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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
13
Five water buffalos on a Manila farm became victims of a gun battle between rustlers and farmers. Three animals were killed and two were wounded in the crossfire. No human casualties reported.
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a needlecraft spread with six rug making styles including braid crochet and hook options. Pattern 7315 invites readers to mail name address zone and pattern number to Alice Brooks in New York for a 15 cent catalog featuring over 200 new designs plus a free pattern.
About 400 Peace Corps volunteers have completed two years overseas and received discharges since June, with 325 more due this year. Many are touring abroad. cash supports travel home and partial termination pay. Companies seek veterans for overseas operations and high pay, while the State Department and other agencies offer advancement and placement options. Colleges offer fellowships and scholarships as Peace Corps fellows, with the Ford Foundation funding opportunities. Corps headquarters coordinates opportunities for returning volunteers.
A large fatal sting jellyfish was pulled from the Atlantic near Deal Casino Beach New Jersey on Thursday. Lifeguards buried another specimen found days earlier. Guard Jerry Zimmerman 21 said the two foot wide jellyfish with small tentacles normally lives in deep North Atlantic waters.
In Frankfort, Kentucky, a pioneer designed his log cabin chimney to be collapsible by pulling out a log, enabling the chimney to fall away if a fire started. This precautionary feature aimed to slow or redirect flames and protect the dwelling.
Visitors to the Kenneth Holliday home included Mrs. Fred Parson and children and Mrs. Fry of Glengary and Mrs. Rosella Fiddler of Stephenson. L. Milburn and other residents hosted and visited relatives. Franklin Strother is under doctor care and unable to work. Luttrells and Milburns are noted with occasional travel and visits among local families.
Miss Mary Nesbitt a contralto soloist from Washington D C will present a recital at St Luke Baptist Church in Berryville on Sunday at 7 30 p m The program benefits Women s Day All are invited to attend.
Cleveland uses mythic decals on city vehicles such as St George slaying a dragon for sewage, Thor for light and power, and a big hand for water. Law director Bronis J. Klemen towicz ruled that vehicles need not bear the city name, to avoid billboard look.
John Powell, eminent Virginia composer and pianist, died at his Albemarle County home aged 80 after a fall. A Richmond native and UVa graduate, he bridged folk and classical styles and wrote Symphony in A after 15 years of work. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Ray S. Cochran, 78, longtime managing editor of the Joplin Globe and News Herald, died Thursday of a heart attack. Born in Galena Kansas, he joined the paper in 1910 and led the newsroom for more than five decades.
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