Eight killed as out of season tornado strikes Gans Oklahoma
An early morning tornado devastated Gans Oklahoma and nearby areas killing eight people from Gans and the surrounding area. A dozen others were injured and six houses were destroyed before dawn. Two additional tornadoes struck Warner and Wewoka causing property damage with no reported casualties. Local responders including National Guard Highway Patrol and county officers rushed to the scene as roads were blocked and ambulances carried victims to Sallisaw and Fort Smith hospitals.
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Gans
Okla
Arkansas
Oklahoma
National Guards Highway Patrol
Warner
Wewoka
Joe Johnson
C. J. Johnson
Mickey Johnson
Jimmy Meek
Ted Jenkins
Norma Jenkins
Bonnie Jenkins
Darrel Jenkins
Fort Smith Ark
Leora Meek
Lena Mae Meek
Loreta Meek
E. F. Shore
Sallisaw
Fort Smith
Pavilion Fire Tragedy at Wedding Leaves 18 Dead
A coconut palm pavilion at a tea plantation wedding feast caught fire last night. Eighteen people perished in the blaze and a 17 year old bride was among a dozen seriously burned. The bridegroom, a van driver on the estate, escaped with minor injuries.
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Colombo
Ceyion
Winchester Emerges As Postwar Shopping Hub and Industry Grow
Postwar gains boost Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties with auto registrations nearly doubling since 1940 and seven highways improved. New stores attract shoppers from wide areas while Chambers of Commerce spur small industry growth. Notable arrivals include American Brake Shoe Co. plant, Berryville Doubleday plant, Rockingham Co‑op Winchester, Byrd Canning Berryville, and Smalley Box Berryville alongside firms like Henkel Harris Warner Textile and Winchester Concrete.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Berryville
Doubleday & Co
Rockingham Marketing Co-op
Byrd Canning
Smalley Package Co
Berryville Basket Co
Henkel-Harris
Warner Textile Co
Winchester Concrete Products
Valley Lumber Co
Reimers Electric Appliance Co., Inc
Swimley Box Co
Clearbrook
Patsy Cline Tops Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout Show
Vir ginia Helsley known as Patsy Cline won first on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout Show singing I Walk Alone at Midnight to be released by Decca. A TV regular with Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats, she appeared on Godfrey's show today and is booked for tomorrow and Thursday. She lives at 608 S Kent St and is praised for talent and potential.
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Patsy Cline
Arthur Godfrey
Decca Records
Miss Cline
Jimmy Dean
Texas Wildcats
Mr. Godfrey
Alcorn Elected G.O.P. National Chairman
H Meade Alcorn Jr of Connecticut was unanimously chosen as the Republican national chairman to succeed Leonard W Hall. President Eisenhower named him as his choice and L Judson Morehouse led the motion for a single ballot. Alcorn, 49, has led Connecticut Citizens for Eisenhower and will take the post Feb 1.
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Washington
H. Meade Alcorn Jr
Connecticut
Eisenhower
Alcorn
L. Judson Morehouse
New York State
Harry Darby
Kansas
White House
Leonard W. Hall
Citizens For Eisenhower
Hall
Morehouse
Wesley Dixon
Temperature swings mark extreme cold spell in Boonville NY
In Boonville New York the week saw a 94 degree rise from an all time low of minus 55 last Tuesday to 39 above yesterday as officials record the state’s cold spell peak. The report notes the sharp temperature shift amid a severe Adirondack climate event.
