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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1955

Page

11

Eisenhower Returns to Colorado for Fourth Summer Vacation

President Eisenhower arrives in Colorado for his fourth consecutive summer leave with golf clubs and fishing gear. He opens a small office at Lowry Air Force Base to handle state affairs while enjoying visits with residents, officials, and neighbors in Denver and at Mrs. Doud’s home.

Denver Eisenhower Colorado Ike Lafayette Street Washington Cherry Hills Country Club Rocky Mountains Lowry Air Force Base White House Congress Colorado River District of Columbia North Carolina Philadelphia American Bar Assn Gettysburg Lowry Air Base John 8 Min Edwin C. Johnson Dan Thornton Will F. Nicholson Aksen Nielsen Nielsen Rocky Mountain Fraser Colp Here St. Louis Creek Tommy Golden Tom Larry Modesitt Larry

Russians Begin Final Week of U S Farm Tour

A Soviet farm delegation enters the last week of its U S tour, with plans to return to Washington next week and then visit Canada for two weeks. They visit Michigan State College in East Lansing for the centennial of farm mechanization, hold a Chicago news conference, and attend a reception at the Council on Foreign Relations where a Chicago firm will serve borscht flavored ice cream.

Chicago U. S Washington Canada East Lansing Mich Michigan State College Council of Foreign Relations

Peterson Speaker At VFW Meeting in Luray

Major Robert Peterson of the Ground Observer Corps based in Richmond spoke at the 7th District VFW meeting in Luray. District commander Michael Tussing conducted the session, with several Post 2123 members and Winchester Auxiliary in attendance. Reardon won the grand prize, a rotobroiler.

Robert Peterson Ground Observer Corps Richmond Veterans of Foreign Wars Luray Richard K. Eddy Donald Porter George Taylor Robert Reardon Colleen Grimm Winchester Michael Tussing Shenandoah County Peterson Olin Mumpower Bristol W E. Moody Scotsville Department Reardon

Mrs FDR Arrives in Tokyo En Route to Bangkok

Eleanor Roosevelt lands in Tokyo today before traveling to Bangkok for a World Federation of United Nations Associations meeting. She plans to participate in discussions on international affairs and global humanitarian efforts.

Tokyo Eleanor Roosevelt Bangkok World Federation of United Nations Associations

Mrs. O Connell Wins National Bridge Tourney Match

Mrs. Irvan T. O Connell won the Clyde Ryan Memorial pairs in Chicago finishing first Friday evening with partner Mrs Lennox Hallman of Chicago. She also placed fourth in the early session and, with William Phillips of New York, fourth in the mixed pairs on Saturday as the event drew several hundred pairs.

Irvan T. O'Connell Chicago Clyde Ryan Lennox Hallman O'Connell

Frank Stepp Dies In Hospital Here

Frank Stepp 82 of 221 S Cameron St died Saturday in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born 1873 in Shenandoah County he was a retired railroad employee and had lived here 15 years. Surviving two brothers M R Stepp of Boyce and Samuel T Stepp of Shenandoah. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. Kyger Funeral Home Shenandoah. interment Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery. Remains moved from Jones Funeral Home to Shenandoah.

Frank Stepp S. Cameron St Winchester Memorial Hospital Shenandoah County David and Catherine Keyser Stepp

Crosby’s Son Phillip Crosby Injured In Car Crash

Pvt. Phillip L. Crosby 21, son of Bing Crosby, is hospitalized in Raymond with a broken back after a guardrail crash into the Willapa River bed while returning to Ft. Lewis for Army KP duty. He has three fractured vertebrae and will be transferred to Madigan Army Hospital for several weeks of treatment. Bing Crosby flew to Raymond but refused hospital photos.

Raymond, Wash Crooner Bing Crosby Pvt Phillip L. Crosby Raymond Hospital Ft. Lewis Willapa Willapa Harbor Young Crosby Spokane Raymond Bing Russell Starns Phillip Aberdeen Here New Riverview Hospital Madigan Army Hospital

Mrs. Julia Elsea 73 Dies in Berryville Clarke County

Mrs. Julia Wood Elsea, 73, died at her daughter’s home in Berryville. Born December 22, 1881 in Clarke County, she was the daughter of William and Ann Shepherd Wood. Survived by nine children and sixteen grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete.

Julia Wood Elsea Charles Heflin Berryville Clarke County William and Ann Shepherd Wood Raleigh C. Elsea Clarence E. Elsea Andrew J. Elsea Lloyd Elsea Henry Elsea Edward S. Wood Jane Robinnette Dorothy Heflin Catherine Lloyd Isabel Wade

Parchments Found in Additional Judean Caves Since 1947

Since the initial 1947 discovery in the Wady Qumran cave, about eight more Judean caves have yielded significant leather and papyrus documents. Some items were carefully wrapped and sealed in jars, while others survive as fragments or decayed remnants.

Wady Qumran

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