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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1962

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star classifieds and rates update

The Winchester Evening Star lists circulation details and contact info with editor and staff names. It lists subscription rates and postage terms for in state and out of state readers.

Stonewall Remarchers Bring Civil War Era to Winchester

A band of 50 to 60 reenactors tracing Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley route visits Winchester for the First Battle of Winchester commemoration. The volunteers, drawn from five units, march weekends at their own expense to dramatize strategy and living history. The Star, Harrisonburg Daily News Record, and the Valley Civil War Centennial Commission co sponsor.

Blue Ridge Mountains Albemarle County Brown’s Gap Stonewall Jackson Stonewall Shenandoah Valley Winchester the Star Harrisonburg Daily News Record Shenandoah Valley Civil War Centennial Commission

Changing Workforce in Aerospace Industry Signals Long Term Shifts

Industrial evolution in aerospace shows a move from production line workers to engineers managers and professionals. From World War I to 1965 the share of production workers falls from 90 percent to 32 percent with future projections around 29 percent by 1970. The shift impacts communities hosting aerospace firms and urges individuals to prepare for technology and management roles years ahead.

Aerospace Industries Association

Quote on retail success and advertising in newspapers

David L. Yunich president of Bambergers New Jersey tells the New Jersey Press Association that success in retail comes from advertising the right goods at the right time in the right newspaper. He notes no foolproof shortcut exists beyond targeted ads.

David L. Yunich Bamberger’s New Jersey The New Jersey Press Association

Veterans of Foreign Wars to Crown Poppy Sale Chairs

Commander Philip Hollis announced Elmer Lauck and Douglas Butler will chair the 1952 Buddy Poppies sale for Post No. 2123. Congressman Burr Powell Harrison to deliver the graduation address at James Wood High School.

Philip Hollis Elmer Lauck Douglas Butler Burr Powell Harrison James Wood High School

Guests and visits noted in 1937 society list

25 Years Ago-1937 Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee Coble hosted Mrs. Elsie Towson Coble of Cheyenne Wyoming. Mrs. John T. Roddey of Rock Hill South Carolina visited sister Mrs. Frank Hack on Washington Street. Miss Katherine Manuel left for Philadelphia to spend two weeks with Miss Alma Bean.

A. Lee Coble Elsie Towson Coble Cheyenne Wyoming John T. Roddey Rock Hill S. C Frank Hack Washington Street Katherine Manuel Philadelphia Alma Bean

Bandit Attack at Santa Lucia Plantation Repelled

Fifty years back in 1912 bandits assaulted the Santa Lucia sugar plantation near Gilsia Cuba owned by Americans. Employees gathered in the ranch house and, heavily armed, repelled the raid. Mrs C M Brown left for Blue Ridge College Union Bridge Md for her daughter Hazel's graduation. John H Swimley of Urbana Ohio visited his father W M Swimley on National Avenue.

Santa Lucia Gilsia Cuba C. M. Brown Blue Ridge College Union Bridge Miss Hazel John H. Swimley Urbana Ohio W. M. Swimley National Avenue

Universal Fear of Death and Trust in God

Earl L. Douglas urges readers to fear not death and questions the dread of judgment. He argues trust in God's love, notes that God entered human history as Christ and tasted death for all, implying the crucible is shared and not bitter. He cites God is love from I John 4 8.

God John

Kennedy Launches 1962 Campaign Against Conservative Bloc

President Kennedy opens the 1962 congressional race with a declared war on party conservatives. He urges voters in northern states to elect Democrats over Republicans, aiming to break the 25 year Republican Democratic coalition. He says balance of power hinders action.

Washington Kennedy America White House House Senate Boggs Ways and Means Senate — Agricultural Committee Humphrey House of Representatives Democratic Party Madison Square Garden Franklin Roosevelt United States Congress Mr. Kennedy

Tom Dooley Foundation outlined in Vientiane letter

Excerpts from a Laos letter dated February 8 1962 discuss the Tom Dooley Foundation returning to Ban Houei Sai to train local medics and aid sick residents along the Mekong River Valley. Mrs Margaret Smith questions local fluoridation as defense cites cost and supports brushing and health benefits.

Vientiane Laos Tom Dooley Ban-Houei-Sai Mekong River Asia America Winchester Dr. Dooley Dr. Tom Thomas A. Dooley the Star Margaret Smith

Lanolin cures summertime itchy skin advice

Dr Burton H. Fern explains how air conditioning dries skin and causes itch and offers remedies using lukewarm baths with bath oils and lanolin or oily ointments to moisturize. The piece also parodies a quiz section about general knowledge and memory scores.

Luke

Kennedy labor talk yields no quick fixes for economy

Stubborn labor and management clash at a 200-person Kennedy forum ends without agreement after two days. The article notes wartime conferences succeeded, warns that only compromise or government action can curb recurring interferences and calls for self restraint to avoid new government rules.

Kennedy Labor

Markin Time Dreams Across Factories and Streets

A reflective verse surveys God’s dreams in factories stores palaces and slums. It portrays faith in ordinary people as they dream amid war church homes and daily life, urging collective hope across diverse places and lives.

Potomac Fever and Labor Pains in 1960s Politics

Fletcher Knebel sketches a turbulent political scene. Labor markets strain under misstatements from the White House while bills press toward repeal of the 10 percent rail ticket tax. Kennedy weighs defense routing and National Guard calls amid frayed partisan lines.

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