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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
3
Bob Mathias and wife Melba will portray themselves in his film biography becoming perhaps the first married pair to act as themselves onscreen. Melba Mathias, a university and TV actress, will test for the role after studio interest and family collaboration.
The Town of Middletown Virginia invites written bids for a franchise as adopted by ordinance on June 7 1954. Bids due July 5 1954 at 7 30 PM in the Town Hall. Successful bidder must pay advertising costs as required by law. The town reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The Town Council approves a 30 year ordinance granting to a U S corporation a gas franchise to use streets and public grounds for pipes mains manholes and meters. The ordinance requires plans approval to limit disruption, sets town rights to relocate at grantee cost, and establishes bond and acceptance conditions.
Plans to start filming Monday for The Bob Mathias Story produced by William Selwyn for Allied Artists. Tulare residents invest about 60 000 dollars toward a 155 000 dollar budget. Filming will occur at Tulare High School track parks and the Mathias home. The script stays close to fact with some dramatic tweaks.
Mr and Mrs Earnest L Shade of 1323 S Loudoun St marked their 40th wedding anniversary yesterday at home. They wed June 10 1914 near Rest at Dr Smoke farm. Mrs Shade, former Evelyn Miller, is daughter of Albert and Mrs Miller. They lived in Martinsburg WV before moving to this city in 1926. They have two children Frances Shade of Hagerstown and Bruce Shade of San Antonio Texas.
Winchester Business College launches summer classes starting Monday with day sessions 9 am to 1 pm and evening classes 7 to 11 pm on Monday and Thursday. Courses include Accounting Secretarial and Stenography with Speedwriting and new typing system using a tape recorder. Mrs Margarette C. Matthews directs the quarterly reorganized school and hails from Richmond a Radford College Smithdeal Massey alumna with a B S in Social Science.
The passage details Mrs. Matthews’ education and career across the tobacco industry the U S Civil Service Averette College and Richmond Professional Institute plus teaching in Virginia public schools and the Jefferson School of Commerce It notes her three children and her June 8 1958 BS in Social Science after her husband’s death It then answers questions about the origin of Co O D and cat and dog populations in the United States with concise historical facts
After years of experimentation canned white bread is now possible and expected to join troop rations. The absence of white bread has long hindered feeding troops in wartime.
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