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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1961
Page
4
A religious reflection cites I Peter 3:18 noting that Christ as the just for the unjust died to reconcile humanity with God. The message frames sin and sacrifice as the God given equation for peace with the divine.
Washington pessimism follows Kennedy Rusk Gromyko talks as Moscow holds back open deals. A Princeton UN veteran notes rising US population and spinsters trend may affect future society. Police warn tempered Halloween vandals amid broad geopolitical and social concerns.
A dated meditation laments high taxes and the funding load of military hardware. It argues future tax levels will stay uncomfortably high as pension systems and government spending strain budgets. The piece reflects concern about public security spending and long term fiscal pressure.
Earl L. Douglas argues a pension concept echoes social security and warns we live in a dangerous era. He contends humanity faces unprecedented jeopardy and emphasizes a surviving remnant, a "heart remnant," to carry on after calamities.
Premature celebrations and property damage during Halloween raise alarm. Officials urge parents to teach children the difference between fun and destruction, noting police focus on curbing ir responsible Halloweeners to protect the city from crime.
Dr J Rupert Pisott of the Virginia Teachers Association spoke in Charlottesville about the Prince Edward County crash program for Negro children. He praised local courtesy but noted secrecy around the program and teaching machines. He urged a broader study by national educators, arguing Prince Edward schools served local children not outsiders and criticized NAACP and VTA involvement in integration.
Ralph Lamp of this city won the $700 first prize in a Watermelon Park fiddlers contest near Berryville. Allen Miller of Berryville took the $100 third prize. Kenneth Legg, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Legg of Middletown, wounded in action October 3 in Korea while serving with the U S Army. Mrs H W Ebert Jr and two daughters return home after a month with Mr and Mrs Homer Croy in New York City.
In 1936 Miss Jean Batten, age 26, attempted a record setting England to New Zealand flight over a 1 100 mile Tasman Sea hop amid a year marking the Palace Theatre sixth anniversary and Rotary Club noting Charles Coffman’s perfect attendance.
Fifty years ago in 1911 Manassas hosted Colonel John S Mosbys men on a return visit to the town. The piece notes visits by Mr and Mrs J William Stipe of Stevenson to Lovettsville and Mr Miss Minnie Pompton of Mountain Falls and Frank C Chapman of Stephens City wedding in Haverstown Maryland.
American furrier Saul Aronowicz laments Mrs Kennedy’s choice to skip fur coats. He argues fur wear boosts the industry and economy, noting past First Ladies and envisioning White House guidance influencing national fashion. He muses about Nixon and future First Family fur use in the cold Hyannis Port climate.
Broadway tests new price strategies to attract audiences. Half price performances and $1 seats target economy-minded theatergoers, with the Morosco staging Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole and The Caretaker at the Lyceum offering reduced balcony seats. Kean also plans limited $1 pricing while holdovers continue twofers.
A Scout rocket will launch this week from Wallops Island Virginia to climb 4500 miles in about an hour. The four stage 72 foot vehicle will carry 94 pounds of instruments and aim to measure electron density in the ionosphere between 200 and 600 miles up. No recovery will be attempted and the final stage will remain attached to the scientific package.
Ella and Tom split their home item by item after agreeing to divorce. They even divide a box of rice grain by grain while discussing money and the bank, until Ella merges the two rice piles and they glimpse a rainbow from the window.
A vintage quiz guide presents 100 questions over 10 days with daily scoring. It ranks results from Memory Genius to Good and asks 10 sample items about the Chief Justice, US geography, taxes, grammar, animal classes, tetanus, genocide, dates, Champagne alcohol, and Marquis of Queensbury rules.
Robert Blasch presented a piano recital at Shenandoah College and Conservatory auditorium to a large audience. He offered Scarlatti Schubert and Ravel works showing clarity, melodic insight, and vivid tonal variety, with notable interpretations of the Schubert sonata and Ravel Mirroirs.
Firefighters responded to a stubborn smouldering fire in a rubber dust bin at the O'Sullivan plant on Valley Ave. The blaze began by spontaneous ignition around 10:30 a.m. and was held in check by the sprinkler system before flaring slightly after midnight.crews used extra water to keep the fire under control.
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