Cyprus curfew widens as Britons hunt rebel gunmen
1500 British troops from four regiments search a 50 square mile coastal region in northern Cyprus aided by ships and helicopters. A dusk to dawn curfew blocks sea approaches to 12 villages east of Kyrenia after gunmen killed a Cyprus Mines Corp official and wounded two. Governor Harding bans entry of vessels into the curfewed area to seal off insurgent escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicossa
Cyprus
EOKS
Mediterranean
Cyprus Mines Corp
Sir John Harding
Harding
Kyrenia
Britain
Frederick
Clearbrook Fire Hall
Bayliss & Patterson
E. Piccadilly
Alcohol and Gas Don’t Mix Stay Alive in 56
A compact report notes an accident theme from 1955 to 1956 focusing on alcohol and gasoline dangers. Frederick Clarke is referenced as a source or participant in the discussion of safe handling and public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don’t Mix
Frederick Clarke
Grace Kelly Confusion Hits Winchester Clerk
Grace Kelly in Winchester, a secretary for the Winchester Tuberculosis Association and married to Granville M. Kelly, faces jokes about her name after the Monaco wedding. A Detroit clerk named Grace Kelley also endures taunts over her signature on license forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Associated Press
Grace Kelley
Detroit
Winchester Tuberculosis Association
Granville M. Kelly
Horse Lifts Child Across Fence Kills Infant
In Mount Olive Mississippi a work horse lifted 20 month old Johnnie Ray Nichols over a fence with its teeth and kicked him to death. The uncle, Vesta Barnes, said the horse had never been deemed dangerous though used to pull logs. The boy died before a doctor arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Olive
Miss
Vesta Barnes
Johnnie Ray Nichols
Barnes
Fourth Annual Spring Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale Tops State
The 1,643 cattle sold at the Farmers Livestock Exchange averaged 123.16 per head and 20.05 per hundredweight, grossing 202,345.67. Sale manager I. Fred Stine credited a very satisfactory sale amid current prices, with 70 buyers from six states. Morris Fannon was auctioneer as steers and heifers carried diverse weights and values, led by W. B. Clagett with 89 head purchased for 12,332.41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Livestock Exchange
I. Fred Stine
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers’ Association, Inc
Morris Fannon
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
New York
North Carolina
Clagett
W. B. Clagett
Berryville
Russell Arundel
Warrenton
Gayle Locke
Otis Lathan
Haymarket
Delaplane
Charles FE. Strother
Frederick
Clarke County
Fire Leaves 300 Homeless in Japan
A wind fueled fire in Mito Japan destroyed 71 homes leaving 300 people homeless. One person was reported injured as the blaze burned for about 25 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Mito
Gaylord Post Office Closes Today After 34 Years
The Gaylord post office in Clarke County ends operations tonight after 34 years run by Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hayslett. They purchased the building and country store on November 1 1922. Since news of the closing appeared in postal journals, collectors from across the United States and Canada have requested Last Cancellation Letters and signatures, adding to the workload during closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Gaylord
Clarke County
H. W. Haysiett
Haysletts
Hayslett
Charles MacArthur Dies Playwright and Front Page Co author
Charles MacArthur sixty former newspaperman and husband of Helen Hayes died in New York Hospital after nephritis and severe anemia. He co authored The Front Page with Ben Hecht and wrote The Scoundrel earning an Oscar. He was remembered as a brilliant lively figure in the theatre world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles MacArthur
Helen Hayes
New York Hospital
Miss Hayes
MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Hecht
Hollywood
Alexander Woollcott
Chicago
Truman daughter Margaret weds Clifton Daniel Jr in Independence
Margaret Truman, daughter of former President Harry S. Truman, married Clifton Daniel Jr., New York Times foreign editor, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence Missouri. A two week Nassau honeymoon follows as the couple and their families celebrate the quiet ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Margaret
White House
Clifton Daniel Jr
Little Trinity Episcopal Church
Truman
N. Delaware St
Nassau
Daniel
New York Times
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bess Wallace
Will
National Guard
Woodrow Wilson
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Sen
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
the Family Church
Independence, Mo
Soviet Leaders Break Through Cold British Reception
Soviet Communist Party chief Nikita Khrushchev and Premier Bulganin work to soften Britain's chilly welcome during their visit. They press arms race warnings in Greenwich and Harwell, meet at Chequers, and plan Windsor audience with Queen Elizabeth II as a 300-strong crowd observes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Britain
Khrushchev
Greenwich
Royal Naval
Malenkov
Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Harwell
Oxford
Chequers
Offi
Cial
Eden
Queen Elizabeth II
Windsor Castle
Igor Kurchatov
Sergei
Stevenson urges U S halt to Pacific H bomb test
Adlai E Stevenson proposes the United States call off the Pacific hydrogen bomb test next month to show leadership in disarmament. He criticizes the Eisenhower administration as rigid and urges serious consideration of stopping further tests amid world pressure for peace. He notes Asian resentment over U S atomic use in World War II and says other nations should follow if they do not curb tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Pacific
