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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1965
Page
9
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston urges instructions for handling mail during vacations. Hold mail at the post office if needed, or rent a box to ensure delivery. Consider mail slots or a neighbor to collect items, and notify the carrier to avoid theft risk and delays.
Realty transfers show Edgar B Whitacre and others conveying 47 acres near Howards Chapel to Robert N Whitacre. multiple parcels including three miles west of Winchester in Sherwood Forest and seven miles northwest of Winchester with various grantees. listings include Mt Williams Back Creek District and Gore U S Route 50 properties. other transfers cover state routes and residential lots in Shawnee District, Stonewall District, and Acorn Heights among numerous buyers and sellers.
K. M. Smith of Winchester represented the Winchester Toastmasters Club at the Region VII conference of Toastmasters International held Friday and Saturday at Old Point Comfort. Activities included a breakfast with International President Paris S. Jackson and a panel on listening.
Clarke County resident Harry F. Stimpson Jr joins a national committee to raise 400000 for Brandeis University’s Christian A. Herter Endowment Fund. The effort, led by former President Eisenhower, aims to establish an endowed chair in International Relations in honor of Christian Herter. Other committee members include Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller Henry Cabot Lodge and William Scranton.
In Kentucky more than 300 bird specimens have been recorded from the ruby throated hummingbird to the whistling swan with a wingspan up to seven feet, noted from Frankfort.
Persons with interest were asked to reach out to K. M. Smith at MO 2-8201 or Jack Phillips at MO 2-1652 for more information or participation.
A 49 year old Winchester man received six months and 12 others were fined a total of 334.75 in Municipal Court. Melvin Theodore Whitlock was convicted of petty larceny and given six months with 30 day terms. Walter William Haines received two 30 day sentences for two counts of assault and battery. Preston Luther Loveless held for grand jury on unauthorized use of an auto. Multiple defendants faced fines for reckless driving no city tag improper auto plates and related offenses with varying costs.
Frank Slater asked Blackwell council to rehouse his family claiming their home is haunted. Housing officer R L Charlesworth ruled the property is not unfit for habitation, despite the Slaters reporting broken statues and smashed crockery. Assistant Bishop Thomas Parfit blessed the cottage and asks if the blessing worked.
The Winchester area Southern States Co operative annual membership meeting is set for August 6. Members will elect two new board members and two farm home advisory committee members and choose a delegate and alternate for a district election meeting later in the fall.
Winchester Kiwanis Club members will attend Kiwanis International’s Golden Anniversary Convention in New York City July 4 to 8. President Bill Chapman and other officers join over 20 000 Kiwanians from multiple regions. Edward Moylan Jr. will preside. George Murphy is among principal speakers at the Madison Square Garden sessions.
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