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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
5
Rest-Worship services are set for next Sunday at 9 a.m. and D.8.T. Sunday School at 10 a.m. A covered dish supper follows preaching on May 2 at 7 a.m. at Little Mountain Church. Attendees include all men from the charge and various local families. Hospital visits and social events are noted among Winchester and Musselman’s Company workers.
Key West action sparks the Spanish American War as the USS R captures a Spanish merchant ship. Neutrality proclaimed in 1793 as war rages in Europe. In God We Trust authorized on coins in 1864. Oklahoma land rushes begin in 1889. Poison gas used in WWI in 1915. Allied invasion of New Guinea in 1944. World Fair opens in 1964. France declares state of emergency in 1954. Ardmore plane crash kills 82 in 1959. Lenin anniversary marked in 1984.
In Oranjestad Esso refinery cut half its 1,000 workers sparking picketing that disrupted vacationers and 1,500 Queen Elizabeth II passengers just before Easter. Bars closed and cigars cigarettes and headache tablets became scarce. A hotel faced a shock rate for rye and officials warned of potential reprisals.
Readers share clever cost saving ideas for homemaking and storage. Eliza Cross adds two improvised stuffed animals by using old ironing board covers. Rose Long finds a typewriter brush doubles as a pan scrubber. Diane Lamperes suggests repurposing oatmeal boxes for toy storage and jewelry boxes.
A stray mongrel named Dodo became a beloved figure among the Naval Academy’s 4000 cadets, roaming Bancroft Hall and the parade ground. Though not officially recognized, he attended classes, meals, and Navy games, log notes detailing his cheeky punctuality, and he eventually became the brigade mascot before dying after a recent illness.
Mr and Mrs Funk visited the Luttrells while CES Luttrells stopped by to see Lloyd Milburns new home. Naomi Luttrell called on Anna Smoke. Marvin and Carter Shaver visited Carter Luttrell and Issac DeHaven on Fox Drive. Martha Luttrell, daughter, was born last Saturday. John and Mrs Reaves of Bethesda Md stayed at their place. They attended the funeral of Miss Sharon Swartz killed in Iine Lee accident Sunday.
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