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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1979

Page

8

Frederick County Schools Opening Registration for New Students

Book and tuition details announced for Apple Pie Ridge Bass Hoover Senseny Road and Stoonewall Elementary Schools. Parents must register before August 27 with birth proof and guardian presence. Birth certificates preferred. December birthdays may qualify after principal consultation. Fees: kindergarten 7, grades 1-2 11, 3-4 12, 5-6 13, 7-9 14, high school 16. James Wood High School subject fees 4 each.

Apple Pie Ridge Bass-Hoover Senseny Road Stoonewall Frederick County School Board James Wood High School

This Week at Handley Library Activities and Pet Show

Handley Library outlines weekly hours and a series of summer programs. The Winchester Frederick County Historical Society exhibit Winchester Women in the Civil War opens in the Archives Reading Room. The Youth Pet Show at the Frederick County Fairgrounds features eight classes judged by Mrs. Douglas Swift with coordinators Lester Ritenour and Dianna Shuster.

Winchester Frederick County Historical Society Archives Women’s Civic League Frederick County Fairgrounds Douglas Swift Blue Ridge Dog Training Club Lester Ritenour Dianna Shuster

Weight Watchers Opens First Adult Residence Camp at Marymount

In Tarrytown New York Marsha of Miami a 274 percent woman in her 50s joins 27 campers at the Weight Watchers Adult Camp on the Marymount College campus. The five week program costs 400 dollars per week with meals exercise and weekly weigh ins.

Marymount College Tarrytown N.Y Marsha Erma Bressler Bressler Wellesley College Massachusetts Haverford College Pennsylvania Montreal-Anderson College North Carolina Beloit College Wisconsin University of Portland Oregon

Extension Beds You Get What You Pay For

Frederick County extension tips stress value in mattress shopping. Evaluate innerspring versus latex or urethane foam, test comfort with both sleepers, check firmness and support, ensure ventilation and durable ticking, match foundation, and buy a bed size fitting space and budget. Do not shop tired.

Judy Burtner Frederick Sat

Employment Agencies Beware of Bad Practices

The article warns job hunters to avoid bait and switch schemes and to scrutinize agency contracts. It advises calling to verify openings, understanding fee structures, and ensuring fees are paid by employers or clearly defined in the contract. It highlights standards of reputable agencies and suggests checking BBB for unethical practices.

Better Bureau Pffer

Top Ten Best Selling Records This Week

The Cash Box nationwide survey lists Donna Summer’s Bad Girls as number one followed by Anita Ward Ring My Bell Sister Sledge We Are Family Cheap Trick I Want You To Want Me Rickie Lee Jones Chuck E s in Love David Naughton Shine a Little Love Electric Light Orchestra Gold John Stewart Boogie Wonderland Earth Wind & Fire and Dr Hook When You re in Love With a Beautiful Woman in the top ten.

Cash Box Donna Summer Anita Ward Sister Sledge Cheap Trick Chuck E Rickie Lee Jones John Stewart Earth, Wind & Fire Beautiful Woman Dr. Hook

Jockey Boy Statues Targeted by Black Jockey Liberation Army

Hartford area police report at least a dozen thefts of old black faced Jockey Boy lawn statues since June. The statues, often in red vests and caps, are found at dumps with notes claiming the Black Jockey Liberation Army aims to wipe out bigotry by removing the figures. No suspects are in custody.

Hartford, Conn Hartford-area Jockey Liberation Army Simsbury Black Jockey Liberation Army

Band-Aids Stick To TV Ad Claim

The article tests Band-Aid water adhesion claims from a 1979 TV ad. Johnson & Johnson officials explain the demo technique. In a pool test five water filled boxes stayed linked by Band-Aids, but the top connection failed after about a minute.

St. Petersburg Times Universal Press Syndicate Johnson & Johnson

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