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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1956
Page
10
The U S Forest Service notes rising inquiries about kilns and processing as outdoor cooking expands. In California, charcoal production centers on Paso Robles and Healdsburg, using live oak and hardwoods.
Mr. Yancey, longtime city resident and World War II veteran who served in France with the 35th Infantry Division, has accepted a sales position with Pine Motor Company. He is an associate member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, living at 117 W Monmouth St.
Washington reports farm prices reversed a six month rise in mid July dipping 1 percent below the mid June level. The Agriculture Department cited lower fruits meat animals and commercial vegetables while milk chickens and potatoes rose. Still the July level remains 8 percent above January. Undersecretary Morse said prices for the rest of the year are expected to stay higher than last year.
Miss Mary Jane McCone directs nursing service awards and pins while Homer Alberti presents the Women’s Auxiliary Award and introduces the speaker. Dr. Hamilton, native of Detroit, delivered a wartime Army career and rose to director at Newton-Wellesley before leading Hartford Hospital. A reception follows the August 7 exercises in the James Wood School library with graduates listed.
Stanley Greek a 43 year old vagrant climbed 100 feet from the Van Buren Street bridge over the Chicago River and threatened to leap for nearly two hours. Fire Lieutenant Molitor and Reverend Wilfrid Cool persuaded him to come down. Greek was charged with disorderly conduct awaiting arraignment.
Italian divers from Rimini Underwater Sports Club report locating ruins offshore between Cattolica and Gabicce they describe a 600 foot long area at several fathoms depth with wall sections an arch and a column topped by a stone eagle. Archeologists will reassess next month when conditions improve.
Clearbrook and surrounding areas report social visits and trips. Miss Gertrude Marshall stays with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Robinson in Willington Ohio. Susan Gore spends the week at Massanetta Springs. Ches ter Pa visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cox with Mr. and Mrs. Walker Bond. Friends of Hopewell Church held a picnic at Clearbrook Woolen Mill Park.
Hollywood star George Gobel says he has little time to be lonesome as he films I Married a Woman at RKO and previously spent his vacation on The Birds and the Bees. He praises costar Diana Dors as a strong performer and expects the film to surprise audiences.
The Vacation Church School at First Presbyterian Church runs Monday to Friday from August 6 to August 17 with daily sessions 9 to 11:30 a.m. The program centers on The Bible with grade level texts for kindergarten through junior groups and a faculty listing led by co-directors Mary C. Smith and Lois Eaton. Women of the Church will provide daily refreshments.
Raleigh North Carolina's General Assembly passed the anti school integration plan with two dissenting votes. The plan awaits a September 8 ballot on constitutional amendments authorizing public funds for private school tuition and allowing local units to close schools if conditions become intolerable. Governor Hodges calls the second a safety valve feature to preserve schools amid the Supreme Court desegregation decree.
Six lawmakers died during the two years of the 84th Congress the smallest number of deaths in 20 years. Those who died were Sens. Barkley of Kentucky Kilgore of West Virginia and Reps. Chauncey Reed of New York Kilgore is mislisted. Dingell of Michigan Buchanan of Pennsylvania and Granahan of Pennsylvania.
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