McVicar Dies at 74 in Winchester Home
Charles P. McVicar long served as Winchester Commissioner of Revenue and a retired merchant. He died at 3:15 am at 401 Handley Ave after years of illness. Survivors include his widow Lily, a daughter and a son. Funeral at Omps Funeral Home with Masonic rites. Burial Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Charles P. McVicar
Winchester
Handley Ave
Mr. McVicar
Charles W
Melissa Lewis McVicar
McVicar
N. Loudoun St
Commissioner of Revenue
Braddock Street Methodist Church
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Hirai Lodge
Knights Templar
Winchester Commandery
Lily Brown
John Warren Rice
Charles W. McVicar
Adam Wagner
Hampton
John Warren Rice, Jr
Judith Ann McVicar
Omps
Forrest B. Oglesby
Mt. Hebron
Hiram Lodge
A.M
Justice Dept to Charge GM With Monopoly in Bus Making
Justice Department to file a civil antitrust suit in Federal Court for Eastern Michigan against General Motors Corp alleging an illegal monopolistic position in bus manufacturing. GM's share of the U.S. bus market is estimated at 70 to 80 percent. Brownell denies political overtones and says the action treats all firms equally.
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Washington
Justice Dept
General Motors Corp
Detroit
Brownell
Michigan
NBC
Defense Wilson
Martha Rountree
Rainy Fourth of July Eases Heat Hurts Crops in Area
The holiday weekend brought cloudy skies and humid heat with no fresh rain by noon while recent storms revived sun-parched crops and gardens. Rain totals over two days reached 2.82 inches countywide with Clarke and Winchester reporting significant downpours. A single traffic accident occurred near White Post on Rt 340, and police reported a quiet holiday with no hospital admissions or fires.
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Winchester
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Clarke County
Highway Department
Frederick County
Macedonia Church
U. S
Apples Packing House Opens for Early Receipts
Winchester Cold Storage now accepting early apples. Local notices list plumbing heating contractor Charles Nichols contact MO 2 5046 and upcoming events at Lions Shelter and Welltown Church. Dement notes include hospital beds for sale and a glider close out at Schewel Furniture Co. Yard parties and church socials slated in July with menu details.
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Apples
Winchester
E. W. Barr
Charles Nichols
Welltown Methodist Church
Schewel Furniture CO
Measure Denounced as Obnoxious in House Vote
The House rejected the antisegregation amendment to the $1 billion school aid bill, voting 164 to 116. Rep. Graham Barden of North Carolina denounced the measure as obnoxious and withdrew as floor manager, stepping aside after urging by Democratic leaders. Rep. Kelly of Pennsylvania handled further action. the rider was championed by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell.
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Washington
House
Graham Barden
D-Nc
Barden
Rep
Kelly
D-Pa
Adam Clayton Powell
New York City
Harlem
Three Minor Fires Over Holiday Here
Three minor fires were reported over the Fourth of July in the city and county. In Winchester at 215 N Loudoun St third floor apartment occupied by Garland McDonald smoke from a bed caused the blaze. Earl L Mason owns the building and Reuss Sarah Zane and South End battled the flames. Fire damage limited to bed and bedding with minor smoke and water damage.
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Winchester
N. Loudoun St
Earl L. Mason
Garland McDonald
Reuss
Sarah Zane
South End
Shenandoah Cafe
Cherries Move to Processors With Set Prices
Zeropack Co begins first bulk cherry picking in Mt. Jackson Shenandoah area. No bulk picking until early next week. Prices: 8 cents per pound No 1 and 2 cents per pound No 2 for juice. Ranson and Musselman firms likely to follow between now and Monday. Crop area Frederick Shenandoah Virginia and Jefferson Berkeley West Virginia yields 400 to 500 tons versus normal 2400 to 2500. Late spring freezes reduced crop.
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Zeropack Co
Mt. Jackson
Shenandoah County
Layton Stockdale
Ranson Fruit Co
Ranson
W. Va
C. H. Musselman Co
Inwood
Ranson and Musselman
Frederick
Shenandoah
Virginia
Jefferson
Berkeley
Court voids Lee County GOP election in poll tax case
A three judge court ruled that four Republican officials in Lee County were improperly elected after illegally paying poll taxes for hundreds of voters. The decision removes Sheriff Hobart Belcher Treasurer C H Evans Commissioner of Revenue Peter Chance and Commonwealths Atty Harry Rowlett, with replacements to be named by Circuit Judge George Morton or Judge Ezra Carter. Four Republican supervisors remain in office after separate ruling in the same case.
