Mendes-France Adenauer to Talk At Bonn Resort
French Premier Pierre Mendes-France heads to Baden Baden for talks with West German Chancellor Adenauer during two days with Italian leaders. They discuss Mendes-France arms pool plan for WEU and pledges on economic cooperation including trade and immigration. The plan seeks a seven nation agency to curb arms production while Germany reserves its manufacturing rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pierre Mendes-France
Baden
ChanichaGd Aaubauer
Italy
Luigi Einaudi
Baden Baden
Adenauer
Mario Scelba
Mendes-France
West Germany
WEU
Paris
France
Netherlands
Britain
Belgium
Luxembourg
Bonn
Scelba
Gaetano Martino
Bandit shoots Real Estate Company worker during Richmond holdup
A 38 year old Lewis F. Blanton of Ashland was seriously wounded in a downtown Richmond office holdup at Walkerstein Real Estate Co. A lone black male about 5 ft 8 in, 180 pounds, wearing a brown tweed coat and hat, fired one or two shots and fled. his hat was found at the scene. He was taken to the Medical College of Virginia Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lewis F. Blanton
Ashland
Medical College of Virginia
Wallerstein Real Estate Co
Blanton
W. B
Pay Increases For Career Men Sought In New Draft Plan
President Eisenhower asked Congress to extend the draft four years and grant pay raises to career servicemen while building a large reserve to deter atomic attack. He proposed selective raises, no increases for new officers or two-year enlistees, totaling about 705 million dollars yearly, with fringe benefits raising to 870 million. The plan includes six months of annual training for 100,000 young men into a national reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Pentagon
Owings Re-Elected By Middletown Bank
H. W. Owings was re-elected president at the Middletown State Bank annual meeting held Tuesday with officers and directors returned. Directors named for another year include Herbert S. Larrick J. D. Huffman J. Frederick Larrick H. W. Owings J. J. Pickeral Garland N. Snapp Byron Brumback and William S. Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Owings
Middletown
F. R. Campbell
Byron Brumback
Sarah F. Ridings
Ruby E. Campbell
Alfred L. Snapp
Herbert S. Jones
J. J. Pickeras
J. D. Snapp
Testimony resumes in Hartman assault case in Rockingham
In Rockingham County Circuit Court the trial of Henry Lee Williams, a parolee charged with raping Betty Grant Hartman at the state teachers college near the Newman farm last Oct 28, resumed with Hartman on the stand and four students detailing the assault and their restraint. Williams pleads not guilty.
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Harrisonburg
Madison College
Rockingham County
Betty Grant Hartman
Henry Lee Williams
Miss Hartman
Commonwealth
Atty. George
C. Conrad
Juanita Mowles
Helene Sellner
Gwendolyn Hockman
Newman Farm
Williams
Investigating Commission Arrives Safely in Costa Rica
A five nation Organization of American States mission arrives to survey tensions between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The arrival follows a tense air situation with a guard firing a low shot at a U S Air Force transport. President Figueres faces accusations while Somoza in Nicaragua calls the conflict civil and dares a border duel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Eryouse
U. S
Panama
Organization of American States
Nicaragua
Jose Figueres
U.S. State Department
OAS
Luis Quintilla
Mexico
Managua
Somoza
Figueres
County Women to Model at Beauty and Fashion Jamboree
Fifty women from 15 Home Demonstration Clubs in Frederick County will model and test grooming aids at the Beauty and Fashion Jamboree for farm women on February 13 at Round Hill Community Center. Better Farming Magazine sponsors a three day event in Winchester and plans several jamborees reaching over 6,000 women in 21 states to boost rural beauty know how and presentation. The Winchester event runs 10 am to 4 pm with discussions, experiments, and dressing rules led by Ruth Hoagland and Jane Cleeland, with Trudy Dye addressing attendees. Headquarters are the George Washington Hotel. Agnes Shirley coordinates local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Round Hill
Better Farming Magazine
Winchester
Ruth Hoagland
Better Farming
Jane Cleeland
Trudy Dye
Country Gentleman
George Washington Hotel
Agnes Shirley
Teens Arrested After Gun Seizure Near Corpus Christi Field
Police confiscated a submachine gun from two teenage boys caught practicing with a pistol like target practice in a field near Corpus Christi Texas.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Navy bomber crashes off Salerno three crew survive
A two engine Navy bomber crashed into the sea off Salerno last night. Capt. Kenneth John Sanger Cmdr. Woodrow Hubbell both Coronado Calif and Petty Officer 1 C Edward Barron Bunker Hill W Va parachuted to safety. Engine trouble occurred over southern Italy on a Malta to Naples flight.
