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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1963
Page
10
Chad's president ordered arrests of opposition leaders after protests that reportedly caused one death. A night curfew was enforced in Fort Lamy with the army on alert as soldiers patrolled the African section and Tombalbaye's palace area guarded. Chad gained independence in 1960.
Calliope Lucidi, 85, visited a cemetery in Terni Italy on Monday to place flowers. She stumbled near a freshly dug grave and fell in dying at the scene. The report closes with unrelated religious commentary.
C F Germelman Jr a Richmond native who moved to Winchester in 1955 has joined Harrison and Johnston. A 1954 Handley High School graduate he studied at T C Williams Law School and earned the Army Commendation Medal this month after serving as Judge Advocate at Fort Knox Kentucky.
The phrase ham actor arose from minstrel shows where performers used ham fat to clean blackface. Such performances were often low quality and led to the term ham fatters, later shortened to hams.
In Washington today industrial production dipped slightly after seven months of gains while the August index stood at 125.6. Nonfarm employment rose marginally by 107000 to 57.6 million. U S recognition of Malaysia’s statehood followed Kennedy’s Kuala Lumpur ceremony. A Senate subcommittee advanced a fair employment practices bill amid civil rights debate. White House outlined mental retardation conference aims. Minas Basin tides reach 53 feet at peak.
Farmers may qualify for cost sharing in ACP winter cover crop programs with up to half the expense. Signups require a good stand and timely seeding by 1963 fall. restrictions cover harvest limits, field duration, and eligible seedings with specified rates for crimson clover, ryegrass, rye, oats, barley, wheat, and mixtures.
Six tons of Civil Defense food medical and sanitary supplies and water drums were delivered from the Richmond depot to seven approved fallout shelters in Rockingham County. The van held 537 items for 2014 shelter residents and included candy bread fallout rations medical kits sanitary film bags and other emergency goods.
Women cast ballots as Iran elects 230 members of Parliament after a two year delay. The shah dissolved the 1961 Parliament and claimed the earlier vote was rigged while expanding franchise to women.
Realty listing notes several brick homes with 3 and 4 bedrooms in West and Southwest sections and many other attractive suburban houses. Call office for further particulars. Virginia L. Davis Realtor.
About 300 University of Illinois students, white and Negro, stood in silent vigil in Champaign protesting the Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls. Leaders said NIACEP would hold similar vigils all week at the university.
Algiers Ahmed Ben Bella has received a message from President Kennedy congratulating him on his election as president. The White House said the note wished him and his government success during a pivotal period in Algerian history.
The record for the world’s greatest average annual precipitation stands at 472 inches on Mount Waialeale in Kauai Hawaii. This extreme rainfall marks the peak of the global hydrological data.
The notice lists ad pricing at five percent discount for advance payment, a minimum charge of $1, and display rates at $1.75 per column inch. It notes space and border requirements, Memoriams, and deadlines 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon Saturday for the Monday edition. Phone number 662 3424 provided.
In Memoriam notes a son Donald Elmer De Haven died September 17, 1955 with a loving family tribute. The rest lists multiple for sale items including dogs, livestock, plants, pianos, wood, and assorted used vehicles with contact phone numbers and dates.
Four drivers were fined in Municipal Court for reckless driving. Julian D. Dove, 23, and William L. De Haven, 41, faced fines and costs totaling $16.75. A Kent Street youth, 17, and a 16 year old Cather Avenue resident were fined $15.50 each. Leo O. Leach, 35, of 533 Highland Ave., paid $38.25 after being convicted of assault on Ruth V. Leach. James Jo Bunyon, 41, of Ironton, Ohio, received a 30 day suspended jail term and $6.75 costs plus an extra $13.75 fine for drunkenness in public.
A listing of upcoming auctions and sales across Virginia and nearby areas. Denny’s Commission Auction, Win. Fall Sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange, estate sale for Mattie M. Grubbs, N. Va. Livestock showings, Patton’s Storage Co. at Denny’s, plus Ms. Harry Stouffer and George W. Clowsher Moving & Storage auctions. Coordinators include Orndorff & Cole and Chas. R. Duvall.
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