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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1962
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription options and rates for mail and carrier delivery, including in state and out of state pricing, with annual and multi month terms and contact details for business and editorial offices. The notice gives rates for six months one month and annual terms and notes regional distribution.
After World War II a Welsh factory kept workers turning out armor plates then flattened surplus sections for scrap. Britain slows missile production while labor shortages rise. Khrushchev invites Kennedy to Moscow but tensions remain over Berlin and Cuba. Yemen dispatches offer a stark scene of monarchy, beheadings, and tribal loyalties.
A vivid remark notes the large number of federal paratroops deployed in Mississippi to the point that a slight overshoot could have unintentionally hit Cuba, reflecting wartime overreach and the scale of airborne forces.
Capt. Carl Keller Jr. of this city, ten years in the army, stationed at the Base Depot near Seoul Korea. Pvt. Noah Randall Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Long, stationed at the Student Airborne Regiment at Fort Benning Georgia. Donald Walters Leigh 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. H C Leigh of Cameron Street, completing Air Force basic indoctrination at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas.
1937 report notes Mr and Mrs Frank Hack leaving by motor for French Lick Indiana to spend several weeks. Mrs R E Byrd hosts a luncheon honoring Mr and Mrs Spencer Carter of Richmond and Gen and Mrs Beverely Brown of Front Royal. Miss Shirley Carter Williams and Miss Margaret Williams with Mrs Philip Williams depart for Lexington to attend Washington and Lee University opening dances.
In Tampico Mexico 300 people were injured and 45 bodies were in the morgue after a dynamite explosion in a storehouse. Miss Bessie Hopkins had been visiting Miss Annie McGuire and left for Washington. Henry Reid was attacked and badly injured by a bull near Elkton. John Haney rescued him.
Daily Meditation by Earl L. Douglas warns insects could dominate Earth and that humanity lives on a narrow safety margin. He urges reliance on a Higher Power and suggests maintaining a personal religion to endure peril.
Fifteen United States senators from both parties gather weekly for a long running breakfast prayer group in the Capitol. The article notes their discussions on faith, space exploration, Cold War anxieties, and the moral force guiding policy beyond partisan divides.
HAL BOYLE shares a practical guidance tale about writing and delivering a speech. An overlong dinner talk spirals as the speaker battles time constraints, introductions, and audience expectations before a sudden five minute limit arrives.
A humorous overheard exchange among airline staff mocks stewardesses piloting flights and pilots flirting during a flight. The dialogue imagines a cockpit scene with flirtatious banter and rules bending as a stewardess jokes about taking control and passengers listen in.
Practical guidance on treating minor burns and preventing house fires. Advice covers cooling burns, petroleum jelly dressings, rapid hospital transfer for severe burns, home safety steps, cigarette disposal, electrical upkeep, storage of flammable liquids, and general fire prevention tips for households.
A promotional quiz item lists scoring for a 10 day test with daily averages from 9 to 10 correct answers as Memory Genius down to 4 as Good. It asks ten multiple choice questions on penology, hassock, elevation, dactyology, Prohibition, phrasing, yachting, postage stamps, holly, and birthplace of Hebrews. The fragment ends with a biblical verse and Christian reflection.
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