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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
2
Locations Linked With Brink's Case Viewed by Jurors
A 14 man jury in the Brink's robbery trial tours sites tied to the crime. They inspect 165 Prince Street counting room, a nearby playground, a two level garage, a Commonwealth Pier gas station, and an Egleston Square Roxbury package store once run by Joseph F. McGinnis, the prosecution's alleged brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. McAuliffe
Prince St
Brink's
Commonwealth Pier
Egleston Square
Roxbury
Joseph F. McGinnis
Prain
Admiral Monroe Kelly Dies at 70 in Virginia Beach
Vice Admiral Monroe Kelly USN retired, age 70, died at his Linkhorn Park home. He formerly commanded the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and the Third Naval District. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal for Morocco operations and held the Legion of Merit and foreign honors from the Netherlands and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
Monroe Kelly Usn
Linkhorn Park
Admiral Kelly
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth
Third Naval District
French Morocco
Order of Orange-Nassau
Netherlands
Tension and Integration Roils Schools Across Deep South
Police moved to shield 11 Negro students from a milling mob at Clinton High as about 500 protesters gathered after racial clashes. Four people were jailed, including one Black student. In Tuscaloosa, Autherine Lucy Foster remains expelled after a mob drove her from the University of Alabama campus. Federal judges acted on Little Rock and Baton Rouge segregation issues, with a five to ten year plan for Little Rock schools and a special 12 day session on athletics segregation in Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Autherine Lucy Foster
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
U.S
Robert H. Hobart Grooms
Deep South College
Foster
Fort Smith
Ark
U. S
John FE. Miller
Little Rock
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Bells as Standards of Pitch from Ancient China
In 2687 BC the Chinese Emperor Huang Ti ordered bells to be made as the official standard of pitch. The episode marks early efforts to unify musical tuning and instrument practice across the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huang-ti
Canine Shield Tops Dog Insurance Trend in Kansas City
Kansas City inventors Richard R. Reabe and Gordon R. Reabe launched Canine Shield five months ago offering medical and hospital insurance for dogs six months to ten years old. The program, with about 3000 agents and several hundred policies, covers up to 75 dollars per hospitalization for an annual premium near 15 dollars and plans to extend to cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Richard R. Nelson
Gordon R. Reabe
Reabe
New Zealand
Nelson
Ohio
Canine Shield
Wilmington
Del
Prissy
Boy Confesses to Stealing Silver Dollars From Home
A 12 year old boy admitted breaking into a Washington home and stealing three silver dollars, including an 1804 coin valued at $10,000 by the owner. The boy and his brother spent the coins. he denies any coin was dated 1804. The theft was reported by Mrs. George D. Taylor after a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
George D. Taylor
Blast Rocks Norfolk Areas
A loud explosion at 11 53 a m rocked several Norfolk sections from Little Creek to East Ocean View and Hampton. WVEC said buildings including the Hampton police station were vibrated. Langley Air Force Base reported a minor routine aircraft difficulty at 11 55 a m with no explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Navy
Little Creek
East Ocean View
Hampton
WVEC
Langley Air Force Base
Continental Army Command
Ft. Monroe
Langley
EOKA Claims Forgery of Documents in Cyprus Clash
British authorities say they seized papers accusing EOKA of a violent campaign and connect the documents to Archbishop Makarios and EOKA leader Dighenis. The underground calls the leaflets forged while Britain maintains the documents are authentic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makarios
Mahe
Seychelles
Cyprus
British Colonial Office
E.O.K
Lyssi
Nicosia
George Grivas
EOKA
Dighenis
Britain
Alan Lennox Boyd
Freezable advance sandwich fillings and prep tips
Sandwich fillings that freeze well include meat poultry cheese spreads peanut butter and other spreads. Jelly jam fillings and raw vegetables or hardboiled egg whites do not freeze well. Egg yolks freeze well when incorporated into mixtures. Each sandwich should be wrapped separately for freezing.
