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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1961
Page
12
Kesman said to cancel his immediate engagements. Churchill will be 87 on November 30. The note places Churchill after a cold period with a plan for rest, dated near the upcoming birthday.
Convicts agreed to suspend their hunger strike Monday after Warden Edward Fay and the state commissioner of correction promised to review grievances. The issues cited include the State Parole Board actions and prison medical treatment. The isolated cause stemmed from a Saturday yard fight involving three prisoners, not the strike.
The Junior Woman's Club reschedules its card party for November 14. Residents may call Mrs. J. R. York in Berryville or Mrs. Arthur Fulton in Boyce to reserve a table. Participants pay one dollar per player for bridge and canasta at home settings.
A hospital bulletin reported Rayburn remains serious with no changes as Dr. Tompsett noted the patient knows he is very ill. The physician declined to state whether he knows if the cancer is incurable.
A 16 year old Negro girl was released until January 10 after a brief sentence in Lynchburg. The judge ordered her to start serving yesterday, but the State Supreme Court granted a stay so the case can be appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
Apple market reports show moderate tray pack demand and steady to barely steady overall. Prices vary by variety and pack type, with values listed for Golden Delicious, Jonathans, Red Delicious, Red Romes, Red Staymans, Red Yorks, and field crates.
Miss Mae Carden of Glen Rock New Jersey, educator, accepts a box of Golden Delicious apples from Wayne Miller son of Paul and Mrs. Miller of 201 West Street after speaking to the Winchester Education Association at Virginia Avenue School. Fred L. Glaize Jr. presented the apples marking National Apple Week. Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival arranged the event with H Robert Edwards as local chairman and Fred Glaize III as area chairman.
Southern Furniture Exposition officials report a record market with 27 percent higher attendance than spring 1961 and fall 1960. Buyers mainly from retail stores placed brisk orders, with delivery dates set 30 to 45 days after order receipt and some next February or March. New lines feature elegant refined styling with walnut and exotic woods. prices up 3 to 5 percent due to material costs. Upholstered furniture prices remain steady.
Julian G. Greene a 33 year old Danville finance and loan office manager missing for two weeks was found in Miami Florida after suffering a diabetic attack. A warrant charging embezzlement was mailed to police in Danville. a $4220 shortage was found after Greene closed the Schoolfield Finance and Loan Corp office on Oct 9. He will also face charges for stealing the car he drove.
In Botetourt County Virginia Walter Jones 64 received a 20 year term for first degree murder in the July 3 shooting death of his wife Louise Barber Jones 54. Jones waived jury and pleaded self defense in a bench trial before Judge Earl L Abbott execution suspended 60 days for appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Newport AP report says James Sweeny 31 once of Charleston WV was held by Blacksburg police after stealing a Piper Cub from Virginia Tech Airport Blacksburg. The aircraft landed on a Giles County farm near here late yesterday.
Fresno AP reports Howard V. Millard aged 70, longtime sports editor of the Decatur Review and Herald and Review from 1920 to 1958, dies Monday. He also officiated college and basketball games in Midwest conferences for several years.
Frederick Baldwin Adams 83 former board chairman of the Atlantic Coast Lines and the Louisville and Nashville railroad died Monday. He had served as a railroad director since 1914 and was chairman from 1944 until retirement in 1955. Adams, born in Toledo Ohio, also held executive and director roles at several firms.
Bill Johnson reports a patent granted for an automatic emergency broadcasting alerting system. The transistorized unit auto tunes radios to Conelrad frequencies 640 or 1240 kilocycles and can raise volume or switch sets on during a Conelrad alert. Production could start in 90 days. estimated price under $1 with installation under $3.
The speaker stresses alerting the public to save lives during an enemy attack and outlines practical food prep notes. Macaroni salad typically includes ham, but canned shrimp can substitute for meat when ham is unavailable.
In Lima Peru police opened fire on striking workers during a pay increase protest. Witnesses say the action followed earlier demonstrations and the crowd dispersed after clashes with officers.
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