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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1968
Page
4
The piece notes November is often underrepresented in poetry yet holds real autumnal spirit. It discusses how November reveals autumn’s soul in northern climates and marks a peak in the South as winter visitors arrive, making the climate ideal from now through spring.
The article reflects on Apollo eleven’s 11 day 4.5 million mile lunar orbit and explains the moon’s origin. It notes the moon likely formed from Earth’s material after cooling, becoming a solid rocky body that receded from Earth over billions of years. It contrasts cosmic scales with human achievement and pride in spaceflight.
Letter from W Harrington Smith Jr of Winchester criticizing the 1968 Virginia General Assembly Bond Bill. It challenges the rationale, funding adequacy, and debt implications, urging readers to vote their convictions after weighing extensive budget figures and potential tax impacts.
Sirbaugh stationed at Camp Wheeler Ga attached to Headquarters for personnel. By 10 a m only 52 votes cast in City of Winchester. Friendship Fire Co welcomes an eight weeks terrier mascot. Dr E C Stuart named Secretary Frederick County Board of Health to fill vacancy from Dr C R Anderson’s commission. Miss Emma Wright praised by Congressman Harrison for publicity work for the government.
Daily Meditation urges patience in prayer, noting God answers yes no or wait. The message cautions against forcing personal timing and encourages leaving life’s issues in God’s hands for true peace. It warns against frustration and suggests trust in God’s schedule for happiness.
Citizens discuss the Shenandoah College forum and Gov. Mills Godwin's housing of education needs. They urge a yes vote on the bond issue to support mental health, nursing schools, and local development.
A quiz feature presents a 10 day plan with 100 questions total. Scoring levels include Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. It asks trivia across geography history science math and language. Answers cover Bruce Barton The Man Nobody Knows Yosemite Falls divisions salt water freezing Socrates poison slalom measurement trillions cattle etc.
William S. White argues the Electoral College risks national governance as Nixon and Humphrey clash over a possible House ruling. He warns a lack of majority could trigger a constitutional crisis, with one state’s vote outsizing millions and potential paralyzing log-rolling or a national sit-down strike against government.
The World Almanac notes that Abracadabra held genuine magical power for Basilidian Gnostics of the ancient Near East. They used the word to ward off evil spirits and heal, wore it as a nine day amulet, and cast it backward into an eastward-flowing stream.
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