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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1956

Page

3

Misses Dress Pattern 4726 by Anne Adams

Slim sheath dress with shirtwaist bodice and action back pleat offered in three sleeves. Misses sizes 10 to 20, size 16 needs 4.4 yards 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions and fit tested. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents for first class mail to Pattern Dept New York address with name address zone size and style number.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N.Y

Exports Rise 19.6 Percent in West Germany January July

The federal statistical office reported exports totaled 17.1 billion marks for January through July, up 19.6 percent from the same period in 1955. Imports reached 15.5 billion marks, up 14.6 percent, compared with last year.

Bonn Germany West Germany Federal Statistical Office

Virginia considers bill to curb desegregation funding

The proposed amendment would allocate state funds to elementary and high schools only if a Negro pupil is not admitted to a white school, or a white pupil to a Negro school. Localities could operate on private funds or close schools, with tuition grants possible for affected families. The governor called an extra session for Aug 27 to consider the bill and tuition grants.

Gray Commission Supreme Court General Assembly Commission

Pilot Nearly Blinded During Flight Guides Safe Landing

Virginia Air National Guard lieutenant Julian C. Harvey Jr. lost sight in a migraine en route from Richmond to Lynchburg. Piedmont Airlines Captain Vic Canary guided Harvey by radio and visuals to a rough but safe landing with CAA supervision. Harvey regained much of his sight hours later.

Lynchburg CAA Julian C. Harvey, Jr Virginia Air National Guard Richmond Preston Glenn Harvey Vic Canary Piedmont Airlines W. K. Moyers Appomattox Lynchburg Airport Timberlake Road Conary Winston-Salem, C Piedmont Columbus Ohio Washington Canary Moyers

Multiple Fatalities in Virginia Roadway Accidents

A series of fatal and serious injuries occurred in Virginia. Gilbert Weaver 17 of Stanley was identified as the driver in a Page County crash. Clinton E. Searle 76 of Roanoke was fatally injured while en route to a doctor. Dr B A Wagoner 67 of Wytheville died when a farm tractor rolled over him on Rt 655. John Clempton Hughes Sr 63 and his son 22 died from injuries in a non collision crash on Rt 696 near South Boston. both victims were Black.

Clinton E. Searle Roanoke Searle B. A. Wagoner Wytheville John Clempton Hughes South Boston Rt. 696

Military service and U S citizenship eligibility

A person does not become a citizen by serving in the armed forces alone. He must apply for naturalization. Yet honorable service may qualify him for special benefits to ease the process.

United States

Kefauver and Stevenson Promote Unity at Convention

Kefauver and Stevenson praised each other amid a crowd as they signaled a unified Democratic bid. Kefauver defended loyalty while facing Southern delegates wary of his racial record, receiving 59 of 334 convention votes with Tennessee first supporting him before other Southern states.

Kefauver Dixie Congress Supreme Court Tennessee Senate Albert Gore North Carolina Florida Alabama Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Virginia Texas

Hoover predicts calm GOP delegation pace at convention

Former President Herbert Hoover says the convention tempo will be placid with only one delegation from Puerto Rico and urges listening to Mr Stassen though he may be wrong. Senator Homer Capehart endorses Truman as a smart practical politician and cites Stevenson’s unlikelihood to win. Senator Andrew Schoeppel supports the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket as a winner again.

Puerto Rico Mr. Stassen Herbert Hoover Homer Capehart Indiana Truman Stevenson Andrew F. Schoeppel Kansas

Catozella-Weaver Board Sees Directors Retained and Added

The Catozella-Weaver group preserved three veteran directors Earl Bunting C F Cassell and Paul Terretta and added seven new members J P Jamieson N W T Pheiffer F D Turner R B Grove C R White and B B Wright. Bryant Troster Turner and Wright voted against management while Pheiffer and White were absent. R B Grove was also removed as Vice-President.

Catozella-Weaver Group Earl Bunting Washington, D. C O'Sullivan C. F. Cassell Charlottesville Paul Terretta Winchester Terretta Mr. Catarella Me. Weaver J. P. Jamieson Chicago W T. Phei Catarella Bryant Troster Turner Wright Pheiffer White R. B. Grove

Margaret Keller Sirbaugh Funeral Service Report

A funeral service for Mrs. Margaret Keller Sirbaugh of 33 West Cork Street was held at 11 a m yesterday at Jones Funeral Home conducted by Rev Raymond Womeldorf. Pallbearers were Melvin A Sirbaugh Richard Keller Mitchell Keller Willard Keller Jack Johnson and Wayne C McClure. Interment followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.

