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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1959
Page
6
An agreement reached after 12 days of mediation ends a strike at the Reynolds Metals extrusion plant near Bellwood south of Richmond. Senior employees will choose days off as 350 workers affected return to the 7 day week shift starting tomorrow 7 a.m.
A third person died from a head on crash near Maureertown last Friday morning. Amy Besdine aged 20 of Hampton Bay New York died at Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital at 3 30 p m yesterday. Mollie Besdine aged 51 and Jerry Wayne Zimmerman aged 18 both died after admission Friday. Matthew Besdine 58 injured improved today with two broken knees and multiple contusions. A double funeral for Mollie and Amy Besdine was held at Riverside Chapel Hampton Bay at 10 this morning.
Psychiatrists say Governor Earl K. Long suffered a nervous breakdown rather than mental illness and is on the road to recovery. He plans to dismiss about 40 state payroll officials, and has fired three officials while divorcing his wife who had him committed. The doctors noted a possible small stroke and said he remains rational with potential for recovery.
Registration for Red Cross swimming lessons opens tomorrow and Thursday for Berryville at the Berryville Pool. Miss Ruth Ellen Talley, the instructor, outlines a schedule with beginners at 10 a.m. and Nursery at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and advanced beginners 9 a.m. with intermediates 10 a.m. plus Junior and senior lifesaving at 11 a.m. on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
A memorial notice honors Rosa Butler Williams who died June 30 1958. The family expresses loss and faith while recalling her role as mother. The obituary is signed by her husband and children. A separate sale notice lists No 536 a three bedroom home with furnace five acres Route 522 priced at 8995. Call Bayliss Real Estate MO 2 4750.
The speaker recalls eight days at Mandeville Institution and sixteen days in a Galveston Texas mental hospital describing his experience. He reflects on the struggles endured and the impact on his outlook.
A woman played a key role in committing him to two institutions and quietly left the state last week.
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