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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1955

Page

2

Soviet Farm Leaders Tour Nebraska Amid Heat Wave

The Soviet delegation of farm leaders traveled across Nebraska in an all day tour ending in Yankton South Dakota after intense heat. They visited a turkey broiler plant erosion project hybrid seed corn farm and a bull stud then attended a picnic and cocktail party. Delegation head Vladimir Matskevich praised the open range after a 13 day Iowa visit.

Neb Nebraska Yankton S. D Iowa Omaha Joslyn Art Museum Sand Hills Vladimir Matskevich Barll Frank M. Reece Valentine

Guardsmen Enter Final Four Days Of Camp Training

At Indiantown Gap Pa 7000 guardsmen from the 29th National Guard Infantry Division including three regiments signal company div Artillery and headquarters units move into field bivouac for the final training phase. The 175th Infantry Division from Baltimore and other artillery battalions join for a 24 hour tactical exercise as they prepare to head home Friday with overnight stops planned at Ft Belvoir New Market Winchester and Culpeper Virginia. Friday departures include the 111th Field Artillery 29th Signal Co Virginia Headquarters Co 227th Field Artillery and the 116th Infantry Regiments First and Second Battalions.

Indiantown Gap 29Th National Guard 175Th Infantry Baltimore Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Ft. Belvoir New Market Winchester Culpeper 111Th Field Artillery 29Th Signal Co 227Th Field Artillery 116Th Infantry Regiment

Grandmother and Youth Wedding Stuns Sydney

In Sydney a 57 year old grandmother married an 18 year old youth named Colin Dempsey. The groom told a reporter that love defies age and that age should not count in their relationship.

Sydney Australia Colin Dempsey

Winchester Days Results and Prize Winners

Mrs. O. G. Gibson won fifth prize a bicycle and Mrs. Philip Whitney won the second prize. The Grim family, tied to the Winchester Police, plans a Florida trip but has no definite dates. Merchants reported strong opening day sales with 30 to 45 percent gains, and cooler weather boosted Friday and Saturday shopping. Bedroom furniture and a TV set prizes await claim at the Chamber of Commerce with alternate winners named if unclaimed by August 14.

O. G. Gibson Springcrest Ave Philip Whitney Shawnee Ave Grim Winchester Florida Chamber of Commerce

Red ships sighted off Fukien coast

The Central News Agency from Hong Kong reported two Soviet built minesweepers and a midget submarine sighted off the Fukien coast of Communist China, according to dispatches from Taipei Formosa.

Taipeh Formosa Central News Agency Hong Kong Fukien Communist China

Rioting in French Morocco after Aid el Kebir feast

The Moslem feast of Aid el Kebir sparked new clashes in French Morocco. Thirty nationalist rioters were killed and many others wounded, including French troops and Moroccan police. Police and nationalists fought in Marrakech and Moulay Idriss with several fatalities. Fires erupted in Marrakech as security patrolled the region.

Rabat French Morocco Aid-el-Kebir Marrakech Moulay Idriss Algeria French Foreign Legionnaires Nemencha Mohammed Moulay Ben Arafa Grandval

Visiting American Farmers Pressed for Farm Visits in Soviet Tour

A traveling group of 12 American farmers faced heavy hospitality in Krasnodar U S 8 R region with abundant food and vodka. They requested farm visits over champagne bottling works and lengthy lunches, later touring several collective farms and finding them less impressive than previous sites.

Krasnodar U. S Soviet Union Koban

School Repairs and Moves Across Frederick County

Elementary schools moved offices to the first floor and Handley High School expanded study space while art rooms and halls received floor work. City repairs for summer total about 2000 dollars within the regular budget. Superintendent Ayler notes no large projects finished. painting and touchups continue countywide. L. E. Cornell leads maintenance with two bus drivers and a janitor, taking over when school opens September 1.

John Kerr School Quarles Handley High School Frederick County Robert E. Ayler L. E. Cornell Cornell

Auction Notices for Tractors Real Estate and Goods

August sales include Ralph W. Horst auction in Marion Pennsylvania tractors and farm equipment on August 2 at 10 a.m. DST. W. E. Edwards trustee auctions real estate near Vaucluse on August 27 at 11 a.m. Charles R. Duvall auctioneer. Estate of Bessie C. Ramsburg auction August 20 at 10 a.m. EST Capon Bridge West Virginia real estate livestock farm machinery furniture and household goods H. F. Smith auctioneer.

Ralph W. Horst Marion Chambersburg W. E. Edwards Vaucluse Charles R. Duvall E.S.T Bessie C. Ramsburg Capon Bridge W. Va H. F. Smith

Private Physicians Get First Vaccine

Private physicians and public health agencies will begin polio inoculations for children aged 5 to 9 this month. The Public Health Service said 846000 vaccine shots are allocated, with distribution to states and physicians based on the 5 to 9 year old population. More vaccine will follow as it is manufactured and cleared for use.

Washington Public Health Service National Foundation For

Winchester Weekend Crashes Spark Minor Injuries and Drunk Driving Charge

A series of weekend accidents in Winchester caused no major injuries. A driver named Mr Larrick avoided medical care after a collision. another driver left the scene with an unidentified motorist. Two other wrecks on Liberty Ave and East Lane caused about 795 dollars in damage. Berryville police charged Paul Householder of Windber Pa with drunk driving after a 1 45 p m crash at Main and Buckmarsh Streets involving a 1953 De Soto downsized to minor damages.

