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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1959
Page
14
A 15 year old Wytheville boy was killed by a single bullet from a dismantled .22 caliber rifle held by his 11 year old brother. Officials ruled the shooting accidental and believed the weapon to be inoperative. The case was reported by North State College School of Agriculture.
FRONT ROYAL The Advertising Fund Committee of the Chamber of Commerce has collected $2,300. The drive for funds to publicize Front Royal and Warren County opened July 20 and will close July 31. William Ritter is chairman.
A secretary at the Niagara County Court House in Lockport reported finding a note inside a new bathing suit. The note stated a cryptic message about where everyone belongs, sparking questions about its origin and intent.
Socialite Jacquelin Gay Hart 21 says she will marry Stanley Gaines 25 of Fayetteville WV as planned but with no date. Hart, Colgate Palmolive executive vice president, disclosed the decision Monday after a nationwide publicity blitz and a prior kidnapping hoax, with no charges filed.
In Norfolk a Glenrock carpenter Hudson Watson 58 was charged with raping a Marine sergeant and robbing her and her escort. He was identified in a nine man lineup by Set Anna Wachwan and Marine Sgt Michael Kolumy after an incident near Glenrock on a dirty road. Wachwan and Kolumy described being accosted with a flashlight and firearm, Kolumy locked in a trunk, wallet and pocket book stolen. The pocket book held $50 and the wallet $2. A second AP item notes tester Lucille Bridges of Brenham Texas winning Satellite Sundae title at a Texas Pharmaceutical Association event.
Philadelphia municipal judge Bert Millen, 67, the first African American jurist in Pennsylvania, died Saturday in San Francisco after suffering a heart attack July 11 while vacationing with his wife.
Dorothy Roe reports Yvonne Henderson a London based dog psychiatrist travels to New York to promote canine psychology. She criticizes American dog isolation and argues dogs need freedom and companionship. Henderson, an international breeder and judge, explains her method of talking with dogs to uncover worries and resolve traumas.
Front Royal council votes for a soot study of Royal Village to enable possible legal actions, considering state health department involvement or private analysis at about 2300 dollars. The town also seeks a county dog warden and offers a used pickup. Bids set for a water plant and bond sale, with a street resurfacing funding transfer and full council attendance.
Catalogs for the Warren County Agricultural and Industrial Fair are available at Citizens National Bank Bank of Warren or from any Junior Chamber of Commerce member. The fair runs September 7 to 12 on the Viscose lot Kerfoot Ave with Jaycees sponsoring. Miss Warren County Fair will represent the county at the Virginia State Fair Beauty Contest and several other contests will be held.
Martinsville Virginia AP report says a gasoline tank truck collided with a Norfolk and Western freight train at a crossing. Driver Logan Compton 36 escaped with minor injuries after brake failure and truck was slammed into a telephone pole. Three fire companies fought a blaze for over an hour. engineer H E Crum Roanoke said he could not stop in time. Train continued from Roanoke to Winston Salem NC.
Arleta Hawkins 49 sits in Ashtabula County jail awaiting grand jury action on a second degree murder charge in the slaying of her husband Earl C. Hawkins 54 bus iness manager of the Ashtabula Star Beacon. Attorney George Kingdom entered a not guilty plea at arraignment and the grand jury will hear in September with bond set at 20000.
Two young girls, Diane Williams 11 of Greensboro and Doris Jean Head 10 of Akron Ohio, were swept to their deaths by a swollen creek during heavy rain. They were wading when the flash flood pulled them underwater and their bodies were found about three-quarters of a mile downstream.
Berkeley County reports a drop in assessed property values to 53 218 370 from 55 422 335 last year. Loss largely from legislative elimination of cash on hand in Class I valuation. County Court, acting as board of equalization, completed hearings with no owner protests or appearances.
Prentice G. Van Conrad, a 31 year old Purdue graduate student, remains silent in Lafayette court as a preliminary first degree murder charge is filed. The victim is James F. Strain 26 son of retired Rear Adm. Charles L. Strain. Prosecutor Hanna says the case will go to the grand jury on or after September 14. Van Conrad calls the shooting a terrible accident.
The United States Board of Geographic Names changes Knife Peak to Mt Griggs in Alaska to honor Dr. Robert F Griggs who led six National Geographic Society expeditions to Alaska four decades ago.
A cap found at the base of a rocky ledge led searchers to the body of 12 year old Larry Corkran in Idaho Springs Colorado. The boy appeared to have slipped and fallen near the ledge during the day.
A person went missing on a mountain trail while leading a Sunday outing with a teenage group. Search crews are coordinating with local authorities to locate the individual.
US oil output reached about three billion barrels in 1958 from 9,250 fields scattered across 32 states, reflecting a broad expansion of reserves and activity.
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