Ghost Piper at Culzean Castle Hears Ike Visit Rumors
Ayr Scotland locals say Culzean Castle hosts the piper of the hall while rumors rise that President Eisenhower will visit late this month turning the castle into a temporary White House. Tourists flock to see the grounds and the 16 room Eisenhower flat awaits him.
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Ayr
Scotland
Culzean Castle
Eisenhower
Culzean
Cullane
Britain
White House
Milton
Firth of Clyde
Auto License Ruling Doubles Tax Collection
Chesterfield County more than doubled personal property tax receipts after a rule requiring payment before purchasing county auto licenses. Treasurer George W. Moore Jr reported 1958 collections over $100,000, up from $43,487 the year before. The board amended the motor vehicle ordinance to require proof of tax payment prior to tag purchase.
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Richmond
Chesterfield County
George W. Moore Jr
County Board of Supervisors
Sea and Air Aid For Fisherman
A seaplane, a helicopter, and the destroyer USS Hazelwood aided Henry Mello Jr. after an accident aboard a fishing boat near Point Judith. The Coast Guard seaplane responded to the distress call, a Navy corpsman provided first aid, the helicopter airlifted Mello to Newport Naval Hospital, all to treat a lost thumb and a fractured arm.
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Newport
R.I
Henry Mello Jr
Point Judith
Coast Guard
Hazelwood
Navy
Mello
Newport Naval Hospital
Frederick County Agricultural Fair Set for Sept 16 to 18
The 12th annual Frederick County Agricultural Fair is scheduled for September 16 17 and 18 at the Winchester Armory. Exhibits may be entered Sept 15 16 with expanded space this year and four outdoor tents will supplement indoor displays. The Winchester Amusement Company will set up rides Sept 14–19. Ernest Adams III of Gainesboro will be fair superintendent and Fred Brumback is fair association president. Catalogues available from John T Wolfe County Agent or James Wood High School vocational agriculture department.
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Frederick County
Winchester Armory
John T. Wolfe
Vocational Agriculture Department
James Wood High School
Ernest Adams, III
Gainesboro
Fred Brumback
Winchester Amusement
Armory
Richmond Store To Open Branch In Willow Lawn
Miller and Rhoads will open a two story 30000 square foot department store at Willow Lawn with a 19000 square foot chain cafeteria. Construction should start within 90 days. This will be the chain's first Richmond area branch joining downtown Richmond and stores in Charlottesville Roanoke and Lynchburg.
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Richmond
Miller & Rhoads
Willow Lawn
Bernard Libby
Edwin Hyde
Miller and Rhoads
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Overwhelming Vote Against Seating Reds
The House voted 368 to 2 against seating Communist China in the United Nations, continuing its opposition to the move.
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Washington
House
China
United Nations
Virginia State Police Sealed Bid for Frederick County Sub-Station
Virginia Department of State Police invites sealed duplicate bids for a Sub-Station on U S Route 11 near Winchester in Frederick County. Bids due September 9 1959 at Commonwealth Engineers and Architects Richmond. Drawings available from multiple Richmond offices with five dollar per set deposit.
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Department of State Police
Frederick County
Winchester
Virginia
Office of Commonwealth Engineers and Architects
West Broad Street
Richmond
Associated
Commonwealth of Virginia
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Jackson Twins
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Big Sister
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Beetle Bailey
Mort Walker
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