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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1960
Page
7
New York reports business drift in the summer doldrums with light stock market volume. Auto output shows a slow model changeover with 1961 production small but forecasts of steel and rail freight growth. July car sales dip while year to date output remains ahead of 1959. financials hint at waning profits but improving demand in auto and steel centers.
At the National Candy Association gathering writers note that weight loss trends barely affect the candy trade. An exhibitor and an importer discuss diet claims with one saying diet is willpower while still enjoying candy nightly. Bubble gum firms report growing sales as children age and markets expand.
Westerville Ohio police traced escapee 39 year old Jarrell to a home where he was found hiding under a kitchen sink after escaping from the Columbus Workhouse. Authorities sought him on the escape charge and arrested him at the scene.
Police stormed the Cristobal Colon Hotel sixth floor to seize the Princess Ira von Fur and her party early Sunday. Prince Alfonso Hohenlohe, Pignatari, and 11 guards were arrested after a pre dawn raid. Pignatari claimed diplomatic immunity and denied romantic links with the princess.
4 H and FFA members prepare a series of junior market hog shows and sales this month. Arden N Huff announced shows at Bristol August 24 and Front Royal August 25 with hogs graded by a Virginia Division of Markets representative. Total value listed as 17304.11 with an average of 21.10 per cwt. County agents can supply further details. The note ends with etymology on the name Canada from the Indian word Kanatta meaning a collection of butts.
The Army Association of the United States convenes in Washington for its annual convention. Retired high ranking officers speak in a forum to advance the Army’s cause and push a $15 billion modernization program to be included in the budget through speeches, round tables, and exhibits.
A bus and pickup collided six miles southeast of Rocky Mount on State Rt 619. The Martinsville bound shuttle bus veered into an orchard and hit two trees. Driver Jesse Adams, 16, of Martinsville, was in the truck. Mrs. Sallie Ruth and Mrs. Mary Jane Turner, both of Cleveland Ohio, were injured and hospitalized in Martinsville in satisfactory condition. Five other passengers were treated and released. Bus driver J C Reynolds of Roanoke faced a charge of failing to yield right of way. The crash occurred after a 3:20 p m departure from Roanoke, about 20 miles from Martinsville, near 5 p m.
Mrs. Paul Mayes of Chattanooga raises twins so alike she distinguishes them only by diaper pin colors yellow on one and white on the other. She wonders how to tell them apart as they grow out of diapers.
Dear Abby columns address trust after a husband's flirtation, church attention, and wedding gift etiquette. Anxious spouses seek guidance on fidelity, church behavior, and handling distant relatives with tact, urging discreet, honest actions and considerate responses.
An all-Holstein Dairy Show is held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Show Barn of the Farmers Livestock Exchange on Rt. 50 west of Winchester. Open to dairymen 4-H and Future Farmers in Frederick Clarke Warren and Shenandoah Counties. At least 50 entries expected with prizes in 20 classes. County Agent's Office offers further information.
Rollins Jr will discuss stop drop sprays and the insect situation John Watson outlines plans for the Virginia State Apple Commission fat advertising campaign Refreshments will be served.
Virginia high school instructors in agriculture business distribution home economics and trade and industrial education gather at Virginia Polytechnic Institute for a four day joint meeting. Dr Walter Newman VPI president opens with Vocational Education As I See It Today.
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