Tornadoes Strike Virginia and Carolinas Killing Six
Deadly tornadoes hit Virginia and the Carolinas after earlier outbreaks in the South. At least six dead, all in North Carolina, and more than 150 injured as homes and businesses were destroyed across a 150 mile swath from northeastern South Carolina to eastern North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
Carolinas
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Highsmith Farms
Roseboro
Raleigh
N. C
Raeford
Norfolk
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Falkville
Ala
Hamilton
Winfield
Grayson
Calhoun
Fairmont
South Georgia
Telfair
Jefferson
S.C
Wallace
D.C
Chesterfield
Cheraw
Clearbrook Fire Co Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
Lawrence W H Lawrence Jr was reelected president of the Clearbrook Fire Company at the annual meeting held last night at the fire hall. Directors elected for a three year term: Henry Cline William Boden Grover Teets Gordon Armel Huyett Light John Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
Clearbrook Fire Company
Henry Cline
William Boden
Grover Teets
Gordon Armel
Revival Services Each Week At Calvary Baptist Church
Everson Ever Revival Services announced for every week at Calvary Baptist Church. Evening services begin at 8 p m featuring preaching, singing, and communal prayer to welcome visitors and strengthen faith in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Truck Flipped by Tornado Stages Across Highway
Tractor trailer driven by David A. Petty of Reidsville North Carolina was struck by a tornado near Wallace South Carolina. The vehicle was hurled off the road, then set back on its wheels, with witnesses noting it rose high enough to allow another truck to pass underneath.
Moore Seeks Re-Election To Delegates Seat In Virginia
E B Moore four time speaker of the Virginia House files for re election as delegate from Berryville in the July 9 Democratic primary. The veteran Byrd led machine backs his bid while George Cochran of Staunton campaigns to win the speakership with three term limit talk sparking debate on party flexibility and younger leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
B—E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
House
Moore
del. George Cochran
Staunton
Friends of
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Cochran
Democratic Party
Miss Lee Named Honorary Fire Chief for Apple Blossom Parade
Miss Phyllis Ann Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Lee Sr of Berryville is Honorary Fire Chief of the John H Enders Fire Company for the Apple Blossom Festival parade on May 2 She attends Clarke County High School and will compete with other Honorary Fire Chiefs from nearby states for the Out of Town Honorary Fire Chief title in a pre parade contest
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Ann Lee
Raymond Lee
Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Clarke County
Miss Lee
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Sheriff Bars Door To Banjo Carrying Visitors
Suffolk County Sheriff Charles Dominy bars self styled missionaries and banjo playing evangelists from visiting prisoners at the county jail to prevent possible jailbreaks. He warned a banjo case could hide a submachine gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverhead
N. Y
Suffolk County
Charles Dominy
Dominy
Big ships use Suez Canal as clearance resumes
The two largest tankers to pass since the blockage entered Port Said on opening day for ships up to 20,000 tons. Elizabeth 19,418 tons and Fina Canada 20,776 tons bound for Middle East oil ports. Oceania 12,839 tons with 809 passengers due later to begin the 103 mile south run. U.N. salvage crews raised the sunken Abukir and reopened the channel to ships of greater capacity gradually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Suez Canal
Port Said
Elizabeth
Fina Canada
Middle East
Suez
Oceania
Australia
U.N
Abukir
Raymond A. Wheeler
E. L. M. Burns
U. N
Ashkelon
Israel
Burns
U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission
House-to-House Cancer Canvass Set for Winchester Tonight
The Winchester Frederick County unit of the American Cancer Society holds a house-to-house canvass tonight starting at 6 30 with sound track from Pine Motor Company. Sponsored by the Women's Civic League under Mrs Bradford Bennett with listed captains and lieutenants and a contact number MO 2 5980 for donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester-Frederick County
American Cancer Society
Pine Motor Company
Winchester
Women's Civic League
Bradford Bennett
Man Made Snow Avalanche Kills Two in Colorado
A deliberate avalanche along U.S. Highway 40 near Berthoud Pass west of Denver killed Cameraman John Hermann and highway worker Wayne Whitlock. Wyatt, an 18 year old Salt Lake City helper, escaped from two feet of snow, while Ted Bakken led the avalanche firing. The slide buried the highway under 20 feet of snow and rock, destroying trees as it roared down a 1500 foot wide slope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Colo
