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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1961

Page

3

Walton League Fishing Rodeo Draws 115 Youth Anglers

A total of 115 youths, boys and girls, fished Saturday at the Izaak Walton League park on Route 50 East. They netted about 200 trout and many sunfish. Top catches included Nelson Pomanto’s 13 quarter inch trout and Richard Yeakle with 23 sunfish.

Izaak Walton League Route 50 Nelson Pomanto Richard Yeakle Richard Butts Benny Tyson Roland White, Jr Jerry Grim Victor Albright, Jr Gregg Weller

Police Nab Midwest's Slowest Gun

Detroit AP James Richardson 29 and Roland Price 39 attempted a holdup at a bar. Richardson failed to draw a .38 revolver due to its snagged trousers. They fled and were held for armed robbery investigation by police.

Detroit James Richardson Midwest Morris Albert Richardson Roland Price Albert

American Nazi Party Sails South With Hate Bus Tour

The American Nazi party led by George Lincoln Rockwell sent a hate bus toward New Orleans to protest communism and race mixing. Eight followers rode the bus with four in a command car, stopping for gasoline and public speeches in Charlotte, Atlanta, Montgomery, and Mobile before joining in New Orleans Tuesday night.

Arlington American Nazi Party George Lincoln Rockwell New Orleans National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Lincoln Rockwell Rockwell Richmond Raleigh Charlotte Greenville N.C Atlanta, Ga Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Ala Poplarville Miss John Potter New York City Atlanta Virginia United States

Eichmann Helps Prosecutors Keep Their Files in Order

Adolf Eichmann aids Israeli prosecutors by flagging gaps in the 800 exhibits presented against him. He notes missing documents from Gestapo files and sends notes through his counsel, claiming better access to crucial records. Trial sources say his tips help organize the prosecution’s own files.

Eichmann Jerusalem Israel Adolf Eichmann Europe Bald Saturnine Gestapo

Eichmann Orders File Found In Wuerzburg Bureau

A Wuerzburg bureau held a nearly intact cache of Eichmann’s orders on Jewish affairs. An Israeli attorney suggested Eichmann remains loyal to the documents hoping to show he was merely following orders.

Wuerzburg Eichmann Bhecomee

Shenandoah Park Observes 35th Anniversary of Authorization

Shenandoah National Park marks the 35th anniversary of its 1926 Congressional authorization. Events are planned at Big Mead Lodge and Skyland Recreation Hall to recount the lead up to the park’s establishment. The Great Smoky Mountains and Mammoth Cave regions were also considered for national parks.

Shenandoah National Park Big Meades Lodge Skyland Recreation Hall Stephen T. Mather National Park Service Secretary of the Interior Mississippi River Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina Tennessee Blue Ridge Mountains Front Royal Waynesboro Mammoth Cave Kentucky Virginia Park Skyland Drive Virginia

Former Connecticut Governor John H. Trumbull Dies at 88

Former Republican governor John H. Trumbull of Connecticut died at age 88 after a brief illness. The three term leader who served from 1925 to 1931 earned the nickname the flying governor for his aviation promoción and belonged to the Trumbull Electric Co. He was born in Ashford, Connecticut.

Hartford Conn John H. Trumbull Connecticut Trumbull Trumbull Electric Co Ashford

Debate resumes on aid to education in Congress

The senate began debate on President Kennedy's federal aid to education bill as House and Senate push major agendas this week. Leaders aim to advance the housing bill, while other measures on Kennedy's program face delays and adjournment pressures in the 1961 session.

Joe Hall Washington Senate Ee Oak Congress Banking Committee Kennedy House Prescott Bush R-Conn Strom Thurmond D-S.c Civilian Space Agency House Education Committee Ways and Means Committee International Travel United States Senate Education Subcommittee

W. C. Locker Dies Master Penman Educator

Richmond AP reports W. C. Locker 86 died at home after a century as educator and master penman. He developed the Locker method of writing taught to tens of thousands of teachers and pupils. Funeral at St Stephens Episcopal Church with burial in Hollywood Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Augusta Bowles Locker and daughter Mrs Benjamin Polard Alsop Jr of Charles City.

Richmond W. C. Locker Locker St. Stephens Episcopal Church Hollywood Virginia Mary Augusta Bowles Locker Benjamin Polard Alsop, Jr Charles City

Bain Speaker At Presbyterian Churches Here

Dr Bernard E Bain superintendent of the Sunnyside Home in Lynchburg will speak at Sunny side Presbyterian Church at 9 30 a m and at Burnt Church at 11 a m Daylight Saving Time He will be accompanied by the Sunnyside Home girls choir which will sing at both services A congregational covered dish dinner follows at Burnt Church

Bernard E. Bain Lynchburg Burnt Sunnyside

Cornmeal Muffin Mix Ture Baked In Cornsticks

A regular cornmeal muffin mix is used to bake a miniature cornstick style treat. The result is a simple, crusty baked good suitable for snacktime.

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Ricky Yeakle Earl Cather Frederick County Debbie Scott Terry O’rourke John Kane Charles Catlett Blake Denny Clarke County Shenandoah Park Hubert Work Secretary the Interior Southern Appalachian National Park Southern Appalachians THURS Big Dixie The Winchester Retail Merchants Association Winchester Pratt Penman Bain Congregational Oe Sunny E. W. Armstrong N. Cameron Shenandoah Valley Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Is Seven Metropolitan Main Street Metropolitan Life John G. Rupprecht Mer Piccadilly & Main Sts Charles A. Harris Roger J.laign Johnnie Foltz Guy W. Shackleford David L Nevin Bull John E. Kercheval Robert G. Smallweed
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