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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1963
Page
4
A historical newspaper page shows subscription options and pricing for carrier motor route and mail delivery. Details include annual and monthly rates, regional add-ons, and management names. The fragment hints at a rates table and masthead information.
The article notes Switzerland’s strong economy with low unemployment, 44 hour work weeks, and high export strength aided by advertising. It contrasts Swiss discipline with labor demand, citing 700,000 foreign workers. It also discusses Shenandoah Valley Inc. funding and the need for greater business support to boost tourism.
The Catholic Bishops’ United States statement urges equal rights and religious liberty while avoiding sectarian emphasis. It critiques secularism in schools and calls for vigilance to keep government tied to law rather than shifting with public opinion. It stresses conscience, justice, and the role of courts in reflecting community standards.
Greater Shenandoah Valley area members elect 1 directors in 13 Virginia and 2 Westchester counties. Directors will meet in January to elect officers for the regional promotional organization and adopt a new budget. The group promotes the natural and historical factions of the Shenandoah Valley to the nation and Canada.
State officers investigated a deadly blast at the Gay building on north Main street in Harrisonburg. One person died and 15 were injured as the explosion, described as earthquakelike, was blamed on gas. The Century Club later met at Mrs. Henry B. Gilpin’s home with a paper on Australia by Mrs. Francis de Montaigu.
50 Years Ago 1913 reports from Shiprock New Mexico claim over 400 Navajo on the warpath and seeking to raise 3000 tribesmen. Cavalry units from southwest posts rush to New Mexico to subdue the Indians if possible. Randolph T. McGuire and T B Patton returned from a Florida Cuba trip benefiting from it. After a San Francisco mint money count only $20 was missing following a large robbery report.
The meditation discusses belief in human potential and perseverance. It references examples from history like the Wright brothers and emphasizes solving problems through patience, endurance, and continued effort.
Kennedy has wagered on the Kremlin leader’s cooperation in the 1964 race, a bet the writer calls misguided. Khrushchev is described as dangerous and unpredictable, capable of undermining Kennedy’s claims of improved relations. The piece warns that Kennedy’s advisors and New Frontier mindset may blind him to Soviet motives and risks.
Journalist Jack Davis reviews two new Virginia works. The first is a reissued Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Descendants with a 9,500-name index, 572 pages, 16 plates, limited edition priced at 22.50 before Dec 1. The second, The Face of Virginia by A Aubrey Bodine, features 340 photographs across six regions with foreword by Leslie Check and essay by Virginius Dabney, priced 31.
Wayne Brandstadt outlines the persistent air pollution problem. He cites Surgeon General Luther L. Terry and notes that thousands live in pollution areas with invisible contaminants. He explains ozone from sunlit exhaust, mentions leaves burning and home furnaces as major polluters, and highlights hundreds of chemicals in air.
The text presents a devotional verse praising service to the Lord and a refrain urging selfless labor without reward except knowing one fulfills God’s will. It includes Psalms 128:1 and a prayer attributed to Ignatius Loyola.
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