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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
10
In Altavista a summer Christmas service drew an overflow crowd as the Rev. C Norman Bennett preached that Christmas should not be a once a year event and not tied to commerce. He plans to repeat the service, noting similar observances in Oxford North Carolina.
Ashland police report a 44 year old mechanic Thomas Hartwell Cocke shot and killed his estranged wife Margaret Harris Cocke 33 as she opened the front door then killed himself. Police found papers indicating ongoing divorce proceedings. The couple’s three teenage children lived with Mrs Cocke. two were at home during the shooting, the third was away.
A dense catalog of evening programs lists films, series, news, and specials across channels. Notable items include The Country Husband with Frank Lovejoy, Born to Be Bad with Joan Fontaine, Private Hell 36, and The Man From Colorado, plus multiple news, weather, sports, and variety slots through the night.
Williamsburg officials plan a Tuesday vote on blocking Duke of Gloucester Street to cars from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help revive the 18th century ambiance in Colonial Williamsburg. The planning commission endorsed the proposal after a recent public hearing.
Mt Pleasant event notes 14 members and eight visitors at Mrs Rena Link home with new president Betty Bauserman presiding. Plans set for Aug 1 demonstration on hair styling by Eunice Sager and a lawn picnic. neighbors picnic to follow.
Lloyd G. Whitebrook an advertising executive and consultant to the Democratic National Committee died Saturday after emergency surgery in New York. He was 43.
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