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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1961
Page
7
Readers share personal dilemmas spanning a husband who freeloads on repair work, a teen babysitter fearing late nights, and a wedding anniversary query. Abby replies that charity begins at home and urges firm boundaries, while advising the teen to refuse unsafe sittings and a spouse to seek paying work.
President Kennedy addressed thousands at the Ker-Mac ranch at Big Cedar crossroads praising strength and commitments while showing interest in a cattle show including Kerr’s Angus bull Ker-Mac Marshall 47th. Oklahoma figures Kerr Monroney Edmondson and McGee attended with long ranching outfits.
The annual membership meeting of the Round Hill Community Fire Company is scheduled for November 16 at 1 p.m. in the fire hall. A covered dish supper precedes the meeting. Elections of officers and directors for the coming year are on the agenda. Roy Nester supplied records for the event with Bobby Davis and Lynn Scott appearing as a team.
Five Clarke County High School students won prizes at the Teen-Age Canteen Halloween Party Saturday evening. Bobby Davis and Charles Enders were judged best dressed among the boys. Winners among the girls were not listed in the readable text.
Science reports a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne leading to shrinkage of hemorrhoids, relief from itching and pain, without surgery. Results claim piles become a problem no more, with Preparation H available as suppository or ointment at drug counters.
Soviet and American tanks faced each other along the Friedrichstrasse crossing for 16 hours as East and West Berlin crews halted further incursions. Ambassador Thompson planned talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to press for end to restrictions on Allied rights, amid reports of a high-level decision on halting moves if East Germans avoided new restrictions.
The Associated Press reports a 19 year old Delaware resident and an Eastern Shore man died weekend injuries plus six more fatalities raise Virginia highway toll to 669 for 1961, up from 609 a year ago. Victims include Raymond Reed 37 of Chincoteague and Leonard Shands 23 of Petersburg in multiple crashes across Accomack Wythe Chesterfield and other counties.
The Boyce Volunteer Fire Co. will show a color sound free film on fire causes prevention and extinguishing at 8 15 p m Friday. Admission is free for residents of Boyce and surrounding areas.
Edwin A. Vallon 51 longtime director of the Office of Caribbean and Mexican Affairs in the State Department collapsed and died of a heart attack in Ciudad Trujillo Dominican Republic. He became a Foreign Service officer in 1948 after service in several government agencies and was born in Syracuse New York.
A central storm left six dead and six missing as it dumped up to two feet of snow across Wyoming and Colorado. Winds up to 55 mph created eight foot drifts, with 53 trucks stalled on U.S. Highway 30 east of Rock Springs. Four deaths resulted from icy roads, while South Pass City logged more than 24 inches of snow isolating the town.
The piece argues Khrushchev remains leader but not a dictator, with a power balance shifting to a party driven machine. Molotov Malenkov and others opposed him over relaxation in foreign policy and domestic programs like the Virgin Lands, provoking intra party strife and public critique.
Fire destroyed the old John Gold house between Paper Mill Road and Cedarmeade at about 10 15 p m Saturday. The cause is unknown. Russell Patterson owned the vacant property. Shawnee Fire Department assisted by Round Hill and Stephens City, with crews staying until 2 a m.
A corporate letter outlines a proposed exchange of Farmers and Merchants National Bank shares for First Virginia Corporation stock. Conditions include 80 percent shareholder approval, IRS tax ruling, Federal Reserve approval, and compliance with securities laws. The plan preserves local staff and aims to enhance community banking capabilities.
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