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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1959
Page
7
A reader questions a man who buried his wife on Monday and asks Abby for a date that Saturday. Abby counsels patience and mourning period boundaries to avoid insensitivity. Also discussed are public nursing of babies and a teen’s wedding rush with practical guidance.
Three Black girls Elsie Robinson Estelle Thompson and Effie Jones entered Central High under tight security as streets near the campus were blocked and 50 officers patrolled. Gov Faubus denounced the board and police while segregationists rallied outside the Capitol.
In Los Gatos California an 8 year old girl, Maria Englert, died after a 14 year old brother’s high arc javelin struck her neck near the collarbone. The spear penetrated her lung, pulmonary artery and heart. she died 50 minutes after the incident at a hospital.
In Orange Virginia mayor F J A Colvin used firecrackers to scare starlings in the Marshall Heights area. Town manager Howard F Knoell says the method will continue. A NAACP state president reported her house was shot at from a speeding car. Mrs L C Bates said several shots were fired and a white neighbor reported a bullet narrowly missed his granddaughter.
President Eisenhower, at Gettysburg, called for action on labor reform interest rate reform housing civil rights and pay as you go highway financing before adjournment. He backed an interest rate increase authority three year limit repeal and a reasonable labor bill while criticizing a housing bill veto and noting Senate action on overrides.
The article notes there are over 200000 chemical by-products from bituminous coal and that the Canadian Arctic region above the treeline spans more than a million square miles.
The Senate confirmed President Eisenhower s nomination of Ted Dalton to the Western District of Virginia by voice vote. Dalton a Virginia State Senate member and former governor candidate will succeed Judge John Paul. Also confirmed was John A Field Jr for the Southern District of West Virginia.
A man identified as Pvt. Earl Nugent, 22, of New Orleans stationed at Ft. Belvoir, was killed in a four car crash on Shirley Highway at Duke Street in Alexandria. Four others were injured when one vehicle tried a U turn on the highway.
Virginia's polio tally reached 90 with five new cases. The victims include a 21 year old Richmond woman a 12 year old Madison County girl an 18 year old Buchanan resident a 5 year old Grayson County child and a 6 month old in Princess Anne County. One patient had three Salk shots and the case was non paralytic.
Hollywood woman Shirley Azen lost a purse in Crescent Bay last week when a large wave swept it away. Lifeguard Myron Scott recovered the floating bag Tuesday with a diamond and ruby wrist watch, two diamond rings, glasses, and cash intact valued at about $1 15.
An autopsy found a ruptured intestine caused the death of 9-year-old James McNeal in Norfolk. Police say a playful tussle with his 10-year-old brother Melvin ended Sunday night when Melvin's knee struck James in the stomach, the fatal injury occurring during the wrestle.
Cairo will open the museum to the public on Sept 1 for the first time in nearly 30 years. The chamber houses about 30 mummies including Ramesses II Cheops Amenophis and Tutankhamun, with the best preserved relics dating to 3000 years ago.
Three new members of the Rotary Club will share brief personal histories at the weekly luncheon tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. They are Dr. John Moling, Dr. Basil Roebuck and John Jones.
Flood victims in suburban Richmond circulated a petition urging Henrico County to act swiftly to prevent future inundations. The Red Cross tallied flood damage, reporting 72 houses damaged. County manager E A Beck said a referendum would be necessary.
A official argued financing for a large storm drainage project could be pursued if the public agrees to cover costs. He noted the proposal would be considered as part of national priorities, with a mention of Northern Ireland and Belfast per the readable text.
Widowville on a country road east of Mansfield Ohio derived its name from many women widowed by the Civil War who settled there.
A heart specialist and two physiologists explain simple exercises that stimulate circulation to keep normal men and women fit, trim, active and youthful after 35. Mailed free as a public service by EXERCISE FOR HEALTH in Washington DC. Pamphlets A B and C available.
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