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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1955

Page

2

William Haines dies at 75 in Hampshire County home

William Harvey Haines 75 died suddenly yesterday afternoon at his Myrtle Avenue home from a heart attack. Born March 24 1880 in Hanging Rock West Virginia he was a Mt Olive Church member and longtime Hampshire County resident. Survived by wife six children and 18 grandchildren funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Omps Funeral Home with Rev Robert Whitten officiating burial in Fairlawn Lutheran Cemetery Gore.

William Harvey Haines Myrtle Ave Hanging Rock W. Va Harry Hannah Sirbaneh Haines Mt. Olive Christian Church Parks Hollow Hazel Boon Capon Bridge Wilbur E. Haines Cumberland Mad Mildred Eubern Far Lauderdale Fla Gladys Eaton Vernon Haines Lyndon Haines Augusta Omps Robert A. Whitten Congregational Christian Church Fairlawn Lutheran Cemetery Gore Omps Funeral

Answers to Page 4 Quiz Questions

A reader supplied the solutions to the Page 4 quiz. The answers read Paris, Minus sign, No, Fifty, Simon Lake, Blood, Cain, Sensitive plant, Arabian Nights, John Bull. The note accompanies the list and mentions waste disposal in one line.

Simon Lake Blood Cain John Bull

Moroccan talks hit snag over Ben Youssef return

Istiqlal party stalls coalition talks by demanding the return to France of deposed Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef before joining a government. Pierre July rejects the condition, insisting a government be formed first. Faure delays Paris plans as supplementary talks continue and a national union framework remains under discussion.

Aix Les Baines France Istiqlal (Independence Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef Pierre July July Ben Youssef Madagascar Edgar Faure Paris Faure Istiqlal Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa Moulay Arafa Mohammed Ben Youssef National Union Council of Government of

New England Apple Industry Leaders Advocate Quality and Marketing

In a June gathering, industry voices urged emphasis on superior varieties like McIntosh, Delicious, and late apples such as Spy and Baldwins. They stressed efficient farming and strong grower selling, noted drought and freeze impacts, storage trends toward grower owned facilities, and highlighted guests from multiple states attending the Michigan event.

Chandler New England Spy Schaefer Hene Schaefer Michigan Mr. Schaefer Sparta Michigan State College Howard Biggers North Carolina C. A. Major Greenville South Carolina Dudley Woodfin Washington, D. C Savannah A. L. Peterson New York H. H. Nall Atlanta John Camarata Aubrey Crafton Godfrey Hock J. J. Jardina Harvey Lupo C. Rhodes Georgia Harold Bowden Columbia I. E. Helman Sharon H. W. Farrell H. Jones Fred Frederickson Jackson Nelson Page Winchester William Reagan Jack Friedman New York City

Wyoming Has Broadest Range of Big-Game Animals

Wyoming leads with 11 different big-game animals, followed by New Mexico Idaho and Montana with 10 each. Seventeen western states account for most big-game, with the nation totaling about 11 million animals including food and sport species and those hunted as pests.

Wyoming New Mexico Idaho Montana

W.Va. Couple Hurt Slightly In Crash

A West Virginia couple was injured slightly in a two car crash on U S Route 522 about 18 miles north of Winchester. Robert Fawver and Evelyn Fawver of Paw Paw were treated and released after the Studebaker overturned and the Oldsmobile sustained minor damage. The collision occurred as a passing maneuver behind a truck around 9 15 a m and involved a 1950 Oldsmobile sedan driven by William Elton Lay of Washington D C.

West Virginia U.S J. H. Smith, Jr William Elton Lay Washington, D. C Smith Oldsmobile Studebaker

August sales directory auction schedule West Virginia and Virginia

A detailed auction list with dates from August 30 to September 17 in Jefferson and surrounding counties. Items include cattle, hogs, farm machinery, autos, real estate, and household goods. Auctions feature multiple auctioneers such as W. D. Orndorff and E. T. Snider.

Ben Crim Bunker Hill W. Va Collis Farm W. Strong Lewis Donald W Zombro Berryville Clifton Price W. D. Orndorff Charles W. Herbert, III Middleway Brucetown Road Clifton C Poston Charles Town Jefferson County R. M. Bradfield Pennsylvania Ave E. T. Snider Milton Harris Joseph Newlin Kernstown A. Crisman Frederick County Court House S. Braddock St Martha N. Bonham Summit Point Paul E. Miller

Housewife Ends Effort to End Plant Walkout in Chicago

Esther Quigley, 35, wife of union official Andrew Quigley, says she will not press further to end the Harrison Sheet Metal Co strike led by Local 1214 CIO United Auto Workers. She plans divorce action if workers remain out, noting civilians and families rely on paychecks.

CIO United Auto Workers Harrison Sheet Metal Co Andrew Quigley

Quigley Claims Threat as Officers Separate Confrontation

Mrs. Quigley described a tense incident saying she would have attacked the man had police not intervened. She weighed 126 pounds and credited two officers with pulling her away, expressing relief at their quick action.

Sterling Hayden Divorces Wife Over Henpecking Claim

Los Angeles reports that actor Sterling Hayden has divorced his wife who is twelve inches shorter, citing she henpecked him as the reason for the split.

Los Angeles Sterling Hayden

Mutiny Reported Aboard Freighter Dorotea

The 1870 ton Swedish freighter Dorotea sent a distress call from mid Atlantic claiming crew trouble and the captain imprisoned in his cabin. The message, picked up by Capetown Coastal radio, was relayed to Goteborg. Erik Hogberg, MD of Dorotea’s owners Rederi.

Stockholm Sweden mid-Atlantic Brazil South Africa Capetown Goteborg

Mutiny Report Leaves A B Manhem Noncommittal

A B Manhem stated he could not comment until he received further word about the reported mutiny.

A.B. Manhem

Truman Opens Speaking Tour at Indiana Banquet

Harry S. Truman begins a five stop speaking tour with a French Lick banquet marking the Indiana Democratic Editorial Assn anniversary. He is expected to attack Republicans in his usual 1948 campaign style.

French Lick Ind Indiana Harry S. Truman Indiana Democratic Editorial Assn

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W. H. Haines I. Q Harry T. Watson Jones Funeral Home Jones Funeral Home, Inc Tilley I. Brumback & Sons Cameron St Plymouth Cranbrook Minor Motor CO N. Cameron ST American Agricultural Chemical Company Butler Wyck St Margaret Johnson Dover New Hampshire Atlantic City N. J U. S Clean Vantress Arbor Acres Lancaster-Nichols Vantress-Nichols Mid-Valley Hatchery, Inc Lewisburg, W. VA P.O. Box Dayton, VA P.O D. McA Death Doris Silver Ostreicher Fortune Philadelphia W.va Staten Island North Shore Peaches and Woods Apple Growers East E. W. Barr Packing Houses Virginia Apple Storage Winchester Cold Chicago Esther? Quigley Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey Washington Humphrey OF City Realty Asa Crisman Handley School Hugh S. Crisman Chambersburg, Pa Marion A. C Massey Harris Ford Rosenthal New Idea New Holland and International Farmers & Dealers Ralph W. Horst Sales Franklin Marion, Pa Collis Legg Farm Gerrardstown Road Grimes Guernsey Ayrshire Durham William Hensell Erik Hogberg Dorotea Rederi Truman Florida FE. T. Snider Jersey Ford Tractor Ferguson McCormick Deering Charles W. Herbert Ilr W. D. Orndorff, Auctioneer T. Lee Shirley Route 51 W. C. Allis Chalmers Oliver Superior Victor The
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