Area Building Boom in Winchester Frederick County 1950s
The Winchester Frederick County area saw a near doubling of building activity in the 1950s with more dwellings, public buildings, and new developments. Permits rose from 197 in 1950 to 203 in the first six months of 1959, while total values kept pace, reflecting a national upturn. Major projects include Memorial Hospital, new fire halls, churches, schools, hospitals, and several housing subdivisions such as Pineville Cedarmeade Overlook Hills and Hawthorne Acres.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Marvin Milam
Milam
Pineville
Cedarmeade
Overlook Hills
Wea-Villas
Burning Knolls
Country Club Drive
Dye Subdivision
Acorn Heights
Colonial Heights
Hawthorne Acres
Val Vista Heights
Bond Subdivision
Bulding
James Wood School
Winchester Golf Club
Sacred Heart Academy
Robinson School
Shawnee
Round
Friendship Fire Companies
Rouss Fire Company
First Baptist
Braddock Street Methodist
Christ Episcopal
Calvary Baptist
Farmers and Merchants Bankk
Commercial Bank
Shenandoah Valley Bank
Mafe
Safeway
Valley Ave
Acme
A&p
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Day Nursery
Reds Walk Out of Indian Lower House Over Kerala Ouster Docs
Communist members quit India's Lok Sabha after government refused to release papers on the ouster of the Kerala state regime. Nehru's government assumed control of the troubled state on Friday.
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New Delhi
India
Kerala
Nehru
British chain cuts 22 million sheets by going paperless
A UK clothing retailer slashed paper use by 22 million pieces annually while revenue rose from 299 million to 380 million in three years. The move cut administrative tasks in half as staff learned to access stockrooms directly for needed items without clerks.
What Profits If We Gain The World And Lose Our Souls
A speaker recalls a scientist who warned that future breakthroughs may seem trivial, while moral decline worries him. He notes rising divorces, faster crime growth, and asks what good scientific heights mean without spiritual values and faith to sustain humanity.
Virginia Governor Primary Leads Stir Democratic Race
John Stewart Battle led the Virginia Democratic primary by about 23 000 votes. General Douglas MacArthur announced the Japan economic program had ended and was deemed accomplished effectively. Miss Mary Virginia Carson of Valley Avenue joined a three week teachers tour of New England and Canada sponsored by the National Education Association, with Miss Sybil Hottle and Miss Margaret Martin among the fellow travelers.
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John Stewart Battle
Virginia
Douglas McArthur
Japan
Mary Virginia Carson
Valley Avenue
New England
Canada
Natoonal Educational Assoc
Sybil Hottle
Margaret Martin
Evening Star adopts AP coverage in 1934
Twenty five years ago The Evening Star began receiving complete AP dispatches via teletype at 60 words per minute from national and international events. Mrs. John Carpenter fractured her right arm at home on E Monmouth Street and was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital. Virginia Trapshooters Assoc. held its annual tournament and convention at Virginia Beach with several attendees.
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Evening Star
Associated Press
John Carpenter
E. Monmouth Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Earl Cuthbert
Tony Renner
F. W. Pingley
R. T. Jones
Claude B. Stickley
Virginia Trapshooters Assoc
Virginia Beach
E Holmes Boyd elected chairman of city school board
50 Years Ago 1909 E Holmes Boyd was chosen to lead the city school board for his 26th term. He first won election in 1883. John M Darlington of Martinsburg visited his sister Mrs Arthur Woore on West Cork Street. Miss Savilla Leathers of Washington visited her aunt Mrs C W Trussell in Stephens City for several weeks.
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E. Holmes Boyd
Mr. Boyd
John M. Darlington
Martinsburg
Arthur Woore
West Cork Street
Miss Savilla Leathers
Washington
C. W. Trussell
Stephens City
How's Your IQ A Daily 40 Question Quiz
A reader quiz outlines daily scoring with categories Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good. It lists ten sample questions on topics from law and currency to geography and history.
Oak Wilt Outbreak in West Virginia Reports Raise Alarm
John T. Johnson, commissioner, states WV Department of Agriculture is concerned about an unexplained rise in oak wilt deaths in Hampshire and Mineral Counties. F Waldo Craig notes the outbreak is concentrated in the northern portions of those counties and control crews have treated 285 trees last year and 314 this year with about 600 more located by aerial surveys. The department suspects untreated diseased trees from last year and urges continued control and research to keep the outbreak in check.
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John T. Johnson
West Virginia
Craig
Mineral
Hampshie
Johnson
West Virginia University
U.S. Forest Service
German beetles imported to save fir forests test in Maine
The U S Forest Service releases live beetles from West Germany to prey on the balsam woolly aphid that cripples fir trees in Maine and North Carolina. The plan aims to curb aphid damage where aerial sprays fail and ground spraying is costly. Canada has donated 200 000 Aphidoletes thompsoni flies to aid control efforts.
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Washington
Baden
U.S
West Germany
Freiburg
U. S. Forest Service
Maine
North Carolina
Oregon
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Canadian
Department of Agriculture
Thompsoni
New Brunswick
British Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Forest Service
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Winchester Evening Star
Ceriedenett
H. F. Byrd, JR
HL. D. Koontz
Rufus Josey
Neenene and
Sasa
Mohawk
News Room
CIA Diate i
Cecilia Nap National
Gllagher-DeLiser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Eg —— Neta Nities
Alata Piensa
Ager
Motor Ro
W. Va
Red China
China
Harry J. Enslinger
U. S
United States
New York
Illinois
California
Turkey
Syria
Lebanon
France
Italy
Mexico
University of Minnesota
Outer Space
Earth
Crown Cork
Route 11
Star
Seal Company
Can Manu
Forest Hills
Shenandoah Ave
Eagle's Field
Star Phoigs
By Earl L. Douglass
I.Q
U.S. Treasury
Vancouver Island
Utica
N.Y
Kesge, McCrory
Woolworth
Cairo
George Washington
W.va
By Science Service
RCA
Magnolia
Ala
South Alabama
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