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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1962
Page
4
Classified notice page lists subscription rates and mailing details for Winchester Evening Star. It includes carrier, motor delivery and mail options, with prices for six months and one year, plus outside Virginia and West Virginia rates. The item is dated Saturday October 27, 1962.
A reflective piece contrasts ancient Halloween fears with modern concerns. It notes US State Department hiring pauses amid pay controversy for overseas entertainers, Harvard doctors link teen smoking to brainpower, and Dame Edith Sitwell’s cheeky advice for longevity.
The Star Files recalls Jessie Prather Sr returning home after visiting her mother Ethel Rooker in Westernport Maryland. Isaac Luttrell, a U S Navy member, spent several days with his parents N P Luttrell on the Shenandoah River. Mrs R W Ailes and Miss Betty Rowe returned to Stephens City after a three week visit with relatives in Des Moines Iowa.
A 1937 Geneva report notes China presenting a protest to the League of Nations against Japanese bombardment of Chinese civilians. In Newark an American Airlines transport belly landed after landing gear jammed. Paul Rosenberger, post appendectomy, regains activity at Memorial Hospital.
50 Years Ago 1912 notices report the Frederick and Clarke Telephone Co sold its business to the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Mrs. Thomas Chamblin and Miss Henrietta Grove of White Post visited Winchester. In Oyster Bay Col Roosevelt secured permission to roam Sagamore Hill for an hour after his shooting incident.
A preacher recalls a Scotsman's test of straightness to argue that moral standards endure. The speaker laments declining personal morality and urges using biblical, eternal values as the measuring stick to judge opinions and actions. He emphasizes justice honesty and purity as unchanging guides.
The article argues the President must be trusted as he commits the nation to blocking Cuba and dismantling missile sites. It warns of political pressures, unknown risks, and the need for steadfast leadership, urging public unity and confidence in the President’s judgment.
A North American Newspaper Alliance report notes 6,290 measures in the 87th Congress with 1,250 filed in two weeks, most doomed to die. It cites last day bills by Rep. Florence Dwyer and tariff proposals for bagpipes, plus legal prose appreciation from Frank J. Barry and a Douglas dissent on tax deductibility. Luther Markin.
Column argues Khrushchev will not gamble millions of Soviet lives for Castro and that a balance of terror now governs U.S. Soviet behavior. It urges dismantling Cuban missile bases, maintaining quarantine, and continued firm policy to avert a broader war.
An old article blends health tips about stomach acid with a cheerfully odd 100 question “How to Score” quiz. It cautions against acid suppression, recommends small meals and vitamins, and includes a ten day memory-quiz with ten topical questions.
A Bible verse urges not to despise youth and to show worthiness. The message adds that one must demonstrate value to gain recognition.
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