Six Young Attendants Named for Queen Shenandoah XXX Festival
The 1957 Apple Blossom Festival announces six child attendants led by Queen Shenandoah XXX. Attendants include Anne Covell Lacy Mamie Schroth Celia Ann Zuckerman James William Rhodes Jacob Hiram Yost III and Gerald Garges Hardy. Step as Little Maids and Pages May 2 3 at Handley Bowl with court formation led by Mrs George H Smith director.
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Shenandoah XXX
Handley Bowl
Anne Covell Lacy
Edgar Willis Lacy, Jr
S. Washington St
Anne
John Kerr School
Mary Angela Schroth
Joseph A. Schroth
N. Loudoun St
Mamie
Mary Angela
Celia Ann Zuckerman
Charles Manuel Zuckerman
Berryville Ave
Caz
Virginia Avenue
Celia Ann
Louis Zuckerman
Battle Ave
James William Rhodes
H. Paul Rhodes
W. Leicester St. James
Madison Herbert Rhodes
W. Leicester St
Jacob Hiram Yost, III
Jacob Hiram Yost, Jr
Mosby St
Rocky
Quarles School
Winchester
A. B. Schlack
E. Germain
Almond Attacks Civil Rights Bills as Insult to South
Virginia Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr denounces pending civil rights bills as punitive and aimed at the South. He predicts a new federal commission would threaten states rights and impose economic pressure, calling the measure a dangerous Frankenstein monster. His testimony closed a Senate hearing on controversial legislation and warned of dire consequences for racial progress.
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Washington
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
U.S
Willow Sapling Impales Woman in Midtown Incident
A 49 year old woman in Memphis is in critical condition after being impaled for three hours on a sharp willow sapling. Paramedics cut the stump below her chin and she was rushed to hospital with the stake in her throat. A brother says she fell while collecting willow cuttings for her yard.
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Memphis
Tenn
Louise Lohmeyer
Lohmeyer
South End Fire Co
Palestinians and Egyptian police clash in Cairo Maadi
In Maadi Cairo residents report three people killed during a clash between Palestinians and Egyptian police. Palestinian soldiers from Gaza allegedly tried to raid the Maadi police station to seize arms and ammunition. A major a captain and a soldier died and another person was injured.
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Cairo
Maadi
Gaza
Nehru calmly directs on forced plane landing during campaign
Prime Minister Nehru read reports from V K Krishna Menon as a two engine Hyushin-14 Soviet gift made a forced landing on an unused strip near Raichur. One engine caught fire, crew used extinguishers, and the pilot landed on the good engine. Nehru hailed the expert landing and continued his election tour.
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New Delhi
Nehru
V. K. Krishna Menon
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Nangalor
Raichur
Hyderabad
Kashmir
Krishna Menon
U. N
Jefferson County Manufacturing Firm Ceases Operations
Samuel Stein, owner of the Rawson Manufacturing Company in Jefferson County, announced the plant has ceased operations. The facility, long producing dresses and sportswear for women, closes for a second time within a year.
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Charles Town
Jefferson County
Samuel Stein
Rawson Manufacturing Company
Senators Probe Background of David Bruce Nomination
Senators Watkins and Case urged a full review of David K. E. Bruce background for the West Germany ambassadorship. They cited Bruce's 1956 Democratic campaign contribution and views on the free world as factors for Senate Foreign Relations scrutiny. Bruce previously served as ambassador to France and undersecretary of state.
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David Bruce
Washington
Watkins
Utah
Francis Case
David K. E. Bruce
Eisenhower
West Germany
Bruce
Senate
Case
Germany
Free World
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Maryland
France
Truman
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Dulles
Sen. Butler
James B. Conant
Bonn
Amory Houghton
The
Corning Glass Works
C. Douglas Dillon
James C. Hagerty
White House
Houghton
War Production Board
Hagerty
Justice Department
Washington and Lee fires Chipley as head football coach
Chipley was dismissed today as head football coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. The university announced the change in leadership for its football program.
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Lexington
William A. Bill
Chipley
Washington and Lee University
Lassie Travels 900 Miles Finds No One at Home
Lassie, once moved from Mayfield to Houston with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Riley, returned to Mayfield to find no one at home. After three months and 900 miles the dog reappeared Saturday, but disappeared again as neighbors fed her. Dog fanciers think she may head back to Houston.
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Lassie
Mayfield
H. C. Riley
Houston
Tex
Riley
Texas
Labor-Industry Racketeering Probe Opens
A Senate committee opened nationwide hearings into alleged labor industry racketeering with testimony from Portland newspaper men Wallace Turner and William Lambert about gangster ties to Portland officials and Teamsters. They cited a conspiracy to control city government and to foster illegal gambling and prostitution, naming local officials and union leaders as involved. The inquiry spans Spokane to New York with investigators in multiple cities and promises revelations.
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Washington
Senate
Portland, Ore
Wallace Turner
William Lambert
Portland Oregonian
Teamsters Union
Portland
Heywood Broun
American Newspaper Guild
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Spokane
Wash
Turner and
Lambert
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Francisco
Chicago
Scranton
Minneapolis
New York
Clarke County Teachers Honored at PTA Meeting
Eleven Clarke County teachers with 25 years or more of service were honored at a Clarke County High School and Berryville Elementary PTA meeting. The event featured remarks by local education leaders and a reception, with 271 PTA members reported and plans announced for the annual festival on May 9 joining both schools.
