Sabrejets Move to Formosa to Bolster Defenses
U S Sabrejets from the 18th Fighter Bomber Wing arrive from Okinawa and the Philippines to Formosa. They join U S carriers Essex Yorktown Kearsarge and Wasp near Taipei and support the evacuation of the Tachens if ordered. FEAF chief Partridge says the transfer reflects global U S Air Force capability and orders from Secretary Wilson.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
Okinawa
Philippines
Taipei
Tachen Islands
Singapore
Midway
U. S. Navy
Essex
Yorktown
Kearsarge
Wasp
Far East
Tokyo
Wilson
Earle E. Partridge
FEAF
Partridge
Seabright Reelected President of Seed Stocks of Virginia
In Richmond a Winchester seed producer Harry M. Seabright was reelected president of Seed Stocks of Virginia at the annual agricultural cooperative meeting. Paul McKown of Norfolk was re elected vice president Donald T. Adams of Sandston re elected secretary treasurer and Lindsay Pitts Scottsville and G. W. Flowers Richmond were re elected directors. E S Suttle Jonesville kept his seat on the board with holdover directors including Seabright McKown S A Janney Gloucester and B F Cheatham Walkerton.
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Richmond
Winchester
Harry M. Seabright
Virginia
Agricultural Co-Operative
Paul McKown
Norfolk
Donald T. Adams
Sandston
Lindsay Pitts
Scottsville
G. W. Flowers
E. S. Suttle
Jonesville
Seabright
McKow
Rotary Hears Plea For Formation of Safety Council
Price E Clark outlines steps to form a Frederick County Safety Council using local groups as a nucleus during a Rotary luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. He cites highway deaths and injuries in Virginia, urges defining the problem isolating causes and applying solutions, and calls for public safety education to overcome apathy.
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Frederick County Safety Council
Rotary Club
Price E. Clark
Association of Casualty and Safety Companies
Clark
George Washington Hotel
Morgan County
W. Va
Winchester
Virginia
Judge Handley remembered by Winchester as 120th birth anniversary observed
Handley High School students laid a wreath at Mount Hebron Cemetery for Judge John Handley on his 120th birthday anniversary. The Irishborn jurist funded the Handley School and Library in Winchester though he never lived there, with a monument planned from 1926 funding.
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Handley High School
John Handley
Mount Hebron
Deme
Ireland
Scranton
Montreal
New York
Washington
Judge Handley
Winchester
Handley
South
Bar Association Names Kuykendall As President
J Sloan Kuykendall was elected president of the Winchester Bar Association at the annual meeting held last night at the Winchester Golf Club. He succeeds Herbert S Larrick with Joseph A Massie Jr as vice president J Randolph Larrick secretary Milton Harris treasurer and Wayne A Whitham on the board. Retiring president Larrick and retiring secretary Woltz also serve on the board. Berryville Bar members attended the dinner where William V Lake of Baltimore spoke on jury case preparation and presentation. The next Winchester Bar meeting is planned for late spring.
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J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winchester Bar Association
Winchester Golf Club
Herbert S. Larrick
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
J. Randolph Larrick
Milton Harris
Wayne A. Whitham
Larrick
Robert K. Woltz
Berryville
William V. Lake
Baltimore
Lake
Winchester Bar
MacArthur Urges Global Move To Abolish War
Gen Douglas MacArthur marks his 75th birthday in Los Angeles with a world peace appeal. He denounces partisan voices and urges outlawing war, calling it a step for civilization. He praises the armed forces and attends a statue dedication at MacArthur Park before returning to New York.
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Los Angeles
Douglas MacArthur
America
Japan
Far Eastern
MacArthur
MacArthur Park
New York
Remington Rand Corp
American Legion
Eisenhower
Hirohito
Gen. MacArthur
Woman in Shorty Nightie Resists Rescue During Apartment Fire
Mrs. Pearl McKersie, 41, refused to be rescued from a second floor smoke filled room after firemen raised a ladder to the window. Flames raged in the living room but she would not be embarrassed by climbing down. Firemen battered the door, quelled the blaze, and led her down the stairs wrapped in blankets.
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Minneapolis
Pearl McKersie
Building Boom In 1954 Boosts Winchester Frederick County
Construction activity rose sharply in 1954 with 429 permits issued for jobs valued at 2,764,825 dollars, a 35 percent rise from 1953. Winchester reported 204 permits totaling 1,231,375 dollars and Frederick County 235 permits totaling 1,533,450 dollars, with 200 dwellings started or built, mainly June to October.
