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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1957

Page

10

Peaks in the Rocky Mountains Range Reach High Elevations

The Rocky Mountains feature peaks ranging from 11 000 to 14 255 feet in height.

Rocky Mountains

Free Cooking Demonstration At Round Hill

The Essotane Gasa sponsors a free cooking demonstration for the Round Hill Home Demonstration Club. It will be held Monday at 7 30 pm at the Round Hill Community Center with prizes awarded and various cooking methods shown.

Round Hill Essotane Gasa Round Hill Home Round Hill Community Center

Door opens at odd times tied to airport traffic

Indianapolis resident Keith Nelson discovered his garage door reacted to planes landing at Weir Cook Airport. An electronic device opened the door at random times, prompting him to note the correlation with the runway activity.

Indianapolis Keith Nelson Speedway Weir Cook

Firm challenges NLRB vote at Shenandoah Knitting Mills

Chadbourn-Gotham Inc officials in Luray Virginia refuse to accept the NLRB election results at Shenandoah Knitting Mills where workers voted 156 to 44 for the American Federation of Hosiery Workers. 46 ballots were challenged as union tensions persist after a walkout and a temporary injunction restricts union activity near the plant.

E. M. Hicks Chadbourn Gotham Leath Charlotte Robert Beane Page County

Vermonter Baldwin Keeps Notable Byrd Stamp Collection

Fred L. Baldwin of Rutland Vermont owns a highly complete commemorative Byrd stamps collection. It includes three frames of first aircraft covers flown by Admiral Byrd over the poles and to Paris in 1927, covers from Antarctic ships, Little America stamps of 1933, and pieces from Byrd expeditions. The collection, praised in Stamps magazine, won a Keene New Hampshire show award in 1939.

Mr Baldwin New York Admiral Byrd Paris Philatelic Magazine Keene, N.H Charles Affieck Peyton St

Gala Homecoming for Boys Nation President Peake

Norton Virginia welcomed Tommy Peake the new president of the American Legion Boys Nation. Peake 17 arrived with Rep Pat Jennings after election at College Park Maryland. They traveled via Richmond to Roanoke and Marion before reaching this town.

Boys Nation Norton Tommy Peake Rep Pat Jennings Young Peake Richmond Gov. Stanley Roanoke Jennings Marion Here

John Kerr School 1902 Class Photo Highlighted

Ottie Hollar brings a Star image of 246 John Kerr School boys from 1902. Third grader identifies Douglas and Lester Brown Reggie Darlington and Joe Mc Fadden. Uncle Davy Hamilton, long white beard, shown near Cameron Street side of building.

John Kerr School Ottie Hollar National Ave Douglas Lester Brown Reggie” Darlington Joe McFadden Cameron St Davy Hamilton

Three-Alarm Fire Sweeps Through Richmond Building

A three-alarm blaze fueled by chemicals in a testing laboratory destroyed the Robb and Moody facility in downtown Richmond. The two-story brick structure suffered major lab damage with hundreds of thousands in gear and supplies lost. Firemen battled the flames for an hour as acrid smoke blanketed the area. insurance covered part of the loss and the owner expects a long repair time.

Richmond Robb and Moody Testing Laboratory Warren L. Moody John Finnigan

Municipal Court Fines For Local Offenders

Frank Charles Shull of 404 N Kent St fined $14.75 for drunken public behavior. Margaret M Cleaver of 932 Woodland Ave fined $9.25 with no city tag. A juvenile ordered to pay fines and costs on speeding and improper muffler charges. Arabia’s population noted as about 10 million.

Frank Charles Shull N. Kent St Margaret M. Cleaver Woodland Ave

Property Assessment Up in Jefferson County West Virginia

Jefferson County reassessment shows total valuation of 30,985,815 for 1957 an increase of 299,600 over 1956. County Assessor Shirley E. Alger announced the figures noting the rise is the highest in the county’s history.

Charlestown Jefferson County W. Va Shirley E. Alger

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