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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1957

Page

10

Four Boys Killed by Souvenir Shell in York Pa

Four boys died in a tragic accident in York Pennsylvania when a souvenir bazooka shell exploded during a pretend war. Victims were Gary Weaver 15 Joseph Weaver 10 Lynn Baker 19 and Stephen Baker 9. Police investigate how the shell was obtained and brought home from Mt Bragg North Carolina. Gary Weaver died later at a York hospital.

York Gary Joseph Weaver Lynn Stephen Baker Weaver Home York Hospital Weaver Boys Donald Mt. Bragg N. C

For Those You Care For Drive With Care

A public safety note urges careful driving when transporting dependents or loved ones, highlighting common hazards and reminders to slow down, avoid distractions, and follow traffic laws to protect vulnerable passengers.

Virginia Bar Association Ends Annual Meeting

The Virginia State Bar Assn. urged Congress to curb Supreme Court decisions issued with less than a full bench. A rotating sit in for vacancies was proposed. Gen. Gruenther defended status of forces accords amid servicemen abroad cases. Sloan Kuykendall was elected president with Edwin B. Meade as past leader. David J. Mays named president elect. Resolutions backed law reform, including divorces handled by special commissioners.

Springs W. Va Virginia State Bar Assn Congress U.S. Supreme Court Association Supreme Court High Court Circuit Court of Appeals Alfred M. Gruenther American Red Cross Gruenther Girard Japan Europe North Atlantic Treaty Organization Sloan Kuykendall Winchester Edwin B. Meade Danville David J. Mays Richmond Virginia State Bar

City police ticketing garbage cans in Alva ordinance

Alva police begun enforcing a new ordinance requiring tight lids on all garbage cans. Officers are conducting can to can checks and issuing tickets to violators.

Alva Okla

Car Demolished At Ashbys Gap

One man suffered arm abrasions when a 1950 Chevrolet sedan overturned on Route 50 west of Ashbys Gap. Millie Marie Lohr 40 of Petersburg W Va drove the car which failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the south side of the highway. The vehicle was a total loss and the passenger Pete Stewart 44 of Petersburg W Va was slightly injured.

Ashby's Gap J H. Smith, Jr Pete Stewart Petersborg W Va

Fireworks Explode on Bus Injuring 35 in Kagoshima Area

Police report two fireworks packages exploded inside a crowded bus near Kagoshima injuring 35 passengers. A fireworks manufacturer allegedly handed the packages to a friend through a window before the blast. A separate incident involved another bus tumbling down a mountain pass injuring 35 passengers.

Kagoshima Japan

Dancer Ted Shawn Born in Kansas City Missouri

Edwin Ted Shawn, noted dancer, was born in Kansas City Missouri in 1891.

Ted Shawn J. Oo A. Edwin Ted) Shawn Kansas City Missouri

Khrushchev Conducts Secret Talks With East German Leaders

In Berlin Khrushchev shifts from public speeches to private sessions on East Germany with Walter Ulbricht and officials Mikoyan Gromyko. Discussions center on export trade, satellite cooperation, and bolstering the East German regime amid 22 Soviet divisions, ahead of West German elections.

Berlin Nikita Khrushchev East Germany Khrushchev Walter Ulbricht Communist Party A. I. Mikoyan Andrei Gromyko Soviet Union

Pinball Machine Used in Mental Rehabilitation

A seized pinball machine from a gambling raid in Denver was ordered by Jefferson County Judge Roscoe Pile to be sent to the Colorado State Hospital of Pueblo. The judge stipulated that if the device ceases to benefit inmates it must be returned to Jefferson County and destroyed.

Denver Colo Jefferson County Roscoe Pile Colorado State Hospital of Pueblo

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