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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1956

Page

2

Haydn Named Father of the Symphony in 18th Century

The note calls Austrian composer Joseph Haydn the father of the symphony for his prolific output. It mentions he wrote more than 100 works.

Joseph Haydn

Quiz Answers Recap From Page Four

Below are the answered items from page four of the quiz. Q1 Tin Q2 area 61 square miles Q3 Yes Grandson Q4 No Q5 Yes Q6 Spring May Q7 Yes Pea True Great a foundry term Q10 Yes.

Funeral Services Schedule for Local Pioneers

Samuel L. Hensley funeral set Friday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. O Miller Jenkins service Friday at 3 30 p m. Agnes F. Good service Saturday at 1 30 p m.

Mr. O. Miller Jenkins Agnes F. Good

Rochester Olympic Captain Zenon Snylyk Reveals Lost Love

Zenon Snylyk, captain of the U S soccer team, returns to Rochester after a 9 1 loss to Yugoslavia in Melbourne. He tells reporters he fell for Calina Vinogradova, a Russian sprinter, plans to marry and gain U S citizenship, but Russia reportedly blocked the union claiming she was ill.

Rochester N. Y Zenon Snylyk U. S Yugoslavia Snylyk Melbourne Calina Vinogradova Zenon Calina Ukraine University of Moscow University of Chicago Bob Richards U.S Olympic Chapel Calvin

Samuel Hensley Funeral Friday

Samuel L. Hensley of 250 E Market Street Harrisonburg dies Tuesday in Martinsburg West Virginia hospital. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev John Heflin officiating. Interment National Cemetery. Remains at Jones Funeral Home. friends meet at 608 South Kent Street Friday 1 p m for procession.

Samuel L. Hensley E. Market Street Harrisonburg Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia Jones Funeral Home John Heflin Maryland Charles Dick Elias Blanchfield Lyle Funkhouser Thomas Royston William Yeary Roy Lee Nickleson

Richard Obituary Notices Final Rites Held in Winchester

Richard of Winchester dies April 1 1932 at his Middle Road home. He was a Grace Lutheran Church member a Virginia Tech graduate a longtime Winchester Kiwanis and Hiram Lodge Mason and fruit broker with the Fruit and Produce Exchange of Great Britain. Survived by wife and mother funeral service Saturday at 3 30 p.m. at home officiated by Dr. William E. Eisenberg Mount Hebron Cemetery pallbearers listed. Flowers not wished.

Maryland Richard Grace Lutheran Church Virginia Polytechnic Institute Winchester Kiwanis Club Winchester Hiram Louge Fruit and Produce Exchange of Great Britain Limited Middle Road William E. Eisenberg N. Ward Thresn Caruthers C. Clemmer Hubert M. Stone F. Amos Shryock Harry W. Copenh

Frederick County Loan Approved for School Construction

The State Board of Education approved and released over one million dollars in State Literary Fund loans for nine counties. Frederick County received 50,000 dollars to supplement 100,000 already lent for a white elementary school building.

Richmond —i State Board of Education Virginia Frederick County

Trial Gate Incident Probed at May 21 Hearing

Pollard faced court after stepping in front of Mr. Clark's car and defense questioned if rocks entered the home. Witnesses reported stones found in yards and on porches while others noted noises at night. Two psychiatrists were slated to testify.

Pollard Clark Marsh MR. Donald Randolph Lee Washington, D. C Newton D. Baker Hospital A. D. Hutton Department of Criminally Insane Southwestern State Hospital Marion Joseph R. Blalock Commonwealth James H. Allamong Clark Jolley Marie A. Barney John F. Elliott Lansing Anderson Myron Ritenour Stanley Barton Jennie Bass W. Robert Campbell Haven Wolfe Kenneth Bromley Raymond B. Shiley

Estate and auctions listed in Winchester area sales directory

Sales Directory outlines multiple auctions in and around Winchester Virginia and nearby Maryland towns. Items include real estate in Acorn Heights and 163 acre Farm east of Winchester, house goods, cattle and livestock with auctions led by Chas Duvall B O Brumback Lewis Horner and others, dates December 15 to December 29.

Margaret E. Clark Frederick County Court House Acorn Heights Winchester Charles R. Duvall John Anderson and Son S. Kent St Chas. R. Duvall Thomas B Massie B. O. Brumback Eddie Stickel Stickel John B. Kinkead Williamsport W. Va Potomac River Lewis & Horner Stan Haworth Baltimore West Friendship W. Edwards Rt. 522 Charles Duvall

Berryville Council Backs 25 Cent Fines and Water Plans

Berryville officials pressed motorists with unpaid 25 cent fines, warning of warrants after five days. The council denied cutting Western Union’s $25 license and discussed town water needs for Burt Hendershott’s development, plus a public hearing on meters and the next fiscal budget. Mayor Bishton noted surveys for water and sewer users, and a formal water-use application was advised for out-of-town developers.

