Back to School as Area Students Readied for 1956–57
Area schools prepare for the 1956–57 term with Frederick and Clarke County opening September 4 and Winchester September 5. Enrollment is expected to rise modestly, with about 8,000 students and 300 staff in the region. Focusing meetings and workshops precede the start, while plans like new rooms at High View and Miller School double shifts aim to ease congestion. Local totals from last year show 4,048 opening students in 14 counties, with projections to 4,198 this year.
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Frederick
Clarke County
Winchester
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Garland R. Quarles
George W. Burton
Ayler
High View
Stephens City
Aylor
Miller School
Jaffes Wood High School
Fred Wygal
State Department of Education
Robert C. Bradford
Opequon
Presbyterian Churches
Robinson Memorial Elementary
Handley
John Kerr
Virginia Ave
Quarles School
Douglas Negro School
Quarles
Douglas School
Douglas
$7,232,000 Spent for Food In Winchester
Special to the Star reports Winchester's 1955 food outlay reached $7,232,000 with meat fish vegetables and other edibles totaling $5,312,000 and restaurants consuming the rest. The average family spent $1,535 on food, above the national and regional norms, as per Sales Management survey.
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Winchester
United States
South Atlantic States
Yard Party at Macedonia Church September 1
Continued on page 3 listing a yard party at Macedonia Church scheduled for 4 45 p m on September 1 with hours from 1p to 8 28 21.
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Macedonia Church
New Budget Estimate Dashes Hopes for 1957 Tax Cuts
Washington releases midyear budget showing revenues of 69.8 billion dollars, spending at 65.1 billion, leaving a 700 million surplus. Officials say the figure is too narrow for tax relief and may prompt selective cuts after spring tax collections.
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U.S
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Percival F. Brundage
Eisenhower
Congress
Police Seek 1804 Silver Dollar Worth Ten Thousand
Mrs. George D. Taylor reported an 1804 silver dollar missing after returning from a vacation in Portsmouth Virginia. The coin, valued by her at ten thousand dollars, was accompanied by three other 1850s silver dollars and about five dollars in nickels. A Washington expert noted the 1804 coin is among about five known to exist.
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Washington
George D. Taylor
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Nixon Expresses Confidence in Workers Support
Vice President Nixon said he is confident American workers will back the Eisenhower administration in the November election despite AFL-CIO leadership urging labor to support Stevenson Kefauver. He praised democracy and noted wages and employment have improved while strikes have lessened.
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Nixon
G.O. P
Washington
Eisenhower
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
New Jersey
Frank A. Nixon
California
Virginia General Assembly Recesses Until Next Tuesday
The Virginia General Assembly adjourned briefly and recessed until Tuesday as Gov. Stanley pushes his school desegregation plan. Lawmakers opposed to withholding funds for integrated schools call the move time to build support, while administration leaders expect passage in the House and seek public input after hearings next Tuesday.
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Virginia General Assembly
Richmond
Thomas B. Stanley
House of Delegates
Senate
Fred G. Pollard
Pollard
Gray Commission
Commission
Ted Dalton
Radford
Armistead L. Boothe
Alexandria
E. O. McCue
Charlottesville
McCue
Assembly
Stanley
Clarke Festival Opens with Carnival and Exhibits
Berryville fairgrounds host Clarke County Fall Festival events through Saturday. Exhibitors bring in entries. judging starts 10 a.m. tomorrow for swine, sheep, cattle, poultry, produce, preserves, clothing, and crafts. Special grand stand show Jimmy Dean and his Texas Wildcats at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Berryville Horse Show Grounds
Jimmy Dean
Texas Wildcats
Bombings End Truce in Cyprus
In Cyprus EOKA extremists end a 12 day lull with two bombs aimed at a British sergeant and major in Larnaca and Nicosia. The attacks end the suspension of operations and follow leaflets declaring the truce over due to Makarios’ exile and stalled negotiations for Cyprus independence.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
EOKA
Larnaca
Greece
Makarios
FBI Nabs Masterminds Behind Riesel Acid Attack
FBI agents seized Johnny Dio and three others tied to the April 5 acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel. Four men charged with conspiracy. Telvi hired for 1000 dollars and later killed. Details outline Dio directing the plot linked to Riesel’s grand jury testimony.
