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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
9
Garland Eugene Shank of Albin was fined $14 for speeding. Osby Broyles of Syria Virginia paid $925 for drunk in public. George T. Turner of Millwood received a $14 penalty for reckless driving.
Classified notices list multiple wants including a babysitter, practical nurse for elderly care in a private home, stores for used furniture and firearms, a request for a 20 inch bicycle, a home for a 11 year old girl, and a furniture and appliance seller offering pick up and cash. Contact details and locations include Hedgesville, Winchester Virginia, and McLean Virginia.
A 52 year old man in Janesville Wisconsin was jailed for 30 days after being convicted of drunkenness. He damaged his leg cast while drunk and was ordered to a doctor for a new cast before serving the sentence.
The Friendly Grove H. D. Group held its annual picnic at the Community Hall with the next meeting at Mrs. Gertrude Cooper’s home. A home lighting demonstration by Miss Margaret Flickinger followed. Social visits include Mr. Bryan Richard’s rattle snake story and family calls by the McTilwees, Phillips, and Coopers in a flurry of August visits and birthday celebrations.
The W.S.C5S met at the church last Tuesday with twelve members present led by Mrs. Julia Weber and Mrs. Elsye Willy. Nearby families and friends, including the Skiles, Jett, Powell, Day, Self, Golightly, Campbell, Buckner, Prince, and Price households, were noted for weekend visits, dinners, and calls across Fredericksburg Hagerstown Vienna Washington DC Clarke County Inwood and nearby towns.
Boyce news notes visits by Mr and Mrs Edward Kyle and son to Reid Everly. Douglas Chapman Hank Shugars return from Scout Camp Rock Enon after earning Arrow and Ordeal. Michelsens visit grandparents in Washington. Funeral services for a relative in Brunswick Ga. Luttrell to receive training at Fort Knox. Various local visitors from Washington DC Winchester Mt Airy Gaithersburg and more. Jake Locke hospitalized in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
In Georgetown british guiana over 200000 voters participate in a general election billed as the most fateful in the colony. The race pits Communist challenger Chedi Jagan against Burnham with politics rooted in independence, race, and economic development across 1500 polling stations. Results expected Tuesday night amid fears of colonial rule and red fear.
A Shawnee Ave resident's trash burning sparked a severe brush fire that burned about ten acres and reached Senseng Park. First alarms at 10:40 a.m. drew Friendship and South End. Rouss, Sarah Zane, and the South End jeep fought the blaze from multiple angles, still at the scene at 1 p.m. Fire officials said the fire started at the edge of deep grass behind east Shawnee Ave houses and moved eastward.
The First Evangelical United Brethren Church marked its 35th anniversary with a service attended by thirty members who were present at the 35 year ago dedicatory. The 1922 church, under Rev. George W. Stover, was dedicated by Bishop William M. Bell, and Bishop Paul E. V. Shannon delivered the message before suffering a fatal heart attack in Fayetteville and Scotland, Pa. The pastor Rev. Carl W. Hiser led the service, as church officials announced the financial goal of 1 000 dollars was surpassed by over 100.
Istvan Adam personal secretary to the Hungarian communist charge d affaires in London has asked for political asylum in Britain. No decision yet. His disappearance from the Hungarian legation was disclosed a week ago, and though not an official diplomat his role likely granted access to confidential documents.
Fifty year old Al Williams of Disputanta was struck and killed by an eastbound Norfolk and Western Railway freight train about a mile east of Disputanta yesterday. Police said Williams reportedly was sitting on the tracks as the train approached.
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