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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1964
Page
7
Berryville residents host and visit friends across West Virginia. relatives attend funerals in Staunton. military and civic figures attend meetings in Roanoke. births announced for Parker and Newlin families amid broad social activity and hospital stays.
Clarke County personnel chief Wilbur French says 1964 employment at Ber Company will stay near 1963 levels amid rumors of a rise. Clarke County High School instructors Huffman and Wood weigh in on ongoing jobs and training. Margeret O’Brien becomes fire company auxiliary president with new officers including Mae Camper and Jane Bayliss. Washington center to supply 18 000 pints of blood for 1963 64 fiscal year. Clarke school board members and staff faced a snow blizzard affecting official activities and planned discussions on Governor Harrison’s funding formula.
Eighteen Holstein dairy cows owned by Frederick Warree of Middleburg drowned in a farm swimming pool after ice broke beneath them. An open gate allowed the animals to enter the pool area.
Berryville Clarke County High School is to host a Hootenanny fundraiser Saturday January 25 at 7 30 p m. The Eagles Boosters Club led by Calvin Tomblin aims to finance a running track at the athletics field and urges support for better facilities for the track team.
Miss Anna Jean McDonald club secretary said Albert Robertson of Front Royal will perform with four lists, joined by the Dulcimers of Winchester. Mary MacIntosh added that a great gang of hootenanny hooters is expected on hand.
Clarke County Ruritan Club president Phillip McIntire will lead a five member delegation to the National Ruritans convention in New Orleans. Mrs McIntire will join him along with club secretary Mrs Elbert Magruder and members David Childs Wilson Travers and Gussie White to report on Virginia’s record in the past year.
Former U S Senator Ed C Johnson of Colorado is critically ill at St Joseph Hospital Denver with pneumonia and an intestinal disorder. Johnson, 80, served three terms as a Democrat in the Senate.
In Washington Dirksen outlines a new amendment to future authorizations to declare that funds come from taxpayers. The article notes FTC eyes cigarette advertising actions and Johnson administration science and foreign aid items. Horton seeks televised White House news conferences to replace past Kennedy era briefings.
Truly Ole Man Winter has arrived in Clarke countryside. Tommy Gilpin marked his 11th birthday with a bowling party and cake. Jock McIntosh vacationed at Mont Tremblant Lodge, Canada. New Year’s Eve spaghetti supper at Middle Creek Club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell. Fancy Hat party awarded prizes to original, nest, best she hat, and best he hat. Kenneth Gilpin Jr. hosted luncheon with Robert Loomis of Random Publishing House. Mrs. Kenneth Gilpin Jr. to visit Milwaukee. Morrisette family birthday greetings. Blue Ridge Hunt gatherings at Hill and Dale farm on weekends. Greenway Garden Club met at Mrs. Levi’s home for club matters and tea. Powhatan School dance planned Feb 7 at Boyce Fire Hall with cocktails, dinner, and dancing. Winchester Memorial Hospital lists A. W. Belifield as patient.
Two Virginia girls earned prizes in the Eastern state semi finals of Make It Yourself With Wool. Ella Jane Wilson of Hampton County won senior class first and a trip to Albuquerque for the final. Barbara Strickler of Berryville was junior division alternate and received a Singer typewriter.
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