PTA Council Plans Annual Dental Clinic
Frederick County Council of Parent-Teacher Association discussed making the dental clinics an annual event at James Wood High School. The committee will add two members to assist in program development and correcting defective teeth. Ruth Kelly will appoint the new members. current members include Billy Thompson Richard Goode and Annie Starling. A detailed clinic report and dentist invitation were proposed for the next meeting. Superintendent R E Ayler reported on the new school with preliminary plans approved and final plans awaiting approval before bids. A publicity committee of Richard Goode Mrs George Lutz and Mrs Joseph Bauserman was formed.
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Frederick County
R. E. Ayler
Richard Goode
George Lutz
Joseph Bauserman
Farm aid debate spurs talk of soil bank costs
Democrats discuss possible soil bank plans as a way to reduce production with payments in cash or crops. The speaker warned that current farm programs cost over a billion dollars annually and pressed for cost estimates before backing any proposal. Rep Abernethy cautioned that Benson’s program could be partisan in nature.
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Soil Bank
Abernethy
Miss
House
Benson
Middletown Fire Company Meets With Eighteen Attendees
Eighteen members attended the Middletown Fire Company meeting at the fire hall. W B Shull was named attendance chairman for the Apple Blossom Fireman Parade. The group with the Lions Club and 4 H distributed 15 boxes to needy families at Christmas. Minutes of the Frederick County Fireman's Association were read and approved. Directional signals were to be fitted on both fire trucks. Christmas decorations were removed from the hall front.
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Middletown Fire Company
W. B. Shull
Lions Club
4-H Club
Frederick County Fireman’s Association
Soft Drink Machine Entered at Butler Packing House
The H. W. Butler and Bro. packing house in Winchester was entered last night and a soft drink machine broken into. About $1 was reported missing. The incident was reported to police at 10 am today.
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Butler Packing House
H. W. Butler & Bro
Winchester
Alcoholic Beverage Board Stores Closed on Constitutional Day
Virginia ABC stores will close Monday for the Constitutional convention referendum. Political authorities urge residents to vote and note store closures will affect all locations statewide.
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ABC Stores
Richmond
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Not Guilty Verdict In Fire Plot Case At Winchester
Mrs Brown was found not guilty after defense attorneys Milton Harris and George Conrad challenged Franklin's testimony claiming he is a confessed perjurer. The jury foreman was Russell B. Ramey and the panel included 11 members, delivering a verdict that the fire plot charges could not be proven beyond reasonable doubt.
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Dation
Milton Harris
Winchester
George Conrad
Harrisonburg
Brown
Conrad
Hits Franklin
Franklin
American Legion
Stephens City
Russell B. Ramey
Arlin Anderson
Esther Scothorn
Earl T. Legg
W. O. Anderson
Paul Barnett
Harry D. Nethers
Leonard Ellis
Grace Dye
Jane M. DeHaven
Robert I. Pingley
Farl Renner
Britain Reports Temporary Relief From Worst London Fog
Winds loosened the dense smog that halted London air traffic and choked southern England for 48 hours. Officials warned relief is temporary as hospitals report more chest illnesses and oxygen demand rises. Police guide patrols and a handbag theft occurred amid the fog while the Heathrow terminal remains largely empty.
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London
Britain
England
British Oxygen Co
Lady Eden Under Fire Over Hat Decisions in London
A London fashion expert criticized Lady Eden for indecision and unflattering hats. Eileen Ashcroft blasted her past choices describing them as too old too young or too fussy. The piece notes Eden’s evolving styles since she married Anthony Eden in 1952 and mentions the PM’s shift to bareheaded looks.
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London
No. 10
Downing St
Eden
Eileen Ashcroft
Evening Standard
Ashcroft
Lady Eden
Clarissa Spencer-Churchill
Sir Anthony
Sir Winston Churchill
Vogue
Rix
Standard
Clarissa Cloche
Anthony Eden
Wife of ex-Lt Gov Allen dies in home fire
Mrs James B Allen wife of the former Alabama lieutenant governor died of suffocation and Allen was badly burned in a fire at their Gadsden home today.
