Obituary for Mrs Ame Ida Punkhouser Dicks
A federal service for Mrs Ame Ida Punkhouser Dicks died Sunday. The service was held at 2 30 PM at John Enders Funeral Home with Rev W C East riftee officiating. Burial followed in Macedonia Cemetery with pallbearers Roy Russell Carroll Solenbereer Woodrow Colpide George Russell Ted Dortah and Martin Journell.
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Ameida Punkhouser Dicks
Omar L. Dicks
John Enders
W. C. Eastriftee
Montague Affine
Roy Russell
Carroll Solenbereer
Woodrow Colpide
George Russell
Ted Dortah
Martin Journell
Goldfine and Adams Dispute Hotel Bills and Efforts
The fight centers on hotel expenses allegedly paid by Goldfine for Adams since Adams’ arrival with Eisenhower in 193. Investigators report more than $3,000 in hotel bills Goldfine covered for Adams. Villars questions if this reflects a personal friendship or improper action. The committee also questions $777,000 in long‑uncashed checks. Goldfine says they relate to a separate inquiry into regulatory enforcement.
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Peeem
Werman Adams
Goildfine
Adams
Willams
Goldfine
New Hampshire
Whellington
Eisenhower
Haave
Villars
Goldfie
Wth
Godfine
Funeral arrangements for Thomas Buck B. Jones incomplete
Incomplete funeral arrangements are reported for Thomas Buck B. Jones. details and service plans await obituary notices from the GNES Funeral Home Inc.
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I. Thomas
Buck” B. Jones
Gnes Funeral Home, Inc
Wealthy Eccentric Gulland Lived In Mansions Sleeps In Car
London AP reports 61 year old Willam Erskine Gulland, a rich recluse, owns a cliffside mansion yet sleeps nightly in a car. He raids coffee breaks with trains and fires engines, bath only rarely, and keeps vast art and gold while cat roams the hallways. A servant thief case links to his odd routines.
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London
Willam Erskine Guilland
Edward Garner
East Kent Court
Gulland
Catse
Gulland Manse
Harold Berry
Berry
Waksman to retire as Rutgers Institute head
Dr Selman A Waksman co discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel laureate will retire as director of the Rutgers University Institute of Microbiology, reaching age 70 July 22. He will be succeeded September 1 by Dr J Oliver Lampen who leads biochem research at Squibb Institute.
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New Brunswick
Nwn
Selman A. Waksaman
Rutgers University Institute of Microbiology
Waksman
Rutgers Board of Governors
J. Oliver Lampen
Lampén
Squibb Institute For Medical Research
Rutgers Institute of Microbiology
Subjects Taught at Harvard's Founding Curriculum
The first Harvard curriculum included logic ethics divinity catechism Hebrew and Syriac grammar and scholastic disputation. The earliest graduating class was the class of 1642.
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Harvard
New Members Join Underwriters At Dinner Meeting
Three new members Rex Simpson Willard Conner and Shirley George were introduced at the Winchester Life Underwriters Association July meeting. The dinner at the Virginia Gentleman Restaurant Front Royal preceded installation of officers by Robert L Brumbach.
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Winchester Life Underwriters Association
Rex Simpson
Willard Conner
Shirley George
Virginia Gentleman
Front Royal
Robert L. Brumback
State Association
Curtis Barr
Samuel Barger
Wilbur Stivers
Alson Hott
E. L. Ho
C. W. King
Charles Harris
R. Lee Hollis
Robert Legge
Guy W. Stanley
C. J. Fischer
J. E. Willismma
John Kercheval
R. C. Kellams
Edward Lloyd
E L. Tavenner
Roy Hawkins
Orville Haines
S. E. Barger
J. Ben Cather
Edward L. Hall
J Ben Cather
R Lee Hollis
Serman Dick
Hugh Patton
Charles Hartsell
C. J Pischer
C Ridgeley White
Teamsters Win Bargaining Election At Crozet Plant
Baltimore AP reports Local 539 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters won a bargaining representation election at Morton Frozen Foods Inc in Crozet Virginia. NLRB tallies 365 votes for the union and 213 against with eight ballots challenged. 657 employees were eligible to vote. If no objection is filed, the union will be certified as bargaining agent.
