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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1956
Page
8
The Winchester Lions Club will feature a musical program by Harry Soddy Haines at its regular luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p m in the George Washington Hotel.
A 2,000 strong crowd roared outside a Manhattan tenement as police with guns drawn held back angry bystanders after Diego Lugo 24 confessed to killing a 3 year old girl. Lugo had stayed overnight at the Ribot apartment and said he carried the child to a roof then dropped her.
A 16 member Federick County delegation returned Saturday from the annual Future Farmers of America and Future Homemakers of America summer camp on the James River. They left last Monday with advisors J. C. Gordon and Miss Lois Camper both James Wood High School faculty. Girls: Mary Lou Owings Peggy Franklin Sharon Omps Joanne DeHaven Shirley Moulden Nancy Davis. Boys: Raymond Sandy Tommy Driven Co. C Bauserman Billy Staples Billy Orndorff Dickie Goode Danny Shenk Waldron Kerns Neil Miller Tommy Snapp.
Newly elected officers of Con rad Hoover Post 21 American Legion will be installed Wednesday at 8 p m in the Lions Shelter of Senseny Park. Jake Hammon of Strasburg seventh District first vice commander will be the installing officer. Daniel T. Grimes will succeed Ralph Cain as past commander.
Approximately 2150 was grossed by the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department and its Auxiliary at a Saturday yard party on the Brakeblok Plant grounds. The event opened at 5 p.m. to fund a new hall on Roosevelt Blvd in Pineville. Over 2000 attended. country ham and fried chicken dinners were served. about 200 children rode fire trucks and played games. Mrs. Vance Whittaker supervised the food.
The auxiliary president announced 118 chickens and five country hams were used, plus 50 pounds each of hamburger and hot dogs. Activities included pony rides for children and numerous prize drawings. Prizes ranged from a television set to a rifle, bicycle, watches, silverware, gas, grease jobs, steak dinners, and drive‑in theatre admissions.
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