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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1961

Page

3

State Empl oys More College Degree Teachers

Virginia's public schools added 1 820 teachers with college degrees in 1960 61 compared with 1959 60 bringing total certified staff to 28 179 of 35 056. Superintendent Wilkerson cites enrollment growth and turnover as factors amid a statewide teaching shortfall of 1 418.

Richmond State Department of Education Department Virginia Woodrow W. Wilkerson State Superintendent of Public Instruction Wilkerson Education Department

Former Governor Wallgren Dies at 70

Former Washington governor Mon C Wallgren has died at age 70 after injuries from a July 8 automobile accident. A Democrat, he also served as U.S. senator from 1940 to 1944 and in the House from 1932 to 1940, later chairing the Federal Power Commission in 1950-1951. Born in Des Moines Iowa he held multiple national offices.

Olympia Wash Mon C. Wallgren Washington U.S Wallgren Federal Power Commission Des Moines Iowa

Budget of Town of Middletown Real Estate and Taxes

Budget items list real estate tax and other revenues for Middletown with line items including personal property tax at .75 per 100 value, local taxes licenses fines water services and police car maintenance. Total appears as 9 588 dollars with multiple unspecified allocations.

Common Council Middletown Virginia Commonwealth of Virginia ABC

Daily Across and Down Puzzle Clues Mixed

A list of crossword style clues including definitions for gash fetter about in time cuplike spoon Indian coins beginning genuine small dog English peer Moslem ruler clothing kind of muffin naughty Pahlavi's man's shelter Eskimo boat giraffelike mammal pants by itself Gh clean Wee buffalo of India bulbless onion Owns To obse suspend public notices de France snare appropriate sphere region group of workers before prefix mine entrance and other fragmented hints.

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Novice peror of Russia and motoring charts puzzle

A cryptic crossword style clue excerpt lists items including a novice peror of Russia, a bling wren, a new canal chart, and a wine receptacle. It hints at wordplay and a yesterday's answer reflecting a carried effort and a musical repeat.

Peror Russia

Typhoons Damage Rice Lands In South China

MOSCOW reports thousands of acres of rice land damaged and communications lines torn up by recent typhoons in South China. The dispatch notes the region is disputed from Peiping.

South China Moscow Peiping

How to Bake Canadian Bacon in a Slow Oven

For baking Canadian bacon choose a piece weighing several pounds and remove the casing. Bake on a rack in a small roasting pan in a slow oven for 1 to 2 hours.

Iron Horse Mile Honors At Shenandoah Downs

Jockey Rocco Sisto is set to ride Alerted in the Iron Horse Mile at Shenandoah Downs Friday night September 22. Sisto returns to ride for trainer Joseph Seres while in semi retirement, honoring the famed son of Buil Lea who earned over $440,000 from 1950 to 1955 and raced 104 times.

Iron Horse Shenandoah Rocco Sisto Shenandoah Downs Robert G. Leavitt Sisto Joseph Seres Buil Lea Frank H. Stout Alerted Glade Valley Farm Walkersville Stymie

Roofer Ted Fastje Plants Beauty Along New York Thruway

Since 1959 Ted Fastje from Yonkers plants morning glories marigolds petunias crocus daffodils and portulaca along the Bronx section of the New York Thruway Park Avenue. He says he plants to make things look better and recalls cops approving his hobby. The piece also notes a recipe for poached pears in red wine.

New York Ted Fastje New York Thruway Park Avenue Bronx Yonkers Fastje Celates

Unclear racing record highlights runner-up finishes

A historical sports note recalls a competitor who finished second about 22 times and earned 20 wins with 18 third-place results, illustrating a long string of near-misses over a substantial career.

Five Virginia Units Are Called to Colors

A call to the colors was issued for three Virginia Army Reserve units and two Virginia National Guard units. All five units are to report for duty on October 15.

Richmond Virginia Army Reserve Virginia National Guard

Virginia Guard Units Called Up in 1960s Draft Era

The text lists reserve units called up including the 313th Demand from Charlottesville the 33rd Medical Company of Galax and the 223rd Military Intelligence Detachment from Fort Myer. It notes latest guard units the 189th Engineering Company of Fredericksburg and the Richmond Horwitzers. Maj. Gen. Paul M. Booth is referenced.

Charlottesville 33Rd Medical Co Galax 223Rd Ft. Myer 189Th Engineering Co Fredericksburg Richmond

State Adjutant General Announces Unit Mobilization Duty

The adjutant general stated each unit would be ordered to duty at its home station and would be advised later of its base for mobilization.

State

Tender Larhic Shanks Become Tender in Slow Roast

A kitchen tip suggests tenderizing larhic shanks then roasting slowly. For shanks weighing about a pound each, bake in a low oven for roughly one and a half hours to achieve tenderness.

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