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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1961

Page

3

Festival Celebrities Praise Apple Blossom Fete in Winchester

Distinguished visitors praised the Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Guests included U S Grant and others who lauded the Civil War Centennial observance, with remarks on the pageant, luncheon, and community hospitality.

Winchester U.S. Grant Virginia General Grant Dabney Watts Frank) Stinnett Harry W., Jr Butler Queen's Court Frederick Abingdon Robert Porterfield Beverly M. Coleman Col John S. Mosby

Hit and Run Collisions Reported with Several Vehicles

Police reported multiple vehicle crashes on various streets. Incidents include a 1954 Pontiac and a 1956 Chevrolet involved in separate collisions with damages ranging from 25 to 500 dollars. drivers include R B Mungate Edna Settle Mesopopgreame and John Phillip Kropha. Additional crashes involve a 1961 Olds and a 1960 Ford on West Pall Mall Street with damages around 175 dollars. a Kent and Fairfax Lane crash caused 300 dollars in damage to a Ford and 100 to a Chevrolet.

Pontiac R. B. Mungate Cecil St Chevrolet Edna Settle Bloomery Star Rt Accellerator Floyd A. Barley Hansel Lindamood Edward Junior Grove Centerville Alma Garrett Smith Mt. Falls St W. Pall Mall Kent Fairfax Lane Linwood Dunn Warren Fogle Ules L. Easter Stephens City Ford Roy Ea Ee

Synonyms: Refer to relate and connect words

A brief note lists synonyms for refer attribute associate advertise connect relate allude and appeal in a compact reference. The page presents options and nearby terms for semantic grouping and cross reference in lexicon usage.

Winchester winners dominate 1960s marching unit awards

A list of prize winning firms and marching units is dominated by Winchester based entries. Top honors include Howard Johnsons Restaurant and Duff's Rebel Restaurant with $150 prizes, plus additional recognition for Civil War theme floats. College and high school bands from Radford, Staunton, Newport News and Richmond cities also received top placements.

Lions Club Winchester Howard Johnson’s Duff's Rebel Coca-Cola National Fruit Product Co., Inc Culligan Water Conditioning Corp Tops Radford College Highlanders Radford Virginia State Teachers College Frostburg Randolph Macon Academy Front Royal Staunton Military Academy Staunton Massanutten Military Academy Woodstock John Marshall High School Richmond George Wythe Pearisburg Independence High School Independence Highland Springs York High School Falcon Yorktown Newport News Hillsville George Washington High School American Legion Post University of Virginia Charlottesville Cavaliers Jr. D. & B American Legion Cheverly Caveraky Seopotoes Ginia Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance Gleen_ Kal

Fete crowds end with injuries and narrow escapes

A local fete drew crowds yesterday with two missing children and several minor injuries. A Rescue Squad truck crashed near Washington and Cecil Streets but caused no serious harm. A Civil Defense alert ran 4 to 4:30 p.m. TV and radio coverage was limited and the National Guard reported being too busy to intervene. Memorial Hospital logged all cases.

Washington and Cecil Sts National Guard Memorial Hospital

Emissary Fails To Contact Laos Rebels

In Laos a government emissary under a white flag failed to reach Pathet Lao rebels after four hours in no man’s land. King Savang Vathana met with leaders to seek unity as the civil war widens.

Luang Prabang Laos No Man's Land Phoumi Nosavan Vientiane No Man’s Land Phoumi U.S Vicentiane Washington Kennedy National Security Council U. S Savang Vathana Norodom Neutri

Apple Blossom Parade honors and weather dampen pageant

Gene Barry receives a sword as Grand Marshal of the Apple Blossom Parade while rain and hail test crowds. Shelley Mann, Arthur Godfrey memories cited, and festival events proceed with dances and concerts despite showers.

Gene Barry Arthur Godfrey

Local Churches and Businesses Rally for Daylight Time Policy

The article lists churches Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Calvary Baptist Sacred Heart and First Congregational Christian. It notes area dealers Brumback and Sons Dunlap and Sons Lurence Service Shade Equipment and Winchester Orchard and Farm Supply justify daylight time citing county residents and dual working couples. Cline's Shopping Center and the Post at Clearbrook will open on daylight time.

Centenary Evangelical and Reformed Church Calvary Baptist Church Sacred Heart Catholic Church First Congregational Christian Church Asmiochen Ie Brumback and Sons, Inc Dunlap and Sons Luprence Service, Inc Shade Equipment, Inc Winchster Orchard and Farm Supply, Inc

Kennedy Warns on Communist Threats and Laos Crisis

President Kennedy addresses 5,000 Democrats warning of Communist expansion while Laos rebels press toward Luang Prabang and Vientiane. Secretary Rusk returns from Ankara as talks on cease-fire and a possible US intervention swirl amid Cuba tensions and Southeast Asia anxieties.

United Staes Cuba Kennedy Southeast Asia Agather New York American Newspaper Publishers Association Dean Rusk Washington Central Treaty Organization Ankara Turkey Rusk Security Council Prypieins Chicago State Department United States Britain Luang Prabang Vientiane Viet Nam Laos Lyndon B. Johnson

Eichmann Trial Likely End of Hearings By July

Israel’s Eichmann trial progresses with massive evidence. officials suggest hearings may end in July or later. Attorney General predicts completion of the act by the end of June.

Jerusalem Israel Adolf Eichmann Atty. Gen Gestapo Hausner Supreme Court Moshe Landau Robert Servatius Servatius Eichmann S.S Elite Guard Germany Austria

Berryville Beauty Queen Captures Festival Title

Judy Sue Williams of Berryville won the Festival beauty contest, named Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom of 1961, and Miss Clarke County earlier in March. Sponsored by the Clarke Lions, she hails from Clarke County High School region and attends Shenandoah College.

Judy Sue Williams Berrville Shenandoah Clarke County Clarke Lions Er Re Gion Ee Beach Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music Williams

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Fairview Ave Phillip Kropha Hagerstown Barry E. Earl Shade’s N. Loudoun &T Scout International Harvester Company Ovine Utica Svallenic Mies Bade Sea E. Earl Shade Garage N. Loudoun &J MR. Barry Washington, D. C Shelley Mann Arlington Virginia Barter Theatre Claude B. Smalts, Jr H. W. Butler, Jr Miss Mann Cornell University Miss Creech Cerainly Souvanna Phouma Souphanouvong Souvanna ‘Phouma Pathet Lao Washington St Shenandoah College Lee-Jackson Virginia Polytechnic Institute Glee Club Armory Shawnee Fire Hall War Memorial Building York Inn E. W. Armstrong N. Cameron Judy Ss. Williams Berryville Girl Shenandoah Valley Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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