Winchester CATV erects 200 foot tower on Fairmont Ave
The Winchester TV Cable Co. announces a 200 foot tower atop high ground off Fairmont Ave with more than 40 antennas to receive off the air TV and FM signals. The site sits 840 feet above sea level, reaching an overall 1040 feet. Channels listed include 4 5 7 9 14 20 26 from Washington and 2 11 13 from Baltimore with additional feeds from Lancaster Richmond and Harrisonburg. An equipment building will accompany the tower base.
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Winchester TV Cable Co
Fairmont Ave
Charles F. Erickson
Parkersburg
W. Vas
CATV
Richmond
Lancaster
Baltimore
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
Winchester
Washington
Lemcaster
Harrisonburg
Clarke County Fair Opens With Aerial Tours And Ventriloquist Act
Fair opens in Clarke County drawing crowds to the grounds in West Ber with daily shows through Saturday. A helicopter will offer aerial tours of the Lower Valley and residents plan home photography from the air. Mrs Jane Casper will judge Junior entries as exhibitors increase. Hellman’s Shows debut ventriloquist and unicycle act at 9 pm. Seven horse and pony shows plus rodeo start Wednesday morning. Barbecue dinners set for midweek afternoons. New concrete grandstand and fair office added for Wednesday's 4-H Pony Show despite more tented exhibits.
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Hagerstown Museum
Jane Casper
Wayside Theatre
Middletown
Boyce
Casr
Hellman
Delores Areare
Raritan Club
Last Tribute for Fiery Klansman Attorney Murphy Jr
Funeral services were held in Birmingham for Ku Klux Klan attorney Murphy Jr who died in a traffic accident. The ceremony included scripture and a reading of Crossing the Bar. Three Klansmen charged with murder of Mrs. Viola Liuzzo attended.
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Birmingham
Ala
Carper Reelected Vice President At AFL-CIO Convention
Julian F. Carper of Middle Town was reelected vice president of the Virginia State AFL-CIO at the 10th annual convention in Washington D C Harold B. Boyd of Richmond won a sixth term as president with no opposition Brewster Snow of Natural Bridge was reelected secretary treasurer defeating Irving H. Cosby 417 to 265 Carper has led the merged AFL CIO since 1956 and previously served as executive vice president of the state organization for three years Wallace Maddox of Roanoke was defeated 560 to 93 in the vice presidency race Two Front Royal Local 371 members reelected to the executive board Joe Taylor and Kermit Nichols Virginia Labor movement pledged greater political civic activity and goals under Labor’s program Mary Martin and Carol Channing to appear in London Hello Dolly production at Drury Lane, with Miss Martin initiating the London run.
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Julian F. Carper
Middletown
Virginia
Afl-Cio
Washington, D.C
Harold B. Boyd
Richmond
Brewster Snow
Natural Bridge
Irving H. Cosby
Carper
Aflcio
State Era
Wallace Maddox
Roanoke
Textile Workers Union of America
Front Royal
Joe Taylor
Kermit Nichols
Boyd
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Clarke County
Young Dart
Rose Hill
Marvin Chapel
Rae
Berryville
FFA
Aneca
Clarke
West Ber
Fair Grounds
Massie Harris
P.T.O
Shade Equipment CO. Rt
Mary. Carol
DOLLY
New York
Mary Martin
Carol Channing
London
Miss Martin
Drury Lane
KS Ente Eee
Iter
STAI
ACME
Tender Delmonico Aoe
Tender Lea
Hoo
Ota
California
Sunkist Bate
Vienna
Winchester Evening Star
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