Local heat spurs snow shovel sale in St Louis
In near 100 degree August heat Victor Reichert offered snow shovels and rock salt to cool passersby. He sold six sacks of salt as shoppers mopped brows while shovels moved slowly.
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
5
In near 100 degree August heat Victor Reichert offered snow shovels and rock salt to cool passersby. He sold six sacks of salt as shoppers mopped brows while shovels moved slowly.
Cadillac introduces a larger 1963 line in three series with a new engine and drive line. Eleven models gain overall length while wheelbase stays the same. interior upgrades include a new instrument panel, more trim choices, and options like AM FM radio and air conditioning. horsepower remains 325 on the new engine.
President Kennedy named James Williams Riddleberger as U S ambassador to Austria replacing Freeman Matthews who resigned earlier this year. Robert G Miner becomes first ambassador to Trinidad and James Wine remains envoy to Luxembourg now ambassador to the Ivory Coast.
Charles E. Bohlen took the oath as Kennedy's new ambassador to France in a private State Department ceremony. Secretary of State Dean Rusk administered the oath in Bohlen's private office shortly after 9 am with only his wife and a protocol officer present, unlike typical public ceremonies in the reception room with reporters and officers.
Shoppers may find cheaper beef and pork this weekend as wholesale prices ease across the Midwest and other regions. Regional highlights include round roasts, rib and chuck steaks, liver, loins, ground beef, and bargain stew meat with veal featured in some areas. Poultry remains abundant and eggs pull back after a rise. Produce mixed with pumpkins cranberries broccoli and apples plus Cortlands and Jonathans join Southwestern markets.
A Burlington clerk delayed a man presenting a check and asked for references. Sheriff Arthur Jones, contacted by telephone, arrived with warrants in hand and served three charges for issuing worthless checks at the bus station.
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