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Commissioners of Revenue
Winchester
Frederick County
Middletown Council approves new police car
At a special meeting the Middletown Town Council accepted a bid from B and M Chevrolet for a green eight cylinder sedan. The V eight powered cruiser with 162 horsepower will arrive in about a week and carry no special markings.
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Middletown
B. and M. Chevrolet Company
Extremely Cold Night Forecast With Snow Tomorrow
An unseasonably cold night continues with sub freezing temperatures across the state and possible zero readings in mountains. Interior readings may dip to 5 to 15 degrees, with snow forecast for tomorrow especially in nearby West Virginia where temperatures could reach five degrees below zero in the mountains.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Russian weapons threaten North America, says Air Force official
Dayton Ohio report quotes the Air Force vice chief of staff warning that Russia is stockpiling tremendously destructive nuclear weapons and maintaining a bomber fleet capable of striking North America. The remark underscores concerns over strategic balance and deterrence.
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Dayton
Ohio
Airir Force
Russia
North America
Knowland Says Ske Does Not Believe Formosa Resolution Authorizes Preventive War
Serge Rubinstein a 46 year old draft dodger and financial operator was found strangled in his Fifth Avenue mansion in New York. Police said the body showed signs of a struggle with a cord tied around the neck and tape over the mouth. Several relatives were questioned as investigators probed his dramatic life of court actions and deportation warrants. The Russian born financier had lived a cosmopolitan life and had been fighting deportation since 1952.
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Knowland
Ske
Formosa
New York
Serge Rubinstein
Fifth Avenue
Wall Street
William Morter
Rubinstein
Madison Avenue
Stockholm
Vienna
Paris
United States
Dmitri
Rasputin
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Colts Select Shaw as Bonus Pick in NFL Draft
The Baltimore Colts chose quarterback George Shaw of Oregon as their bonus pick after advancing through a preliminary draw against the Steelers Cardinals and Packers. Shaw led the nation in total offense last season with 1 536 yards in 10 games, 13 touchdowns.
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New York
Baltimore Colts
George Shaw
Oregon
Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
Green Bay Packers
Shaw
Web Eubank
Baltimore
Redskins
Guglielmi
Max Boydston
Oklahoma
Washington Redskins
Ralph Guglielmi
Notre Dame
Alan
Ameche
Wisconsin
Tom Bettis
Purdue
Frank Varrichione
Los Angeles Rams
Larry Morris
Georgia Tech
New York Giants
Joe Heap
Philadelphia Eagles
Dick Bielski
Maryland
San Francisco 49Ers
Dick Moégle
Rice
Ron Drzewecki
Marquette
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Dave Middleton
Auburn
Cleveland Browns
Kurt Burris
Festival Planning Dinner Set for Monday in Winchester
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival organizers invite civic leaders to a parade planning dinner at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester on Monday evening. The event aims to coordinate the Shenandoah Valley Area Special Division for the April 29 Grand Feature Parade with participants from numerous valley towns.
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Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah
Department of Shenandoah Valley Area
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Merchants Set Good Friday Closure and Christmas Hours
The Winchester Retail Merchants Association voted to close stores from noon to 3 PM on Good Friday April 8 to allow staff to attend church services. They also moved to shorten the Christmas shopping season by three days starting December 14, 1955. About 30 members attended, led by President Ralph Mulvey.
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Winchester Retail Merchants’ Association
George Washington Hotel
Ralph Mulvey
Winchester Ministerial Association
Mulvey
Senate Leader Defends Formosa War Authorization
Senate Republican Leader Knowland argued the Formosa resolution does not authorize preventive war and will promote Pacific peace. He met with President Eisenhower at the White House amid efforts by Humphrey and Kefauver to amend the measure.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
U.S
Formosa
Senate
Knowland
Calif
China
Congress
Pacific
United States
House
Humphrey
D-Minn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Quemoy
Matsu
China Coast
Chiang Kaishek
Final Clearance and Local Retail Promotions
Page 16 column highlights several sales for winter merchandise at Worth's Peter Pan Clearance with dresses skirts blouses and robes at half price. The Woolen Shop advertises woolens sale on coats and sweaters. Also listed are rental notices for two offices near City Hall and a hat sale at Buzzella's Shoppe with other fashion groups Marianne's of Winchester offering dress groups and hats.
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Peter Pan
Peter Pan Children’s Shop
N. Loudoun St
S. Braddock St
Buzzella’s
Marianne’s of
Winchester
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Fran Jo Ducknall
George Sempeles
Rotary
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C. Vernon Eddy
Garland Quarles
J. Henkel Henry
Bar Association
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Evening Star
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Monterey
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Northern Virginia Power Co
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