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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
8
Mrs. Rena Bauserman hosted visitors including Hershel Phaughn of Woodstock and Paul Herbaugh of Zepp along with Net tie Hemelright and Joseph Fishel family. Citrus Florida vacationers Hammond McDonald Roy McDonald and son Roy Ed returned home. Kingston Md visitors B E Skinker Bengy spent weekend with Harry Richard and family.
A collection of reader tips covers garment care with tag removal and sewing tricks, chocolate melting in foil, rubber glove mends with cemented patches, whitening a dirty cotton jacket in the kitchen, and using scouring powder for tough fabric stains.
The Winchester Kiwanis Club outlines a busy year with a new Key Club at James Wood High, a Circle K Club at Shenandoah College, and ongoing fundraisers like cake day and candy sale. Proceeds aid Key Clubs Circle K Kiwanis Scholarship Handley James Wood football banquet Salvation Army Summer Camp and Winchester Beautification.
Kernstown W S C S Class meets February 12 with Mrs Wayne Warren as devotional leader. Kernstown Young Adult Class gathers February 14 with Mr and Mrs Willard Look. Mrs Thomas Snapp to lead devotional. Onward and Upward Class meets February 15 at 7 30 p m in Educational Building with co-hostesses Mrs Richard Mrs Sara Donald and Mrs Josephine Cammer. Brisco Snapp to lead devotional. Patients include Mrs Nina Goodridge and Mrs Roy Walker improving.
Two masked men held up Chuck McKenzie 20 during a night deposit of 1700 dollars at a Salt Lake City bank. McKenzie raised his hands and watched the sack he carried sail upward landing on the bank roof.
Report notes a resurgence in bagpiping as an ancient folk art gaining renewed public interest across communities. Musicians and piping groups showcase skill at festivals and parades, drawing new players and audiences while revitalizing traditional tunes.
Virginia lawmakers prepare for a charged debate over liberalized abortion laws. Delegate Wallace G Dickson plans to introduce a bill to abolish the state abortion statute shifting the issue to doctor patient private matters while opponents led by the Virginia Society for Human Life warn of legal and moral repercussions. Dickson proposes a therapy abortion framework similar to North Carolina with three physicians agreeing on justification.
The Virginia State Capitol, conceived by Thomas Jefferson, follows the Maison Carree in Nimes France as a model for its neoclassical temple form and portico. Jefferson adapted the Roman temple layout to create a civic symbol for Virginia.
An advertisement outlines knitting patterns and craft books with multiple designs and prices. It lists pattern 7183 for children, mail order details, and catalogs such as Jumbo Needlecraft Catalog with dozens of patterns, quilts and Afghan projects, all priced around 50 cents.
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