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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1955
Page
9
University of Virginia athletic advisory council held informal interviews this week with prospects for the head football coach position. The council met in a four hour session and began trimming the list of 35 candidates as interviews started.
Seventy three Frederick County Trial Justice Court cases last week produced fines of 3008 dollars. Of these 37 were trucker related for overweight overlength and registration issues totaling 1688.75 dollars while 36 mostly misdemeanor convictions accounted for 1319.25 dollars. Names and charges include driving on a revoked license speeding drunk and other infractions with varied fines.
A compiled list shows individuals from various towns charged with reckless driving speeding improper parking and related offenses. Several defendants face fines from about 9.25 to 54.25 and suspended jail terms. two cases involve leaving the scene of an accident with combined fines and suspended terms. Names include George Cleveland Hiett Kenneth Wines Joy W Roe Roy Sheets and others with addresses in Mount Falls Berryville and Middletown.
The report lists Allen Jerry Marshall of Rt. 1 in Wood, West Virginia, fined 104.75 and 30 days suspended for driving drunk. Charles Eldred Wymer of 3285 Fairview Ave. cited for running a red light with Arlie Reed at 31 W Cork St. fined 29.75. Robert Miller Jr. of Sunnyside Station cited for drunkenness with a 14.75 fine.
A dense listing of TV programs across the evening starting at 5:00 with Pinky Lee and Howdy Doody through late night fare. The lineup includes westerns, dramas, variety shows, news, sports, and film features with notable titles such as Sleeping Beauty, Happiest Days of Your Life, I Love Lucy, and The Range Rider.
Channel 4 offers a noon to five pm slate featuring Tennessee Ernie Ford, Feather Your Nest, city drama City Violence with Maria Montez, Inga and Star and Story plays, Matinee Theater in color, and dramas such as Brighter Day and Secret Storm. Channel 9 lines up Valiant Lady Love of Life Guiding Light Jack Paar Show and The Big Pay Off among others, while Owl Uprising at Pawhuska closes the day with a dramatic program.
Virginia State Superintendent Dowell J. Howard endorses the Gray Commission plan in the January 9 referendum, arguing it serves the education of all children. He cites local autonomy, tuition grants for private schooling, and faith in the General Assembly while noting the need to amend Section 141 to allow funds for tuition grants.
Dowell J. Howard, Virginia’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, defends the public school system and urges support for a constitutional convention to revise Section 141. He emphasizes dedication to around 725000 students and 27000 teachers and notes no push to repeal compulsory attendance or fund cuts for integrated schools.
Prizes were awarded at a Palace Theatre children’s show on Saturday morning with gifts from B. F. Goodrich and Garbers ice cream. Winners include William Miller and Dorothy Cain among many others receiving items such as dolls, electric car sets, tea sets, tool sets, and Chinese checker games.
The Winchester SPCA cautions buyers to obtain dogs only from well known sources. Agent Ervin Cleveland noted two weekend calls from locals who ordered dogs by mail from out of state, dogs with worms parasites and not weaned. Dr Edwin M Kobler confirmed the reports and added some ads claimed purebred status but delivery revealed otherwise.
The SPCA urges buyers to know their seller and view sources before purchase. It asks anyone with knowledge of unwarranted puppies or inhumane animal handling to report to SPCA Agent Ervin Cleveland at 8616.
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