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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1960
Page
2
Kenneth F. Richter of First Presbyterian Church here presides as Petersburg Presbytery men gather Sunday for a regional meeting. Local church leaders and lay members are expected to attend, with discussions on church activities, community outreach, and upcoming events.
The Winchester Presbytery plans a Sunday rally at the Petersburg Presbyterian Church in Petersburg West Virginia attended by about 50 men from Winchester and Frederick County. Rev J Watt Jeffries will speak on Rally Theme with Thomas E Henderson leading song service. Harmon Hartman will give welcome, Philip Hunter will report nominating committee, and Winchester Presbytery Quartet provides music. Dinner follows.
Lincoln and Douglas, eta 3. Bill of Rights. Yukon. Harpers Ferry. Corn-cob pipe. Only one exception only a ets person may be Present.
The Shawnee fire truck is equipped with a radio system linking it to the fire hall and enabling contact with Round Hill Gainesboro and Clearbrook. The Oct meeting noted completion of Fire Prevention Week efforts and the hall's availability for events. Waldo Hartman attended. Ernie Nesselrodt led the session.
President Eisenhower signals plans to stay active after leaving office while in Washington for a birthday event. He jokes about sitting beside a journalist amid photo sessions and greets from GOP groups, including the Nixon campaign team.
Khrushchev warned of war if pushed and pressed for a combined disarmament plan while proposing changes to UN leadership. He sparred with Hammarskjold and challenged U.S. policy as he faced Asian-African leaders unhappy with Soviet tactics. Observers expect him to visit Peiping and Asia before US elections.
Forecast calls for 66 degree afternoons and warm days with temperatures two to five degrees above normal through the weekend. A Wednesday note references President Sekou Toure and assembly tensions amid threats and hostility. Rainfall figures show past hours and yearly averages across months, including October rainfall.
The TV debate continued with Kennedy facing a question about his Roman Catholic faith while Nixon denied any ties to the Klan. A reporter cited Rep. Adam Clayton Powell as saying the Klan is riding in the campaign, prompting Kennedy to insist he does not imply vice president Nixon has Klan sympathy. Nixon, a Quaker, welcomed Kennedy's repudiation of the Klan and religious pressure.
A dense schedule of farm and livestock auctions across Virginia and West Virginia. Entries list dates from Oct 15 to Oct 29 with auctioneers, locations, and items including cattle horses machinery furniture and real estate.
Chicago grain futures moved slowly with wheat opening higher or lower in a thin session. Corn was steady to lower, oats edged higher, and soybeans eased with nearby contracts fluctuating in light volume.
Richmond area prices per bushel for grain items listed by Virginia Markets. No. 2 red winter wheat 1.78 dollars, No. 2 yellow shelled corn 1.06, No. 2 white shelled corn 1.26, No 8 barley 0.90, No. 2 oats 0.54, No. 2 soy beans 1.98, abruzzi seed rye 1.35.
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