Obituary for Carrie May Johnson Dykes Kilroy
Relative here mourn death June 11 in Washington of Carrie May Johnson Dykes Kilroy widow of Thomas J. Kilroy A funeral service was held June 14 at Nalley's Funeral Home Washington with burial in Glenwood Cemetery Survivors include son William Edwin Dykes a sister Mrs Alice McWilliams and grandchildren Elizabeth J Fattorini William Edwin Dykes Jr Donald Edward Dykes Robert Francis Dykes Ann Marie Dykes and Barbara Louise Dykes
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Ward
Washington
Carrie May Johnson Dykes Kilroy
Thomas J. Kilroy
Nalley
Glenwood Cemetery
William Edwin Dykes
Alice McWilliams
Elizabeth J. Fattorini
William Edwin Dykes Jr
Donald Edward Dykes
Robert Francis Dykes
Ann Marie Dykes
Barbara Louise Dykes
Solar flares may have caused short wave interference
Solar flares believed responsible for short wave reception issues in the area. Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club president Richard Rush noted poor Sunday night reception on his band while WINC reported no interference in local broadcasts. Observers warned distant stations and aircraft could be affected as magnetic storms hit the Earth. Weather cooled tonight with 53 degrees, then 75 today and a cooler night ahead with possible showers tomorrow.
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Richard Rush
Shenandoah Valley Amateer Radio Club
Auction Dates Set for Farm and Personal Property in Virginia
Sales Directory lists events starting Sat July 6 1130 a m at Frederick County Court House with Edwards trustee. July 15 3 p m at Farmers Livestock Exchange Winchester Dispersal of Hereford and Shorthorn cattle. July 16 930 a m Lucile P Smith Mary J Smith Castleman near Berryville VA includes personal property antiques with auctioneer W D Orndorf.
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W Edwards
Frederick County Court House
Grimes
Charles R. Duvall
Farmer's Livestock Exchange
Winchester
Lucile P. Smith
Mary J Smith Castleman
Smithfield Farms
Berryville
W. D. Orndorf
Pilot recounts 54 day High Sierra survival ordeal
Air Force Lt. David A. Steeves described surviving 54 days after bailing out May 9 in the High Sierra. He crawled 12 miles over 15 days to a ranger cabin, ate canned beans and fish, endured extreme cold, and credited faith and prayers from family and others for his survival.
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Castle Air Force Base
Calif
u—Air Force
David A. Steeves
Sierra
Air Force
Trumbull
Conn
Requoia- Kings Canyon National Park
Harold Steeves
Steeves
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Luke Afb
Ariz
Craig Afb
Selma
Ala
Simpson Meadows
Kings River
Albert Ade
Orange Grove
Charles Howard
Fresno
Ade
Cedar Grove Ranger Camp
Lisa
Army NCO Girard Weds Candy at Camp Whittington
Sgt. Girard and Candy wed in a civil ceremony at Camp Whittington as U S Army officials provide protection for Candy. The couple plan a religious ceremony Friday in Winchester with Maj Harry C Rickard presiding, while housing limits delay full marriage status.
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Sakai
U.S. Army
Camp Whittington
Gilbert Saylor
New Market
Girard
Candy
Army
Harry C. Rickard
Winchester
Kesa Oade
Saylor
U. S. Supreme Court
Hunter's Restaurant seeks beer license at Stephens City
Catherine Hood Hunter announces she will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on July 12, 1957 to apply for a license to retail beer above 3.2 percent at Hunter's Restaurant located one mile east of Stephens City on Route 277. The beverage is to be consumed on and off the premises.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Hunter's Restaurant
Stephens City
Catherine Hood Hunter's
S. mi
SEATO Names Sarasin Secretary General
The SEATO Council in Bangkok named Pete Sarasin Thai ambassador to the United States as the first secretary general of SEATO. The post, created after a March meeting in Australia, places him in charge of coordinating the nonmilitary policies and programs of the anti Communist alliance.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Seato Council
Pete Sarasin
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Thoniner 51
SEATO
anti-Communist Alliance
Council of Representatives
Australia
Nasser Rejects War and Calls for UN Plan Areas
Nasser says he does not believe in war and doubts a small country can wage it. He notes Egypt is ready to accept the 1947 UN resolution giving Arabs and Jews their rights, despite historical rejections of partition boundaries for Palestine and Jerusalem.
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Israel
United Nations
U.N
Palestine
Jerusalem
Weather and labor notes from Winchester and area
Fair tonight with low temperatures ranging from the mid fifties to mid sixties across regions. Yesterday’s and today’s highs and lows are listed, with July rainfall figures and forthcoming cloudiness and showers. The United Cement plant faces a strike as contract talks fail, with Local 167 led by J Bentley Thompson citing disputes over vacations pay working hours and shift differentials.
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Winchester
United Cement, Lime, and Gypsum International Union
J. Bentley Thompson
Employees Strike At Lehigh Cement Plant Fordwick
A total of 236 union workers at the Lehigh Portland Cement Co. plant in Fordwick Augusta County walked out today halting production. Plant Manager H F Shellenberger said the shutdown was orderly with no picketing and no hard feelings as the company-wide strike affected the plant.
Cement plant productivity spans multiple states
The Home Office in Allentown, Pa reports Lehigh-Portland operates plants across Alabama, New York, Florida, Maryland, Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Indiana, and Washington. The plant there produced about 32,000 barrels of cement weekly on a 24 seven schedule.
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Allentown
Lehigh-Portland
Alabama
New York
Florida
Maryland
Iowa
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Indiana
Washington
Quiz answers follow page four questions
Answers list confirms responses for a period quiz. The items include Yes for Q1 No for a blank T, Washington DC as Q2 location, Ann Maryan as a name, and a moonlit water reflection as an answer. Additional lines show Virginia Colorado and Dostoevsky as options, with a note that would should be used and would is correct.
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Virginia
Colorado
Dostoevsky
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Mr. Conley L. Orndorff
Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
H. C. Christianson
Order of the Golden Rule
WINC
Earth
Associated Press
S. Loudoun St
PTO Baler
Ferguson
Baling Chambers
Winchester Orchard
High Sierra
Bee Us
Kernstown
Loy
Sarasin
Nasser
Ben
Ben Braunlich
Mgr
Monmouth ST
W. Va
Thompson
Shellenberger
Yi Floor Shop
E. Piccadilly St
North Leveoun
Winchester Fleet
Newberry
Render
Feee
Attata
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron
Washington, D.C
Ann Maryan
Blue Sunoco
Sunoco
H. F. Nelson, Inc
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