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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1961

Page

9

Racetracks Protest Assessment In West Virginia

Charles Town Properties Inc and Shenandoah Raceways Inc appeal to the Circuit Court over higher assessments for Charles Town and Shenandoah racetrack properties. Last year Charles Town real estate was $1,062,000, rising to $2,000,000 this year. Shenandoah Realty rose from $1,375,000 to $1,900,000.

Charles Town W. Va Charles Town Properties, Inc Shenandoah Raceways, Inc Shenandoah Raceways

Weekend Fights and Baseball Results in Brief

Boxing notes report Doug Jones defeating Von Vlay in New York and Hiroyuki Ebihara outpointing P T Sington in Tokyo. Football scores list Sunday results with multiple NFL and AL games and International League standings note Jersey City at Charleston at 6 30 p m as the only scheduled game.

New York Doug Jones von Vlay Philadelphia Tokyo Hiroyuki Ebihara Japan P.T. Sington Thailand San Diego Oakland Dallas Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh St. Louis Green Bay Chicago San Francisco Minnesota Columbus Buffalo Charleston Toronto Rochester Richmond Jersey City Syracuse

4799 Patterns for Misses 12 20 by Lorna

Pattern notice describes 4799 Misses sizes 12 to 20 with a bow-banded neckline and flared skirt. Instructions suggest fabrics like cotton, crepe, and faille and give size 16 fabric yardage and pricing details. Includes send-instructions to Anne Adams, Winchester Evening Star, New York address and pattern catalog teaser for Fall fashions.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

U.N. Moves in Katanga Seizes Key Points in Congo Crisis

U.N. armored patrols seized airport and telephone exchanges in Elisabethville as 68 of 512 Europeans serving Katanga were arrested amid a drive to remove foreign officers from the secessionist army. Indian Brig. Singappa Raja said operations target 300 Belgians and others, with Kasavubu backing the move to end Tshombe’s resistance.

Katanga Congo Cyrille Adoula U.N Moise Tsiombe Leopoldville Adoula Jeopoldville United Nations Singappa Raja Eee Erik Shee Cemeinssia Bk Elisabethville Michel Tombelain Joseph Kasavubu U.N. Security Council Kasavubu

Three Injured In Area Traffic Accidents Over Weekend

Three persons injured in area crashes as $2,530 in damage is reported. Wilbur Stickley Keeler, 59, walked on Rt. 50 east of Winchester and was struck by a motorist’s arm, suffering a right wrist fracture but in good condition. Millard Hockman, 45, of Washington DC, sustained cuts in a two vehicle crash on Rt. 7 east of Winchester. he was treated and released. Vincent Davis, 46, of Norfolk, had facial and arm cuts in a two vehicle crash at S Loudoun and Cecil. Damage figures range from $75 to $1,500 across incidents.

Wilbur Stickley Keeler Rt. 4 Middletown Rt. 50 Winchester Memorial Hospital M. H. Moore John Richard Gano, II Millard Hockman Washington, D. C Rt. 7 L. P. Coverstone Nancy Yost Mosby St Chevrolet Chrysler Hockman Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Yost Trooper Moore Bryant Edward Talbot Franklin J. Andrews Garrett, Ill Vincent B. Davis Wall St Norfolk S. Loudoun Cecil Sts Margaret Rosalee Davis Glender Lee Wisecarver Stephenson Alvin Johnson Glen Loudoun St Cecil St Johnson Kent St Shull

Baby Faced Farm Boy Confesses to Sniper Attack

Caldwell Idaho AP thirteen year old Robert Oliverer admitted he was the mystery sniper who wounded two officers and terrorized the area as authorities searched the farmstead. He said he fired over the officers heads and blamed irrigation chores for his actions.

Caldwell Idaho Robert Oliverer Keith Judd Judd Mel States Boise W. K. Miller Idaho National Guard Dale Haile Bobby Robert

Primatene asthma relief tablets advertised at 98 cents

An ad promotes Primatene tablets for rapid relief of asthma and hay fever symptoms without prescription. It claims to open bronchial tubes loosen mucus ease nasal congestion and reduce nervous tension with three medicines in one. Available at drugstores for 98 cents.

New York N. Y

Three more arrests in counterfeit money ring

Secret Service agents arrested James N. Smart and Thomas O. Rumley in West Virginia and North Carolina while Charles M. Rogers was taken in at a trailer camp in West Virginia. All face charges of passing counterfeit money as part of a ring that included earlier detainees and a former newspaperman linked to bogus currency seizures.

Danville Secret Service J. H. Griffith James N. Smart Thomas O. Rumley Smart South Charleston W.va Rumley Redisville N.C Charles Martin Rogers U.S Charleston Virginia West Virginia Rogers Morris Leon Pete) Chaney Washington Here Chaney Fred Leander Waddell Shenandoah Downs Charles Town Martinsburg

Lung Cancer Claims Life of Accused Slayer

Abel Vosburgh 63 died in hospital from advanced left lung cancer while awaiting trial for the 11 murders of his wife Marjorie and 11 of their 15 children in Noyan Quebec. He had denied responsibility for the fire that destroyed their frame home on December 29.

Montreal Abel Vosburgh Vosburgh Marjorie Noyan Que

Town Seeks Injunction After Racial Riots

Monroe North Carolina city officials seek a court injunction to curb interracial picketing tied to civil rights protests that led to a weekend of violence. Police reported a wounded officer, 35 arrests for rioting, and gunfire at a car carrying white residents near a Negro integrationist’s home.

Monroe N.C Fred Wilson U.S. Atty Robert Kennedy Freedom Riders Justice Department FBI England Chicago

Negro integration tension erupts in Monroe shooting incident

James Foreman of Chicago accused of trying to pull a woman into a dispute as patrols report 20 shots fired near Robert Williams’s home. Albert Rorie, 17, Monroe Negro, is arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Police say Mr and Mrs G Bruce Stegal of Marty Marshville were held hostage until arrests were made.

James Foreman Chicago Rushing Albert Rorie Monroe A. A. Mauney G. Bruce Stegal Marshville Mauney Rbert Williams Williams

Eighteen Die in Czech Train Disaster in Moravia

Eighteen people were killed and ten injured in a crash in northwest Moravia as reported by CTK. It marked the third major railway disaster in Czechoslovakia within ten months.

Prague Vicksti Moravia CTK

Often mispronounced dementia guidance card

A brief guidance note clarifies how to pronounce dementia with the second syllable stressed as dee men SHI a, correcting common mispronunciations.

Two Small Fires Cause Minor Damage at Homes and Laundromat

Fire crews responded to a Self Service Laundromat on Lea Street and a Paver Mill Road residence. Electrical wiring short circuited in the kitchen, smoke filled the home, and crews cut power and used smoke ejectors. No serious damage reported.

Paul Anderson Shawnee Stephens City James Hamstiell Paver Mill

Navy Commander Dies After WWII Service

A Navy commander who served during World War II died Sunday. He was born in Sylvester, Georgia.

Sylvester

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