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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1957
Page
13
Mrs. Madelyn McDonald named chair of the Jonn H. Enders Fire Company yard party in Berryville. The event is July 17 at the Community Building with fried chicken and deviled eggs on the menu. Net proceeds support a $20,000 fire truck fund. $5,055 has been raised to date.
Maurice Blosser was installed as Commander of the Stonewall Jackson Chapter Disabled American Veterans at a War Memorial Building dinner. Elected officers included John W. Jones Jr., Raleigh Easter, Ray Bowers, and George Anderson, with Frazee officiating. Blosser, a Winchester native, served in World War II with the 8th Division in Italy, received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart with two clusters, and a Presidential Citation. He is married to Bernie Ritter and works at Winchester Electric Service as shop foreman.
Channel 6 schedules a dense lineup from 6:00 to 10:18 with a mix of news, games, dramas, and movies. Notable items include Behind Babe, Festival of Stars, Meet McGraw, Nat King Cole, Lone Wolf, Tonight, Movietime USA features Play mates and The Star, Lili Palmer, and Errol Flynn. Evening closes with Late Show The Man Between.
A fragmented TV listing shows daytime and early evening programs on channels 4 and 7, including Tic Tac Dough, The Trouble Train, Queen for a Day, Liberace segments, and several soap operas. Evening lineups feature News, Clown Corner, Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and assorted game and variety shows.
Revival services are held nightly at Mt. Olive Church through July 7 at 7 30 PM. The item lists several local residents visiting, entertaining, and spending time with family across Winchester Williamsport and nearby towns, including Gail White and the Clowser family along with multiple cousins and guests.
George William Green Jr of Martinsburg was convicted of negligent homicide for a Route 9 crash that fatally injured Robert M. Bradfield of Winchester Virginia. Green received 60 days in jail and a $100 fine plus costs and will begin serving after medical clearance.
Approximately 27 children from kindergarten through fourth grade attended Thursday morning’s story telling hour at Handley Library. The weekly event is sponsored by the Women’s Civic League and Winchester Branch of the American Association of University Women. It resumes July 11 after a Fourth of July break.
The Clarke County Junior Woman's Club hosts its annual summer dance tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. at Berryville's community building. Paul Sybert's orchestra provides music, with proceeds for the club's scholarship fund. Committee chair Mrs. Shirley Hooker and members Miss Vivian Ritenour Mrs. Barbara Lee Jones Mrs. Rebecca Piddler and Mrs. Betty Jones oversee the event. Refreshments available.
William M. Battaile will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p m at the George Washington Hotel. He will discuss waste in Federal Government and prevention methods. Battaile has served on Virginia State National Affairs Committee of the U S Chamber of Commerce.
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