Harrisonburg Weyers Cave Banks Merge Big Shenandoah Valley deal
Rockingham National Bank of Harrisonburg and Augusta Rocking Bank of Weyers Cave will merge effective August 1. Shareholders approved the merger in separate meetings with federal approval already in place. Francis Ball Jr. will lead the merged bank with resources of 16.7 million dollars, 475000 capitalization and an 800000 surplus. The Augusta Rockingham Bank operates branches in Grottoes Verona and Mt. Sidney and will become part of Rockingham National.
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Rockingham National Bank of
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Rockingham National
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Grottoes, Verona
Mt. Sidney
Rockingham Nation
Chumney Withdraws as Virginians Europe Tour Host
Richard D. Chumney state agriculture commissioner-designate has withdrawn as official host of a Virginians delegation on a 21 day tour of European and Russian farms. He will take office Aug. 1 succeeding Parke Brinkley. Marty Hubbard of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation named official host instead.
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Richard D. Chumney
Chumney
Gov
Harrison
Parke C. Brinkley
Virginia
Agriculture Department
Marty A. Hubbard
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
TWA Skyphone to Allow Airborne Passenger Calls
Trans World Airlines will launch an experimental Skyphone service next Wednesday enabling passengers to make ground calls from a jet on a route between Chicago St Louis and the East Coast. The system will operate at about eight miles high and ten miles a minute, with ground stations connected for in flight dialing.
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Cleveland
Trans World Airlines
Chicago
St. Louis
Summer sundress pattern catalog notice
Double the pleasure of summer through September days with a slim sundress pattern. Printed Pattern 4793 offers two necklines in trans-season cottons. Include size and style number, mail 35 cents to Pattern Dept Winchester Evening Star.
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Ize
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Three Fire Companies Quell Chair Blaze on N Cameron St
Fire units from Friendship Rouss and Sarah Zane responded to a 4:10 p.m. alarm for a burning chair on the second floor of a vacant house at 567 N Cameron St. Fire Inspector William N Gochenour said the chair, left by recent tenants, posed the sole danger and likely started by children or a passerby. No injuries reported as investigators noted no other flames and a state fire marshal joined the inquiry.
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N. Cameron St
William N. Gochenour
N. Cameron
Report Soon On Building Inspectations
A report on the inspected buildings is expected to be submitted soon, detailing findings and recommendations for safety and compliance. Authorities emphasized timely completion and may publish conclusions for public awareness and oversight.
Bus Tour Guides Fort McHenry Landmark Talk
A sightseeing bus from Lancaster, Pennsylvania stopped at Fort McHenry in Baltimore. As passengers ate, a bystander Gilbert A. Crandall, head of Maryland's tourism agency, gave a detailed description of the site and its significance.
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Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Lancaster
Gilbert A. Crandall
Maryland
State Police Recover Auto Stolen in City
State Police recovered a 1956 sedan stolen from B and M Chevrolet Sales Co. on Rt 522 North. Trooper M. H. Moore found the abandoned car on a highway after it was reported missing between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday.
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M. H. Moore
Rt. 522 North
B and M Chevrolet Sales Co
Youth Charged With Murder Is Recovering
Billy Lee Hottle age 19 charged with murdering his father Monday evening is in good condition at Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital. He is under guard as authorities say the precaution is standard. Hottle is recovering from two self-inflicted bullet wounds and other injuries.
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Woodstock
Billy Lee Hottle
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Hottle
Hottle son charged after shooting father
A 51-year-old Mervin Orville Hottle was shot by his son, with authorities reporting a charged suspect in the incident. The case involves a family violence scene and ongoing investigations.
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Mervin Orville Hottle
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