Winchester opens Bicentennial with Philatelic Anniversary Mail
Announcing Opening Day of Winchesters Bicentennial year about 2000 mail pieces will go to philatelists who collect cancellations cachets and special covers Ray A Garrabrandt chairs the Bicentennial Commission Philatelic Committee Pictured are Mrs Maxine Wilkins and Garrabrandt as they stamp Bicentennial insignia on envelopes sent from many states and Canada Special covers bear the two hundredth anniversary seal and cost 10 cents in coin or stamps Bicentennial cancellation will appear on all Winchester outgoing mail this month and next to mark the cities two hundredth anniversary and Washingtons birth 220th anniversary
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Winchester
Philately
Ray A. Garrabrandt
Garrabrandt
Bicentennial Commission
Maxine Wilkins
County Church Schedules Area Services and Speakers
County churches list Sunday schedules with Layman's Day Services at various times and speakers including Rev Cyril Hoover Mr William McDonald Dr Ikenberry Harry Smith and others. The list covers Bunker Hill Darkesville Gerrardstown Payne's Chapel Brucetown and many others with worship times Sunday School and revival services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Cyril J. Hoover
Arden
William McDonald
Darkesville
James E. McDonald
Gerrardstown
Ikenberry
Payne's Chapel
Harry Smith
Opequon Group of
Presbyterian Churches
Robert C Bradford, Jr
Opequon
Burnt Church
Round Hill
Local Bakeries Sponsor Technicolor Film at Capitol
Warner Brothers presents Land of Everyday Miracles in vivid Technicolor at the Capitol Theater this evening and tomorrow. Local bakers back the feature touting the film’s critique of Soviet claims and highlighting American ingenuity from Edison to Bell. The sponsors emphasize Vitamin B-1 discovery and bread enrichment as key Everyday Miracles.
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Warner Brothers
Capitol Theater
Russia
Edison
Bell
Morse
McCormick
Free
America
Robert R. Williams
Funeral services for Frederick H. Winkfield
Funeral services for Frederick H. Winkfield, 74, who died at Mount Haven Nursing Home, were held yesterday at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J A Duckwall officiating. Burial followed in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were J Marshall Winkfield, Harry S Benner, Conrad Filsinger, Joseph Filsinger, Howard Patton and James Cave.
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Frederick H. Winkfield
Mount Haven Nursing Home
Jones
J. 8
Duckwall
Mt. Hebron
J. Marshall Winkfield
Harry S. Benner
Conrad Filsinger
Joseph Filsinger
Howard Patton
James Cave
Was Hamlet Based on a Real Life Prince
Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in 1200 recorded events from the life of a semi historical prince named Hamlet in his Chronicles of the Danish Realm. The original Hamlet was slain in battle with King Viglet at Ammelhede.
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Hamilet
Denmark
Saxo Grammaticus
Hamlet
Viglet
Ammelhede
Middleton Minutemen Back At Peaceful Pursuits Today
Middleton Tennessee residents resumed daily life after a bank robbery ended with gunfire and a wounded bandit Robert Bondurant 36 hospitalized in Memphis. FBI official Otis Bissell identified Bondurant forcing driver Madden to Middleton and opening fire as officers returned fire outside the Middleton Bank of Middleton cashier F Lester Simpson helped unload money from the vault before Bondurant abducted Sasser and Madden. The suspect was captured after attempting to hijack a pickup driven by Clyde Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Otis Bisse
A. I. Means
Memphis
FBI
Bondurant
Madden
Middleton
F. Lester Simpson
Simpson
W. D. Sasser, Jr
Sasser
Clyde Henson
Alcorn County
Miss
Maxwell Abell Birthday Notice
Maxwell Abell born February 22 1902 in Slonim Poland arrived in the United States at age three. He led the United Synagogue of America serving about 500 Conservative congregations in the U S and Canada. Abell pursued Harvard University graduating Magna cum laude with Phi Beta Kappa recognition.