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Naples
Italy
W. S
Salerno
Navy
Kenneth John Sanger
C. Woodrow Hubbell
Coronado
Calif
Edward Barron
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Sanger
Hubbell
Here
Eboli
Barron
Malta
Carlo Levi
Christ
Local Man Killed In W Va Crash And Six Other Indictments
A Frederick County youth Allen Leroy Shirley, 19, of Stephenson, was indicted on a manslaughter charge for the death of Charles Lenie Cook, 46, on Berryville Ave Christmas night. Shirley posted $1,000 bond and faces January 24 court. Six other indictments issued include Eugene P Sakers for removing a Plymouth station wagon from Virginia, Robert A Plitt on a bad check, James Orville Ferguson for forgery, and L H Franklin for check forgery. True bills returned, capits issued for six.
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Frederick County
Berryville Ave
Allen Leroy Shirley
Stephenson
Charles Lenie Cook
Eugene P Sakers
Virginia
Commercial & Savings Bank
Robert A. Plitt
Plitt
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Moose Club
James Orville Ferguson
Ferguson
Francis J Marshall, Jr
Commercial and Savings Bank of Winchester
L. H. Franklin
Miller & Anderson
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
McCarthy Says Army Promoted Doctor Who Invoked Fifth
Senator McCarthy revealed the Army promoted a doctor who invoked the Fifth Amendment on communism questions. A few hours later the Army canceled the promotion of Pfc. Marvin S. Belsky and reprimanded his commander. Belsky, on medical staff at Murphy General Hospital in Waltham Massachusetts, was on leave until Jan 19.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Pfc
Marvin S. Belsky
Belsky
Irving Peress
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Mass
Arthur J. Redland
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations
Department of the Army
Fields Decide To Forsake U S in Hungary
Noel Field and his wife have decided to stay in Communist Hungary after five years in prison. The decision was relayed to U S officials by U S Minister Ravndal in a handwritten letter to state authorities. Field has long been a controversial figure accused by Reds as a spy and by U S officials as a communist associate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Noel Field
State Department
United States
Hungary
Field
Budapest
U. S
Christian M. Ravndal
Department
Henry Suydam
Noel
Hermann
Poland
Otober
Switzerland
Cleveland
Warsaw
Europe
Herta
Suydam
Edward R. Harris Named Assistant County Agent
Edward Richmond Harris Jr of Lynchburg is named Assistant Frederick County Agricultural Agent. He will lead 4 H Club work while John Gerken Jr shifts to extension farm and home development funded entirely by federal funds. Harris, a 1952 VP I agriculture graduate, served in Germany with U S Army. He is married to Julia Dale Hutter. They will live at 112 N Loudoun St.
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Edward Richmond Harris, Jr
Lynchburg
Frederick County
Harris
John Gerken, Jr
Gerken
E. C. Glass High School
V.P.I
U. S Army
Germany
Julia Dale Hutter
N. Loudoun
John R. Gano Killed When Car Hits Snowplow
A 39 year old man, John Richard Gano of Winchester, died when his car struck a West Virginia snowplow near Ridgeway on U S Route 11 at about 6 15 am. Passenger John M Ewing, 23, of Hagerstown Md sustained minor injuries. Both were en route to Fairchild Corp in Hagerstown Md.
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John Richard Gano
Winchester
U. S. Rt. 11
Virginia-West Virginia
West Virginia
John M. Ewing
Ridgeway
S. Braddock St
John M. Ewine
Fairmont Ave
Russell Pitzer
Gano
Ewing
Memorial Hospital
Fairchild Corp
Hagerstown
The
Star
Brockway
Wree
Pitzer
Harry Lee Noll
Hedgesville
W. Va
Rt. 2
Raymond Shifflet
Martinsburg
Rt. 4
Removal sale and goods offered at Modern Age Shoppe
Classified items note a removal sale starting Friday morning with 4 percent off dresses suits robes skirts belts and other accessories. An ad directs readers to Page 12 for details and mentions a shooting match at R C Carter Fruit Stand Berryville Pike Lat January 15 at 1 PM featuring turkeys oysters and other items. A separate notice invites Round Hill Community Fire Company members to a regular monthly meeting at 7:30 PM at the Round Hill Community Hall with president Harry Patterson requesting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Carter
Berryville Pike
Round Hill Community Fire Company
Round Hill Community Hall
Harry Patterson
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Winchester Star Photoway Commission
U.S. Air Force Transport
Miss Hockman
Conrad
Hill, Martin and Robinson
W.va
Pentgaon
U.S
Edward R. Harris
John R. Gano
U. 8
Noll
Mr. Shifflet
Mr. Shifflett
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
American Brake Shoe Co
G. A. Helsley
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