Roland Wyatt
Salt Lake City
John Hermann
Wayne S. Whitlock
Colorado Highway Department
Highway Department
U.S. Highway 40
Blue Hill
Berthoud Pass
Denver
Whitlock
U.S. 40
Hermann
Walt Disney Productions
Wyatt
Ted Bakken
Bakken
Reds Give U S Attache 48 Hours to Leave Hungary
Budapest reports accuse Capt. Thomas R. Gleason and Col. James C. Todd of open espionage and order Gleason to depart within 48 hours. The U S legation disputes the charge as inaccurate while noting a film reel with family and landscape shots was surrendered after lengthy questioning by Hungarian security police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
U.S
Hungary
Budapest
Thomas R. Gleason
U. S
Legation
Gleason
Urbana
Ill
James C. Todd
Tulsa
Okla
Todd
N. Spencer Barnes
Foreign Ministry
Train Hits Army Pickup Truck Kills Two Near Lancaster
A Pennsylvania crossing disaster killed two Army field surveyors for the Corps of Engineers. Donald A. Molitor, 35, of Alexandria, Virginia, died at the scene. Emory G. Edwards, 20, of Clarksburg, Maryland, died later in Lancaster hospital. Engineer G. J. Kimmick, Camp Hill, said he saw the truck too late at 75 mph. Molitor leaves a widow and one child. Edwards was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Here
G. J. Kimmick
Camp Hill
Harrisburg
Donald A. Molitor
Alexandria
Emory G. Edwards
Clarksburg
Molitor
Edwards
Army
Washington
Army Corps of Engineers
Frost Forecast Says Little Fruit Damage Expected
Severe frost is forecast but not expected to harm fruit unless extreme. Interior lows 28 to 34 with mid 20s in mountains. Entomologist Dr Walter S Hough doubts harm and notes apples and peaches moving along on average. Record shows 44 high and 34 low today with April totals 3.22 and 9.85 for 1957. Community hall ham and chicken dinner April 11 5 to 8 pm for Rest Church. Colored eggs for Easter listed with contact phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Hough
Winchester Research Laboratory
Ridgeway Community Hall
Benefit Rest Church
Middletown State Bank to Open Stephens City Branch
J. J. Pickeral announces consent from the State Corporation Commission and the FDIC to start a Stephens City branch. Remodeling is underway at the Baptist Building with a vault and new fixtures. Anticipated opening around June 1, with capital exceeding $1,000 to meet branch needs. Miss Sarah Ridings will manage, assisted by Joseph Funk. Officers include J. J. Pickeral president and J. Frederick Larrick vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
J. J. Pickeral
Middletown State Bank
State Corporation Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Stephens City
Baptist
William §. Sargent
Winchester
Byron O. Brumback
Cashier
J. D Huffman
Garland Snapp
W. R. Campbell
Alfred L. Snapp
James W. GoHaday
Charles E. Bass
Ralph M Wakeman
Weather outlook and moon phase note
Clear and frosty night with interior frost likely low 28 to 34 in most areas. Coast mid 30s, mountains around the mid 20s, Wednesday partly cloudy with sun. Sunrise 5 44 a m and moon set 3 03 a m on Wednesday with a full moon. Sunday.
Queen Shenandoah Crowned? English Bride for 1957 Apple Blossom
Miss Anne Denise Doughty Tichborne of Winchester England, aged 19, named 1957 Apple Blossom Queen. She will be crowned May 2 at 2 30 p m by Lord De La Warr in Winchester, Virginia, during the festival’s 350th anniversary year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
England
Anne Denise Doughty- Tichborne
Hampshire
Virginia
Shenandoah
Sir Anthony
Antonia Doughty Tichborne
Italy
Spain
William Snagge
Eleanor Randolph Smith
Massachusetts
Viscountess Harcourt
Washington, D. C
Vicount Harcourt
Shenandoah-elect
Tichborne
Lord de la Warr
London
Deltchenburne
Henry de Blois
Stephen
Roger Tichborne
Tichborne House
War Department
Lady Ticheborne
United States 9Th Infantry Division
Lady Tichborne
Tichbornes
Anne Denise Tichborne
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Anne Denise Doughty-Tichborne
Clearbrook Fire Co
Lawrence
E. B. Moore
Delegates
Phyllis Lee
Pege 2
Charles Watson
Harry L. Lovett
Harry Ebert, Jr
Samuel Whitacre
Charles Lillis
Clarence Hill
George Turner
Marshall Boyd
W. E. Adams
Harry Haines
Annie Baltimore
Philip Whitney
William Bursey
Nancy Crim
Thomas Graham
Roy Bayliss
Joseph Lingo
Harry Carper
Eugene Lofton
E. W Truslow
Bryan Breckinridge
Dwayne Knight
J. T Clevenger
Charles Patton
James March
Henry Eavis
E. E. Hershman
George Weidig
Charles Harris
Howard Carper
Joseph Haines
Donald Bush
Richard Boxrell
Paul Ensogna
James D. Shockey
T. W. Massie
William E. Eisenberg
H. A. Benham
Carroll D. Mason
J. A. Green, Jr
John Carr
Dabney Watts
William Grove
Paul Beable
Seymour Barr
George Snider
Thomas Sprint
Bennett
Pifer Printing CO
S. Braddock St
Young Men’s Sport Shop
Loudoun St
City
George H. Smith
Department of the Queen
Knights of the Shire
Sir Anthony Tichborne
Eton
County of London Yeomanry
Desert
Africa
Sir Harold Snagge
Snagge
Royal Navy
Law
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