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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
3
Rides for children on the South End fire truck drew crowds at the annual yard party at the fire hall on Mouth Street. The two day event opened last night with supper, games, and a grand finale a 12 cubic foot deep freeze giveaway.
Gina Lollobrigida's waist was measured at 17 inches, a figure her husband Milko Skofic called the size of his shirt collar. The star, known for a 37 inch bust and 36 inch hips, has reportedly kept tight measurements amid a demanding shoot schedule that includes long hours, fencing lessons, and trapeze practice.
The First Brethren Church on Berryville Avenue will sponsor its annual Daily Vacation Bible School beginning Monday morning. It runs 9 to 11 30 daily from June 13 to 24 for ages 4 to 14, with Bible teaching handwork music and recreation.
C A Harris was reelected president of the Winchester Association of Life Underwriters at Duff's Diner. Robert C. Legge was reelected vice president Joseph H. Farmer elected secretary and John E. Williams of Front Royal elected treasurer. The group approved the nominating report and planned attendance at the State Association meeting June 18 in Richmond. Harris presented the National Quality Award to J Ben Cather of The Equitable Life and to Charles B. Russell of Front Royal in his first year of qualification. Officers to be installed next meeting and committees named for next year. The local group organized July 1953.
Stanford physician Dr. Garnett Cheney reports six years of cabbage juice use as an ulcer remedy. In a study of 65 cases three weeks of juice plus a bland diet healed most ulcers, with few failures due to scar tissue or liver damage. A quart daily was suggested, with capsules as an option.
The Hayes Memorial Library in Fremont Ohio represents an early private presidential library. The Hoover Library at Stanford University follows a similar private model, while the FDR Library at Hyde Park New York is administered by the National Archives and Records Service.
Pauline Bageant led the ground breaking at Opequon Memorial Church on June 5 with about 150 attendees. The new educational building will be stone brick and concrete, adding to the church’s historical site dating back to 1736 with earlier meetings from 1732.
A proposal envisions attaching the Winged Victory of Samothrace hand to the Louvre statue in exchange for a return of an ancient marble frieze from Samothrace. Discovered in 1863 after being broken into pieces, the statue’s right hand was reportedly found by a New York University expedition in 1950.
Daily Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church opens with Junior Senior High meets 9:30 to 10:30 led by James Clark on Old and New Testament characters. Junior group 9 to 2 with Miss Mary Virginia Carson as Superintendent assisted by Miss Annette Masters and Miss Kitty Leigh Clark. Theme is Moses. Beginners and Primary groups meet the following week in the church.
The plan cites a 20 percent base of value for old assessments and increases from new buildings as the main boost to the budget. Under a $2.40 tax rate one cent yields $1,520, funding a $22,800 jump in revenue needs, with the rest from reassessment. General fund expenditures rise $1,862 to $60,942, driven by a $7,833 increase in public welfare and a welfare total of $111,215 including federal and state funds.
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