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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1958
Page
3
HAL BOYLE notes that much knowledge comes from opening mail and observing everyday scenes. A single day reveals how a cow acts as a lawn mower, turning ordinary farm life into insights about nature and daily routines.
A miscellany of etiquette Q and A on gloves and introductions plus a wide array of trivia. It notes wedding glove handling for double ring ceremonies and proper table water refilling while listing diverse facts on aging demographics eyesight driving smoking bellhops on foot hotel towels theft trends and odd regional quirks.
In Edmonton a dictionary of Canadian language is under creation with a 25 000 word list of terms and usages differing from British and American English. Dr M H Scargill of the University of Alberta announced the project saying it will take two to three more years and that the effort seeks to discover rather than decide what Canadians talk about and what is peculiar to Canada.
Four people, including an Army sergeant and his son, drowned across Virginia over the weekend. Veterans Banks family members, 33 year old Phillip S. Banks and 11 year old Charles Banks of Hampton, died after the father tried to save his drowning son at Buckroe Beach. Other victims included 16 year old Richard Keffer of Crisfield near Bassett in Henry County and 39 year old Marvin Spitzer of Mayland in Rockingham County, both deaths in separate water incidents.
The text lists Canadian word examples like splake and banker, then contrasts education terms and herring hodgepodge. It includes a film cost breakdown showing production percentages with stars at 20 percent and other categories.
Hollywood AP Kathy Crosby remains unfazed by a gaunt ex convict’s plan to kidnap her for 100000 dollars. Davison admitted four robberies and two kidnappings while Kling fled with 23000 of the loot. Davison’s niece Nicki Snow exposed the plot and testified she refused to help.
Eighth District Republicans pass a resolution urging removal of Sherman Adams as President Eisenhower's top adviser. Delegates also fail to pick a congressional candidate, authorizing the district committee to screen options and choose a nominee by July 15.
The name Talgo comes from the initials of Tren Articulado Ligero Goi coechea Omar and the Oriel family financer. The first three letters spell train jointed light while the G honors Lt. Col. A. Goicoechea Omar, the inventor.
Virginia weekend highway crashes killed eight people and raised the 1958 toll to 335. Victims include Tommy Lee Dawson of Virginia Beach, Harold B Jackson and Charles Chinn of Purcellville, Joe Gordon of Radford, Warren Padget of Sweet Springs, Ray Oliver Mann Jr of York County, Clyde Twyman of Brandy Station, and Ruth Pederson of Vienna with her infant sister Diana killed in a crash near McLean.
A list of related words defined as synonyms for agreeable includes acceptable suitable pleasurable comfortable and other terms. The set covers concepts of approval harmony ease and fit for purpose in various contexts.
A survey of 150 beggars in Lucknow by Agra University finds average beggar income of 18.2 annas per day versus 17.5 annas for workers. Dr. Chandi Prasad cites lack of social security as a root cause and urges social welfare programs rather than legislation to curb begging.
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