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Gadsden
Ala
James B. Allen
Alabama
Allen
Chile Amid Nationwide Strike and State Siege
Santiago reports most of Chile under a state of siege as the government acts to quell a nationwide strike and what it calls Communist agitation. Security measures expand across major cities while labor groups press demands amid political tension.
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Santiago
Chile
Renewed Plan To Free Basilone Destroyer At Cape Henry
A new attempt to float the 7000 ton escort destroyer Basilone grounded off Cape Henry was scheduled for 3 p m. The previous 2 45 a m effort failed. Army Navy unloading began to remove 120 tons of ammunition. A hull gash above the water line was caused by an anchor chain. Salvage vessels pulled while Army BARC vehicles failed to move the ship.
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Norfolk
Basilone
Cape Henry Beach
Navy Public Information Office
Army Barc
Cmdr
Stevenson Leaves Hospital After Bus Crash Injuries
John Fell Stevenson, son of Adlai Stevenson, left Passavant Hospital after two weeks of treatment for injuries from a December crash near Goshen Indiana that killed two schoolmates. At 19 he walked with a cane. his right leg remains in a plaster cast with the kneecap shattered. He plans to return to Harvard University on Sunday.
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Chicago
John Fell Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Passavant Hospital
Stevenson
Goshen
Ind
Young Stevenson
Harvard University
Solar plexus blow knocks out boxers
A solar plexus strike may trigger a surge of nerve impulses to the brain causing a blackout. Increased abdominal pressure can transmit to the spinal cord, producing weakness and numbness in the limbs. The solar plexus is a key boxing target along with the temple, jaw and heart.
Mrs DeHaven Heads Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21
Mrs Maude DeHaven was installed as noble grand and Mrs Betty Stayton as vice grand of Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21 in the Odd Fellows Hall. A long list of officers and deputies followed with Frances Tevalt chaired the card committee and Katie Harman led publicity. The outgoing noble grand Katie Harman received a gift as refreshments were served.
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Maude DeHaven
Betty Stayton
Winchester
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Anna Boxwell
Elizabeth Green
Lola Williams
Jeanne Hoover
Nancy Schulze
Encie Edwards
Janie Parker
Frances Tevalt
Rosa Reid
Katie White
Hilda Levi
Irma Martin
Betty Swiggett
Bessie Miller
Katie Harman
Rebekahs
Edgar Mason
Everett Kline
Family Crash Details and Aftermath Presented
A car crash left a Front Royal family and others injured as vehicles were damaged. Brill was charged with reckless driving after a trailer and car collision. infant lip cut and furniture damaged. Brill’s condition noted as good at Memorial Hospital. Mills sustained fractured ribs after a one car crash near Macedonia Church. vehicle a total loss. Bertha Clark suffered multiple injuries crossing Boscawen Street. Garris questioned for left turn incident. Harold hospitalized with possible fractured nose after altercation at 333 North Loudoun Street. No charges yet in Harold case.
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Kincaid
Brill
Memorial Hospital
Front Royal
Macedonia Church Road
Bertha Clark
Loudoun St
Boscawen St
Clark
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Garris
Rt. 2
Harold
Services Held For W B Tunstall In Baltimore
Funeral services were held for William Brooke Tunstall Jr. at his sister’s home in Baltimore after his death en route to work on December 27. The 63 year old occupational analyst with the Department of Employment Security was a Baltimore native and son of William Brooke and Eleanor Turner Tunstall. Survivors include his wife Gladys Stageall, a stepson Julian T Brice Jr., and sister Mrs John Brooks. He was nephew of Miss Ora Janney Turner and Langton C Janney of the city.
