Byrd Picnic Highlights Gains For Local Apples
Edwin Gould of the Kearneysville station told Byrd picnic crowds that the area is becoming a major factor in fresh and processing fruit markets. Gov. Stanley and J. Lindsay Almond attended as Gould outlined new early coloring loudsport strains, marketing needs, and the shift toward Red Delicious in local plantings.
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Berryville
U. S
Byrd
Edwin Gould
Kearneysville
Gould
Thomas B. Stanley
J. Lindsay Almond
J. R. Magness
Fruit and
Crops Research Division
Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Sheldon Funk
Bowyertown
August Rainfall Ties Record As Driest Era Continues
August rainfall totals inch toward historic dryness with 53 inches by 8:30 am. The month could tie August 1904 as the area’s second driest on record while 1910 remains the driest at 34 inches.
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Winchester Fruits Research Laboratory
Berryville Guard Unit Earns High Rating At Camp
The 29th Reconnaissance Company from Berryville posted superior and excellent ratings at guard camp in Indiana Gap Pennsylvania. Col Robert M Fowler praised its improvement and noted Capt Edward H McDonald as commander and First Sergeant Lyle T Simpson as top NCO. The unit of five officers one warrant officer and 80 enlisted trains with M 41 tanks scout jeeps and two personnel carriers before returning to Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Robert M. Fowler
Reconnaisance Company
Fowler
Edward H McDonald
Lyle T Simpson
Winchester Schools To Open Thursday
The Winchester Public Schools begin the 1957 58 session on Thursday September 5 with a September 3 new teacher meeting and a September 4 faculty session. Registration for new pupils is complete with no further intake until opening day.
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Winchester Public Schools
Garland Quarles
Virginia Avenue
Quarles
Handley School
Handley Play Court
John Kerr
Handley
Elemetary
Congress Ends Longest Session Since 1951 With Civil Rights Victory
Washington reports the 85th Congress adjourned after an eight month session highlighted by the civil rights bill. President Eisenhower voiced disappointment while leaders praised outcomes. The next session in January 1958 will tackle tax relief trade, housing, social security, and farm programs.
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Washington
85Th Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate Gop
Knowland
California
Congress
White House
Sen. Thurmond
D-Sc
Middle East
International Atomic Energy’ Agency
U.S
Bricker
Small Business Administration
FBI
Judge Orders Little Rock School Board to Proceed with Integration
Federal Judge Ronald Davies ordered the Little Rock School Board to carry out its gradual integration plan at Central High School and barred interference. He set aside a state injunction and warned anti integration leaders that further interference would be contempt.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ronald N. Davies
Fargo
N. D
Davies
Arkansas
Central High School
Federal District Court
Eighth
U. S. Court of Appeals
Clyde Thomason
Mothers League of Central High
Chancery Court
Goverval Fraubus
Faubus
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Thomason
North Dakota
Fayetteville
Charleston
Hoxie
Fort Smith
van Buren
Harold Gatty dies veteran aerial navigator dies at 54
Harold Gatty, famed aerial navigator who circled the globe in 1931 with Wiley Post, dies at 54 in Fiji after a heart condition. He later led Fiji Airways operations, represented Pan American World Airways, and contributed to celestial navigation, timekeeping, and ground speed indicators. He helped train pilots and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
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San Francisco
Harold Gatty
Wiley Post
Gatty
Fiji Islands
Fiji Airways
Pan American World Airways
Pan American
Hoover
Post
Will Rogers
Alaska
Army Air Corps
Australin
New Zealand
United States
California
Lindbergh
Roscoe Turner
Harold Bromley
Tokyo
South Pacific
Fiji
Infantry Joins in Most Elaborate Test of Series
At the Atomic Energy Commission test site in Nevada a 700 foot tower was vaporized in a 5 30 am blast code named Smoky. About 900 infantry and civil defense units staged maneuvers to test nuclear warfare tactics and decontamination procedures amid a desert fireball and dust wall.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucc
