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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
17
Americans escalating efforts to win releases for POWs push petitions and bracelets to the North Vietnamese mission in Paris. Delegations arrive from Florida and other states, some offering barter ideas or personal visits, yet most are kept at the doorway as police intervene to maintain order.
The King and Queen of the Greens will be crowned Saturday at Burning of the Greens at 7 pm east of the War Memorial Building. If weather fails, ceremony moves inside the War Memorial Building. Mayor Battaile will welcome attendees and Da Smallwood will speak for the Parks and Recreation Dept.
Sidney Snellings and William Casilear won the Winchester Jaycee Christmas lighting contest. Judges chose Snellings on Ridge Ave for best overall house and Casilear on Jackson Woods for door and window decorating after five hours of judging.
The City School lists weekly meals with daily dishes. Menus include Beet Barbecue on Bun and Buttered Greens on Monday, Hamburger on Bun on Tuesday, Baked Ham on Wednesday, Tomato Rice Soup on Thursday, and Fish Silk with Tartar Sauce on Friday, with assorted sides and desserts.
Cecilia Mary Dick, 20, of 514 Amherst Street, found guilty of shoplifting at S. S. Kresge in Ward Plaza. She receives a $250 fine and costs plus 30 days jail, suspended on condition. Raymond L. Braconier of Dorchester, Mass., also found guilty and fined $200 with 30 days jail suspended on condition.
In Frederick County Circuit Court Earl Franklin Smith of Front Royal pleaded guilty to impaired driving. He received 30 days in jail suspended on condition, a $125 fine plus court costs, while appealing a lower court DUI conviction.
Printed pattern 4703 offers sizes 34 to 48 with wavy yoke, slim V neck and simple lines. Pattern HS 36 to 48 requires yards per size. card lists price 75 cents per pattern plus 25 cents for air mail handling. Include name address size and style number to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York.
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