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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1959
Page
7
A reader asks if a wife curating a match book is acceptable. Abby sides with the wife, then answers questions on truth in liquor, a complex blended-family plea, and mourning social life. Various readers seek guidance on separation, Planned Parenthood, and waiting periods for dating after loss.
Police say a playful shoving match between two relatives escalated at a country post office and later at Willie A. Jewell's home. Alfred Berryman, 35, was charged with murder for a shotgun blast that killed Jewell, while also facing assault charges for wounding Robert Carney, 27.
The Indiana State Health Board and Miles Laboratories tested causes after 750 adults and children fell ill at a Miles outing near Angola. Most recovered quickly, though the illness was severe for many. About 3,000 attended before police intervened.
Suzanne Ecter delivered a healthy 8 pound 4 ounce girl midflight at 9000 feet over Missouri with stewardess and two passengers assisting. Mother and baby transported to Memphis hospital. birth location listed as Memphis on the birth certificate though born high above Malden Missouri. Mother plans no more pregnancies.
Milton L Johnson of Gordonsville is appointed field assistant for the 1959 Census of Agriculture by the Bureau of Census. He will direct 18 crew leaders and 250 census takers across Frederick Clarke and Warren counties in northern Virginia, with duties beginning Sept 14 and recruiting timing through Nov 11. The census will document farms, size, crops, livestock, facilities, expenditures, values and debt.
Springfield AP reports six children watching an auto race at Ozark Empire Fairgrounds through a fence were injured when a racing car crashed into the barrier. Driver Victor Valentine suffered a broken nose. no serious injuries were listed.
A Frederick County man, John E. Walters, 65, was found dead in his car in an orchard near his Cedar Creek Grade home. The medical examiner ruled death from natural causes after a 1 p.m. discovery and autopsy. Walters, a WWI veteran, farmer and orchardist, married Edna Shipe in 1923 and is survived by a large extended family across multiple towns. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at St David's Lutheran Church with burial in Walters Cemetery.
The head of a gray squirrel that bit Newton McDonald on Saturday was sent to Luray for rabies analysis. A part-Beagle puppy that bit Billy Martin on Aug 11, lacking rabies shots, was found dead and sent for testing. Dr. Stuart Nottingham said results would follow this afternoon.
Gov. J Lindsay Almond Jr. resumes duties at the Virginia State Capitol after a two week absence. He and Mrs. Almond took a vacation following the National Governors Conference in Puerto Rico.
Baltimore market notes show fruit, potato, and tomato price ranges for apples cantaloupes peaches and sweet potatoes with regional variances. New York stocks edge higher as traders absorb recent volatility with modest gains in industrials and metals while livestock prices show mixed to steady trends.
Cattle 1500 and calves 250 weighted by load 980 lb average choice slaughter steers 29.50. Lots 930-1219 lb mostly good 27.00-28.50. Standard to low good 24.00-25.50. Cows 17.50-20.00. Hogs 500 head 190-340 lb butchers 16.50-16.75. Sheep 50 head 73-81 lb lambs 22.50-23.00. Continuous dealer activity across weights and grades.
Hog prices ranged 10.50 to 15.50 per cwt with various grades and weights from 180 to 525 pounds. Cattle and calves saw slaughter steer prices mostly steady to 25 lower with several loads around 29.00 to 29.50 per hundredweight. volume noted as 21 000 cattle and 100 calves.
Richmond AP reports Virginia records 7,382 illegitimate births in 1958, down from 7,493 in 1957. The decline, the state Bureau of Vital Statistics said, occurred entirely among Negro births.
Stocks advanced with Goodyear Liggett Myers and Schering leading gains while Westinghouse and General Electric lagged. At noon the AP 60 average rose 20 cents to $231.20, with industrials up 30 cents rails up 30 cents and utilities steady. Government issues were unchanged to a notch lower.
Chicago grain futures opened with mixed results as activity was light. Wheat steady to down fractions, corn mixed, oats and soybeans showing small moves, with Sept contracts reflecting modest gains and losses.
Front Royal report of a motor vehicle collision Saturday afternoon with no injuries. Coy Henry Carpenter, 710 Bel Air Ave., Front Royal, pulled from a stop sign into the path of Samuel Bell Cross, 518 Happy Creek Rd., Front Royal. Cross vehicle damage about $138 and Carpenter vehicle about $250.
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