British Commander to Check on Oman Desert War Move
P Lt. Gen. Sir Geoffrey Bourne arrived in Bahrain from Cyprus to assess operations in Oman. He planned to meet Sultan Said bin Taimur in Muscat and advise on ground actions against dissidents led by Imam Ghaleb ben Ali. British jets bomb rebel supply lines and targets shift to transport and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manama
Bahrain
Geoffrey Bourne
Cyprus
Oman
Bourne
Muscat
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Ghaleb Ben Ali
Arabian Peninsula
Buraimi
Saudi Arabia
Abbitt Named Democratic Campaign Figure for 1954
Almond announced Abbitt as the preferred campaign leader for the 1954 race against Republican Ted Dalton. Abbitt would dedicate time to the campaign while still serving in Congress, with headquarters opening Monday. He may resign only if workload becomes unmanageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Ted Dalton
Dalton
Almond
Abitt
Congress of
United States
Virginia
Congress
Abbitt
L. P. Collins
Camden County Music Circus Eyes New Telephone Exchange
Camden County Music Circus considers switching to a different telephone exchange after its summer tent was shredded by high winds this week. The current exchange is Hazel a nod to a familiar hurricane name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N.J
Camden County Music Circus
Hazel
Tristan de Cunha Island Group Population Note
Tristan de Cunha is a small volcanic island group in the South Atlantic with a population of 165.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tristan de Cunha
South Atlantic
New Projectors Operative at Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre has installed new projection heads of the latest type. Manager Louis Bachrach says they produce clearer sharper and steadier images for all new screening formats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Louis Bachrach
Bachrach
Local Family Visits and Community News Highlight Winchester Area
Names of Williams, Brewers, Russells, Ashwoods, Hodgsons and others share weekend visits and hospital news. Benny Ashwood returns home from Winchester Memorial Hospital. Inventors Fair in Paris showcases sunglasses with tinted lenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Williams
MT. Williams
Kenneth Carl
Winchester
James Brewer
James Russell
Bufflick Road
Edwin Russell
Mary Russell
Bessie Williams
Katie Fishel
Petersburg
Bessie Orndorff
George Carver
Margaret Brewer
Tom Fiegal
Florida
Ernest Ashwood
Benny Ashwood
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Russell Feeley
Near Winchester
Jimmy Williams
Claude Wallace
C. E. Crowser
Mountain Falls
Brenda Williams
Paris
Television listings for Channel 4 and Channel 5 night schedule
Channel 4 and Channel 5 present a dense evening lineup featuring drama noir Lux Theater Dark Hammock and The Whistler, Westerns Lone Ranger and Cisco Kid, detective shows Dragnet and Dangerous Assignment, film features In Our Time and The Black Well Story, plus news weather sports and the John Wayne Theater. Major titles include You Bet Your Life, Clint Eastwood era style fare, and a capstone late night Late Show Claudia with Rob Young and Dorothy McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
B. Rash
Gibbons
Sam
NBC News
Cisco Kid
D. Edwards
Sgt. Preston of the
Bob Cummings
Dane Clark
Inger Stevens
the Blackwell
Joanne Dru
Claudia
Rob. Young
Dorothy McGuire
Friday Television Schedule Highlights
A detailed daytime and early evening lineup lists shows from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM including Tic Tac Dough It Could Be You Tex and Jinx Club 60 Bride and Groom Mat Theater Sunday in Sonora Queen for a Day Modern Romances Comedy Time Susie Liberace Duffy of San Quentin I Married a Witch Grandpa's Place Life with Elisabeth Frankie Laine Record Hop News Clown Corner Stand Up and Be Counted High Explosive Favorite Story Public Defender Eddie Cantor Brighter Day Secret Storm Edge of Night Mickey Mouse Club Valiant Lady Love of Life Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light Theater of Stars James Daly As the World Turns Our Miss Brooks Linkletter's House Party Big Payoff Bob Crosby Show Pick Temple's Ranch Amos and Andy My Little Margie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonora
Eddie Cantor
Guiding Light
James Daly
Miss Brooks
Amos and Andy
Rory Calhoun Loses Bid to Quash Subpoena
