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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1957

Page

2

Anna E Hamilton 88 longtime Winchester resident dies

Anna Ellis Hamilton 88 died after a long illness at Maplewood Nursing Home. Born in Springville Michigan June 12 1868 she graduated Hillsdale College and worked for Encyclopaedia Britannica before marrying Alexander Decker Hamilton in 1896. Surviving are her daughter Homer Alberti two grandchildren and twelve nieces and nephews. Funeral services at Omps Funeral Home with Dr George D Jackson and Rev G Raymond Womeldorf.

Anna E. Hamilton Anna Ellis Hamilton Maplewood Springville Mich Sarah Carpenter Martin Dunn Ellis United States Alexander Decker Hamilton Jersey City Homer E. Alberti This City Sara Ann Homer Ellis Alberti Nerces First Presbyterian Church Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution Hillsdale Alumni Association Omps

Fire damages on Jerry Bennett farm and local incidents reported

Fire crews from Clearbrook Round Hill and South End responded to a fire on the Jerry Bennett farm where an overheated flue started a blaze along the front eight room dwelling. Damage was limited to a front wall strip and interior sections. No insurance confirmed for the contents or building. Additional alarms included a smoking furnace on Braddock Street and two Stephens City fires, a truck wiring short and a home kitchen fire with no damage. Mohammed born in Mecca in 570 A.D.

Jerry Bennett Clearbrook Round Hill Bennett South End Braddock St Stephens City Cain Cleaners Harry Cain Joe Fisher Kenneth Robinson Middlle Opequon

Auctions Old Hampshire County Farm and Livestock Sales

Sat Jan 19 2 pm Wade auction near Winchester Route 11 Clearbrook estate and personal property. Sat Jan 19 10 30 am Lawrence 22 miles from Winchester Bufflick Road farming implements and goods Joshua Place auctioneer. Thurs Jan 24 11 am Zimmerman and Haines Special Commissioners Hampshire County Court House Romney 190 acre farm. Sat Feb 2 1 pm Poca Dot Farms Charles Town 44 Hereford bulls.

E. C. Wade Winchester Clearbrook C. F. Lawrence Bufflick Road Joshua Place J. S. Zimmerman Ralph W. Haines Hampshire County Court House Romney W. Va Charles Town

Crowell-Collier Bond Purchasers To Be Questioned

Government lawyers plan to summon 39 individuals and firms who bought a four million dollar Crowell-Collier bond in 1955-56. SEC attorney Edward Worthy says he will question buyers about what they knew and what information they received as part of an inquiry into allegedly false and misleading information filed with the SEC. The case follows Crowell-Collier’s suspension of Woman's Home Companion and Collier's last month.

Washington Crowell-Collier Publications Co Edward Worthy Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Crowell-Collier Sase Worthy Woman's Home Companion Collier's

Eisenhower Seeks Higher Spending and Tax Extensions

President Eisenhower urged Congress to extend the 52 percent corporate tax and keep tobacco liquor and auto excises to cover a 12 month period. He projected individual taxes raising two billion dollars next year and corporate taxes up 600 million. He warned debt interest and defense costs will rise, and proposed increased atomic energy, foreign aid, farm support, school construction funds, and veterans benefits. Sir James M Barrie died in 1937.

Eisenhower Middle East Agriculture Department Soil Bank Congress

U N uneasy over Israel delay in withdrawing forces

The United Nations voiced concern over Israel's slow pullback from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula with the exception of Sharm el Sheikh. Israel set January 22 as a withdrawal date but kept the Red Sea gateway under its control, while Gaza remained under dispute. United States officials pressed for prompt Israeli withdrawal as Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. pursued talks with Israeli and Egyptian leaders.

United Nations N. Y U.N Israel Egypt Sinai Peninsula Sharm el Sheikh Red Sea Aqaba U. N Dag Hammarskjold Gulf of Aqaba Gulf Gaza Strip Palestine Mediterranean Gaza Strip U.S United States U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Tbba Eban Mahmoud Fawai

Pakistan calls UN for pullout of foreign troops from Kashmir

Pakistan urged the Security Council to order withdrawal of all foreign troops from Kashmir and to send a UN peacekeeping force to the Himalayan state. Foreign Minister Malik Firoz Khan Noon tied the dispute to a plebiscite and accused India of violating council proposals.

United Nations N. Y Pakistan Security Council Kashmir Karachi U. N India Malik Firoz Khan Noon Pakistan-Kashmir Briain Noon

Social Security Includes More Farm Owners Under 1956 Amendments

The 1956 amendments expand coverage to farm owners who materially participate with tenants in crop management. Cash or crop income now counts as credits only if the owner participates beyond normal investment protection, while pure rent remains excluded. The change applies to taxable years ending after December 1, 1956, and the Social Security District Office at 117 West Boscawen St. will provide details.

Social Security District Office West Boscawen St

Quiz Answers for Page Four I Q

Answers list covers statements with True or False and factual picks. Highlights include World War II 1941, Egyptians, East River, fir and pine, Bastille Day, Fortress, False, Yes, and Old Testament Psalms.

East River Bastille Day

UMW Levies Ten Dollar Assessment on Working Members

The United Mine Workers impose a ten dollar assessment on each of its 225000 working coal miner members to bolster the treasury for 1956 expenses. Five dollars is due on late January pay and five on February pay. Non working members and District 50 non coal miners are exempt.

Washington United Mine Workers the Journal UMW John L. Lewis District 50 Lewis

Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief

An old Buffalo druggist created an ointment for itching and smarting from piles. The product gained nationwide fame for quick cooling soothing action and astringent relief. Available in a 50c box or 75c applicator tube with a delight or money back guarantee.

Buffalo Peterson

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George D. Jackson G. Raymond Womeldorf Ruth Shanholtz Jones Funeral Home, Inc Rhodes Drug Co Mohammed Was Mecca Arabia Stuart M. Perry Wood P.T.C C. J. Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St James M. Barrie Hill’s TOY Store N. Loudoun Shale H. C. Christianson Cail Omps Vic Cascade Wisconsin River Winchester Concrete Products Welltown Pike I.Q E. R. Rhine N. Braddock St E. Piccadilly St Pco Albey Winchester Allis ‘Chalmers Barr’s, Inc Fall Hale Weet Roads Perry Engineering CO Walchieirs FIR Lumber America Winchester Evening Star The Advertising Council National Safety Council Aeroprills American Cyanamid Company Nitrogen and Allied Products Division Rockefeller Plaza New York 20.N Your Aeroprills
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