Postmaster Schedules Apple Blossom Festival Postal Hours
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston announces a two day Apple Flossom Fest schedule with Winchester post office windows closing at 12 noon. Thursday regular rural and city carrier routes run as near normal. Friday carriers depart about 8 a.m. to finish by noon. Parcel post and special delivery as available. mailboxes to be cleared after delivery.
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Wilbur R. Johnston
Winchester
Uty
Star
City & Rare
Legion Officers Will Be Honored At Reception
At the April meeting of Conrad Hoover Post 21 American Legion the executive committee set a reception for 6:30 to 7:30 p m tomorrow at the Post Home on the Berryville Pike honoring state commander Rev John J Howard of Crewe and adjutant Charles Kessler of Richmond and their wives The Auxiliary will arrange the event and invite all post members and wives The board also voted to donate new American flags to the Winchester Police Department and to the Rouss Fire Company's Junior Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
State Legion
John J. Howard
Crewe
Charles Kessler
Richmond
Berryville Pike
Winchester Police Department
Rouss Fire Company
Goode Stewart Win Bridge Match At George Washington Hotel
Mrs. Richard A. Goode and Mrs. Harry Stewart won the regular Duplicate match of the Junior Contract Bridge Club at the George Washington Hotel on Monday evening. Runners up were Mrs. Richard Boxwell and Mrs. Roy Williams with Nacie Dorsey and Nelvin Hall in third and Jack Sheets and David Tavenner in fourth. The next meeting for experienced duplicate players will be May 12 at 8 p.m. at the same hotel.
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Richard A. Goode
Harry Stewart
Contract
George Washington Hotel
Richard Boxwell
Roy Williams
Nacie Dorsey
Nelvin Hal
Jack Sheets
David Tavenner
Miner Fatally Injured in Keen Mountain Slate Fall
Ernest Shortridge a 47 year old Buchanan County coal miner died after a slate fall at Island Creek Coal Co Keen Mountain mine in Richlands. He died in hospital shortly after the 10 a m accident leaving a wife and two daughters.
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Richlands
Buchanan County
Ernest Shortridge
Island Creek Coal Co
Keen Mountain
Shortridge
Principal goods moved through the Suez Canal in 1956
A New York Times chart notes northbound trade centered on oil, ore, grains, oil seeds and textiles with oil at 76.5 percent of tonnage. Southbound shipments chiefly included metal products, cement, fertilizer, and oil.
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Suez Canal
The
New York Times
Racial Hurdle Faces Southern Presbyterian Adjournment
The 98th General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church nears adjournment but must resolve racial issues. It unanimously recommended Dr. James A. Millard Jr. as its seventh stated clerk, though he has not yet decided about accepting. Millard, from Bristol Tennessee, has led pastorates in Emory, Virginia, New Orleans, and Hot Springs.
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Charlotte
N. C
98Th General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
James A. Millard Jr
Assembly
General Assembly
Council of Christian Relations
Millard
Austin Theological Seminary
Austin
Texas
Bristol, Tenn
Emporia
New Orleans
Hot Springs
Ark
Bishop Ireton to be buried in Richmond Cathedral
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton, 75, who led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond for a generation, will be buried Saturday in Sacred Heart Cathedral. His body moves from Georgetown Hospital to the cathedral Thursday for a solemn requiem mass led by Archbishop Francis P. Keough.
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Richmond
Peter L. Ireton
Ireton
Georgetown Hospital
Washington, D.C
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Francis P. Keough
District motel meeting of Quality Courts United
Curtis Money Boxwood Motel and Carl W Sirbaugh attend a two day regional convention at the Williamsburg Lodge Williamsburg by delegates from Virginia North Carolina and West Virginia. The non profit association covers about 500 independently operated tourist courts across states east of the Mississippi and Canada with main office in Daytona Beach Florida.
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Curtis Money
Boxwood Motel
Carl W. Sirbaugh
Williamsburg Lodge
Williamsburg
Mississippi
Canada
Daytona Beach
Fla
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
The puzzle lists across and down clues including Price Girl's name Goddess a growing vegetation and many others with partial answers like Proselyte to Judaism and Slight taste, inviting solvers to complete the grid.
Broadcasters Urged To Editorialize On Public Issues
FCC official John C. Doerfer urged radio and TV stations to broaden editorial use on public controversies. He criticized some newspapers' news handling and warned broadcasters must present opposing views fairly and ensure responsible community voices are aired.
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LOS Angeles i
John C. Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission Today
Doerfer
National Assn. of Broadcasters
Employment Office Closed on Friday at Winchester VA
The Winchester Virginia Employment Service office on W Piccadilly Street will be closed all day Friday, the second day of the festival. Manager Frank Bailey said it will reopen Monday at 8:15 a.m.
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Winchester
Virginia Employment Service
W. Piccadilly St
Frank Bailey
Army Men Accept Irradiated Food With Enthusiasm
Enlisted volunteers at Ft. Lee sampled irradiated foods in a two group test comparing irradiated and conventionally preserved meals. None knew which item they ate. after the meal three veterans guessed pork and praised the flavor, as the two year program assesses taste texture and sensory traits of irradiated meats fruits and vegetables.
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FT. Lee Va
Ft. Lee Mess Hall
Army
M. Sp
John W. Alcott
Harrisonburg
Hubert H. Youngblood
Norfolk
Youngblood
Fire damages hospital incinerator chute in Richmond
Sheltering Arms Hospital suffered several thousand dollars in damage when a blaze started in an incinerator chute between the second and third floors. Eighteen patients were moved to safety and no injuries were reported. Most damage came from the water used to fight the fire.
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Richmond
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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