Primary races in Frederick County voters set for Tuesday
In Frederick County three Democratic primary contests draw voters. Sheriff incumbent Robert L. DeHaven faces David A. Fahnestock, Clerk of Court incumbent Lee N. Whitacre faces Landon B. Whitacre, and Back Creek District voters elect between incumbent C. M. Rosenberger and W. Hurt Himelright. Polls open from a.m. to 7 p.m. All other incumbents are unopposed.
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Gene Oeare
Robert L. DeHaven
Winchester
David A. Fahnestock
Lee N. Whitacre
Frederick County
Landon B. Whitacre
Whitacre
Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
C. M. Rosenberger
W. Hurt Himelgight
Mt. Williams
Whitacres
de Haven
Fahnestock
Rosenberger
Himelright
Four Clarke County races in Democratic primary Berryville
Clarke County Democrats vote Tuesday for four county posts with Clerk of the Court seat open due to Loring C. Kackley resignation. Deputy Lucy Allen and James H. Wood Jr. compete. Board of Supervisors race includes K. N. Gilpin Jr. Orie J. Royston and William Dodson. Edward B. Lee faces P. T. McIntyre. other uncontested posts listed.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Loring C. Kackley
Lucy A. Allen
James H. Wood, Jr
Board of Supervisors
William M. Fenton
Chapel District
K. N. Gilpin, Jr
Orie J. Royston
Boyce
William Dodson
Gilpin
Princeton
Royston
Mr. Dodson
Pidgeon Hill
Edward B. Lee
Greenway District
P. T. McIntyre
Clifton £. Price
Democratic Committee
John R. Friant
William B. Clagett
Edward McC
Down Crier reports Army recruiting broadcast
PFC Richard Brown son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Brown tells how he likes the U S Army in a California recorded interview broadcast at 11 15 a m over the local station. Peggy Cornetti of Springfield Virginia meets her mail carrier by chance on a slick hill near Winchester and causes a two car collision damaging both cars and injuring Mrs Norman Hanlon. More rain is forecast for tomorrow with mild morning conditions then showers in the afternoon. A mother struggles to push twins in a two seat stroller as Friday shoppers crowd the sidewalk. Yard party tonight Friendship Fire Co 5 p m.
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Pfc
Richard Brown
Cecil Brown
U.S. Army
California
Carreir
Winchester
Peggy Cornetti
Springfield
Washington
Norman Hanlon
Rain aids Virginia farms as Cindy's storm passes
Eastern and central Virginia soil soaked with rain from hurricane Cindy as heavy downpours reach Petersburg Hopewell and the Northern Peninsula. A tornado near Portsmouth wrecked a garage and felled power lines while Westover estate suffered a barn collapse but the manor house survived. Flooding closed Peters burg streets as Willcox Lake overran banks. bridges in the Peters burg Ft. Lee corridor were washed out and Cameron Field sustained fence damage. No injuries were reported.
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Virginia
Cindy
Portsmouth
Westover Estate
Richmond
Peters
Old Dominion
Petersburg
Hopewell
Peninsula
Neck
Westover
William Byrd
Willcox Lake
Lieutenant Run
Petersburg - Ft. Lee
Cameron Field
Petersburg High School
Three Warren Incumbents Challenged in Five Races
Front Royal voters head to the Democratic primary with three Warren incumbents facing challenges in five races. Contests include the commonwealths attorney seat held by William J. Phillips and the county treasurer race with three candidates Turner A. Slaughter William J. Coffman and Melvin E. Bull. The Board of Supervisors gains a challenger for Chairman.
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Commonwealth
Board of Supervisors
William J. Phillips
Warren County
Naval Reserve
University of Virginia Law School
Hugh D. McCormick
McCormick and Hayes
The
State University
Front Royal
Warren County Educational Foundation
Byrne Downing
Turner A. Slaughter
William J. Coffman
Melvin E. Bull
Slaughter
Downing Motor Co
Francis Slaughter
Coffman
Metropolitan Police Force
Washington, D.C
Chamber of Commerce
Warren County Board of Christian Education
Lions Club and
Masons
Bull
American Viscose
Masonic Lodge 146
Af&am
Gutters Overflow As Downpour Strikes Here
A sudden downpour flooded Winchester gutters as 1.08 inches of rain fell at 2 20 p.m. The deluge lasted under an hour and brought July total rainfall to 2.08 inches. The city’s year to date rainfall stands at 16.83 inches, near half the yearly average of 36.85.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Music at the Armory Dance by Rhythm Ramblers Tonight
A brief town notice invites residents to a dance at the Armory with the Rhythm Ramblers providing the music tonight. The item includes a line about listening to a political program on WINC and a classified request for a bookkeeper with bookkeeping machine experience.
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Armory
Rhythm Ramblers
Seed Freak Storms Hit England and Windsor Castle
Freak storms lashed southern England causing fires floods and damage from Windsor Castle to coastal towns. Dense fog blanketed seas causing two ship collisions as storms moved toward London. A 680 ton vessel sank with three crew missing and a lightning fire struck a British air liner at the London airport with no injuries reported.
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London
England
Windsor Castle
English Channel
Baghdad Clashes Leave 20 Dead
Beirut AP reports that in Baghdad a week of clashes between Communist street mobs and Iraqi troops left more than 20 dead and many injured per the Daily Star.
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Beirut
Baghdad
Daily Star
Optimist Leaders Meet with Evans F. Shatffer in Alexandria
District Governor Evans F. Shatffer of Alexandria leads a gathering of 42 Optimist clubs at the Lee Jackson Hotel and Restaurant. The meeting opened yesterday and will close with a board session this afternoon, with local hosts hosting the event.
