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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1956
Page
12
Public notice asks witnesses to an accident on Route 11 dated July 13 1956 to mail their name address and phone number to Jake 650 Washington Building Washington DC. The notice is dated August 25 1961.
CBS announces Ralph Story will replace Sonny Fox as host of The $64,000 Challenge starting next Sunday. Fox declines further comment and will keep hosting a CBS Sunday noon program Let's Take a Trip.
Forest Park Pa A F L C I O President George Meany says American workers are well off despite the Republican party not because of it. Meany and the council weigh possible endorsements in the 1956 campaign as a corruption probe targets three unions including Distillery Workers 25 000 members Laundry Workers 72 000 and Allied Industrial Workers 73 000. Senate subcommittee investigations into these unions are noted.
Mrs. Lydia Cooke of Portsmouth led the Grand Chapter of Virginia in a grand visitation to McKinley Chapter No. 19 at the War Memorial auditorium Senseny Park. Officers from multiple Virginia chapters attended a banquet at Braddock Street dining room, with honorary membership awarded to Mrs. Cooke and gifts presented to key members.
CBS says the 1956 political conventions attracted about twice the television audience of 1952, with a higher reach due to more TV homes. Sindlinger & Co. called conventions a flop, noting lower operation percentages, while Trendex used spot checks to estimate viewership. The report contrasts audience share and total viewers across the two years.
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association meeting adjourned when all members responded to a tractor-trailer fire seven miles north on Route 522. The calm following the alarm saw nine county fires reported in the past month and hosts Round Hill Community Building.
Cairo reports say two Britons and an Egyptian associate were arrested on charges of masterminding a spy network for British intelligence. The arrests follow Egypt’s Suez Canal seizure and fuel British calls for a tougher stand. London and Cairo officials deny embassy involvement.
Chicago prices show mixed opening on the Board of Trade with wheat soybeans corn and oats posting varying early quotes. September futures lead with modest gains while December and March contracts trail or differ across grains reflecting cautious activity.
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