Alcohol and Gas Don’t Stop 1955 Accident Trend
An early note reflects on 1955 mishaps involving alcohol and gasoline, citing 107 incidents and 94 injuries with 56 fatalities, highlighting dangers in the era.
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1956
Page
2
Steel Industry Roars Back Toward Full Production
Pittsburgh reports the basic steel industry returning to near full output after a five week strike by 650,000 United Steelworkers. Armco Steel signed the final contract, with three others earlier, as about 25 percent of strikers returned. Full production expected in 10 days to three weeks. Other industries furloughed 108,000 workers due to the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
America
United Steelworkers
Armco Steel, Corp
Barefoot Walking Strengthens Feet on Soft Surfaces
Foot specialists say walking barefoot on soft surfaces like grass sand or thick rugs is harmless and may strengthen foot muscles. Walking barefoot on hard floors or sidewalks may, over time, lead to flat feet as the foot tends to sag inward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K.S.K. A
Final Rites Today For Last Union Army Survivor
Albert Woolson the Civil War drummer boy and last Union Army veteran died at 109 after a nine week hospitalization for lung congestion. Gov ernment and military leaders attended a three hour funeral ceremony in Duluth Minnesota with Daniel Diaz of Corpus Christi Texas selected to blow taps. Woolson lay in state at a local funeral home as hundreds paid respects before a four mile funeral procession to his family cemetery plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
Texas
Daniel Diaz
Corpus Christi
Army Band
Camp McCoy
Wis
Diaz
Woolson
Grand Army of the Republic
Rakosi in Soviet Crimea for health cure says source
Budapest reports Hungary’s former Communist party chief Matyas Rakosi, 64, is in the Soviet Crimea seeking treatment for high blood pressure and other ailments. He resigned July 18 after admitting dictatorial rule, with accounts claiming a purge attempt on rivals, including Imre Nagy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Communist Party
Matyas Rakosi
Crimea
Red
Rakosi
Imre Nagy
Wrecks on Route 522 and Route 277 Injure Several
A two car collision at Double Toll Gate injures several people including Burley Landis Miss Frances Landis and Jimmy Landis with head and knee injuries. Floyd Utz’s Ford and Jesse Milton’s Oldsmobile collide. Milton charged with reckless driving. A second crash on Route 7 injures no one but damages a 1950 Chevrolet. A separate accident on Route 658 involves Sheila Quinn and Virgil Molden with minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerns
Burley Landis
Bloomery
W. Va
Miss Frances Landis
Jimmy Landis
Curtis Kerns
Unger
Irene Utz
Floyd William Utz
Martinsburg
J. 4. Smith, Jr
Jesse Milton
Boston
Mass
Ford
U. S. Rt
Milton
Minnie Wood Flats
Berryville
P. F. Click
Floyd Lee McWilliams, Jr
Academy St
Floyd McWilliams
McWilliams
White Post
Lymouth
Sheila Quinn
9Th St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Helen Quinn
Virgil E. Molden
Click
Plymouth
Archbishop Delays Integration In New Orleans Catholic Schools
Archbishop Joseph Rummel cites "certain difficulties" delaying school integration in the New Orleans archdiocese for at least another year. He notes some parochial schools have small scale integration recently, with a cautious plan for gradual, moderate change while reaffirming opposition to segregation. Cross burnings and public protests followed prior statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Joseph Francis Rummel
Fires Set in Manhattan's Biggest Churches
Seven fires hit major Manhattan houses of worship over the weekend in midtown, including St Patrick's Cathedral and six other churches from Roman Catholic and Episcopal denominations. A 66 year old jobless man Salvatore Sorrentino was held on a misdemeanor charge after police found matches and lighter fluid in his pockets. he denies setting the fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Midtown
Salvatore Sorrentino
Church of the Holy Cross
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
St. Patrick's
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
St. Columba Roman Catholic Church
St. Bartholomew's
St. Patrick’s
Climbing Accidents Kill Five in France
Rescue teams comb Mt Blanc slopes as five climbers die and three survivors are treated after a series of falls. Two French climbers on the north face remain missing with little hope of survival. Four Paris roped parties were reported to have fallen on the 15,981 foot peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamonix
France
Mt. Blanc
Bionnassy Peak
Paris
Two Die in Weekend Crashes Near Winchester and Paris
In Lebanon Pennsylvania and nearby areas two fatalities are reported after separate crashes. Loy family members mourn a young airman from Winchester, and another man dies in a single car wreck near Paris while three others are injured in a separate Rt. 698 crash near Cross Junction. Authorities investigate both incidents as funeral arrangements and local tributes begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Air Force Base
Amarillo
Texas
Columbus
Ohio
Samuel Brown
Glenn
Larry Loy
Gainesboro
Katherine Wingfield
Winchester
Omps
Philip Weeks
U. S. Rt
Auction listings for Ralph W. Horst to Thomas B. Carper sales
A sequence of farm sale notices runs August 7 to August 25 across West Virginia and nearby towns. Listings include tractors and machinery, garage equipment, real estate, antique furniture, dairy cattle, horses, sheep and hogs, with auctioneers Paul E. Miller Duncan C. Gibb W. D. Orndorff and clerks G. E. Vickers and Paul Farr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Horst
Chambersburg
Machinery Martin, Wagner & Neidig Auctioneers
Wed
D. M. Henesy
Blakely
Pontiac
Charles Town
W. Va
Paul E. Miller
G. E. Vickers
Paul Farr
Lawrence B. Cole and Son
Winchester
Red Bud Farm
W. D. Orndorff
Thomas B. Carper
Berryville
Nelson Farm
W D. Orndorff
Middletown Auxiliary To Serve Lions Dinner
The Middletown Fire Company Auxiliary voted to serve dinners for the Middletown Lions Club on the first and third Tuesdays this winter. They welcomed Mrs Russell McCauley as a new member and reported winning second prize of 20 dollars for best appearing auxiliary in the Strasburg parade. Membership cards are now completed under Mrs Vernon Burdette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Fire Company
Middletown Lions Club
Russell McCauley
Strasburg
Vernon Burdette
Weekend storms kill 15 in Tokyo area
Weekend storms and heavy surf claim at least fifteen lives in Japan. Rescue and weather agencies warn of dangerous seas as skies clear in Tokyo region. Local officials urge caution for sailors and coastal residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Quiz Answers Revealed From Page Four
A printed list provides quiz solutions: No 1835 refers to Edward, Land of Canaan, Messenger of the gods, Refraction, Le Bonne Homme Richard, and confirms thallophytes, emigrants, and sensory terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Land of
Canaan
Canada Expands Oil and Gas Prospecting with Helicopters
Canada increases exploration capacity by deploying two helicopter fleets and organizing 73 geology teams each season to survey new oil gas and coal prospects across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
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