Winchester Evening Star 1960 September 2 issue note
Daily issue from Winchester Virginia dated Saturday September 2 1960 with editor H F Byrd Jr and staff. Milestones include local notices and a Bible verse from I Thessalonians. The page format lists departments and staff roles for the newspaper serving over 40000 readers.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawk
H. F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Rufus Josey
Eugene Miller
Winchester
As Goes the Farmer and the Election Parity Debate
The piece notes the farm problem shapes politics as urban voters rely on agriculture. It cites 22 million in ag related roles, farm capital, and value chains while urging ongoing research on a cortisone antidote after a Moracco oil poisoning incident.
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United States
U.S
September Is Calling Poets Harvest Month
The passage extols September as the harvest month and the bridge between summer and autumn. It notes cool days following heat, golden haze, and benevolent sun, with countryside scenes inviting travelers to admire September’s beauty.
Learning from Tragedy in Disaster Eyewitness Reports
The article reflects on how disasters cause loss and suffering and drive lessons in prevention. It notes that carelessness leaves a lasting mark on witnesses and fuels resolve to avoid repetition, with natural events prompting scientific inquiry into causes and remedies.
Paul Before Agrippa and the Question of Faith
The passage recalls Paul’s defense before King Agrippa and the famous line about being “almost persuaded.” It notes Agrippa’s worldly stance and Paul’s hope that all hearers become as he is, even in bonds. The scene emphasizes conviction and unresolved doubt in a historic judicial moment.
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Apostle Paul
Agrippa
Christ
Paul
Pat
Almost a Christian and Yet Not a Christian
The speaker critiques the word almost as the most tragic in Christian life. Agrippa is invoked as an example, arguing that two thousand years of Christian experience make the failure to fully embrace faith far more tragic.
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Thessalonians
Agrippa
Williams receives BA degree from University of Virginia
Roy Westly Williams of Stephenson earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia. James Wood High School students ate lunch in their new cafeteria for the first time, though cafeteria tables had not yet arrived.
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Roy Westly Williams
Stephenson
University of Virginia
James Wood High School
Will Rogers in Steamboat Round the Bend at Local Theater
1935 report notes Will Rogers starring in Steamboat Round the Bend at a local venue. Herbert Schutte returns from a trip to Irvington and Weems Virginia with a 44 pound Bonito four feet six inches long. Passengers removed from the wrecked Dixie praise the crew's gallantry during the Florida hurricane hours of peril.
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Will Rogers
Florida
A M Baker Reelected Eminent Commander at Winchester
Fifty years ago in 1910 A M Baker was reelected eminent commander of Winchester Commandry No 12 Knights Templar the oldest in Virginia dating back to 1813. Floyd E Gruver of Columbus Ohio visited his parents in Reliance. Clinton Haddox and Arthur Athey returned from Rock Enon and Capon Springs where Haddox sprained his neck during acrobatic stunts but is recovering use of his craning apparatus.
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A. M. Baker
Winchester
Knights Templar
Virginia
Floyd E. Gruver
Columbus
Ohio
B. F. Gruver
Reliance
Clinton Haddox
Arthur Athey
Rock Enon
Capon Springs
Haddox
The Fearless Frogman of 1875
In 1874 Paul Boyton stowed away on the Queen to test his rubber life suit and paddled 30 miles toward Ireland then down the Liffey and Thames to become a European sensation. He later served briefly in the Peruvian Navy, ran an New York bar, and staged aquatic exhibitions while courting danger and publicity.
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Peter Lyon
New York
Liverpool
Bragg
Queen
Paul Boyton
Pittsburgh
Boyton
British Isles
County Cork
Roaringwater Bay
Skibbereen
Cork
Liffey
Dublin Bay
Thames
Fan Bay
Grant
Europe
United States
Peru
Chile
Boytons
Her Majesty's Royal Navy
America
Russia
Afghanistan
Strelok
Garnet
Beyton
Ashce
Royal Navy
Keiley
Staten Island
The Doctor Speaks Keeping Active a Must To Dieters on Holiday
Dr Bunéesen urges dieters to stay active during holidays. Rowing for one hour burns 1240 calories, swimming 300 to 700, running 800 to 1242, and daily half hour walks at a moderate pace can save up to five pounds yearly. The emphasis remains on sticking to the diet.
How's Your IQ A 100 Question Daily Quiz
A dated quiz excerpt presents ten questions testing memory and general knowledge. Items include city nicknames, mail classifications, historical questions, grammar correction, and a riddle about Pandora. The closing couplet suggests patience in waiting for fish to bite as a moral.
Ex Convict Arrested in Kidnap Slaying Case in Illinois
Ex convict Joseph Milani, 33, of near Herrin Illinois, was arrested by FBI agents on a federal assault with attempt to murder charge connected to the kidnap slaying of 17 year old Mary Roberts and the wounding of her fiancé, Bryant, in Carbondale. Roberts' body was found at a derelict farm near Herrin. Milani, released last April from an auto theft conviction, was arraigned and ordered held at Jackson County jail.
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Milani
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Husky
Miss Roberts
Herrin
Carbondale
Ill
Bryant
FBI
Red China Becomes Global Power Through Cuba Ties
Mao Zedong's regime gains worldwide reach a decade after its birth as Cuba recognizes Peiping. Beijing expands embassies across the globe including the Middle East India Israel Scandinavia and soon Cuba while courting Africa Latin America and opposition to U.S. policy intensifies. China’s praise of Cuba and anti U.S. intervention rhetoric accompany growing economic aid and political support.
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Tokyo
China
Americas
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Peiping
United States
Mao Tze- Tung
Earth
Middle East
India
Israel
Scandinavia
Latin America
United Nations
Castro
Mao
U.S
Havana
Chou En-lai
Chou
China Peace Committee
Congress
Red China
New China
Amercan
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