Polio Drives Highlighted By JWHS Assemblies
Kathy Russell spoke to James Wood School pupils as the Winchester-Frederick County Chapter and John Yeatts promoted polio awareness. A film Look at Me illustrated progress and needs, with Dr A L Lindall citing 1956 Virginia polio figures and vaccine safety.
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March of Dimes
James Wood High School
Robert E. White
John Yeatts
National Polio Foundation
Kathy Russell
Harold Kurstedt
Annandale
James Wood
Winchester-Frederick County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation
A. L. Lindall
Russell
Yeatts
Mrs John Hoover Installed as Noble Grand of Rebekahs
Mrs John E Hoover was installed as noble grand of Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21 in the Oddfellows Hall on W Boscawen Street Tuesday. Lola Williams became vice grand and a full staff of officers and installing staff were named. Refreshments followed the ceremony.
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John Hoover
Rebekahs
John E. Hoover
Winchester
Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
W. Boscawen St
Lola Williams
Katie Harman
Rosa Reid
Marshall
Anna Boxwell
Joy Mason
Georgia Wright
Bessie Miller
Nancy Schulze
Frances Tevalt
Janie Parker
Encie Edwards
Betty Tintera
Maude de Haven
Hazel Himelwright
Betty Kline
Elizabeth Green
Erma Martin
Katie White
Maude DeHaven
Hazel Himelwricht
Noble Grand
State Clubwomen Begin Campaign For Safe Driving
Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs launches a safety drive led by Mrs. Randall W. Everett to promote high school driver education with six clinics in January at Marion Brookneal Staunton Suffolk Richmond and Arlington.
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Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
Randall W. Everett
Arlington
Clarke County
Marion
Brookneal
Staunton
Suffolk
Richmond
Everett
NYSE President George Funston Found Early Career as Chauffeur
George K. Funston, who later rose to president of the New York Stock Exchange, supported himself through college by working as a chauffeur. He later attained prominence in finance and market leadership.
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George K. Funston
The
New York Stock Exchange
Maryland Tops Duke as ACC Race Heats Up
Maryland beat Duke 62 51 at College Park to break a tie with North Carolina for the conference lead. UNC remains unbeaten at 3 0 and prepares for Clemson Virginia and NC State while Duke drops to 3 1. Bradley upset Oklahoma A&M 60 49. Wake Forest beat Seton Hall 64 55. State edged Florida State 63 58. Florida topped Miami 98 63. Utah beat Denver 84 70 for its first Skyline win.
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Maryland
Duke
College Park
Blue Devils
North Carolina
Terrapins
Join Nacincik
Bucky Allen
Bradley
Oklahoma Aggies
Associated Press
Wake Forest
Seton Hall
Dayton
St. Francis
North Carolina State
Florida State
Florida
Miami
Utah
Utah State
Denver
Schayes Nets 40 Points With 18 Straight Free Throws
Dolph Schayes and the Syracuse Nationals beat the Minneapolis Lakers 118 to 110 as Schayes set a new free throw record with 18 consecutive makes in a 40 point game. The line run surpassed Paul Arizin’s 17 straight to keep New York Unity star high in the season.
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Nats
Minneapolis Lakers
Schayes
New York Unity
Paul Arizin
Philadelphia Warriors
Syracuse
Substitutes Named For Basilio Saxton Welter Title Match
Two middleweights Ralph Tiger Jones and Hardy Smallwood will meet in a 10 round bout at Public Music Hall next Friday night as substitutes for the welterweight championship bout between Carmen Basilio and Johnny Saxton. The Cleveland Boxing Commission approved postponement after Basilio said he could not defend the crown until late February due to a injured right hand.
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Cleveland
Ralph “Tiger” Jones
Hardy Smallwood
Public Music Hall
Carmen Basilio
Johnny Saton
Cleveland Boxing Commission
Basilio
West Point council trims water bill and auto licenses
West Point Virginia city leaders face a surplus, cutting water bills from two dollars to one and auto licenses from five dollars to two fifty. If the plan fails to reduce excess funds, more drastic steps will follow.
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West Point
Turkey Receives 200 Million in U.S. Military Aid
The United States provided Turkey with 200 million dollars in military aid during the 1955 56 fiscal year. This assistance reinforces the strategic alliance amid postwar security concerns and regional tensions.
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Turkey
United States
Civil Defense Film Showing At Winchester BPW Club
The Winchester Business and Professions Women's Club plans an evening meeting with a showing of To Live Tomorrow, a Civil Defense based film. The event starts at 6 30 p m at the George Washington Motel, with public viewing opening at 7 30 p m under Claude B Smalls Jr director of Civil Defense for Winchester.
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Office of Civil Defense
Winchester Business and Professions Women's Club
George Washington Motel
Claude B. Smalls, Jr
Civil Defense
Winchester
BPW Club
National Security Committee
Defense Organization as War and Disaster Aid Agency
A defense organization functions not only during war but also acts as an agency assisting in disasters such as floods and serious fires. The piece emphasizes its versatile role in national safety and emergency response.
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Fense
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Winchester Star
Judy Blue
Fernandina Beach
Fla
Eight Flags
Tar Heels
North Carolina Tar Heels
Kansas
Clemson
Virginia
Frank McGuire
Syracuse Nationals
Dolphey
HFC
America
Household Finance Corporation of
N. Loudoun Street
J.C. Penny Store
Mohawk
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Old—Strong Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
LIONS
White Elephant Sale
ACME
Anderson
Studebaker
Studebaker-Packard
Hotpoint
NEW
Molden
City
Wall & Base
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