Merchants Vote Friday Late Shopping Change
Winchester merchants approve moving the late shopping night from Saturday to Friday effective January 1 1956 after a special meeting at the George Washington Hotel. The vote followed a by law petition led by George Dixon of W T Grant Company with Ralph Mulvey presiding and Ralph Cain taking part in discussion. The group plans further discussion at mid January and a follow up meeting in October to elect new directors and officers.
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Winchester
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
George Washington Hotel
Ralph Mulvey
Ralph Cain
George Dixon
W. T. Grant Company
James R. Wilkins
Bynum Neese
Picket lines at 18 Harvester plants as 40000 UAW strike
CHICAGO 40 000 workers walked out at 18 International Harvester Co plants across six states over a new contract. Wildcat actions began Friday and spread to most plants by midnight. Negotiations continued overnight with both sides far apart on several terms including a union shop and pay differentials.
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Chicago
CIO
United Auto
International Harvester Co
Harvester
William J. Reilly
Leonard Woodstock
UAW International
Expensive chickens fetch top prize at Missouri State Fair
Four chickens sold for 11 dollars per pound at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Jackie Wells of Aurora bought four dressed birds for 143 dollars after they won first prize in a poultry contest. a feed company purchased them.
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Sedalia
Jackie Wells
Aurora
Harry Anderson
Unconfirmed Crash Kills 11 Near Charleston Air Base
Reports say a C119 flying boxcar crashed in Liberty Park near Charleston Air Force Base killing 11, including civilians. Six of 10 or 11 crew survived. full details await next of kin notification.
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Charleston
S.C
Charleston Air Force Base
Base Public Information Office
PIO
Air Force
Liberty Park
456Th Air Force
North Charleston
French Forces Strike Berber Strongholds in Moroccan Hills
Casablanca reports armored French columns with air cover hitting mountain strongholds in the Kasab Talda area east of Oued Zem where 4,000 Berber tribesmen rose in revolt. Officials warn casualties may reach 1,000 in Morocco and Algeria, with 3,000 paying tribute to French dead at Casablanca memorial.
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Casablanca
Rabat
Meknes
Kasab Talda
Oued Zem
October Draft Quota Set at 149 in Virginia
State Selective Service headquarters announced Virginia’s October draft quota as 149 men, the lowest for October since the 141 drafted in April. The figure underscores a drop from prior months while maintaining statewide mobilization.
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Richmond
Selective Service
Virginia
New York Times Music Critic Olin Downes Dies at 69
Olin Downes a longtime New York Times music critic died at age 69 from a heart attack yesterday. His career spanned thirty years reporting on classical music and cultural affairs in New York.
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New York
Olin Downes
The
New York Times
Thundershowers Boost Record August Rainfall
Thunderstorms dumped 0.41 inches boosting August totals to 11.02 inches and 1955 year-to-date to 30.67 inches. One third of the rain fell in August as cooler weather followed with a high near 83 and a low around 60s to 66.
Six Are Killed In Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash
Six people die and a 15 year old girl from Philadelphia is injured after a head on collision on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Westbound driver Wendell W Paulik 25 of Pittsburgh crosses the median into an eastbound car carrying Tore Anderson 50 of Glen Rock New Jersey and his wife about 50. Mrs Anderson and both occupants of Paulik's car die. The injured girl Loraine Walsh 15 of Philadelphia is hospitalized. Remaining victims identified as Mary Young 55 of Philadelphia Oscar Young 52 and Lou Hess 36 of Pittsburgh.
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Carlisle
Wendell W. Paulik
Pittsburgh
Tore Anderson
Glen Rock
N. J
Anderson
Andersons
Paulik
Loraine Walsh
Philadelphia
Mary Young
Oscar
Lou Hess
Living costs rise in July tying wage boosts for autos
The July consumer price index rose three tenths of one percent, the largest gain since May 1954, lifting costs for food and many services. The increase triggers pay raises for about 650,000 auto workers under GM and Ford contracts and affects at least 200,000 more in auto and related industries.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford Motor Companies
Quota Set for Winchester Red Cross Flood Relief
The Winchester Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross has a $901 flood relief quota from National Headquarters. Local staff reported high inquiries and urged donations labeled flood disaster relief sent to the Red Cross office at 22 North Braddock Street.
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Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
N. Braddock St
Strapless Gowns Hindering Corsage Trade, Florist Says
Anson Pratt of Hamilton told Ontario horticulturists that strapless evening gowns have nearly ruined the corsage business. He noted florists cannot figure out a way to attach corsages to bare skin at events.
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Guelph
Ont
Anson Pratt
Hamilton
Ontario Horticulturists
Reds Free American AF Officer and Recover Army Captain
In a peculiar Korean neutral zone ceremony, the Reds freed 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpas and handed over Army Capt. Charles W. Brown's body. Bumpas, treated with apparent fairness, spoke of his reception as he crossed the armistice line, while authorities noted the aircraft was shot down after crossing into North Korea.
