel AFB on a routine training run to Washington, D. C. when engine trouble forced bailouts by Capt. Leroy B Hansen and Capt. Howard N Franklyn.
A quiz style item lists daily scoring thresholds memory genius to good with ten questions per day. Questions ask about King Saud equinox moles July 64 A D great city claret color Turkey NATO Cain mark and a formal accusation against a civil official.
Cynthia Doyle, a clinic nurse for underprivileged children near Washington, witnesses a boy hit by a speeding car. She intervenes to keep the mother from panic, urges medical care, and asserts the need for legal order while the victim is stabilized. The scene shows civic duty amid tense street violence.
An injured boy is aided after a car crash as Nurse Cynthia and Dr. Sellars coordinate care. Norman Brandt introduces himself, promising to seek thanks, while authorities plan to record testimonies and move the boy to hospital care for a hip fracture and concussion.
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