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Baltimore
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Morton Frozen Poods Inc
Crozet
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Halim Proclaimed Sultan of Kedah After Father’s Death
Prince Halim, 30, was proclaimed sultan of Kedah in Malaya after the death of his father Sir Badlishah on Sunday. He becomes the youngest ruler of the Malayan state.
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Alor Star
Malaya
Halim
Sulta
Kedah
Sir Badlishah
Western intervention feared after Iraq revolt
Communist radios in Eastern Europe warned that Western intervention in Iraq would unleash an anti-imperialist storm in the Middle East. Radio Budapest noted observers expected an Anglo-American intervention as nonintervention would be giving up positions in the region.
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Iraq
Europe
Middle East
Budapest
July 16 to August 9 Auction Listings in Winchester Area
Sales Directory entries list multiple auctions in the Winchester Virginia area with dates in July and August. Orndorff & Cole, bowlus, Cole, Snider and Duvall are among the listed auctioneers for items including furniture household goods real estate and Holstein cattle at venues such as Leesburg Livestock Sales Pavilion and county courthouses.
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Denny's Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole
Big Ranch
Grassley
Leesburg
Emmett R. Bowlus
Atha M. Dyke
Dennis T. Cole
J. Randolph Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Stephens City
E. T. Snider
W. E. Edwards
Frederick County Business Real Estate Charlies
Show Cause Order Against Insurance Firm in Virginia
The State Corporation Commission ordered National Bankers Life Insurance Co to show cause why it can continue operating in Virginia. A hearing is set for July 25 amid findings the firm may be in financially hazardous condition for policyholders and creditors. The SCC noted loss of operating permission in North Carolina and a show cause has also been issued in Texas.
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National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
SCC
North Carolina
Texas
National Bankers
Century Ribbon Mills sells share in Radford plant
Radford city council approves paying Century Ribbon Mills 15000 for its stake in a city built plant, clearing way for a new occupant. Century, based in Philadelphia, ceased operations April 4 with 100 women laid off. The city invested 100000 in 1936 and 1939 additions. lease agreement valued at 60000. Council sets August 15 to dismantle and October 31 to vacate.
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Century Ribbon Mills
Century
Philadelphia
Stevenson Returns to Moscow After 32 Years
Adlai E. Stevenson arrived in Moscow two days after 32 years. He noted there are no homeless children on the streets this time. He was greeted by government officials and newsmen and planned a three week tour of Soviet Central Asia, Siberia and the Urals to study living and working conditions.
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Adilai E. Stevenson
Tashkent
Central Asia
Siberia
Urals
Stevenson
Pope Pius XII Urges Prayers for World Peace
Vatican city AP reports Pope Pius XII issuing an encyclical to all bishops urging prayers for world peace and a return to Christian precepts as U S 6th Fleet moves toward the Middle East amid warnings of possible universal extermination.
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U. S
Middle East
Pius XII
Jammed Brakes Trigger Truck Fire at Local Plant
A Novick Transfer Co. tractor-trailer trapped its brakes last night around 9 PM at Double Day Inc. in Berryville. Fire crews from John H. Enders Fire Company extinguished the blaze with foam. the truck was later moved.
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Novick Transfer Co
John H. Enders Fire Company
Double Day Inc
Communists Drag Polish Seaman Back to Ship
A Polish seaman attempting to swim to freedom was dragged back aboard a Communist fishing vessel four miles off the Scottish coast. He fought to reach the Rose Mary as the Red trawler maneuvered to cut him off and hauled him aboard with boathooks. Nearby, three Scottish fishermen witnessed the struggle. On June 26 an Estonian fisherman stole a motorboat from a Soviet trawler in Shetland and escaped after pursuit.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Britain
Shetland Is
1000 Strike Hits Pan American Airways at Cape Canaveral
About 1,000 Transport Workers Union members walked out at the Air Force Missile Test Center in Cape Canaveral amid a wage dispute and the death of a mechanic who fell from an Atlas missile service tower. Pan American is the prime contractor for maintenance at the missile center and the long test range across the South Atlantic.
