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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
2
Winchester Jaycees and Jaycee-ettes organize a city wide drive for Hungarian relief items including baby food blankets and warm clothing. A December 13 canvass will collect donations. residents may leave porch lights on or call MO 2 8635 or MO 2 3315 for pickup.
Thousands of Phoenix teens volunteer for the first mass polio immunization program aimed at high school students. Any student can receive the shot at no cost.
The U N Assembly adopted a U S backed resolution urging Hungary and the Soviet Union to admit additional U N observers by December 7 to investigate conditions in revolt torn Hungary. Dag Hammarskjold plans a Budapest visit mid December to oversee relief and distributions while U N Undersecretary Philippe de Seynes will assist.
In 1953 American families spent over ten billion dollars on health services. Of this, about 3.8 billion went to physicians and 1.6 billion to dentists. The average family allocated 37 percent to doctors, 20 percent to hospitals, 16 percent to dentists, 15 percent to medicines, and the rest to appliances and miscellaneous items.
A list of upcoming sales in and around Winchester Virginia includes dairy cattle and equipment at Kenneth L. Campnell’s farm south of Middleway on the Middleway Brucetown Road, household goods at W E Jones in Winchester, farm machinery at Kenneth D Pine’s Fairview Farm, estate real estate in Acorn Heights, John Anderson and Son furniture sale on Kent Street, and Frederick County real estate auctions. Auctioneers include Lewis & Orndorff, Chas R Duvall, W D Orndorff, and B O Brumback.
A steer ran into a car on U S Route 50 in Clarke County near Waterloo at 6 10 p m. Raphael Johnson of Millwood drove a 1950 Ford eastward. damage to the car was about 75 dollars and the steer was unharmed. Unknown owner placed the animal in a nearby field. A second crash on Route 11 near Kernstown involved a 1953 Ford pickup driven by Glen Marshall and a 1939 Chevrolet sedan driven by Russell Miller, with no injuries and 150 dollars damage to each vehicle. A third incident at North Loudoun Street and Oates Avenue involved a 1951 Studebaker sedan and a 1951 Ford sedan. Studebaker damage 10 dollars, Ford 100 dollars, no injuries.
The list shows answers to ten questions including true or false, months, a city on the Detroit River, a bird, spatulate, a number 82 163, the Dakota Indian tribe, and a 1740 play titled Mask of Alfred.
P Albert Clark age 51 of 217 Boyd Avenue died yesterday evening after a year long illness. Born August 9 1905 in Boyce he was a cabinet maker and church member. Survived by wife Irene Headley mother Julia Goodridge Clark daughter Virginia Hamlin and aunt Louie Goodridge. funeral Friday at 3 pm Congregational Christian Church.
The account notes the fire damaged the second floor and caused smoke damage on the first floor. The gun room floor collapsed but the occupant managed to save the valuable guns. Hunting clothes were destroyed and overall loss was substantial.
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