Belton Convicted of Second Degree Murder in Slaying
In Lexington Rockbridge County Circuit Court a jury found Willie Jack Belton 29 guilty of second degree murder in the April slaying of his wife Bessie Mille Belton a maid at a Washington and Lee University house He received a 12 year sentence The defense argued insanity and provocation claiming Mrs Belton taunted him and drove him to kill while he allegedly found her entertaining friends ideas during the incident.
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Lexington
Rockbridge County
Willie Jack Belton
Belton
Air Force
Bessie Mille
Washington and Lee University
William 8. Moffett Jr
Richards Urges Limit on Foreign Presidential Visits
Representative Richards says presidents should not make too many foreign trips though inviting foreign leaders to the United States is beneficial. He notes Eisenhower could travel to India on special occasions and welcomes visits from Tito Nasser and Ben Gurion to America.
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Richards
Washington
Rep
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United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhowr
India
Nehru
Eisenhower
Amercans
Jack Kater Speaks At D A R Meeting
Fort Loudoun Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution held a December meeting at the Godfrey Miller Home where Jack Kater spoke on Our American Heritage in Music tracing folk music from colonial times to Berlin and performed three piano selections Moonlight Sonata To a Wild Rose White Christmas. A vocal quartet followed with Mrs Courtney Grim Rev Millard Rewis and others. local members and guests were acknowledged in a Christmas social hour.
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Jack Kater
Fort Loudoun
Daughters of the American Revolution
Godfrey Miller
Stephen Foster
Edward MacDowell
George Gershwin
Irving Berlin
Beethoven
MacDowell
Courtney Grim
Millard Rewis
Donald Towlen
Harold Rowe
James Madden
Bertha Williams
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Emma Ridgeway
Gordon Mackie
E. C. Stewart
Front Royal
Sebert Smith
E C. Meitmuller
Douglas Hardesty
Charles Keeler
Helen Keler
E. V. Millar
Guy W. Stanley
George Baetjer
Charles B. Harrison
Berryville
Kinzel Grubbs, Jr
Robert Campbell
Blanche Douglas
William Glaize
John Fosbrink
Cora Fletcher
W. C Pisher
George Baelier
W W. Glass
Samuel Preston
Lucy Kurtz
Owen Swimley
Son's Letter Leads To Couple's Parole
Milton and Rosalie Schwarez were paroled after serving most of an 11 to 22 month sentence for Mrs Doris Jean Ostreicher death. A son’s letter from Milton, then in Los Angeles, swayed Judge Vincent A Carrol to grant release with five months remaining.
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Philadelphia
Milton
Rosalie Schwarez
Doris Jean Ostreicher
Vincent A. Carrol
District Attorney
Schwartz
Los Angeles
ABC Board Plans Staunton Store Despite Opposition
The Virginia ABC Board maintains plans to open a Staunton liquor store on Gas House Alley despite Staunton city council opposition over traffic. The council asked the board to not build there on Nov 29 and Dec 13 citing congestion. lease expires Jan 31 and no temporary store is planned without a permanent site.
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Richmond
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Staunton
Seth Burnley
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
U.S. 11
ABC
Feeding Birds News: Regular Food Stash for Winter Care
Readers urged to start steady bird feeding at food places to sustain many birds through the coming winter. Officials emphasize consistent supplies and safe feeding practices to help wildlife survive cold months.
Colonial Stores Plans 5 Million Center at Norfolk
Colonial Stores Inc plans a 5 million operations center in Broad Creek Village on 38 acres. The firm is acquiring land from the city for about 150 thousand dollars. J W Wood says the main building may cover around 12 acres with an adjacent garage structure. The center will mirror a similar facility built by the firm in Atlanta.
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Norfolk
Colonial Stores, Inc
Broad Creek Village
J. W. Wood
Colonial Stores
Fim
Atlanta
Cumberland Pilot Unhurt in Crash Landing of Jet
A Navy TV2 trainer jet with Lt. J. G. Robert Schaffer aboard flame out at 16 600 feet and made a dead stick landing about eight miles from Murry Kentucky. The pilot escaped unhurt as the aircraft sustained extensive damage after a routine flight from Lambert Field St Louis to Jacksonville Florida.
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Murry
TV2
Calloway County
Campbell Air Force Base
J. G. Robert Schaffer
Cumberland
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Fla
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ABC Board
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Old—Strong Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bank
Waverly
Bank of Waverly
Hs. W. Neblett
Thomas M. West Jr
Neblett
UJ. of Blue & Gray
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Winchester’s Shopping Center
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