Collapse of Kohinoor coal breaker kills three
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania three workers died and eight were injured when the 100 foot Kohinoor coal breaker collapsed. Victims were Jom O Boyle Anthony Malick and Peter Rudy. About 26 were working as rescue teams arrived from Locust Mountain Hospital and nearby towns aided the scene. Floods and closed rail lines slowed coal shipments.
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Shenandoah Pa
Kohinoor
Jom O’boyle
Anthony Malick
Shenandoah
Peter Rudy
Mahanoy City
Locust Mountain Hospital
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co
Pennsylvania
Answers to Quiz Questions from Page Four
The page lists quiz answers: Cutlet True No No Mrs. Isaac Goose Jesuits Oboe A signature Geoffrey Chaucer Twelve Jesse James.
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Isaac Goose
Society of Jesus
Jesuits
Geoffrey Chaucer
Jesse James
Four Drowning Deaths Reported in Virginia Area
Four drowning deaths were reported in Virginia over the weekend. Linwood Earl Jones, 18, of Chula, drowned at Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County after warned about wading. Freddie Smith, 6, of South Norfolk, drowned in Sunset Lake in Norfolk County. lifeguard pulled his body after discovery underwater. Two other victims include 19 month old Mark Cromer of Alexandria who drowned near a construction site and Francis Patrick McCluskey, 25, of Beckley West Virginia found in Mason's Creek at Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital with no foul play suspected.
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Linwood Earl Jones
Chula
Pocahontas State Park
Chesterfield County
Jones
Freddie Smith
South Norfolk
Sunset Lake
Norfolk County
Model airplane contest yields multiple winners and feats
Whitmore and Navy personnel present as regional contest awards flow through Free Flight Stunt Solid Scale and Flying Scale events. Winners include Robbie L. Canaday Baltimore Ralph E. White Washington D C Henry Spielman Baltimore Carl Straw Stephenson Gordon Straw Stephenson J W Newkirk Purcellville Rozier Emmans Rockville Ralph E White Winchester and more.
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Whitmore
USN
Robbie L. Canaday
Baltimore
Ralph E. White
Nick J. Pappas
Washington, D.C
Richard Dove
Front Royal
Henry Spielman
Lowell Secrist
Scherr
W.va
Raymond Kerlin
S. Washington St
Carl Straw
Stephenson
Gordon Straw
J.W. Newkirk
Purcellville
Rozier H. Emmans
Rockville
Winchester
Tommy Emmans
Rozier Emmons
Skip Reedy
Hagerstown
James P. Propps
Charles Town
Russ Brown
Dick Hockman
Ritch
Newberry’s
Hills
Grant's
Bell Clothes Store
Gray & Eddy
Miller’s Hardware
A & N Store
Mulvey's
the Jewel Box
Hobby Center
Johnny's Sport Shop
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Charles L. Aikin
Margaret May Decide On Townsend On Birthday Quiet
Britain’s royal family kept Princess Margaret’s 25th birthday low key at Balmoral. Queen Elizabeth II observed the sabbath and stayed traditional while rumour swirled over whether Margaret would wed Capt. Peter Townsend, a divorced father of two, a union still constrained by royal and church rules.
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Ballater
Scotland
Britain
Princess Margaret
Balmoral Castle
Margaret
Elizabeth II
Crathie
John Lamb
Peter Townsend
Church of England
Townsend
Clarke County man charged with murder after shooting
Harold G Potts reports a suspect surrendered at the scene after a shooting in Clarke County. The warrant was issued for murder and the case is under continued investigation. Banks, born 1925 in Clarke County, is survived by his mother, three brothers, five sisters, and is to be buried at Little Chapel Churchyard after a funeral at Guildfield Church in Millwood.
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P. F. Click
Jackson
C. D.taylor
Clarke County
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
H. F. Will
John H. Enders
Berryville
Williams
Banks
Frank Banks
Edmonia Gordon Banks
Thomas Gordon Banks
Henry Post Banks
Theodore Lewis
Rosalie Cornelia Johnson
Charlotte Page Hamilton
Gladys Ellen Banks
Madeline Dulaney Banks
Bernie Elizabeth Banks
Millwood
Guildfield
Little Chapel
Floods and fires cripple Putnam and Stroudsburg camps
Floods and magnesium fires halted life in Putnam Connecticut as residents faced outages and fear. In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania, Brodhead Creek swept a summer camp killing and wounding campers while rescue crews freed survivors and restored basic utilities.
Russians gift paintings to Benson on farm tour
Benson and the visiting Matskevich exchange gifts on a six week farm tour. Matskevich promises a photographed portrait of his family upon return to Russia. The scene is light with photographers recording the cordial handshakes before the Russians continue their trip.
