Winchester Evening Star Arlington edition 1957 notice
Weathered page reads Winchester Evening Star date September 14 1957 edition with staff byline H F Byrd Jr editor and listing of National Representatives Gallacher DeLisser and Associated Press affiliation Subscription rates shown for in county and out of state with single copy price and carrier options.
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Mohaws
Mohawk
Winchester
Gallacher - DeLisser
Ing
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
25th Anniversary of The Northern Virginia Daily
The Northern Virginia Daily marks 25 years since E. E. Keister merged five weekly papers Strasburg News Edinburg Sentinel Woodstock Times Front Royal Record and Marshall Chief into one daily. Arthur W. Davidson led the paper from 1932 to retirement. Don W. Scott now edits with colleagues.
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Northern Virginia
E. E. Keister
Strasburg News
Edinburg Sentinel
Woodstock Times
Front Royal Record
Marshall
Virginia
Belov
Arthur W. Davidson
Dond W. Scott
Star
Keister
Scott
Virinia
Toll Roads vs Free Roads Show Mixed Driving Results
Two automotive engineers compared a 1668 mile round trip between Chicago outskirts and Manhattan via toll and free roads. Toll roads slightly improved mileage by half a mile per gallon yet cost more overall. Gas costs favored free roads by $1 in gas but tolls totaled $11.30, with overall toll roads losing on cost.
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Chicago
Manhattan
Lincoln Tunnel
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Free Roads
Toll roads save time but costly and risky to motorists
The test shows toll roads cut 10 hours for drivers with 25 stops versus 266 on public roads and 82 gear shifts on turnpikes versus 772 on free highways. With automatic transmissions rising, the effort on shifting becomes negligible. Overall toll roads offer time savings only if drivers accept higher costs and monotonous driving.
Anti-Missile Defense Debate in Cold War Era Commentary
An English newspaper comment lauds defense against hydrogen bombs and rockets but notes the anti missile missile idea remains technically possible yet controversial. The piece argues disarmament is the long term solution, though realism suggests pursuing crash program research now.
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America
Russia
India
Earl E F. Partridge
United States
Editorial Digest Highlights From Daily Newspapers
A digest compiling the most engaging editorials from about forty newspapers received daily. Highlights reflect diverse opinions across politics, society, and culture, offering readers a compact view of the era's public discourse.
Virginia weighs curb on roadside billboards along new interstates
Governor Stanley asks the Virginia advisory legislative commission to study regulating outdoor advertising on the interstate system and to address unsightly graveyards along roads. Virginia already bans billboards on the Blue Ridge Parkway Colonial National Parkway and Mount Vernon Boulevard, with amendments proposed to extend controls.
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Virginia
Gov. Stanley
Virginia Advisory Legislative Commission
Blue Ridge Pkwy
Colonial National Pkwy
Mount Vernon Blvd
Gov
Stanley
August building permits rise slightly in Frederick County and Winchester
The files show August permits for Frederick County and Winchester city edged up in dollar value versus August 1951 but remained far below peak years. Historical figures list 1953 at 160 025, 1961 at 158 425, and 1850 at 204 900 in prior benchmarks.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Carteret
Linden
New Jersey
Betsy Arthur
New York City
Brick Presbyterian Church
Lusitania Sets Ocean Crossing Record From Queenstown to Sandy Hook
The turbine ship Lusitania completed a Queenstown to Sandy Hook crossing in five days thirty three minutes, setting a new ocean passage record. In other notes, David McMullen and C. Hillyard delivered nine large tomatoes to The Star, measuring 35 inches long and weighing seven and a half pounds. Mr and Mrs Walter B Barr returned home after weeks on Capon River.
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New York
Lusitania
Queenstown
Sandy Hook
Ocean
David McMullen
C. &. Hillyard
Star Office
Walter B. Barr
Capon River
Graham and three evangelists compare massive 1950s crusades
A retrospective profile contrasts Billy Graham with Dwight L. Moody and Billy Sunday, noting crowd sizes in New York, conversions claimed, and the evolving style of mass evangelism. It discusses supporters, critics, and the lasting impact on urban ministry. It also recalls Finney and historical campaign tactics and funding sources.
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Billy Graham
North Carolina
New York City
Graham
New York
Madsen Square Garden
Yankee Stadium
Rail Park
Dr. Graham
Dr Graham
Montreal
N. C
Charles G. Finney
Dwight L. Moody
Billy Sunday
Aimee Semple MacPherson
Marina
Finney
Big Cly
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
England
Scotland
Mr. Moody
Hippodrome
D. L
Moody
America
Moody, Sunday
Ira Sankey
Sweet
George Beverley Shea
Cliff Barrows
William E. Dodge
John E. Converse
Morris K. Jessup
Rockefeller
McCormick and Wanamaker
Jerry Beavan
The Doctor Speaks on Reading Speed Training
Dr Herman N Bundesen argues that training improves reading speed citing Great Lakes Naval Training Center results. He lists eye examination, aiming for fewer pauses, reading phrases at a glance, keeping eyes moving, and avoiding lip or pencil aids to boost speed and comprehension.
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Chicago
The Worry Clinic Teaches Children to Make Choices
Dr. George W. Crane argues parents should grant toddlers decision making to build independence. Hall M. a four year old example, resists control via negative protests in meals and play, shaping a future self reliant adult. Encourages age appropriate choices from meals to shopping, with basic conduct rules.
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Hall
George W. Crane
Hall M
World Today: Communist Party in U S Faces Faction Strife
James Marlow reports the American Communist Party shrinking from an estimated 80,000 members in 1945 to about 10,000, amid factional splits led by William Z. Foster and John Gates. Khrushchev’s denouncement of Stalin fuels independence talk, while prosecutions and Soviet ties erode support.
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Washington
American Communist Party
Howart
Joseph Clark
Daily Worker
Foster
John Gates
The
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Stalin
the Americas
Khrushchev
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Gates
Fosterities
Fosterites
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Soviet Union
How's Your I Q Memory Quiz Sample
Quiz prompts ten questions with scaling of answers from memory genius to good. Includes Grand Coulee Dam height compare to Niagara Falls, actress linked to Alabama statesmen, biblical mapping, Congress proceedings publication, state touching one other, Cafe de la Paix city, Mt Rushmore presidents names, U S Independence Day date, meaning of luxurious, and who popularized a famous phrase.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Niagara Falls
Alabama
U. S
Cafe de la Paix
Mt. Rushmore N. Dak
U.S
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