Seven Prizes Awarded At Summer Story Telling Hour
Seven prizes were awarded this morning at the Handley Library final story telling hour ending a summer program held on Thursdays. Winners include Milla Sue Wisecarver John Wine and David Strance for attendance and Celia Zuckerman Stevie Zuckerman Brenda Ramsburg and Richard Bell for most books read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
Women's Civil League and
Winchester
American Association of University Women
Milla Sue Wisecarver
Stephens City
John Wine
Woodland Ave
David Strance
N. Braddock St
Celia Zuckerman
Stevie Zuckerman
Berryville Ave
Feizes
Brenda Ramsburg
Shawnee Ave
Richard Bell
Whitlock Ave
Auctions and sales listed for several Virginia auctions
A long listing of auctions and sales across Virginia towns like Woodbridge Charles Town Winchester Berryville and Strasburg. Includes dairy cattle Holstein and Guernsey stock household goods real estate and estate settlements with dates August 31 September 11 15 20 and 51. Auctioneers include James de Butts Miller Lewis Cavalier E T Snider W D Orndorff and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Thompson
U. 8
Rt. 1
Woodbridge, Va
Jersey
James de Butts
Howard Welsh
George W. Ambrose
Aldridge Farm
Charles Town
W Va
Dark Lane Road
Miller, Lewis and Cavalier
G. E. Vickers
Roger H. Kelley
Guernseys and Holstein
W. D. Orndorff
Adam Snively
Frederick County Court House
Braddock St
Winchester
Stickley Institute
Stickley
E. T. Snider
Carl G. Brown
Edward Chrisman
Gibbons St
Gilbert McKown
Helen L. Smith
Clarke County Court House
Berryville
Doubleday Plant
Glamour Wagon Boosts Morale at Jewish Hospital
A seeable glamour wagon on wheels arrives at Louisville's Jewish Hospital to lift bedridden patients. Two beauticians offer shampoos, scalp treatments, facial massages and manicures with a rolling cabinet for sterilizing equipment. The service, paid by patients, includes a maternity ward cap and gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Dayton
Ohio
Secretary of State Athletic Commission Leader Dies at Capitol
Joseph Bauers longtime secretary of the State Boxing and Wrestling Commission collapsed at the state Capitol and died soon after at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. He was 59, a Navy bantamweight champion in 1914, and led the commission from its 1934 founding as boxing and wrestling to a broadened agency overseeing all athletics. He served in the Navy 1914 to 1933 and retired as chief petty officer. Surviving are his widow and two step-daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Joseph Bauers
State Athletic Commission
State Capitol
Medical College of Virginia
Associated
Bauers
Navy
State Boxing and Wrestling Commission
No New Reports On Escapees From Prison Camp
No new word today on three black convicts who escaped Sunday afternoon from State Road Force Camp No. 7 at Double Toll Gate. A camp spokesman said a sighting in the Stephens City area proved not to match any of the escapees. Reports of sightings near Kernstown and a farmhouse west of there Tuesday night were investigated but yielded nothing. The escapees are identified as Robert Lee Flake 21 James Taylor 25 and Daniel West 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Force Camp No. 7
Double Toll Gate
Stephens City
Kernstown
Robert Lee Flake
James Taylor
Daniel West
Five More Polio Cases Reported
Five additional polio cases were reported by the State Health Department, bringing the year total to 97. The figure is less than half of last year’s pace. All five cases involve unvaccinated individuals, and two were paralytic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Health Department
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four
Answers to the quiz on page four list items: Pieces of eight Strait of Gibraltar Three No Fresh water Yes Featherweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strait of Gibraltar
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Ll Prederick
Frederick Clarke
Brink
Boston
Brink's Inc
Suffolk County
Funeral Home Funeral Service Ambulance Service
C. Ll. Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
Minor Motor CO
Loudoun St
Kelly
Joe Owen
Clinton High
Fruit Growers
Winesap Apples
H. W. Butler & Bro
Wreck St
N. Braddock
Winchester Evening Star
Norfolk Areas
Mieett
Angelo John Lamarca
Peter Weinberger
Mineola
N. Y
Beatrice Weinberger
la Marca
H. C. Christianson
John Carr
Kantchil
Gadja the Elephant
Matjan
James Madden
Roy Wisecarver
Robert Creamer
John Glaize
H. J. Eavis
Richard Lewis
Irvan O'Connell
Alson Hott
Leslie Orndorff
Sarah Tanquary
F. L Barrett
Nain
Wyck. St
Butler
Secretary of State Athletic Commission
Allis-Chalmers
W. Va
AC P.T.O. Harvester
Price
Barr’s, Inc
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron
Rippon
Feagans Mill
Guernsey
Curtis Candy Breeding
Perfection
Westinghouse
W. Dorndorff
WM. Hensefll
the Episcopal Church
HFC
America
Paymts
N. Loudoun Street
J.C. Penney
Mohawk
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