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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
2
William Edward Tevault of Winchowoda died at Win-Memorial Hospital. The body rests at Stover Funeral A gents in Strasburg. Arrangements are pending as the family notes.
Cameron resident Mrs. Pat Brant reported a theft of her pocketbook from her car parked behind her home at 114 North Cameron. She returned from groceries to discover the handbag missing and police sought a suspect seen in the area around the time of the theft.
Cuban Prime Minister Castro has returned to Moscow after a visit in the Soviet Union. The duration of his stay there is not announced and details remain unclear.
Mrs Sleeter of Loudoun passes away at home. Survived by daughter Judith and brother Richard Stehle of Hamilton. Col and Mrs Sleeter noted for extended orchard operations and quality fruit earning silver cups. Body at Hall Funeral Home Purcellville. May be viewed tomorrow. Private service planned.
About 2 000 attend an auditorium rally sponsored by the New York City Central Labor Council backing Birmingham’s desegregation drive. No progress in bombings probes. Jr. Southern integration leader remains hopeful an agreement between white businessmen and Negroes will be carried out as downtown life returns to normal amid boycott reports.
Clarke High School senior William G. is awarded the Granville P. Meade scholarship. He is among 12 Virginia high school seniors to receive the award as superintendent Wilkerson notes the statewide achievement.
AP dispatch recalls Gordon Cooper’s 22 orbit voyage ending after 34 hours 20 minutes. He received a 25 cent fare card from Guenter Wendt with a “ride of my life” inscription. Colorado plans a welcome home for Cooper and his mother near Carbondale.
Brucetown resident Demp sey L. Taylor 22 was jailed three months and ordered to pay $13.25 for property conduct resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. A M Armel of Winchester was fined $25 and 30 days for resisting arrest and public drunkenness. Herbert Edmonds 29 was fined $54 for assault and battery on his wife. Lohring E Anderson 40 of Edmonds Beach and 30 of Ft Lee Va paid $17.75 for reckless driving.
An overheated washing machine sparked a fire around 10 o'clock at 240 Opequon Ave, damaging the appliance and home of Douglas Seabright. Friendship and South End firefighters responded to the blaze, which reportedly began near a kick-out relay on the machine.
The pilot faced a failure in the automatic control system and switched to fly-by-wire with manual backup. He forgot to disable the manual system while preparing to fire reverse rockets, leaving him dangerously low on fuel. The loss of proper attitude and partial rocket thrust caused a dramatic overshoot.
The Guadalupe range, among the southernmost Rocky outcrops, starts in southern New Mexico and extends southward about 50 miles into Texas.
Reuben Foster, 53, of Bentonville, was injured from a garage roof fall at his Bentonville home. His wife, Mrs Foster, was hospitalized with a fractured skull. He is to become the college's full time chaplain and religion instructor. Mrs Foster is hospitalized after the accident.
Page High School principal Bags Wood plans to resign at year end to assume the principalship of Osborn High in Manassas. He and his wife, a Page County High faculty member, will relocate to Manassas during the summer. Local 371 Textile Workers Union backs Royal Village residents over soot issues and will provide counsel and representation at the next Town Council meeting.
Martinsburg firemen attended a demonstration on extinguishing and handling liquefied petroleum gas in Martinsburg West Virginia yesterday. It was presented by Moylan Bron of the Liquified Petroleum Gas Association and sponsored by the Martinsburg Fire Department. Attendees from local departments included Lee Holler Fred Geanious Kenneth Lewis Stewart Dyke Donald Seabright and Fire Inspector William N. Gochenour.
The American Boxwood Society held its annual meeting at the Blandy Experimental Farm near here on Wednesday. Officers include Bertand H. Beatney of Leesburg as first vice president, Mrs. William C. Seipp of Middleburg as second vice president, Mrs. Thomas DeLashnut of Aldie and John Mitchell of Middleburg as directors. About 80 people attended, and officials called it the best attended session ever.
Trustee Henry H. Whiting leads sales at the Frederick County Court House with an improved lot in Back Creek District on May 18. Other auctions include C. Pred Kinsell estate items in Martinsburg May 18, Edward Morrow auction May 25 horses and ponies, John W. Hockman antiques May 25, Denny's Commission Auction May 22 near Winchester, Jack R. and Bonnie E. Harrington furniture sale June 1, and Mrs. Walter F. Moore household goods near Crosen's Store June 1.
Rainfall data shows none in past 24 hours as of 8:30 a.m. today and May total 0.80 inches. Yearly total to date 1963 is 10.86 inches, with a 60 year average rainfall. Monthly averages listed include January 2.40, February 2.13, March 3.03 to 3.16, and May figures from an old cook book with stray garbled text about baking and cake.
The Winchester-Frederick County Civil War Round Table invites the public to a meeting at 8 pm in the George Washington Hotel. Col. Wilbur Nye will discuss the second battle of Winchester and is noted as an authority on the local campaign and the Gettysburg Campaign.
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