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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1955
Page
4
By mail or motor route 55 7 Our God will abundantly pardon and we eagerly accept that pardon for ourselves yet we are reluctant to overlook the smallest slight in others.
Twenty six corporate chiefs forecast a richer, shorter work week with higher earnings by 1975. They expect 80 million passenger cars, nuclear powered highways, a U S population of 213 million, 85 million employed, more older workers, color TV sets reaching 90 percent, and missiles relaying images from other planets. The predictions were sealed in a New Jersey time capsule.
The article notes Britain’s new commercial television push, driven by advertisers and agencies, as a major shift from government run broadcasting. It describes Britons awaiting a sunburst of entertainment while cautioning it won’t reach American scale and that initial offerings will be sponsor supported.
Observers note commercial television in Britain begins with Roy Rogers Hopalong Cassidy Liberty I Love Lucy and Meet the Press. They say the new U.S. style channel may soon push the BBC off the air.
The report shows 15 polio cases per 10 000 among unvaccinated children versus under 1 per 10 000 in those with two or more shots. A survey of 48 states Canada and Denmark indicates vaccine effectiveness everywhere and across all age groups.
The Lynchburg Advance lauds 84th Congress Democrats for steady leadership and sound policy. It highlights Senators George Georgia Byrd Virginia Johnson Texas Russell and notes their role in keeping Congress and the White House aligned. The piece urges Democrats to build a future against Eisenhower in 1956 and preserve a healthy two party system.
A playful verse contrasts a nonpoet with nature and daily life. The speaker laments lack of poetic touch and finds sun, grass, snow, night, and dusk tied to practical strains like back pain, mowing, colds, and high electricity bills.
James Miller elected president of James Wood high school senior class. Berryville hosts two day Fall Festival and County Fair with 32 fire companies in its first firemen parade. Winchester urged to curb water use. U N forces advance toward Seoul as liberation nears. MacArthur cites alleged 1949 50 Soviet delivered arms to North Korea and Chinese manpower. Mrs Anne Belle Snapp visiting son Dr Marshall Snapp in Chicago. Betty Lou Barton leaves for Harrisonburg to enroll at Madison College.
The great tenor John McCormack died at his home in Booters Town County Dublin Ireland. The obsequies and tributes highlighted his world fame and his nickname the golden voice of Athlone.
Miss Emily Sanford hosted a bridge party at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown home. Mrs. Kenneth Rice won high score. Chester Riley of Martinsburg, nephew of Mr. George W. Riley, enters Virginia Medical College. Mr. and Mrs. John Royston host Willard King of New York City at Mount Prospect near Boyce.
The author argues speed control is the only feasible fix for highway carnage. He notes lawmakers cannot police every driver and calls for uniform speed limits and production curbs, urging public demand to curb the speeding minority. He compares speed to a narcotic and warns editors and signs won't suffice.
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a m shows none. September rainfall to date 1 32 inches with 1955 running total 32 13 inches. The average annual rainfall over 42 years is 36 94 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1954 are listed: 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.
A baby with scabies shows itching at night and on the hands wrists feet and trunk. Treatment includes boiling clothes and bedding for ten minutes and nightly full body cleansing with soap and a soft brush. Use medicated lotion or benzyl benzoate and keep baby in clean nightwear for four nights before a final bath and wash of all bedclothes.
A list of ten true false and multiple choice prompts covers facts about animals climate, music, Bible figures, physiology, New York City, and history. Topics include speed of a cheetah, night vision, Figaro, Absalom’s hair weight, carbon dioxide in cells, theaters, spittoons, rugby equivalents, citizenship, and apple cultivation origins.
Mrs. Rosenberger is visiting Mr. Miller's brother in law and sister in Washington Delaware. Mr. and Mrs Harvey join the call on Sunday afternoon with Mr. Zirkle Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baumgardner and their daughter calling on Mr. Guy Frye.
A Winchester store captions its storefront as the Valley's busiest city sale with bold signage promising plentiful bargains and wide variety for shoppers.
Sailors use the term sea legs to describe a sense of balance that lets a person walk on a rolling ship and is also used to refer to someone who is intoxicated and cannot walk well.
Ann and Adam Laird clash over money and extravagance as a Fiesta dress and a new house push their strained marriage toward a breaking point. Pinky, a budding influence, stirs jealousy while plans for expansion and steamy flirtations complicate family life in Santa Fe.
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