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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1959
Page
5
Readers weigh in on the rise of come and go showers where guests drop off gifts and leave. Abby calls such showers a racket and offers practical guidance on etiquette and personal boundaries.
Realty transfers list numerous deeds across Frederick County with buyers including Martha R. Byrd, Charles H Kabler, Ray E Keplinger, Rus sell B Newsome, Benjamin B Horst, Robert F Manuel, William A Wolford, Hugh Brill, Julian W Blass, Maynard A Hausenfluck, Glenn P Combs, Mary E Hottle, Mary Doggett Barley, Vernon B Unger, Shenandoah Pools Inc, Daisy Armel, Vernon Unger, Shenandoah Valley Lime & Stone Corp, and others. Notes show properties in Stonewall, Back Creek, Opequon, Gainesboro, Stephens City, and Winchester areas with multiple lots and improvements. City of Winchester transfers include 309 W Clifford St and 324 E Piccadilly St deeds plus several parcels along Fitzfair Lane Peyton St and Hollingsworth Drive.
Hollywood actor Hugh O’Brian traveled to Africa to meet Dr. Albert Schweitzer after reading the physician's views on nuclear testing. O’Brian joined lepers paddling to a hospital landing, met Schweitzer on the hill, and shared meals while Schweitzer played Bach and discussed Bible chapters.
Roscoe Westfall's Pomeranian won best in show at the 3rd annual children's dog show at Senseny Park. Judges included Ervin Cleveland Henry Lowry and Ed Burch. Awards covered eight classes with blue red and yellow ribbons and prizes.
The article notes championship racers across the nation with the key detail that his brother Terry won the event two years earlier. The AP Wirephoto caption highlights the familial sports legacy and past victory dynamics.
MIT economics professor William Rupert Maclaurin, 52, fell from the roof of a Back Bay hotel in Boston after standing at the edge and looking down at traffic. He had been a full professor at MIT since 1942 and earlier worked with the OSS in Washington.
Clarke County Fair activities begin at the old horse grounds on Rt 7 Berryville with a carnival Monday and Tuesday and exhibits accepted Wednesday. Judging runs daily with Harvest Queen contest, tractor events, parade, and calf roping demonstrations sponsored by local groups. The final day features a single event.
Applications are invited for a commissary specialist position at Fort Monroe with the U S Continental Army Command. The job pays $8330 yearly and involves retail food distribution and store management duties. Contact the Executive Secretary, Board of U S Civil Service Examiners, Department of the Army, Fort Monroe for full information and forms.
The event is set for 10 a.m with exhibits to be removed at 2 p.m Saturday. Fair committee members include John Gerken Phillip McIntire Burch McKay and Orie Royston. General superintendents are J C Huffman and David Childs.
Advertisement promotes Johnston's No Roach as a modern brush on insect killer. It lists Safeway Peoples Grant's Rhodes Martin's Boyd's and other drug stores carrying the product, distributed by Gilpin, District & Strother.
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