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Kumhwa
Korea
Guy H. Bumpas
Jackson
Miss
Army
Charles W. Brown
Louisville
Bumpas
U.N
Harold A. Dye
Atlanta
Brown
North Korea
Dye
Inchon
Seoul
Red China
Peiping
Red Territory
Demilitarized Zone
Harlan C. Parks
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Ten Children Killed as Train Hits Tennessee School Bus
In Spring City Tennessee a freight train struck a loaded grammer school bus across a downtown crossing. Ten children aged 6 to 12 died and 30 were injured while the bus driver Raymond Moore 39 was charged with manslaughter. Engineer Paul Gilles also faced manslaughter charges as Gov. Clement ordered an immediate investigation. The crossing had warning lights though witnesses differed on their operation.
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Spring City
Tenn
Grammer
Raymond Moore
Back Valley
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Moore
Gene Crisp
Crisp
Robert
Francis
Paul Gilles
Southern Railway
Spring
Tennessee
Frank Clement
State Highway Patrol
Cecil Strader
Strader
British Airmen Reach New York After Atlantic Roundtrip Attempt
Two British airmen pilot John Hackett and navigator Peter M. Penny land at Floyd Bennett Field aboard a Royal Air Force Canberra jet bomber after a roundtrip London to New York. They departed London at 9:23 am EST and landed at 8:48 am EST, 7 hours 31 minutes later, aiming for a 14 hour total including a six hour ten minute return. The mission emulates a single day Atlantic crossing, tying to beat seven and a half hours westward with tailwinds. The 6,920 mile route notes prior 1952 precedent on a shorter path from Northern Ireland to Gander, Mid. and back.
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New York
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
London
John Hackett
Peter M. Penny
Royal Air Force
Northern Ireland
Gander
Mid
Peach Harvest Near Peak In Frederick County Area
The 1955 Virginia peach crop, shortened by the spring freeze, is near normal in Frederick County. Elberta peaches expected to peak by tomorrow with harvest to finish by early September. Prices around $2.50 per bushel for size two inches plus, and local crates fetching $1.25 to $1.50.
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Virginia
Frederick County
Appalachian
F. E. Cronenberg
Appalachian Peach Council
Martinsburg
W. Va
The
Star Today
Mt. Jackson
South
California
Strauss Says Atom Conference Assisted the Cause of Peace
Strauss in Denver reports to President Eisenhower on the Geneva atoms for peace meeting. He says the conference showed the United States ahead of the Soviet Union in peaceful atomic power but cautions against complacency and hints at another gathering to follow.
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Atom Conference
Denver
Geneva
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Russia
AEC
U. S
United Nations
New Polio Cases Surge in Massachusetts State totals rise
Sixty eight new polio cases were reported in Massachusetts yesterday, raising the year to date total to 1,674 with 1,236 since Aug. 1. The unofficial death toll stood at 80. Neighboring states show Connecticut 226, New Hampshire 108, Vermont 30, Rhode Island 122, Maine 57.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
New England
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Maine
Richmond Petersburg Turnpike price tag and toll plan
Engineers estimate the 34.8 mile Richmond Petersburg Turnpike at 60.7 million dollars for construction and right of way with financing up to about 9 million more. Bonds likely 69.8 million with tolls rising to 1.40 for full route and traffic projected from 18.1 million vehicles in 1958 to 23.0 million by 1964.
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Richmond
Richmond-Petersburg
Virginia
Petersburg
Richmond Petersburg Turnpike Authority
Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and MacDonald
Coverdale and Colpitts
James River
Eisenhower pledges possible special session on floods
President Eisenhower promised all possible federal aid including a special congressional session if needed after surveying flood scarred Northeast states. Civil Defense chief estimates 75 million dollars needed from the emergency fund for Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey as he pledges long term flood prevention and rapid rehab.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Val Peterson
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Hartford
Conn
New York
Envoys Hold Their Shortest Session in Geneva Talks
The United States and Communist China held their shortest session to date in Geneva at 27 minutes over repatriation of civilians. U.S. Ambassador U Alexis Johnson and Wang Ping nan of China charged each other with stalling as fourth week of talks opened with no agreement.
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United States
China
U. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Prague
Wang Pingnan
Red China
Warsaw
Red Chinese
Chou En-lai
Peiping
India
Evening Sky Notes and Sales at BUZZELLA'S SHOP
Winchester skies report Tuesday August 23 notes Moon and Saturn visible with Saturn near the Moon. First Quarter on August 25. Plus a Wednesday morning sale offering 14 off nylon gowns and strapless bras with prices 5.00 and 3.50.
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Gunseg
Saturn
Earth
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