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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1962
Page
15
A U S Corps of Engineers delegation planned a flood control conference in Corbin Kentucky as flood waters several feet deep covered Main Street on the day of the talk.
AP reports Phil Silvers back in Hollywood making a cameo as an insurance man in Something's Got to Give at 20th Century Fox while juggling three films including It’s a Mad Mad Mad World and 40 Pounds of Trouble. He cites family ties and enjoys the return to his old haunts with Dean Martin.
An organizational meeting of the Gore Parent-Teachers Association is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the school. Officers of the Frederick County PTA Council will preside. The meeting is open to all interested persons.
NBC's Wagon Train airs The Mary Beckett Story at 6 30 with a French con artist exposed after a slain suspect. CBS checks Mate at 7 30 as Haley asks Hyatt and Corey to protect Pauline Spencer. Evening highlights include The Night of the Iguana on Festival at 8 30 with Leighton and O Nea l and Anatomy of Betrayal on CBS at 9. Brinkley’s Journal at 9 30 covers Hatfield and McCoy feud memories via Harold McCoy.
A dense broadcast slate lists programs from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with classics like The Best of Groucho The Three Stooges and The Tonight Show, alongside news weather and sports updates. The schedule also features movies and serials including The Bad and the Beautiful and Her Kind of Man with vivid era personalities.
Berryville council approved underwriting Blue Cross insurance for town employees with July start. The policy is the $500 deductible type. The town kept the real estate and personal property tax rate at $1 per $100 and bank capital at 80 cents per $100. Possible street work includes a turn-around on Virginia Ave south end and resurfacing Willow Lane and Crow Street with two new manholes on N Buckmarsh St.
AP reports Allen Ludden will leave College Bowl after six years as host. He will stay with Password in day and evening versions. CBS moves Password to a Sunday prime time slot next season, prompting the retirement of College Bowl’s longtime MC.
North South winners were Mrs. Nelson Page and Mrs. Henry P. Kern Jr. with second place Mrs. Ferman Perry and Mrs. Russell Newcome. Third went to Mrs. E. E. Wilkie and Bentley Kinney, fourth to Mrs. Ellis Ford and Mrs. John Griffith. East West winners were Mrs. Irvan OConnell and Mrs. A. W. Kinney with second Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Cline. Third were Mrs. Richard A. Goode and Richard Bowers, fourth Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Schenck. Tonight's game will be at the George Washington Hotel.
Dean William J. Skeat of Shenandoah Conservatory will conduct the Shenandoah Concert Choir in his own work The Son of Man a depiction of Christ life cycle at 8 p.m. May 14 in Shenandoah Auditorium Also on the program Bach Cantata No 4 conducted by Prof Harlan C Snow head of the college choral department
The Handley High School student dance orchestra directed by Gaylen Etrance will perform at the Winchester Rotary Club meeting tomorrow at 1 30 p m in the George Washington Hotel. The public is invited to hear the program.
Alfonso Smith twenty six year old Woodstock Negro is charged with attempted murder of his wife. He reportedly told her to drop the charges or let them stand when she visited him in Shenandoah County Jail with relatives. The shooting occurred Monday evening injuring her midsection with a .33 caliber slug. her condition described as not seriously wounded. No preliminary hearing date has been set.
Berryville reporting that the John H. Enders Emergency Rescue Squad ambulance has arrived. It will enter service after licenses and final details are secured. The vehicle cost about $7,000 with donations totaling $5,100.
In Kansas City, Harry S. Truman greeted 71 exchange students from abroad as part of his 78th birthday events. The gathering, ending the annual party by local friends, included Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and brought tears to the former president.
The Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce holds annual officer elections tomorrow night at the Lee Jackson Restaurant starting at 7 30 PM. Booths close at 7 15 PM and the business session begins promptly. The Jaycee-ette auxiliary will elect officers Wednesday May 16. The state convention is set for Virginia Beach May 18 20.
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