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Evans F. Shatffer
Alexandria
Lee Jackson
Gavis
Steel Industry Sees No Chance to Avert Strike
NEW YORK AP The steel industry said there is no possibility of a contract agreement to avert a strike at midnight next Tuesday. Industry negotiator R Conrad Cooper said there is no further session with union President David J McDonald and the two week truce expires then. The union rejected any extension beyond the two week postponement and no strike-free solution appears possible.
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New York
R. Conrad Cooper
Steelworkers Union
Cooper
Ing
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
Idustry
Firebug Suspected As Laurel Canyon Brush Fire Destroys 28 Homes
A Hollywood brushfire burning Friday across Laurel Canyon and Mulholland Drive scorched 28 homes and damaged 15 more, forcing 300 residents to flee. Fire crews battled spot fires on Lookout Mountain Drive as arson suspicion rose. Steven McQueen helped defend his home nearby while celebrities such as Ben Alexander and Kam Tong were cited as area residents with homes in the vicinity but undamaged.
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Hollywood
Calif
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Crosses
Laurel Can
Ben Alexander
Sgt. Friday
Dragnet
Scott Brady
Dan O’herlihy
Dan Duryea
Charles Coburn
Jack Bailey
John Smith
Banker Kills One Holdup Man In Eclectic Shootout
Carl Ray Barker cashier of the Bank of Eclectic killed one bank robber with a shotgun in a dramatic early morning confrontation after the two men kidnaped a policeman and forced Barker to the scene. The wounded suspect, William D Hayward, was hospitalized in Montgomery in serious condition. The dead robber was later identified as James Janklin Bray of Montgomery. Barker used scalding water and a shotgun to subdue and defeat the attackers, who had pressured him to open the vault for about $250 in coins.
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Eclectic
Ala
Carl Ray Barker
Barker
Bank of Eclectic
James Janklin Bray
Montgomery
Kilby
William D. Hayward
Maxie Taunton
Taunton
Bray
Hayward
Smalts Heads Mid Atlantic Florists Group
Winchester mayor Claude B Smalts was elected president of the Middle Atlantic Florist Association at its 20th annual convention in Huntington West Virginia This week Succeeds Mrs Laura Spurlock Karlton Morris of Annapolis was named first vice president The convention drew about 400 florists from the Middle Atlantic States.
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Winchester
Claude B. Smalts
Middle Atlantic Florist Association
Huntington
W. Va
Mr. Smalts
Laura Spurlock
Karlton Morris
Annapolis
Smalts
Middle Atlantic
Flood Emergency Declared Over in South Korea
Seoul AP reports South Korea ended its flood emergency after a week of heavy rain. The disaster caused 57 deaths and about 7 million dollars in damage. National police said 3,251 houses were wrecked or flooded and 7,029 people became homeless.
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Seoul
South Korea
Herter Heads to Geneva Big Four Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter departs Andrews Air Force Base for Geneva for the Big Four talks on Germany and Berlin. He urges negotiation with the Soviet Union in good faith but offers no great expectations, noting negotiations require patience and labor. He will stop in Ottawa to confer with Canadian leaders before arriving in Geneva for the second round of discussions.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Geneva
Soviet Union
Germany
Berlin
Herter
Andrews Air Force Base
Eisenhower
U.S
France
United Kingdom
John Diefenbaker
Howard Green
Canada
United States
Ottawa
Harmon
Newfoundland
Stimpson flies with Herter to Geneva parley
Stimpson Flies To Geneva Parley with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter. Harry F. Stimpson Jr. is a special assistant to the Secretary of State and is married to Margaret Byrd of Winchester.
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Stimpson
Geneva Parley
Harry F. Stimpson, Jr
Winchester
Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Mr. Stimpson
Margaret Byrd
Army Holding Woodstock Man For Desertion
An American Negro, George Smith Jr. from Woodstock Virginia, who deserted his artillery unit in 1949, was arrested in Cebu City central Philippines after living there with a local wife and a nine year old daughter. He is held at Clark Air Force Base awaiting transfer to the United States.
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Manila
Cebu City
Philippines
Army
George Smith
Woodstock
Smith
Okinawa
Japan
Clark Air Force Base
Here
United States
GOP Will Oppose Increase in Minimum Wage
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen said the administration would oppose the revised Democratic bill as inflationary. Senator Kennedy defended the measure as reasonable for a living standard, raising the wage from 1.00 to 1.25 and extending coverage to 10 million workers. Dirksen suggested Eisenhower could not back an increase without affecting the budget. The labor panel approved the bill after changes.
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GOP
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Dirksen
Eisenhower
One Convict Apprehended In Berryville
Berryville police report one of two Afro American convicts who escaped from work gangs earlier in the week was captured. Irving Patrick was arrested after being identified near Josephine Street and jailed at the sheriff’s office before returning to Camp 7 Double Tollgate. The second escapee, Philip Jones, remains at large. The incident followed a call to Police Chief Robert L. Willingham who found the suspect near the railroad tracks.
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Berryville
Irving Patrick
Philip Jones
Main
Robert L. Willingham
Josephine St
Willingham
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Double Tollgate
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Friendship Fire Co
Atlantic Seaboard
Warren
Sloan Kuykendall
WINC
Winchester Star
Southern Tire
S. Braddock St
J. Harold Wilkins
Memphis, Tenn
Optimist International
Sheemar
Gainesboro
Smalts Heads
Mid-Atlantic Florists’ Group
Labor
Kennedy
E. Ear Shade
Shirkey
Sunnyside
House of Good Food
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