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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1962
Page
5
A Block Social is planned on Gibbons Street tomorrow afternoon at 5 o clock. The event is sponsored by the Improvement Committee of St Paul A M E Church.
Ernest Bairstow, an 86 year old sculptor born in Britain, died Thursday. He carved the Gettysburg Address into the wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Rare crewel embroidery offer revived with pattern 7485 featuring a 12 inch square and two 10 inch circles. Ads promote needlecraft catalog with 200 designs and free pattern. price 35 cents plus 10 cents postage for first class mail. Send to Alice Brooks in New York NY.
J Kenneth Robinson an orchardist and local businessman from Winchester known for his farming ventures and community involvement passed away. He contributed to regional agriculture and supported local enterprises throughout his career.
A survey to determine feasibility of a Reserve Transportation Company in the Valley seeks 10 officers and 150 enlisted men. Interested individuals should contact Edward C. Keys in Woodstock or Charles F. Beazley in Edinburg for details and involvement.
Staunton Augusta County Agricultural Fair drew about 23 000 attendees last week with 8000 on Saturday the final night. Rex Spiece general manager said Saturday turnout was the largest in years and paid attendance reached 5700.
More than 200 accountants attend the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants annual meeting in Richmond. The convention began Thursday and will end Saturday with technical papers on accounting principles by John B. Inglis and Carmen Blough.
In 1908 brewers began to employ aluminum fermentation vessels marking a shift in production technology. The move reflected postwar industrial advances and a push for lighter, more durable brewing equipment.
Five drivers paid speeding fines while three were fined for reckless driving before Municipal Court Judge John Rice. Names include Joseph Sewell, Daniel Dunlap, David Fogle, Maynard Grove, Robert Lockhart. others listed for reckless driving. William Newlin received a 30 day suspended sentence plus 207.25 dollars fine for drunken driving, a second offense, and a 10 dollar fine for driving without an operator's license.
The N. S. Savannah the first nuclear powered cargo passenger ship sails from Norfolk Virginia for Seattle Washington and other Pacific ports. It is scheduled to transit the Panama Canal Sept 18 and reach Seattle around Oct 1. After three weeks in Seattle for the World's Fair it will dock at San Francisco and Los Angeles Long Beach.
Carl G. Lampl 63 a Cleveland based women's clothing executive and songwriter died Wednesday. He worked in the fashion industry and wrote songs earlier in his career. Lampl and two brothers are mentioned in the report with details about his death.
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