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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1956

Page

2

Craun Completes 15 Years Service With Telphone Co

Paul Craun Jr service foreman at 516 Battle Ave has completed fifteen years with The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company announced by manager Robert E Heltzel He is married to Leona Meddaugh of El Paso Texas and has two sons aged ten and eleven He graduated Handley High School in 1941 and joined the company Washington that year later transferring to Winchester in 1946 He and his family attend Braddock Street Methodist Church

Paul Craun Jr Battle Ave Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Robert E. Heltzel Mr. Craun Leona Meddaugh el Paso Til Handley High Schoo Telephone Company Washington Mr. Cram Winchester Braddock Street

State boosts salaries of its highway engineers

The Virginia State Highway Department raises averages 10 percent for more than 1000 engineers and engineering technicians retroactive to July 1. The move, approved by Gov. Stanley, aims to improve pay competitiveness with private industry and the federal government.

Richmond State Highway Department Gov. Stanley Charles Nelson Nelson Virginia

How's Your I Q Answers List

Answers to Page 4 quiz. Items include Merchant's Tree, a fleet, No God Ontario No diminutive Yes, up to 50 yards wide and 100 feet tall Kharkov fig tree No Conjunction.

Merchant's Tree No. God Ontario Kharkov

Star Vacation Subscription Offer

The Star invites readers to sign up for daily delivery to a vacation address. Contact information lists the MO phone number 2 3424 for arranging the service.

Miller Monroe trip in doubt as court summons loom

Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe may delay their England departure due to a House committee contempt finding and a subpoena to testify in a New Haven court on July 23 about a fatal accident near Miller’s home. Miller said the action won’t delay him. Monroe travels with him to England to work with Sir Laurence Olivier.

Roxbury Conn Arthur Miller Marilyn Monroe England Miller House Committee On UN- American Activities New Haven Miss Monroe Justice Court Frederick Greenberg Europe Greenberg Ira Slade New York Mara Sherbatoff Paris Match Slade House Communist Party Justice Department Laurence Olivier

Municipal Court Dockets Harsh drunk driving and assaults

Lewis Henry Brewer of Hayfield fined 104.25 with 30 days suspended for driving while intoxicated. Clarence Robert Good of 226 Had Dock Row charged with assault and battery, $21.25 fine and six months suspended. Kenneth Armel of Frederick County to serve six months for breaking arrest, 30 days in jail and costs of 4.75.

Lewis Henry Brewer Hayfield Clarence Robert Good Haddock Row Kenneth Armel Frederick County

Pakistan Engineer To Inspect Fruit Storage In City

Habibur R. Khan of Karachi executive engineer for the Pakistan Public Works Department will visit Winchester to inspect fruit cold storage at C. L. Robinson Ice and Cold Storage Plant. He travels to Boston next to review fish cooling and processing plants as part of a refrigeration study tour under the International Cooperation Administration.

Habibur R. Khan Karachi Pakistan Public Works Department Government of Pakistan Winchester C. L. Robinson Mr. Khan International Cooperation Administration Washington, D. C Boston Institute of Electrical Engineering London Indian Technical Institute New Delhi Khan Kahn Smith Engineering College Syracuse University Carrier, York Frick Waynesboro

Coward to Address Nursing Home Group on Civil Defense

Lawson Coward of Hampton will speak at the regular luncheon of District 6 Northern Virginia Association of Nursing Homes. The event at the George Washington Hotel starts at 12 30 p m with public access at 1 30 p m Mayor-elect Claude Smalts Jr will attend as special guest.

Lawson Coward Hampton District 6 Northern Virginia Association of Nursing Homes George Washington Hotel Claude B. Smalts, Jr Charles Dunlap Katherine Pifer

12-Foot Boat Won By Mrs Kremer At Sales Opening

Mrs. Marshall Kremer of 307 Greenwall Ave won the 12-foot Crestliner boat given away by Winchester Boat Sales Inc during the store's grand opening celebration. Capt. Joseph Ritter of the Winchester Police Force drew the winning name as about 300 people attended the event.

Marshall Kremer Greenwall Ave Winchester Boat Sales Inc Joseph Ritter Winchester Police Force

Estes Challenges Nixon's Pakistan Choice Over Nehru Clash

Senator Kefauver questions Vice President Nixon's choice of Pakistan as the base to attack India's relations with the Soviet Union. Senator McClellan says the government should speak more often like that, while unsure about timing. Kefauver also criticizes Nixon's exchange with Prime Minister Nehru. Nixon returns to Washington from a 10 day Far and Middle East tour.

