Princesses named to Court of Queen Shenandoah XXVIII
Four colleges in Virginia West Virginia and Maryland announce representatives for the Apple Blossom Festival Court. selections named Miss Mary Anne Burgner West Virginia University Miss Lucille Heydorn Averett College Miss Anne Radford St Marys Seminary Junior College and Miss Louise Diaz Fairfax Hall Junior College Aimed at April 28 29 ceremonies with campus activities and honors noted for each student.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Monford D. Custer
Mary Anne Burgner
Robert B. Evans
Cincinnati
Ohio
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Miss Burrener
Welch, W. Va
Duke University School of Nursing
Delta Gamma
Orchesis
National College Dance Society
Ytoonawa
WVU
Lucille Abbie Heydorn
William A. Heydorn
Hawthorne
N. Y
Averett College
Danville
Heydorn
Pleasantville
Averett
Chanticleer
Alpha Pi Epsilon
Anne Waller Radford
duVal Radford
Forest
St. Mary’s Seminary
St. Mary’s City
Radford
Louise Alexander Diaz
John A Diaz
Tampa
Fla
Fairfax Hall
Waynesboro
H. B. Plant High School
Blizzard Across Plains Drifts South and East
A powerful blizzard moved eastward across the Great Plains bringing heavy snow and biting cold. Up to 18 inches fell in Wyoming and Montana with 5 to 17 inches in parts of New York and New England, while dust storms crippled eastern Colorado and Kansas. Twelve deaths were blamed on the weekend weather, including a dust-blind airplane crash in Colorado and multiple traffic accidents. Air traffic was paralyzed in Wyoming, Montana, and some counties faced power cuts. roads and highways were closed and towns were isolated as the storm unsettled the region.
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Great Plains
Colorado
Kansas
Wyoming
Montana
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Chadron
Neb
South Dakota
Billings
Sheridan
Lusk
Gillette
Bruce Young
Oklahoma
Checotah
Oklahoma City
Mid-Atlantic
New England
New York City
Congressman Harrison Reports From Washington Tonight
Burr P. Harrison reports from Washington at 6 50 P M for WSVA TV Channel 3. The broadcast provides updates on federal actions and political developments across the capital.
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Burr P. Harrison
Washington
Wsva-Tv
Dry Weather Triggers Brush Fires Areawide
Area firemen tamed two local grass fires yesterday afternoon and two Saturday, one burning 15 acres. Ten fires have hit the region since March 30 amid continued dry conditions and high winds. Statewide, 550 Virginia forest fires this year prompted 24 hour tower watch and warnings from officials. Fire Chief Barr offered controlled burn help via his number for safe disposal.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Richard Cather
Nain
Clearbrook
Round Hill
Shawnee
Albin
Cather Place
Cather
Hawthorne Drive
Blue Ridge Drive
Middle Road
Nail’s
George Dean
Frederick County
Tom Rosenberger
Taylor Barr
DAV Head Hits More Ending Vets Wartime Benefits
The Virginia Disabled American Veterans closed their Spring Conference with a critique of the January 31 order ending wartime benefits. National DAV Commander Judge Alfred L. English urged strong veteran enrollment to safeguard rehabilitation programs for disabled vets and urged continued support for veteran widows and dependents.
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Virginia
DAV
Alfred L. English
Eisenhower
English
George Washington Hotel
Air Force
America
Melvin E. Cox
Heaviest March Rainfall in 11 Years Reported
The region saw a record March rainfall totaling 4.28 inches the heaviest since 1944. Temperatures swung from 17 to 74 degrees with a 19 degree low on March 27 making headlines. Frost trimmed peach and cherry crops while apples fared better and buds were 10 days ahead of normal as of mid March.
Weather Outlook: Mild Start Ends With Cooler Tomorrow
The day stayed sunny and mild with a high of 58 degrees and a low of 37 at night. An AP forecast predicts continued fair weather but cooler temperatures tomorrow with a low around 30 to 35 degrees. Last year on this date saw a high of 42 and a low of 24.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Flying saucer death reported in Manila incident
The Daily Mirror cites the Philippines death as attributed to a flying saucer. Angel Lamar reportedly killed during a dispute with Maxim Lamer over flying saucers. Also advertises breakfast set specials and wrought iron furniture at Schewel Furniture Store in Winchester.
