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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1955

Page

13

Daily dog exercise advice from E S A

E W S A recommends at least two 15 minute walks daily for a pet dog with a morning and night routine. This plan provides moderate activity suited for most healthy dogs and helps maintain fitness and behavior.

Notice of Toan and Yost Addition Completion

Toan and Yost Addition nearing completion on Valley Pike with 70 to 100 ft frontages. Advance showing available through Shenandoah Realty. Call 7507-5979 for details.

Toan and Yost Valley Pike Shenandoah Realty

Versa tile beach coat pattern 4804 by Anne Adams

Advertisement for pattern 4804 Misses sizes 12 to 20. Describes a terrycloth beach coat smart jerkin and cotton cover-up with a pansy pocket trim and transfer. Pattern includes illustrated instructions and requires 1 3/4 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 16. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents for first class mail to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept New York.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Democratic primary heats up across Virginia elections

Democrats seek nomination for the general assembly and local posts including treasurer, commissioner of the revenue, commonwealth's attorney, supervisor and sheriff. Voting opens 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with races tied to Byrd organization and school integration debates.

Richmond General Assembly Revenue Commonwealth Senate House of Delegates Byrd Virginia General Assembly U. S. Supreme Court

Lightning Strikes In Middletown No Damage Reported

Middletown firefighters were called three times between 4 30 p m and 5 30 p m yesterday as lightning hit a kitchen stove wiring and a brick chimney. No fires occurred and damage was limited to a burnt oven and a blown chimney with no further harm.

Middletown Middletown Fire Company Wilbur Mowery J. S. Duckwall Vaucluse Silas Grim

Grim Attends Rural Carriers Annual Meeting

Maurice Grim, a Virginia rural carrier, attended the 1955 Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Association convention in Staunton with Mrs. Grim. W. T. Costello of Aldie was named president for 1956, with L. E. Foster of Blue Ridge as vice president and Odell Howerton of Concord as secretary treasurer. The 1956 convention will be in Natural Bridge.

Maurice Grim Virginia Rural Letter Carriers’ Association Staunton Grim W. T. Costello Aldie L. E. Foster Blue Ridge Odell Howerton Concord

Don’t Forget Your Pets During the Heat

A short public notice urges animal owners to provide abundant fresh water for pets in hot weather. It stresses continuous hydration and care during heatwaves.

Double murder suicide shocks Norfolk residents

Norfolk, a small white house amid flower gardens, was the scene of a double murder and death by own action on Saturday. William David Reaves, 47, beat his wife Gilmer 45, with a claw hammer and shot his pregnant step-daughter Mary Lois Mayberry before killing himself with a shotgun. Mayberry reported a Friday night argument over separation and a knife incident. The victims were from Statesville North Carolina and employed by Viking Construction Co.

Norfolk William David Reaves Reavas Gilmer Reavas Mary Lois Mayberry Cecil Melvin Mayberry Mayberry

Winchester Frederick Community Chest to elect ten officers

Tomorrow night at 8 in the George Washington Hotel the Winchester Frederick Community Chest will elect a president two vice presidents for the North and South wards district vice presidents for Stonewall Shawnee Ogeption Gainesboro Back Creek a secretary and treasurer Eight new directors at large will be named Representatives from The Salvation Army Day Nurseries Scout groups and United Defense Fund will select two members each for the Chest board Nominees can be nominated by Chest subscribers and subscribers may vote The nominating committee is chaired by H Delmer Robinson Sr with members Mrs Philip Glaize Mrs Garland R Quarles Ben Belchie Daniel E Leatherman C A Getzendanner and Chest agency reps

Stonewall Shawnee Ogeption Gainesboro Back Creek Chest Board Salvation Army Day Nurseries Scout Children’s Home Society United Defense Fund USD H. B. McCormac, Jr Vincent A. Catarella George Nixon H. Delmer Robinson, Sr L. G. Sjostrom C. S. Hartman I. Fred Stine Tunstall Powers Community Chest City Council Frederick County Board of Supervisors The Chest Philip Glaize Garland R. Quarles Ben Belchie Daniel E. Leatherman C. A. Getzendanner

Walter P Reuther and His Lutheran Faith

Walter P. Reuther is identified as belonging to the Lutheran denomination. This reflects his religious association within the Lutheran church tradition.

Walter P. Reuther

Eight Are Swept Away by Tide in Scotland Surfing Tragedy

NAIRN Scotland A mother six children and a niece were swept to death by a tide while paddling at a picnic beach. Six bodies were recovered and two others remain missing as the husband searched after losing sight of his family amid a sea fog.

Nairn Scotland Here John McIntosh MccIntosh McIntosh

Timing Is Off as Baby Is Born on Sidewalk

Mrs. John Purvis and her two day old son James William are reported well after James was born on a sidewalk in front of their North Side home Saturday night. The timing was off and the couple barely reached the street on the way to the hospital when Mrs. Purvis murmured this is it.

Chicago John Purvis James William James North Side Purvis

Percentage of draftees rejected as unfit for service

Between October 1, 1953 and October 1, 1954 about 353 790 men were sent to armed forces examing stations Of this number 146 396 or 41 4 per cent were rejected

Time Bomb Found At U S Information Agency Building

A time bomb was discovered last night in the U S Information Agency building in Saigon and destroyed. Experts said it could have damaged a large portion of the three story structure.

Saigon South Viet Nam U. S. Information Agency

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