31 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1968
Page
1
A retrospective examination traces Halloween origins from Samhain and Celtic harvest rites to All Saints Day and the later Christian blend. It notes pagan ghosts goblins and symbols shaping modern costumes and trick or treat, with a nod to lingering superstitions and church attitudes.
Advertising and letters to the editor for Tuesday's election must reach The Star by Friday noon. Police in Winchester and Frederick County will patrol tonight to ensure a safe Halloween. The Chamber of Commerce office closes tomorrow for Mrs. C G Follansbee's funeral.
University of Virginia president Dr. Edgar F. Shannon Jr. urged about 100 people that Virginia bonds totaling 81 million dollars are vital as Virginians head to polls to approve 67.23 million for colleges and 13.77 million for state mental hospitals. He warned of space and facilities crises if bonds fail and emphasized gains for classrooms labs libraries and dormitories plus improved mental health facilities and training.
Washington AP reports a pre rally event devolved into scuffling and bottle throwing as about 1,000 youths aged 14 to 20 spilled into streets. Police said three youngsters were arrested after windows along U to 14th streets were smashed and some stores looted. No injuries were reported.
Norman Sherman said Hubert H. Humphrey bought six unimproved Lake Waverly lots from Ray Ewald in 1955 for $200 as consideration to improve the land. The sale involved 12 lots total and no antitrust action. the land was unused and unimproved. Ewald, a Minneapolis dairyman and Republican, was a personal friend of the vice president.
Ground was broken today at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music for a new Physical Education building to be named after Newton B. Shingleton of Winchester. Shingleton recalled his Idaho ore mining days and joked about funding half the college with shovels of ore.
The Bulletin of the American Society of Newspaper Editors reports 482 editors see Nixon winning the presidency with about 233 safe electoral votes and potential gains if close states tilt his way. Humphrey trails with 135 votes even with NY MA PA TX in play, Wallace draws 45, with six states too close to call.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey proposed paying students and granting academic credit while they work in politics and government. He urged open access to national merit fellowships, aiming to keep the two party system responsive and prevent militant youth movements.
The frost hit this morning marking the latest general killing frost in 13 years with a low of 26 degrees at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. The first general frost arrived later than the average October 18 and the 1955 date was Oct 31.
Wallace drew 5,000 cheering followers and 200 hecklers at the Spectrum in Philadelphia for Pennsylvania's 29 electoral votes. Police reported 22 arrests for disorderly conduct as backers clashed with hecklers while 13 minutes of ovation closed his rally.
Margaret Riley is now associated with Westside Beauty Salon. For appointment call 662-3368.
President Nguyen van Thieu told troops that halting bombing depends on reciprocity from Hanoi as Saigon endured seven rockets near Independence Palace killing two and wounding four. He vowed resolve for peace while promising victory amid eve of National Day celebrations.
The Navy announced that portions of the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion hull have been located about 400 miles offshore in the Atlantic, at a depth exceeding 10,000 feet. Admiral Thomas H Moorer, chief of naval operations, confirmed the discovery and identified the recovered objects as hull fragments from the vessel.
A high pressure system centered over Virginia will bring sunny conditions and warmer daytime temperatures through Friday across the state.
A schedule lists a rummage sale at Old Friendship Fire Hall Cork Street Friday November first from 6 30 PM to 5 00 AM with Throw rugs Glass Barn Open hours Thursday only 9 11 plus Wayside Inn Middletown Virginia advertises Free Tea and Fashion Reservations required at 869 2578. Sears Catalog Desk offers Dennis play and a five dollar discount on every fifty dollar order from the Christmas catalog Sears Roebuck and Co.
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