Berryville Council Keeps 1956 Tax Levy Unchanged
Berryville town council set the 1956 real and personal tax levy at 1 per $100, same as 1955. The capital stock levy for banks remained 80 cents per $100. The council also adopted a resolution to pay half the water and sewer installation costs for 13 Crown addition property owners, up to 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Benjamin Crampton
George Chapman
Crown Addition
Crown
Lonnie W. Levi
Chapman
Rice W. Levi, Jr
Council
Stevenson victory in California shakes up Democratic race
Stevenson swept California with 62 percent of the vote to lead Kefauver, 259 delegates to 166, reshaping the Democratic nomination battle. The landslide California win boosts Stevenson while Kefauver vows to continue campaigning. Eisenhower remains comfortably ahead for the GOP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
California
Kefauver
San Francisco
Adlairs
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Montana
South Dakota
Illinois
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Calls Yugoslavia Aid Review In Light Of Tito Moscow Ties
President Eisenhower said the United States must restudy the aid to Communist Yugoslavia due to Tito’s new friendliness with Moscow. He used the news conference to urge passage of the foreign aid program and avoided taking sides in Republican primary contests. He declined to discuss further campaign plans beyond possible TV speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Citizens For
Republican National Committee
Congress
Sen. Wiley
Rwis
Wisconsin
Wiley
Glenn R. Davis
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Berryville Opposition Ticket Outlines Plans For City
A six candidate slate led by Thomas Bishton forms Berryville’s opposition to the current tower administration. They pledge pay as you go budgeting, no speed traps, welcoming new industry like Doubleday, and full public explanation of major town issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Thomas Bishton
Tower
Mr. Bishton
Edward P. Berlin
Andrew LaVelle
George Chapman, Jr
Robert Osth
Benjamin Crampton
H. L. Maxwell
Joseph Settle
Frank M. Galloway
Norvelle W. Carter
Lonnie W. Levi
James O. Cain
Milton Bean
Doubleday
Union to Discuss Permanent Strike Headquarters Here
The union representing striking workers at O Sullivan Rubber Corporation will hold a membership meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Winchester Armory to discuss establishing permanent strike headquarters, align pickets, and distribute strike relief funds amid threats of permanent replacements if production does not resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’sullivan Rubber Corporation
William Kuehner
Rubber Workers’ Union
Winchester
Man Sentenced for Manslaughter in Ithaca Crash
Howard Cooper was sentenced to three years in the state penitentiar y and ordered to pay court costs for a manslaughter charge tied to the May 2 crash on U S Rt 7 east of Winchester that killed Frank E Denison of Ithaca. Denison died May 7 after injuries from the crash. five Denison family members were injured, Cooper was also hurt, while other relatives recovered. Commonwealth sought the three year term and prosecution costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cooper
Rt. 1
Stephenson
Frank E. Denison
Ithaca
N. Y
Mr. Denison
Memorial Hospital
U.S. Rt. 7
Winchester
Cooper
Denison
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
UDC Honors Three at Sixth of June Ceremonies
The Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy awarded the Cross of Military Service to John Ellett Pennypacker John Vernon Eddy and Richard Kurtz during the Sixth of June Exercises at Stonewall Cemetery in Winchester The event drew over 100 attendees with John Pryor Cowan as speaker Cowan a retired newspaperman noted the valor of Winchester and Frederick County women who aided the Confederate cause and outlined the Ladies Memorial Association’s work in safeguarding graves in Mt Hebron Cemetery Stonewall Cemetery holds 2494 Confederate soldiers including 815 unknowns buried in a common grave marked by a limestone shaft a wreath from Mrs William Walker Brookes of Georgia was placed on the shaft.
