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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1955
Page
4
The edition contains a Corinthian quotation about love and judgment, noting self-examination before judging others. It appears amid the newspaper’s standard notices and price information for subscriptions.
The piece discusses using guaranteed annual wage programs to stabilize seasonal industries such as Christmas card manufacturing. It notes moving to steady year round production, warehoused inventories, cross training workers, and expanding roles to cover maintenance and multi skill tasks as a means to offset slower periods and secure payrolls.
The federal government will spend up to 100 million dollars to repair public facilities clear debris and extend aid in hurricane hit states. Tax laws will offer deductions for uninsured losses spread over years to ease victims tax burden. Flood losses remain the heaviest blow with limited insurance coverage.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch previews Emily Post's Etiquette Ninth Edition chapter on table manners. It notes dunking doughnuts, handling fowl bones, corn on the cob, asparagus, and bananas with dated guidance, citing Post’s cautious rules and the humor of attempting to follow them.
The article argues that most property owners cannot spread flood risk and losses are often total in flood areas. It suggests government backed flood insurance funded by studies, noting potential $100 million direct government costs and tax losses but overall economic savings and relief for thousands of flooded citizens.
Mrs Mary Griffin of Frederick county was in the news as it was announced that her husband Marvin Griffin would be the next governor of Georgia. The report notes other items from the era including a major earthquake in Orleansville Algeria with 800 killed and 1 000 injured and local civic updates in Winchester Frederick County.
The Harri sonurg American Legionnaires endorsed Colonel Roszel of Winchester for National chief. Mr and Mrs Clark Smith left for a two week trip to Niagara Falls and Thousand Islands. Miss Sophie Baker slipped on a rug and is in Memorial Hospital with a fractured arm.
Washington-Secretary Ezra Taft Benson hints the Eisenhower administration may adopt a modified Brannan Plan to dispose of 8 billion dollars in farm surpluses. He argues for government price supports, farm income relief, and careful market competition with foreign producers to avoid a farm collapse in 1956.
A teacher notes that application matters more than ability for students, and moral character outweighs brains. He warns college life can lead to moral drifting without willpower guided by conscience, urging students to guard inner life to keep learning exciting and meaningful.
A quiz scoring guide offers daily questions over ten days with grade labels from Memory Genius to Good. It also asks trivia questions about the Washington Monument windows legal status for performers in England before 1662 sphere versus cube volume oldest game tennis or handball and coin values in the Bible noting Old or New Testament context.
Report shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8:30 am today none. September rainfall to date 81 inches?1955 rainfall to date 31.62 inches. Average annual rainfall over 42 years is 36.94 inches. Monthly averages 1912-1954 list totals for each month from January to December.
Public health notice advises immediate action for any dog bite and possible rabies. It emphasizes rapid wound washing, medical evaluation, and vaccine consideration, plus observing a biting animal for two weeks and sending its head to health authorities if it dies. It also includes a Q and A on tinnitus causes and evaluation.
Rule 4.13 allows only two championship games in one day. A suspended game may be completed before the double header begins if that day is the last allowed day for finishing it. The suspended game resumes at the interruption point with the original personnel and batting order as nearly as possible.
In Kennerly Missouri, Adam Laird considers a government job offer in Santa Fe with the Atomic Energy Commission. He discusses moving with wife Ann who weighs the risks of leaving their unfinished Crescent Street home and Linda VanSant’s presence. Ann agrees to security checks and a possible move while eyeing their future.
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