Los Angeles judge refused to quash a subpoena ordering Rory Calhoun and other Hollywood figures to testify in the Confidential magazine libel case. The state accuses Confidential and its affiliates of publishing eight libelous stories involving Maureen O Hara Dick Powell Robert Mitchum and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandal Magazine
Hollywood
Calhoun
Maureen O'Hara
Dick Powell
Robert Mitchum
Dorothy Dandridge
Corinne Calvet
Mae West
John Carroll
Mark Stevens
Confidential
Whisper
Fred and
Marjorie Meade
Hollywood Research, Inc
Coal Miner Dies in West Dante Mine Accident
A Dickenson County coal miner Buford McCoy of Nora was killed yesterday at the Lucas mine in West Dante after being caught in a state fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante. Va
Dickenson County
Lucas Mine
West Dante
Buford McCoy
Nora
Patsy Cline To Perform At Shenandoah Amateur Radio Outing
Patsy Cline will sing at 2 p.m. Sunday for the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club outing at the Dickey Ridge picnic area along Skyline Drive. Rich ard E. Bush, club president, and William Poole, general Hamfest chairman, announce a large turnout from Virginia and nearby states with WAR Pentagon unit on site for the event. The program includes games and full day of activities for operators and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Cline
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Dickey Ridge
Skyline Drive
Richard E. Bush
Paper Mill Road
William Poole
Front Royal
Virginias
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Washington, D. C
Pentagon
Bed Fire Reported at 517 National Ave Apartment
Firefighters responded at 7 10 p m to 517 National Ave to a mattress and bedclothes blaze. The fire, confined to the bed and bedding with slight smoke damage, was extinguished using booster lines. The Henry Berg apartment on the first floor of a two unit building owned by B M Sullivan was the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Ave
Reuss
Sarah Zane
Henry Berg
B. M. Sullivan
Hamfest Prizes Set For Day of Radio Club Event
The Hamfest will award a number of prizes during the day. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Sunday. For details and dinner reservations, write to the Radio Club at Box 139, Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Club
Box 139
Winchester
Local Firemen Win Top Prizes At Strasburg Parade
Friendship and Reuss fire companies win first prizes at Strasburg firemen parade during the carnival week. Friendship earns 40 dollars for best appearing company with marching unit. Reuss 40 dollars for best appearing drum and bugle corps. Other winners include Hamilton Fire Truck 10 dollars, Timberville Auxiliary 35 dollars, Woodstock Auxiliary 20 dollars, Bridgewater for longest distance 20 dollars, Scarlet Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps 15 dollars, Majorettes and Stephens City VFW 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship and
Reuss
Strasburg
Friendship
Strasburg Firemen
Hamilton Fire Truck
Timberville
Woodstock
Bridgewater—company
Scarlet Rebels
Stephens City
VFW
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Mgr
Augus
Cross Junction
Emerald B. Dixon
Philip EF. Weeks
Winchester Laundromat
West Hart St
Williams
Shawnee
MD 2
Corner Valley Ave
Braddock
Handley School
Your Sylvania Dealer
Sanitary Plumbing & Heating Co
Channel 4
Channel 5
Billy Johnson
the Whistler
USA
Ida Lupino
Paul Henreid
Capitol Arena
Pier 13
Robert Ryan
Laraine
Pete & His Pals
John Daly
Johnny King
Joe Brown
Jack
Tyrone Power
Anne Baxter
Channel
Liberace
Duffy
San Quentin
Elisabeth
Frankie Laine
Mickey Mouse Club
O’boyle
Loudoun St
Shenval Music CO
W. Boscawen Si
Pat Boone
Lady Carolyn
Leggett’s
Children's Poll
Parrot & Red Riding Hood
Nfants
Childre
ALL Children’s
Dupont Dacron Priscilla
Clinton
DuPont Polyester
Fiberfil
Dacron
Chatham
Boscawen Street
Rory Calhoun
Los Angeles
Magazine
National Avenue
Singer Sewing Center
N. Loudoun St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester’s Old Strong Bank
F.D
Winchester Public Schools
Virginia Avenue
Cork Street
John Kerr School
Gerrard Street
Quarles
Gerrard
Quarles School
White
Loudoun Street
Valley Avenue
General Office
Douglas School
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Handley Or Douglas High School
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