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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1957

Page

7

Feuding Haitian Candidates Keep Nation in Turmoil

In Port au Prince political rivals disrupted commerce and forced the Bank of Haiti to close. Army chief Gen Leon Cantave emerged as the sole remaining authority while Dejoie supporters shuttered main stores. Cantave banned political speeches to curb feuding after three provisional governments toppled since Feb. 1.

Port AU Prince Haiti Bank of Haiti Army Leon Cantave Louis Dejoie Dejoie Cantave

Soil formation takes 500 to 1000 years for one inch

Nature requires from five to ten centuries to create a single inch of good topsoil. This emphasizes slow soil development and the long timescales involved in soil formation.

Television Schedule Highlights for Channel 5 Evening Lineup

Evening programming lists many shows from 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm including Behind Badge, Sam 6 00, Jonathan Winters, NBC News, Arthur Murray Party, Circle Theater Night Court, Lone Wolf, Weather Sports, and The Billy Johnson Show. Also features Western Marshal Steve Donovan and Top Secret.

Badge B. Rash Gibbons Sam Superman Jonathan Winters NBC News Arthur Murray Jane Wyman Circle Theater Harkness Sprague Weather Channel 5 Billy Johnson Steve Donovan Search For Tomorrow Guiding Light News D. Douglas Miss Brooks Eve Arden Art Linkletter Bob Crosby Kit Carson Amos ‘N Andy My Little Margie Gale Storm

Television Schedule Fragments From Washington Cleveland Local Listings

A dense listing of TV and movie programs across channels 7 9 4 detailing air times titles and host segments. It lists sports news movietime dramas comedies game shows and public interest programs with scattered airings and color film notes.

VALC to Request More Liberal Teacher Benefits

The Virginia Advisory Legislative Council plans to ask the 1958 General Assembly to liberalize retirement and sick leave benefits for public school teachers. It would set 90 days of sick leave and a retirement age of 60 for those with 35 years in the profession, up from a 30 day sick leave maximum. Over two hours of testimony was heard from 50 speakers including superintendents principals teachers and PTAs and chambers of commerce.

Wytheville General Assembly Virginia Virginia Advisory Legislative Council VALC

Youth Burned Sunday Dies in Richmond Car Fire

In Richmond a 17 year old Chesterfield County youth Smiley Wallace King Jr. died from burns after a gasoline can exploded in a car he rode in. One other passenger Elmer Lee Craft Jr. 28 remained in critical condition while the driver D T Pulley Jr. 17 was not seriously injured.

Richmond Chesterfield County Smiley Wallace King Jr King Elmer Lee Craft Jr D. T. Pulley Jr

Sharp aftershock rattles San Francisco homes after March quake

A strong aftershock hit San Francisco near Mount Davidson late last night at 11 27 p m. Seismologist John Denoyer said it was one of the sharper aftershocks from the March 22 quake. About 300 aftershocks have been recorded by the seismograph station.

San

First Telegraph Message Chosen by Annie Elsworth

Annie Elsworth selected What hath God Wrought as the initial telegraph message sent in 1844, serving as secretary to Samuel Morse.

Annie Elsworth Samuel Morse

Shipe Retires As Postmaster At Middletown

William F. Shipe retires after 17 years as Middletown postmaster. Herbert S. Jones succeeds him, sworn in today. Jones a Missouri native served in the Marine Corps and has held local posts, while Shipe plans to continue writing historical pieces.

Shipe Middletown William F. Shipe Herbert S. Jones Jones U. S. Post Office Department Washington Mr. Shipe Jacob S. Danner Missouri Virginia Marine Corps Quantico 5Th Marine Regiment Zelda Rinker Anna Geddes Fairfax Wayne Elwood Geddes James T. Reeley Middletown Grange Odd Fellows Modern Woodmen Strasburg Christian Church Oddfellow The Star Hayfield Neva Crowser Oneta Shipe Cornell University Frank Shipe Dairy Research Cornell Arthur Shipe Romney W. Va Suzanne Patsy Frederick County

Grocer Lew Rankin Delighted by Quick Phone Order

In Paris Kentucky a grocer, Lew Rankin, cheerfully allowed a woman to place a long order via his telephone before she thanked him and left, then stood by in astonishment as she fulfilled the order with another grocer.

Paris Lewis Rankin

Teen-Age Film Makers Produce Movies on $15 Capital

Liberty Films a group of about 25 teenagers near Richmond with a $15 capital has completed casting for Weird Adventure a movie touting new photography methods to rival Cinemascope and vistavision Foremost officer Forest Sharpe 14 says the project aims for church and school showings A prior documentary played at a local church and more nature reels are in progress World of Nature is near one quarter finished Tommy Waters another teen VP notes the project helps youths during the summer morale and skill building.

Richmond Liberty Films Photography Ultravision Cinemascope Vistavision Forest Sharpe Chesterfield County Sharpe The Concern Liberty World of Nature Tommy Waters

Liberty Films Faces Budget Strains and Ultravision Talk

Sharpe notes Liberty Films has about 15 dollars in treasury as new cinema club expands. He explains the secret of ultravision would require costly production, while protography offers a cheaper tilted projector effect with convincing extra width. He credits self taught staff and technical know how for early success.

Cret Ultravision

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