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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1961

Page

7

Burning of the Greens Set For Wednesday

The 4th annual Burning of the Greens and Queen of the Greens Dance will be held Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. on the field in front of the War Memorial Building. The event is sponsored by the Teen Age Club the Recreation Department and local fire companies with tree collection Monday and city pickup Tuesday and Wednesday.

Greens War Memorial Wacred Tion Department Claude Smalts Sam Preston Recration Commission Recreation Department Billy Butler Bernard Groves Bill Godenour Alice Carpenter

Mayors Turkey Gift for Parking Fines in Johnstown

Mayor Joseph Galgaza of Franklin Borough offered a free 20 pound turkey to each parking meter violator who paid a $3 fine in Johnstown. One early customer was the man who sold him the turkey.

Johnstown Joseph Galgaza Franklin Borough

Quick Jury Verdict Draws Judge’s Witty Benched Quip

In Buffalo a federal jury returned a verdict in 15 minutes. Foreman Mrs. Louis M. Quick read the decision as Judge John C. Henderson jokingly called the panel a fast jury.

Buffalo N. Y Louis M. Quick John C. Henderson

Trip Hardesty resigns post at Farmers Livestock Exchange

Clarke County near Summit Point sees C T Trip Hardesty resign as treasurer and general manager effective January 1. Linwood Heironimus of Brucetown to succeed as manager. Hardesty will remain an order buyer and retain his stock in the company while continuing livestock business ties.

Trip Hardesty Stock Exchange C. T Trip) Hardesty Clarke County Summit Point Farmers Livestock Exchange Hardesty Linwood Heironimus Brucetown MR. Hardesty Berryville Elizabeth Malone Petersburg C. T. Hardesty, III

Apple A Day May Cut Doctor Visits In Student Study

A three year study at Michigan State University involving over 1 300 apple eaters found they made fewer calls to the health center for upper respiratory infections and tension headaches than non apple eaters. Researchers suggest vitamin C and diet balance as possible factors while noting variability in responses to treatments.

Michigan State University Eugene H. Lucas Earth

Dear Abby Letters On Office Visits Dates And Weddings

Dear Abby replies cover a wife visiting her husband’s government office, a young man dating his sister’s husband’s relative, politely declining to be best man at a wedding, and a pointed warning about a husband’s behavior. The column blends practical advice with sharp judgment on social boundaries.

Abby

Lonely bachelor farmer bequeaths estate to United States

OGALLA Neb AP a recluse Esley H Sproat 64 left an estate worth about 250000 300000 to the United States. Executors say a family dispute spurred the gift after his death in an unheated unpainted farmhouse with coal stove heating He owned government bonds land wheat and a 1930 radio and a 1953 car

Ogalla Neb Esley H. Sproat George Hastings Grant Sproat United States of America Hasing Hastings

Judge makes NAACP ouster in Alabama permanent

Alabama circuit judge Walter B. Jones ruled to permanently enjoin the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from operating in the state. The decision, issued after a three day hearing, follows a Supreme Court deadline and allows future findings of fact and law.

Montgomery Ala National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Alabama US Supreme Court Walter B. Jones Supreme Court NAACP Jones MacDonald Gallion U.S. Supreme Court High Tribunal

Clergyman Cousin of Warren Spahn Speaks on Relation

Niagara Falls New York Rev. Joseph J Spahn distant cousin to Warren Spahn says he is asked about their kinship. He quips that they are related when Spahn wins and not related when he loses highlighting the playful family tie in sports lore.

Abby Niagara Falls N. Y Joseph J. Spahn Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves Spahn

Trawler Sinks Off Cape Lookout After Grounding

A 110-foot fishing trawler named Charlie Lewis with 15 crew members ran aground and sank near Cape Lookout after rough seas. The crew abandoned ship and were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter. one seaman was slightly injured. Owner is Standard Products Co. of Beaufort and Whitestone, Virginia. Refloating attempts may occur if hull remains intact.

Beaufort N. C Coast Guard Charlie Lewis Cape Lookout Standard Products Co Whitestone

Alaskans Embrace Home Freezers Far More Than Continental U.S.

Data from the 1960 Census of Housing show 14 602 of 57 250 Alaska housing units had freezers separate from refrigerators. In the continental United States the ratio is one in six, highlighting Alaska's distinct storage habits.

Washington

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