Three Die When Car Collides With Gasoline Truck
Three men from Salt Lake City died when their car collided with a gasoline tank truck nine miles north of Tooele Utah. An unknown motorist dropped a lit match on spilled fuel causing a blaze that consumed the wreckage as rescuers worked.
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Tooel
Utah
Here
Utah Highway Patrol
Salt Lake City
Lee Loy Park
Tommy Lau
Lau Chin
Howard Cooper
Glen Townsend
Maynard C. Baker Dies in Washington
Maynard C. Baker longtime Frederick County resident died at his Washington D C home on August 24 A funeral was held yesterday at 2 pm in Redland Methodist Church Whitacre with Rev Phillip Weeks officiating Pallbearers included Dale Baker Hollis Braithwaite Luther Fletcher and others Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery Whitacre He was born near Whitacre son of the late Dean and Mandy Baker a carpenter and contractor He married Nena Whitsere Baker and had a daughter Alice Spang He later married Nan Turner Littleton and is survived by a stepson Robert L Littleton Jr a stepdaughter Mrs John A Vorous a brother C G Baker and other relatives
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Redland Methodist Church
Whitacre
Maynard C. Baker
Frederick County
Ath Street
N.E
Washington, D. C
Phillip Weeks
Dale Baker
Hollis Braithwaite
Luther Fletcher
R. P. Anderson
Otis Mauay
Ralph Johnson
Woodlawn
Mr. Baker
Dean
Mandy Whitacre Baker
Baker
Pittsburgh
Washington
Nena Whitsere Baker
Alice Spang
Nan Turner Littleton
Robert L. Littleton, Jr
John A. Vorous
C. G. Baker
Cross Junction
Fires Damaged Two Trucks In Frederick County
A series of three fires in Frederick County damaged two large trucks within 24 hours. A 1956 GMC tandem loaded with coal burned on Route 50 near Isaac's Creek killing no one, while a 1955 International tractor trailer owned by Warren Truckers burned on Route 522. A separate city fire damaged a wall patch from an overloaded electric wire at 21 Ward Walker.
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Frederick County
Route 50
West Virginia Line
Isaac’s Creek
Gore Fire Company
John Stonebraker
Biggert
Gore
Lacy Anderson
Paul E. Kuhn
Mt. Storm
W. Va
Harry J. Warnick
Redwood Tavern
Round Hill
Warren Truckers
Martinsville
James EH. Good
Good
Ward Walker
Chaffrd St
Richis
Charles Pine
Reuss and
Friendship
William Godenour
Trucks Collide On Army Post Soldier Killed
Two Army post trucks collided about 2 am killing Pfc. Harold W. Vaughn and injuring 11. Posey lost his left arm. seven others required only minor care. The fatal crash involved a 4 ton truck and a 2 1/2 ton truck.
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Army Post
FT. Bragg
N. C
Public Information Office
Harold W. Vaughn
South Hill
Edward F. Posey
Rt. 1
Buchanan
Winchester Woman Hurt in Auto Crash
Louise Thomas Armour, 30, of 105 Holiday Drive, suffered a knee laceration when her 1951 Chevrolet station wagon, traveling north on S Cameron Street, rear ended a parked 1951 Ford owned by Crisman Cleaners at 715 S Kent Street. Damage was $100 to the wagon and $300 to the Ford. Officers Harry L Shirley and Harry Miller investigated.
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Winchester
Louise Thomas Armour
Holliday Drive
S. Cameron St
Harry L. Shirley
Harry Miller
Crisman Cleaners
S. Kent St
Walter Scrivener Dies at His Home
Walter A Scrivener 70 farmer and orchardist of Clearbrook died yesterday at 6 15 p m after months of illness He was born July 9 1886 at Rock Enon son of Turner A and Emma Lockhart Scrivener He survived by his wife Mary E Whitacre four daughters and ten grandchildren A funeral will be Thursday at 2 p m at Omps Funeral Home Rev Rhodes M Artz and Rev S J Goode officiating Interment Woodlawn remains at the funeral home until service
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Walter A Scrivener
Clearbrook
Rock Enon
Turner A
Emma Lockhart Scrivener
Cork Street
Garland Mason
Albin
Cornelius Driver
Yorktown
Marjorie Scrivener
Arlington
Annie Scrivener
June Aixas
Omps
Rhodes M. Artz
S. J. Goode
Woodlawn
Whitacre
Omps Funeral Home
Merchants meet to fix Wednesday closing schedule
Merchants at the association discussed keeping Wednesday afternoons closed and planned adjustments before Thanksgiving and Christmas. The last January meeting aimed to clear up misunderstandings, with seasonal closings previously limited to summer months. Plans for Christmas decorations and promotions were also discussed to be announced later.
