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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
14
Florida AP dispatch reports Russell E Scofield, advertising director and former president of the National Executives Association, died from a heart attack after arriving in Miami from Lexington Kentucky where he worked with the Herald Leader.
Benny Goodman and his band encounter Soviet restrictions during a Moscow tour. An official translator restricts remarks while the band is warmly received. Catherman of the U S Embassy helps interpret informal remarks, but the Soviet translator only announces music.
A beagle follows a patron into a downtown Miami theater each afternoon and curls up under an air conditioner duct for a nap. The report also notes Alaska has the longest sea coast at about 6,640 miles, with Florida in second place.
Honolulu reports indicate scientists say a high altitude warhead detonation could be destroyed without triggering a nuclear explosion. AEC and Defense Dept say fragments pose no hazardous radioactivity to ocean water or human life. failure disrupted a planned test series to study effects on the magnetic field and Van Allen belts.
The Bark Mill Players stage Laura a well built murder mystery with twists. Charlene Baddour shines as Laura and Gene Babb gives a crisp Waldo Lydicker while Marshall Novick joins as detective Mark McPherson in a room lit by Leon Steinberg moonlight and Martha Sheetz portrait.
A twister struck the Roy M. Downey farm west of Cedar Creek Saturday afternoon destroying the barn and damaging outbuildings and trees. The Downey family were in the house as the storm passed over. Mrs. Downey reported the storm left a flattened barn uprooted trees and damaged foundations in three minutes. An Oriole nest survived.
A Bassett Virginia man, Bennett, 21, drowned in a motel pool in downtown Columbia after swimming alone. He was observed underwater about a half hour later. Coroner Cecil L. Wiles cited cramps as the cause. Bennett worked as a salesman for B W Anderson of Martinsville Virginia and drove for the firm.
H C Thompson Jr 38 assistant chief of the Chancellor Volunteer Fire Department was fined 350 dollars and given a suspended six month sentence after being convicted of setting woods fires in Spotsylvania County He admitted setting 19 fires and was ordered to pay 182 dollars cost of suppression plus fines.
John C. Marsh of Strasburg, seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Seventh District, named Leo Snarr of Shenandoah County as campaign coordinator. Bays of Staunton was previously announced as campaign manager, with Snarr to supervise headquarters and coordinate all campaign efforts.
A colony of slender honey ants survives cold dry months by carrying liquid food in the expandable bodies of select workers. This adaptation allows the group to endure periods with scarce foraging opportunities.
Blue Ridge Real Estate Board met last night to educate the public on the meaning of realtor versus real estate broker. E P Berlin of Berryville led the plan and members discussed subscribing to a National Association of Realtors campaign. The board will resume meetings in September.
Maria A. Melik, a noted silk designer based in New York, died Sunday at age 73. Her career spanned decades creating luxury fabrics for fashion houses and labels. She is remembered for vibrant textures and innovative patterns in the textile industry.
Judge Rice fined Robert A. Patton 57.25 for plumbing code violation and Charles F. Funk 9.75 for failing to answer a summons. Leslie D. Cornwell and Jerry M. Chapman were each fined 15.25 for speeding.
The Coast Guard recruiter will be at the Winchester Post Office on the first Tuesday each month from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Local recruiter is Engine man First Class Louis G. Brin.
A linguistic note reports Tem jainian and Teis-um-Danab as African languages with vocabularies of about 20 words. The piece mentions scholars and the regions around Jaa Sipeet N W Washington.
A Holland man Hezekiah Perry was struck and killed by an Atlantic and Danville Railroad train yesterday near Holland. Police said Perry fell in front of the engine and died instantly.
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