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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
16
Veteran Sinks Into Delirium Then Rallies
The last Civil War veteran Walter W Williams 116-year-old Confederate Veteran sank into delirium briefly on Wednesday and remained critical after pneumonia drain. The stalwart blind deaf elder received a visit from 15 year old Norris Tennessee youth Bobby Vaughn who met a Rebel cavalryman. Williams could not speak but spoke through a handshake with Williams daughter Willie Mae Bowles who helped.
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Houston
Tex
Walter W. Williams
Williams
Bobby Vaughn
Norris, Tenn
William
Vaughn
Willie Mae Bowles
Interstate Dope Ring Busted In North Carolina
Federal and state agents broke up an interstate marijuana ring near Fayetteville and Raleigh. Nearly a ton of marijuana valued in the millions was seized as six months of undercover work led to moonlight raids. Eleven defendants from Cumberland and Wake counties faced federal charges with bonds ranging from 3,500 to 20,000.
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Faye
Teville
N.C
Feders
Cumberland
Wake Counties
Walter F. Anderon
State Bureau of Invesigation
Wake County
Leo Pryor
Ralleigh
Pryor
Thoma Johnson
Bosse L. Ward
William Treadwell
William Bryant
Raleigh
Bryant
Robert H. Buxton
Hub Johnon
Roosevelt Carroll
Pete Foy
Mary Thelma Brightman
Joe Drake
Fayetteville
Johnson
Gang Attacks Nahant Police Station To Free Prisoner
A 15 man gang armed with clubs assaulted the Nahant police station aiming to free prisoner Donald Stinson. Patrolman Badger fired a warning shot and the attackers fled, with four captured later and three found at Lynn Hospital among those treated for bruises.
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Nahant, Mas
Nahant
Lynn Hopital
Benjamin Lamphier
Donald Stinson
Swampscott
Albert Badgeraid
Man Takes Life After Robbing Bank of 5340 Dollars
Troy W. West Jr., 37, robbed a Wachovia Bank branch in Asheville of 5340 dollars last Friday. He then shot himself under a tree yesterday with two .38 caliber pistols, his body found by a rural mail carrier five miles from his parents’ home. West, from a prominent western North Carolina family, had recent mental health treatment and left an undislosed note to family. He had not been questioned in the bank robbery.
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Weaverville
N. C
Troy W. West Jr
Asheville
West
North Carolina
Clemson
Europe
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
C. H. Jarrett
Jarrett
Gunfire Ties Badger to Alarm After Self-Defense
A man faced an armed confrontation as another man threatened him with a club. He drew a pistol and struck two assailants. When the attackers fled after a shot, Badger triggered an assist alarm on the police radio, drawing help from nearby communities.
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Flyn
Badger
Cuban Leader Denounces Adventurer Amid Revolution Pressure
Fidel Castro conceded the incident was likely led by a Cuban who he denounced as an adventurer attempting to embarrass his revolutionary government. The remark frames the event as a challenge to Cuba's political stability and leadership.
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Fidel Castro
Gravel hits windshield on nearby missile range road
In Granite Oklahoma while driving toward Hobart the Rev and Mrs Walter Haefker saw a warning sign for a missile range. A gravel chip from the road struck and pierced their windshield.
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Granite
Okla
Hobart
Walter Haefker
Stephens Admits Thinking About Governorship
Virginia governor hopeful A. E. Stephens acknowledged serious consideration of a 1956 bid after a sheriffs and sergeants association urged him to run. He thanked public servants for their expressed confidence, noting his nearly 30 years in public life and noting that State Senator E. E. Willey of Richmond has been mentioned as a potential rival.
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Richmond
Virginia
A. E. S. Stephens
Virginia State Sheriffs
Stephens
E. E. Willey
Possible gubernatorial timber eyed for 1961 race
Mention focuses on Albertis S. Harrison Jr as a potential candidate with Lieutenant Governor considerations. The year 1958 saw religious book sales rise 18 percent while advertisers invested over 9 million dollars in daily newspaper ads to boost sales.
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Stephens
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
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