Martinsburg youths fined for attempted gasoline theft
Three 18 year old Martinsburg residents were convicted in Municipal Court for attempting to steal gasoline on Opequon Avenue July 4. Glenval Custer was fined $36.25, Kenneth Wesley Crim $36.75, and Melvin Richard Peck $35.75. Another case: Frank Stackfield of 546 North Kent Street was fined $15.75 for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Opequon Ave
Glenval Custer
Kenneth Wesley Crim
Melvin Richard Peck
Frank Stackfield
N. Kent St
Khrushchev urges marriage of convenience with capitalist world
In Prague Khrushchev proposed a peaceful pact between Communist and capitalist nations to avert war and urged other states to consider equality with the Soviet Union. He said they should stop treating each other as enemies, aim for peace, and end the arms race by collective effort. He also claimed Yugoslavia as a loyal Communist ally and sought improved ties with the United States.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Nikita Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Hradcany
Rud - Chunny
Bohemia
Antonin Zapotocky
Kremlin
Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Fire Destroys Barn Near Mt Williams
A barn near Mt. Williams burned undetected last night destroying a 30 by 40 foot frame and log structure owned by Ashby Fox. Firefighters from Round Hill Community and Gore arrived after a neighbor saw sparks. The blaze, likely spontaneous combustion in new day, spread sparks to dry grass. no electricity in the barn and insured value uncertain. Residents helped guide crews, and damage estimates were not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Williams
Ashby Fox
Round Hill
Taxes Owed City Totaled 29292.19 As Of June 30
City Auditor Robert S. Barbour reported to the Common Council that total taxes owed as of June 30 reached 29,292.19, broken down into 1956 real estate 10,747.28 1956 personal property 7,399.18 amounts from other years 7,002.66 and tax judgments receivable 4,143.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Barbour
Common Council
Barbour
Winchester
Census Bureau
Virginia
General Fund
Commonwealth
Driver Dozes Auto Plunges Over Embankment
A Baltimore man, Robert Edward Weese, said he fell asleep at the wheel and drove off U S Route 50 about one mile west of Gore, tumbling 30 feet down an embankment. He suffered knee and leg lacerations, was not hospitalized, and his car was a total loss valued at about 450 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U.S. Rt. 50
Gore
J. H. Smith, Jr
Robert Edward Weese
Weese
City Recreation Park
Basil Coper
Ira Nesselrodt
Mercury
James W. Cowley
Miller St
Nash
Wiley G. Demback
S. Cameron Str
City's Bonded Debt Reduced $143,350 In Last Fiscal Year
Winchester retired 143,350 of bonded indebtedness in the year ending June 30. City Auditor Robert S. Barbour reported total general bonded debt at 3,146,650 as of June 30, 1957, down from 3,290,000 in 1956, with detailed redemption, refunding, and various program debts listed and their respective old balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Robert S. Barbour
Common Council
Barbour
State Literary Fund
John Mann Church Plans Yard Party
John Mann Methodist Church hosting a yard party on Cartwright's lawn at 437 N Cameron St tomorrow evening. Sponsored by the Women's Society of Christian Service, the event offers various foods and is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartwright's
N. Cameron St
Women’s Society of Christian Service
John Mann Methodist Church
Court Continues Contempt Trial Over Integration Protests
In Anderson County Tennessee authorities seek to prove that 16 anti-integration defendants understood a court injunction and knowingly defied it. Prosecutor John C. Crawford Jr. moves toward proving whether the 15 defendants conspired with Northern segregationist John Kasper to violate the injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson County
Clinton
U. S. Dist. Atty
John C. Crawford Jr
Policy plans outlined for wartime production and manpower
The draft notes outline air raid price controls to be issued later, rationing policies for consumer goods and foods, a voluntary manpower control system to assign workers to essential jobs, and creation of a production agency led priority system to steer labor toward critical sectors.
War production control plan outline headline
A government proposal details a comprehensive allocations system to feed vital materials into war production. It calls for a mandatory priorities system for communications licensing of all businesses and the possibility of revoking licenses. It also includes a wage stabilization board with public, industry and labor members and an agency to settle labor disputes.
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Rolat
Ing
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Ben Braunlich
Mer
E. Monmouth
Barreted Sonight
Chinaline
P. W. Plumly Lumber
America
Shade Equipment CO
Virginia Power CO
John Mann
Oper
POSTN
E. Piccadilly St
Strickler & Wagner
Kernstown
Loy
Seiberling
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Ick
Buick
P.S
Nbc-Tv
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