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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1961

Page

2

Fashion Show At Caryswood Raises Funds For VNA

About three hundred seventy five attendees watched Clarke County Visiting Nurse Association's spring event at Caryswood themed A Day at the Races. Julius Garfinkel and Co. staged the show at the Levi home east of town. Prizes included candelabra, dinners, silver compotes, a cigarette box, champagne, and ash tray with match covers. Proceeds were not yet totaled.

Clarke County Visiting Nurse Association Caryswood Julius Garfinkel and Co Washington G. Kenneth Levi Here William Hooker Walter Maison Don Wright

Record $36 Million Raised by American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society reported a 1961 total of 36,033,805 for cancer research and education. The fund drive yielded 30,691,805 from donations plus 5,342,000 from bequests and legacies, up from 33,728,745 in 1960.

New York American Cancer Society Society

Two Classes Planned In Economics Course At Shenandoah College

Two classes likely when the Monday evening economics course opens at Shenandoah College. Enrollment exceeded initial goal with 25. two-hour sessions run weekly, with a $10 fee. Chamber registrar C G Follansbee says vacancies may occur Monday night.

Shenandoah College C. G. Follansbee Chamber of Commerce of U.S Chambers of Commerce

Anti Castro Fighting Reported Rising in Two Cuban Provinces

Reports from Havana indicate increasing anti Castro activity in two Cuban provinces with rebels clashing in Pinar del Rio. A sizable band operates in Sierra de Los Organos under a leader known as Cara Linda.

Miami Fla Havana Castro Pinar del Rio Cuba Sierra de Los Organos Cara Linda Beautiful Face Church of the Charity Eduardo Boza Masvidal

Wilson Building Supply opens Winchester office on Brick Kiln Road

Wilson Building Supply Co with roots in Cumberland Md opens a Winchester office on Brick Kiln Road to serve Broad Way Va to Brunswick Md. W M Wilson leads the firm and E P Chapman runs the Winchester site supplying industrial gases safety gear and welding materials plus anesthetic gases. Several longtime Winchester businesses announce new locations this fall including Investors Loan Corp Crystal Confectionery Young Men's Sport Shop and Harry Murphy & Brother feed store relocation plans. The Winchester Collection Agency becomes Blue Ridge Collection Agency at 133 West Boscawen with Richard K Eddy directing. Cities Service station at Boscawen and Cameron Streets opens with Harry F Koon operator.

Wilson Building Supply Co Cumberland Winchester Brick Kiln Road Elkins W. Va Broadway Brunswick W. M. Wilson E. P. Chapman Investors Loan Corporation South Loudoun Street Clifford Street S. Loudoun Crystal Confectionery Young Men’s Sport Shop Otis Sargent South Loudoun Wilkins Boscawen and Braddock Harry Murphy & Brother Amherst St Pennsylvania Boscawen St Murphy Winchester Collection Agency West Boscawen St Blue Ridge Collection Agency Richard K. Eddy Cities Cameron Streets Harry F. Koon Mr. Koon Winchester Esso Valley Avenue

Soviets Said To Cause Embassy Fire

U S investigators concluded the fire in Mikhail Menshikov’s third floor bedroom at the Soviet Embassy was likely caused by Soviets themselves. State Department remained silent though, as officials reviewed damage and evidence with Soviet and Washington inspectors. Menshikov denounced what he called bandit and fascist raids.

Washington Mikhail Menshikov State Department Joseph W. Reap Menshikov Russia U.S Reap

Below Normal Temperatures Forecast Across Much Of Nation

The Weather Bureau projects a 30 day mid September pattern with below normal temperatures for most regions. Above normal in the Northeast and near normal in the Middle Atlantic West Coast and Florida. Central Plains seen as coolest area with above average precipitation along the West Coast and Atlantic seaboard. The Northern Plains and Lower Ohio Valley/Tennessee face subnormal rainfall. Dick LeMay, rookie hurler for the San Francisco Saints, won 13 games for Springfield in 1958.

Washington Weather Bureau Middle Atlantic West Coast Florida Central Plains Atlantic Seaboard Northern Plains Ohio Valley Tennessee Dick LeMay San Francisco Saints Springfield Mass

147 000 GM Workers Are Still on Strike

Detroit AP reports the United Auto Workers meet to resolve local GM disputes as 242000 workers remain idle. About 68 GM plants plus six IWE plants have settled. Walter Reuther notes many local talks near settlement and Kennedy urges completion, while AMC signs profit sharing with 25000 workers.

Detroit United Auto Workers Union International Executive Board General Motors Corp. P UAW International Union of Electrical Workers IWE Walter P. Reuther Reuther Kennedy American Motors Corp AMC

Chimney Fire in Clarke Reported at Russell Home

Firemen were called at 9 30 a m to a chimney blaze at Mrs L N Russell's Berryville home. They reported no damage from the fire. Rookie Don Leppert, Pirates catcher, starred in football and track at Wabash College as a discus and javelin athlete.

Clarke Berryville John H. Enders L. N. Russell Don Leppert Pittsburgh Pirates Wabash College

Holes in One Highlight 1956 Junior Amateur

The report from the United States Golf Association notes a holes in one achievement by a North Caldwell, New Jersey participant during the 1956 Junior Amateur Championship.

USGA North Caldwell N. J

Winchester area farm auctions and sales directory listing

A sequence of upcoming sales across Winchester Berryville Bartonsville and surrounding areas including Ralph W Horst headley auctions West Virginia feeder calf sale and listed items such as tractors cattle antiques furniture and household goods with sale managers and auctioneers named for each date September 20 to October 7.

Ralph W Horst Marion Pa Berryville Orndorff Denny’s Commission Winchester Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers Headleys Auctions Long Green Farmers Livestock Exchange Archie) Jones Shawnee Ave W. D. Orndorff West Virginia Blue Ridge Livestock Sales, Inc Charles Town W. Va A. Garland Williams Clarke County Court House Sarah Warner Edgar Warner L. Shackelford Bartonsville Charles R. Duvall Winchester Va Carlos R. Duvall Chambersburg Marion John Deere Case Oliver’s Allis Chalmers Massey Harris Ralph W. Horst Franklin

Weather Today in Virginia Cool with 40s to 30s inland

The forecast for Virginia calls for a clear and quite cool night with lows in the 40s and some 30s in the mountain valleys. Sunday will be sunny and continued pleasant with highs in the 70s, dipping to the 60s in the mountains.

Virginia

Rainfall Figures and Golf Champion Mentioned

Rainfall totals show 2.50 for the period ending 8:50 a.m. and 90.81 for the year, with a 48 year average of 36.9 inches. Monthly averages list Jan through Dec, and Thomas C. Robbins is noted as aged 68 in 1958 when he won the USGA Senior Amateur championship.

Une Daly Thomas C. Robbins USGA

Answer Key Fragment Seeks Hofstra Football Ties

The text lists scattered items including names Neil Wheelwright and Harold Haines linked to Hofstra College in Hempstead New York. It mentions Norse goddess etymology and a few unrelated terms like Bengal and Harvard, with incomplete phrases and questions.

Neil Wheelwright Harold Haines Speld College Howdy Myers Hofstra College Hempstead N. Y

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