Gore Memorial Hospital Winchester Liberty Ave J. A. Claycomb Harry D. Brown Elmer James Moats N. Cameron St Moats Charles Allen Dick National Ave Jack Shumaker Basil Cooper Berryville Pennsylvania Main Buckmarsh Paul Householder Windber U. S. Rt

Girl Kills Self While Hunting With Boy Friend

Lynn Faust nineteen years old killed herself with a shotgun while hunting with Buell Neidlinger in Weston Connecticut. He handed her the gun and she pressed the barrel to her chin and fired. The medical examiner ruled self inflicted death and noted personal crisis tendencies. Neidlinger required medical treatment for shock.

Weston Conn Lynn Faust Lynn Beau Buell Neidlinger Neidlinger Harry S. Phillips

Miss Braithwaite Dies in Winchester Hospital

Grace Ellen Braithwaite 62 of 438 Fairmont Ave died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after four weeks as a patient. Born January 9, 1893 in Frederick County she was daughter of the late Charles and Betty Weakley Braithwaite. She leaves six sisters and four brothers. Funeral at Omps Funeral Home 2 p.m. tomorrow with Rev. Carl W. Hiser officiating. Interment Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers: nephews Robert James Richard Bobbie William Charles Braithwaite.

Grace Ellen Braithwaite Fairmont Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital Frederick County Charles and Betty Weakley Braithwaite Evangelical United Brethren Church Golden Link Edward Newman Harrisburg Valda Dailey This City Larry Cunjak Helen Hawkins St. Petersburg Fla Frances Braithwaite Mable Lee Washington, D. C Edgar Braithwaite Middletown Charles Braithwaite Berryville Harry Braithwaite John Braithwaite Charles Town W. Va

Airmen Detainment Story Ties to American Officers

Red China denied spying claims about airmen and said Arnold wandered on a hill in Manchuria north of the Yalu when captured. Baumer, 32, commanded a B29 and is son of Mrs. Mary E. Baumer of Lewisburg. Vaadi, 31, husband of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Vaadi of Clayton New York, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Vaadi of La Fargeville. The airman and his wife have two young daughters. Vaadi was shot down near Berlin in 1945 and later served in the Air Force after joining in 1943.

Arnold Manchuria Yalu Baumer Mary E. Baumer S. Anthony St Lewisburg Vaadi Mary Elizabeth Vaadi Clayton N. Y John R. Vaadi RFD 1 la Fargeville Vandi Berlin Europe Air Force

Bridge Reopens After Roanoke River Collapse

A bridge on U.S. 1 over the Roanoke River south of here, which sagged Thursday night when two concrete supports failed, was reopened yesterday to traffic.

South Hill Roanoke River Here

Eruptions Trigger Mass Evacuation in Chile Lake District

In Chile's southern lake district near Valdivia, Mt Choshuenco joins Nilahue and Rinihue in spewing ash and lava. Hundreds flee as gas and stones cover fields. two dead, 34 rescued, 35 believed trapped. Governor Acuna Nunez calls it Chile's greatest catastrophe of this kind.

Valdivia Chile Lake District Santiago Choshuenco Nilahue Rinihue Nilahue River Ranco Lake Ranco Alejandro Acuna Nunez

CIO Board Approves $1 Per Member for AFL CIO Drive

The CIO executive board approves a voluntary one dollar per member contribution to AFL CIO organizing efforts to begin after the December merger. The spokesman says the fund could reach millions, with focus on retail workers office staff chemical sectors and Southern industries. No direct assessment on members.

Washington CIO Afl-Cio

Prisoner Gallagher faces new charges over killings in Korean War

Army says Gallagher, a former POW, is charged with actual killings while fellow inmates had alleged he informed. He was held for nearly three years and released in the 1953 Panmunjom exchange. Brooklyn's Cpl. Harold M. Dunn also faces collaboration charges. Dunn pled guilty last month, receiving eight years and a dishonorable discharge.

Gallagher Army Panmunjom Korea Cpl Harold M. Dunn Brooklyn Dunn

Mother Bucked Car Over 2 Year Old Son in Driveway

In Brand y Virginia a two year old boy named Roderick Brown was killed when his mother Rebecca Lee Brown backed a family car out of the garage and ran over him in the driveway. The mother said she did not know the child was in the yard.

Brandy Roderick Brown Rebecca Lee Brown

Baby dies in Dallas after birth during polio crisis

Michael Edward Schwartz, born two weeks earlier to Mrs Edward J Schwartz who was in critical condition with bulbar polio, died last night. The mother was hypnotized during the six hour labor.

Dallas Tex Michael Edward Schwartz Edward J Schwartz

How's Your I.Q. Answers Quiz Page 4

Answers to the page four quiz appear with numbered items and terse responses. The list includes locations like Chicago and China, confirms True and Yes, and cites figures or terms such as Arbitrate and Oliver Cromwell. the final item is Disagreeable.

Chicago

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