Miss Ewing The Dance Is Ending In Winchester Studio
Miss Dorothy Ewing runs a private dance studio in Winchester cultivating a 37 year old tradition begun in 1934 with 11 pupils. Her early training spanned Peabody Maryland institutes, Mordkin scholarship, Russian method teaching, and performances in New York, shaping a lifelong devotion to ballet in small town America.
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Dorothy Ewing
Winchester
Ewing
Braddock Street
Miss Ewing
Peabody and
Maryland Institutes
Baltimore
Mordkin
Fokine, Vestoff, Kobeleff
Madam Serova
Eugene Ormandy
Armaiza
Tarasoff
Washington, D.C
Methodist Church
Walkers Ready For 25 Mile Solely for Others Trek
Tomorrow at 7 15 a m opening ceremonies at the Winchester McCormac Amphitheater will launch a 25.1 mile Walk for Development. About 500 to 700 participants will walk with sponsors paying per mile to raise funds for three organizations. Of the total, 42 5 percent will stay local to support a low cost housing project run by the Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church led by Rev Bruce Macbeth, linked to Februarys Highland Averowhouse fire.
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Winchester-McCormac
Bruce Macbeth
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church
Highland Averowhouse
Weekend Special Cherry Cream Cake Opens Ward's Pastry
Ward's Pastry Shop announces weekend special cherry cream cake now available. Fravel Plant and Fish Garden at Rt. 277 Stephens City offers petunias tomatoes peppers and other plants.
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Ward
Fravel Plant & Fish Garden
Stephens City
Grocery Prices Rise Sharply in April Costs
The April Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent with food up 0.9 percent and housing and transportation edging higher. The 4.3 percent yearly rise marks the smallest annual gain in nearly three years, while payrolls increased 73 cents weekly to about 124.75 dollars, yet purchasing power remains below the 1968 peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Smalles
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hearing Set for June 8 on Winchester Budget and Tax Hikes
The City of Winchester may adopt a 1971-72 budget of 6.75 million dollars with a 50 cent real estate tax hike and a 20 cent personal property tax rise to balance the budget. A public hearing is scheduled for June 8 at 7 30 p m with council considering tax changes and school funding amid calls to cut the proposal.
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Winchester
Council
Finance Committee
Winchester budget priorities outline five million capital plan
Finance Committee Chairman Stewart Bell Jr outlined a fiscal 1971-72 budget with 553 021 49 set for capital expenditures across city departments. He noted bond financing may be required for future school projects and utilities and street work, with several large school building plans already under construction or in planning stages and local funding and loans planned to support capital needs.
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Finance Committee
Stewart Bell, Jr
Winchester
Council
Bell
Mr. Bell
Handley High School
Lord Fairfax Community College
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
City Budget Compared: Approved Current Year to Next Year
The article compares the city’s approved budget for this year with the proposed budget for next year. It outlines changes in departmental allocations, highlights increases in public safety and education funding, and notes projected revenue adjustments.
Proposed Winchester Tax Structure For 1970 71
The plan outlines a new tax framework for Winchester in fiscal year 1970-71. It includes real estate personal property motor vehicle license fee business license fee utility tax and local sales and use tax set at 2.70 per 100 value, up from 2.20. Existing schedules remain 10 or higher, 10 percent, and 1 percent unchanged.
North Frederick group seeks Nader aid for pollution fight and zoning
About 50 members of the North Frederick Citizens Association voted to ask consumer advocate Ralph Nader to assist against dust from Frey Quarry. They approved a push for a strong county zoning law and supported a School PTA request to keep mining at least 1,000 yards from public schools. Alexander Yates urged immediate action, criticizing state controls as insufficient.
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Lulu Williams
Frederick County
Ralph Nader
North Frederick
Nader’s
Alexander Yates
Association
State Air Pollution Control Board
Frederick
PTA
Board of Supervisors
Guns Stolen from Firm on Rt 522
The Wishing Well on Rt 522 south reported a burglary discovered at opening today. Undetermined cash and a large number of guns were taken. Entry came through a south window. Frederick County Deputies Renner and Mellwee, FBI Agent Thomas, and Tax Division’s Tom Bucher were at the scene noon today.
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Rt. 522
South
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
FBI
The
Alcohol and Tobacco Division
Frederick County
Osborne Renner
Charles Mellwee
William Thomas
Tom Bucher
Tax Division
Storms Kill Two in Virginia as Damage Spreads Across Counties
A line of thunderstorms moves through Virginia brings two deaths, multiple injuries, and significant damage. J T Lutz, 30, dies near Kipps Pond in Madison County when struck by lightning. Edmund Abbott, 15, dies after a barn loft strike in Stewartsville. High water closes roads, crops damaged by hail, and fires burn two barns and two houses.
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Virginia
Alexandria
Culpeper
Spotsylvania
Loudoun
Fairfax
Arlington
Fauquier
Prince William
J.T. Lutz
Orange
Kipps Pond
Madison County
Lutz
Jesse Ervin Lutz
Michael Douglas Lutz
Bedford County
Edmund Abbott
Stewartsville
Roanoke
Orange County
WJMA
Madison
Weather shifts as high pressure brings drier air to Virginia
AP reports a frontal system moves offshore while a western high pressure ridge pushes cooler air into Virginia. The Star corrects several ads including Jumpin' J Drive-In corn dog deal at 30¢, a 5 000 BTU air conditioner misprint, and jewelers listing errors at Jewel Box and Royal Jewelers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Jumpin’ J Drive-In
Martinsburg Pike
Jolly Jack’s
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James Wood High School
David Smith
New York
Stanley Houses
Old Capitol
Chester Hale
Montgomery Ward
Pat Robinson
James H. Fleming
Wayne A. Whitham
H.W. Butler, Jr
George H. Garber
Butler
William M. Battaile
Jefferson St
Harper Drive
Cork and
Purcell Ave
C.C
Water & Sewer
Ind. CO
W.P.A
Welfare
Figeal
N. Frederick
Nader
Frey
West Virginia
Stephenson
Rt. 11
Clarke County
Stonewall Elementary School
MR. Yates
Associated Press
Jewel Box
Royal Jewelers
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