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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1955
Page
4
In a September 13 1955 Winchester Star column the banner of love is praised amid calls to end hatred. It notes wars murders and strife rise when rulers reject love and the rising generation is taught hatred of others. The piece laments global acceptance of hostility and urges compassion.
Albert Kesselring claims Hitler favored a British alliance and might have invaded Britain after Dunkirk had he believed Britain and Germany shared purpose. Churchill rejected the plan, and Kesselring argues the idea overlooks Nazi brutality and the enduring threat of communism.
Humans have extended lifespans through mastery of dangers. life expectancy for newborns now exceeds 70 years. The text notes animals also benefiting from evolutionary progress and human influence on mortality risk.
A digest compiles the most engaging editorials from about 40 newspapers arriving daily. It surveys opinions on politics economy society and culture reflecting broad public discourse and editorial tone across regions.
A St Louis Post Dispatch opinion piece argues the Electoral College can distort democratic will. It cites 1924 and 1952 examples to show how state margins determine votes, notes calls for a popular vote reform, and warns that voters may be short changed if the system persists.
A survey of domestic animals notes longer life expectancy due to better food and veterinary care. Dogs average about 11 years now, cats show even larger gains, and horses have grown from 14 hands to about 15.2 hands in two centuries as future breeding continues.
A look back to 1954 notes Ralph Yount named president of Virginia Society of Public Accountants, Miss America 1955 Lee Ann Meriwether, Robert Kendall entering University of Richmond, and resignations and appointments in the US defense and Allied Military Tribunal.
S Lee Grant the Winchester City Manager was reported fairly comfortable after an automobile accident. Also noted is the induction of Preston H. Clark Robert N. Kellas Dewey D. Boyd and Doyle I. Peer into the Armed forces.
Three robbers held up two employees of the W. N. Sauer Company in Pittsburgh and escaped with a $9,000 payroll. In Geneva, leaders at the League of Nations predicted a long naval holiday would settle Franco Italian tonnage disputes. Frederick Boxwell returned from Washington after a month with his father, John Boxwell.
The Valley counties are expected to harvest a larger apple crop than anticipated with shipments starting in October. Marshaid Russell of New York City is spending his vacation at his Winchester home. Miss Anna Benner has returned to her Burnt Factory home after visiting Charles Hamilton's family at Clearbrook.
Washington reports a sharp conflict within the Democratic fold and allied unions over 1956 strategy. Truman and CIO chief Reuther push an anti Eisenhower line and closer party ties, risking a split with Stevenson Meany who fear political overreach and weakened labor gains.
A quiz style feature outlines scoring by daily correct counts over ten days with ten questions per day. It lists a set of ten sample questions including coin portrait, word meanings, historic alarms, biblical travels, planet life, traffic rules, US unemployment peaks, milk iron content, surname meaning, and a ballad line.
Independence is precious and independence of mind is finer. Christianity offers true liberty by rising above evil habits and circumstances. Sorrow, loss, and hardship become lessons as faith lifts people above worldly concerns and leans them toward heavenly treasure. There is a victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
In August 1954 Mrs August Rednar of Chambers lost her false upper teeth during a picnic at Omaha. A year later in August 1955 she received a package from Omaha containing the teeth and a note saying they were poorly made and did not fit.
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today is none. September rainfall to date is 1.32 inches. The year 1955 rainfall to date is 32.13 inches. Average annual rainfall over 42 years is 36.94 inches. Monthly averages for 1912-1954: January 2.50, February 1.94, March 2.95, April 3.11, May 3.92, June 3.89, July 3.73, August 3.82, September 2.66, October 3.24, November 2.59, December 2.51.
Advice on feeding babies, warning against propping bottles and stressing parental bonding. Notes rest breaks for mothers, cautions about older siblings holding bottles, and links to safe feeding to avoid colic or dependency. Includes a Q and A on activity for teens with rheumatic fever.
The match book field awards a Joshua plaque to the year’s best cover design among 46 industry categories from 300,000 designs. Joshua Pusey, who invented match books in 1892, lends the prize name. An additional Henry award honors the top contributor, named for Henry Rathkamp, a pioneer collector.
The Navy approves Bermuda shorts as part of the uniform of the day for 6,500 civilian employees at the Norfolk supply center. Officers are excluded from the policy. The change applies to all nonmilitary staff at the facility in Virginia.
The fish known as mackerel is described as aptly named from the word mackled meaning blurred and spotty. Its wavy cross markings on the back are cited as a fitting description of the species.
Ann and Adam drift apart as suspicion grows about infidelity with nurse Linda Van Sant. Ann rereads a letter from Missouri that triggers memories of past temptations and a cooled marriage. Adam hides late contracting work while tension builds over expectations and a baby.
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