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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1959

Page

13

Rights Program Offered As Peanut Bill Amendment

In Washington AP report Sen. D Johnston of South Carolina says the Senate will crush the civil rights amendment attached to the peanut bill. Sen. Kenneth Keating proposes the civil rights program as an amendment to the existing bill, fueling a Senate showdown on civil rights, while the peanut bill eases acreage and marketing quotas for boiled peanuts in several Gulf states.

Washington Sen D. Johnston D-Sc Senate Kenneth B. Keating House William C D-Fla Senate Agriculture Committee Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina Mississippi Johnston Keating Senate Judiciary Committee

Words Of Misused Phrases In Store Windows

A guide explains correct usage of emphatic forms. It contrasts constructions like there is versus there are and clarifies when to use is or are for emphasis. The piece emphasizes avoiding double negatives or weaker phrasing in promotional copy.

Two Teenagers Drown in Virginia Waters

Two teenage boys drowned in Virginia yesterday. In Richmond, 15-year-old George Smith, who could only manage a few strokes, disappeared after boasting he would swim out 15 strokes in the James River. His body was recovered in 18 feet of water. Melvin Barron, 16, of Dante, died at South Holston Lake near Bristol after stepping into a deep hole while wading. Companions tried to rescue him.

Virginia Waters Richmond George Smith James River Young Smith Richmond Fire Department Melvin Barron Dante South Holston Lake Bristol

Drowning at TVA lake marks second in three weeks

Picnic said he could not swim. Other youths tried to rescue young Barron but could not reach him in time. The drowning at the TVA lake was the second in three weeks at almost the same spot.

Picnic Barron TVA

Coffin Republican Committeewoman Dies at 68

Howard A. Coffin, 68, longtime Republican national committeewoman from the District of Columbia, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. His 12 years of service marked a steady party presence in national politics.

Howard A. Coffin District of Columbia

Johnston's No-Roach Ad Highlights Local Sale

An advertisement promotes Johnston's No Roach as a brush on insect control for roaches and ants. It notes sale availability at Safeway Peoples Grant's Rhodes Martin's Boyd's and other drug stores with distribution by Gilpin District Strother.

Johnston Safeway Peoples Grant’s Rhodes Martin’s Boyd's Gilpin, District & Strother

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