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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1961

Page

4

Notable New Earlier Sept 19 1961 Winchester Star Column

The page shows a 1961 Winchester Evening Star issue with local notices and staff names. It lists editor HF Byrd Jr and managing editor Eugene Miller, along with Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates. A devotional note cites Thessalonians about peace through divine power and wisdom.

Winchester HF. Byrd JR J. D. Koontz Eugene Miller Associated Press Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc East 44Th Street New York N.Y

Invention Upsurge Patent Set By U S Office

The United States Patent Office issues patent number 3 million for a device to speed detection of rubber checks by banks. The piece notes a rising patent backlog of about 200,000 applications and a shift in examiner workload while highlighting continued value of inventors. It mentions plans to repatriate servicemen families and opposition from Veterans of Foreign Wars national commander Robert Hansen.

United States Patent Office Thomas Edison Benjamin Franklin Patent Office Alexander Graham Bell Uncle Sam Washington The Veterans of Foreign Wars Robert Hansen

Daily Meditation on Armaments and End Times

The passage notes the peril of modern armament and the risk of civilization's destruction if used. It links this danger to biblical prophecy from II Peter 3 10 and references Nostradamus as part of a broader meditation on apocalyptic threats.

Peter God

Prophetic Warnings and Caution for Uncertain Times

By Earl L. Douglas a sixteenth century writer warned of global unrest starting around 1961 and foretold Armageddon in the century’s last year. The piece urges living daily in God’s hands following divine purposes.

Debate Over Returning Families and Unions In Ohio

A political column argues against bringing U.S. dependents home during potential European conflict, warning it could invite war. It suggests keeping families overseas in wartime if necessary, while noting hostage dynamics and Soviet leverage. It also reports on Walter Lucki and Walter Fingulin facing union discipline in Elyria for resisting a 100 percent output cap, highlighting a strike on contract terms and worker pay.

Walter Lucki Walter Fingulin Mr. Lucki Mr. Fingulin United Auto Workers Local 971 Elyria Ohio Lucki Union Fingulin Fiat

Winchester Veteran Led Army Unit in Korea Longer Than Predecessors

Lt. Walter A. Pagiello of Winchester commanded Company L of the Fifth Cavalry in Korea longer than any of 17 predecessors. Thieves stole a safe and $5,000 in cash from Place Brothers.

Walter A. Pagiello Winchester Fifth Cavalry Regiment Korea Place Brothers

Terrifying Atlantic Gale Rips Seaboard to 199 MPH

Twenty five years ago in 1936 a tropical storm and gales struck the Atlantic coast exceeding 199 miles an hour. Virginia and North Carolina faced fierce winds cutting off communities. Ocean City boardwalk suffered washout as damage spread along the shore. Dr and Mrs E W Miller hosted Miss Evelyn and Rachael Long of Middletown while Mr and Mrs Hugh Markwood and James E Keffer traveled to Cleveland for the Great Lakes Exposition.

Atlantic Seaboard Virginia Carolina Ocean City E. W. Miller Evelyn Rachael Long Middletown Hugh Markwood James E. Keffer Mator Cleveland

Winchester hosts Maryland visitors and a high court verdict

Maryland resident Mrs Charles Hopper Gibson stayed in Winchester visiting relatives including Mrs Randolph Tucker and the McGuires. A Baltimore jury awarded Miss Maria Twigg $500 for an alleged nonconsensual kiss by Coleman Klein. The Star marked the 47th anniversary of the Battle of Winchester with note on Civil War slaughter.

Charles Hopper Gibson Maryland Winchester Randolph Tucker McGuires Faulkners Maria Twigg Coleman Klein Baltimore The Star Early Sheridan

Fresh Chance to Tear Up the UN After Hammarskjold Death

The death of Dag Hammarskjold in Africa opens a U.N. crisis edge for the United States and the Soviet Union. A proposed three secretary general plan erodes U.N. unity and may force a temporary single successor to serve the remainder of Hammarskjold’s term.

Hammarskjold U.N Washington Berlin United Nations United States Russia World Organization Dag Hammarskjold New York Khrushchev Oroars Hammerskjold East West

Alternate Nixon Rockefeller Cabinets Proposed in Washington

A British style loyal opposition is urged to be built in the United States with organized Nixon and Rockefeller supporter groups. The piece argues Nixon should remain in Washington to lead an alternate department structure to monitor government and inform voters weekly. Senator Goldwater is praised for speeches but needs a full time staff to challenge Administration policies.

Nixon Rockefeller Washington Kennedy White House Citizens For Department of State Congress Con Goldwater America Britain

Engaged son prompts respectful letter to bride’s mother

Roberta Lee advises writing to the bride’s mother to express happiness about the engagement and to arrange a meeting. She also says using a bread crust or knife blade as a pusher is acceptable only if truly needed. otherwise fingers should stay out of the food.

Make-up Foods Chemicals All Three May Trigger Acne

Acne can be triggered by cosmetics foods and chemicals. The article advises four steps including reopening clogged glands with warm scrubs and avoiding irritants, eliminating chemicals like iodine and bromine, frequent warm soaks, and reducing stress with eight to ten hours of sleep. It notes foods like nuts chocolate sharp cheeses and iodine rich seafood can irritate oil glands.

Mad Monk in Russian history and other quiz puzzles

A vintage how to test IQ with ten questions and pages to turn for answers. Questions include the Mad Monk in Russian history and the strait between South America and Tierra del Fuego.

South America Tierra del Fuego New Netherlands Steve Brodie

Regard World as Workshop Says Fredric March at 64

Hal Boyle reports Fredric March, at 64, rejects retirement and urges viewing the world as a workshop. The star, with Florence Eldridge, stays active in film and on stage, arguing growth and health preserve youth and purpose.

Fredric New York Fredric March March Sam Florence Eldridge Gideon Studting Clara Bow Tallulah Bankhead Greta Garbo Kim Novak

Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon

Guide on proper usage and pronunciation with examples of misused terms mispronounced words and a daily vocabulary goal. It defines meliorate and illustrates correct usage and pronunciation.

W. L. Gordon

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W. Va Thessalon Nostradamus Earl L. Douglas Hansen Europe U. S Wall Street Journal By James Marlow Security Council General Assembly Council By David Lawrence California Sacramento World Problems Ornia Gress Roberta Lee Burton H. Fern,m.d I.Q Hal Boyle U. S. Treasury
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