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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1961
Page
12
A Capitol Theater program for Tuesday lists X-15 with David McLean and Iles Bronson in a concert style showing. The bill highlights a pairing of performers in a midweek entertainment lineup.
Mary Tyler Moore and James Gregory star in a Wednesday program with Suean Slade Donahue Connie Stevens and McGuire featured in the telecast. The lineup highlights notable TV personalities and guest appearances.
The Front Royal market reports hogs and sheep with prices for top barrows and gilts at 17.80, light butcher 15.20 to 17.00, sows 11.30 to 15.75, and good to standard ranges. Slaughter cattle list steers 24.50 to 26.75, cows 14.00 to 17.00, bulls 18.50 to 20.50. Also listed are stock feeder cattle with yearling steers and heifer calves priced across multiple quality levels.
Quotations supplied by White, Weld and Co's Winchester office list bids for American Furniture at 1 par value, Bank of Clarke County at 10 par, Pewee with par value unclear, First Va. Corp, George Washington Hotel at 100 par, Green Chemical at 10 par, and Middletown State Bank Nat'l Fruit Prod Co with 5 per cent note.
Realty transfers show Shenandoah Valley National Bank and John L. Glaize executors to Earl S Hawkins and wife 118 W Peyton St. Margaret A Connor to Randoo E Rodgers and wife 117 S Loudoun St. Garvin J Walter executor to C L Robinson Corp lot and improvements on west Cameron St. Harry M Williams to Doris Thompson north side Chase Lane. James L Benson and wife to Dennis W Stine and wife 807 Berryville Ave. Kenneth P Place and wife to Mosby Realty and Construction Co Inc lot 16 section A Eastview Subdivision.
William Schak 74 longtime general manager of Metro Associated Services Inc obituary notes his role with the firm in Roslyn New York and charges details.
The Rev John Ware and wife plus a Dayton Ohio friend Mr Jones spent last week in the boro visiting relatives and deer hunting before returning to Ohio. Mrs Mabel Perry visited Mrs Ada Ritter who remains ill. Emmerick Copenhaver and son Charles and family from Cashocton Ohio were visiting locals. John Link and daughter Becky called on the Ritters.
Round Hill notes show recent visits to the Arthur White home by John Good family and others. Ernest Grayson and daughter Mary Virginia, recently ill, are improved and Mary Virginia resumes studies at James Wood High. Jimmy Grayson and Stephen Haines attended Pilgrim Fellowship at the Vincent home on Battle Ave Winchester.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lask and daughters Sheila and Tina from Orlando, Fla., visit Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDonald for two weeks. Lee and Jay Ritenour from Middletown stay with Beth and Will Humphries. Pvt. Allen Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker, spent furlough after basic training at Fort Jackson and will be stationed at Fort Bliss. Calves were born within a week.
Virginia lawmakers and business leaders argued for liquor by the drink, claiming it would add revenue and reduce drunk driving. Officials estimated a $5 per gallon tax could bring 12.5 million dollars annually while boosting tourism. Johnston urged hoteliers to oppose increased federal spending and controls.
Hog prices fell with sows down 25 to 50 cents and barrows and gilts at 17.25 for 60 head 210 lb, with 190-225 lb at 16.75-17.00. Cattle slaughter steers steady to firm, heifers 50 higher, cows up to 50. Prime steers 950-1400 lb 25.25-27.50, 1050-1150 lb 25.25-25.75. heifers 25.50-25.75, 1087 lb at 26.00. Sheep slaughter lambs weak to mostly 50 lower. native lambs 80-100 lb 17.00-17.50, most natives 14.50-16.50.
The Virginia League of Women Voters praised the General Assembly's proposed redistricting plan in Charlottesville while noting room for improvement. The group urged enactment of the program, calling it substantially better than current imbalance, and highlighted potential for further refinements. Christmas Seals support TB fight and advise using them on holiday mail.
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