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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1955

Page

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Action on College Transfer Expected By Church Council

Winchester leaders push Shenandoah College relocation as Evangelical United Brethren Church officials in Dayton prepare to decide on extending financial support and territorial reach. Local delegates, including Dr. Carl Hiser, aim to secure approval and funds for the move.

Church Council Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Music Winchester Winchester - Frederick County Chamber Marvin Gore, Jr Philip Gabler Dayton Carl Hiser E.U.B. Church General Council Shenandoah College Hiser Board of Christian Education E U.B. Church

Learn to Drive and Legion Meetings Advertised

Classified notice page advertises Learn to Drive with easy method dual control and a contact number. Also lists regular Legion meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Ralph Cain commander and South End Fire Co monthly meeting Monday night December 5 at 8 p m urged attendance with Kenneth Carl president.

Legionnaires Ralph Cain Schowel Furniture Co South End Fire CO Kenneth Carl

Hit and Run Cases Solved 19 Hurt in Weekend County Crashes

Frederick County saw a weekend spree of ten traffic crashes injuring 19 people, with three men jailed for leaving the scene in three incidents. Eight remain in Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. six hurt on Rt 259 near Gore, five at Nain, four at Stephenson, three on Rt 50 west of the city, and one at Rt 50 and 522. The latest victims include Harvey Allamong and family from Clear Brook in a 1953 Chevrolet collision, with two other injured including Mary Vines of Winchester. The crashes involved multiple vehicles, fences, and a power pole, with total vehicle damages around $3,000. The report notes investigation by State Trooper C. D. Taylor and details the sequence of events at the Rt 522, Rt 259, and Rt 50 incidents.

Frederick County Memorial Hospital State Rt Gore Nain Stephenson U. S. Rt U. S Winchester Harvey Allamong Clearbrook Beulah Allamong Mary Allamong Donnie Allamong Kenneth Pifer Lewis Rt. 2 Lewis Violet Wimer Fred E. McInturff Strasburg Dale McInturff Herbert C. Wamsley Huttonsville W. Va Dorothy Wamsley Holt Wamsley Wimer Packard William H. Wimer Alexandria Ford McIinturff McInturff Oldsmobile

Negroes Boycott Buses After Woman Is Arrested and Fined

In Montgomery Alabama a Negro woman Rosa Parks was fined ten dollars plus costs for violating a segregation city ordinance after refusing to leave a white section on a city bus. Fred Gray and E D Nixon signed her bond. Park’s appeal was announced and a bus boycott by many Negroes followed with police preventing unrest. A mass meeting was planned to discuss further economic reprisals against the Montgomery city lines.

Montgomery Ala Rosa Parks Fred Gray National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People E. D. Nixon J. H. Bagley Montgomery City Lines Clyde Sellers

Twenty five car pileup on New Jersey Turnpike

Twenty five cars piled end to end on the New Jersey Turnpike near Swedesboro causing minor injuries to 13 people. A car stopped in the southbound lane triggered the crash as others braked to avoid it. Twenty cars were towed and traffic backed up four miles before clearing.

Swedesboro N. J New Jersey Turnpike

County Family Loses Home In Fire Saturday

A six room frame house owned by Mrs Raleigh Engle of Chester South Carolina was totally destroyed by fire near Kernstown. Mr Winston Teets and his three children and his sister in law were affected with no insurance. Firefighters assisted by the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze that started near the telephone area around midnight Saturday. The alarm was raised by a passing motorist and the family is being aided by local agencies.

Winston Teets Frederick County Raleigh Engle Chester S. C Kernstown Associated Transport Terminal Stephens City Fire Company Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department Robert Claytor Ted York Lewis McDonald Lee Gregory Daniel Colaw John Cougill Harry Cain Weaver Welch Teets Salvation Army McDonald’s Plumbing Stephens City

Constitutional Convention Vote Set for Jan 9 in Virginia

Virginia voters will decide on January 9 whether to call a constitutional convention to allow use of public funds for private educational purposes. The referendum follows a four day session backing the plan to implement School Education Commission recommendations aimed at addressing segregation post Brown v Board.

Richmond Virginia Virginia General Assembly State Commission On Public Education Gov. Stanley Commonwealth U.S. Supreme Court House Senate General Assembly Democratic Legislative Study Group

Winchester Frederick Community Chest Reaches 40005.21

The Winchester Frederick Community Chest reports reaching 40005.21 in donations this morning after a Star story noted 40000 as the milestone. Early gifts and pledges from county residents are expected to push the fund toward a 42315 goal with more canvassing forthcoming.

