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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1961

Page

9

Bishop Urges $7 Million Plan for Christian Higher Ed

Bishop Garber addressed about 1,200 Winchester Methodists at Randoph Macon Academy rally in Front Royal urging Virginia Conference support for a $7 million drive. He outlined four reasons including expanding access to Christian education and continuing American democratic ideals.

Methodist Randolph-Macon Academy Front Royal Virginia Conference For Higher Paul Winchester Garber Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk Virginia Hove Milo Henke Ward-Dresh Ray Tamkin W. A. Truband Margaret Rowe John Boggs RMA

Spectacles snapped off by car antenna in Manchester street

John Fitzgerald strolling in Manchester, Connecticut, was reading a newspaper when his spectacles were ripped from his head by the radio antenna of a car parked at the curb. The incident created a quick, curious moment as bystanders watched the mishap.

Manchester, Conn John Fitzgerald

Rosenberger Re elected Chairman of Winchester Democratic Committee

Richard J. Rosenberger was reelected chairman of the Democratic Committee of the City of Winchester at a meeting yesterday. Theresa J. Massie was elected vice chairman Harry Carpenter secretary and Noble C. Pierce Jr treasurer. Rosenberger has served as committee chairman since 1952.

Richard J. Rosenberger Winchester Theresa J. Massie Harry Carpenter Noble C. Pierce, Jr Mr. Rosenberger

Rotary Meeting Slated at Frederick County Labor Camp

The Rotary Club will meet tomorrow at the Frederick County Fruitgrowers Labor Camp on Fairmont Ave rather than at the hotel. Lunch at 1 p.m. and the program directed by Charles Toan. Transportation to the camp can be arranged by calling George Clark.

Rotary Club Frederick County Fruitgrowers’ Labor Fairmont Ave Charles Toan George Clark

Mt Carmel Church Dinner Plan for Women's Day

Mt Carmel Church announces a Women's Day dinner priced at 1 25 with serving beginning at 5 p m. Dinners available at the church or by home delivery via MO 2 2422.

Mt. Carmel

Two-County Football Season Ends Amid Scheduling Concessions

J. W. Handley notes final day of the football season hinges on Northwestern consent. Basketball crowds are seen as larger risk than football. Winchester and Frederick County schools, with over 2 000 students together, face a two year trial. athletic meetings could forge relations and boost school treasuries.

Northwestern James Wood Handley Shepherd College Winchester Frederick County

Card dealing grammar note appears in usage guide

A language guide explains proper verb choice for dealing cards. It cites preferred form He dealt the cards and cautions against using dealt out Semantics focus on concise past tense usage.

Federal Building Dedicated In Martinsburg

Martinsburg West Virginia dedicated a new Federal Building and Post Office on King Street in ceremonies at 2 30 p m DST The building cost about 1 145 million double the original estimate from twenty years ago Senators Jennings Byrd and the General Services Administration announced the project during the dedication and said GSA would operate the facility

Martinsburg W. Va Federal King Street United States Jenni and Robert C. Byrd West V General Services Administration Diaof

Khrushchev outlines ambitious Soviet program for 20 years

Khrushchev spoke of a concrete program to build communism and modernize the USSR within 20 years. He claimed rapid industrial growth, higher living standards, universal housing and services, and defense readiness to deter aggression, while noting the first successful U.S. sugar beet refinery opened in California in 1879.

Watts Khrushchev Marx Engels Lenin Ussr Soviet Union United States California

Apple Market Martinsburg Shows Demand Rise and Steady Trade

Martinsburg market reports improving demand and steady trading for apples. Golden Delicious and Jonathans show carton and bag pricing in U S and Va lines with numbers: $4 to $4.50 for Fey and up to $4.90 Va Fey, Red Delicious, Red Romes, Staymans listed with 3 25 to 44 cents per 4 lb bag ranges.

Martinsburg W. Va Fey Jonathans U.S U.S. Fey

Stock Market Sees Modest Gains Amid Mixed Signals

The AP reports an uneven early rise led by the Dow up 2.34 to 2,344.00 and the Dow Jones average at noon nearly flat with mixed advances in sectors. Oil merger candidates advanced while Krafts in chemicals and cosmetics faced losses after a Chicago plant explosion.

Nikita Khrushchev Wall Street Eastman Kodak Xeros Crown Cork Helene Curtis Chicago Dow Jones Gentes Sas Exchange U.S

Explosion hits Zenith cosmetics plant area in Chicago

Four story Zenith cosmetics plant across the street was blown in and flying glass struck workers at desks and benches along the windows. Police cleared a block around the site as a precaution against further chemical explosions. Curtis plant is the main facility of the Chicago based company employing 2000 people.

Zenith Curtis

Pakistani camel cart driver meets Truman on U.S. tour

Bashir, a camel cart driver from Pakistan, visits President Harry S. Truman with a schedule including the Truman Library and Independence civic sites. He arrived in Kansas City after touring Texas and Dallas where he received a new pickup truck, plans to visit Washington, and vows to keep his camel with him.

Truman Dent Harry S. Trumhan Bashir Lyndon B. Johnson Karchi Johnson United States American Royal Livestock Show Jody Vining 17 Osage Iowa Truman Memorial Library Independence Kansas City Texas Ana

Couch Fire Destroys Studio Couch in Unoccupied Clarke Trailer

Firemen battled a trailer fire at Pine Grove near Blue Ridge Market in Clarke County. The blaze started in a studio couch and caused front trailer damage. the trailer was unoccupied and owner identified as Mr. Olinger.

Berryville John H. Enders Pine Grove Blue Ridge Olinger

Parking Meter King Houghland Leaves Tulsa for West

Virgil W. Houghland, who styled himself King of the Parking Meters, has departed Tulsa for new prospects in the West after reportedly netting around $425.

Tulsa Okla Virgil W. Houghland

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