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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1956

Page

10

Tryouts Tomorrow for Sabrina Fair at Winchester Little Theatre

The Winchester Little Theatre will hold auditions for Sabrina Fair tomorrow and Friday at 7 p.m. at Bark Mill Theatre Braddock and Wolfe. Casting is led by Mrs Richard F Lewis Jr with committee members Duell Glover James Marsh and Mrs Irvan O Connell. Seven men and seven women are sought and work begins after the holidays.

Winchester Little Theatre P. m Bark Mill Theatre Braddock and Wolfe Sts Richard F. Lewis, Jr Lewis Duell Glover James Marsh Irvan O'Connell

Heart Fund in New York names joint chairmen

Kenneth C Reval former secretary of the Army is named joint chairman of the 1957 Heart Fund alongside Rear Admiral Richard F Bird in New York.

New York Kenneth C Reval Army Heart Fund Richard F Brrd

Truck Driver Held for Murder in West Virginia Shooting

John Henry Crawford a white truck driver surrendered to Deputy Sheriff L Mathena after a Sunday night shooting that killed 55 year old Frank Johnson a Negro in Bluefield West Virginia The victim died in a hospital Two white men Martin Peery and Ralph West were charged as accessories and released on bond The sheriff said the shootings followed fireworks thrown on the front porch

Bluefield W. Va Tazewell Tazewell County John Henry Crawford L. Mathena Martin Peery Ralph West Frank Johnson

Car crashes into San Diego drive-in causes $1000 damage

An automobile drove into a San Diego drive-in and was towed away. The owner estimated the damage at about $1000. the drive-in was closed at the time.

San Diego Calif

Community Chest Drive Aims to Complete Victory by January

Community Chest volunteers seek end of fundraising drive before January 1. The eight agencies depending on 1957 funds include Boy Scouts, The Salvation Army, Children’s Home Society, Negro Day Nursery, Winchester Day Nursery, Gas Scouts, Child Guidance Center and USC.

Community Chest Boy Scouts The Salvation Army Children's Home Society Negro Day Nursery Winchester Day Nursery Gas Scouts Child Guidance Center USC

Refugees Arrive in Style as Columbine Lands at McGuire

Twenty one Hungarian refugees arrived at McGuire Air Force Base aboard President Eisenhower’s Columbine. The Super G Constellation, carrying eight adults and 13 children from Munich after a London leg with India’s Nehru, delivered gifts to the refugees as they landed. They waved to buses for transport to Camp Kilmer, while Lt. Col. Draper posed with the Csukardi family and carried eight month old Zoltan Jr. to the bus before the aircraft returned to Washington.

Mcguire Air Force Base N.J American Eisenhower Columbine India Nehru London Munich Boston Camp Kilmer Wiliam G. Draper Zoltan Csukardi Zoltan Jr Washington

Air miles set record in 1956 campaign travel

The two major parties logged 220000 air miles for presidential and vice presidential campaigns and truth squads in 1956, far surpassing the 178275 miles flown in 1952, according to Planes, the official publication of the Aircraft Industries Assn.

Washington The Aircraft Industries Assn

Squirrel Flees Fire to Top Decorated Tree

A squirrel with a singed tail escaped a house in River Forest after a log fire spread from Christmas wrappings. It climbed an eight foot tree at Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brill's home and was coaxed down by two police using a broom handle before running outside.

Chicago Lee Brill River Forest Brill Dayton Gillingwater Brills

Please Start Feeding the Birds This Winter

A plea urges people to feed birds at food places regularly to help keep many birds alive through the winter season. Local authorities emphasize consistent feeding as a safeguard against harsh weather.

Boss Shannon Dies at 79 Linked to Urschel Kidnap Case

Bridgeport Texas obituary notes F R G Boss Shannon aged 79 who served 11 years for involvement in the 1933 Urschel kidnapping. He died at Bridgeport Hospital after a heart attack on his Paradise Texas farm. His stepson-in-law was George Machine Gun Kelly.

Bridgeport Tex F. R Boss) Shannon Charles F. Urschel George Machine Gun) Kelly Shannon Paradise Ursche Shannon Farm Kelly Albert Bates Oklahoma City

Jeanne Crain's Ex Husband In Street Brawl

Hollywood sheriff deputies say Jeanne Crain's former husband Paul Brinkman, 37, fought two men in a street brawl in front of a Hollywood Hills apartment. Homer H. Rhoads, 45, and Ted Ryan, 38, suffer injuries and Rhoads says he intends to marry Crain. Brinkman fled on a pickup order on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Hollywood Jeanne Crain Paul Brinkman Brinkman Homer H. Rhoads Ted Ryan Miss Crain Hollywood Hills Rhoads

Kiwanis Club Views Film "Gateway to Health"

The Kiwanis Club held its regular luncheon today and screened a film titled Gateway to Health about Virginia apples. Members expected discussion on health and local agriculture following the showing.

Virginia Kiwanis Club

Russians Free 1025 Japanese Repatriates Return Home

The Welfare Ministry reports 1,025 Japanese repatriates arrived in Maizuru aboard the white-hulled Koan Maru marking a fresh tranche of wartime returnees. At least 10,000 more are still missing in the Soviet Union from the Manchuria collapse 11 years ago. One hundred seventy were ill and 35 required immediate attention.

Maizuru Japan Russia Welfare Ministry Soviet Union Manchuria Siberia

5200 Refugees Celebrate First Yule in America

At Camp Kilmer New Jersey about 5200 Hungarian refugees marked their first Christmas in the free world waiting to start new lives in America. Nine van loads of gifts were handed out and every person received a personal welcome message from President Eisenhower. Catholic and Protestant services were held and a refugee produced pageant of the birth of Christ was staged three times.

Camp Kilmer N.J Free World America Eisenhower White House Christ

Former FDR Bodyguard Boedecker Dies in Helena Hospital

Helena Montana former Montana highway patrol chief and Roosevelt bodyguard Lou C Boedecker 67 died in a hospital of an acute coronary occlusion while visiting his wife who was recovering from a heart ailment. He served with Milwaukee Railroad since 1909 and was elected to the Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission in 1966. Survivors include his widow and son William.

Helena Mont Lou C Roedecker Montana Highway Patrol Franklin D. Roosevelt Biedecker Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission Boedecker Roosevelt Bucklin Kan Milwaukee Railroad Suvivors William

Holiday Brings No Letup to War in Algeria

Christmas weekend in Algeria sees 85 killed and 56 wounded in clashes between French forces and Moslem nationalists. French patrols report 65 rebels killed and 6 Europeans among the dead, with 14 other fatalities in nationalist attacks.

Algiers Algeria

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