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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
14
Phoenix drummer Willie Lee Hawkints was taken to a hospital after an enthusiastic performance at a bandstand caused a dislocated shoulder. Local band members described the incident as a mishap during the lively act.
Four people drowned in Virginia Sunday including Roanoke County brothers Donald Sisk 19 and Albert Sisk 23 who vanished in the James River near Buchanan as family watched from shore. Mil ton Overtreet of Salem tried to help but could not reach them. Carl Henry King 15 of South Boston died in the Dam River after being swept downstream. Willie Johnson 33 of Portsmouth was found dead in Sunset Lake Norfolk County after a visit with friends earlier that day.
A flash fire in Newsome Park, Newport News, killed five month old Dian Hartwell and left her father Air Force Sgt. Carvell Hartwell with third degree burns. Firemen rescued the infant and father, who was taken to Riverside Hospital in critical condition.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture warns prices are unpredictable. Barley prices held steady last year and could do so again. March 1 reports show U S acreage up five percent nationally but Virginia down two percent. April 1 stocks hit a record 288 million bushels with 60 percent under loan. Virginia may have a shorter supply this year.
The report notes average prices in Virginia up about ten cents to 17 dollars and 35 cents this week while Midwest prices this week rang higher, indicating a broad uptick in regional auction results.
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