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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1960
Page
7
Zion Baptist Church Berryville invites the public to You Day on July 3 at 11 a.m. Rev. Paul W. Brown will deliver the sermon. At 3 p.m. The Spiritual of the First Baptist Church of Vienna will perform. All services open to the public.
Excerpt recounts the final assault on the stone wall at Gettysburg. Union lines surge forward as color bearer falls, the crest is crossed, and a bloody, decisive clash ends the great battle.
Gary McIntyre demonstrates to Mrs Halford Baker how many bricks her donation will buy as Sandra Ritter and Sally Bush observe. The Junior Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other youths sell bricks across the city to fund the forthcoming animal shelter.
Grimes notes Mrs. Robert Sow ers and Johnnie visit Mrs. Carroll Winans at Albin. A Galilee Church song service is planned for next Sunday night with neighboring churches invited. George Eagle and Ritter visited Wednesday. Cherry crop work draws locals this week. John Stickels transacted business in Winchester. James Hutton, James Wood School teacher, joins family for a Charlottesville summer course. Roy Smeltzer of Green Spring was here Monday. The longest day was June 21 as summer speeds by. A heavy electrical rain and wind storm occurred early.
Friday morning Miss Caroline Godlove, a Galilee Church delegate, attended a two week Bible Conference at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg. The Galilee Church hosted a wedding shower for newlyweds Mr and Mrs William Hartley at the church last Saturday night. Local cherry growers boom as crews pick this week while farmers plow corn and make hay. Orchard Glen Farm hosts a birthday party for Charles Kerns hosted by Issac Kerns and wife last Sunday. O H Owen of Lawrenceville delivered 63 000 feet of pine lumber on a truck this week. Rev J P Robey of White Hall called on friends here Friday. Mrs Charles Hodgson Sr and Mrs Charles Hodgson Jr observed events here.
The death defying act at Madison Square Garden ended after Capt. Antony Easterbrook 31 marine commander fell 85 feet to the floor. The finale stunt was dropped from final performances as three British officers investigate the fatal accident while the tourney continues through Sunday.
Dr Pepper marks its 75th anniversary with a prize package led by a diamond studded doorknob plus a station wagon and a swimming pool. Entry blanks are at the Winchester bottling plant, 214 N Cameron St, with a July 31 closing date. The 1000 additional prizes include diamond bottle openers, organs, boats and household goods.
A long roll of property transfers is reported, detailing numerous deeds and lots exchanged between individuals and couples in Shawnee Dist Wilde Acres Back Creek Dist and nearby areas. Transactions cover Main Street Middletown Second Street Shawnee Dist and Road No 277 Opequon Dist with multiple parcels described by street names and landmarks.
A mourner criticizes chatty visits at grieving homes while another reader laments requests for brief ceremonies. Abby replies that proper condolence stays simple and respectful, and notes people often rush wedding or funeral rites, implying a need for more thoughtful observance.
Dock St. Loudoun Land & Building Corp transfers to Hollis T. Riley and wife a lot with improvements on Eagle Drive. Elmer F. Fuller and wife to J. Bentley Cather and wife a lot and improvements at 638 Virginia Ave. C. H. Himelright to Kenneth F. Richter and wife a land lot on Vanceright and Miller Sts. Schaefer Homes Inc to Betty L. McKinney a lot on Hollingsworth Place. Shenandoah Valley National Bank trustee to Robert C. Green Jr. and wife a lot and improvements at 16 Stewart St. Bryan Stotler to Ralph H. Halfen and others a lot and improvements at 257 Opequon Ave. Winchester Rehabilitation Center Inc to Va. Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc on W Monmouth St.
Dear Abby notes nurses and secretaries may ask about the appointment purpose to estimate time. Options include telling them the matter is personal, leaving a number for the doctor to call, or writing the doctor a note. Include stamped self addressed envelope for a personal reply.
The Winchester Health Director Dr. Stuart C. Nottingham urges property owners to curb mosquitoes after heavy spring rain. He cites standing water, weeded lots, and the city code requiring oil to suffocate larvae. Methods include draining water, adding fish, or oiling pools.
A 7.4 mile section of Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg Virginia opened yesterday with state and local officials praising the $6 million project as a new era in Shenandoah Valley transportation.
The term Mormon is described as a fusion of the English word more and the Egyptian mon meaning good, yielding the idea of more good. The explanation highlights a linguistic construction rather than a religious origin.
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