City 86 Beats Prederick 92 Clarke 41
In a high school score update City 86 defeated Prederick 92 with Clarke scoring 41 points to lead the game. Clarke powered City 86 and secured a solid win with strong first and second half performances.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1956
Page
2
In a high school score update City 86 defeated Prederick 92 with Clarke scoring 41 points to lead the game. Clarke powered City 86 and secured a solid win with strong first and second half performances.
Sales directory lists Mrs. Foster Milburn near Winchester on Rt 522 for furniture and store equipment. The estate of Helen Leavenworth Smith to be sold in front of Clarke County Court House in Berryville with Berryville bank shares. Duncan C. Gibb trustee to auction real estate on Martinsburg Pike. Auctioneers: W. F. Artrip Jr. W. D. Orndorff E. T. Snider.
In Boulder three top Democratic contenders Averell Harriman Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver assailed the Eisenhower administration over farm distress and the economy Harriman urged a 600 billion dollar goal for 1965 criticizing tight money policy Stevenson and Kefauver echoed calls to lift agriculture from depressions and blamed the President for vetoing the farm bill.
The family of Everett F. Johnson sues Associated Barr Stores Inc. for 650000 claiming the merchant seaman died of upper brain destruction after drinking diluted cyanide from a crockery jar in a Norfolk jewelry store. The amended complaint seeks 500000 in damages for Johnson, plus 75000 for four children and 75000 for Mrs. Johnson for loss of companionship and services. He is hospitalised in Lexington Kentucky.
Washington reports conferees have completed a Social Security bill aimed at expanding benefits for women and disabled workers. A tax hike of 2 percent on earnings up to 4200 is proposed to fund new disability benefits starting next year, with retirement age changes for women not adding much cost. President Eisenhower's signature remains uncertain amid administration opposition to key provisions.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Corp faced a leadership shake up as the Independent Stockholders Committee won 65 percent of votes in a Wednesday election, stripping Joseph A Howell of the presidency. Howell remains on payroll under a 1963 expiry, with a $60 000 annual active salary and $30 000 advisory pay if disabled. Former Gov. John Battle indicated it was too early to determine Howell’s future.
At Parchman Mississippi Penitentiary 49 inmates including 5 white men 8 Black women and 36 Black men were baptised in a muddy irrigation pond while guards kept watch. The ceremony led by Chaplain R B Hicks drew hymns from an 18 member Negro choir with emotional reactions from participants.
At Lakeside Airport two planes taking off from separate converging runways collided at about 150 feet killing four people including Arthur J. Brauer president of Brauer Brothers Shoe Co. and his daughter Becky 15 along with Albert Johnson 41 chief engineer of Continental Boiler Co. and his wife. Eyewitness Jerry Adams 18 said the planes were so close it appeared neither pilot could avert the crash.
The Miss Morris profile describes a deeply religious 18 year old champion swimmer who aims to finish college at Drake University and study to become an elementary school teacher. Her father praises her discipline and love for children. She holds a movie contract and a three month appearance deal with a bathing suit firm worth 250 dollars.
The pageant ends tonight with Miss Morris crowned by last year's Miss Universe Hillevi Rombin of Sweden. Seventy two contestants took part, including 29 from abroad, as the event wraps up a week of festivities with prizes and a conversion pie coupe.
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