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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1957

Page

2

Funeral service for Mrs Anne Ellie Hamilton at Omps

Mrs Anne Ellie Hamilton 88 widow of Alexander Decker Hamilton died yesterday. Funeral at 3 p m tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home officiated by Dr George D Jackson and Rev G Raymond Womeldorf. Interment Mt Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers named. honorary pallbearers include Winchester Memorial Hospital executives and medical staff. Remains at Omps Funeral Home until service.

Anne Ellie Hamilton Alexander Decker Hamilton Omps Funeral George D. Jackson A. K. Wingert Carl Napps Joseph Sullivan McSherry Lupton Harry Dunn John Hawse Leonard Sirbeach Richard Vietel Richard Lineburg Richard Rhodes Stephen Rosenberger Winchester Memorial Hospital William H. Lawrence J. Sloan Kuykendall Hobson McGehee C. P F. Schenck James Wilkins F. Grove White Frank Armstrong Omps

Funeral service for Ruth Shanholtz in Hoy West Virginia

Ruth Shanholtz died suddenly Monday at 516 Highland Avenue. A funeral is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Maltk Church in Hoy with interment at the adjoining cemetery. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.

Ruth Shanholtz Highland Avenue Malitk Hoy W. Va Jones Malick Church Hay West Virginia

True answers to the quiz on page four

A reader provided the answer key listing responses to ten questions: True, No California No No Yes Pasteurization No God personification of the sun I Yes Othello.

California

Explosion Kills Three at Kansas Pipeline Station

An explosion at a Panhandle Eastern Pipeline compressor station near Liberal Kansas killed three workers and injured fourteen. The blast damaged the main building and nearby structures on an 80 acre site, with potential multi million dollar losses. Gas supplies to six states were disrupted though restoration hoped for 70 percent of normal within a day.

Liberal Kan Kansas Detroit Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co Panhandle Eastern Missouri Llionois Indiana Ohio Michigan

Bailey Won’t Run For Legislature

Orange Virginia Del Nor man C. Bailey since 1944 has represented Orange Madison and Culpeper counties in the Virginia House of Delegates and says he will not seek re election. He cites personal affairs pressures while Ronda F. Cave 40 a restaurant operator will seek the Democratic nomination for Bailey s seat. The item notes Bailey s Byrd aligned stance and his successor candidate.

Orange Del Norman C. Bailey Madison Culpeper Virginia House of Delegates Bailey Byrd Ronda F. Cave

Stassen Denounces Telegram as Fraudulent Plot

Harold E. Stassen condemned a telegram bearing his name urging the GOP to back Mead Alcorn for national chairman. Rep. B. Carroll Reece reported receiving the message from Stamford, Connecticut, while Stassen, in New York for the UN, said he sent no telegram and promised an investigation.

Washington Harold £. Stassen Republican National Committee Nixon William F. Knowland Leonard Hall B. Carroll Reece Tennessee Stamford Conn Stassen Reece Alcorn GOP Connecticut Hall Eisenhower New York United Nations Staessen Western Union

B50 Crash On Takeoff From Eielson AFB

A B50 aircraft from the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron crashed on takeoff at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks Alaska. Twelve crew were believed aboard with unknown fates. Base information officers called it a serious crash.

Fairbanks Alaska Eielson Air Force Base Here Eielson Base 58Th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

Chamber of Commerce slate outlined at Virginia church meeting

At a Virginia Evangelical United Brethren Church gathering on January 31, the Chamber revealed a 2000 business list for Winchester and Frederick County and work to promote college transfers. Awards were given to retiring directors, new officers announced, and plans for spring project bids discussed. The event at the George Washington Hotel featured dinner music by Sidney Snellings.

