County Grand Jury Faults Welfare Dept In Special Report
A Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury issued a special report criticizing the welfare department’s function and administration. It lists six recommendations and notes that copies go to the local welfare department and the Virginia Department of Welfare & Institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Frederick County
Welfare Department
Virginia Department of Welfare & Institutions
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
L. C. Ellis
Stephenson
Ellis
Winchester - Frederick
Fire fuels by ground level blaze among Handley cherry trees
Police and fire crews investigated an underground electrical short blamed for blue flame and root fires at three weeping cherries in Handley Boulevard’s center plot. Investigators found dry ground allowed air to feed the roots. power was cut and flames extinguished by 3 15 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Wiliam Godenour
Handley Boulevard
South End
Lee Hollar
Gochenour
Blue
David Carr
Taylor Barr
Northern Virginia Power Company
Apple Pomace Proves Equal To Grass Silage For Cattle
A Front Royal study tested 105 beef cows last winter comparing apple pomace with grass silage. Results showed cows fed pomace performed as well as or slightly better than those on silage, highlighting pomace as a viable feed by product from northern state apple plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal Beef Cattle Research Center
Bodies of Two Hobbs Women Located After Carlsbad Slaying
Searchers found the bodies of Dorothy Fern Gibson and Barbara Lemmons, both 23 and Hobbs residents, after a Carlsbad truck driver J B Cantrell 27 was found shot to death on US 180 west of Hobbs. Police tied the deaths to a brutal struggle near the flat tire incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
New Mexico
Cantrell
Not Entirely Satisfied With School Aid Bill
House Republican leaders report President Eisenhower is not entirely satisfied with the 1.4 billion dollar school aid measure but would likely accept it if Congress passes it. Debate opens as Martin says the outlook for passage is not good and Eisenhower’s active campaign involvement remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Joseph Martin
Eisenhower
Martin
Congress
Massachusetts
White House
Senate
William Knowland
Rep
Kelley
D-Pa
Rain Breaks Heat Wave Helps Area Farmers
Rain totaling .66 inches reached area farms, easing drought pressure but experts caution lasting relief requires continued rainfall. Officials note year 1930 drought parallels and predict cooler conditions with more showers tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Research Laboratory
Walter Hough
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Clarke County
John Gerken
W. N. Rutherford, Sr
Rutherford
Heat Wave Breaks as Cool Air Relieves Eastern States
A northward moving high pressure from southern Canada brought relief from the nation’s heat wave. Showers and cooler, drier air spread from Minnesota through the Great Lakes into New England, with high temperatures dropping but still reaching 100 degrees in some areas. Agricultural losses run into millions. fatalities from heat exhaustion recorded in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Minnesota
Great Lakes
New England
Canada
mid-Mississippi Valley
mid-Atlantic States
mid-Atlantic
New York State
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Woodlands
Atlantic
Richmond
Bridgeport
Conn
Baltimore
Washington
New York City
Maryland
Winchester Days Sale Starts Thursday in Apple Capital
The 28 page Winchester Days Special Edition from The Star promotes the three day sale with 56 local stores offering bargains. Free bus rides and free parking run 10 am to 2 pm daily, plus use of Farmers & Merchants Bank lot until 5 30 Thursday and Friday and 8 30 Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Days
The
Star
Winchester
Apple Capital
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
N. Cameron Street
M. B. Clowe, Jr
House Approves Postal Workers Pay Increase
The House passed a bill granting a 546 dollar annual raise for 518000 postal workers. Senate action and a potential presidential veto loom amid inflation concerns and a 379 to 38 vote, with Senate backing 7 percent plus cost of living adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Across
Senate
Eisenhower
Maine Grown Seed Potatoes and Local Rewards Notice
Classified style notice page fragment lists Maine grown certified seed potatoes for late planting from Winchester Seer Company Route 1, with price and contact cues. It also advertises a $50 reward for information leading to recovery of a Dodge wrecker stolen from Pine Motor Co. in Winchester Virginia with dates and ad lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Winchester Seer Company
Pine Motor Co.,, Inc
Winchester
Britain Aids Oman While Limiting British Force
London reports British warplanes stage a three part show of force against rebels in Muscat and Oman In a leafletting campaign RAF jets threaten strikes on rebel villages If insurgents persist the plan includes attacking supply lines The government seeks a limited air power demonstration and avoids a full scale troop deployment with selections of action left to commanders in the Arabian Peninsula
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Persian Gulf
Muscat
Oman
Middle East
Little Sultanate
Arabian Peninsula
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Lloyd
No Funds for Drought Says Governor Stanley
Governor Stanley stated there is no emergency state funds for drought relief or loans to farmers and no official request for aid has been made. He noted past drought aid came from federal money and warned about drought impact in southeastern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Stanley
Virginia
Stanley
Wedler confession linked to Sheppard murder denied by Cleveland officials
Three Cleveland officials stated that Donald J. Wedler's confession has no relevance to the Marilyn Sheppard homicide. The dispute centers on whether the confession ties Wedler to the 1954 case as authorities revisit the high profile murder.
Jury Deliberations Begin in Clinton Segregation Trial
In Knoxville Tennessee a U S district court jury began deliberations at 10 21 a m on the Clinton segregation case involving 11 defendants and John Kasper The judge outlined the three part government charge alleging defendants knew of an injunction against integration conspired with Kasper and committed overt acts as part of the alleged conspiracy The deliberations followed a delay caused by objections to the judge's remarks about a well intentioned act for integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
US. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
Taylor
Paul Turner
Clinton
Little Highland
Turner
William Shaw
Louisiana
U8. Dist
John C. Crawford Jr
Tennessee
John Kasper
Clinton High School
Kasper
Ike Reiterates Support Of Civil Rights Bill
Senate leaders report President Eisenhower backs the fourfold aims of the civil rights bill including general rights and voting rights. Senate minority leader Knowland says the position remains unchanged from last week and that the bill may be narrowed by an Anderson Aiken amendment removing enforcement provisions. The Bricker proposal for presidential directives on enforcement was not debated.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Department
GOP
Sens. Anderson
DNM
Aiken
Bricker
Rohio
Solons Push Probe Of Expenditures By UTW Officers
Senate hearings examine alleged UTW fund misuse as officers Valente and Klewert face questions. Witness Emerson says he saw no such purchases, while a 1953 union board report absolving them revealed $57,000 spent on high end homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
UTW
Washington
Senate
United Textile Workers Union
McClellan
D-Ark
Anthony Valente
Lloyd Klewert
Charles Emerson
Winnsboro
8. C
Emerson
Joseph Jacobs
Valente
Klewert
Senator O'Mahoney Denounces Jury Trial Right
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming says the civil rights pill provision endangers human rights by denying the right to a jury trial. His remarks appear on today’s editorial page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
United States
Wheat Oats Barley Call for Quotations
Maurertown Virginia based Herbert Bryant Inc calls for quotations on wheat oats and barley. Official notice lists contact details and deadlines for vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Herbert Bryant, Inc
Maurertown
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Harrison, Benham & Thoma
Annie Sue H. St. Clair
St. Clair
W. Va
Denny's Commission Auction
Leggett
Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
Sarah Fritts
Roy B. Shaw
Evening Star
Kent St. Gutter
Associated Press
Los
Cal Bayliss & Patterson
Britain
Bulletin
Clinton Segregation
Shaw
Crawford
Ike
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