Frederick Incumbents Nominated in Major Primary Vote
Sheriff Robert L. DeHaven County Clerk Lee N Whitacre and Supervisor C M Rosenberger won party nominations for the November election in Frederick County in a high turnout primary with over 3200 ballots cast. Rosenberger won his supervisor race by a one vote margin over W Hurt Himelright. DeHaven defeated Winchester officer David A Fahnestock 1872 to 1339. Whitacre retained the circuit court clerk post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Lee N. Whitacre
C. M. Rosenberger
Nore
Mr. Rosenberger
W. Hurt Himelright
Back Creek
DeHaven
Winchester
David A. Fahnestock
Lee N. Whit
Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club
Ashton’s
Cineer
Star
Ira Sirbaugh
Whitacre
Sheriff DeHaven
Almond's Side Can Claim Edge In Primary
In Virginia's Democratic primary Almond backers won key Senate seats as supporters of the governor's school integration plan prevailed in four races where segregation was a factor. House edge remains uncertain with a five vote margin, while one Roanoke district race split on age lines more than policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
House of Delegates
Roanoke
Miss Lucy A. Allen Wins Clarke Clerk Nomination
Clarke County voters favor Lucy A. Allen as Democratic nominee for Clerk of the Court by a 903 to 449 margin over James Wood. Gilpin and Lee win Board of Supervisors seats. Lee has served 24 years representing Greenway District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Lucy A. Allen
James Wood
Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr
Boyce
Edward B. Lee
White Post
County Board of Supervisors
Gilpin
Orie Royston
William Dodson
Loring C. Kackley
Miss Allen
Clarke County
Charles Wesley Leighton
William Allen
George William Allen
Glenwood
Clarke
Mary Grove Powers
Berryville High School
Benjamin Crampton
Eugene Glover
Helen Clevenger
Herbert Clevenger
Henrico County
the County Historical Society
Treadwell
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
William Fenton
Board of Supervisors
Roseburg welcomes visitors with Centennial wood card
In Roseburg Oregon a 2 by 7 inch wooden post card invites visitors to explore Douglas County during its Centennial year 1959. The card was sent by Mr and Mrs J Leonard of Roseburg who praised a visit to Hagerstown Apple Blossom parade. A second item notes Mrs Roberta Snapp earning a jumpmaster certificate for feeding porpoises at Marine Studios in St Augustine Florida. Ian Crawford McCallum, former Roseburg resident, authored Architecture USA profiling 33 architects and proposed embassies in Athens and Dublin. The cemetery fence painting progresses west to Cork Street and a car fire call at Kent Street park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseburg
Oregon
Timber Capital
Douglas County
J. C. Leoanard
Hagerstown
Robert Snapp
North Frederick Terrace
Marine Studios
St Augustine
Ian Crawford McCallum
USA
Athens
Dublin
Primary results spark reshuffle of Virginia assembly posts
In the wake of several incumbent losses in the Democratic primaries, key committee chairmanships in both houses will shift. Del. Robert Whitehead is poised to lead the House Education Committee, while Mills E. Godwin Jr. is set to chair the Senate Fish and Game Committee. Other vacancies open on Appropriations and several standing panels as legislators retire or are defeated.
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Richmond
House
Senate
General Assembly
House Education Committee
Del
Harry B. Davis
Princess Anne County
Kellam
P. B. White
Davis
del. Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Whitehead
Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
W. Tayloe Murphy
Warsaw
W. Marvin Minter
Mathews
Fish and Game Committee
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Suffolk
Earl A. Fitzpatrick
Roanoke
Stuart E. Hallett
Hampton
Senator Byrd Plans Annual Picnic at Rosemont Orchards
Senator Byrd will host his 36th annual orchard picnic at Rosemont Orchards on Saturday August 29. Rain would move the event to Byrd Canning Plant. The gathering honors Dr. J R Magness of the U S Department of Agriculture who retires this year as chief of fruit and nut crops research. Lunch includes butter broiled turkey ham sandwiches Byrd apple sauce cupcakes potato chips and iced tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Byrd
Rosemont
Byrd
United States
J. R. Magness
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Magness
Fruit and
Agriculture Department
Wasps Kill Va Farmer Stinging Head and Face
Isaac Arlis Jones a 37 year old Cana Virginia farmer was fatally stung on the head and face when disturbing a wasp nest while plowing. He died at a hospital after the incident in Mountairy North Carolina.
