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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1961
Page
9
The London area laundrette shows 30 canvases by Michael Osterweil, 29, arranged among cleaning products. Visitors bring their washing and paintings draw artists from miles away seeking wall space.
James A. McCroskey, 16, of Smyth County, was killed in a hunting accident in the Poor Valley section after tripping over a rock while carrying his shotgun. The discharge struck him and caused his death.
Hospital plans Christmas observances for patients including Santa Claus gifts on Christmas Eve and a holiday dinner the following day. Administrator Carl S Napps notes student nurses sang carols and groups visit to brighten the wards. Christmas trees light every station and gifts pour in from Cub Scouts Powhatan School students and community groups.
Local listings show Palace Theatre screening The Comancheros with John Wayne Stuart Whitman Ina Balin and Lee Marvin tomorrow through Saturday. Capitol Theatre runs The Errand Boy today through Thursday featuring Jerry Lewis Brian Donlevy Howard McNear and Dick Wesson. A Pocketful of Miracles opens Friday with Glenn Ford Bette Davis Hope Lange and others. Also noted, 29 percent of families owning pets have both a cat and a dog.
The West Virginia WRB says Martinsburg’s sewer rate hike to 60 percent of water bills is insufficient after a Charleston hearing. The city was ordered to stop polluting Tuscarora Creek and has 30 days to report compliance, with possible appeal to Berkeley County Circuit Court.
Thomas Jefferson designed a serpentine wall built at the University of Virginia and remains intact today, showcasing early architectural planning.
Arthur J. Carlson did not kill any deer during a hunt several miles from his Sardinia New York farm. Upon returning home he discovered that six deer had been bagged on his land and surrounding territory in his absence.
A woman aged 49 has married at 14 and raised a family of eight children with four grandchildren and one great grandchild, reflecting a life centered on kinship and enduring family ties.
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