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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1956
Page
10
In Ellenville New York residents oversubscribed the $1,050,900 needed to reopen Ellenville National Bank after Home National Bank failed. William Rose, former bank head, faces $35,000 bail over the shortage. subscriptions surged with contributions from high school students and a farmer who invested $25,000.
Sabrina Fair a four act comedy by Samuel Taylor chosen as the next Winchester Little Theatre production Try outs for parts will be at the Bark Mill Theatre December 27 and 28 at 8 each morning Casting chaired by Mrs Richard F Lewis Jr with Duell Glover James Marsh and Mrs Irvan O Connell Maude Larrabee Julia Ward McKinnock Lewis Larrabee Sr and David Larrabee among cast or by lineage guests in the party Sabrina Fairchild Pauda Argenson and two young men and two women.
Noel O Kelly an Irish immigrant who recently found work with McNeil Construction Co arrived in San Diego four months after sending his wife Monica 29 and two young sons Peru Francis 3 and John Prencis 1 thirty miles to pay passage. Fellow workers pooled 700 to fly the family in secretly and surprised him at his job before Christmas.
The Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Committee extends the holiday counting period to 102 hours from December 21 to December 25. Last year 22 people died in highway crashes during a 78 hour window. 1955 deaths surpassed 1954 and 1953. State police add 30 troopers. Motor Vehicles Commissioner Lamb urges safe driving and warns against mixing alcohol and gasoline.
The Census Bureau reported 31.8 million apple trees in the 1954 census, the smallest count ever. The figure marks a one third drop from 50.6 million in 1950 and far below the 1910 record of 217.1 million. The 1954 harvest was 109 million bushels, also the smallest on record, with declines in peaches pears cherries plums figs and grapefruit, while orange trees held steady at about 45.8 million.
Charlottesville report states University of Virginia president W Darden Jr will depart Washington on December 2 for a five week tour of foreign aid recipients. He serves on a foreign aid advisory committee led by Benjamin Fairless. Darden's duties will be covered by Provost Vaughan and Comptroller Shea.
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