Maury Hubbard Receives 1956 Virginia Agriculture Merit
Maury A. Hubbard earned the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Certificate of Merit for contributions to Virginia agriculture. He is executive secretary of the Virginia Farm Bureau since 1946, a VPI 1930 graduate, and formerly spent 16 years with the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Agriculture
Maury A. Hubbard
Hubbard
Virginia Farm Bureau
VPI
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Tips for a restful vacation on the road
An eastern safety expert urges a leisurely travel pace to prevent fatigue. He advises driving in the cooler morning hours, finding early stops, keeping the gas tank half full, carrying milk or water, and swapping seats or taking 15 minute stretches. Rodeos are noted as prospering.
Stassen's Boner Marks Rift Over Nixon Tie to Eisenhower
The piece argues Harold Stassen overstepped by criticizing Nixon as a potential running mate. Eisenhower rebuked him while greeting the President at the airport after Panama. Stassen cites loyalty and polls but risks GOP unity and Dem advantage. he should focus on disarmament work.
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Harold Stassen
Nixon
Stassen
Eisenhower
Mr. Stassen
Rodeos Rise as Big Western Entertainment
The piece notes rodeos started 75 years ago by cowboys from nearby ranches now form a big business with millions in prize money and full stands. Frontier Days in Cheyenne Wyoming attracts top performers and 20 000 daily spectators in late July with a grand parade of floats and horses.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Pendleton
Calgary
Deadwood
Black Hills
Editorial Digest of Selected Opinion Pieces
Compilation from multiple papers highlights varied opinions on public policy, economy, and governance. Readers gain a cross section of editorials addressing reforms, accountability, and social issues across regions.
X ray unit marks 50000th patient at Winchester Memorial
The Winchester Memorial Hospital X ray department treated its 50 000th patient as Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brown and family along with Mrs. Laura Wisecarver returned home from a Williamsburg trip. Other items note engagements and military training.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lee Brown and
Laura Wisecarver
City
Williamsburg
T. H. Gray
Ocie Elizabeth
Donald D. Vines
Pearl Thomas Pearson
Lunch guests and visitors noted in local social items
Mrs. Ralph G Pollard hosted five guests including Mr and Mrs Nelson F Richards of Roanoke. Eugene O White, son of Mr and Mrs Harry O White, returned to the VA. A 1906 item recalls Miss Bessie Keller visiting Miss Bette Conrad in Charles Town and odd garden curiosities from Mr John Taylor and Mr McKim Diffenderfer noting corn ears with 13 grains and a tomato plant bearing 48 fruits.
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Ralph G. Pollard
Nelson F. Richards
Roanoke
Eugene O. White
Harry O. White
Bessie Keller
Bettie Conrad
Charles Town
W. Va
John Taylor
Friendship Band
Battleships Arkansas and Wyoming Arrive at Gibraltar
The Arkansas and Wyoming arrived at Gibraltar with the Annapolis midshipmen on their summer cruise. Two Army flying school cadets at Kelly Field were killed when their bombing plane crashed at Fort Clarke Texas. Amy Johnson set off toward Tokyo via Moscow and Siberia in a plane like her Australia flight.
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Arkansas
Wyoming
Gibraltar
Annapolis
Army Advanced Flying School
Kelly Field
Fort Clarke
Texas
Amy Johnson
Great Britain
Tokyo
Moscow
Siberia
Australia
Stanley’s stance on Virginia school integration and constitutional rights
The governor asserts states retain power over education and that racially separate schools are not prohibited by the Constitution. He argues the Fourteenth Amendment cannot be overridden by the Supreme Court and warns that forced integration risks eroding education and social order in Virginia. The piece endorses Stanley’s constitutional position and cautions against pupil assignment as surrender.
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Stanley
Virginia
Supreme Court
United States
Vermont
Ohio
Minnesota
South
General Assembly
Gray Commission
Iiches
Earl Warren
How's Your I Q How to Score Based on 100 Questions
A quiz guide claims daily scoring by correct answers over 10 days. It lists ten questions covering oddities iron Bible Eroica cat height goats lodging Latin phrase and asks readers to turn to page 2 for answers.
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Syria
Lebanon
Julius Caesar
Strength For The Day By Early Douglas, DC
A clergyman in East Harlem discusses a six year old child lacking exposure to nature. He argues metropolitan life divides people from nature and harms inner security and peace. He urges daily contact with grass open sky and natural creatures as essential to belonging and purpose.
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Early Douglas
East Harlem
Rainfall totals and monthly averages across years
Report shows 24 hour rainfall of .36 inches ending 8:30 am today, July rainfall to date 7.81, 1956 to date 23.53, and a 43 year average annual rainfall of 36.95. Monthly averages for 1912-1955 include Jan 2.45, Feb 1.95, Mar 2.98, Apr 3.10, May 3.90, Jun 8.90, Jul 3.69, Aug 3.99, Sep 2.65, Oct 3.23, Nov 2.57, Dec 2.46 inches.
How to arrange body donation for medical research
You can plan body donation by contacting the medical school or university anatomy program.Discuss consent requirements, timing of donation, age limits, and whether the body is used for research or education. Confirm whether your disease focus aligns with the school's research priorities and execute any required consent forms.
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Standard Oil
California
Standard
Aramco
Caltex
Ensuring Estate Plans with Legal and Family Consent
Advise your lawyer to include explicit provisions in your will and notify the medical school. Discuss your intent with immediate family to ensure understanding and obtain signed consent from your next of kin filed with the will to prevent doubt or interference after death.
Phone MO 2 3424 and let us send the Star each day
A brief reader notice invites subscribers to call the local number MO 2 3424 to arrange daily delivery of the Star to a vacation address. The message emphasizes easy service during time away.
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Winchester Evening Star
J. F. Byrd, JR
National
Gallagher-DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Mohawk
Winchester
Associated Press
W. Vaade
Maury Hubbard
Washington Evening Star
Panama
Welcome Home
Alfred Ray Carter
R. C. Carter
Stephenson
Camp Breckenridge
6Th Airborne Division
Davis Square
Somerville
Mass
Naval Station
Bainbridge, Md
Fred M. Ritter
Baltimore
New York
Mr. Stanley
Washington
District of Columbia
Crme
I. Q
SCOTT
Lollop
Lolli Lounge
Ao Go Witk
Bob U
Zu) Wei
King Features Syndicate, Inc
R. J. Scott
Rocky
Loudoun ST
the Palace Theatre
Goodbody & Co
North Prattit Hagerstow
Joseph H. Dagenais, JR
Mantel
Hagerstown
Enterprise
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen St
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