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Manila
The
Daily Mirror Today
Philippines
Angel Lamar
Maxim Lamer
Schewel Furniture Store
Cork St
Winchester
Purge of Five Year Plan Chief Reported by Peiping Radio
Peiping Radio reports that Kao Kang, head of the Chinese five year plan, was purged from the Communist Party ranks and then died by his own hand. The dispatch notes the incident as a purge by the Reds in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Chinese Communist Party
Kao Kang
New York Population Reaches Record 8 Million
New York City's population hit a new high of 8,056,000 as of last December 31, per the Department of City Planning estimate.
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New York
New York City
Department of City Planning
Arbitrator Rules Mill Carding Workload Reasonable
An arbitrator case in Virginia finds the card tender and utility service man assignment to six cards on the improved basis reasonable and proper. The decision, dated March 31, stems from a dispute over workloads in the mill’s carding department that began in 1954 when workers refused to report to work. The ruling supports management after surveys by Bruce Payne Associates and Ross Groshong, with union official Charles Kligman and company representative Flournoy Largent Jr. cited.
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Virginia Woolen Company
Jacob A. Stein
Washington
Stein
Bruce Payne Associates
United Textile Workers of America
A.F. of L
Ross Groshong
Groshong
Charles Kligman
Charles J. Kligman
Flournoy L. Largent, Jr
Hoover Commission cites potential 150 million savings in transport
The Hoover Commission reports that consolidating US transportation services could save 150 million dollars annually. It urges shifting more transport funds to private industry and placing Defense and civilian transport under unified directors, with reforms to cargo and personal move practices abroad.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Commission On
Hoover
Defense Department
Military Air Transport
Navy
Air Force
Dulles Rejects Japanese Bid For Immediate Policy Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles declined an abrupt Japanese request for top level talks in Washington. Hatoyama supporters condemned the move as a rebuff while Tokyo officials and opposition blamed timing and notice.
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Tokyo
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Ichiro Hatoyama
United States
Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsi
Dulles
Hatoyama
Democratic Party
Washing
Wilson plans further Army manpower cuts to 1,027,000 by mid 1956
Secretary of Defense Wilson outlined a plan to reduce Army strength from about 1,250,000 to 1,102,000 by summer and to 1,027,000 by June 30, 1956. He cited tests at Fort Benning and Fort Hood and emphasized maintaining deterrence with a strong retaliatory and continental defense system.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Budget Bureau
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Ridgway
Ft. Hood
Tex
Wth
United States
Strategic Air Command
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Strategic Air Force
Forrestal
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Cleveland Woman Hurt Crossing Highway in Ohio
Ohio woman Ethel Steinberger, 59, of Cleveland, was seriously injured after being struck by a 1947 Chrysler driven by Donn Taylor near Winchester. She suffered fractures to both legs and left hip with facial injuries. Trooper Broach said no charges were filed yet. Husband and other victims mentioned, with two local youths slowly improving after prior bicycle accidents.
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Ohio
U. S. Rt
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
W. B. Broacn
Ethel Steinberger
Cleveland
Broach
Steinberger
Donn Taylor
U. S. Navy
Little Creek
Martin Storer
U. S. Army
Fort Lee
Taylor
Donald Nixdorff
Amherst St
Martinsburg Hospital
William Green
Quicksburg
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Nixdorff
S. Kent St
Raymond Kerns
Woodrow Kerns
N. Cameron St
Theodore Smith
Shirley Smith
Fire Burns Home on Sulphur Spring Road
A four room frame and shingle house owned by Robert Boyce burned at about 5 45 pm yesterday off Sulphur Spring Road. The owner, wife away, and three daughters were elsewhere. Two fire companies fought the blaze, saving nearby property as water was pumped from a distant well.
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Robert Boyce
Mr. Boyce
Death Toll Rises To Thirteen In Colima Holiday Train Crash
A Mexico Colima State holiday train derailment near Alsaba left 13 dead as nine died at once and four more later. Rescue operations faced hazards along the Canyon of Death with several passengers still missing and searchers resuming at dawn.
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Colima
Mexico
Colima State
Salinas Reynosa
Reynosa
Pacific Coast
Alsaba
Guadalajara
el Informador
Mexico City
National Railways Express
Manzanillo
Ciudad Guzman
Division Point
Pacific Beaches
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Lucille Heydorn
Hawthorne, N. Y
Anne Radford
Forest, Va
Louise Diaz
Princesses
St. Anne’s
Charlottesville
St. Mary's
St. Catherine’s School
Richmond
Atlantic Association
House Committee
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
County
Charles City
Chesapeake Pulp Co
Arfitrato
Westover Field
Mass
Berlin
Okinawa
Germany
Russia
Red China
U. S
Socialist Party
Sulphur Spring Rd
Burns
Canyon
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