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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
2
H D Lewis of Route 1 Sed tay died recently. He was son of Charles and Rachel Lewis and married to the former Miss Smith. Survived by Mrs Rachel Smith of Harrisonburg and Mrs Hilda Gray of Stanley, two brothers George Crawford of Berryville and Edward Crawford of Pikeside West Virginia, 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete. body at John H Enders Funeral Home in Berryville.
Mrs. Charles Watts Ward reports the death of Mrs. Charles A. Watts of Thamesville Ontario Canada who died Saturday at her home. Mr Watts previously died several years ago and was an apple buyer here for many years.
The 1960 census recorded 9.7 million foreign born residents in the United States, highlighting the country’s immigrant population scale at mid century.
City jurors listed for Tuesday include Glenn Seabright Ra Cain Harry E Hickerson er John H Fisher Ra J man George R Bowers William Huntsberry Hubert Stratton E W Duncan and Gentry H Gray.
A thief or thieves damaged a cookie vending machine at the Winchester Cold Storage Co. building on the weekend and took a small amount of change. Police say the machine had just been serviced Saturday, and entry was gained by a broken window in the north side of the N. Loudoun Street site.
Clarke wool pool plans to move 40000 pounds of Top grade clear wool by rail from Moore Dorsey Storage between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. The wool, sourced from Clarke, Page, Warren, and Frederick counties, will be sent to Top Company in Boston. Richard Bromley heads the association and Orie Royston serves as secretary treasurer.
In Los Angeles Nixon speaks of political strategy while warning that the governor's race may be a stepping stone to 1964. His camp cites Shell's activist efforts and Assembly GOP leaders could win up to 40 percent of the Republican vote.
Mr. Joyce, a Clarke County High School and Virginia Tech graduate, will bring news in-depth as The Star’s special events reporter. He left Friday for South America and plans to return in June. He and his wife Faith McConnell Brown of Sandy Hook have a four month old daughter Ayn-Martha.
Winchester firemen were called to the home of Charlie Carper on Ross Street about 8 50 last night but found no fire and left.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved Kennedy's reciprocal trade plan with little change. It authorizes bill intro with authority to cut tariffs up to 50 percent by reciprocal agreement and may phase out some tariffs on industrial goods linked to the EC and US auto and aircraft sectors. New readjustment aid would support businesses and workers affected by higher imports. A Republican substitute reducing readjustment provisions failed by voice vote, while the panel prepared for a formal vote on the measure after introduction. The House anticipated a full vote in about two weeks.
The U S Supreme Court reversed convictions of six Black individuals arrested at a Shreveport Continental Trailways station for allegedly breaching peace. An unsigned opinion noted the court should have heard arguments. Justice Frankfurter did not participate. Four were ordered from a white waiting area to a colored room, others were arrested nearby.
National AP report states actor Charles Laughton 62 is hospitalized at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York. Manager Bob Hulter says tests will be done today after a Sunday admission for sacroiliac trouble and a collar bone fracture from a bathtub fall in Flint, Michigan. Sources say an operation is planned Tuesday to remove a cancerous kidney.
Virginia CAP deputy wing commander Nowitsky vanished after a light plane failed to land at Roanoke Woodrum Airport. Ground crews and CAP volunteers searched Ft. Lewis Mountain slopes amid cloud cover and late afternoon darkness. Nowitsky, 55, had recently flown from Richmond to Danville and planned to pick up a state official before a New River Valley Airport dedication.
Algiers leaders of the National Liberation Front reject a bid by the Secret Army Organization to halt attacks and guarantee European safety. Capt Taieb Boualem spoke for the Algiers zone command saying no negotiations with killers. Calmness prevailed with only two dead and three wounded in the area as a tentative truce holds.
Sheriff reports two bicycles stolen from an event area in Le Wise Robert Boyd. Bikes were parked before noon Saturday and not missed until about 4 30 p.m.
The Paris Air France 707 departing Orly Field crashed after takeoff on a sunny day. Skid marks suggest brakes held for about 500 yards and investigators seek the cockpit recorder. The death toll surpasses prior single plane losses, with 130 dead. Atlanta mourns with condolences from President Kennedy.
The casual felt hat known as the fedora traces its name to the 19th century play Fedora by Victorien Sardou. Though first associated with the female lead, the style was later adopted and modified for men.
Mrs. Stine and Mrs. Hardesty join the ladies activities committee. Mr. Stine consigns a registered Holstein from Ft. Collier Farms to the National Sale slated for Thursday. VPI day at the convention features programs at the Dairy Cattle Center and the Home Economics School with a Corps of Cadets review. Open Forum Day is tomorrow and Wednesday marks formal convention day with official business by voting delegations.
Deep-South former VP of Bank of Georgia and his wife die in the disaster. Atlanta attorney C Baxter Jones Jr aged 43 and his wife among the victims. Jones once ran for Congress. Air France district manager Paul Doussans, 42, married six months, killed. He organized the chartered tour and supervised the return flight. Eight Georgia artists are among the dead, including W D Cogland and Ellen Seydel. Georgia leaders expressed deep sympathy. Gov Vandiver and Senators Russell and Talmadge offered condolences.
The weather page lists rainfall ending 8:30 am at .05 inches with June to date .17 and 1962 year to date 17.15. It shows 49 year average 36.86, monthly figures for February through November with multiple values, final totals incomplete.
Forecast notes sunset at 8 35 p m and sunrise at 5 47 a m for tomorrow The Moon sets at 10 37 p m tonight First Quarter Moon arrives on June 10 for celestial timing details
A June sales directory entry lists multiple auctions around Winchester and Front Royal Virginia. Items include furniture appliances real estate and farm properties with auctioneers Orndorff Cole Horner Cocke Anderson Johnston Williams and others. Events span June 6 through June 16 with farms estates and household goods offered at various locations.
The Edward J Marsh family of Bloomfield New Jersey has grown their barber shop quartet into a five member group with four women. Mr and Mrs Marsh and their three daughters Mary Rose Bernadette and Melody 22 15 and 10 perform at church social and civic events as amateurs. They oppose turning professional to preserve their enjoyment.
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