Suez Canal Blocked but Highway Offers Detour From Port Said
Suez Canal remained closed for two months with no ship movement while a parallel highway along the canal corridor remains open. Salvage teams from Egypt and U N efforts seek to remove sunken vessels including the Zamalek, Abukir, Hercule and Castor. Ismailia and Port Said harbors see slow clearance as UN teams anticipate reopening to ships up to 10,000 tons by March and larger by May.
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Port Said
Egypt
Suez Canal
Suez
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Zamalek
Sue? Ay
Suez Canal Co
Hercule
Castor
Bitter Lake
Ferdan
U. N
Lake
Timsan
Akka
Ismailia
Notable Deaths Across the Nation
Obituaries note the passing of Vice Adm. Wilson Brown 74 naval aide to four presidents and ex Naval Academy head. Dr. Leroy E. Cowles 76 former University of Utah president. Robert E. P. Sensenderfer 73 Philadelphia Bulletin drama critic. William Chapman Potter 82 retired New York industrialist. Percy Hampton Johnston 76 Chemical Corn Exchange Bank board chair. Dr. Erwin F. Lowry 65 lighting expert in Danvers. Also a Q and A about elevating peach orchards notes 75 feet being unsuitable in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Croton
Conn
Wilson Brown
Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Naval Academy
Honolulu
Percy Hampton Johnston
The
Chemical Corn Exchange Bank of New York
Charles Town Firm Marks 50th Anniversary in 1957
The Charles Town based firm Hyman Wiener and Sons celebrates its Golden Jubilee as a unique father and eight sons enterprise. Founded by Hyman Wiener in 1907 after arriving from Lithuania, the business expanded from scrap to smelting refining and paper specialties with operations in Charles Town Washington Richmond and Woodbine. The firm now plans further growth in the Middle Atlantic region while preserving its family legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyman Wiener & Sons
Hyman Vienner and Sons
Hyman Viener
Charles Town
West Virginia
Mr. Viener
Lithuania
United States
Cumbrland
Franklin
Adams
Pennsylvania
W. Va
Rebecca G. Mozenter
Shippensburg
Louis
Joseph
Washington, D.C
Richmond
Hyman Wiener and Sons
Woodbine
Carroll County
Maryland
Hyman Wiener
Harry B
Maurice A
Washington
Joseph M
Louis M
Eli
Jacob M
Reuben
Saul
Hyman Wiewer and Sons
Middle Atlantic
Wiener
Whitacre Families Attend Funeral and Christmas Gatherings
The Whitacre community records a death in Akron, Ohio with funeral services held December 24 at St. Francis de Sales Church and burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Many Whitacres and relatives share Christmas visits and family meals at homes in Winchester, Whitacre, Clearbrook, and nearby towns, with numerous guests and seasonal events noted.
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St. Francis de Sales Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Akron
Municipal Court Notices Involving Ashby Foreman And Carter
Paul Ashby Foreman of 7 Wood Stock Lane cited for hauling uncovered trash. James Edward Carter of 454 Kern Row cited for speeding. Fines listed as 9.25 and 14.25 respectively.
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Paul Ashby Foreman
Woodstock Lane
James Edward Carter
Kern Row
Mrs Grim Dies In Hospital Here
Mrs Alice Laws Grim 46 of Paper Mill Road died at 7 45 this morning after a long illness in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born May 3 1890 in Warren County she was daughter of the late John D and Roberta Garrett Lichliter and wife of A Carrie Grim whom she wed May 22 1918 in Charlestown West Virginia. She was a member of United Brethren Church Ridings Chapel. Surviving are her husband a son Donald H Grim Middletown a daughter Mrs Mildred Brumback Middletown two brothers Walter Lichliter Marshall Randolph Lichliter Nineveh one sister Mrs Josephine Spitler Silver Springs a half sister Mrs Frances Carter Front Royal five grandchildren and five nieces. Funeral at Jones Funeral Home Saturday at 1 30 p m with Rev H F Edge Reliance and Dr Harry M Crim Strasburg officiating Pallbearers Richard Lichliter Preston Lichliter Giles Lichliter James Lichliter Robert Lichliter and Raymond Kibler. Interment Green Hill Cemetery Stephens City remains at Jones Funeral Home until service.
