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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1963
Page
12
A service station operator A Mancuso and his assistant Bova pulled 11 year old Howard Blitz from a narrow gap between two Brooklyn gas stations where the boy had become stuck while retrieving a ball. Two cans of motor oil were poured over his head before the rescue.
A Shenandoah County jury will hear involuntary manslaughter charges against Melvin Lee Hollar over a July 3 crash that killed Eva Lee Chapman 10, Kenneth Allen Chapman 23, and Roy Clay Church 23, with James William Stokes driving and another passenger crippled. The earlier trial ended in a hung jury.
Shenandoah Telephone Co official Bill Ortz demonstrates a new single unit phone system in the Sears store at Woodstock Shopping Center ahead of a January 9 opening. Warren B. French Jr. notes it as the county’s largest installation. Don Blackburn leads Sears staff at the ceremony. Meanwhile Southwestern Life Insurance in Winchester marks three billion in force with a cake cutting observed by local staff including Alvin Wenzel and others.
The Country Market on Sen seny Road has been sold after seven years of operation by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Whitlock. New owners are Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Crim who reside on Maloy Drive in Greenwood Heights. The Whitlocks expressed appreciation upon transferring ownership.
Winchester resident Mrs. Golda Burtner was bitten several times in the face by a German shepherd that leaned from a station wagon window on Piccadilly Street. She was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released. The dog, owned by George Cartwright of Delaplane, had rabies vaccinations valid through 1966.
The Country Store, formerly known as a local shop, now operates under new ownership and a changed name reflecting its familiar rural appeal. The rebranding signals continued patronage and friendship with customers in the community.
The December issue of News Letter magazine features Caldwell-Sites Co with a front page article and three photographs highlighting the firm.
Edinburg Shenandoah Telephone Co declares a 50 cent per share dividend to stockholders to be paid Monday. Board met December 9 to approve the payout and outlined a 1964 budget of 337000 dollars for construction, primarily for new cables at six exchanges. The firm reports a five percent rise in subscribers and a nine percent increase in long distance calls.
Bowling Green mayor reports the city’s foot long brass key to the city is missing after hanging in City Hall for about 40 years. The symbolic key may have been borrowed or misplaced by distinguished visitors.
A Winchester notice highlights a remarkable sales record for the publisher’s products this year. One photo depicts the office interior and staff while another shows the exterior of the company’s headquarters on Paper Mill Road.
A summary of 1963 economic performance shows strong GNP at 592 billion, record personal income of 472.8 billion, housing starts at 1.5 million, and rising employment of 69.3 million. optimism for 1964 includes a proposed 11 billion tax cut and a lower unemployment rate.
When a mother coyote bears a litter typically seven, she excludes the mate. He brings food to the den faithfully. As pups grow, both parents spend all their time foraging for the family.
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