Washington Sen Kefanger D-Tenn Nixon Pakistan India McClellan D-Ark Kefauver Nehru Far Middle East Eisenhower Gettysburg

Mrs. Preffitt Dies At Brother's Home

Mrs. Mary Bell Preffitt 67 widow of Herbert Dinkle Preffitt died yesterday at her brother J Wilmer Carpenter’s Senseny Road home. Born August 8 1888 in Clarke County she was a Centenary Reformed Church member. Survived by sisters Katherine Armstrong Baltimore and Agnes Orndorff this city. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. Omps Funeral Home burial Macedonia Cemetery.

Mary Bell Preffitt Herbert Dinkle Preffitt J. Wilmer Carpenter Senseny Road Mr. Preffitt Preffitt Clarke County Newton Carpenter Frederick County Melinda Couldin Carpenter Jersey Shore Centenary Reformed Church Mr. Carpenter Katherine Armstrong Baltimore Agnes Orndorff Omps S. L. Flicksinger Centenary Church Macedonia Cemetery

Four-Car Crash Injures Two Marines North of Cross Junction

Two Marines were injured in a four-car pileup on U S Route 522 three miles north of Cross Junction. Property damage was estimated at 1125 dollars. Capt. Albert O. Nelson of Monroeville PA and MSgt. Joseph R. Rullo of Bell CA were treated and released from Memorial Hospital.

U. S. Rt Cross Junction Albert O. Nelson Monroeville Joseph R. Rullo Bell Calif Camp LeJeune N. C Memorial Hospital Nelson Rullo Herman E. Moore Ft. Myer Fla Thelma R. Siragusa Erie Pa G. T. Griffith Capt Hudson

Saturday auctions advertise housewares and estates in Virginia listings

July sales include Randall Gardner in Cedar Creek Grade near Pineville with household goods and tools, Minnie Inskip in Middletown with household goods and antiques, Guy Line in Winchester with household goods, Closer Transfer and Storage in Winchester with furniture and miscellaneous items, Helen Leavenworth Smith estate at Clarke County Court House with Berryville bank shares, and Duncan C. Gibb trustee real estate on Martinsburg Pike. auctions led by Chas. Duvall, B. O. Brumback, E. T. Snider, and W. D. Orndorff.

Randall Gardner Cedar Creek Pineville Chas. Duvall Minnie Inskip Middletown B. O. Brumback Guy Line Fairview Ave Winchester E. T. Snider Clark St Helen Leavenworth Smith Clarke County Court House Berryville W. D. Orndorff Duncan C. Gibb Martinsburg Pike E. T. Snide Virginia Circuit Court Frederick County H. Harris Tavenner Janet S. Tavenner Richard C. Peyton James E. Eden Court Stonewall Lee Albert Hunter M. Stine

Traffic crash injures and damages multiple cars

Sgt Rubo witnessed a mishap when a vehicle swerved right and struck a Hudson which then collided with a Buick. Rubo’s car overturned after striking a bank. Estimated damages: Hudson 150 Buick 175 Chevrolet 600 Ford 200.

Sgt. Rubo Capt Nelson

What makes honey easy to digest

Bees pre-digest nectar by enzymes in the hive. They convert nectar sugars into dextrose and levulose, two simple sugars. Honey is the only natural sweet product that comes preprocessed for easy digestion.

250000 Britons Cured of Cancer

Dr A Dickson Wright of St Marys Hospital told the British Medical Assn conference that about 250000 Britons have been cured of cancer and are now walking the streets. He noted the figure reflects progress by the medical profession.

Brighton England Britain A. Dickson Wright St. Mary’s Hospital London British Medical Assn

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Frederick Clarke Frederick Clarke i Clarke Craun Telphone Co Funeral Service Ambulance Service Minor Motor CO Loudoun St Porrent RH. C. Christianson Florist N. Braddock I. Q The Farm Bureau Fairview Avenuule Duncan Phyfe Hollywood EB. T. Snider Mrs. Guy Tae Martinsburg Pat Ohio Tilitts BOY Scout Troop 45 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church United States Freddie Lineburg Philip Lewis Thomas Michael Larry Stokes Mike Kelly Brother Pascal MS8 Ss.t Shenandah Arthur Marilyn Allis-Chalmers Barr’s, Inc. Sales & Service N.Y Coward Nursing Home Group Kremer Estes Wisdom Pittsburgh Chipman Butler Wyck St New International Mahic Brumbagk Glaize & Bro N. Cameron St Berryville Bank Berryville, Virginia Bank of First National Bank of Gilbert McKown Berryville, Va W. D. Opndorff, Auctioneer E. T Snider Wianchester Telephone Mohawk
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