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Clarke County
PTA
Clarke County High School
Berryville
Ernest Bowman
Eleanor Fishpan
Jane Gardner
Georgianna Glascock
Mary Lou Holmes
Gussie Malone
Eva D. Massey
Stella D. Moore
Mary Thompson
John Yost
Glen Sunderlin
Sunderlin
Chester Wedell
Clarke County Education Association
Wade Hampton Palmer
Purcellville
Virginia Education Association
Julian Glascock
George W. Burton
Clarke County Public Schools
Future Homemakers of America
Barbara Jean Lloyd
William Boyce
William Bowerman
Charles J. Enders
Army and Guard Reach Compromise on Training Plan
The Army and National Guard agreed on a compromise to end the active duty training dispute. The plan allows Guard recruits aged 17 to 18 to complete 11 weeks of training by Jan 1, with six months required for new recruits over 18 with no prior service. The Air National Guard program stays unchanged and the proposal heads to the full Armed Services Committee.
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Washington
Army and
National Guard
House Armed Services
Overton Brooks
D-La
Full Armed Services Committee
Brooks
Army
Guard
Air National Guard
Cleveland records three major fires in 12 hours
In Cleveland a Glidden Co plant blaze on the West Side caused nearly 2.5 million dollars in damage and forced 50 employees to flee. Early today an East Side fire killed an 18 month old child and injured five relatives amid suspected arson. Capt. Franks Seafood House on East Ninth Street was also damaged, with losses exceeding 50,000 dollars. Firefighters used 52 units. 45 were needed for the Glidden fire, the city’s largest in a decade.
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Cleveland
East Ninth Street
Glidden Co
William Lee Crittenden
Capt. Frank
Glidden
South End Busily Votes for New Fire Hall Construction
The South End Fire Company held a special meeting and voted 111 to 20 to build a new fire hall across the street on the Quantz property between Loudoun and Braddock. Proxies for 275 active members were cast. 32 members attended. Plans by Roberts& Kern show a two story hall 105 by 50 feet with committee co chairs HM Layman and Kenneth Curl to coordinate future work.
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South End Fire Company
Quantz
Monmouth St
Loudoun
Braddock
Frank Loy
Harry Rainsberger, Jr
Howard Hart
Roberts& Kern
HM. Layman
Kenneth Curl
Impatience Grows As U N Resumes Sanctions Debate
The U N General Assembly resumes debate on Israel and Egypt with a push from the Asian African group to impose sanctions on Israel. Amb Ab-9 del Momen Rila and Rifai demand immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and Sharm el Sheikh area, while Eban’s latest talks stall progress.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Israel
del Momen Rila
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Rifai
U.N
U. N
U. S
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Eban
Dulles
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Washington
Mollet to Back Israel as Talks With Eisenhower Begin
Washington reports French Premier Guy Mollet ready to back Israel’s demand for security guarantees as he starts talks with President Eisenhower on French American issues. Mollet arrives with Dulles and Nixon present, aim to ease Middle East tensions and improve ties despite unresolved topics.
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Mollet
Israel
Washington
Guy Mollet
Eisenhower
Dulles
Nixon
White House
Middle East
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza
United Nations
France
Dairy Farmers Boycott Marked by Gunfire and Arrests
New York dairy farmers continued a two day milk withholding marked by gunfire arrests milk dumpings and a dynamite blast. The Tri State Dairy Farmers Guild led the action with 7000 to 9000 producers possibly participating. Prices demanded were 5.75 per hundredweight as the metropolitan milkshed received 4.67.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tri-State Dairy Farmers Guild
John W. Downey
Baleville
N. J
The
Dairy Farmers of America
United Milk Producers Assn
Trenton
Dorney
Virginia Forecast: Rain Then Cooler With Windy Second Day
Rain is expected tonight across western and northern Virginia with lows near 46 to 55 and 55 to 60 in the southeast. Rain ends Wednesday morning or early afternoon, followed by considerable cloudiness, windy and cooler conditions. Sunrise and sunset times for Winchester are listed with moon phase notes for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Winchester
Frederick County Firemen Elect Petrie President
David Petrie of Stephens City Fire Company was elected president of the Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association at its annual meeting. He succeeds Godfrey Prelip of Gore. The six of seven member companies attended and Stephens City hosted. Other officers named include Harry Patterson, Ernie Nesselrodt, and W. H. Lawrence Jr. The next meeting is March 25 at Round Hill with a gas company guest speaker.
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David Petrie
Stephens City Fire Company
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Godfrey Prelip
Gore
Mr. Petrie
Harry Patterson
Round Hill
Ernie Nesselrodt
Shawnee
W. 4H. Lawrence, Jr
Clearbrook
Stephens City
Middletown
Capon Bridge
Gas Company
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Mary Angela Schrott
Celia Zuckerman
Jacob H. Yost
Gerald Hardy
John A. Boyd
Frederick County Firemen
Stephens City Fire Hall
Jefferson County Manufacturing Firm
Louise's
W. Piccadilly
Attention Legionnaires Dance Legion Home
Adlai E. Stevenson
W&l
Bulletin
Dave Beck Jr
Teamsters’ Union International
Palmer
Jane Jolliffe
Boyce
South End
Algeria
Boonville
Petrie
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