Death of John H. Rosenberger a Winchester Leader
Obituary honors John H. Rosenberger a devoted Winchester church member and long time education advocate. As Winchester School Board chair since 1948 and board member since 1943 he guided Quarles School and youth development. He served on Shenandoah Valley National Bank board and led Winchester Memorial Hospital as president and executive chair during expansion.
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Winchester
John H. Rosenberger
John Rosenberger
Logan
Winchester School Board
Quarles
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Critical Paper Shortage Pushes Mills to Expand Output
The editorial notes new US mills planned to boost newsprint but calls it insufficient to relieve a national shortage. Oklahoma City papers cut advertising 25 percent until July as imports fuel most paper supply. Postwar expansion, higher costs, and rising pages strain publishers amid rising prices. The Times uses 25 cents worth of paper per Sunday copy.
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United States
Oklahoma City Oklahoman and Times
Oklahoma City
Canada
The
New York Times
Virginia Ports As Asset Noted For Economic Role
Virginians in the valleys and mountains recognize ports as a key asset to the state economy. Hamp ton Roads ranked second to New York in export traffic last year, surpassing ports like New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia in tonnage. Other port facts follow.
Virginia Ports Big Business Driving State Economy
In 1953 about 50 000 jobs and 160 million dollars in payrolls in Virginia and nearby states tied to port activities. An additional 12 500 Virginia jobs outside Hampton Roads and 40 million dollars payroll related to port activities. One sixth of freight revenue for major railroads came from Hampton Roads cargo. Port business paid 559 000 to local governments and 980 000 to the state. Foreign trade data show over 29 million tons of coal and coke and over 1 million tons of grain and soybeans exported via Virginia ports in 1955, underscoring ports as a major economic force across the state.
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Virginia
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake and Ohio, Norfolk and Western
Virginians
Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line
Virginia Ports Authority
Editorial Digest From Daily Editorials
A digest of notable editorials culled from forty newspapers arriving at the office. Highlights debate on public policy, economy, and civic issues affecting readers.
New Orleans Item Cites Utah Phone Line Cutoff Feature
A Utah telephone line attachment allegedly ends calls after four minutes halting teen chats. the item notes brief talks and a mention of a copy of "cools."
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New Orleans
Utah
Winchester Star Highlights 1955 Local Achievements And News
Fran Joe Ducknall receives the Winchester Evening Star Leadership Award for the city. Rcexanne Rogers Thompson graduates from Madison College. Morris Cather Jr. to be ordained at First Baptist Church. 88 degree heat impacts dress in western regions while much of the nation enjoys June warmth. U S Court of Appeals upholds Judith Coplon espionage conviction with potential for a new trial over wire taps. Devereux USMC marries Rachel Clarke Cooke at a Baltimore church. Hilda Suddith valedictorian at Boyce High School. fifteen seniors to receive diplomas. Albert Clarke narrowly avoids injury in gasoline explosion at Clarke County Filling Station cellar. Drs Charles R. Anderson and George G. Snarr attend a medical meeting in New York. Grims host Edward Harper of Cumberland at Senseny Road home. Randolph T. McGuire of Farmers and Merchants National Bank visits Cumberland on May 30. Febert Van Alstyne and wife Louise Henry spend summer in Winchester. N Wilson Davis of Millville power plant engineers city visit.
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Cather, Jr
First Baptist Church
U. S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Judith Coplon
Albert Clarke
Clarke County
Boyce
Charles R. Anderson
George G. Snarr
New York City
W. D. Grim
Senseny Road
Edward Harper
Cumberland
Randolph T. McGuire
Farmers and Merchents National Bank
Febert van Alstyne
Louise Henry
Winchester
N. W.lson Davis
Millville
This Ciy
Unidentified Man Drives Trolley, Sets Record On City Route
An unknown individual seized a Philadelphia Transportation Company trolley at a car barn and completed two record breaking round trips on a west Philadelphia line while picking up a few passengers and giving them the ride of a lifetime. The report references Col. James P. Wake Island as the hero in a separate note.
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James P. 5
EXPECT IKE VICTORY Foreign Diplomats.
Washington hosts a bustling foreign diplomatic colony on Massachusetts Avenue and Sixteenth Street as ambassadors press for White House access and influence. Britain France and Russia each pursue different strategies while Germany Japan and regional players seek stable footing amid a tense election year. Greece Israel and others circulate anti American and anti British material generating controversy, with policy battles spilling into Congress and media.
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Greece
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How's Your I Q Based on 100 Questions Daily Scores
Quiz prompts readers with a 10 day test scoring system and items on orthography, history, science, and language. It asks about red painted schoolhouses, biblical rebuke, Five Hundred origin, necropolis, biennial plant life, a temple collapse in an opera, and the meaning of acrobates.
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You &S
Shalle
Acrobates
Rainfall Totals And Monthly Averages Reported
Past 24 hours rainfall stands at .58 inches with June total also .58 inches. Cumulative rainfall to 1956 is 14.34 inches. Average annual rainfall over 43 years is 36.95 inches. Monthly averages for 1912 1955 are listed with values for each month from January to December.
New Drugs and Plastic Enter Medical Field in Review
In our monthly medicine review a new drug Lutatrin reportedly eases dysmenorrhea with about 87.5 percent relief. Promacetin treats dermatitis herpetiformis, tested on a dozen patients by two New York physicians. Polyethylene plastic as an ointment base improves drug release and reduces irritation. A doctor cautions to consult a medical professional before taking any medicine.
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New York
W.F
Acrobat origins in Latin and Greek roots
The word acrobat derives from Latin and Greek elements. The Latin root acro comes from Greek akros meaning high or extreme, while batras or botris relates to walking or climber. The combined sense is a high walker or high climber.
Letter to Editor praises cooperation on alfalfa spraying and bee safety
A Star letter thanks readers for printing bee protection releases. It notes prompt farmer and County Agent support and says no major bee losses so far, but reports a 100 colony apiary loss near Martinsburg West Virginia. The writer calls for safeguards to help farmers and beekeepers work together for mutual interest.
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the Star
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Experts Recommend Tree Fertilization Rate by Diameter
Experts advise applying two pounds of fertilizer for each inch of a tree trunk diameter. The guidance links fertilizer amount directly to tree girth to promote healthy growth and address nutrient needs.
Unity and division in life and mind warning
The piece links biblical and political division to catastrophe and mental health, urging unified purpose. It notes how divided minds cause distress and even disease, advising decisive action and a single goal. It ends with a farmer's note on hybrid seed corn costing about $1.50 per acre.
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Jesus
Television Schedule Snapshot With Multiple Channels
A dense listing of programs across channels 5 7 9 and 4 detailing show times titles hosts and film offerings from 6:00 pm to 4:45 am including News Theme Nights Studio 57 Eddie Fisher Pagliacci Liberace and The Lone Ranger with a mix of Westerns dramas and movie slots reflecting a mid-century TV guide format.
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Eddie Fisher
Riley
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