This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1968
Page
6
Murray shouts How we doing as social workers face bigger problems than he does in a scene from A Thousands Clowns, produced this weekend by Battletown Drama Group.
The Berryville Drama Group stages Herb Gardner comedy A Thousand Clowns at the Opera House, opening tonight and running through Sunday. Teens from Winchester Berryville Boyce and Washington perform Murray Nick and workers. directed by Drix Niemann with self produced set lights. Tickets on sale. call Opera House Berryville 955-9810.
Middletown Grange No. 761 plans a 40th anniversary dinner at the Virginia Gentleman Restaurant Front Royal on Aug 12 at 6 30 p m with charter members as guests before a program at the Grange Hall. Elmer Mather presided as master at Monday night meeting. music poems and readings were on the program. Mrs George Rohr and Roy Simons were reported in nursing homes in Falls Church and Lexington Ky respectively. Mrs Earle Houghton led the program with attendees from Frederick Shenandoah and Warren counties.
The Fairview 4-H Club will hold a Muscular Dystrophy Carnival on August 3 at the Stephens City Fire Hall starting at 10 a.m. Community members are invited to attend and support the event.
Friday events include Winchester Junior Rifle Club at 7 p.m. Fraternal Order of Eagles at Home and UCT activities at Lions Shelter and Kiwanis Shelter. Saturday features a bake sale at Court House, Shenandoah Valley Chapter Bing Crosby Stadium Front Royal, AARP picnic at 10:30 a.m. and yard parties at Brucetown and Howard Chapel.
The 27th annual Butler Reunion gathered a large crowd at War Memorial Park in Martinsburg West Virginia on Sunday. Officers for next year will be President Nathan Payne Vice President Harry W Butler Jr and Secretary Treasurer Mrs Clarence Butler. The oldest attendee was Mrs I D Van Metre and the youngest was four year old Christie Lee Butler. The group plans to meet again at the same time and place next year.
Miss Teresa Funkhouser daughter of Mr and Mrs William Funkhouser of Front Royal completed comprehensive cosmetology studies at Winchester Beauty College earning Regular and Coloring Diplomas She also graduated in 1967 from John S Mobay Academy and plans to work at Town and County Beauty Shop Parrill Reunion scheduled August 4 at Cacapon State Park invites relatives and friends with lunch at noon.
The family of John E. and Annie Symons Patterson will hold a reunion on August 4 at the Round Hill Fire Hall with lunch served at 1 p.m. All friends and relatives are invited.
The Eastern District Meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Virginia Association of Rescue Squad Inc held in Fredericksburg drew 67 members from 17 auxiliaries and guest groups. Officers and past state leaders attended as district officials announced new officers to serve 1968-69.
Students in Mrs. Crisman creative art class will present an Art Happening on the Green at Handley Library tomorrow. The event features class members Jeff LaBarre Tom Hook Shelly Dawkins Kim Pine Laura Boxwell Barbara De Bellis Susan Burns Susan White Denise Clevenger Shirley Napps.
The 7th annual Blue Ridge Hunt Pony Club Horse Show takes place tomorrow at Stony Acres, Merrimans Lane, hosted by State Senator J. Kenneth Robinson. Events start at 9 a.m. rain or shine, with six adult classes, children's classes, obstacle course, leadline, Go-As-You-Please, and a Flying Dutchman class featuring visiting Dutch riders. Twenty-one Dutch youths join twenty-one American riders, part of the People-to-People Sports Program, with three dozen participants and four chaperones. Judges are Col. and Mrs. Carney and Trippy Hartting. Refreshments on grounds.
Mrs Ethel Kenney of Stephenson is a patient at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Robert J. Carson of 1456 Greystone Terrace is improving in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Allen Shirley of Stephenson and family have returned from Wildwood New Jersey. Gregory Lewis of Mosby Street has returned from visiting relatives in Tucson and Mexico. Stephen Lewis of Tucson visited his parents and traveled to Columbus Ohio. Mr and Mrs John W Banatus of 727 S Kent St observe their 4th wedding anniversary. Don A Ker ns of Sulphur Spring Road marks his 12th anniversary. J Fred Teets of Bond Street marks his 23rd anniversary.
A zoological note explains that apes lack tails whereas monkeys possess tails, highlighting a key anatomical difference used in species classification.
Alice Brooks promotes a wall hanging pattern 7392 with a 16 by 22 inch transfer and color chart at fifty cents plus 15 cents shipping. Includes mail order address and instructions for sending NAME, ADDRESS, ZIP, PATTERN NUMBER to Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept. Catalog features multiple pattern books and 50 cent titles for knitting crochet and quilting projects.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.