Page 1 Cain Council Jack Enders Enders Harold G. Potts E. T. von Pip Burt Hendershott Arlington Lee Spring U. S. 340 Clifton E. Price Hendershott Bishton Berryville LaVelle Levi Willingham Benjamin Crampton H. L. Maxwell Edward McC. Williams

Suburban mother uses photo system to guard teens

A Milwaukee mother keeps photos of her two teenage sons on a table by her doorway. Each time a son returns home he turns his picture to the wall, allowing her to know at night if they are present.

Milwaukee

Boss Pay Rises Tied To Factory Worker Wages

New York report shows top management pay up 5.9 percent in the last fiscal year for about 28 000 executives at 3 300 American and Canadian companies. Factory workers’ pay rose 5.9 percent. corporate sales up 10 percent and profits near 25 percent. Bonuses average 16 percent of base salary, with some firms paying far more.

New York—I American Management Assa Bureau of Labor Statistics AMA Tds AMA

Strike Talks Planned Tomorrow Between Local 511 and O Sullivan Rubber

A further negotiating session is scheduled for 2 p.m. tomorrow between Local 511 Rubber Workers Union and O Sullivan Rubber Corporation. Union field rep John House says reinstatement of striking workers is key, with other issues likely to follow. A progress report meeting for members is planned for Tuesday December 18 at 7 30 p.m. in Teamster's Hall on North Cameron Street.

Rubber Workers Union O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation John House Teamster's N. Cameron St

1956 Virginia Traffic Toll Falls 51 Below Last Year

A 24-year-old Tazewell County man, William Peery Lester, was killed in a crash involving his car and a truck on Route 19 five miles east of Tazewell. The state toll for today is 770 fewer than the same date last year.

Virginia William Peery Lester Tazewell County Tazewell Rt. 19

Airlift Seen as U.S. Answer to Soviet Brutality

Ambassador James B. Conant hailed the airlift of Hungarian refugees as America’s response to Soviet aggression. In Munich drizzle, he urged donors and refugees before a U.S. Air Force transport bound for New Jersey. About 500 people were on the day’s 10th flight, with a yearly goal of 9,500 evacuees.

Munich Germany U. 8 James B. Conant America Conant U. S New Jersey Budapest United States

Missing Grandson Sought in Slaying Of Woman

An 82 year old woman, Minnie Scherer, was found strangled beside her bed in Chicago. Police seek her missing grandson, Robert Cass, an accountant and father of two, after his wife Virginia reported the body and noted cut telephone wires and the revolver missing.

Chicago Minnie Scherer Robert Cass Cass Virginia Cass North Side

Superstitious Burglar Steals Pool Equipment in Huntington

George Van Zandtine returns from vacation to find a burglar stole six cue sticks and sixteen pool balls, all but the eight ball, in Huntington West Virginia.

Huntington, W. Va—P George van Zandté

Western plot linked to Egypt revolt and Hungary uprising

Soviet publications accuse Britain, France, and the United States of waging a coordinated imperialist campaign against the Communist world. International Life and Soviet Russia say the Hungary conspiracy and the Egypt dispute reveal a global drive to undermine allied regimes, with figures tied to U.S. policy scrutinized.

Moscow Egypt Hungary International Life Foreign Ministry Soviet Russia Soviet Republic Near Middle East Russia New York

Clean Hands Robber Arrest Confuses Denver Police

Alcario R. Galle, 17, was arrested after police found him at a filling station rest room saying he liked clean hands. He admitted breaking into three service stations to wash his hands, but investigators said nothing was taken and he was held for further inquiry.

Denver Alcario R. Gallegos

Bai Faces Multiple Allegations Including Provocative Strikes

Council member Bai is accused of numerous offenses including organizing provocative strikes. The broadcast notes the charges do not appear to place them in danger of death under martial law.

Bai

Also Mentioned on This Page

Stey City Frederick Clarke Emma E. Kerns Bloomery Presbyterian Church Bloomery Mr. Samuel L. Hensley Mr. Wyatt H. Richard Case Lots Co L. Brumback & Sons H.C. Christianson Eere NEWAY AIR Pruners Barr’s, Inc Samuel Hensley Ballyt E. Piccadilly St Frederick County Loan Rhodes Oak P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp Kent St The Associated Press Airlift Communist World Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge Jr I. N United Nations General Assembly Extraordinary Committee Union of American Hungarians Hungarian National Committee Allen Dulles U. S. Central Intelligence Agency Bape Maisy Faor Honocuhl Vaigtuhd Dio Fatih Glaize & Bro Estelle Anderson South Kent St John Anderson & Son Chas. R. Duvall, Auctioneer Toyl Miller's Hardware N. Loudoun St E. Boscawen St
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