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Jonesville
Lee County
GOP
C. T. Combs
Hobart Belcher
C. H. Evans
Combs
Revenue
Peter Chance
Commonwealth
Harry Rowlett
George Morton
Appalachia
Ezra ‘T. Carter
Gate City
Morton
Board of Supervisors
Special Court
Earl Abbott
Clifton Forge
Jack Matthews
Pulaski
Fred Hoback
Salem
Rain Rings Fredericksburg Submerges Roads and Grain
5.2 inches of rain fell on Fredericksburg during thunderstorms last night. Water blocked State Routes 218 and 3 east of the city for about two hours, with washout damages estimated at $5,000 by District Highway Engineer R. I. Mount. Farmers gained drought relief but uncut grain suffered. Some flooding reported but not severe.
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Fredericksburg
R. I. Mount
Buzzella’s
Traffic Death Toll Tops Pre Holiday Estimate
The 30 hour Fourth of July toll reached 131 traffic deaths with 74 drownings and 39 other fatalities for a 242 total. One fireworks death occurred in Wyoming, matching 1955 figures, as the nation tracked holiday tolls and urged prevention measures. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council compared the losses to a Grand Canyon air disaster and called for stronger efforts to reduce holiday dangers.
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Virginia
Wyoming
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Grand Canyon
New Proposal From Union In O'Sullivan Strike Talks
The Rubber Workers union and O'Sullivan Rubber Corp entered a seventh negotiating session. Union negotiators planned a two year contract with wage talks reopeners after one year. The strike began May 13 and the day’s talks ran about two hours before a lunch recess.
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O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Carl Swartz
Rubber Workers Union
Whitacre Community Dinner Promotes Fried Chicken Suppers
Community event at Whitacre Community Building offers fried chicken and country ham suppers on July 5 at 5 p.m. Proceeds support local programs and residents are invited to attend.
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Whitacre Community Building
Tragedy as Train Slams Crowd at Fireworks Show
In FOX LAKE ILL, a Milwaukee Road passenger train struck spectators watching July Fourth fireworks. Three people died, five were injured as 80 to 100 stood along the track and on a trestle in Riverside Island. Victims included Lillian Pavelchik and her son Gary of Round Lake and Car Strand of Waukonda.
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Fox Lake
Milwaukee Road
Finois
American Legion
Riverside Island
The
Legion
Chicago
Walworth
Wis
Legion Field
Lillian Pavelchik
Gary
Round Lake
Car Strand
Waukonda
Ill
Pavelchik
Me Platenko
Robert Babcox
General Strike Triggers Police Crackdown in Algiers
Algiers halts under a nationalist strike on its 126th anniversary of French occupation. French forces deploy troops and patrols, close Muslim cafes, and threaten dispensations as mosques and markets stay dark. Strikes ripple to Tizi Ouzou Setiff Mila, with Lille Paris also affected. Europeans reopen shops. natives abandon bazaars. Streetcars run nearly empty with armed troopers on duty.
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Algiers
Tizi Ouzou
Setiff
Mila
Constantine
Bone
France
Lille
Paris
Free Drive-In Shows Draw 6000 Despite Downpour
About 6,000 people attended three local drive-in screenings during the Evening Star’s 60th anniversary celebration. Rain fell, water flooded parts of booths, and staff served customers barefoot in flooded concession areas. Car counts: Family 325, Royal 300, Winchester 700.
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Evening Star
Winchester Drive-In
Royal Drive-In
Star
Family
Royal
Winchester
Weather outlook with warm humidity and thundershowers tonight
Cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday. Lows around 68 to 75, 69 to 68 in the mountains. The article lists temperatures tonight and notes moonrise and a July 7 new moon. A chicken barbecue supper is planned for Saturday July 7 at the Grange lot sponsored by Middletown Grange.
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Scaeatreee
Winchester Skies
Grange
Middletown Grange
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