Putnam Outlines Apple Selling At Byrd Picnic
Berryville Virginia New York fruit marketer Steve Putnam outlined four key points for selling apples at Senator Harry Byrds annual Byrd picnic drawing about 3000 attendees at Westover home of B Beverley Byrd near Rosemont Orchard No 1 He described the Lake Ontario Fruit Growers Coop growth from a handful of growers to 54 members and urged strong product quality supply management advertising and sales leadership as vital to success He said bargaining associations may aid growers and noted current problems faced by New York growers The event closed with a dinner for apple dealers at Winchester Golf Club.
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Berryville
New York
Harry F. Byrd
Westover
B. Beverley Byrd
Rosemont
Steve Putnam
Lake Ontario
Putnam
Winchester Golf Club
U S Sends Shoes For Laotian Troops
The first load of U S military aid to Laos arrives in Vientiane containing 2 640 pairs of shoes for Laotian troops fighting Communist rebels in the north. Other aid including rifles clothing and vehicles is due later. Officials note Jungle troops wear footwear in three months and the army needs it.
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Vientiane
Lao
U.S
Laos
Quake Missing Bring Pain to Friends in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls residents cope with two weeks of worry as relatives of missing Montan a quake victims stay hopeful. Sheriff Skerritt confirms 13 missing and presumes some dead. The Williams family from Virginia City vanished after signing a hotel registry on Aug 17.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Montana
Rex Miller
Robert J. Williams
Virginia City
Mont
Hebgen Dam
Williamses
Merle Edgerton
Edna
Coalinga
Calif
Roger Provost
Soledad
Harmon Woods
Bernie L. Boynton
Billings, Mont
Sidney B. Ballard
Nelson, B. C
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Utah
Spanish envoy asks increase in U.S. aid
Spanish Foreign Minister Fernando Castiella urged President Eisenhower in London for greater U S military and economic assistance to Spain. Castiella conveyed General Franco’s full confidence in Eisenhower’s peace mission. A personal Franco letter was handed to Eisenhower, with reply to be drafted. No NATO admission talks were discussed.
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London
Fernando Anna Castrella
Eisenhower
U.S
Spain
Francisco Franco
Europe
Franco
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Castiella
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Primatene Relief Ads Promises Fast Asthma Hay Fever Aid
A 1957 ad announces Primatene tiny tablets available without prescription in New York. It claims fast relief from asthma spasms and hay fever, opens bronchial tubes, loosens mucus, eases nasal congestion, and offered with a money back guarantee at 98 cents.
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New York
N. Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Cool Air Breaks Heat Wave Across Central U S
A surge of cool air moved from northern Texas to the Dakotas and eastern Colorado, expected to reach the mid Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region. Weekend storms brought damaging winds up to 82 mph in Dallas Fort Worth and heavy rain in Detroit Syracuse Savannah and Tallahassee. A tornado was reported in the span.
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Associated Press
Texas
South Dakota
Colorado
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Dallas - Fort Worth
Detroit
Syracuse
N. Y
Savannah
Tallahassee
Campbell Studio of Dance Registration Details
The Campbell Studio of Dance opens registration for pupils on Wednesday from 10 to 12 and 3 to 5 at 1716 Robert St. Courses include fundamental body rhythm for preschoolers ballet and tap for all ages and both beginnings and advanced ballroom for pre teens and teens. Adults may take fitness and eight week ballroom courses. Call Martha Campbell or Mrs Lester Singhass for information.
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Campbell Studio of
Robert St
Martha Campbell
Lester Singhass
New Paving Method Tried Near Vancouver Canada
A road paving experiment near Vancouver uses a machine that crushes gravel then blends it with salt and water to form a smooth dust free road surface expected to last longer than standard gravel.
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Vancouver
Canada
Devastating Fire Destroys Five Homes in Devol Oklahoma
A southwest Oklahoma incident in Devol destroyed five houses at the city post office site and injured one person. Local responders investigated the blaze and secured the area as residents assessed damages and sought aid.
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Devol
Southwest
Oklahoma
Virginia Truck Driver Is Injured
A Virginia truck driver, D T Myers of Martinsville, was seriously injured in a collision on U S 11 near Martinsburg between Morgansburg and Williamsport. His tractor-trailer jack-knifed into an oil truck, causing a blaze that the oil driver escaped from. Myers was taken to a hospital in Hagerstown with a broken arm and knee and possible internal injuries. A passenger, said to be Myers's brother, also escaped injury. Traffic was halted on the highway.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Virginia
U.S. 11
Here
D .T. Myers
Martinsville
Hagerstown
Myers
Mortnsburg
Williamsport
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Sam Neua
Amer
Byrd
Husband
Williams
Michael
Christy
Steven
Footer
Harry
S. Loudoun ST
Pay Myers
Smalts, Florists, Inc
SAFEW
del Monte
Blue Sunoco
Sunoco
SUN Oil Company
H. F. Nelson
Winchester
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