Laboratories Seek Milder Antipolio Vaccine Advances
Chicago reports that Surgeon General Scheele noted several labs are pursuing a milder yet effective antipolio vaccine. He highlighted the Mahoney Type 1 strain's high antigenicity and invasiveness and described efforts to develop a less invasive, protective alternative. He also mentioned combining vaccines with other toxoids and exploring different vaccine principles. In Philadelphia, three scientists announced a safer quicker cheaper production method.
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Chicago
Jeonard A. Scheele
Veral Laboratories
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Scheele
Philadelphia
Claims for Korean War POWs set filing deadline
The 1955 law made funds available and fixed August 21, 1955 as the filing deadline. Average awards run about $2,000 per claimant for former prisoners of war from the Korean conflict.
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J.D. A
Commission to Proceed With Deer Trapping in Augusta County
The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries will continue its plan to trap 40 deer from the North River refuge in Augusta County for transfer to other parts of the state. Local sportsmen protested, but officials said the move targets surplus deer and does not depopulate the area. Also approved were provisional hunting-season dates for rails, doves, waterfowl, and brant pending federal approval.
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Richmond
Virginia? Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Augusta County
North River
Commission
C E. Bush, Jr
J.,j. Dudley
J T Hicks
Bush
C. F. Phelps
Phelps
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Eisenhower Sees Broad Road to Disarmament Progress
President Eisenhower described the Geneva talks as opening a broad road of approach to disarmament and other issues. He noted Bulganin’s statements should not be read as closing the door to Soviet discussion. A U N disarmament subcommittee will resume talks in New York August 29 with the United States Britain France Canada and Russia expected to present negotiable proposals.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Russia
Variety of pencils cranked in the United States supply
More than 350 different kinds are now available for writing on many surfaces. Materials for making them come from around the world including graphite from Ceylon, wax from Brazil, cedar wood from California, clay from Bavaria, rubber from Malaysia and gum from Iran. South Africa provides the gold for gold leaf.
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United States
World
Ceylon
Brazil
California
Bavaria
Malaya
Iran
South Africa
Song 4 Speaks 44 High Craggy Rile Down
Puzzle fragment lists clues and answers including Greek letter female and sheep terms. Readers must fill crosswords with given positions and hints.
Eight Local Cases Recommended For Palsy Clinic
In six months of operation the Cerebral Palsy Clinic at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville has recommended eight local patients for treatment. Dr. Mariano Cooper notes 93 first visits and 53 return visits, with extensive therapy and consultations, aided by the University League.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Hospital
Mariano Cooper
Winchester-Frederick County
Cooper
Ruth Brown
Sally Hubbard
University League
United Cerebral Palsy
Virginia
Bureau of Crippled Children
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Fairfax
Peach Growers To Inspect New Varieties Aug. 10
BLACKSBURG Virginia peach growers will inspect experimental varieties at the VPI Agricultural Experiment Station field day on August 10. Dr Wesley Judkins head of the horticultural department at VPI notes most hybrid seedlings chosen for desirable fruit characteristics produced full crops after the freeze and that VPI is making notable progress in developing frost hardy peaches and nectarines beyond the current Virginia varieties.
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Blacksburg —i
Virginia
VPI Agricultural Experiment Station
Wesley Judkins
VPI
Rev Bishop to Lead Brethren Church Services
The Rev Willis Bishop of Washington Bible Institute will fill the pulpit at First Brethren Church with worship at 9 45 a m and 7 30 p m as pastor Rev Paul Dick attends the National Brethren Conference in Portland Ore. Bishop and Rev James White will conduct services during the absence with White officiating last Sunday and next. Bishop returns August 21 and Dick returns August 24.
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Willis Bishop
Washington Bible Institute
First Brethren Church
Paul Dick
Portland
Ore
Mr. Bishop
James White
Fertilizer Advice for Alfalfa Fields Goes On Farm Notes
Farmers urged to compare fertilized and unfertilized fields and decide if fertilization pays. Once the third alfalfa harvest is ready, spread 0 14 14 to restore soil nutrients for future yields and profits.
Grass Fire on Route 522 near Morris Vincent place
The Stephens City Fire Company was called shortly after noon today to the Morris Vincent place on Front Royal Road. Firemen reported a small grass fire burning about a quarter acre. The cause is not known and no damage was reported.
