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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1956
Page
8
Authorities seized large quantities of illegal liquor as people attempted to smuggle it into the capital. The contraband was sent to the Army Medical Museum for preservation, filling the side lot with kegs and tins. A still was even installed to handle weaker beverages.
Emily Horsley, seen in two international films with Ingrid Bergman, stars in Mountain Theatre's Sabrina Fair at Braddock Heights Park on Route 40A. The romantic comedy runs tonight through Sunday with 8:40 p.m. curtain and additional cast members include Lois Barden, Dorothy Lee Tomkins, Clayton Fields, Jack LeGrand, Peter Breck, Will Gilbert, Paul Silva, Dick Russel, Jean Thomas, King Wherle, Helen Cavalier and Rose Marie Roth.
Greek sailors comb debris on Thira Island seeking 20 missing after a powerful earthquake and tsunami. 42 killed and 51 injured. hundreds homeless as aftershocks continue. Aid talks include U S Ambassador Cavendish Cannon and British fleet intervention.
Coast Guard reports three drownings in North Carolina waters. Manuel Ward age 47 and his 9 year old son Martin of New Bern died yesterday at the Neuse Recreation Center James City, N C. Alvin Johnson 21 of Chase City drowned in 15 feet of water near Chase City and body recovered.
A tennis ball has been clocked at 112.88 mph, exceeding 100 mph with a record speed. The figure answers whether a ball can travel that fast, confirming it can surpass the 100 mph mark.
A Richmond woman Vivian Kelley 27 spent hours atop her wrecked auto in the Chickahominy River after losing control on U S 301 near the Hanover Henrico line. The car struck a concrete pole and ripped rail before landing upright in water. Kelley escaped through the left front door onto the roof as water gushed in. Her cries went unseen until an unidentified driver found her early this morning. She was badly bruised but not seriously hurt.
The Journal American cites society columnist Cholly Knickerbocker stating Ava Gardner and Porfirio Rubirosa plan to marry after Gardner divorces Paris. Gardner's past marriages include Mickey Rooney Artie Shaw and Frank Sinatra. Rubirosa has been married to Flor de Trujillo Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton.
Police filed a technical manslaughter charge against Herman L. Smith after his car struck 13 month old Carolyn Fulton as she crawled under the vehicle in an alley outside the Fulton home. Claude Blanks said the accident appeared unavoidable.
Former President Truman and Adlai Stevenson met for breakfast at the Chicago Club after greeting at the Palmer House. The impromptu gathering followed Truman's arrival for a civic luncheon and gift reception for the Truman Library.
The arrangements committee selected Governor Frank Clement of Tennessee, a Stevenson ally, to deliver the convention keynote, signaling support in the party's leadership.
Funeral service for Mrs. Lona R. Smith, who died suddenly early Saturday, was conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home. The Rev. Joseph S. Duckwall, pastor of Highland Avenue Presbyterian Church, officiated.
Pallbearers listed include Albert Spaid Irvin Holliday George Weidig Cecil Renner Samuel McCarty and Joseph Clowser. Interment conducted at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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