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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1963
Page
5
An explosion at Marsteller Junior High School in Manassas Virginia destroyed a wing slated to open next week. The blast caused about 100000 dollars damage, injured three workers, and will delay opening by six months.
Houston AP. Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr describes space visuals from his 22 orbit Mercury mission. He notes vivid sunsets, blue and orange sky bands at horizon, bright moonlight at night, and differences between earth and sky darkness, with Earth appearing duller than the sky.
Theo dore Reid, vice president and cashier of Farmers & Merchants National Bank, died yesterday at 66. He served 33 years with the bank and previously worked at Purcellville National Bank Round Hill National Bank and Chase National Bank in New York. Surviving are his widow three daughters and two sons. Funeral services are incomplete.
A bake sale at John Mann Methodist Church will start at 11 a.m. tomorrow rain or shine. Home made rolls vegetable soup cakes and pies will be featured.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the church with Mrs. L. O. Dick in charge. Members and county guests took a shopping trip to Hagerstown Maryland. multiple visits to Winchester Cumberland Gaithersburg and Shenandoah are listed. Several locals including the Travers family and visitors from Arlington Martinsburg Winchester and Ridgeway are mentioned.
Richmond report states James Clarence Martin 47 of Mechanicsville died of electrocution yesterday while repairing a basement water pump. His wife discovered him in water on the basement floor around 2 30 p m. County medical examiner Dr E S Wyser confirmed the cause of death.
At Virginia Beach General Hospital a family welcomed triplets in nine minutes between 11 46 and 11 55 am. John Patrick weighed 5 pounds 8 ounces born 11 46, Joanne Denise 5 pounds 1 ounce born 11 49, James Paul 4 pounds 5 ounces born 11 55. The McKowan family already has six children and learned of the pregnancy five weeks earlier by X ray.
A compact notice invites readers to scan the newspaper for money saving bargains and local deals tucked in the ads. It highlights savings, varied products, and daily specials across departments.
Mail from Cuba to Miami showed outward signs of government censorship with a hand written note reading inspected according to Resolution No. 58 and a censor’s initials. The Matanzas Province envelope appeared opened and carried a Havana postmark amid ongoing clashes in the province.
Clashes occurred between Castro loyalist forces and rebels backed by an active revolutionary underground organization. Details on location and casualties were not disclosed.
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