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Alice Laws Grim
Paper Mill Road
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Warren County
John D
Roberta Garrett Lichliter
A. Carrie Grim
Charlies Town
W. V
Grim
Donald H. Grim
Frederick County
Mildred Brumback
Middletown
Walter Lichliter
Marshall
Randolph Lichliter
Nineveh
Josephine Spitler
Silver Springs
Ster
Frances Carter
Front Royal
Winona Smith
Kernstown
Ruth Winefield
San Diego
Calif
Guidance Center Moves to Rouss
The Northwest Guidance Center relocates from Loudoun Street to the Rouss Office Building on West Boscawen Street. Dr H P Maccubbin, chairman of the Advisory Board, announced the move.
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Rouss
Northwest Guidance Center
Loudoun St
W. Boscawen St
H. P. Maccubbin
Mrs. Barthlow Dies at 44 in Hagerstown
Catherine P F Barthlow 44 of 36 North Walnut Street Hagerstown Md died yesterday. Born May 19 1912 in Luray she was daughter of the late Henry and Mary Ann McCallister and widow of Carl E Barthlow. She managed an apartment house and was a Luray Baptist Church member. Survived by one sister Mora Frances Lamp. Funeral Friday at 1 30 p m by Rev Forrest B Oglesby. pallbearers listed. Interment Paynes Chapel Cemetery.
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Catherine PF. Barthlow
North
Walnut Street
Hagerstown
Luray
Henry and
Mary Ann Jenkins McCallister
Carl FE. Barthlow
Barthlow
Jones Funeral Home
Forrest B. Oglesby
Clarence C. Wilson
Harold A. Rowe
Sidney H. Veasey
Paul Slonaker
James L. Barer
Howard P. Starliper
Paynes’ Chapel
Mrs. Mona R. Jenkins Dies in Loudoun County
Mona Rebecca Jenkins, formerly of Hayfield and wife of Frank W. Jenkins of Leesburg, died Tuesday in a Leesburg hospital. She left two sons Frank I. and Stewart H. Jenkins of Leesburg, siblings in Hayfield, Staunton, and St. Petersburg, Fla. The body rests at a Leesburg funeral home. service set for Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Mona Rebecca Jenkins
Hayfield
Frank W. Jenkins
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Mallory H
Catherine Dispanet Dyke
Arviving
Frank I
Stewart H. Jenkins
Leesbore
Dorsey Dyke
Staunton
Ernest L. Dyke
Edward Dyke
John H. Dyke
James Gilbert Dyke
Funeral service at St John’s Lutheran Church Mt Williams
A funeral service was conducted at St. John’s Lutheran Church Mt Williams by Pastor Rev. Edwin B. Smith. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Mt. Williams
Edwin B. Smith
Reaves-Carskaden Win Bridge Match
Mrs 8S M Reaves and Mrs W A Carskaden placed first at a Duplicate Bridge match held last night at the George Washington Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reaves-Carskaden
Winners list includes Glover and Bennett couples
Other winners were Mrs. John D. Glover and Glover who placed third. H. Reaves, Richard Bowers, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bennett of Martinsburg earned fourth place.
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John D. Glover
Glover
H. Reaves
Richard Bowers
Paul Bennett
Martinaburg
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Kennth E. Henry CO
Winchester, Va
Xtoy
N. Loudoun
North Loudoun
Newberry
Mohawk
Winchester
Benefect Foonce Co
Philadelphia
Robert E. P. Sensenderfer
Philadelphia Bulletin
Albany, Ga
William Chapman Potter
New York
Chicago
Whitacre
John Whitacre
Russell Pletcher
Patricia
Ohio
Fletcher
Citizens Hospital
Pletcher
John P
Sarah Oates Fletcher
B. F Goodrich Co
Dorothy M
Jeannette
Bernadine Folisi
Springfield
Dorothy Staub
Alexandria
Thelma Focht
Altha Cowan
Oia Fletcher
Ellerson
Russell
Floyd
Leonard
Redland Church
Rhoda Whitacre
Lynchburg College
Joe Maddox
Whitacres
Harry Aikens
Theodore Coronis
Wheeling
Richard
Mary Whetzel
Frederick, Md
George M. Beltzhoever
James McCoy
Dellie Omps
Tom Price
Russell Price
Ridgeway
Bill Shifflett
Near Clearbrook
Arthur Welch
Frank Russell
Lee Collins
Little Son
William Job
Dickie Bragg
Baltimore
Brenda
Beatrice
Trene Russell
Clearbrook
Myrtle Mauzy
Ann
Gordon Hildebrand
Martin Adams
E. V. Gleisner
Reetive
Arlington
Northern Virginia Power CO
Jenkins
White's Pure 611
M Cameron St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Strong
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bell
Cron Wage
Flannes
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