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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1959

Page

9

Deaf Child Hears After Accident Turns Corner

Four year old J Byron Patterson of Garden Grove Calif who was almost deaf since birth began to hear after a car accident and four hour brain surgery. His mother Dorothy notes he now hears family voices and ice cream bells. Doctors will test to measure hearing gains and determine schooling.

Garden Grove Calif J. Byron Patterson J. Byron J.B Dorothy Floyd School For the

Pronunciation Tip for Photogenic Common Misstep

A guide noting the common mispronunciation of photogenic with the third syllable sounded as jen rather than jenn, and advising the correct articulation to avoid mispronunciation.

Teachers Weigh Social Security For Summer 1959

Social Security officials say teachers aged 62 to 65 may receive summer benefits if earnings for the summer months total $100 or less per month and they do not work as self employed. Women electing benefits before 65 face a small reduction. Bring social security number proof of age and W 2 when applying.

Lamont W. Williamson Social Security Office Williamson

Social security office hours and claim instructions

The notice urges filing an application before benefits can be paid and notes payment of your claim will be expedited. It directs readers to the social security office at 117 W. Boscawen Street, open weekdays 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding Saturdays and holidays, for more details.

Mr. Williamson Social Security W. Boscawen Street

Cannery Opens In Stephens City On July 15

The Stephens City Community Cannery opens July 15 at 8 a.m. and will operate Wednesdays until further notice with a two day weekly schedule. Patrons may not start after 11 a.m. and need enough helpers to process food efficiently under staff instruction.

Stephens City

Two Convicted Rapists To Die In Electric Chair

In Beaufort South Carolina a white Marine from Atlanta and a young Black man were sentenced to die in the electric chair on August 14 for rape and attempted rape. Pvt. Fred G. Davis 24 faces death for raping a Black woman and Israel Sharpe 19 was condemned for attempted rape of a white housewife.

Beaufort, S.C Atlanta J. Henry Johnson Fred G. Davis Israel Sharpe Davis Sharpe

Bachelor Schoolteacher Treats 39 Girls to Trip

In Chicago Jay Ostrander a 59 year old junior high teacher from Goodrich Illinois hosts a five day trip for 39 former female students plus three mothers. He covers hotel food and most entertainment costs totaling about 2000 dollars. This is his 23rd annual group visit to the city.

Chicago Playboy Jay Ostrander Goodrich Ostrander

Virginia ASC appoints Warren as chairman and Gillespie member

Acting Secretary Marvin L. McLain announced James E. Warren of South Hill as ASC chairman and James Gillespie of Pounding Mill as a committee member. Warren, an ASC member since May 1957, succeeds Delman R. Carr of Carrsville who retires from the Virginia State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee.

Marvin L. McLain James E. Warren South Hill James §. Gillespie Pounding Mill Virginia State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Warren Delman R. Carr Carrsville

Virginia ASC Committee Members Named

The article lists former and current members of the Virginia State ASC Committee. Warren, Gillespie, Sollenberger, and Dietrick are noted for their farming roles at Mecklenurg and Clinch Valley, with ties to Farm Bureau, banks, and extension service.

ASC Warren Mecklenburg County Farm Bureau Mecklesburg Farmers’ Bank of Clinch Valley Tazewell Clinch Valley Loan Association Farm Bureau Tazewell County Virginia Military Institute Charles T. Sollenberger Woodstock Virginia State

Also Mentioned on This Page

James Wood High School Frederick Count State Department of Education Museum of Science and Industry Marvin McLain L. B. Dietrick The State Agricultural Extension Service At Blacksburg Winchester Retail Merchants, Association Eleanor N. Loudoon St Up. Lt A Quality Pottery Poe Dacron and Cotton SHOP T-T Penney Linen Dept Thrifty M. L Percase Schewell W. Cork ST Aylan Famous Makers Margaret L. Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop South Loudoun St South's Largest Jewelers Abe Cooper Mgr Mademoiselle Mulvey Haberdashery Nyu McCrory's By Bosca Loudoun Caldwell Shenval W. Boscawen St
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