Winchester Evening Star News Summary
Local Winchester paper reports regional news from September 8, 1961. Editorial note cites abstaining from evil and quotes a biblical verse.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1961
Page
4
Experiment on Diet and Society Faces Skepticism and Free Food Program Boom
A former era editorial weighs a planned U S National Heart Institute diet trial of 100000 men over five years with half on normal meals and half on fat controlled diets. It contrasts human temptation with science and catalogs a surge in the federal free food program, with millions joining since January and costs rising to 139 million dollars annually. It notes sharp drops in Jefferson County Texas and Newburgh New York as officials crack down on abuses, warning political figures may resist curbing popular aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
N. Y
Jefferson County
Rowe Family Completes 18085 Mile U S trip in 1951 Wagon
Mr and Mrs Harold Rowe and their four children returned to Winchester after an 18085 mile journey across the United States to Mexico and Alaska in a new 1951 Chevrolet station wagon. The trip cost under 1100 dollars. W P Massey Jr flew to visit Mr and Mrs Charles F Massey in Claremont California. Mrs J W Green Jr and sons Billy and Ned returned home after two months with Col and Mrs J D Tilford at Fishers Island New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Rowe
Winchester
United States
Mexico
Alaska
W. P. Massey, Jr
Charles F. Massey
Claremont
California
Byrd Amendment Battle Over Backdoor Funding Contested
Senate debates Byrd amendment forcing annual congressional appropriations for long term development loans. Dirksen cites Arthur Krock essay while noting conference report preserves fiscal oversight and constitutional power of the purse. The exchange ends with praise for Byrd and claim of equal language across texts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ienethet Conbean’ Ve Kin
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Dirksen
Illinois
House of Representatives
Arthur Krock
White House
MR. Krock
Virginia
Krock
Dirken
Plato
Euclid
Hickenlooper
House
United States
Keating
Mr. Dirksen
MR. Keating
Harry Byrd
After Breakfast Walk Spurs Sleepy Intestine Action
Health note urges brisk after breakfast walk to wake sleepy intestines and easing constipation. It cites weak abdominal muscles, need for hydration, and occasional glycerin suppositories as aids. Also warns against overuse of laxatives and recalls a 1890 death notice and inquiry about John H Parker.
People With Dentures Have Strange Adventures
Hal Boyle recounts a man with dentures practicing speech and whistling while strangers react, ending with the note that people with dentures have strange adventures. The piece includes a Q&A quiz on general knowledge and a closing verse by Luther Markin.
Daily Meditation on the Ekklesia and Moral Standards
The Greek ekklesia means that which is called out. The church is a group separated from the world to follow the kingdom of God with higher moral standards. Church members aim to conform to these distinct requirements rather than be queer or contentious.
Stand Against Worldliness Dedication to Christ
The text speaks of Jy Earl L. Douglas and others who separate from materialism to follow Christ. It emphasizes that Christians may mingle with non Christians but maintain standards. The called out separated person belongs to the ekklesia, living under a higher power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Ieac
Ekklesia
The
Church
Local Social Notes Highlight Travel Visits
25 Years Ago 1936 report shows Mr. and Mrs. James Myers and daughter Kathryn Whetzel returning from Canada. Miss Louise Huyette hosted Mr. and Mrs. Ted Taylor of Tucson, Arizona. Mrs. Ida Points Willis visited Culpeper, staying with Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hoover for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Myers
Kathryn Whetzel
Canada
Louise Huyette
Ted Taylor
Tucson
Ariz
Ida Points Willis
Culpeper
John F. Hoover
Notable Local Guests and Seasonal Moves
Fifty years ago in 1911 G W Fitzpatrick of Boston was in town for several days. Mrs Flora Perry returned to Norfolk after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Rainsberger. Mrs R Virginia Smith and her daughter departed for Washington to take an apartment in the Ontario for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fitzpatrick
Boston
Flora Perry
Norfolk
Joseph Rainsberger
R. Virginia Smith
Washington
Ontario
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