Winter Storm Strikes Area With Freezing Rain and Snow
Freezing rain and snow hit the region as a strong winter storm moved through. On U S Route 522 near Apple Pie Ridge Road nine vehicles were involved in a pileup, two Marines and two others injured, and a number of minor crashes reported along with arrests for hit and run and drunken driving. Highway patrol and local crews fought ice as damages climbed past three thousand dollars and emergency services worked through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear
U. S. Rt
U.S. Rt. 11
Howard W. Grove
Harry Rainsberger Chosen South End Fire Captain
The South End Fire Company named Harry Rainsberger Jr. president for 1956 at its annual meeting. New officers include H M Layman, John A Boyd, and Norman Pope as vice-presidents and secretary positions, with Dan Dodson as warden pending council approval. The unit reported 104 alarms in 1955 and outlined hose and pumping totals, equipment purchases, and upcoming committee plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Howard Hart
Norman Pope
Richard McKee
Frank Loy
Jack Lake
S. J. Goode
Hugh Clark
Carrington Harrison
Joseph A. Massie
Jack Crenshaw
Boseman
Randall Brannon
Doyle Branner
Jack Kerr
Mike Hart
Dan Dodson
Common Council
Frank Loy, Jr
Dodson
Kenneth Curl
John A. Boyd
William Godenour
Lester McKee
Jeep
W. W. Whitmore
Britain Deploys More Troops for Middle East Precaution
The War Office announced Britain will send airborne and ground troops to Cyprus as a precaution to protect British subjects in the troubled Middle East. The move is described as a precautionary measure to bolster security in the region.
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Britain
Middle East
London
War Office
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Royal Navy
Malta
Jordan
Iraq
Iran
Libya
Foreign Office
Eden
Evelyn Shuckbureh
Washington
State Department
Shuckbureh
Eisenhower
Baghdad
Russia
Israel
Greece
Commercial Bank Stockholders Meet In 40th Session
The Commercial and Savings Bank held its 40th annual stockholders meeting at 11 a m on North Loudoun Street. W Erle Edwards elected chair man and Miss Betty Von Brill secretary. Officers reported 87 percent quorum with 15 000 shares represented. Harold R Edwards outlined year activities including dividends, added capital, new trust accounts, and vault improvements. Directors listed and will meet January 13 to organize the coming year.
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The
Commercial and Savings Bank
North Loudoun Street
W. Erle Edwards
Betty von Brill
Charles E. Rupp
Emory N. Larrick
C. Vernon Eddy
P. E. Lineburg
James R. Wilkins
Harold R. Edwards
Edwards
Trust Committee
Mr. Edwards
Fred S. Boyd
Fred I. Brumback
Ray H. Duncan
Herbert S. Larrick
C. P. McVicar
Dr. C. L. Riley
H. Delmer Robinson
H. C. Sheetz
R. Bruce Slonaker
G. Grover Teets
U.S. Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Handley High School
Stonewall Jackson Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
Copenhaver Tracts Fetch $53,550 At Public Auction
Six tracts of the Copenhaver estate sold Saturday for a total of $53,550. Administrator H. K. Benham and clerk E. T. Snider oversaw the auction. Notable sales included Tract E a row of six brick houses on Fairfax Lane for 31 250 to H Fred Madagan and Tract A on W Cecil Street for 3700 to Charles Pine Sr. Tracts B C D went to R Printz with properties including a brick dwelling 25 by 50 feet and a frame apartment at 402 S Cameron St. Tract F Cedar Creek Grade land in Frederick County brought 3000 to William Copenhaver.
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Copenhaver
H. K. Benham
E. T. Snider
W. Cecil St
Loudoun
Braddock
Charles Pine, Sr
R. Printz
Cedar Creek
Frederick County
William Copenhaver
New Telephone Number Cards Mailed in Two-Letter Plan
About 6 600 Winchester and Gainesboro customers will receive new telephone number cards as part of the two-letter five-numeral conversion set to take effect Sunday at 2 01 a m. Cards explain placement and usage. Snack Bar hours are 5 30 a m to 10 p m Monday through Saturday.
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Winchester
Gainesboro
Eisenhower and GOP Leaders Push Farm and Highway Plans
At a White House meeting President Eisenhower and GOP leaders urged top priority for the farm program with a soil bank approach to reduce crop acreage. They expect Senate action on a farm bill before Feb. 15 and aim for quick highway funding progress. Budget and school construction messages follow in mid January.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
GOP
Senate
Knowland
California
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sen
Ellender
D-La
James C. Hagerty
Capitol
Earthquakes Shake Midlands as Seismic Tremors Hit Region
A sequence of minor earthquakes rattled houses and buildings across a 20 mile area in the English Midlands today. Local residents reported shaking walls, with no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.
