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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1958

Page

11

Ranch to Take Boy Who Killed Father

Earl Wear, 12, who killed his father Leonard Wear, 46, as he slept in Pritchett Colorado on Oct 9, gains a proposed new start at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch near Amarillo Texas. Judge Gilliam approved the arrangement. McLachlan had dismissed the murder charge after psychiatrists found him too young to distinguish right from wrong. Mrs Wear relinquished custody saying she could not raise the other 11 children and favored the boy’s move to Texas.

Denver Earl Wear Leonard Wear Earl Pritchett Colo Cal Farley Boy’s Ranch Amarillo Tex Farl Farley Philip Gilliam Dist George McLachlan Springfield Robert Sanderson

May Switch To Jet Transport

President Eisenhower may become the first president to fly aboard a jet transport, though no current plan to replace Columbine III exists. White House says the crew will begin jet training late this month and a switch could occur before his second term ends.

Washington Eisenhower White House James C. Hagerty William G. Draper Hagety

Virginia Livestock Market Receipts and Prices January 7

Receipts of all classes moderate with good demand. Prices include choice butcher steers 22.00 to 24.00, good steers 20.00 to 22.50, heifers 19.00 to 21.00, bulls 19.00 to 21.50, cows 12.75 to 15.00, stockers 20.00 to 25.00, calves 28.00 to 36.50, lambs up to 24.85, ewes 5.00 to 10.00, hogs 17.75 to 20.00, sows 14.00 to 16.00, feeders 17.75 to 18.90.

Baltimore Romes Usis & Usis MD. del Golden & Oklahoma NJ Jersey USDA

Market Rally Fades As Profit Taking Hits Stocks

New York shares slipped after an initial rally as investors took profits. Chrysler gave up more than a point after announcing a 4000 job layoff in Detroit. Twentieth Century Fox rose about a point on plans to build a West Coast city. United Aircraft and General Dynamics fell about a point with smaller losses for Douglas Aircraft Nort American Aviation and Lockheed.

New York Chrysler Detroit Twentieth-Century Fox United Aircraft General Dynamics Douglas Aircraft North American Aviation Lockheed

Chicago Grain Futures Open Mixed On Board of Trade

Chicago grain futures opened mixed with Wheat varying across Mar May and Jul contracts while Corn Oats and Rye showed modest shifts. Soybeans posted higher front month values though gains were uneven across maturities.

Chicago Board of Trade

Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Sales Report January 6

Hog totals show 634 head with top barrows and gilts 180 to 235 pounds at 19.50 to 20.50, heavy butcher 249 to 306 pounds 18.60 to 19.75, butchersows 275 to 550 pounds 14.00 to 18.00, feeders 65 to 125 pounds 16.00 to 20.00. Veal includes 136 head with prime 30.00 to 34.75, choice and prime light 29.00 to 31.25, standard 14.50 to 27.00. Slaughter cattle totals 563 head with steers 23.00 to 25.30, cows 15.00 to 17.50, bulls 19.00 to 21.70. Stocker cattle lists yearling steers 21.00 to 23.50, steer calves 23.00 to 26.40, heifer calves 20.00 to 22.50.

Choice Choice & Prime

White Sands officials thank Conroe junior high pupils

Rocket officials at White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico publicly thanked students at Conroe Texas Junior High School for letters addressed to Improving Grounds White Sands New Mexico and expressed hope to live up to the name.

White Sands Proving Ground N.M Conroe, Tex White Sands New Mexico

Baltimore Prices for Apples Potatoes and Live Stock

Baltimore market notes show dull demand for apples with mixed grades across PA NJ and MD including Red Delicious Stayman and Rome varieties. potatoes and sweet potatoes listed with regional quotes. USDA reports from Baltimore Chicago price ranges cover cattle hogs sheep and calves with quotes for steers cows veal and lambs.

Three Drown When Dredge Overturns In Rough Waters

In Galveston Bay forty miles southeast of Houston the 25 foot oyster shell dredge H. A. Sawyer capsized in 15 feet of water. Three of its 23 crewmen drowned while two were injured but stable. Galley boy R W Phipps described the frantic scene as water flooded the vessel. Ferdinand De Lesseps is noted for lacking engineering experience.

Houston Tex Galveston Bay H. A. Sawyer R. W. Phipps

Cake thief punished after courthouse lawn theft

In Hamilton Ohio 18 year old Clayton Isaacs was fined 100 dollars plus costs after police caught him with a three layer cake stolen from a display on the Butler County courthouse lawn. Isaacs hadn’t had time to eat it.

Hamilton Ohio Clayton Isaacs Butler County Court House Isaacs

Harrisonburg Trucking Firm Operator Fined

Carl R. Bowman, operator of a Harrisonburg trucking firm, was fined $10,000 and given three years probation in federal court after pleading nolo contendere to a tax evasion charge. He must pay the fine by February 1. the indictment charged evasion of $8,748.52 in 1952 personal income taxes.

Richmond Harrisonburg Carl R. Bowman Bowman

Deer hunter finally bags big prize on trip

Frank Maio, longtime deer hunter near Trinidad, Colorado, finally pierced a long run of bad luck when a deer bolted onto the highway between Trinidad and Pueblo and Maio struck and killed a large buck this morning.

Trinidad, Colo Frank Maio Trinidad Pueblo Maio

Touring Salons Find Europe Best for Travel Funds

House committees report lawmakers spent foreign funds totaling 291 247 dollars in the year ended June 30. Paris and Italy attracted the most outlays, with 122 062 dollars by House travelers and 169 185 by Senate travelers. Funds come from foreign aid programs for official travel and are not individually itemized.

Washington House Paris Italy House Administration Senate United States Congress

More TV Westerns Safe Prediction For 58 Season

TV prognosticators foresee little change in 1958 programming with Westerns dominating the top ratings. Nielsen shows five of the ten highest audience programs are Westerns led by Gunsmoke with Wells Fargo following, while Have Gun Will Travel Zane Grey Theater and Wyatt Earp also rank highly. If musical variety declines as expected, a comeback for comedians may fill slots, though Sid Caesar is the only one named for a weekly return on ABC starting January 26.

Jack Benny Steve Allen Ed Sullivey Sid Caesar Abc-Tv

Albania Holds U S Jet Pilot Prisoner

Albanian authorities claim they are holding Maj Howard J. Curran, a U S Air Force jet pilot missing since December 23 after a T33 trainer flight from Chateau-Roux to Naples. Rome and Naples reported fog. U S officials seek confirmation while France’s legation may be asked to help secure Curran’s release. Curran, 18 years in service, is a father of three.

Rome Albania Howard J. B. Curran Pratt Kan Chateau-Roux France Naples Tirana Howard Keran U. S Curran Germany Korea Wiesbaden U. S. Air Force Europe State Defense Department Washington United States

Peterson's Ointment Delivers Fast Pile Relief

It is estimated that over a million dollars yearly is spent on remedies for piles. Druggists report cooling astringent Peterson's Ointment soothes pile torture in minutes. A 50c box or 75c tube applicator offers rapid relief with a money back guarantee.

Peterson

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