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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
13
A 25 year overview notes AA founded by a New York stock broker and an Akron surgeon helping each other stay sober. It now counts about 300000 members in 8 nations with meetings worldwide and a policy of non recruitment and no public fundraising.
Clarke Berryville notes the Red Cross exceeded its 1960 solicitation target with $5,830 raised. At the annual meeting fund chairman C A Hobert cited expenses of $184.70 for local food, fuel and clothing. Graham Dougherty reelected chairman with Garland M Canter as vice chairman and Mrs Jack Bell as executive secretary. Board members for three years were Col S B Richie Mrs Joel D Griffing C A Hobert and Mrs Allen Edwards.
Mrs. Robert Osth and Mrs. Ed Die Joyce of Berryville placed first in the weekly duplicate bridge match.
Local notes report a Greenwood Methodist Church yard party on July 6 at 5 pm with meals and socializing. Various residents visit relatives, attend a stock sale in Charles Town, and extend greetings as neighbors prepare hay and harvest grain.
Wednesday night at the Golf Club saw winners with Mrs. Nelson Page and Mrs. James P. Reardon as runners up. Vincent Catarella and John Griffith finished third followed by Mrs. Howard Shockey and Mrs. Henry P. Kern Jr. The next meeting for all interested players is July 6 at 8 p.m.
Edison customers show rising power use with residential demand up eight percent and commercial use up near five percent over last year. Potomac Electric Power reports 1960 budget work proceeding on schedule with a large high voltage line from Riverton to Luary, and board officers elected for the year.
Beauty queens from Europe Asia and the Middle East arrive in Miami Beach for the Miss Universe contest running through July 10. Additional contestants arrive by chartered bus Saturday. Gladys Zender 1958 winner from Lima Peru arrived with seven contestants. A successor to 1959 queen Toshiko Kojima of Tokyo will be chosen July 9.
Berryville volunteers announce a yard party and auction on July 20 at 5 p.m. at the Community Building to raise funds for the fire company. Siren at July 7 signals start of the solicitation campaign and two evenings of solicitation are planned with the first night at 6 30 p.m. Proceeds support the fire department operations.
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