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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1962
Page
4
Newspaper masthead text lists circulation totals and contact numbers with subscription rates and postal details for Winchester Virginia. It cites staff roles and pricing for mail and carrier delivery and notes regional postage adjustments.
The reflection contrasts vast natural disasters and human attempts to control Earth with a note on rising national debt now exceeding 300 billion dollars. It highlights per capita burden, World War era spending, and postwar fiscal growth, then shifts to markets and tech. It reports a Minnesota farmer using a computer for crop planning and examines Russia China trade shifts and Berlin tensions.
Attorney Robert K. Woltz of Winchester has been sworn in and qualified as town attorney and police justice for the Town of Middletown. The National Fruit team won the Girls league softball crown by defeating the Lionettes.
R Gray Williams was elected to the Home Building and Loan Association board to succeed the late Shirley Carter. Clifford D Grim was chosen to replace Carter as secretary. Mrs Abney Payne and her daughter Anne from Charleston West Virginia visited Mr and Mrs W Nelson Page.
William H. Arthur, 17, son of Mr and Mrs B F Arthur, grew three acres of corn and earned the Star nickname Champion Corn Boy. The Post Office announced parcels post will admit live chickens eggs butter and other fragile items with general farm goods starting January 1.
The meditation reflects on living on a small lighted planet amid vast darkness. It contrasts earthly exploration with space dreams and cites a biblical view of sin, grace, and God as light, urging humility and reverence for life.
Henry J. Taylor argues President Kennedy overstated the dollar’s strength after a quarter with a $455 million loss, while Treasury data show a $849 million decline by late August 1962. He warns foreign creditors are converting reserves to gold, risking a dollar devaluation amid ongoing spending.
A humorous guide lists modern husband criteria including a driver's license and ability to keep books. It argues marriages fail without practical skills like driving, budgeting, home repairs, and lawn care. The piece ends with a biblical note from John 5:3.
A health warning notes botulinus poison can develop in home canned foods. Sealed jars without air allow spores to become deadly. boiling may not destroy it. Heat and pressure canning are advised, with instructions and Bulletins No. 6 and No. 8 offered for more details.
James Marlow argues the United States loses its insulation from communism as Cuba falls to Castro and seeks Soviet support. The piece weighs the risk of direct action against Cuba and the potential Soviet response including a Berlin blockade, signaling a renewed Cold War dilemma.
Kentucky hunters will have a primitive weapons section this season. A 7000 acre tract in Cumberland National Forest will be marked off for use of bows, muzzle loading rifles and muzzle loading shotguns for deer, grouse and squirrel.
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