Winchester Evening Star front page notice list 1961 edition
The Winchester Evening Star page from September 6 1961 lists staff roles editor Byrd Jr Koontz business manager and managing editor Miller with publishing details. It notes association with the Associated Press and provides mailing and subscription information for Virginia and nearby regions.
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Winchester Evening Star
F. Byrd, JR
J. D. Koontz
Eugene Miller
Winchester
Associated Press
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York
N.Y
W. Va
Thessalonians
Police Safety and Public Attitudes Face Growing Strain
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns U S and Canadian officers in Washington about rising violence against police as cities crack down. Judges vow maximum sentences for attackers while mob sympathy and mass psychology fears loom amid global tensions and disarmament debates. Climate and price index trends noted alongside Cold War anxieties.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Peace treaty signed by 48 nations marks end of hostilities
The Star Files recalls a 1951 event noting a long awaited peace treaty with Japan signed by 48 nations while Russia and two satellites boycotted. William Battaile was to address a Moose Lodge anniversary. Sylvester R. Lawston, fireman USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Christian, served aboard the recommissioned destroyer USS Owen.
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Japan
Russia
William Battaile
Moose Lodge
Sylvester R. Lawston
USN
Lacy Christian
Owen
Daily Meditation on Principles of Life and Duty
The piece notes three core ideas for living: avoid evil while recognizing much good in people, urging Christian and non believers to acts of sacrifice and kindness, and accepting life as a pilgrimage a struggle with no guarantee of pleasantness as God assigns work and goals to us.
God’s power guides triumph over personal limits
Earl L. Douglas urges readers to trust in a higher power. He contends success comes from aligning with God’s will and striving to meet His requirements, even amid failure, and encourages cheer as God sustains and enables.
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God
Women push home economics to mold future homemakers
A prominent career woman advocates high school home economics for boys claiming it fits them for married life and shared domestic duties. The piece ridicules a nationwide conspiracy to train men as dishwashers and diaper changers to free future housewives for golf and bridge clubs. It claims men must do more than earn bacon, including cooking and cleaning.
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Congress
Bridge Club
Belgrade nonalignment confab mostly a fashion show
Washington reports the Belgrade gathering of 25 nonaligned nations yielded rhetoric on disarmament but little unity or action. Observers note hypocrisy among members, with leaders from Ethiopia Ghana Saudi Arabia Yugoslavia and others espousing self rule while ruling regimes remain undemocratic.
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Ethiopia
Ghana
Saudi Arabia
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Tito
Nkrumah
India
Nehru
Belgrade
United States
Russia
Grand Summer for Art Thieves With $5 Million in Stolen Works
A report notes 76 important works stolen across the United States France and England with a market value of at least 5 million dollars. Ransom figures surface in the Wellington seizure at London's National Gallery while insurers caution against covert dealings.
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Bernard Gavzer
New York
United States
France
England
Huntington T. Black
McLaughlin Company
Washington, D.C
Duke of Wellington
London
National Gallery
Brendan P. Battle
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Matisse
Utrillo
Dufy
St. Tropez
Museum of Arts and Crafts
Italy
Napoleon
Louvre
Gaius Verres
Engagement announced for Princess Juliana to Bernard zu Lippe Biesterfeld
25 Years Ago item notes Princess Juliana of Holland became engaged to German prince Bernard zu Lippe Biesterfeld. Also mentions Rev. C Worthington Lowe accepting pastorship at Grace Lutheran Church. Winchester schools planned to open Sept 8.
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Juliana of Holland
Bernard Zu Lippe- Biesterfield
C. Worthington Lowe
Grace Lutheran Church
Winchester
W H Baker Reelected Common Council President
50 Years Ago 1911 W H Baker was reelected president of the Common Council. Miss Alice Osborne of Kabletown Jefferson County W Va got engaged to David H Allen of Rippon. Allen is brother of Dr Lewis M Allen of Winchester. Patsy Plank returned home after summer with Aunt Mrs James M Ritter at Armel.
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W. H. Baker
Common Council
Alice Osborne
Logan Osborne
Kabletown
Jefferson County
W. Va
David H. Allen
Roger O. Allen
Rippon
Mr. Allen
Lewis M. Allen
Winchester
Patsy Plank
James M. Ritter
Armel
Japanese Women Protest Soviet Nuclear Tests
A column of 150 Japanese women from the All Japan Women’s Federation marched to the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo to protest Soviet nuclear tests announced by the United States. 2nd Secretary Aleksei Senatorov gave no comment, saying the embassy had not been informed by Moscow. Ernesto de la Ossa, 69, Panama’s UN representative since the organization’s founding, former Colon mayor and Panama consul general in New Orleans, died Tuesday.
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New York City
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Hoover
Tokyo
United States
Aleksei I. Senatorov
Great Neck
N.Y
Ernesto de la Ossa
Panama
United Nations
World Organization
Colon
New Orleans
Yale University
New Mexico
California
Denver
Your Health: When Medicine Isn t the Answer
A reader asks about heel pain from night rubbing and boosting vitamin D intake for infants. The doctor recommends nonmedicinal fixes for bursitis, discusses cod liver oil safety, and suggests antihistamines or saline and decongestants for sinus issues while warning against harmful sprays.
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E. K
Mrs. K
How's Your IQ How to Score Based on 100 Questions
Daily scoring system grades memory ability from 9–10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 correct as Good. Page 2 promises correct answers. Includes questions on sun type, Banff country, Louisiana subdivisions, ohm, Congo continent, post mortem term, Second Lady, sun bathers group, Cherbourg port proximity, and compass receptacle naming.
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Banff
Louisian
Belgian Congo
U. S
Cherbourg
Brest
Calais
Greatest Victory in Lab Not Battlefield Says Hal Boyle
AP notes hal Boyle argues the era's top triumph is medical research saving over 2.2 million lives since 1944, while other random facts cover banking checks, beard growth, vanilla, tourism myths, women in sports, and quirky quotes. The column blends statistics with anecdotes and trivia.
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New York
United States
U.S
Michigan
Hell
Paradise
H.L. Mencken
Sweden
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