Egypt Claims Vast Region Named After Historic Lands
The passage notes Egypt occupying an area larger than Texas and New Mexico, prompting readers to compare modern maps with ancient boundaries and consider implications for geography and history.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1960
Page
10
The passage notes Egypt occupying an area larger than Texas and New Mexico, prompting readers to compare modern maps with ancient boundaries and consider implications for geography and history.
S R Shiley of 427 Shenandoah Ave won first prize at the company's annual yard party held at the fire hall on Monmouth Street. Third prize went to Paul Strawderman of 608 Hudson St for an electric rotisserie barbecue grill. The two-day event grossed $1,035 and the committee thanked all helpers and contributors.
The Rt. Hon. Anthony Nutting, former UK minister and UN General Assembly figure, joins Sam Spiegel’s Lawrence of Arabia publicity team. Nutting will tour the U S and later join on location in the Arab world. He says Arabs resent a Western state but are not anti Jewish, cites Elizabeth Taylor and Edie Fisher donations to Israel.
Frederick County 4 H members totaling 465 will travel Monday morning by bus to the State 4 H short course at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg. chaperone Mrs Whitacre and Home Demonstration Agent Miss Shirley lead the group. Participants include Marika Whitacre Susan Bierer Barbara Woore Charlotte Leight Russell Hilda Easter Kathy Woolf and Barbara Woore plus Sandy Russell Carol Owings and others. Awards include county winner in share the fun contest and county delegate to the 4 H council with a scholarship for career exploration.
Five youths in Tallahassee Florida were arrested for ringing a replica of the Liberty Bell on the state capitol grounds at 1 a.m. They faced punishment in court and cleaned the big metal bell as part of their sentence.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry previews seven days of summer TV with three new shows and two specials. Highlights include CBS Dillinger rerun, NBC Fear Is the Parent, CBS Full Circle debut, ABC teen musical special, Ben Blue comedy on CBS, BBC Japan Anchor in the East, and Polly Bergen Steel Hour Great Gold Mountain with Phil Silvers in New York.
A Danville group has leased a red brick Main Street house for five years to house a private segregated library tied to the Danville Library Foundation. The city’s public library system remains under a federal desegregation order with the Grady branch and bookmobile closed. Voters favored keeping libraries closed over integration in a recent advisory referendum. The foundation elected former Delaware Congressman Stuart Wheatley as president.
In Marion Ohio the weather vane atop the Marion County jail is fashioned to resemble a large key, standing as a distinctive landmark for the county facility.
CBS Rawhide features Gil Favor and Rosdy Yates guiding a lone boy intent on saving his father from three slayers. The boy’s story appears phony but a scout is assigned to escort him home. The evening also screens Walt Disney, Head of the Class, Hotel de Paree, Cimarron City, 77 Sunset Strip, Dillinger and Masquerade Party announced for NBC ABC CBS and NBC listings.
NBC Cavalcade of Sports presents a ten round light heavy bout from St Nicholas Arena with Doug Jones facing Bobo Olson in the final program of the series. ABC Robert Taylor features Captain Holbrook and his staff probing a prominent businessman's library slaying with Jean Hagen guesting in The Streger Affair. The Best of Paar at 10 15 repeats May 2 highlights with Jack Douglas Genevieve Sherri Lewis Marta Curro and Betty Johnson.
The term means removing passages deemed indelicate in literature. It originates from Dr. Thomas Bowdler who edited a family edition of Shakespeare in 1818 to present a sanitized text.
A dense listing of TV programs and times for the evening including weather, news, sports, films and serials such as Sleeping Tiger, Tall in the Saddle, Venus Makes Trouble, and Riders of the Purple Sage. Notable names include Alex Smith and John Wayne among others.
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