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Leicester
England
English Midilands
Mixed-Up Storm Tops East Coast Weather Turmoil
A giant storm moved up the Atlantic Coast turning weather topsy turvy with cold snaps hitting Florida crops and Miami recording a record January low of 42. Towering tides ran high along the coast, Atlantic City noting a tide 4 12 feet above normal as growers face multi million dollar losses with no relief in sight.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Florida
Miami
Atlantic City
N. J
Annual Meeting Of F and M Bank Stockholders Today
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank held its annual stockholders meeting at 11:00 a.m. with over 90 percent of 6000 shares represented. President J H Yost opened the session and Reverend Holt Souder gave the invocation. Directors were elected and officers appointed after discussion of capital stock changes.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
J. H. Yost
Holt Souder
Robinson
B. Beverley Byrd
Ray Robinson, Jr
Paul M. Haldeman
D. K. Russell
Charles Hill Jones
Wm. H. West
J. T. Kremer
C. Ridgely White
Jacob H. Yost
J. Thomas Kremer
Wm. H. West, Jr
W. M. Feltner
J. William Hollis
Robert J. McNally, Jr
W. Norman Graber
Harry E. Ridgeway
J. Frank Loy
Curtis Wilson
Gilbert Talkington
Margie H. Copenhaver
Area Voters Back Constitutional Convention Plan
Voters in Winchester Frederick Clarke and surrounding areas approved a constitutional convention by more than two to one to broaden Section 141 for public funds to tuition grants in private non sectarian schools. Unofficial totals show 2 137 for 1 200 against statewide with Clarke and Frederick counties posting large majorities.
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Virginia
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Ashton
Gainesboro
Frederick County
Middletown
Kernstown
Old Forge
Clarke Counties
Clarke County
Rouss
Virginia Avenue
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Interposition Move Feared as Virginia Legislature Opens
Virginia lawmakers gather in Richmond for the 1956 General Assembly amid reports a resolution of interposition may be adopted to contest the U S Supreme Court ruling banning school segregation. Gov. Stanley to address the session as caucuses set party leadership.
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Richmond
General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Virginia
Stanley
State of the Commonwealth
Senate
House
Del
Joseph J. Williams Jr
Henrico
John Warren Cooke
Mathews
Cooke
Edmund T. DeJarnette
Hanover
Sen
Garland Gray
Waverly
W. C. Caudill
Giles
Retail Merchants Meet Postponed Until Wednesday
The Retail Merchants Association meeting, scheduled for last night, is postponed to Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. Incoming president Ralph Cain says the main agenda is setting store hours and holidays for the coming year. The Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department also schedules its regular meeting for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Brakeblok Plant.
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Retail Merchants Association
George Washington Hotel
Ralph Cain
Shawnee
Three Convicts Escape From Road Camp in Winchester
Three armed escaped prisoners from Stats Road Camp No 7 at White Post vanished from the kitchen at about 7 30 p m Sunday and were reported by a taxi driver who ferried them to the Alexandria city limits. Local and state police issued alerts. The three men Thurman Baker 23 5 6 157 pounds Raymond Eppes 23 5 8 138 pounds and James Austin White [text continues on page 18]
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Stats Road
White Post
Alexandria
Set. R. R. O'Meara
Winchester
Braddock St
O'Meara
Thurman Baker
Lynchburg
Raymond Eppes
Gloucester County
Newport News
Williamsburg
New Kent County
Hampton
James Austin White
Virginia approves constitutional convention for school funding plan
Governor Thomas B. Stanley faces the Virginia Legislature with strong backing after voters approved a call for a constitutional convention to enable state financing of private non-sectarian tuition grants for students in non integrated schools. Results show a statewide margin near 2 to 1 in favor, with strong district supports and significant turnout despite winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
General Assembly
State of the Commonwealth
Gray Study Commission
Stanley
Assembly
Gray Commission
U. S. Supreme Court
Round Hill Community Fire Company Meeting Notice
Weather idles a milder night with rain and snow in the southwest this afternoon turning to rain and sleet tonight in extreme southwest. Round Hill Community Fire Company meets Thursday at 7:30 p m at the Community Building all members urged to attend. D L Bowers President.
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Round Hill Community Fire Company
Round Hill
D. L. Bowers
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Harry Rainsberger
Commercial Bank
Southern Tire Service
Handley Campus
Thurs
F&m Bank
J. Kenneth Robinson
T. Bryarly
Clarence H. Himelright
James D. Shockey
Wilbur M. Feltner
Shenandoah County
Warren County
Dry Run
Gore
Lamps
Russells
Ashtons Bakers Mill
Dolans
Yeakleys
Armel
Canterbury
Newtown
Old Forge Albin
Brucetown Neffstown
White Hall
Carpers Valley
Greenwood
Berryville
Lindsey's
Millwood
Morgan's Mill
Shenandoah
Mt. Airy
Russell's
Pierce's
Victory Arms Legislature
Arlington
Fairfax
Falls Church
Patrick
North Carolina
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