Life and Death of Rubinstein Probed by Police
Police probe the murder of Serge Rubinstein a 46 year old Russian born financier and former draft dodger found slain in his 6th Avenue mansion. Autopsy cites manual strangulation while house shows no sign of forced entry with a safe intact. Three people are questioned including model Estelle Gardner as investigators seek motive and accomplices.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Rubinstein
6Th Avenue
Brunette Estelle Gardner
William Morter
Stella
Genia Forrester
Francis W. H. Adams
Adams
Wall Street
Formosa Defense Plan Sees Little Public Reaction
The White House reported limited public response to President Eisenhower's Formosa defense program, noting few telegrams and letters reaching officials in Washington.
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Formosa
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Upholstering and Refinishing Furniture in Berryville Ad
Cochran and Haines offer upholstery and refinishing services in Berryville Virginia with numerous fabrics to choose from and contact at 75 W 2.
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Cochran & Haines
Berryville
School Board to Name New Winchester School for Quarles
A civic coalition and the Winchester Education Association urge naming the southern Winchester school after Garland R. Quarles. The resolution lauds his 30 years in teaching and administration, civic service, and impact on youth. Quarles, a longtime Handley High leader, has guided education here since 1927 and holds degrees from Randolph-Mac on and UVA.
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Exchange Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Robert J. McNally, Jr
C. Everette Holsinger
J. Douglas Butler
J. Thomas Boyd
J. Kenneth Robinson
Garland R. Quarles
Winchester
Quarles
Education Association
Gayien Strance
Jeanny Carper
June Wood
Lemma Snider
Preston Litten
Mary Virgins
Carson
Wilbur
Johnson
Reba Spitzer
Evélyn Curl
Laura Turner
Itey
Caroline County
Ashland
Virginia
Randolph-Macon College
College Amnual
Franklin Literary Society
Midgette
Sutherlin
Tau Kappa
Sigma Upsilon
Phi Beta Kappa
Handley High School
University of Virginia
Phi Kappa Delta Fraternity
Nancy Crisman
George W. Quarles
U. S. Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
Nancy Reed Quarles
Longwood College
The
Baptist Church
Mrs. Clara E. Hammond 77 Dies at Home in Martinsburg
Mrs. Clara Emma Hammond died at 8 30 p m at her home 381 E Piccadilly St in Martinsburg aged 77 She was born June 17 1877 in Mount Olive Shenandoah County daughter of the late Joseph Miller and Susan Eberley Miller and wife of the late William H Hammond Survived by son Harry M Hammond of Hagerstown Md daughters Bessie Lois Emma and Mrs Troy Rhea all of Martinsburg Miss Emma Hammond of Martinsburg Miss Emma Hammond of Martinsburg and Mrs Robert Puckett of Wytheville Va a brother Frank Miller of Strasburg and 12 grandchildren Funeral at Jones Funeral Home Saturday at 230 p m with Rev Forrest B Oglesby Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Clara Emma Hammond
E. Piccadilly St
Mount Olive
Shenandoah County
Joseph
Susan Eberley Miller
William H. Hammond
Strasburg
Jones Funeral Home
Forrest B. Oglesby
Praddock Street Methodist Church
Wilbur R Johnston
Edward W. Stultz
Hubert E. Jackson
Basil F. Cooper
Joseph B. Clowser
J. T. Simmons
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winter freeze grips Eastern states with record lows
The AP reports icy roads in Oakland Maryland near Cumberland and colder weather across Bath County Virginia and West Virginia towns. Readings include four below zero at Warm Springs and single digits or teens in Covington Gordonsville Richmond Fredericksburg Pulaski Waynesboro Lynchburg and Quantico with Norfolk at 21.
