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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1955
Page
6
In Williamsburg Virginia crowds surge for The Common Glory ninth season. Jamestown Corp reports 33 687 attendance in first half, up 9.8 percent from 1954, with receipts above 1953. Executive VP Allen R Matthews forecasts total attendance near 80 000, an all time high, weather permitting.
The advertisement promotes Pattern 4759 by Anne Adams for Misses' sizes 12 through 42 featuring a dashing collar bloused back front pleat skirt. It notes yardage for size 16 and stresses ease of use with illustrated instructions and fit testing. Send thirty-five cents plus mailing if needed to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept.
Growers in the Appalachian belt say weekend storm damage was not general or heavy but orchard conditions prevent precise estimates. Apples suffered more than peaches with some trees bowled by wind. peach harvest largely intact. Peaches blown from trees deemed unsellable. Rainfall varied 2.47 to 5 inches Friday with lighter rain Saturday and Sunday storms.
Fort Wayne report notes AFL Federation of Teachers president Carl J Megel predicts the worst classroom and teacher shortage in history this autumn. He cites 75 percent of teachers lacking tenure protection and an AFL survey estimating 350,000 to 500,000 more classrooms needed.
In Ashtabula Ohio the Andover village blast has claimed its 22nd life. Ruby Shellito, 17, died at General Hospital yesterday after the explosion last Wednesday ripped the village square.
Erich Gimpel, age 46, one of two Nazi spies who entered the U S from a German submarine, was deported to Germany after an April 1947 proceeding. He faced immigration findings for lacking valid entry papers and was moved from Atlantic prison to New York City to board the S S Italia. His partner, William Colepaugh, 37, a U S native, remains at Leavenworth. Both were convicted of espionage after their 1944 arrest following a Maine coast landing. They had used part of $60,000 to fund a transmitter. White House commuted death sentences to life. Colepaugh later had sentence reduced to 30 years.
Joyce Westly, 22 months, fell from a second floor window in Waukegan Illinois while apparently sleeping. Firemen reported she breathed normally but remained unconscious. X rays showed no injuries. Her mother Nona Westly said the child crawled over her and fell out.
In 1954 Duke Snider drew 84 bases on balls while Willie Mays earned 66. The Sports News report compares the walk totals for the two stars.
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