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William Brooke Tunstall
John B. Brooks
Baltimore
Tunstall
Department of Employment Security
William Brooke
Eleanor Turner Tunstall
Gladys Stageall
Julian T. Brice, Jr
John Brooks
Orra Janney Turner
Langton C. Janney
Police Probe Auto Theft In City
Winchester police investigate the theft of a 1951 Oldsmobile Super 88 owned by Robert E. Glover of 311 S Stewart St. The car was parked in front of his home across the street and disappeared sometime last night.
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Winchester
Robert E. Glover
S. Stewart St
Eisenhower Plays Golf After Visit With Florida Guest
President Eisenhower, in a short sleeve sport shirt, walks to a baseball diamond for golf iron practice after a morning work session in Florida. He is accompanied by Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, supreme Allied commander in Western Europe, and other bridge-playing guests.
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Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
Allied Forces
Europe
Patrols Exchange Fire Across Israel Egypt Border
Israeli and Egyptian patrols exchanged fire for about a half hour today across the El Auja Nizana border area. An Israeli military spokesman reported no casualties.
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Jerusalem
el Auja- Nizana
Westinghouse Refuses Mediator Plan in Nationwide Strike
Westinghouse Electric Corp. refused a federal mediator's proposal to end the nationwide strike yesterday. The company urged a secret ballot among striking workers on a contract offer already rejected by union negotiators.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Answers to the I Q quiz printed on Page 4
The page lists quiz solutions: 1 Portuguese 1542 2 No 3 Yes Acts 22 25 4 Rhode Island 5 Yes 6 Atom 7 No it seeks that haven 9 Yes Spaniards transferred the word to the herb 10 No Bacon wrote it.
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Rhode Island
Bacon
O Sull ivan Rubber Sees $9 Million Gross For 1956
Vincent A. Catozella president of O Sull ivan Rubber Corp forecasts 1956 gross sales of 9 million, up from 7 million in 1955. He cites 1955 payroll of 2.19 million with 600 workers and a 300 thousand payroll rise expected in 1956, plus 4 million spent on materials and services, 1 million locally, and a 5 million materials bill projected for 1956. He notes Winchester benefits from a balance of agriculture and industry and favorable prospects for 1956. Howard Melton and Fred L. Glaize Jr introduced the speakers.
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Vincent A. Catozella
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
O'Sullivan
Catozella
O’sullivan
Catarella
Winchester
Howard Melton
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
Sales Directory January 17 Auction at Frederick County Court House
Admix and H K Benham as administrators conduct real estate sales in front of the Frederick County Court House. Properties listed on W Cecil Street Fairfax Lane Cameron Street Highland Avenue and Cedar Creek Grade. E T Snider acts as auctioneer. January 21 sale at 220 S Kent Street with Charles R. Duvall as auctioneer.
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Marjorie H Copenhaver
Admix
H K Benham
Admr
Frederick County Court House
Cecil St
Fairfax Lane
Cameron St
Highland Ave
Cedar Creek
E. T Snider
Clay E Smith
Kent St
Chas
R. Duvall
City
South Kent St
Said Street
Roy Carper
Frederick County
Virginia
Back Creek Valley
Winchester
Loring T. Good
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Mower and Plows Minor Motor CO
TITAN
N. Braddock St
Grace
E. Piccadilly St
Firestone
Goodrich
U. S
Goodyear
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
H. C. Christianson
Cari
Olga Stoker
W. B. Snider Sons
N. Cameron St
Mrs. DeHaven
Farm Credit
E. Boscawen St
W. B. Tunstall
Florida
I. Q
Front Royal Road
E. O. Rodgers
Hy da Company
Carr Publishing CO. Inc
Wolfe St
City Real Estate
Chas. R. Duvall, Auctioneer
Clay E. Smith
OF County Realty
Circuit Court
Wrederick County
Howard Good
Nora Frye
E. T. Snider
J. Randolph Larrick
I. Lee N. Whitacre
Lee N. Whitacre
White Hall
Cedar Grove
Grimes
Hopewell Church
Pleasant Valley
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Wadesville
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Clearbrook
Northern Virginia Power Company
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