May 3 13 Early May Livestock Sales Planned in Berryville
Berryville farmers schedule three livestock events in May with 23 beef entries averaging 900 pounds in the Baby Beef Show and Sale for Clarke and Frederick Counties 4-H and FFA. May 5 Lamb Tel-OsAuction and May 14 Feeder Pig Tel-O Auction will connect by telephone to Eastern markets with bids by wire.
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Berryville
FFA
Clarke
Frederick
Ginia Division
Randall Updike
Angus
Nancy
Gary
Ray Belford
Rt. 5
Winchester
Ronnie Manuel
Gainsboro
Bernon Wright
Rt. 4
Douglas McIntire
White Post
Dickie
Donnie Wolfe
American
Virginia Angus
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley National and Commercial and Saveings Banks
VPI
Mistrial Declared in Jenkins Larceny Case
Clarke County Circuit Court ordered a new trial for Norman Lee Jenkins after a hung jury. Jenkins faced larceny charges for allegedly stealing two chain saws from Wayne B. Omps and remains free on bail ahead of the June term.
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Berryville
Norman Lee Jenkins
Clarke County
Elliott Marshall
Jenkins
Wayne B. Omps
Embroidery Pattern Offer From Needlecraft Dept
An advertisement promotes Pattern 7413 transferring 50 state flowers for quilts and decor. It lists prices for patterns and mail orders to Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star New York address, plus 1965 Needlecraft data, books with 25 to 50 cent prices and 3 free patterns.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Hen with peg leg charms Cleveland farmer
Ben Keller of Cleveland Tennessee lost a leg in an accident but crafted a plastic and leather peg leg for his prized red and brown hen. The hen now struts proudly and scratches with the artificial limb, showing remarkable adaptation.
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Cleveland, Tenn
iBen Keller
Keller
Clarke County Garden Week Events Highlight Local Social Scene
Clarke County residents toured open homes during Virginia Garden Club week despite wet weather. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Roland Mitchell and Page Mitchell, the Greenhalchs, Miss Vaida Boyd, Gilbert McKnown, the Clagetts, and Reverend Massey among others. Bishop Gibson attended service at Cunningham Chapel in Millwood with a coffee hour and luncheon afterward.
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Virginia
Clarke County
Roland Mitchell
Page
George Greenhalch, Jr
Vaida Boyd
Gilbert McKnown
William Clagett
Denton Massey
M.M. Treviranus
Alec Mackay-Smith
Richard Dole
R. Gibson
Diocese of
Cunningham Chapel Episcopal Church
Millwood
Frank Cayce
Kenneth, Gilpin, Jr
Kentmere
Bishop Gibson
Saratoga
Springfield
Page Mitchell
Hannah More
Susi Clagett
St. Timothy’s
John Richardson
Fairfield
A. Aghassie
New Rochelle
Nox
More Beer Than Germans Prague World Record Claim
Czechoslovakia claims a world beer drinking record with 124 liters per capita in 1964, CTK reports. Drinking rose 25.6 liters since 1960, beer dominates as the top beverage, followed by soda water and lemonades at 22.4 liters, with wine at 4.8 liters.
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Prague
Czechoslovakai
CTK
Climate Affects Breast Cancer Deaths, London Report
The Imperial Cancer Research Fund reports lower breast cancer deaths among women in cooler northern countries versus warmer southern lands. Dr. A J Lea from the funds statistics unit notes large variation in death rates across nations, based on annual data.
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Cancer
London
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
A. J. Lea
Fund
Statisetics Unit
Stranded Pilot Survives on Boiled Grass in Yukon
U S Army sergeant Kenneth Keen of Eielson Air Force Base Alaska was stranded a week beside his downed plane in Yukon Territory. He survived largely on a gallon of boiled grass daily to stay alive while dodging a snow storm. A doctor said he lost 30 pounds but remained in good condition. He also ate small portions of raisins and chocolate from survival rations.
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Fort Nelson
B.C
Yukon Territory
Kenneth Keen
Eielson Air Force Base
Alaska
Keen
Watson Lake
V.T
Cortez
Colo
Mussolini Seized and Executed 20 Years Ago
Rome AP reports on the 20th anniversary of Benito Mussolini being seized by Italian partisans and shot near Lake Como with Claretta Petacci. Their bodies were displayed in Milan, with crowds abusing them before burial. Mussolini would be 82 today if alive.
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Mussolini
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Claretta Petacci
Congo
Lake Como
Milan
Steer Stomps Back Admiral Blenham in Desert Escape
Rear Admiral William Blenham swerved to avoid a steer on the highway and struck it. He inspected the animal, it attacked his foot and fled into the desert, leaving him with a badly swollen foot and $400 in car damage.
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BACK _ TUSCON (AP
William Blenham
Blenham
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