GM Extends Dealer Sales Agreements Nationwide
General Motors announced immediate extension of dealer contracts from one year to five, a policy change aimed at correcting perceived one sided terms amid Senate antitrust hearings. GM President Curtice cited misunderstandings and potential damage to goodwill as reasons for the longer agreements. Senator O Mahoney welcomed the move but warned it does not resolve all complaints and that cancellations could still occur without cause.
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Washington
Harlow H. Curtis
General Motors
Senate Judiciary Antitrust and Monopoly
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Curtice
Boy, 14 Admits Bomb Threat at Governor’s Home
Michigan State Police say a 14 year old boy admitted making a November 26 telephone bomb threat to Governor G. Mennen Williams. The youth was identified after a tip from a classmate and held for formal statement at state police headquarters.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Joseph A. Childs
Williams
Thieves Loot Blue Lantern Restaurant in Briston Connecticut
Looters hit the Blue Lantern restaurant in Briston Connecticut taking a 10 pound precooked ham two loaves of bread and about 30 bottles of whiskey in a buffet style style theft reported locally.
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Briston
Conn
Blue Lantern
Beaten and Burned NAACP Official Found in Texas
Herbert Johnson, 60, president of Schulenburg local NAACP chapter and commander of the Schulenburg American Legion Post, was found beaten and burned on his farm 20 miles west of Schulenburg. Sheriff L O McGinty said motive unknown. Johnson's wife Naomi found the body after he did not return from feeding stock. Johnson was known as a janitor and livestock trader.
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NAACP
Schulenburg
Tex
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Here
L. O. McGinty
Herbert Johnson
Negro American Legion
Johnson
Naomi
Clarke County Farmers to Hear 1956 Income Tax Talk
Nelson Beam of the Winchester Internal Revenue office will discuss the 1956 income tax for farmers at Clarke County High School. All Young Farmers and Clarke County farmers may attend this meeting.
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Clarke County
Nelson Beam
Winchester Internal Revenue Office
Minor Grass Fire Reported Here Yesterday
Clarke County Young Farmers' meeting announced for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Vocational Agriculture Department.
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Clarke County
Young Farmers
Vocational Agriculture Department
Winchester Ministers Luncheon Planned by Churchwomen
Members of the Winchester Ministerial Association and their wives will attend a luncheon Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. The event doubles as the regular December meeting of the Winchester Council of Churchwomen, with four women from each local church. Mrs. Joseph Ducknall, Emma Ridgeway, and S. Bertha Williams will report on the National Council of Churchwomen meeting in Cleveland last month.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Winchester Council of Churchwomen
Grace Lutheran Church
Joseph Ducknall
Emma Ridgeway
S. Bertha Williams
National Council of Churchwomen
Cleveland
Ohio
Clarke County Home Demonstration Schedule
The Clarke County Home Demonstration Agent announces the month’s meetings. December 8 to 10 in the office. December 12 4-H Club meeting at 7:30 p m with Jean and Raymond McDonald exchanging gifts. December 13 White Post 4-H Club at 7:30 p m. December 14 Glendale club at 1:30 p m with Mrs Denzil Kackley and Christmas decorations demonstration. December 15 Opequon Home Demonstration Club at 2:00 p m at Mrs Roy Campbell’s with Christmas decorations by the leader and agent.
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Clarke County
Hout
Jean
Raymond McDonald
White Post
Glendale
Denzil Kackley
Leader
Roy Campbell
Opequon Home
Treasured table links bishop to tribal mission tale
One of Mrs. Emma Schubert’s most treasured possessions is a plain wooden kitchen table aged 60. The table served as an altar for Oklahoma’s first Catholic bishop Theophile Meersch aert during a 1892 missionary visit to the Quapaw tribe and was later used by many ministers.
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Miami
Okla
Emma Schubert
Oklahoma
Theophile Meerschaert
Opening of Negro Day Nursery At Fremont St
Over 100 attend the formal opening of the new Negro Day Nursery on Fremont Street. Mrs. W. R. Strader Sr. welcomes guests. Frank Armstrong Jr. of the Winchester-Frederick County Community Chest speaks. ribbon cutting by Charlotte Thompson. building tour led by Mrs. Gladyce Crawford. Children sing, benediction given by Rev. I C. Lockman. tributes paid to contributors.
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Negro Nursery
Negro Day Nursery
Fremont St
W. R. Strader, Sr
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Winchester- Frederick County
Charlotte Thompson
Wesley Thompson
Gladyce Crawford
Philip B. Glaize
John Mann Methodist Church
Curves Explain Longer Life for American Women
Louis I. Dublin an actuary and life expectancy expert told an insurance group that American women have longer lives than men due to bone structure and physiology. He cited curves showing female longevity linked to physical makeup.
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ST. Louis
Louis I. Dublin
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Winchesters Shopping
Regge
Betty Hammack
Center
Winchester Star
Charles Hammack
Middletown
Betty
Daughters of the State Federation
Frederick County
MYF
Margaret
W. Boyd Ramey
Hayfield
Myrtle
Fred Duncan
Clearbrook
Boy
Triisey
Virginia
American Finance Corp
Donald Gindlesberger
E. Main ST
Front Royal
Richard R. Lineburg
E. Boscawen ST
Winchester
Clarke
St Joseph Aspirin
cAc
Blue Chip
America
Kern Motor CO
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Old—Strong Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mutual Fund Department
White, Welch Co
NEW York Stock Exchange
Principal Exchanges
John Cussen
N. Cameron Street
New York
Los Angeles
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Boston
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WFTR
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