Clarke County Second in State in Apple Trees
Clarke County ranks second in Virginia for bearing age apple trees with 141 385 in 1956 down seven percent from 1949 while nonbearing trees rose 34 percent to 40 949 The total trees 182 352 compare with 182 922 in 1949 York Imperial leads with 43 477 trees Delicious 31 354 Stayman 26 984 Golden Delicious 16 846 Rome Beauty 16 475 Jonathan 14 668 and red strains predominate in most varieties.
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Clarke County
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Frederick County
Clarke
York Imperial
Delicious
Stayman
Golden Delicious
Rome Beauty
Jonathan
Coup Staged In Interest Of Indonesians
A clique of army officers seized central Sumatra prompting a government response. Col. Simboson proclaimed civilian and military authority, saying power would be returned when economic demands are met. The deposed Ruslan Muljobardo signed the proclamation despite tension.
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Sumatra
Jakarta
Indonesia
Simboson
Ruslan Muljobardo
Nixon Plans Quick Report on Refugee Survey in Salzburg
Vice President Nixon concludes field survey of the Hungarian refugee issue in Austria. He plans to place a report in President Eisenhower's hands before year end and aims to meet the refugee committee next week near Camp Kilmer New Jersey. He advocates admitting more than the 21 500 to receive. Nixon tours Austrian officials and private citizens in Salzburg and Vienna and notes Iceland base politics on his return.
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Salzburg
Austria
Nixon
Eisenhower
Special Committee
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Julius Raab
United States
Iceland
U. S
Vienna
Ludvik Josepsson
Hannibal Waldsmarsson
Atty
William P. Rogers
Byrd Protests Plane Seats For Hungarian Refugees
Senator H F Byrd protested displacing American service men from plane reservations to admit Hungarian refugees. He noted complaints from soldiers finishing European duty and due home for Christmas. Byrd urged that Hungarians be admitted without using space allotted to Americans and said he contacted the Defense Department on behalf of service members.
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H. F. Byrd
Byrd
Europe
Defense Department
ABC Store Nets $212 515 During Last Fiscal Year
Local ABC store on Main Street posted net sales of 1 201 188 with gross profit 251 307 and expenses 38 792, yielding net 212 515. Harrisonburg and Berryville stores reported higher and lower profits within Clarke County. State wide ABC sales reached 104 235 482 with profit 21 951 483 for the year ending June 30, 1956.
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ABC
Main Street
J. Gordon
Harrisonburg
Clarke County
Berryville
Year End Boom Stays Strong as 1956 Nears Finish
New York reports a vigorous year end with record industrial output and resumed Christmas shopping. Steel production hit 2,522,000 tons for the week ending December 15, auto output remains brisk led by Ford, inventories rise toward half a million cars, and merchants brace for higher prices in 1957.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Ford
Frustrated Egyptian War Ends as Last Troops Withdrawn
Port Said reports the final British and French troops leave Egypt as U N forces secure the zone. Embarkation lasts into the night with salvaged vessels remaining and a UN flag over the area. The cease fire follows seven weeks of contested operations and a contentious Sinai withdrawal.
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Said
Egypt
U.N
U. N
Port Said
Sinai Peninsula
Britain
France
Israel
Cooled Off Romance Blamed For Fatal Shooting
A cooled off romance is blamed for the fatal shooting of Cincinnati businessman Lester Aue 54 and his daughter Susan 19 in their home. Susan’s mother Helen 50 wounded. Gordon Pape Jr. 17 died later. Sheriff Tehan cites an unmailed letter and Miami University conversations showing anger over Susan ending their relationship. The affair allegedly led to the murders of Aue and Susan’s father.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Gordon Pape Jr
Lester Aue
Susan
Helen Aue
Young Pape
Miss Aue
Dan Tehan
Pape
Miami University
Oxford Ohio
Miss Rue
Indian Hill High School
The
Winchester Star
Miami
Sue
Tehan
Rue
Holiday Death Toll Mounts as Millions Take to Highways
The Associated Press reports a rising highway death toll during the Christmas travel rush. Through midmorning at least 63 traffic fatalities occurred, with fog and drizzle reducing visibility. The National Safety Council projects a record 660 traffic deaths for the four day period, plus 27 fire deaths and 60 other accidents, totaling 587 in a non-holiday test period.
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The
National Safety Council
Rabid Fox Shot After Breaking Into Damascus Restaurant
In Damascus Virginia a rabid fox entered a restaurant through an open door and attacked a cat. Waitress Anna Vestal defended herself and locked the animal in a restroom until Deputy Game Warden Fred Roop shot it with a .22 caliber pistol. Vestal was not bitten or scratched and the cat was euthanized.
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Damascus
Here
Anna Vestal
Miss Vestal
Fred Roop
Roy
J. K. Henderson
Roop
Henderson
Crash at Istres Kills Five Airmen
Five airmen died when a French military airplane crashed at Istres Airfield near Marseille. The incident occurred today and added to France's postwar air force losses near the Mediterranean port city.
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Marseille
France
Istres
Americans Try Hard to Bring Christmas Spirit to Antarctica
Three thousand Americans will celebrate Christmas at bases on the Antarctic continent and at sea. Cooks plan holiday dinners, Oregon trees adorn sites, and religious services will be held. At one station 240 men will mark the day with a turkey dinner and a manger scene built by Seabees. A parachuted tree brightens the South Pole camp while others decorate air dropped trees at Little America and Marie Byrd Land.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
Oregon
Navy
Harold D. Upton
Colorado Springs
Colo
David A. McCarthy
Somerville
South Pole
Queen Maud Mountains
Little America
Marie Byrd Land
Peter Bol
Arcadia
Calif
Antarctia
Polio Drive Kickoff Planned By Winchester Committees
Planning meeting reports state the March of Dimes campaign in Winchester will be the biggest yet. Co chairs Robert E White and Robert E Heltzel announce kickoff with fundraisers including two benefit basketball games at James Wood and Handley High Schools and a bowling tournament.
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Winichester
Robert E. White
Robert E. Heltzel
James Wood
Handley
H. W. Butler, Jr
Business and Labor Committee
Paul Beable
James Wood High School
William LaRue
Frederick County
Weather and holiday notices from Winchester area
Cloudy mild conditions with occasional rain expected this afternoon tonight and Sunday. Low temperatures around 46 to 52 north and 50 to 55 south. Christmas messages from local businesses note holiday closings and seasonal offers, including shooting match at Lucky Inn and local eateries.
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Virginia
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Carpenter's
Baker & Anderson Elec. CO
Mt. Williams
J. W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Barry's Drug
Katie V. Lantz
Schewel Furniture CO
W. Cork St
Glaize & Brother
Java
Greetings
Sen
Winchester Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ella
Barbara Anderson
N. Cameron St
Jack Barnhart
S. Braddock
Ken Smith
Woodland Ave
Robert Anderson
Sinai
Canal
U. N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskiold
Cairo
Fort Said
Suez Canal Zone
J. R. Alexander, Jr
J. W. Arthur R. T
Elmer Laing
AL Perry Laing
W. Piccadilly St
BARR
Loan & Thrift Corp
Winchester Credit Corp
Willow Lawn Farm Market
Farmers Livestock
Farmers Livestock Exch
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Associated Press
Rabid Fox
George PD. Jackson
Mile OF Dimes
Richard K. Eddy
Loudoun St
Warren Coffee
Leroy Buckner
Christ Episcopal Church
Winchester
Martha Washington Restaurant
Elmer Fuller
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
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