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FBI
Vic Riesel
New York
Johnny Dio
Underworld
Victor Riesel
Riesel
Broadway
U S. Atty
Paul W. Williams
Telvi
Federal Grand Jury
Dio
John Dioguardi
Point Lookout
Long Island
N A
Eisenhower backs Western plan for Suez settlement
President Eisenhower to U S support the Western plan for Suez crisis settlement and urged backing by nations upholding international justice. He praised Dulles and noted 18 of 22 London conference nations approved its conditions serving 95 percent of Suez shipping. Nasir to meet five nation group in Cairo to discuss international control.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
London
Nasser
Suez Canal
Cairo
Theat
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
Suez
Hisenhower
United States
Egypt
Nas
Nas Prompts Cairo Meeting Extended Global Talks
President Nas seeks renewed talks with Cairo leaders as discussions continue across international fronts. The meeting notes indicate ongoing diplomatic efforts with no immediate resolutions announced.
Escaped Convicts Sighted Near Kernstown
State police and sheriffs hunted three Negro convicts who escaped from State Road Force Camp No. 7 at Double Toll Gate Sunday afternoon. Reports of two men near Kernstown last night prompted residents to lock cars. The escapees are Robert Lee Flake James Taylor and Daniel West serving terms for malicious wounding armed robbery grand larceny and armed robbery. Guards and officers have been scouring the countryside since the escape.
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State Road Force Camp No. 7
Kernstown
State Police
F. L Woolf
Woolf
Robert Lee Flake
James Taylor
Daniel West
Flake
Taylor
Richmond
West
Norfolk
Frederick and
Clarke County
Stevenson Says Only Democrats Care About Farmers
Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver after a 2,700 mile flight met Democratic leaders from Iowa North and South Dakota Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and Wisconsin for a closed conference in Sioux City. Stevenson argued the party is the only one focused on farmers plight noting farm share of the food dollar and farm debt changes since 1952. Humphrey and Freeman cochair the event as they seek farmer support ahead of Washington in January.
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Humphrey
Brundage
Commodity Credit Corp
Defense Department
Congress
Post Office Department
Eisenhower
Civil Service
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Treasury Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sioux City
Iowa
Adlai E. Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Santa Fe
N. M
Pacific Northwest
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Stevenson
White House
Sen
D-Minn
Orville Freeman
Steevenson
Kefauver
Washington
Meetings Tomorrow Evening to Plan For Chest Drive
Community Chest leaders schedule five meetings at the George Washington Hotel to map the 1957 campaign. The goal of 48 111 is to fund eight agencies including Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and several local nurseries and centers. Prominent business leaders and agency presidents will review information plans donor lists and campaign procedures for Frederick County.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Armstrong
Community Chest Board of Directors
Back Creek
Gainesboro
Opequon Shawnee
Stonewall
Frederick
E. Piccadilly Street
Charles Campbell
Salvation Army
A. Garland Williams
Girl Scouts
George D. Jackson
Children’s Home Society
J. M. Steck, Jr
Negro Day Nursery
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester Day Nursery
Phil Hunter
Boy Scouts
George F. Nixon
USC
H. P. Maccubbin
Northwestern Child Guidance Center
Navy reports second crewman body recovered after patrol plane shootdown
The Navy announced the second body of a crewman from the patrol plane shot down off the China coast was found by a U S destroyer near wreckage. The 16 crew members included the two recovered bodies. Officials say more information is needed before choosing a course. The incident prompted discussions between President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles about a possible note from Peiping.
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Washington
Navy Today
China
Shanghai
7Th Fleet
U. S
Navy
Mercator
U.S
Eisenhower
Dulles
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Peiping
Weather Outlook: Fair, Humid With Scattered Showers
Mostly fair and humid conditions continue tonight into Thursday with scattered afternoon or evening showers. Lows range from 60 to 68 west and 68 to 72 east, as warm, unsettled air moves through the area.
Virginia Weather Outlook August 30 to September 3
Temperatures will run 3 to 5 degrees above normal with a cooler weekend and a warmer Monday. Expect thundershowers Thursday and Friday bringing total rainfall of one half to one inch. Sunrise is 5 40 a m tomorrow and sunset 6 48 p m. the Moon rises late tonight as a new Moon approaches on September 4.
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Virginia
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Senate House Economic Committee
Big Labor Organization
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
House
Clarke Festival
Abraham Telvi
Thomas Dioguardi
Domenico Bando
Brooklyn
Charles Tuso
Charles Carlina
Joseph P. Carlino
Charles
Gandolfo Miranti
Tuso
Miranti
Bando
Joseph Carlino
Dios
Ike
Farmer
Clayton Fritchey
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