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Mountairy
N.C
Cana
Isaac Arlis Jones
Nationwide steel strike halts most production today
Pittsburgh AP reports the nations vast basic steel industry stopped on dead center as half a million workers walked out after two months of talks. Union leaders press for higher wages and better benefits while mills argue production costs cannot rise. 90 percent of steelmaking capacity idled with little sign of resumption. President Eisenhower sought mediation as meetings were arranged in New York to bridge the stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S
USW
Eisenhower
Joseph Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
Aoaey
U. S. Steel Co
Fairless
Morrisville
Britain and Soviet Progress in Geneva Talks
In Geneva AP reports Britain and the Soviet Union have made progress toward reviving secret talks at the Big Four foreign ministers conference. Western informants say ministers or deputies may hold social meetings to move negotiations from public sessions and seek a Berlin settlement through discreet discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Palace of Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Denny's Comm Auction Tonight Auctioneers Charge
Tonight at 7 p.m. a community auction at Denny's features furniture appliances and tools for bidding by local residents. Proceeds support community programs. External details indicate a small sale with varied household items.
Ike Won't Invoke Taft-Hartley Law In Steel Strike
The Steelworkers Union proposes that the industry and union submit strike issues to a fact finding board headed by a neutral named by Chief Justice Warren. David J. McDonald urges hearings on all disputed issues and nonbinding recommendations to speed a fair settlement, aiming to avoid harm to workers and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steelworkers Union Today
Warren
United States
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
McDonald
Dustry
Union
Council OKs Miller Street Extension and Health Department ask
City Council approved completing Miller Street from Valley Avenue westward as soon as legal steps finish. Dr. Stuart Nottingham urged enlarging the Winchester Frederick County Health Department with a new building costing 60 000 to 70 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller St
Valley Ave
Stuart Nottingham
Winchester - Frederick County
Arthur M. Field
Council
Conrad
N. Cameron St
Braddock St
Stewart Bell, Jr
Millwood Ave
Melvin Duff
Senate Ends One Year Probe of Teamsters
Senate investigators chaired by McClellan conclude a long probe into James R. Hoffa and Teamsters scandals. Kennedy denounces Hoffa as taking payoffs. Hoffa disputes the charge. Monitors may be able to remove Hoffa, ending the inquiry but leaving the door open for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
McClellan
Teamster
Hoffa
Robert S. Kennedy
Kennedy
Teamsters
U. S
A. C. Slonaker & Son
STORK
Loudoun St
Eisenhower Won’t Invoke Taft Hartley In Steel Strike
President Eisenhower said present conditions do not warrant using Taft Hartley to end the steel strike. He refused to estimate stockpile timelines and stressed free bargaining, noting talks with union and management and expected mediation. He also commented on Berlin, Geneva talks, and Cuba questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Federal Mediation Service
Rau
Geneva
Senhower
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Cuba
Air Force
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Winchester Star
Peter Pan Childrens Shop
Lovett
K. N. Gilpin, JR
E. B. Lee
Cork St
Kent St
Star Building
Inez Baker
Portsmouth
House Finance Committee
House and Welfare
del. Hunt W. Whitehead
Chatham
Willow Lawn
Denny’s
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Jg Ten Wah
Cing
Council Ok’s
Miller Street Improvement
Paul Rhodes
Cedar Creek
Pine Motor CO
Landon B. Whitacre
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