Margaret Keller Sirbaugh West Cork Street Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Raymond Womeldorf Melvin A. Sirbaugh Richard Keller Mitchell Keller Willard Keller Jack Johnson Wayne C. McClure Mount Hebron Cemetery

Kefauver Triumphs In Convention Balloting

Tennessee Senator Kefauver won the nomination on the second ballot at the convention with a 75542 to 5894 margin and pledged to back a vigorous campaign against the Republicans. He urged Stevenson to name the No 2 nominee and criticized Nixon as a likely opponent, while noting the party could set a precedent for open conventions. Stevenson praised Kefauver and deflected political capital from Eisenhower’s illness, stressing that the President’s condition should not define the campaign.

Tennessee Kennedy Stevenson Kefauver Richard M. Nixon San Francisco Harold E. Stassen Eisenhower Nixon Christian A. Herter Massachusetts GOP Stassen Edward Thye Minnesota Thye Leonard W. Hall

Smuggled Dresses Discovered on Aztec Eagle Train

In Nuevo Laredo Mexico police uncovered a stash of smuggled dresses hidden on the Aztec Eagle. Officials arrested a pullman porter and a passenger suspected of attempting to move the merchandise to interior destinations.

Nuevo Laredo Mexico Pullman

Eisenhower Makes Fifth Golf Visit Post Operation

President Eisenhower left the White House at 8 30 a m to play golf at Burning Tree Country Club in Maryland marking his fifth visit to the course since his June 9 operation.

Washington Eisenhower White House Burning Tree Country Club Maryland

Twin Boys Born to Callahans at St Marys Hospital

Mr and Mrs John Callahan Jr of St Louis celebrated their fifth child set, twin boys born yesterday at St Mary's Hospital. The couple already has four children including two sets of twins, with their first twins arriving April 30, 1955.

ST. Louise John Callahan Jr Callahan St. Mary's Hospital

Executive reshuffle at O’Sullivan plant prompts leadership changes

Dale A. Dougherty, Assistant to the President in charge of employee relations, remains in his post while Catarella says he has no future plans but will likely continue as a director. Weaver and Grove are also expected to stay in their director roles.

Dale A. Dougherty Catarella O'Sullivan Weaver Grove

Britain Dulles discuss canal compromise with Sheptlov and allies

At the Suez conference 22 nations seek a way forward on the canal. Dulles and Shepilov conferred about international governance with Egypt as a key member. Dulles signaled possible expansion of ideas to include Egypt on an international board linked to the UN. Stassen arrives with Thye and Kors etc as party dynamics unfold.

Dulles Dules Foreign Office Christian Pineau Selwyn Lloyd Shepilov Beypt U.N Russia Egypt International Board U. N. General Assembly

Eisenhower Rumor Mill Holds Nixon as Likeliest Running Mate

As Republican delegates gather at the Cow Palace the mood favors an Eisenhower ticket with Nixon at least a strong possibility. Governor Goodwin Knight of California signals openness to any Eisenhower headed ticket while not endorsing Nixon. Stassen cites no clear Nixon replacement and names like McKeldin and Humphrey appear, but no decisive recruit emerges.

Eisenhower Cow Palace Gov Goodwin Knight California Nixon Kefauver Theodore McKeldin Maryland Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey Humphrey Ohio

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Sir William Henry Perkin Stanley Heart of the Your Maytag Boscawen St Aare Civil Aeronautics Authority Page County Gilbert Weaver American Finance S. Loudoun St. Winchester, Virginia Tennessean Harry S. Truman Sam Rayburn Rayburn Catozella Cotacun Sirbaugh Dems Line Worthington O’connell Wolfe St Britain Dmitri Shepov Kenneth E. Henry CO Winchester, Va S. Braddock St Lillie M. Byers Bromley Richard L. Bromley and Chloe B. Magruder Shenandoah Valley National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Winchester Public Schools Virginia Avenue Cork Street John Kerr Gerrard Sreet John Kerr School Quarles Gerrard Street Gerrard Quarles School Loudoun Street Valley Avenue Handley School General Office Douglas School Handley Or Douglas High Schools Handley Or Douglas High School Rosenberger'’S Lin Ani John W. Rosenberger & CO Braddock St
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