Eisenhower
Russia
American Society of Newspaper Editors
U. S
Stevenson
Thomas E. Murray
Asia
Japan
America
Kefauver Sticks to Campaign Trail Into Oregon
Stevenson and Harriman attend Kefauver campaign events as most top Democrats rally in Washington for a party dinner. Kefauver continues touring Oregon while Eisenhower is billed to speak on foreign policy at a dinner hosted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Oregon
Eisenhower
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Winchester Star Reaches Finals in National Contest
The Winchester Evening Star is named one of the ten best newspapers in its circulation class by 26th annual N W Ayer judging. The Star praised for readability page balance and photo reproduction, marking a second top ten finish since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Star
Winchester Evening Star
United States
the Star
N. W. Ayer and Son, Inc
Philadelphia
Gaylord W. Harnwell
University of Pennsylvania
Winchester
Ayer
The
Star
U. S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Eugene P. Miller
Hedrick D. Koontz
George V. Lutz
Edwin F. Ritter
Final Quartet of Princesses Named for Queen Shenandoah Court
Four finalists for the Queen Shenandoah Court were announced. They include Laura MacArthur representing Virginia Intermont College Bristol Randolph Macon Woman's College Lynchburg Madison College Harrisonburg and Greenbrier College Lewisburg W V Elizabeth Ann Ballard 18 daughter of Felix Williams Ballard Peterstown will represent Virginia Intermont College in the Queen's Court at the Festival next week Ballard is a Peterstown High School graduate and salutatorian and a Phi Theta Kappa member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Shenandoah
Apple Blossom Festival Court
Elizabeth Ann Ballard
Virginia Interment College
Virginia Woodruff Price
Shenandoah
Laura MacArthur
Virginia
Interment College
Bristol
Randolph Macon Woman's College
Lynchburg
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
W. Va
Felix Williams Ballard
Peterstown
Virginia Intermont Col
Queen's Court
Ballard
Peterstown High School
Phi Theta Kappa
Miss Shenandoah Valley Contest Finalists Revealed
Miss Dona Hicks of Front Royal won the title and will ride in the Grand Feature Parade of the Apple Blossom Festival. Miss Juanita Daugherty placed fourth representing Winchester, with Miss Margaret Ramey and the two contestants accompanied by Donald Larrick, chairman of the Winchester Frederick County honorary fire chiefs committee. The state winner advances to the Miss America contest in Atlantic City this September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Daugherty
New Market
Winchester
Frederick County
Margaret Ramey
Donald N. Larrick
Dona Hicks
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Market Street Methodist Church
Roanoke
Atlantic City
N. J
Meeting of Clearbrook auxiliary set for April 24
The auxiliary of the Clearbrook Fire Co. will meet Tuesday night April 24 at 8 p.m. at the fire hall to elect officers. Mrs. Marl Hannum is president. A Sunday dinner is served at Shirkey's Restaurant Sunnyside from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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The
Clearbrook Fire Co
Marl Hannum
House of Good Food Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
Peach Damage from Cold Wave Hits Apple Crops
Sub freezing temperatures caused damage to area apple crops with Delicious variety sustaining severe harm in low-lying fields. Temperatures fell to 25 degrees in Winchester and 20 in Berryville with unofficial 15 degrees near Jefferson County. Growers warn it is too early to estimate overall losses while noting peaches escaped worst of the freeze and apples may bloom next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Berryville
Jefferson County
W. Va
George B. Holtzman
Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co
Mt. Jackson
Ed Daughtrey
Crozet
Albemarle County
Junior Miss at James Wood High Draws Crowd
An estimated 500 attended the James Wood High School Senior Class presentation of Junior Miss directed by G Heath Walsh. Cast members include Tommy Ashton Betty Myers Doris Conner Betty Hammack Marydel Stockdale Nan Zirkle John Billmyer Jean Logan Ronald Good Lonnie Van Gilden Billy Ewing Wayne Dick Tommy Driver Richard Swisher Vincent Kelchner and Allen Kendall. Proceeds benefit the class gift to the school and the senior trip with plans for a Richmond Williamsburg area tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood High School
G. Heath Walsh
Tommy Ashton
Betty Myers
Doris Conner
Betty Hammack
Marydel Stockdale
Nan Zirkle
John Billmyer
Jean Logan
Ronald Good
Lonnie van Gilden
Billy Ewing
Wayne Dick
Tommy Driver
Richard Swisher
Vincent Kelchner
Allen Kendall
Richmond-Williamsburg
Weather notes and city office closing notice
The forecast calls for 42 to 48 tonight with a cloudy windy Sunday and scattered showers in the north with possible showers south. Turning colder north portion by night. City offices will close Saturdays starting May 5 1956 and be open Monday to Friday 8 30 am to 5 pm. Riteway Cleaners reminds to drop off dry cleaning. closures for Apple Blossom Festival April 26 27.
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Porton
Winchester
the Revenue City
Phoce
Riteway Cleaners
Braddock St
Piccadilly St
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Terri
Greece
City
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
Kefauver
ASNE
District of Columbia
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