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Stephens City
Morris Vincent Place
Front Royal Road
Jail Population Drops as Sheriff Shuffles Prisoners
Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven reports jail population near capacity on July 18 with 43 inmates. Five sent to Berryville, three to the state penitentiary in Richmond, and twelve moved by state farm truck near Richmond. Two brothers from Ashcamp Kentucky returned from Pennsylvania to face charges of breaking and entering and larceny after serving terms there.
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Robert L. DeHaven
Berryville
State
Richmond
Pennsylvania
Troy
George Bentley
Ashcamp
Frederick County
Deb & Jake
U.S. Rt. 11
Winchester
Graterford
Circus Hires Burke to Clean House as Stoppage Spreads
In St Paul last night, Robert Reynolds and four assistants left the show amid unrest over dice game concerns. Customers could choose refunds or attend one of four performances in town after the circus moved from La Crosse with grounds about 10 miles apart. Police halted a heated exchange between roustabouts and performers as dissatisfaction grew over work hours.
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Page
Michael Burke
Clean House
North
St. Paul
Robert Reynolds
la Crosse
Wis
Heat Wave Tolls Lives Across Midwest and Plains States
Scattered overnight showers contrast with a sustained heat wave gripping much of the nation. The heat has been blamed for at least 61 deaths, including 20 in Iowa, 19 in Illinois, 17 in Missouri, 3 in Nebraska, and 1 in Texas.
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Drummond, Mont
Corpus Christi Tex
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Farm sale notices list August auctions and real estate
August auction listings include Rueben Clark farm near Double Toll gate on Rt 277 with household goods antiques and tools on Aug 6. Ralph Orndorff and Ellen Wheel er at Longwood Farm near Boyce offer dairy cows machinery and hay on Aug 12. Estate of Bessie Ramsburg at Capon Bridge WV sells real estate livestock farm equipment and household goods on Aug 20. Real estate near Vaucluse listed Aug 27 with trustee W E Edwards and auctioneers Charles Duvall. Paper Mill Road houses listed Aug 27 11 30 am in front of Frederick County Court House.
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Rueben Clark
Double Tollgate
Ralph Orndorff
Ellen R. Wheeler
Longwood Farm
Boyce
W. D. Orndorff
Byron Brumback
E.S.T
Bessie C. Ramsburg
Capon Bridge
W. Va
H. F. Smith
W. E. Edwards
Vaucluse
Charles R. Duvall
Harry R
Frederick County Court House
Paper Mill Road
Temperature Plunge Hits Wide Swath Across Nation
Temperatures fell sharply across the U S with readings dropping up to 26 degrees in North Dakota after Wednesday's 100 degree heat. Readings above 90 persisted from California and Oregon valleys to Atlantic coastal states and southern New England.
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Connecticut
Virginia
North Dakota
California
Oregon
New England
How's YOUR I Q Answers Revealed
Readers are told the quiz answers printed on Page 4 with one item listed: Richard Wagner. The brief notes present a single correct response to the question. The tone mirrors a compact newspaper quiz feature.
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Kiwanis
Willow Lawn
Jones Ambulance Service
Minor Motor CO
SWIFT
L. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Cena
Snellings
N. Braddock St
Daily Crossword
N. Z
India
Straneiey
Tex
Gaul
Brethren Church
Alfalfa
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Green Chemical CO
Wyck St
Pars. M
Sally McAllister
Bonnie Jean
Los Angeles
Edgar L. Williams
Veronica
John A. Thompson
FBI
Thompson
Norma McCauley
Williams
Federal Grand Jury
Eal
Bulgaria
Jetta Oncrete
R. Lee Barney
Gainesboro
Farm Credit
E. Boscawen St
Deep Freezer
Miller's
N. Loudoun
I.Q
Richard Wagner
True
Fifteen
Washington, D. C
John Hancock
Quasimodo
Shrub
Damon and Pythias
Nathan Hale
Arlene Francis
Nbc-Tv
W. B. Snidersons
Leonard Charles Collins
Phyllis Laura Collins
Circuit Court
Winchester Front Royal Highway
B. P. Harrison
H. K. Benham
J. Edward Thomas
Frederick Larrick
Rire
Fox
Limited Buncutter Tire CO
Braddock St
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