Winchester - Frederick Star Morning Mail Today

Forty Die in Clash Near Algerian Tunisian Border

Paris reports forty killed in a battle between French troops and nationalist rebels near Lamy Algeria about 20 miles from the Mediterranean coast. The French News Agency did not provide further details. It is the worst single incident in weeks in a volatile area plagued by assassinations and skirmishes with guerrillas over the past year.

Paris Lamy Algeria Mediterranean

Eisenhower Urges AFL CIO to Protect Minorities Rights

President Eisenhower telephoned to the AFL CIO merger convention urging the world’s largest labor body to safeguard minority rights within its ranks and reflect diverse views. He framed the union’s democracy as a model for free economies and urged cooperation for mutual prosperity and public interest.

Afl-Cio Gettysburg Eisenhower AFL and Cio New York Union Organization Combined Labor Organization Labor Mitchell Congress

Meany Elected President of New AFL-CIO

George Meany, former New York plumber, was unanimously chosen as president of the newly merged AFL-CIO at its founding convention. He pledged the 16 million member union would be a force for good in America with increased labor political activity and denied plans to form or control a labor party.

New York George Meany Afl-Cio Meany All America Walter Reuther CIO Sen. Goldwater R-Ariz American Labor Movement Reuther

Eden to visit Washington for talks with Eisenhower

British Prime Minister Eden will spend a few days in Washington at the end of January to discuss cold war strategy with President Eisenhower. The White House said the invitation was accepted and Eden will be accompanied by Harold Macmillan and the French foreign minister.

Gettysburg Eden Eisenhower Washington White House Russia James C. Hagerty United States Britain Harold Macmillan John Foster Dulles Geneva Nelson Rockefeller Hagerty Sir Anthony Eden Mateer Rockefeller American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

Georgia Tech Cleared to Play Pittsburgh in Sugar Bowl

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved Georgia Tech's participation in the Sugar Bowl game against Pittsburgh on January 2. The resolution requires all Georgia teams to follow state laws and traditions for games within Georgia and host-state laws for out-of-state contests. It also forbids contracts in states where local conditions conflict with Georgia laws and traditions.

Atlanta Board of Regents University System of Georgia Georgia Tech Pittsburgh Georgia

Five Teens Die In California Car Crash Into Truck

SHAFTER Calif Five teens from Shafer die when a car reportedly traveling 90 to 95 mph slams into a heavy cotton laden truck and trailer. The auto top shears off under the trailer as the truck driver Ernest Pace 26 Wasco is unharmed. Victims are Finis Loran Ashmore 19 Ronnie Colvard 18 Freda Brown 17 Marvin Taber 18 and Viola Bernice Taber 15.

Shafter Calif Shafer Finis Loran Ashmore Ronnie Colvard Freda Brown Marvin Taber Viola Bernice Taber Ernest Ladell Pace Wasco

Train Kills Six At Grade Crossing

A Southern Railway Crescent passenger train at 75 mph struck a car at a grade crossing near Greenville South Carolina killing six people and injuring a 10 month old baby the sole survivor. Names include James F Brooks 37 Louise Brooks 26 Louise Bagwell and Rosa Lee Sutton plus Holland Benny Sutton and Wanda Sutton 3.

Greenville S. c Southern Railway Crescent New York James F. Brooks Louise Louise Bagwell Brooks Holland Benny Sutton Rosa Lee

Malenkov Reemerges as First Deputy Chairman

Moscow radio described former Soviet premier Georgi Malenkov as first deputy chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers. The broadcast noted his attendance at a Communist party conference in the Ural region and referenced his earlier ouster.

London Georgi Malenkov Moscow U.S.S.R Council of Ministers Malenkov Soviet Union V-M. Molotov L. M. Kaganovich A. I. Mikoyan M. G. Pervukhin M. Z. Saburov Communist Party Ural Mountain

Thirteen Male Births At Memorial Hospital Weekend

Memorial Hospital reports 13 births over Saturday and Sunday, all male with one infant dying. The remaining twelve boys are described as doing well. Spokesman notes this as a record for all male births at the hospital.

Memorial Hospital

Shenandoah Valley Weather Forecast Update

The forecast calls for fair weather with a chilly night and rising daytime temperatures. Tonight lows near 30 with west to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, lightening Tuesday, and a warm Wednesday outlook with lighter wind.

Shenandoah Valley

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Mr. Teets Winchester Star City Frederick Clarke Dlad City N.J. Turnpike Constitutional Convention Col. A Community Chest New Labor Organization Ga. Tech First Shopong Dens Leet
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