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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1959
Page
3
In a Q and A format, Dr Bundesen reviews why some smokers quit and why most do not. A nationwide ACS survey shows only a small share quit due to cancer links while coughing and health concerns drive many to quit.
The peach market held steady for 2-inch up Elbertas at Appalachian shipping points with modest demand and slight weakening for the 2% inch up size. Prices ranged from $2.75 for the 2-inch up to $4.50 for larger sizes, with late varieties near unchanged. East markets showed some weakness while Midwestern markets remained steady to firm.
Ed Byrnes known as Kookie arrives at Midway Airport to a riotous greeting from 18,000 bobby socks fans. He calls the crowd Real antsville and explains jive talk as a teen rite while a stray egg hits his jacket and a reporter.
Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Longden celebrated the 31st anniversary of his initial mount on October 4, 1958, reflecting on the length of his storied racing career with the National Jockeys Hall of Fame.
Pat Boone shared his first on screen kiss with Diane Baker in Journey to the Center of the Earth after weeks of waiting. Director Henry Levin paced the scene with Brackett overseeing as Boone described the moment as a new experience.
Seven members of Congress flew to West Yellowstone Montana to view earthquake damage. The tour organized by Senator Murray and Governor Aronson warned of potential flood from a rockslide near Hebgen Dam. Officials closed areas around Yellowstone Park. several federal agencies joined the inspection.
The Rev. Frederick D. Graves has retired as an Episcopal priest but keeps religious service through woodcarving. His projects include St. Stephen's Chapel sanctuary at the University of Nevada with a life of Christ from Nativity to Resurrection and a creche for St. Christopher's Mission to the Navaho.
About 100 area residents plan to attend the Farmorama Field Day in Timonium Maryland hosted by Massey Ferguson Inc. The event runs from 8 p m with prizes free milk and a helicopter ride for prize winners. Massey Ferguson displays 100 pieces of new machinery and a wagon tour is offered. Red Foley Jubilee USA cast will perform and an adjacent air strip provides aviation access with Civil Air Patrol support.
Berryville Southern States Cooperative will elect officers September 10 at 7 p.m. in Clarke County High School cafeteria. Thomas W. Tuggle Jr. will speak on will farmers control agriculture in the future. Nominees for the Berryville board include Richard Dole P T McIntyre and Robert Withers. Additional committees and floor nominations noted. District meeting to be held in Martinsburg.
Jim Hickey, previously Hampden Sydney head coach for five years, becomes the new head coach of the University of North Carolina football program after serving as an assistant for three seasons.
A Utah display in Bluff reimagines the Holy Family as Navajos and the Wise Men as full feathered Comanches on Indian ponies. The scene reflects regional Indigenous iconography in a Christmas tableau.
On Tuesday November 13 1900 the Star office suffered a major fire causing about 2000 in damage to the press room engine paper and job printing areas. An extra fire edition appeared at 7 am and the regular at 3 pm while staff organized for rapid future publication despite the blaze. The Times weekly was burned. Chief Fire Warden J W Sibert was praised for control.
The Rev. Quentin P. Garman preached live after watching a taped version on the Sunday morning program Let There Be Light. His Christ Church congregation preferred hearing him in person rather than on television during the experiment.
Ralph de Meglio of Norwalk Connecticut and Auburn New York catcher for Auburn set a New York Pennsylvania League record by throwing out five consecutive base runners in a recent game.
MILLWOOD The twenty first annual Memorial Service will be held at Old Bethel at 11 a.m. The Rev. Paul E. Reiter will preside over the afternoon service at 2 p.m. The morning board of trustees meeting will feature Capt. Marshall Gore of Arlington and William C. Demming of Front Royal. A picnic lunch precedes the sermon by the Rev. Nathan Fox of Shenandoah Va Baptist Church with solos by Mrs. Richard Reiter and Mrs. Helen White. The note on racing recalls harness racing history with Harry Harvey the youngest Hambletonian winner at 29 in 1953 and Ben Shively the oldest at 72 in 1952.
Boston reports the new 20 cent Bunker Hill stamp features the flag of the colonists and a prominent cross of St. George on the banner, representing a plant in the New World.
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