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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1957
Page
4
A September 13, 1957 Winchester Evening Star page notes a religious citation from Mark 1 34 55 about Jesus healing many sick and rising before day to depart to a military place, reflecting the era's devotional print. The item appears amid standard newspaper text and ads.
President Eisenhower signs a 1941 act to mark the 100th anniversary of the War Between the States. It provides a federal grant up to 100000 dollars and creates a national commission to coordinate observance events. Washington meeting in January will draft recommendations. The Shenandoah Valley expected to be a focus for plans and coordination among cities counties and civic groups.
Postmaster General Summerfield in Washington criticized chain letter schemes tied to United States Savings Bonds. He described hand to hand exchanges, noting a few may gain briefly while many lose money and risk criminal prosecution. The chief inspector’s office investigates legality and spread.
The Perfect Circle Speedostat adapts governor control with an automatic pilot like system. Set a speed on a dash indicator and coast with no accelerator input while the device modulates gasoline flow. Braking releases control and light accelerator pressure warns of excess speed, with optional 1958 models under $100.
Courts hold chain letters are both frauds and lotteries regardless of what is solicited including money or bonds. Chance determines whether the chain breaks and whether a participant receives nothing a small amount or a substantial sum. Chain letters should be promptly deposited in the waste basket.
A look at the day’s most interesting editorials gathered from forty participating newspapers. Readers glimpse a range of debates, policy critiques, and opinion trends shaping public discourse.
Here and there remarks show Rep Walter Norblad of Oregon questioning NSF spending on esoteric projects. He cites biology of the Florida deer mouse and Acheulian site in Tanganyika, plus mammal relationships and a bird list as examples while noting total budget is only a small fraction.
The Star reports a 1952 polio year forecast by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, a new father injured by shattered glass at Wasase County Hospital, jailbreakers escaping a federal penitentiary, a large search for a missing woman in Clarke County, a 26 pound Mississippi catfish displayed at the Star Restaurant, a murder trial jury selection, university enrollments in Virginia and Charlottesville, rising fruit prices and supply dynamics in North Tonawanda, and Dr. Gearmont returning to White Post after assisting in a procedure in Columbia Hospital.
Reports warn of a cholera epidemic with serum shortages in refugee camps across India's Punjab and Pakistan as Kasur near Lahore records 400 cases and a ten percent death rate. Henry A. Wallace, speaking at Madison Square Garden, argues Wall Street dominates politics and the nation under the current administration. Stephen Rosenthal, 13, is noted as the son of Dr.
Montreal secretary Sheila Ward, nine to five efficiency and charm, offers tips for secretaries to ease bosses’ load. She stresses honesty, neat dress, and teamwork, while noting habits that waste time and hinder productivity. Ward, who won an international secretary award, speaks candidly about communication and morale in the office.
Dr Herman Bundesen urges parents to screen youngsters for vision by age three and again by age five, with school tests complementing professional exams. He notes lighting and color schemes affect eye strain and that proper glasses or vision training can improve learner performance.
Chesterfield County plans a million dollar school bond referendum for October 15. The idea was approved at a board of supervisors meeting after a majority favored a separate election rather than coincide with the Nev. and general election.
Wealth and education fail in trouble while the heart matters most. A cultured man once said only Scripture sustains the soul, citing the grace of God bringing salvation and the call to live soberly and godly. In hardship, God hides us in His pavilion.
A sample IQ style quiz presents 10 daily questions with graded results and multiple choice prompts. It asks about memory, geography, Bible, language, royal marriages, war hardware, heralded instruments, animal and tool distinctions, and language correctness in a reader engagement style.
Sacred Heart Holy Name Society re elected all officers at its annual meeting. Named: Charles E. Murphy president, Harry W. Callan treasurer, Eugene P. Miller secretary. Delegates chosen to attend the Diocese Holy Name meeting in Richmond on September 28-29 include Father Julius Cilinski, Mr. Callan, Leonard W. Brown, Joseph A. Sarrandria and Mr. Murphy.
For nearly a century no office assistance was funded from public funds except for committee chairmen. In 1884 the Senate voted to allow each nonchairman Senator to hire a clerk during the session at a daily rate of $4.
Dr George W Crane criticizes million dollar school buildings that stay dark at night and weekends. He advocates using public schools as recreation hubs with gymnasiums and pools rented to churches and clubs to combat juvenile delinquency, urging horse sense over marble halls.
The Arkansas governor Orval Faubus is depicted as believing he faces plots to tap his phones arrest him or bump him off He says the FBI tapped his lines and cites plans to arrest him and violence surrounding school integration He defends his actions citing security and court orders while court dates loom for enforcing desegregation.
Long Beach California report says 19 year old Kenneth Vincent wrote his Sudan Texas mother to cash two bonds for 37.75 dollars and send him the money. He received a cashier's check for 800.07 dollars. bank tellers gave him 37.75 and returned the cashier's check to the issuing bank.
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