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Slonim
Poland
Anead
U. S
United Synagogue of America
Gregations
Canada
Abbell
Harvard
Accidental Gunshot Kills N Y Trooper Near Herkimer Jail Break
Oneida N Y an accidental gunshot killed state trooper Patrick F O Hara 26 during a pursuit of three jailbreakers from Herkimer County jail The fugitives were captured after a chase through a Mohawk Valley swamp near West Winfield Inspector John J Lawson said trooper John Kennedy’s rifle fired accidentally while they climbed into a patrol car with the suspects leaving O Hara fatally wounded by a bullet from another trooper’s rifle
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Oneida
N. Y
Herkimer County
Herkimer
Mohawk Valley
Winfield
Patrick F. O'Hara
John J. Lawson
O'Hara
Cpl
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Lawson
Warfront incident ends with soldiers surrendering
Amid ongoing hostilities a young combatant named Henson drove a truck into a ditch as bullets struck the windshield. He exited the vehicle, while Bondurant surrendered, marking a tense moment in the skirmish.
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Henson
Bondurant
Infant David March Dies in Charlottesville
Infant David William March, son of James W. and Margaret Sullivan March, died at University Hospital Charlottesville shortly after birth. Born January 27 1952 in Winchester Memorial Hospital he is survived by his parents a brother Peter and sister Ann. Remains arrive at Jones Funeral Home tonight and funeral arrangements will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David William March
James W. and
Margaret Sullivan March
University Hospital
Charlottesville
David William
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Organists Group Meets Tomorrow In Hagerstown
The Cumberland Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists holds its February meeting Saturday at 7 15 P.M. in Washington County, Hagerstown.
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Organists
Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley
American Guild of Organists
Washington County
Hood College Professor Lectures on Art and Music Relations
Hood College assistant professor of art and acting head Thomas Brumbaugh will present a slide and record enhanced lecture in Hagerstown about Relations Between Art and Music. William Sprigg, Dean of the Chapter, leads the organizing meeting at the museum.
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Thomas Brumbaugh
Hood College
William Sprigg
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Ellmore
Burnt Factory
Carpers Valley
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Rev
J. Goode
Bible School
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Reliance
L Prederick
Greenway
Friendship
Christian Endeavor
Ridings Chapel
Evangelical United Brethren
West Frederick
Donald Austin
Pleasant Grove
Laurel Hill
Mt. Pleasant
John EF. Oliver
Pleasant Valley
Red Bud
Mt Pleasant
CBS
Greenwood Methodist
L. L Shreck
Gainesboro
Grover Jenkins
Salem
Eleston Luttrell
Wesley Chapel
Old Bethel
Redland
Elonzo Shenk
Bernard Brown
William Bowers
John Fearnow
ES Ellmore
Gravel Springs
Middletown
J.L Peebles
Grace
Epworth
Montague Avenue
B. W. Coe
Harry Chapman
Methodist Youth Fellowship
North Frederick
C. E. Burkert
Little Mountain
Stephens City
Charles A. York
Kernstown
Area Council
C. Halvosa
Church of the Brethren
J. F. Wine
WL. Riggleman
C. R. Wolfe
Front Royal Road
White Post
B .E. Hudson
Mt. Carmel
Paris
Providence Chapel
Boyce
Fred H. Winkfield
Minutemen
Maxwell Abbell
N.Y
David March
Peter March
Ann March
Hagerstown, Md
Sunbeam
General Electric
Sunbeam Electric Egg Cookers
Sunbeam Baby
Hamilton Beach
Universal and
Hankscraft
American Beauty
Lrons
Sunbeam Steam
GE Steam Trons
Betty Crocker Irons
Dulane
Waffle
Manning-Bowman
Dominion Combination Sandwich
Electrice
Universal
Zenith
Molden Electric CO
South
Loudoun St
Buick
Musa Butte
Mata
H. W. Ebert
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