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Benson
Matskevich
Spasibo
Russia
Conference talks on economics and farming planned with Benson
In four sessions officials discussed economics planning and administration, livestock wheat corn and farm machinery. After a private luncheon Benson and guests planned a visit to Mount Vernon the home of George Washington.
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Benson
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Child suffer minor injuries after stroller incident in crosswalk
A stroller partially in a truck path caused the baby to be caught under a wheel at a Green County intersection. The girl was treated at Memorial Hospital with abrasions and a bruised arm and finger and was released the same day.
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Memorial Hospital
US Rt. 11
Stonewall School
Clearbrook
M.H. Moore
Homer B. Alexander, Jr
Watson Ave
Winchester
Kaiser
Robert J. Wilson
Rt. 1
Lorton
Winchester area sales directory auctions listed
A long list of auction dates near Winchester Virginia includes Aug 24 to Sept 17 with real estate personal property cattle machinery tractors and household goods. Notable entries include Mt Haven Convalescent Home Pony Farm and Mt Williams estate sales near Winchester and Front Royal Rd listings. Auctioneers include Charles R Duvall W E Edwards and W D Orndorff.
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W. E. Edwards
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Chas. R. Duvall
Mt. Haven
Paper Mill Road
Harrison, Benham
Thomas Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Front Royal Rd
Mary G. Donovan
Clarke County Court House
W. D. Orndorff
Mt. Airy
Horst & Wagner
Donald W Zombro
Berryville
Rt. 340
Clifton Price
Charles W. Herbert, III
Middleway
Brucetown Road
Sarah Daugherty
Braddock St
E. T. Snider
Truck backs into parked sheriff car in Berryville
State Trooper P F Click reports a 1954 International truck owned by Western Maryland Supply Co backed from an alley and struck Sheriff Smallwood’s 1951 Oldsmobile parked by the jail. Driver Alfred David Hott of Augusta W Va failed to see the sheriff’s car while watching another truck. Estimated damage $35 to the sheriff’s car and $3 to the truck.
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Wilson
Beverley C. Keller
Loudoun St
Memorial Hospital
Fairmont Foods Co
Keller
Farl C. Diehl, Jr
Nain
Cameron St
Jack Shumaker
Diehl
Clarence B. Burke
E. Bond St
Winchester
Moore
Leonard G. Shade
Cross Junction
Chrysler
Clarence D.N. Gilfillan
Bloomfield
Iowa
Plymouth
Clarke County
W.W. Smallwood, Jr
Berryville
P.F. Click
Alfred David Hott
Augusta
W. Va
Western Maryland Supply Co
Smallwood
Italy's hunting season opens with deadly toll
In Italy the hunting season began this weekend. During the first 24 hours one hunter was killed two blinded and two others wounded leaving a grim early start to the season.
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Rome
Italy
Eisenhower to Inspect Flood Areas from the Air
President Eisenhower announced plans to fly over flood areas from Lowry Air Force Base. He said the federal government is cooperating fully and noted invitations extended to the governors of South Carolina and North Carolina for a Hartford meeting, with a possible Washington visit later that day.
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Hagerty
South Carolina
North Carolina
Hartford
Washington
Eisenhower
Lowry Air Force Base
White House
Eisenhower Plans Hartford Meeting on Flood Relief Efforts
President Eisenhower said he would meet with Mr. Harriman in Hartford to coordinate Red Cross and federal relief with state governors. Harriman noted two million dollars already allocated for flood and hurricane relief and appealed for disaster funds from the public. The president pledged full help and stressed national solidarity with distressed Americans.
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Red Cross
Defense Department
Harriman
Hartford
Conn
Eisenhower
Federal Service
SBA Opens Emergency Offices in Flood Areas
The Small Business Administration will open emergency offices in several flood area cities to help local businessmen obtain loans for storm damage repair.
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Small Business Administration
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I. Q
Mary A. Sullivan
SWIFT
G. L Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Forage Harvester
Minor Motor CO
Snellings
N. Braddock St
Flers
Scientificall
Northern Virginia Power CO
Virginia
Miller's
Great Britain
Clarence House
London
Wilwood
Harold G Potts
Ibs
Putnam
Broghead Creek
Stroudsburg
Pocono
Bantam Lake
New York
East Stroudsburg
Anchely
FORD
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Beauty
Eo An
Pemcana
Stadri
Tos
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Funeral Home Ane
Virginia Combulance Service
Aerae
al Sahel
Cammer Tire CO
Sanitone Service
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