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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1963
Page
4
Local Winchester paper pricing notes appear with ad style text. The snippet lists staff names and subscription rates for various delivery options and mentions distribution through carriers and motor routes.
The piece critiques Farm Home Administration loans for rural golf courses, noting Arcadia Wisconsin and a North Dakota project receive federal support. It contrasts rail and road funding with public investment in leisure facilities and cites broader Channel Tunnel planning and redevelopment politics. It uses satirical tone on federal priorities.
Miss Ann Wolfe won first in the 4-H girls division at Frederick County Agricultural Fair with Miss Rhoda Whitacre close behind. George Cather took 4-H Boys sweepstakes, followed by James Sumption. James Wood football named co captains Frank Schecter and Bob Manuel.
The State Department urged Americans to refrain from traveling to Europe as tensions rose. Meanwhile Prime Minister Chamberlain signaled unwillingness to involve the entire British Empire in war. Local notes include the Ungers visiting the Haines family and the DeHaven family announcing a daughter's birth, with Mrs. DeHaven formerly Miss Nellie Sirbaugh.
The 50 Years Ago item notes Miss Mary Elizabeth Heironimus daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Heironimus Whitacre marrying Ray Sander son of Oakdale Pa The event follows invitations issued by William H Baker for a dance at his Washington Street home in honor of his niece Miss Frances Peyton Page Also mentioned Miss Lillie Massey left White Post for Harrisonburg to enter the Normal School there.
A soldier recalls feeling ashamed for cowardice as he heard a distant hymn in the night. He learns the voice beside him had sung that same tune in Sabbath school, and his neighbor’s faith helps him resist despair. The tale echoes Paul and Silas singing in prison.
In the wake of a partially ratified nuclear test treaty the United States and the Soviet Union face an ongoing debate over peace versus war. Khrushchev’s regime seeks stability and restraint, while Cuba and other hot spots test Western responses.
New York AP profile of Sidney Poitier, at 39 hailed as a leading Negro actor, who frames life as a struggle to impose order from chaos and to push toward integration. He recounts a hard early life, self education, and a choice to act to inspire humanity.
A brief reflection citing 1 Timothy 5:8 notes that faithfulness in small, near duties is required before one may pursue larger, distant adventures. The message emphasizes practical duty and steadfast conduct as the path to higher endeavors.
Richard M. Nixon says he will not seek office in 1964 yet he is shifting his base and influence. He plans speeches and writings to guide the Republican party, may attend the convention, and could influence the nominating process without being a candidate.
Dr Lester L Coleman discusses how hand X rays reveal diseases, the link between lung disease and clubbing, and a new low exposure technique. The article traces blood letting from ancient times to modern assessments, notes sea water as a source of antibiotic, and includes a fragmented IQ test and trivia section.
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