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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1962
Page
9
Eddie Pierce of Silver Spring Maryland, conductor of the Washington Redskins marching and swing band and chorus, died Monday of a heart attack at age 51.
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Miss Paula Dick visits grandmother Mrs. Mary Dicks while Mrs. Pearl Keeler returns from Winchester. Mr. and Mrs. William Orndoff of Kernstown visit Elizabeth Orndorff. Paulette Kenny spends time with mother and grandmother Mrs. Artie Shifflett. E. A. Sherer and son Jim return from Jasper Alabama visit. Dennis Smith ill at home. Mrs. Mabel Richard and Mrs. Carroll Smith in Strasburg for a visit with Mrs. Irne Supinger. Danny McDonald visits family. he serves on Washington police. James Richard and Kenneth McDonald families vacationed at Ocean City. Jimmy Orndoff and Albert McDonald family hosts.
Arizona Secretary of State Wesley Bolin, seeking an eighth term, attended a Little League game in Phoenix to meet families. A foul ball struck his eye, but he continued campaigning with dark glasses after the incident.
Dr Charles F Phillips Jr assistant professor of economics at Washington and Lee University joins the Journal of Marketing staff writing about legal developments in marketing for the quarterly distributed magazine He has taught at the university since 1959 and is among six college professors appointed to write for the magazine. MARTINSBURG Clean Up Week urged by Mayor Stuckey Residents to call City Hall for pickup and civic pride drive includes a special refuse truck
Carl Lee Hartman of Edensburg Pa is appointed to Shephed College faculty to coach basketball and baseball and teach physical education at fall term start. He was a 1955 seventh draft pick of the Boston Celtics and a Small College All American in 1955.
The Miss Front Royal swimsuit contest will be held at T.W.A.A. Hall this Saturday at 8 p.m. It is sponsored by the Warren County High School class and limited to girls aged 16 to 21 who have attended Front Royal schools. Miss Trudy Underwood, current Miss Warren County, chairs the event.
Charles T. Chapman a renowned carrillonneur from Luray will perform Wednesday in the War Memorial Building Richmond. He will present a varied program representative of many nations and pieces composed for the Singing Tower of Luray. Chapman played at Eisenhower's inauguration and is among the nation’s best known carrillon artists.
Staunton reports the Augusta County Civil Defense group will build an emergency HF radio network for officials to use during disasters. Amateur radio operators were invited to join, with a statewide test planned for August 1 under CD coordinator D. Conner. C. K. Welliver leads the radio effort.
Arlington officials fear an influx of pinball devices after a 1962 General Assembly law allows free plays as prizes for winners. Before the law, about 25 machines operated in the county.
PFC Miles J. Smith of Richmond was killed when a jeep overturned during routine training at Camp A. P. Hill. Two other Richmond men, Sgt. Patrick L. Carneal and PFC Walter L. Kellison, sustained minor injuries as the 1st Battle Group 176th Infantry continued its two week active duty period. An officers' board was convened to investigate.
Two men pleaded guilty in general sessions court to hopping a freight car and riding in a shiny new 1952 model automobile stationed on specially designed flat cars. The incident involved an upscale, stylish mode of travel for hobos.
A flaming Air Force B47 jet bomber from Dyess Texas crashes into a 10 960 foot peak near Livingston Montana. Ground teams report no signs of life amid the timbered emigrant Peak area about 20 miles southwest of the city. Colonel W L McDowell confirms the B47 from Dyess was in the Livingston area. The plane carried four crew members.
Edwin O. Meyer of Richmond received a VPA peer for 20 years as secretary-manager after being honored at the association’s summer meeting in OLD POINT COMFORT. Josiah P. Rowe III was elected VPA president, succeeding Lloyd T. Page Jr. The group set winter and summer meeting dates for Williamsburg and Virginia Beach.
A three judge federal district court in Richmond dismissed Wilbert James Smiths suit challenging Virginia s repeated offender law. The court found no grounds for federal interposition and said the plaintiff has adequate remedy in state courts.
Brucetown Methodist Church will hold services at 9 a.m. Sunday with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Local residents and visitors shared hospitality, visiting relatives in Brucetown and nearby towns including Winchester Richwood Charleston Bunker Hill and Kensington.
Paul Crabtree West Virginia's Washington liaison meets Area Redevelopment Administration officials in Washington today to discuss a 1.4 million grant for a state tourist facility. He brings background on the National Science Foundation radio astronomy project at Green Bank Pocahontas County as the Navy halts Sugar Grove construction. Two options exist shifting the grant to Green Bank or continuing at Sugar Grove.
Mrs. Marlene Schrader was installed as president of the Lincoln American Legion Auxiliary with sisters-in-law Mrs. Charlene Schrader and Mrs. Mary Schrader having previously held the post. The trio are linked through marriage and leadership succession.
Mary Lou Kosterlitzky a 45 year old congressional secretary was assaulted in St. Peters church two blocks from the Capitol. A 6 foot Negro assailant forced her to a confessional stabbed her nine times and stole 7. She was taken to Casualty Hospital in serious condition. Rep Frank Becker reported the attack on the House floor calling it a disgrace to the nation.
Morton Sobell, convicted in 1951 of conspiring to commit espionage, has been denied parole by the Federal Parole Board. He remains serving a 30 year sentence.
Richmond AP Raymond Burr will preside as grand marshal for the Tobacco Festival parade on September 28. Festival president Floyd E. Adams announced Burr's selection, noting Burr telegraphed his delight. The festival runs September 22 to 29 with the queen crowned at halftime of the Virginia Tech versus West Virginia Tobacco Bowl.
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