Shenandoah Bank Reports Record 1956 Earnings at 91st Dinner
Harold G. Brown announced 1956 earnings before taxes of 205198 the bank's highest figure, at the 91st anniversary dinner of Shenandoah Valley National Bank attended by about 225 shareholders and bank employees at the George Washington Hotel. Directors and officers for 1957 were elected, with W Nelson Page as chairman and Harold G. Brown as president, plus new trust officers Howard A. Holland and John L. Kater noted for active estates work.
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Harold G. Brown
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
George Washington Hotel
Frank Armstrong
William M. Battaile
H. K. Benham
Robert D. Glaize
Roy Harper
Robert B. Fuller
Elsie Mathews
H. Robert Edward
Howard A. Holland
John L. Kater
Monaco Princess Grace Delivers Dark Haired Blue Eyed Daughter
Grace Kelly Princess of Monaco gave birth at 9 27 to a girl weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. A medical bulletin said mother and child are well and the baby is perfectly constituted. The birth triggers succession questions as Caroline Margaret is first in line unless a son is born.
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Princess Grace
Monte Carlo
Grace Kelly
Monaco
Caroline
Riviera
Rainier
France
Grace
Monacan
Monacans
Aristotle Onassis
Sir Bernard Docker
Little Inch Gas Line Blast Roars Over York Area
The Little Inch natural gas pipeline exploded northwest of York, setting flames 200 feet high for over two hours. No casualties, service listed as uninterrupted. Fire crews protected nearby homes as lines were shut off at Chambersburg and Marietta to end the blaze.
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York
Here
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
East Berlin
Chambersburg
Marietta
Slayings of Grimes Sisters Spark Cold Case Link Prospect
Police probe potential links between the nude bodies of Barbara Grimes 15 and Patricia 13 found near a southwest Chicago road and the earlier murder of three schoolboys. Walter Krantz 51 was held for interrogation after prior questioning. the girls vanished December 28 after planning to see an Elvis Presley film.
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Chicago
Grimes
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Walter Krantz
Elvis Presley
Nashville
Presley
Eisenhower Urges Congress to Cut Budget If Possible
President Eisenhower, at his 100th news conference, urged Congress to cut the 72 billion dollar budget if feasible and aligned with Humphrey on trimming federal spending. He warned against splitting the Middle East aid program into separate military and economic packages, saying division would undermine deterrence of Soviet aggression.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Middle East
Soviet Union
Mideast
State's Evidence Is Completed In Pollard Trial
The Commonwealth finished presenting its case in the Pollard trial in Frederick County Circuit Court. Lewis M. Pollard alias Jack Pollard faces a charge of throwing stones at a dwelling in Kernstown May 22. Nine Commonwealth and eleven defense witnesses were listed. defense prepares to present its case after lunch.
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Commonwealth
Lewis M
Jack” Pollard
Kernstown
Frederick County
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Jack Marsh
Strasburg
Pollard
Rubber Workers Union
Roy Donald
Middle Road
Roy Clark
Mr. Clark
Mr. Donald
John W. Link
Lester Hook
Eldridge Adams
Fred Unger
Ruth J. Kelley
Emmett L. Scothorn
Ruth Boyer Rinker
Boyd Headley, Jr
Co. L. Williams
C. F. Lawrence
George A. Brown
F. T. McKown
Winchester's Main Street Transformed Since 1940
Postwar growth reshaped Winchester along Loudoun Street with new stores and renovations. Banks expansion changed the skyline, former landmarks like the Jack Hotel were demolished, and a shift toward Braddock Street for groceries occurred. New businesses include Sears Roebuck Hills Toy and Novelty Star Ward's Pastry Jay's Boys and Girls Shop Diana Shops The Stork Set.
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Winchester
Loudoun St
Sears & Roebuck
Hills Toy and Novelty Star
Ward's
Jay’s Boys & Girls
Diana Shops
Stork
W. T
Mad Bomber Begs for Psychiatric Examination at Bellevue
George Metesky, the so called Mad Bomber, was ordered held for psychiatric evaluation at Bellevue Hospital after his arrest in Waterbury, Conn. He admitted to planting 32 bombs since 1940, with 22 exploding and 15 injured. He faces felonious assault and other charges with a $100,000 bond and potential life terms.
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New York
George Metesky
Bellevue Hospital
Metesky
Connecticut
Benjamin Schmier
Asst. Dist
Karl Grebow
Schmier
Eisenhower cautions on inflation in economy report
President Eisenhower told Congress that prosperity should continue but warned inflation may rise with it. He urged restraint in wage boosts and opposed tax cuts while listing 38 proposed laws for the 85th Congress. He called for federal aid for schools and stricter antimonopoly laws amid expanding production and rising prices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Hunt Heads Fete Out-of-Town Group
Wilkie W. Hunt of the National Fruit Product Co., Inc. will head the Department of Out-of-Town Membership for the 1957 Shenandoah Apple Blossom. Festival president Thomas G. Scully says Hunt serves a fourth year in this post with a team of assistants and about 50 volunteers. Prospective members meet Friday night to plan the division’s work.
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Wilkie W. Hunt
National Fruit Product Co., Inc
Thomas G. Scully
Hunt
National Fruit Product Co
Stephenson
Mr. Hunt
Court to Test Man's Challenge of Drunkometer
In Miami, William C. Rose challenges the city's drunkometer reading of .246 percent blood alcohol as he weighs 238 pounds and drinks in court. Judge Francis A. Sobieski orders driving tests before and after in a cut-off area to measure his impairment claims.
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Miami
Fla
William C. Rose
Rose
Francis A. Sobieski
Anniversary of Virginia's Great Snow Commemoration
The piece recalls Virginia's Great Snow of January 23 1940, the deepest modern snowfall in the Old Dominion. It details record lows, 25 inch drifts in central areas, disrupted travel and closures, a state holiday on January 25, and the massive road clearing bill. An AP writer walked four miles to report, forgetting his day off.
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Old Dominion
Mineral
Louisa County
Richmond
Mercury
Piedmont
Weather Bureau
Ers
James Price
U. S. Rt. 11
Radford
Bristol
Highway
Associated Press
Hampden-Sydney President to Speak at Rotary Luncheon
Dr. Joseph C. Robert president of Hampden-Sydney College will be guest speaker at the Rotary Club weekly luncheon tomorrow at 1 PM at the George Washington Hotel. Also notes about local business ads and a merchants meeting at the same hotel.
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Joseph C. Robert
Hampden-Sydney College
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Virginia Weather Forecast Sees Colder Turn With Snow Flurries
Generally fair conditions give way to much colder temperatures in Virginia tonight through Thursday. A few snow flurries may occur in mountains tonight, with low 18 to 25 and western edge near 10 to 15. Five day outlook January 24 to 28 shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal, a colder Thursday, warmer Friday and Saturday, and possible precipitation mainly Saturday and late Monday.
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Virginia
Mercury Dives 23 Degrees As Cold Front Hits Area
A new mass of cold air swept in today dropping temperatures from a 61 degree high to 38 by early afternoon. Snow flurries are possible in mountainous areas with a forecast low between 18 and 25 degrees, colder further west.
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Winchester
Peter Pan Children's Shop
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Little Inch
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Jack
Cameron St
Cooper Merchandise & Oil
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Grim
New York City
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J. C. Robert Rotary
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