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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1971

Page

21

Local Service News Highlights Airmen and Officers

Airman George G. Lambert of Boyce completes basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and is assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado for munitions and weapons maintenance. Private Sandy B. Larrick III completes a field radio mechanic course at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Lt. Col. Harold B. Phillips receives the Legion of Merit and Meritorious Service ribbon. retires after 20 years to teach physics and math at Handley High School. Airman John R. McKown Jr. completes basic training at Lackland AFB and is assigned to Shepherd AFB Texas for civil engineering training.

George G. Lambert Russell D. Lambert Boyce Lackland Air Force Base Tex Lowry Air Force Base Colo Clarke County High School Berryville Sandy B. Larrick ,III Sandy Larrick, Jr Siler Route Army Field Artillery School Fort Sill Oklo Harold B. Phillips U.S. Army Combat Developments Command Fort Belvoir Col Phillips Col. Phillips Command and General Staff College Handley High School John R. McKown, Jr John R. ‘McKown S. Loudoun St Sheppard Air Force Base McKown Lord Fairfax Community College Middletown

Army Privates Fletcher and Williams Complete Basic Infantry Training

Army Private Elwood L. Fletcher Jr son of Mr and Mrs Fletcher Massey Subdivision Stephens City completed nine weeks of training as an infantry indirect fire crewman at Fort Jackson South Carolina He learned fire and squad tactics patrolling land navigation communications and firing 81 mm and 4 2 inch mortars His wife Elizabeth resides at White Post Army Private Jerry W Williams son of Mrs Carrie M Whitacre Bunker Hill West Virginia completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Jackson He earned a BA from Shepherd College in Shepherdstown West Virginia in 1971

Army Elwood L. Fletcher, Jr Fletcher Massey Subdivision Stephens City Fort Jackson S.C Elizabeth White Post Jerry W. Williams Carrie M. Whitacre Bunker Hill W.va Shepherd College Shepherdstown

Complete Instant Gift Book and Needlecraft Catalog

Advertises over 100 last minute gift ideas across crochet knitting sewing painting and more. Offers multiple pattern books including Instant Crochet Afghan and Prize Afghan titles with prices and order details through Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y Needlecraft

Morning Worship and Apple Butter Sale Update

Rest regular worship at 9 with Sunday School at 10. Apple butter sales reached 117 gallons. Mrs. Lottie Whitacre visiting Baltimore. son Glenville and family on vacation. Edgar Ridgeway home from hospital and improved. Kathleen Powell critically ill in Hagerstown Hospital. Eva Cooper Benner dies after yearlong illness. funeral held at Brown's Funeral Home.

Lottie Whitacre Baltimore Inlaw Glenville Whitacre Edgar Ridgeway Newton Baker Hospital C. E. Ridgeway Esther Ridgeway Frances Patton John Iggen Martinsburg Messers Raymond Elmer Shiley Hagerstown Hospital Kathleen Powell Arthur Trenary City Hospital Albert Jones Eva Cooper Benner Musselmans Brown's Funeral Payne's Chapel Cemetery Billy. Cooper Shiley

Wings Awarded to Airman Shimp and Lt Eison at Air Bases

Airman George W. Shimp III of 1269 Circle St. completes training at Lackland and remains for security policeman duties. 2nd Lt. Claude B. Eison III of Cayce S C earns silver wings at Reese AFB Texas and is assigned to Richards Gebaur AFB Missouri to fly the C 119 Flying Boxcar. He is a 1966 Airport High School West Columbia S C graduate with a 1970 B S in management from the University of South Carolina and was commissioned via ROTC.

George W. Shimp III Claude B. Eison, III Eison Cayce S.C Reese Air Force Base Tex U.S. Air Force Kay Carl H. Dell Winchester Richards- Gebaur Air Force Base Aerospace Defense Command Airport High School West Columbia University of South Carolina Reserve Officers Training Corps

Dear Abby columns on pants and neighbor issues

Abby answers readers: one letter laments wife’s obsession with wearing pants and another asks how to handle a disruptive larger neighbor child. Abby urges: discuss dress preference, seek help for the child, and praises hands on workers. An additional reader defends working-class parents.

Abigail van Buren Chicago Tritone N. Y. Mews Synd., Inc Abby Roger Ann Jane

Today in History highlights Edison Trafalgar and more

Today’s history notes key events on Oct 21: Edison’s electric lamp breakthrough in 1879 at Menlo Park, Nelson’s fleet defeat at Trafalgar in 1805, Canton captured in 1938, prohibition fines reach 5 million in 1925, Aachen fall in 1944, Egypt wealth confiscations ten years ago, Johnson’s paint-splashed limousine in Melbourne, and Borlaug’s Nobel Peace Prize a year ago.

Associated Press Thomas A. Edison Menlo Park N.J

Couple s on Film Project in New York

John Up dikes novel Couples to be adapted into a film by Aaron Spelling Productions with United Artists distributing. Robert Mirisch and Spelling will co produce the movie which begins production early in 1972.

New York John Updike Aaron Spelling United Artists Robert Mirisch Spelling

White Hall News Briefs Visitors amid church crowd

Rev and Mrs Juce of Florida Mrs Louise Smellie and Mrs Mary Deloaches of Richmond were guests at the home of B F Strother. Naomi Luttrell called on the Strothers and Frances. DeHaven of Winchester visited the Luttrells and Frances Strother called on the Luttrells on business. Mr Strother not feeling well. Garnita Anderson Saturday Gary Luttrell of Apple Pie Ridge visited the Luttrells Sunday evening.

White Hall Juce Florida Louise Smellie Mary Deloaches Richmond B.F. Strother Frances Strother Luttrells Mr. Strother Naomi Luttrell Garnita Anderson Gary Luttrell Apple Pie Ridge Carter Luttrell

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Sheppard George Lambert By Ace Brooks Old Dominion Savings & Loan ‘Association Boscawen Washington Sts Winchester Savings & Loan Association Lackland George Shimp C.B. Eison Dear Abby Russell Josie Randazzo Warren, Mich Los Angeles Cal Lord Nelson Spain Cape of Trafalgar Napoleon Canton U.S Aachen Egypt Lyndon B. Johnson Melbourne Australia Norman E. Borlaug Strothers Frances Mrs. DeHaven Mrs. Carter Luttrell Raymond R Andy Virginia Andy" Guest, Jr House of Delegates Dave Wines Truban, Koontz Front Royal B&m Chevy Cars & Trucks
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