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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1957
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star of September 16 1957 announces standard local news coverage with editor H F Byrd Jr and AP services. Details include circulation notes and subscription rates for in and out of state readers, common to daily papers of the era.
J Cameron Thomson outlines six pragmatic tests for evaluating new or increased federal expenditures. They ask if the need is real, if only government can supply it, whether federal action is required, if spending will adequately meet the need, and whether it must be done now.
The piece mocks humorous pageant names like Miss Dill Pickle and Miss Squash from the bathing season. It notes Miss Universe stands out as presumptuous and aimed at a national or global audience, contrasting lighter local taglines with higher prestige titles.
The passage argues that no other planet has proven life and thus Miss Universe is not truly universal. It notes the Miss Earth label would be more accurate, though it risks sounding odd. The overall tone questions planetary exclusivity in a light, speculative manner.
Authorities report an intestinal virus resembling measles with a rash, spreading in warm weather. Europe saw 10,000 cases last summer amid fears that wide use of wonder drugs and pesticides may disrupt natural disease resistance, though no vaccines exist and no casualties are reported.
A digest of the most insightful editorials from forty newspapers received daily. Curated items reflect varied viewpoints on politics society and public policy, offering a compact snapshot of current debates and editorial positions across the region.
In Williamsburg discussion grows over a 12 month term as South Carolina votes to test a full year Model school system. Governor Timmerman says the experiment will measure teacher and pupil response and potential cost savings. North Carolina Governor Hodges notes possible 25 percent pupil gains with little added cost.
Thomas Boyd presided at the 27th annual Virginia Association of Police Chiefs session on the Chembern Hotel roof garden at Old Point Comfort. Notable items include a Yugoslavia defense cooperation request, a Koreas service presence, a killing case in Winchester, and a conviction for murder with a 38 year sentence.
Winston Churchill, noted British statesman, wes seriously ill with typhoid fever at Salzburg Austria. The New York Yankees captured the Ameri.
A list of attendees registered at the Jamestown Exposition includes residents from Winchester and Frederick County such as M A H Jackson J T Stephenson C L Pinfrock FP M Kremer and Helen Robinson among others. Clarke County entrants include A L Williams W A Clagett Matilda Scheurer John W Garrett and Mattie A Danes with several Thomspon and Henning families also listed.
HAL BOYLE recounts how at 65 Old Jim is retired with a golden watch while his wife Mary, 60, takes a library job. She wants independence and company, so she works. He adjusts by caring for the home and friends, then she too faces retirement and they confront living together at 70.
Sgt. George M. Dinsmore Jr of Oklahoma State University ROTC is believed to be the Army’s tallest man at 6 feet 11 inches. He stands 4 feet 6 inches tall when he joined the service 20 years ago and has a 20 year career.
A medical column explains that hearing problems in children can lower grades and trigger delinquency if undetected. It outlines risk factors, signs of hearing impairment, and urges routine screening, noting many defects are curable with early discovery.
A story contrasts two men: one rich young graduate who feigns illness and lives as an invalid, and a college mate paralyzed since infancy who builds a thriving insurance business from bed. The piece notes sickness is dire and that imagination of invalidism harms, while true resilience enables success despite affliction.
Pope Pius XII urged Jesuits to practice austere living and avoid luxury including tobacco. He spoke to society generals in Castel Gandolfo during a six day audience. The extraordinary congregation in Rome will review the order's status as it runs 59 colleges and universities, 28 in the United States.
In Lexington Kentucky Transylvania College dedicates a small 11 by 12 foot chapel built by Theta chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. The 12 seat chapel honors Dr Harvey A. Wright emeritus mathematics professor with an altar memory for Dr F E Delcamp who died in September 1952 after almost 50 years of service. A Bible printed in 1889 is among the furnishings.
Dr. George W Crane counsels Tommy L. a 13 year old seventh grader who avoids high marks to fit in with bigger boys. He warns that schooling and college earnings outpace athletic success and urges parents to foster steady study and a strong grade record.
Washington notes on Nov 7 the Soviet Union marks four decades since the Bolshevik Revolution. A 50 page State Department booklet counters Soviet claims of progress, citing unions, rights, crime, religion, and housing, while recognizing advances in science, weapons, and jet tech.
A quirky self test outlines daily scoring from Memory Genius to Good with 196 questions over 19 days. It lists sample items like spelling Porto Rico vs Puerto Rico, first U S president inaugurated in Washington, Jeremiah followed by which book, Liberty Ships in WWI, and Shakespearean weddings.
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