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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
5
The Safety Council in South Charleston West Virginia is studying longer street sign stands after residents complain that signs are too tall for easy viewing and bumping heads.
Week end trips include Mr and Mrs William Claytor visiting relatives in Appomattox and a church meeting scheduled for 7 30 p m at Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church. Visitors documented include Dr and Mrs Swink from Collingswood and Oscar Bywaters in George Washington University Hospital.
Police chief W. E. Traylor reports Saturday and Sunday complaints to Petersburg Virginia police include noise from power lawn mowers on Sundays.
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A new church facility on Paper Mill Road is being built under First Presbyterian Church of Winchester with Rev. G Raymond Womeldorf in charge. The concrete block structure measures 24 by 54 feet and aims to finish around January 1, serving the Paper Mill Road area and as a meeting site for scouts and clubs.
A note urges regular bird feeding at food places to keep many birds alive through the coming winter. It emphasizes consistent feeding to sustain local avian populations during colder months.
A headmaster survey shows more than half of Blue Ridge Country Day School graduates advance to honor roll status in their next schools. Since 1949 the school has produced 23 graduates across four classes, with three local high schools among 19 schools across nine states and one country.
The 1953 Blue Ridge School honors include four pupils or 47 per cent of the class, excluding dropouts. The headmaster Robert Jay Evans praises the school’s standing and the staff’s efforts in keeping a fine graduate record.
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