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Association
Cain
Municipal Court Fines Reported For Multiple Offenses
Perry Russell Cooper and Stephen Cooper face fines of 9.25 and related penalties for unspecified offenses. Ruth Costello of Route 1 fined 14.75 for drunken conduct. Silas Luttrell of Cross Junction given 15.25 and 14.75 for two drunk convictions. Betty Travers of Sunnyside Station fined 9.25 for running red light. Warner Gardner of Route 3 fined 14.25 for reckless driving. Roland Tharp Jr. of 226 North Loudoun Street fined 10.25 for improper muffler.
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Perry Russell Cooper
Stephenson
Ruth Marie Costello
Rt. 1
Silas L. Luttrell
Cross Junction
Betty Pugh Travers
Sunnyside
Warner Keith Gardner
Rt. 3
Roland Lee Tharp, Jr
Loudoun St
Nicosia mayor placed under house arrest by British
In Nicosia Cyprus British police and troops raided the home and office of Greek Cypriot mayor Dr Themistocles Dervis end of an 11 day truce. Authorities said they were acting on information tied to EOKA and Grivas directing Archbishop Makarios.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Nicosa
Themistocles Dervis
Greece
Dervis
EOKA
George Grivas
Makarios
Seychelle Islands
Mahone Picked to Replace Tydings in Senate Race
George P. Mahoney was chosen by the Maryland State Democratic Committee to replace the ailing Millard E. Tydings as the party’s U S Senate nominee. The 97-55 vote over Eleanor Tydings follows Mahoney’s narrow May primary loss and signals a 1950 style challenge by Republicans.
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Mahone
Tydings
Baltimore
George P. Mahoney
Millard E. Tydings
U. S. Senate
State Democratic Committee
Eleanor Tydings
U. S
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Mahoney
Campublican
John Marshall Butler
Butler
State's Traffic Fatalities Six Higher Than 1955
Virginia's 1956 traffic toll rose to 529 with two highway deaths. Carson Moses, 26, of Shawsville, died after his motorcycle collided with a car near Christiansburg on U S 11. Mary Virginia Lohr, 63, of Hood, died in Charlottesville hospital from injuries from a non collision crash on State Rt 230 in Madie County near Wolford.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Carson Moses
Rt. 1
Shawsville
U.S. 11
Christiansburg
Mary Virginia Lohr
Hood
Charlottesville
State Rt
Madie County
Wolfown
Douglas Playground Picnic Tomorrow
The Winchester Recreation Department will hold a picnic tomorrow at Douglas Playground weather permitting. Activities include swimming ping pong basketball and free play. A hot dog treat will start at 2 pm and names of attendees will be drawn from four age box groups for gifts. Friday marks closing day at Douglas and Rouss Park Playgrounds.
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Winchester Recreation Department
Douglas Playground
Rouss Park
Explosion Wrecks Montreal Apartment House
A gas blast in Villa LaSalle wrecked a 16 family building injuring 15 and killing 5 to 8, with emergency crews rushing to stop the gas flow after a construction crew cut a gas main. Eyewitnesses heard women and children screaming as the building was ripped open.
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Montreal
Villa LaSalle
LaSalle Heights
Auctions and sales listed for Maryland and Virginia farms
Friday August 31 sales include E W Thompson Jersey cattle hay and grain near Woodbridge Virginia. George W Ambrose Aldridge Farm 42 miles west of Charles Town Holstein dairy cattle equipment and items. Roger H Kelley near Charles Town Guernseys Holstein dairy gear. F L Barrett near Nain household goods furniture. Estate of Adam Snively Frederick County Court House real estate on N Braddock St Winchester. Stickley Institute at Stickley Mansion near Strasburg four tracts on U S 11 and Cedar Creek. Auctions by Miller Lewis and Cavalier and others.
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E. W. Thompson
U. S. Rt
Woodbridge
James de Butts
Howard Welsh
George W. Ambrose
Aldridge Farm
Charles Town
W. Va
Dark Lane
Adam Snively
Frederick County Court House
Braddock St
Winchester
The
Stickley Institute
Stickley
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Frederick Clarke
L Brumback & Sons
Farmers
Minor Motor CO
Tree Run & Soft
H. W. Butler
And
Bro., Inc
Wrek
Braddock
Miller's Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Tor
Southern States
Winchester Cooperative
Cameron St
Inga
Ipea
Barr’s, Inc
Walter Scrivener
Helen Leavenworth Smith
Berryville
Helen L. Smith
Blue Ridge Street
Doubleday
Helen L Smith
Circuit Court
Clarke County
Gilbert McKown
W. D. Orndoref
Douglas and
Freestone
SAFEW
John Ray
Een Seafoam Gree
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
Tate
Pifer Printing Co
N. Cameron
Modern Living
Esso Standard Oil Company
Essotane
East Piccadilly
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