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Associated Press
Warm Springs
Bath County
Covington
Gordonsville
Richmond
Weather Bureau
Fredericksburg
Pulaski
Mercury
Quantico
Waynesboro
Lynchburg
Hill City
Norfolk
Winchester Leader Named Man of the Year and Civic Contributor
The subject holds roles on the Kiwanis Club executive board and boards of the Winchester Historist Society and Evans Children's Home. He has addressed alumni in 1951 and 1954 and earned the LLD in 1952. He was named Winchester Man of the Year by the Junior Chamber and received a 1953 Award of Merit. He contributed writings and co edited historical works with Lewis Barton, with pieces published in Christian Education Magazine and the Virginia Journal of Education.
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Kiwanis Club
Winchester Historist Society
William and Henry Evans Children's Home
L. L.D
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Barton
William Greenway Russell
Randolph-Macon College
Methodist Church
Christian Education Magazine
Virginia Journal of Education
Bulletin of
the Iron Worker
Lynchburg
Virginia
No Relief Sighted As January Cold Wave Engulfs East
The late January Arctic air mass spread over the eastern United States with snow extreme cold and strong winds. Temperatures plunged to 26 below in Oakland Maryland and to near zero or below across the Midwest and South, with at least three deaths linked to exposure and shoveling snow in Cleveland and Chicago.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
Oakland
Town Hill
Allegany County
Elkins
W. Va
Plains
New York State
North Central Region
Watertown
Massena
Rome
Glen Falls
Utica
Washington
Newark
N. J
South
Richmond
Knoxville
Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
Chicago
Cleveland
Polio Benefit Dance Tickets Still Available at Door
Mrs. Sidney L. Snellings, chair of the March of Dimes Dance Committee for the Business and Professional Women, reports reservations remain for the informal Polio Benefit Dance at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 9 p m. Tickets at the door are $5 per couple and include table seating, with all proceeds to the March of Dimes Fund Campaign.
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Sidney L. Snellings
March of Dimes Dance Committee
George Washington Hotel
March of Dimes Fund
Salary schedule approval tied to biennium budget in state
The General Assembly approved the recommended salary schedule amid a governor conference on local funding. The board then met in secret session to discuss teacher pay and opened with two literary fund loan approvals for Carroll Hillsville Elementary and Winchester Elementary schools. It also authorized five state construction fund requests totaling $162,280 for Frederick Ganesboro Elementary among others.
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General Assembly
State Literary Fund
Carroll County
Hillsville
Winchester
Frederick County
Gainesboro
Britain US Plan UN Talks With Peiping For China Cease Fire
Official informants say Britain and the United States will invite Communist China to a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss a cease fire in the China Strait. New Zealand will join Britain and the US in sending the invitation, with Eden seeking Nehru's influence to persuade Chou En Lai to attend. The plan envisions a cease-fire without prejudice, withdrawal of Nationalist troops from coastal islands, and a reconsideration of China's UN membership.
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London
Britain
United States
China
United Nations Security Council
New Zealand
Security Council
Peiping
Nehru
Anthony Eden
India
Chou En-lai
United Nations
Formosa
Chou
U.N
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Eden
China Strait
U.N. Security Council
Chiang Kaishek
Tachens
Matsu
Quemoy
Pescadores
New Delhi
Chou Enlai
Nehru Peiping
Washington
Fire Destroys Business Buildings in Market Street Area
A three hour blaze in Philadelphia's Market Street district near Independence Hall destroyed two business buildings and damaged eight more. Over 300 firefighters faced icy conditions as water froze in the streets. six alarms were sounded, delaying traffic during the morning rush.
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Philadelphia
Lower
Market Street
Independence Hall
Christ Church
U S Plans Raid Strategy Near Shanghai and Formosa
U S planners discuss air raids on Shanghai area and emphasize fast Washington decisions for counterattack. Authorities note Red China may field 1200 to 1400 planes around Formosa Tachen area with IL28 bombers and jet fighters.
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Shanghai
Okinawa
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Red China
Formosa- Tachen
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Far East
Guam
7Th Fleet
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