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Boonville
N. Y
Adirondack Mountain
Multimillion-Dollar Fire Destroys Grain Elevator
A ten story grain elevator on the Calumet River South Side Chicago burned in heavy rain last night. Firefighters saved a nearby newer elevator while contending with wind driven flames, with losses of millions and a newsreel cameraman dying at the scene.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Julius Mayer
Continental Grain Co
Robert J. Quinn
Floyd Traynham
Universal International Film Exchange
Inaugural fete keeps Ike on go past midnight
President Eisenhower capped a gala inaugural celebration with four diamond studded events in Washington. He and Mrs. Eisenhower toured hotels into the early hours, praising the parade as the best he had seen and greeting guests including Dulles and Nixon as Maj. Eisenhower joined them in the celebrations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Washington Armory
Mr. Wonderful
State Dulles
Statler Hotel
Nixon
Maj
John Eisenhower
Barbara
Three Hurt In County Traffic Crashes On Friday Morning
Two separate crashes in Frederick County injure three people. On the Marlboro bridge a 1955 Ford and a 1949 Plymouth collide, totaling both vehicles and sending Vance and Lineweaver to Memorial Hospital. A second crash near Winchester involves four vehicles. Combs suffers back injuries while others incur minor damage as icy roads contribute to spinouts.
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Frederick County
Charles Eugene Vance
Star Tannery
Broyce Allen Lineweaver
Strasburg
Memorial Hospital
J. H. Smith, Jr
Vance
Winchester
Levi Franklin Combs
Wardensville
W. Va
Don Bradfield
P. F. Click
James Russell Jenkins
Rt. 1
Berryville
Frank Poston
William Cameron
White Post
Emil Dale Albright
Rt 1
Crider & Shockey
Bandits Rob 20 Philadelphia Businessmen in Night Meet
Four masked bandits burst into a Wynnefield Civil League meeting in West Philadelphia shortly before midnight. They forced about 20 businessmen to the floor and escaped with roughly $5,000 along with wallets rings and watches.
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Philadelphia
Wynnefield Civil League
County Banks Show Increase Again in 1956
At year end 1956 four Frederick and Clarke County banks report total assets of 6 872 517 with gains over 1955. Growth from new business industry and population drives the rise. Middletown State Bank posts its best year in 49 years as quarterly totals climb from 8 003 906 to 8 190 166 by September 1956.
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Frederick
Clarke County
Winchester City
Western Frederick Bank of
Gore
Middletown State Bank
First National Bank of
Berryville
Bank of
UN Disarmament Debate Enters Its Final Stage Today
United Nations discussions move to final summaries from United States and Russia as Western nations seek surface unanimity. Canada Japan and Norway push a registration proposal while Soviet bloc voices doubt Sweden’s ban proposal pending a U N scientific finding due late 1958.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Russia
United States
Prance
Canada
Japan
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
New York Mad Bomber Confesses To 32 Hazards Since 1941
Waterbury Connecticut AP report details George Metesky confessing to a 25 year grudge against Consolidated Edison and to planting at least 32 hazardous devices in New York City since 1941. He said he acted forFair Play while aiming to punish the firm over compensation. He faces fugitive charges and a $109000 bond.
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Waterbury, Conn
New York
George Metesky
Metesky
Arm
New York City
Waterbury
Consolidated Edison Co
Hell Gate
Consolidated Edison
Connecticut
May
Anna
New York Journal-American
Stephen P. Kennedy
The
Virginia Forecast: Cloudy Mild With Showers Across West
Weather notes predict rather cloudy and milder tonight with scattered showers in western areas and low around 44 to 52. Wednesday remains cloudy and windy with more showers or possible thunderstorms, followed by a colder spell in the west by afternoon and east later. Highs near 59. lows near 44. The date for Winchester is Tuesday January 22 with sunset at 6:21 p m. Sunrise 7:27 a m and quarter Moon at 4:48 p m. Rises 2:14 a m Wednesday.
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Virginia
Winchester
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
West Va
Frederick and
By Doug O'Connell
Chambers of Commerece
American Brakelflok Division
American Brake Shoe*Co
Paper Mill Road
H. Meade
N. Loudoun St
Ike
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
Miss Burma
Cedar Creek
Shenandoah-Frederick Line
Marlboro
Capitol
Western Frederick Bank
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Wee
Worth
George Washington Hotel
Walter Arm
F. P
Fair Play
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