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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1963
Page
2
Four area grass fires broke out in the past 24 hours with no heavy damage. One started around 4 30 a m near Jefferson Street as leaves blew. firefighters contained the flames before spreading. No damage reported at The Boyce Company in Clarke.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. rode a 120 mile per hour train out of Tokyo praising the smooth ride and automatic control system. He will open a U S trade center in Japan as the super express line prep for a 322 mile run between Tokyo and Osaka next year. Shirley Bassey in London announces she is expecting a baby. Kenneth Hume and the singer were buried separately after avalanches near Cortina d Ampezzo this week. Amoyak Galoyan of a Soviet Armenia department store faces execution for stealing goods valued at $84 000 and leading a theft gang.
President Kennedy defended the military budget against GOP calls for cuts, arguing a $9 to $10 billion reduction would hit the heart of defense. He noted nondefense spending rose slower under his administration than in Eisenhower's last three budgets and warned the population growth requires more, not less, spending. Eisenhower declined to comment from Palm Desert, California where he is vacationing.
Federal employees who live in Virginia but work outside the state must pay their Virginia income tax quarterly under the new system. The first 1963 installment and the 1962 tax are both due May 1. Confereces have failed to resolve withholding gaps.
The president continues plans to cut rail manpower, arguing large savings from eliminating feather bedding. Unions counter that the rail workforce is highly efficient. The total rail workers have fallen to under 700,000 in 15 years, with unions claiming proposed cuts could reduce to 350,000.
The Winchester Automobile Dealers Association opened its annual auto show today at the Park and Shop on Valley Ave. The three day event lasts through Saturday with a record number of cars and trucks on display from noon to 9 30 p m. A huge yellow balloon and a searchlight mark the show location and are visible up to five and twenty miles respectively. Participating dealers include B M Chevrolet Chapman Motor Co D H Oldsmobile H W Ebert Buick George Washington Motors Kern Motor Co Pine Motor Co Shenandoah Ford and Truck Service Center.
Some desserts are too soft to be handled with a fork. A good rule is to use the fork whenever possible but adapt to texture and practicality.
Listings for livestock farm machinery household goods and real estate outline auctions across Shepherds Town Molers Cross Roads Winchester Kabletown Romney Gainesboro and Fredericks County. Auctioneers include Morrow Miller Orndorff Duvall and others with dates April 6 April 10 and April 27 in multiple locations.
Elks install new officers and name governors. Officers listed include John Ramey Marvin Williams Robert Huntsberry Miff Clowe Hedrick Koontz Lee Ebert Charles Ebert Cecil Adams and William Davers in the ceremony.
Winchester residents may call San Francisco for 1 or less from 9 p.m. to 4 30 a.m. as the new interstate After 9 rate lowers costs nationwide. The Chesapeke and Potomac Telephone Co. notes a three minute station to station call anywhere in the U S except Hawaii and Alaska now costs 1 or less plus tax.
Danville AP reports 34 year old used car salesman Nathaniel Willis Jr is jailed in Caswell County North Carolina on one warrant charging assault with a deadly weapon and hit and run in the death of Caswell Deputy Sheriff Tom Buck. Buck was struck while signaling a speeding vehicle in Milton North Carolina and died in a Danville hospital. Willis was arrested after his vehicle with front fender damage was found and witnesses identified him. Buck had served more than 20 years as a deputy.
A rally led by Fairley and Gregory faced a hostile crowd of about 380 people who shouted insults and blamed whites for trouble. Fairley urged unity saying not all fault lies with white citizens while noting police failures and the long history of white dominance.
With the last holdout union settled ratification of a contract by the printers union could end the Cleveland strike, paving the way for newspapers to return by Monday. The city has gone 126 days without The Plain Dealer and Cleveland Press News, the longest in its size class. The machinists local reached a deal after a five hour session. vote set for Friday at 11 a.m., terms undisclosed though a $10 weekly raise over two years was known.
Fair and cooler today with low temperatures in the low to mid 30s. Sunshine returns after a frosty start. afternoon should be slightly warmer.
Rainfall data cover the past 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. today with April totals and year to date figures. The report notes a 1963 rainfall to date of .77 inches and a 80 year average rainfall of 36.91 inches with January measurements referenced.
In loving remembrance of my dear husband Simon Baker who died April 4 1962. One year has passed since that sad day. I loved you then and I love you still. I miss you as time goes by and dream of a reunion. Badly Missed By His Wife Ethel Baker.
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