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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1961
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issue from September 5, 1961 features a religious reflection based on I Thessalonians 5 16 18 urging rejoicing despite sorrows. The page lists staff contacts and classic newspaper details for the era.
Britain submitted its application to join the European Economic Community on August 10, initiating talks on farm subsidies and Commonwealth commitments. The piece notes possible yearlong negotiations, future political integration debates, and mixed British views, with broader context on steel price concerns, constitutional issues in a nuclear era, and mass media influence on public opinion.
William McCaren was named coach at James Wood High School to replace Robert R. Tabor who had joined the army. Frederick County schools listed 3 503 pupils on the first day Clarke County expected 1 500. Miss Anita DeHaven of Portsmouth visited in the city with Mr and Mrs Ernest LeMaster. Miss Ruth Goshert of Chicago returned home after visiting her aunt Mrs J Foster Gray.
The passage describes Jesus’ forty days post resurrection fellowship with His disciples. They discuss the kingdom of God and ask if at that time He will restore the kingdom to Israel, signaling a tension between universal spiritual rule and national restoration. They seek a concrete geopolitical outcome.
By Ear L. Douglas says the Lord grants power through the Holy Spirit to work life’s problems. If we open our hearts and receive the Spirit we are led to truth. Jesus commanded be my witnesses by living faith so others may see and respond, solving wider troubles by our witness.
Twenty five years ago 1936 the Rev R A Whitten of Portsmouth accepted a call to the Congregational Christian church in this city. A freak storm brought snowflakes as big as quarters and hail stones the size of hazelnuts across parts of England. H A Finchum returned home after ten days in Pittsburgh PA.
Five decades ago passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio line arrived six hours late due to a freight train breakdown. The Virginia Federation of Labor backed U.S. Senators Martin and Swanson and urged continued service. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Marker hosted Miss Henrietta Sadler of Baltimore as their guest.
Washington dispatch discusses Ernesto Guevara's practical manual for guerrilla warfare aimed at Latin America. It outlines tactics, leadership age, recruitment, and severe but cautious views on terrorism, emphasizing attainable goals with 30 to 50 fighters and rural support amid Cuba's Castro regime.
Corsicana Texas sees crowded streets and long lines as Navarro County residents join Uncle Sam’s expanded food program. About 3 367 residents or 20 percent of the population receive free staples including Kennedy mule and goober grease. Nationwide the program grows with rising costs and local resistance from grocers and farmers.
Burton H. Fern MD argues forced retirement harms older workers as much as execution. He notes WWII-era service kept them employed but now pensions and sunset years erase purpose, leaving hollow lives. He urges planning ahead to maintain meaning, asks about moving to sunnier states or finding sustaining hobbies.
A reader writes from Winchester praising local flag displays and urging daily respect for the symbol. The letter endorses the V F W project while noting no formal affiliation. It urges self reliance through hobbies, teaching, and sharing skills, citing Hoover as example and challenging retirement complacency.
A reader quiz outlines scoring based on 10 daily questions with bands from Memory Genius to Good. It lists sample items such as Echo 1 nickname, painters, grammar correction, De Gaullist location, highest North American point, Hellespont meaning, left versus right politics, first western state admitted, lactic acid substance, and first country to use poison gas.
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