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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1957

Page

16

Debris Cleared from Town After Flaming Gasoline Crash

Venice Ohio residents cleared charred debris from the crossroads town after a car tanker collided and spilled flaming gasoline. One man, Adolph Woodrey of Hamilton, was killed. a woman in the car remained unaccounted for. The truck driver Albert Koewler of Dayton escaped with a minor head wound as two homes a restaurant and a service station were destroyed or heavily damaged and utility services were knocked out.

Venice Ohio Adolph Woodrey Hamilton Albert Koewler Dayton Woodrey Butler County

Eighth Conner reunion draws attendees from multiple towns

The eighth Conner reunion was held at the Lions Shelter in Winchester. Attendees included numerous Conner family members and spouses from Stephens City Middletown Strasburg Shenandoah Front Royal Baltimore Charlottesville Manassas Atlanta and New York with many children present.

Middletown Conner Lions Shelter Winchester Earl Shiley Sharon Newlin Carlton Conner Judy Green Joe Horwath E. R. Conner Clarence Conner Austin Conner H. W. Conner Jim L. Dixon Hunter Ritenour Bessie Carper Monroe Conner Joe Conner Stephens City Grace Henson H. A. Walters Sandra Walters Earl Legg W. R. McCauley W. G. McCauley J. N. Conner William Hensell Calvin Hensell Strasburg Jack Stern Laura Bowers Gordon Keeher Harvey Conner Harry McCauley Russell Anderson Howard Haymaker George Haymaker C. H. Willis J. R. Conner Baltimore Shirley Armstrong Charlottesville J. M. Gibson Harold Thomas Shenandoah J. C. Pugh Front Royal Farnum and Messal Manassas Clarence Pitcock

Files Chapel reunion set for August afternoon

The annual Files Chapel reunion will be held the afternoon of August 4 with a guest speaker and special music open to the public. Bruce Whitacre returned to Portsmouth Base after a 15 day leave at home.

Siler Files Chapel Bruce Whitacre Portsmouth N.H Air Force Base Homer Collis Martinsburg J. R. Collis Maurys Carrie Grove Wilton Ollie Grove Ronnie Grove A. P. Whitacre Lizzie Riffey Winchester Memorial Hospital Royal Nesmith Nain R. C. Havermale Carson Whitacre N. L. McIntyre Winchester Burgess Washington, D. C Nelson Beard

Weekend bargains at stores across meat and produce sections

Food stores highlight bargains with turkeys and smaller birds at rock bottom prices while beef may stay firm or ease slightly in fall. Pork, lamb, veal show modest moves. produce features tomatoes corn squash cucumbers beets carrots cabbage with drought impact in NY and New England. California Oregon and Washington potatoes rise. peaches cantaloupes grapes watermelon offer value in various regions.

New York New England California Oregon Washington State West Coast South Carolina Maryland

Ice Cakes Fall From Sky Over Reading Area

In Reading Pa farmer Edward Groff reported two 50 pound ice cakes dropping from the sky. A first cake buried in a field, a second smaller piece landed nearby. State police investigated but found no source and weather officials doubted natural causes.

Reading Edward Groff Bernville Groff Weather Bureau

State to Have Smallest Wheat Crop Since 1885

Virginia will have its smallest wheat crop this year since 1885 with an estimated yield of 21 bushels per acre on 247000 acres plucked for a total of about 5 187000 bushels. The drought and May heat hurt the crop, says B W Sadler of the State Dept of Agriculture. Harvesting is nearly complete.

Richmond Virginia Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service B. W. Sadler State Dept of Agriculture

Social Court of White Hall Weekend Visits Mentioned

Residents of White Hall and nearby areas entertained and hosted relatives and friends from Waynesboro Martinsburg Cross Junction Ridgeway Welltown Winchester and Baltimore over the weekend and into Monday. Families including Luttrell Whitacre and Strother hosted guests while others visited hospitals and local parks.

Earl Whitacre Helen James Waynesboro Kenneth Holliday Kenneth Mary Albert Whitacre Pat Areham Dolan Whitacre Curtis Jenkins Bill Holliday Ora Huttle Willie Dawson Lloyd Milburn Carter Luttrell Rosa Braithwaite Baltimore Effie Braithwaite Cross Junction Lottie Whitacre Ridgeway W. Va Vernon Lee Pear Braithwaite Daniel Linton Martinsburg Albert Luttrell Hedgesville W. V Robin Bartles Pine Grove Carlton Robinson Dennie Strother Turner Sirbaugh Winchester Irvin Dunkleburger Arlington Mamie Strother Robert Dailey B. F. Strother Winchester Memorial Hospital Margaret Luttrell Ernest Luttrell Watermelon Park

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