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Fla
Transport Workers Union
Pan American Airways
Air Force Missile Test Center
Pan American
South Atlantic
Eisenhower Brother to Discuss Aid During Panama Trip
Dr. Milton Eisenhower, on a deep sea fishing trip with Panama’s President Ernesto de la Guardia Jr., plans to discuss inter-American relations and economic aid including credits. He may urge long and short term credits when he returns home as part of his Central American fact finding tour.
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Crisis Brings McElroy Home From Nuclear Tests
Defense Secretary Neil McElroy, in the test area to observe U S nuclear tests, is flying back to Washington as the Middle East crisis escalates. He arrived Monday and had planned to stay through Friday.
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Neil McElroy
Eniwetok
U. S
Washington
McElroy
Middle East
Fossil Insects Found Across Regions Show Ancient Life
Scientists confirm about 12 000 fossil insect types known from rocks in Colorado Oklahoma and other places. Insects were trapped in mud or resin leaving permanent records. The Baltic amber and Colorado ash beds hold rich deposits. A Mojave Desert fossil insect locality was recently discovered.
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Okla
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Clarke County Teens Shine On TV Show Stage
Twenty two Clarke County teenagers appeared on the Dr Pepper Silver Dollar Show on Channel 3 in Harrisonburg. Chaperones were Richard Davis Miss Ann Galloway and Mrs Jack Russell. List of travelers includes David Childs Patsy Bray Richard Grim Alan Royston Kenneth Potter Howard Ray Lloyd Barbara Moreland Brandell Locke Phyllis Grey Billy Dillon Kay Galloway Sally Longerbeam Linda Russell Carole Lee Russell Donna Russell Tommy Strode Joyce Riley Joe Carter Jimmy Kaye Sandra Kercheval Gene Ray Larrick Faye Jewell.
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Clarke County
Channel 3
Harrisonburg
Richard Davis
Ann Galloway
Jack Russell
David Childs
Patsy Bray
Richard Grim
Alan Royston
Kenneth Potter
Howard Ray Lloyd
Barbara Moreland
Brandell Locke
Phyllis Grey
Billy Dillon
Kay Galloway
Sally Longerbeam
Linde
Carole Lee Russel
Donna Russell
Desegregation Tension Cited in Prince Edward County Case
Bass, vice chairman of the Prince Edward school board, argues law abiding citizens can be stirred to unrest. NAACP attorney Hill and counsel discuss officials rhetoric and delays to study the desegregation situation. Robertson says the Pupil Placement Act may not be used by the defense.
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Calvin Bass
Prince Edward
NAACP
Oliver Hill
Bass
Virginia
Hill
Hutcheson
Spottswood Robinson III
Archibald G. Robertson
Answers to the Daily Quiz and Moon Light Query
The quiz results include statements on charges Newfoundland and several facts. The moon light answer notes that first quarter appears brighter than last due to darker areas on the moon and the visible western half at first quarter.
Weather outlook for Virginia with storms and warmth
Possible scattered thunder showers this evening followed by partly cloudy skies. Low tonight in the low 70s. Wednesday remains partly cloudy and warm with humidity, afternoon and evening storms likely, some bringing heavy rain and strong gusts. High today 90, low 72.
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Winchester
Rainfall Totals and Averages for the Year
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8 30 today shows 4.66 inches for the year to date by July 12. 1958 rainfall to date is 25.34 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 45 years from 1912 to 1957 is listed per month with values for January through December.
Iraqi monarchy turmoil sparks regional reaction
Rebels hanged Crown Prince Abdullah and the palace adviser as the Baghdad mob sacked the British Embassy. King Hussein of Jordan declared himself head of a new Iraqi Jordan federation opposing Nasser's UAR. Nasser sent greetings, UAR threatened recognition, and Cairo Damascus crowds hailed Nasir's triumph while Baghdad shut down media and borders.
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Faisal II
Baghdad
Agg Long Paisal
Hussein
Jordan
Himsel
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Baghdad Radio
Iraq
U. AR
Tito
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U.A.R
Republic of Iraq
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Kisatchie National Forest Area Note
Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana covers 538000 acres and spans multiple parishes, highlighting its regional size and public land status.
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Kisatchie National Forest
Andria, la
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