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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1955
Page
11
Simple thrifty sewing pattern 4880 for Misses sizes 10 through 20 converts a 100 pound feedbag into a kitchen apron with non slip straps and full protective coverage. Includes illustrated instructions and sizing details with mailing cost and pattern department address in New York.
Rescue crews in Andover continue pulling through wreckage after an explosion and fire hit the Gateway Restaurant. Officials say the death toll may exceed 21 with remains possibly still in debris. At least 21 injured. two to three more bodies may be found. 19 killed identified, including Russell A. Kirkhan and his children John and Margie. Margaret Kirkhan remains missing.
More than 200 people attended the annual Frederick County Farm Bureau picnic held yesterday at the Lions Shelter in Senseny Park. Guests brought their own lunches while the bureau provided ice cream and peanuts. the event featured games for children and string music with no formal program, an all day gathering with lunch served at noon.
Groembach Germany eight charred corpses recovered with 66 American servicemen killed when two CK9 Flying Boxcars collided during an air movement exercise upland near the Black Forest. No parachutes opened and 72 hour list release followed notification. Lt Col Frank Little of Central City Nebraska among the dead. ages averaged 21. Memorial services scheduled at Phillips Barracks Karlsruhe.
Australia’s overseas airline has devised a method to safely transport the Olympic flame across the ocean in a miner’s lamp, enabling the flame to be flown from Greece to Australia in 1956.
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis urges solvent chapters to contribute cash to support the polio patient aid program. Basil O Connor cites $52 511 185 raised in March of Dimes last January, 12 million short of need, and says 60 percent of chapters are solvent while 40 percent are destitute. He warns many chapters require help and that funds must be used now to ensure survival.
The Winchester Selective Service office reports three local men inducted into the US Army. Inductees are Raymond A. Taylor of Middletown Brady J. Meade of Gore and Earl Braithwaite of Fremont Street who volunteered for immediate induction. Five were sent for physicals last week. no local inductions are planned for August as five men were already sent for examinations Tuesday.
Chicago dispatch reports the governors unit on a resolution asking Congress to increase federal highway funding while avoiding tax hike specifics. The 47th Governors Conference Resolutions Committee backed expanding the federal contribution beyond 875 million annually and pledged state cooperation in a larger highway program.
Round Hill Community Fire Company and Auxiliary held a joint meeting to organize a rummage sale and bake sale on September 16 and 17 at 18 S Loudoun St to benefit the fire company general fund. James Patterson chaired the shooting match committee and scheduled a fall and winter series of benefit shoots each Friday starting September 9 with a new building on Harry Patterson’s farm.
Funeral service for O. Smith Catlett of the Northwestern Grade will be held Saturday at 11 am at Jones Funeral Home in Charlottesville. Rev A J Barrett will officiate. Pallbearers include Douglas McFarland Blanton McFarland Leo McFarland William Cooper John Elliott and Melvin Nail. Interment follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Remains rest at the funeral home until service time.
Democratic Gov. John F. Simms of New Mexico warned colleagues that failure to craft a highway program could cost some governors their seats at next year’s conference. Gov. Fred Hall of Kansas urged boosting federal highway funding by 0.5 billion dollars without tax hikes. Veteran leaders said such expansion would still fall short of highway demand.
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