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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1965
Page
9
The U S mid spring strawberry forecast totals 246 million pounds, 11 percent below 1964 and seven percent under average. Virginia production is down from last year with 2 200 000 acres harvested and yield around 2000 pounds per acre, while regional delays and late growth affect timing on the Eastern Shore and Norfolk area.
A long list details numerous real estate transfers by private buyers and couples in Frederick and neighboring districts. Parcels include Battle Ave Loudoun St Park Way Eagle Drive Shawnee Heights 214 East Lane 12 E Cecil 419 S Loudoun 229 Malden Dr and other streets within Shawnee Middletown Stephens City Opequon and Gainesboro districts. Transfers enumerate buyers sellers and property sizes with improvements and road references.
The annual meeting of the Winchester-Frederick Community Chest is set for 8 p m Monday at the George Washington Hotel. President Henry A Lowry says the session will review 1964 65 reports and organize the 1965 fund campaign with beneficiaries including Children’s Home Society USC Girl Scouts Fremont Street Nursery Boy Scouts Winchester Day Nursery Northwestern Psychiatric Clinic and the Salvation Army. Officers for the past year include Marvin E Williams Jr Alva C Richards Wilson C Dickson Eugene F Dearing Jr and Marshall I Novick as vice presidents Mrs L Marshall Boyd secretary and Ronald F Miller treasurer R J Alford chairs the Budget Committee.
An old copper te kettle signed C Reed was acquired by Colonial Williamsburg. An inquiry about the signature belonging to George Reed of Winchester was received by Ben Belchie president of the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society. Reed was a Methodist minister and coppersmith who lived near the present Winchester Typewriter Co. Born February 13 1766 in Sligo Ireland he immigrated to the United States in 1787 and settled in Winchester in 1788. He served as mayor magistrate and high sheriff of Frederick and belonged to many benevolent orders. He married twice with five children including J B T Reed who became Winchester mayor in 1876. The article also notes open plains before 1880 with cattlemen and gunmen.
Virginia State Ports Authority reports 1964 foreign cargo rose by 1,253,280 tons versus 1963 with exports up 2.8 percent and imports up six percent. Hampton Roads led in exports at 33,685,429 tons valued at 1,001,450,488 dollars. Leading import groups include petroleum products and ores and gypsum.
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