Man Hangs Self In Ashland Jail
Ashland Virginia police report 36 year old John Robert Kesel of Ashland hanged himself in the town jail yesterday. Kesel who had been accused of passing nearly $1000 in bad checks was found by B W Shuman around 3 30 pm. Officers said Kesel used a twisted raincoat as a rope and had used the funds to buy clothes toys and food for his family.
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Ashland
John Robert Kesel
Kesel
B. W. Shuman
Shuman
Fredericksburg
Classified Ads and Thank You Note From Willey Family
Classified display ads rate 1.75 per column inch per day with 50 cent minimum and cash for out of town ads. Closing time 10 a.m. for same day issue. Wanted small used house trailer 10 12 or 14 foot write Box 86 Wardensville W Va. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and help after the death of John D Willey Jr.
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Star
Fred Stine
Winchester
Box
Bonnie Wolford
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ulster
Denny's Commission
Mile East
Wardensville
W.va
Aply
N Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Care
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester Star
Bartley
Triangle Diner
John D. Willey, Jr
Uncle Sam Extends Hand to Business as 1958 Opens
New York report notes Washington shifts from inflation-fight to recession concerns. The Fed lowers the discount rate while commerce highlights downtrends in industrial output, employment, and retail sales. Treasury loosens pursestrings. housing construction gets funding to boost the economy amid defense orders revival.
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Sam
New York
Uncle Sam
Washington
Defense
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Reces
Sion
Department of Commerce
Treasury
Sputnik
Convicts Remain in Solitary After Sit-Down Strike
Eleven convicts at State Prison Camp 15 in Chatham Virginia stayed in solitary confinement after a failed sit-down strike. Camp Superintendent M L Woodson said the 11 troublemakers were disciplined for inciting riot potential. Troopers deputies and police aided the response. by nightfall officials said normal conditions had resumed.
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Chatham
State Prison Camp 15
Here
M. L. Woodson
Woodson
Lovingston
Chatham Town
Soviets Introduce Electronic Oil Prospecting Device
Moscow radio reported Soviet scientists designed an electronic system to model oil pools, estimate petroleum quantities, and locate optimal drilling sites with minimal wells. It uses samples from multiple wells and also predicts water input for pressure and individual well output.
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London
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Russia
Local Stocks Quoted Through White Weld Winchester Office
Stock quotations supplied by White, Weld and Co at Winchester. Items include American Furniture at par 1, Bank of Bester County at 10 par, Commonwealth Natural Gas 7 percent, Carmera and Merchants Nat Bank 10 par, George Washington Hotel 100 par, Green Chemical 100 par, Investors Loan Co 100 par, Life Insurance Co of Va 100 par, National Fruits Product 5 percent at 100 par, O Sullivan Rubber Corp 1 percent on 1 par and 20 par, Potomac Edison 3.60 per 100 par and 4.70 per 100 par, Shenandoah Valley Nat Bank, Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar 19 par, Virginia Storage 100 par, Winchester Storage 100 par.
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American Furniture
Bank of Bester County
Commerica, and Savings
Commonwealth Natural Gas
Ae Ee
Carmera and Merchants
Nat Bank
George Washington
Coccscee
Green Chemical Co
Life Insurance Co of
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
Victor Products
Livestock Market Report Chicago USDA Prices by Weight
Salable hogs 1 000. butcher hogs firm to 50 c higher. sows steady. No 2 3 hogs 190-239 lb 19 25 20 50. Cattle 100. steers 75-150 higher. prime 1200-1400 lb at 30 00 30 25. heifers 28 00 top. cows 15 00 17 50. Slaughter lambs 25-50 higher.
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Chicago
USDA
Jensen Rider Proposed to Curb Federal Vacancies
Representative Jensen of Iowa seeks a Jensen rider on all next year’s appropriation bills to cut government personnel by 10 percent. The rider would limit filling vacancies to 1 in 3, saving an estimated 500 million dollars without firing workers. Jensen cites past 1952 1953 approvals and predicts strong committee backing.
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Washington
Jensen
Iowa
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Police Chief Saves Boy and Reclaims Sled
Alfred Jackson twelve was saved from icy pond water by Robbins suburb Police Chief Ernest H Hunt. After pulling the boy ashore he dived again and recovered the boy s sled a Christmas present.
Household task calorie estimates for women
The NGA states light housework burns 2000 to 3000 calories daily, moderate activity 2309 to 2700, and heavy chores like laundry 2700 to 3000 calories, reflecting different effort levels.
Chicago market tops seven months as lamb prices rise
Slaughter lambs 92-108 lbs bring 21.25 to 23.50 with good to prime lots selling 21.50 to 23.50 after Thursday. Low good lambs 19.75 to 21.00. Cull and utility 14.00 to 19.00. 96-106 lb horned lambs with No 1 pelts cashed at 22.25 to 23.25. Highest price in seven months noted in Chicago. slaughter owes 5.50 to 9.00 by weight and kind.
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Chicago
Ridgeway Man Brings Home Historic Velocipede
Old boneshaker bicycle from about 1851 in Ridgeway as described by Robert W. Metcalfe. Parisian maker Pierre Michaux reportedly developed the device, first known in France as velocipede and later in England as a boneshaker.
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Robert W. Metcalfe
Pierre Michaux
France
England
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