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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1970

Page

3

Heloise advises saving wooden spools for sewing uses

Heloise suggests keeping empty spools to wrap leftover seam binding or bias tape. Large spools can hold multiple colors or be used for larger bindings. Spools help keep the sewing basket neat and provide handy gifts and repair uses.

Heloise

On This Date in History December 2

Highlights include James Monroe outlining the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, Napoleon crowning himself emperor in 1804, Austerlitz victory in 1805, John Brown’s 1859 execution, Henry Ford selling Model A in 1927, Fidel Castro's landing in Cuba in 1956, Pope Paul VI’s 1964 India trip, and Patrice Lumumba’s capture in Congo ten years prior.

Napoleon Bonaparte France Napoleon Austerlitz Czechoslovakia John Brown Harper’s Ferry Charles Town W.va Henry Ford Fidel Castro Cuba Oriente Pope Paul VI India Congo Patrice Lumumba Leopoldville

4 H’er Steven Rinker Wins National Scholarship

Steven Rinker of Toms Brook was among four Virginia 4-H members receiving national scholarships at the National 4-H Congress in Chicago. The 18-year-old earned a $600 award in the 4-H Automotive program, after ten years in 4-H and high school graduation last June. He plans automotive maintenance work and has become a 4-H leader. In the same article, 116 dog breeds are recognized for show purposes in the United States.

Steven Rinker Toms Brook Chicago Rinker Cooperative Extension Service A. Earl Rinker Steven United States

Express Mail Delivery Test Aims to Speed Business Docs

The U S Postal Service launches a limited overnight express mail test for door to door delivery of business documents and non negotiable financial instruments. Up to ten customers per city in 26 markets participate this year with several contracts already signed by private firms and the Federal National Mortgage Association. Cities include Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Los Angeles Memphis Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St Louis San Antonio San Francisco Seattle and Washington D C.

Federal National Mortgage Association Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Los Angeles Memphis Minneapolis New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St. Louis San Antonio San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C

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