Gore Winchester Frederick County Virginia The Evangelical United Brethren Church Chamber John Chapman Thomas Kremer Leon Slavin Patton MR. Patton Landon B. Whitacre Harry M. Seabright Charles A. Pine Harry W. Ebert, Jr Kenneth Patton H. A. Lowry Neil Chickle Cyril Mee Mr. Gore H. D. Koontz James Green Robert E. Heltzel Wendell Barney Thomas G. Scully Claude B. Smalls, Jr Ralph A. Cain A. C. Long C. A. Dorton Ralph Slaughter Andrew Bowen Lowry Heltzel Long Gabler Johnston America George Washington Hotel Sidney Snellings

Car production in 1956 United States totals 5,802,247 units

Automotive News estimates 1956 car output at 5,802,247, down from a record 7,947,787 in 1955. Truck production fell about 14 percent to 1,103,737 units from 1,245,704 in 1955.

Automotive News

Auction Notices From Hampshire County Listings

Sat January 19 events include E C Wade auction 8 miles north of Winchester on Route 11 at Clearbrook for real estate personal property and antiques at 2 pm. C C Lawrence auction 22 miles from Winchester on Bufflick Road for farming implements and goods at 10:30 am. J S Zimmerman and Ralph W Haines serve as special commissioners at Hampshire County Court House Romney W Va for a 190 acre farm on January 24 at 11 am. February 1 features a Registered Hog Sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange Winchester with Berkshires Duvoes Hampshire and Poland China breeds. February 2 lists Poca Dot Farms Charlies Town WV offering 44 Hereford bulls at 1 pm.

E. C Wade Winchester Clearbrook Hampshire County Court House Romney W. Va Farmers Livestock Exchange Berkshires Duvoes Hampshires Poland Poca Dot Farms Charlies Town

Windows Smashed at Integration Leader’s Home in Tallahassee

In Tallahassee the house of Negro Inter-Civic Council leader Rev. C. K. Steele was struck by shotgun pellets and a car owned by council secretary Dr. M. C. Williams was damaged with a brick after a council meeting. The incident follows ongoing tensions as the group pushes to integrate city buses. Nearby Miami NAACP advised sit‑ins. no arrests reported.

Tallahassee Fla Negro Inter-Civic Council Aetudente Florida State University C. K. Steele Steele M. C. Williams Council Miami Miami Council NAACP

Cold Wave Weather Spread Across Regions

The cold air stretched from the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to western New York and Pennsylvania. Texas saw near freezing readings while Northern Plains faced snow and winds over 50 mph. Snow moved east toward the Great Lakes and Appalachians, possibly reaching the middle Atlantic states tonight.

Texas Great Lakes Mid- Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley Appalachians Middle North Atlantic New England

Body of Toscanini Lies in State for Public Viewing

New York reports Maestro Arturo Toscanini died in his sleep at his Riverdale home after a stroke. He would have turned 90 in March. A solemn Requiem Mass is planned at St Patrick's Cathedral with burial in Milan. Public viewing to follow before transport to Italy for burial.

Toscanini New York Arturo Toscanini Riverdale Bronx Eisenhower St. Patrick's Cathedral Italy Milan la Scala Nino Sanzogno Metropolitan Opera Dimitri Mitropoulos

Chicago Opera Ballet Tonight at Handley High School

Marjorie Tallchief and George Skibine lead the Chicago Opera Ballet at Handley School auditorium tonight at 8 15 under Winchester Community Concert Association. First on program is Revenge from Trovatore with Azucena in a gypsy vengeance tale, followed by The Merry Widow at the Marsovian Embassy in Paris. Ruth Page choreographs both ballets and supervises the production.

Marjorie Tallchief George Skibine Chicago Opera Ballet Handley School Winchester Community Concert Association Azucena Count di Luna Spain Marsovian Paris Maxim Marsova Baron Popoff Danilo Sonia Ruth Page

Orchestra Conductors and Arrangements Noted

The program lists Leo Kopp as director, with Nea Kayan as assistant conductor. Musical adaptations are by Isaac Var Grove.

Leo Kopp Nea Kayan Isaac Var Grove

King Francis I Wore 13 600 Gold Button Coat

A historical note states King Francis I of France wore a 16th century costume with a coat carrying thirteen thousand six hundred gold buttons. This detail highlights lavish royal attire and generates insight into Renaissance fashion and court display.

Francis I France

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