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Wilson
Office of Public Information
Levett
Departments of War and Defense
Cowan
Winchester
Frederick County
Ladies’ Memorial Association
Philip Williams
A .H. H. Boyd
Williams
Boyd
Mary Kurtz
Tillie Russell
Lucy Williams
Mt. Hebron
William Walker Brookes
Georgia
Brookes
Stonewall Cemetery
Governor to call Virginia General Assembly on desegregation
Gov. Stanley announced plans to convene the General Assembly within 90 days to act on legislation addressing public school segregation in Virginia. The Gray Commission urged a special session to consider pupil assignment and private tuition grants as an alternative to forced integration.
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Richmond
Stanley
General Assembly
Virginia
Commission On Public Education
U. S. Supreme Court
Gray Commission
Assembly
Supreme Court
Prince Edward Counety
Orig
Police Recover Stolen Goods Two Juveniles Nabbed
Winchester police report the arrest of two Frederick County juveniles aged 16 and 17 who cleared several thefts. Goods recovered exceed 500 dollars, including tires, wheels, fishing gear, and tools. One juvenile’s car carried stolen tires. fender skirts were found on the other car. Four tires were sold for 50 dollars. Investigations into further thefts and related gasoline theft at Perry Engineering Co. continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Stephenson
Francis Funk
Warren Rudolph
Winchester Police Department
John Hoover
Perry Engineering Co
William Cain
Woodland Ave
F. S. Spreecher
Springcrest Ave
Acme
Leonard Sirbaugh
Courtfield Ave
Raymond Anderson
S. Cameron St
Soviet economic gaps threaten global aims
AP analysis outlines how the Soviet Union, despite advances in jets and science, lags the United States in automotive production and education. Structural weak spots in agriculture and manpower limit heavy industry and long-term war readiness even as Moscow projects vast export power and market reach. The piece previews a broader page 3 continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Us.s.r
West
Soviet Bloc
China
Moscow
Virginia Weather Forecast and Notices
The Virginia forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Highs around the mid to upper 80s in spots with cooler readings on the west and north. A five day outlook shows near normal temperatures, warmer Friday, and cooler late weekend with scattered showers possible. Also includes local notices: Dr. M. Schaffer has moved to 117 West Boscawen Street. job ads for a seamstress and truck driver. business hours for Corner Kitchen. Berry growers and Rice Trew and Rice Company contact details. andCleanup reminders for local services.
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Clarke
Clarke County High School
Proutrow
Wesley Journell
Dottie Hibbard
Lois Ladd
Nancy Peyton
Gretta Dicks
Shelia McCarty
Shirley Hurd
Charles Kackley
Winchester Star
Jay
Frank Royston
Barbara Ballenger
Powell Shepherd
Gayle Haymaker
Ruth Ellen Talley
Marietta Ames
Barbara Anne Strode
Mary Jean Rickard
Lillian Hummer
Ronald Kaplan
Joe Davis
William W. Blythe
David Phillips
Lind Harrison
Loyd Allen Johnson
Floyd McWilliams
Coleman Burke
Charles Bernusdaffer
Rae
CLARE
Fred White
Mary Margaret Thoma
Betty Ann Tavenner
Rebecca Anne Athey
Nancy Miller
Doris Williams
Georgie Milleson
Joyce Lake
Willard Russell Puller
Rodger White
Barbara Downs
Louise Huff
Phyllis Bernsdaffer
Anna Lee Hummer
Caroline Kerns
Kitty Smallwood
Jean Lloyd
Peter Paul Riley
Simon Newlin
Kenneth Pitta
Thomas Wiley
Charles Moore
Charles Pierce
Duke Murray
Garland Jenkins
Frederick
Frederick Clarke
Tito
UDC
Winchester Boat Sales
Loudoun & Gerrard St
Loudoun St
Friendship Fire CO
P.m
the Lion’s Shelter
Kinzel Grubbs
Sunnyside Tavern
Eugene Orndorff
Kent St
Nail
Fairmont Ave
Walter Shewbridge
Clearbrook
William L. Ryan
Cei Boric
M. Schaffer
West Boscawen St
Cammer’s Cleaners
S. Braddock St
RICE
Trew and Rice CO
Wyck St
J. P. Hershberger
J. H Huff
N. Loudoun St
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