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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1972

Page

5

Future of Browntown Community Center in Doubt

Front Royal reports the Browntown Community Center may be auctioned after Warren County Schools plan to put the old Browntown School on the circuit court sale list. Local officials discuss preserving the center as a community hub with recreation potential for area youth.

Browntown Front Royal Warren County Boyd Eugene Lurber State Fish and Game Commission George Baggerly Browntown Community Center The Samuels Public Library Chester St O.A. Norton Alma Crook Warren County School Board Circuit Court of Board of Supervisors Baggerly

Downpours Flood West Virginia Towns Shock Gilberts Area

Hurricane like rains pounded a 15 mile area around Gilbert West Virginia causing widespread destruction. National Guard units aided evacuations in Stafford Branch and Gilbert Creek while two dozen landslides disrupted roads and cut off Gilbert from aid. No deaths were reported though injuries were noted as residents evacuated to schools and churches. The Guyandotte River was expected to crest and motor boats aided rescues along flooded waterways.

Gilbert W. Va Mingo County National Guard Stafford Branch Gilbert Creek Logan County Guyandotte River W. Va. 80 Here Man Guyadotte Guyandotte Logan U.S. 52

Harrell to Speak at Six Days of Evangelistic Services

Dr Roy Harrell of Elizabeth City NC will lead six nights of evangelistic services at Emmanuel Baptist Church beginning Sunday at 730 PM Special music and nursery will be offered The Rev Dan Morris pastor invites the public to attend The cassowary of New Guinea and Australia is described as a dangerous bird capable of crippling or killing a person with its knife sharp claws.

Roy Harrell Elizabeth City N.C Emmanuel Baptist Church Harrell Bob Jones University North Carolina West Virginia Dan Morris New Guinea Australia

Front Royal Market and Fire Squad Reports

The Front Royal Market lists hogs veal lambs and cattle prices for Thursday August 17 with weights and pay ranges. The Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department Rescue Squad reports 19 calls for Aug 13 to 18 including six accidents and eleven other calls. year totals show Rescue One 419 Rescue Two 37 and Rescue Three 289 for 795 overall. A note adds a 40 inch Atlantic cod can release three to four million eggs annually.

Choice & Prime Utility & Commercial Canner & Cutter Good & Choice Front Royal Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department Donald Walton Rescue One Rescue Two Rescue Three

McGovern Sees Nixon Aides Targeting Him as Campaign Battle Heats

Democratic nominee George McGovern says he’s a dartboard for about 15 Nixon aides as the White House pretends not to notice the election. He cites a harsh, multi-front campaign and urges face to face debates in September and October.

McGovern Nixon Washington George McGovern Midwest White House Ohio Ilinois Wisconsin Pierre Salinger Hanoi

Warren Supervisors to Hear Farm Bureau Views

Warren County Board of Supervisors invites the Farm Bureau to speak at the September 19 meeting. Gilas Nessett chairs the land use tax committee and Hiram Zigler from the Virginia Farm Bureau outlines four city categories for real estate. The law becomes effective in the 1973 tax year.

Front Royal Warren County Farm Bureau Warren County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors James S. Wetzel Gilas Nessett Farm Bureau Hiram Zigler Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Farm Bureau Federation Zigler

Messiah to Speak at Mt Carmel Church Service Tomorrow

The Rev. Carl Messiah of Alexandria will preach at 11 o clock tomorrow at Mt Carmel Baptist Church corner of Braddock and Leicester Streets. Messiah is pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Martinsburg West Virginia and has studied at Washington Baptist Seminary Washington Bible College. He holds a bachelor of theology from Baltimore Bible College and resides in Alexandria with his wife and family.

Carl Messiah Alexandria Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Braddock and Leicester Sts Messiah Ebenezer Baptist Church Martinsburg W. Va Washington Baptist Seminary Washington Bible College Baltimore Bible College

First Lady Will Attend Convention Ahead of President

First Lady Pat Nixon travels to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel to be where the action is. She arrives Sunday two days before President Nixon, who is expected to be nominated for a second term, and will be accompanied by the President’s daughters Julie and Tricia and their husbands.

Washington Pat Nixon Nixon Fontainebleau Miami Beach Julie Eisenhower Tricia Cox

New Defensive Driving Class Planned for County and AARP Members

Warren County Chapter 33 opens its meeting at Marion Nye’s home with plans for an improved defensive driving class. National and local policies were discussed plus last quarter planning for 1972. A new help committee may be formed. decision to be reviewed at Sept 2 meeting.

AARP Warren County Marion L. Nye W. C. Williams B. B. Burke John Gesslen M. C. Creasey Lillian Swanson Edith Frye James Bowers Virgil Beeler George Grabber Elva Strother Norman Hoffman Foster White Worthy Swartz

Indiana Girl Wins 13th Miss American Teenager Title

Carla Terault, 17, of Petersburg Indiana, captured the 13th annual Miss American Teenager crown on Wednesday night. She said she was at a loss for words and called the victory the greatest honor she has received.

New York Carla Terault Petersburg Ind

Crossword clues from Daily Crossword rower ACROSS

A list of across clues from a Daily Crossword page including Its capital is Lhasa 6 Branchlike parts 10 Kind of dog 14 Short proverb 18 Black Poet and more. Each clue spans general knowledge from geography to language and biology with several multi word entries and common crossword terms.

Yesterday's Puzzle Solved 11 Blood Pref 12 Frankfurt's River

A compact puzzle clue list covers terms from blood type pref to numerical prefix. Includes Frankfurt's river and various wordplay hints leading to answers such as prefix for blood and other compact definitions.

Frankfurt’s River Vladimir Ilic Ulyanov

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