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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1962
Page
12
Philip Hunter from Southern Division Potomac Edison will speak to the Kiwanis Club tomorrow at 12 15 p m at the George Washington Hotel on Power for the Future.
Astronomers note Uranus has five known satellites with the faintest and most recently found object named Miranda. The discovery highlights ongoing observations of the outer solar system and the dynamic orbits of Uranian moons.
Invitations to the Grand Feature Parade of the 1962 Apple Blossom Festival go to 180 units across 14 states and DC. Co directors Daniel T. Grimes and Ken C. Patton sent requests to bands and units including high schools, colleges, drum corps and military schools. The parade on May 4 features 60 floats and Queen Shenandoah XXXV, with Lions Club administering the three hour event and antique autos leading off. Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons set an NHL record with two goals in four seconds in 1931.
Baltimore market report notes cattle and calves not enough on offer to test prices. Hogs, barrows and gilts scarce but active with prices 25 cents lower. No 1-3 180-230 lb barrows and gilts at 18.50. No 3 248-250 lb at 17.50. No 3 273 lb at 17.00. Sheep listed as zero.
Hogs 8 000 head with prices uneven as butchers steady to 25 lower. 190-225 lb hogs 17 75 18 00. 230-260 lb 16 75 17 25. 300-330 lb mostly 15 50 15 75. Cattle 4 500 head with steers weak to 50 lower. high choice prime 1 250 lb at 27 50. 950-1300 lb at 25 00 26 75. Holstein 2000 lb at 21 35. Sheep 1 200 head lambs steady to 25 lower. lambs 90-106 lb 18 00 18 50. ewes 5 00 6 50.
The New York Police Department reports 113340 felonies in the city last year, about 5000 more than 1960. There were 38211 felony arrests in 1961, up from 35629. Homicides rose to 483, the highest postwar total, averaging over nine per week.
The AP index of 60 stocks at noon rose 1.50 to 253.60 with industrials up 3.10 and rails and utilities higher. Motors led the broad recovery with gains in steels, electrical equipment, tobaccos, aerospace, and retail. IBM Ford Chrysler GM GE advanced while the Dow gained 4.21 to 694.13.
Arden Delaware operates as private property with private roads under a trust. Residents pay annual economic rent to town trustees and are not subject to arrest for traffic violations. Non residents face arrest for trespassing when breaking rules, enforced by one man police officer Glen Streevy.
Utica Michigan school board will not renew Charles McManigal's contract at Sterling Junior High after he refused to lead students in singing the national anthem or taking the pledge due to his Jehovah's Witness beliefs. He said he regards the flag as an idol and will not participate.
In Sherman Texas two Democrats vie to replace the late Sam Rayburn in Texas fourth district. Bob Slagle Jr. liberal attorney and state Senator Ray Roberts conservative rival both backed Kennedy administration. Roberts led with 8154 votes to Slagle's 5945 as four other candidates trailed.
AMMAN Jordan AP King Hussein's British born second wife gave birth to a son today creating an heir to the throne. The baby will be named Abdullah after Hussein's grandfather the late King Abdullah. Hussein wed Toni Averil Gardiner last May 25 and divorced his first wife Princess Dina Abdel Hamid in 1957 after she bore a daughter. Jordan is a Muslim country and women have no right of succession.
Vincent Catarella and Richard Bowers won the weekly duplicate match at the George Washington Hotel. Runners up were Mrs Nelson Page and Mrs James P Rear don. Third place went to Mrs Herbert Schutte and Bentley Kin ney. Fourth to Harry Bowers and Richard A Goode. Next meeting Feb 5 at 8 pm.
Yin Tai ha, 52, former Korean ambassador to Japan, was sentenced by a military court in Seoul to eight years in prison and fined 6.2 million won for taking bribes from businessmen while stationed in Tokyo.
The John Deere L Spreader operates up to 6 mph under heavy loads with confidence. Its wood and steel box resists manure and phosphate acids to last longer in all conditions. Step in to check its value plus features today.
Algiers tightens as the Secret Army threatens control amid terror attacks. Police report thefts of arms and a truck hijacking in riot police uniforms. A villa blast near the American consulate buried 20 Special Army members. Col. Chateau-Jobert backs the insurgency. Schools close in protest. authorities brace for further unrest.
An anonymous American collector paid 3,200 pounds for a rare 1849 penny black stamp in London. The Bermuda variety, first issued in the British colony, is among the world’s rarest with only four known copies, and it led the sale of Sir Andrew Clark’s collection.
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