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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1971
Page
11
A reader recounts breast cancer experience with late detection and cobalt therapy and urges regular doctor visits. A separate letter discusses a husband’s sudden death likely from heart disease and emphasizes prevention through weight control, diet, exercise, and quitting cigarettes plus awareness that heart attacks can strike unexpectedly at 57.
A Miss Heloise column offers a quick thrift Easter dye method using ends of waxed bread wrappers. Cut wrappers into squares and roll hot boiled eggs in the waxed wrappers to create plaid patterns. Other tips include using discarded shifts as storage, foil-lined pans for brownies, and simple needle threading with soap.
In Louisville, Mrs. Emele Sclarenco retires after 1.1 million calls over 29 years as Mrs. d the familiar phone voice giving bus travel times. She notes inquiries now show increased tension and a shift in callers’ voices.
In Texarkana, whites have joined funds to rebuild two Negro churches firebombed amid racial tension. Rev. Lory Hildreth, a white Southern Baptist pastor, says white leadership must show unity in Christ and condemn the bombing.
The article notes that for much of the Civil War the town of Williamsburg was held by Union forces. It highlights the strategic occupation affecting local life and military movements.
Don Watkins of Waurika earned $200 after catching 378 pounds of rattlesnakes at the 10th annual Waurika Rattlesnake Hunt. He scooped 200 pounds on Saturday and 178 on Sunday, the largest single total. Charles Bigbie of Byers Texas ranked second with 145 pounds. Venom from the snakes is used for antivenom production, meat sold to packers, and hides for belts.
Haskell County Atty. Arthur B. McKinley criticizes the old county jail during a talk to a civic club. He quips that the jail is so insecure prisoners should sign affidavits not to escape to avoid perjury charges if they walk out.
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