United States
Hiroshima
Ground Zero
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Neb
Task Force Warrior
Friendship Wins Three Prizes In Clarke Parade
The Friendship Fire Company earned three prizes at Berryville Clarke County Fair Parade. Falls Church won best appearing fire truck with 50 dollars. Friendship received 25 dollars. Other honors include Musseman best high school band 50 dollars. Clarke County 25 dollars. Scarlet Rebels best Drum and Bugle Corps 35 dollars. Rouss 15 dollars. Friendship also gained best uniformed fire company marching unit 50 dollars. Westphal Hose Company 5 Martinsburg 25 dollars. Largest uniformed group went to Westphal 35 dollars. Friendship 15 dollars. Norton earned 25 dollars for longest company. Jolly Jacks 4-H Club won best float by a youth group 25 dollars. Best decorated bicycle Terry Reed 5 dollars. second Billy Tavener 0.50. Best majorette Donna Cunningham Annandale 10 dollars. second Linda Sceot 5 dollars. Best majorette group Carbaugh Walford Post VFW Stephens City 25 dollars. second Winchesterettes 15 dollars. third Dee Deetes Hagerstown 10 dollars.
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Friendship Fire Company
Berryville
Clarke County
Falls Church
Friendship
Musseman
Scarlet Rebels
Stephens City
Rouss
Westphal Hose Company
Martinsburg
Great Falls
Westphal
Norton
Jolly Jacks
Terry Reed
Billy Tavenner
Donna Cunningham
Annandale
Linda Sceot
Carbaugh
Walford Post
VFW
Winchesterettes
Dee Dee-etes
Hagerstown
Labor Day Closure Notice by John W. Rosenberger & Co
Labor Day closed all day by John W. Rosenberger and Company at 1336 Commerce Street. Store hours resume next business day. Public notice indicates temporary shutdown for holiday.
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John W. Rosenberger & Co
Commerce St
Severe storm lashes near Blackstone Airport Virginia
A severe electrical storm with winds up to 92 mph hit a small area near Blackstone Airport. Trees toppled, Rt 46 blocked briefly, rainfall totaled .92 inches and hail reached 1.5 inches. No airport damage. storm moved in from the north and dissipated quickly.
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Blackstone
State Rt. 46
Wilam B. Duncanson
Airways
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Duncanson
Radio contact re established with Iwo Jima post
Tokyo officials announced radio contact was restored tonight with the American outpost on Iwo Jima after a 23 hour silence caused by Typhoon Bess winds. They could not determine island damage but believed no injuries reported.
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Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Army
Molotov Named Ambassador to Outer Mongolia
Moscow reports V M Molotov to Outer Mongolia as ambassador a minor post in Khrushchev era reshuffle. The 67 year old ex premier and foreign minister will oversee relations with a Mongolia described as sparsely populated and traditional. Molotov and Malenkov were ousted in the wake of Khrushchev accusations and the appointment seen as a political gesture with limited diplomatic heft.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Outer Mongolia
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Malenkov
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Molotov
Izvestia
Mongolian People’s Republic
Genghis Khan
Stalin
Malenkov
Communist Party
Khrushchev
London
Ram
Russia
Death Toll Climbs on Labor Day Holiday Roads
The Labor Day weekend death toll rose as millions traveled for the last Summer holiday. The National Safety Council estimates more than 420 people will die in traffic accidents before the 78 hour period ends, signaling a grim trend.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Memorial Day and Independence Day traffic death tolls
The Safety Council notes holiday periods show traffic fatalities near normal levels. Over Independence Day 1946, 426 deaths occurred. Memorial Day toll was 413. AP recorded 398 highway deaths in an 78 hour test window Aug 16–19. Fall festival on school grounds noted with inspection tomorrow.
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Safety Organization
The
Safety Council
Associated Press
Capon Bridge
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