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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1959
Page
12
Karl S. Betts executive director of the National Civil War Centennial Commission announced in Washington that 17 programs are definite and 10 more tentatively planned for the forthcoming five year centennial observance.
A National Commission reports 13 states plus the District of Columbia plan centennial events. Reenactments will honor battles from Fort Sumter to Manassas, Perryville, Vicksburg, and Mobile Bay with other dedications and religious and educational ceremonies on anniversary dates.
The article discusses common word misuse and mispronunciation with examples. It urges clear usage like resemble instead of favor and profile with correct pronunciation proh-file. It promotes daily vocabulary growth and defines amnesty as political pardon.
Local families and visitors are listed as traveling and visiting relatives and friends. Names include the Minters Williamson Kerns Adams Manuel DeHaven Owens DeHaven Rogers Smith and others with connections to Tampa Baltimore Buckhannon Winchester and Atlantic City.
The Associated Press reports ten people died in Virginia highway crashes over the weekend. Two teens, Irvin Noakes 19 of Boston and James Ferris 18 of Reva, perished on State Route 522 in Woodville. Five others were injured in a Montgomery County crash on Route 114 near Radford. The Price family suffered multiple fatalities in a station wagon wreck on Route 61 near Tazewell. Debrah Kay Boyd 4 months died from injuries on Route 61. Maxie E Burley 23 of Clifton died in a curve crash on Route 151 near Clifford Amherst County.
Desilu presents the second part of a Capone drama by Bud Evans on CBS at 9 00. NBC offers Restless Gun and Wells Fargo while ABC features Bold Journey travel footage. CBS and NBC air Frontier Justice Peter Gunn Joseph Cotten Show Theatre and Arthur Murray with a celebrity guest list.
Holloway Joseph Pingley of Braddock Street faces reckless driving with fines totaling 106.25 and six months license revocation for failure to stop for siren and red light plus 26.75 for no operator’s license and 7.75. William Jackson Rickard of Middletown cited for speeding with 15.25. Oscar A. Illi of Fairmont Avenue charged with drunk in public 15.75 and hit and run 78.25. Luther Henry Malone Jr of Route 1 cited for hit and run 72.25.
A guide to polite behavior stresses respect for service workers and cautions against crude self serving. It notes salespersons are not inferiors and should be treated with courtesy as part of proper manners.
A dense listing of daily programs with times and titles ranging from cartoons and variety shows to news, dramas, films, game shows, and sports. Notable entries include The Restless Gun, Father Knows Best, Top Pro Golf, Edwardian movie titles, and multiple news and weather segments.
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