Anne Helfrich Wins Armstrong Scholarship at Handley High
The Handley High School graduation saw Anne Helfrich receive the first Armstrong Foundation Award a 1000 dollar annual scholarship for four years to the college of her choice. The event included multiple other scholarships and medals with 102 seniors earning diplomas as Dr. Garland R. Quarles presided.
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Armstrong Foundation
Handley High School
Anne Helfrich
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Helfrich
James Wood
Garland R. Quarles
Caroline Atwell
Madison College
Thomas Polhamus
Worth’s
Martha Rose Whitten
Kiwanis Club
Shanda Kiser
Richard Donica
W.R. Legge
Judges Athletic Association
W.P.S
Michael Foreman
Quarles
Virginia Athey
Charles W. Rinker, Jr
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Gerald Goodman
Evelyn Riley
Nine weddings set as heat waves bring delays in one-way traffic
Nerves run high this weekend as nine local weddings are planned in the area amid a heat wave. Traffic along Rt 7 between Winchester and Berryville slows to a one way crawl. two truck drivers wait under a tree for their turn. The forecast calls for possible thundershowers tomorrow afternoon amid high temperatures. A yard party at Gainesboro Fire Co is announced with a supper and auction Saturday 4 PM at Gainesboro School. local ads list shoulder wear chops and Willow Lawn Pool tennis courts are available by hour or reservation.
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Rt. 7
Winchester
Berryville
Gainesboro Fire Co
Gainesboro School
Anderson’s
Hoffa Says He Will Appeal Court Ruling on Reform Orders
Newark New Jersey James R Hoffa told a Teamsters rally the union will respect a federal appeals court ruling requiring reform measures but will appeal. He claimed the union is growing while rival unions decline and criticized opponents including Walter Reuther and Carey.
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Newark
N.J
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Hoffa
Washington
Wa ‘Er
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Graham Leaves For Moscow
Evangelist Billy Graham departed from London en route to Moscow after commenting that London's parks were turning into bed rooms. He said he and his wife were startled by public behavior and planned a five day visit to Moscow with possible preaching.
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London
Billy Graham
Moscow
Arve
Graham
America
Loudoun St
Methodists Announce Five Area Pastor Changes
At the Virciviq Methodist Conference in Norfolk five area pastor changes were announced. Rev W C Eastridge shifts from Montague Avenue to Bedford Circuit in Lynchburg District and is replaced by Rev R S Clark in Winchester. Other moves include Rev J S Peebles to Capron Church, Rev Philip E Weeks to Buckroe Beach Church, and assignments for Rev Lewis Minter and Rev Carroll C Goodridge with replacements and reorganizations across Frederick and Clarke counties.
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Virciviq Methodist
Winchester
W. C. Eastridge
Montague Avenue
Bedford
Lynchburg
Eastridge
R. S. Clark
Frederick County
Clarke County
J. S. Peebles
Brucetown
Capron
Philip E. Weeks
Gainesboro
Buckroe Beach
Peninusia
Lewis Minter
Carroll C. Goodridge
Kernstown
Highland Park
Richmond
Kenneth L. Whetsel
Marvin Chapel
White Post
D. E. Brumback
J. C. Dugger
F. B. Oglesby
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Wilbur E. Thomas
Buckroe
C. J. Bright
Market Street Methodist Church
W. N. Raney
Berryville
Mary Louise Steele
Francis Asbury
J. A. Andrew
Middletown
Alan Peer
North Frederick
A. W
Boy, 12, Wins Spelling Bee
Joel Montgomery, 12, of Denver, Colo., won the 32nd National Spelling Bee defeating Robert Crossley 12, of Center Square, Pa. The champion spelled fanfaronade and catamaran to secure victory, earning 1000 dollars, a New York trip, a trophy, and a school plaque.
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Washington
Joel Montgomery
Denver
Colo
Robert Crossley
Center Square
Joel
Robert
William Cashore
Norristown
New York
Allan Lee Kramer
Lake Worth
Fla
Three Children Die in Trailer Camp Incinerator Blaze
In Bay North Dakota three children aged 5 5 and 3 burned to death in a metal incinerator near a trailer court. Rodney Brenden Debra and Larry Dean Slater apparently started a fire with matches or embers. The body found about an hour after they were last seen at 10:30 a.m. The windy day hindered cries from reaching nearby parents.
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Lutz
Winchester Seed CO
Explosion destroys elevated transit structure at North Station
A powerful blast at Boston North Station damaged an elevated rapid transit section beside the North Railroad Station. Officials report 25 to 30 injured with probable fatalities. The North Station serves as Boston & Maine Railroad’s main terminal in a busy district.
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Boston
North Railroad
North Station
Boston & Maine Railroad
Labor Control Legislation Prospects Rise
The House Labor Committee opens showdown sessions as optimism grows that a bill will emerge. Chairman Barden expects a compromise enabling debate on the first major labor bill since Taft Hartley. The Teamsters shift to support action and promise a draft of their own labor rights bill by next Monday.
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Washington
Eee Ie
House
House Labor Committee
Graham A. Barden
D-Nc
Committee
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Solons praise Byrd on his 72nd birthday
Democrats and Republicans lauded Senator Byrd D Va on his 72nd birthday. Senate leaders and colleagues praised him as a pillar of the republic and a finan cier while Byrd credited his daily walk of an hour and a half.
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Solons
Byrd
Washington
D-Va
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Thurmond
D-S.c
Congress
Keating
Curtis
Williams
Del
Republic
Air Force cadet's teen wife killed in Colorado crash
Barbara Ann Barnwell, 18, of Denver, died in a car crash near Durango as the wife of Lt. Lee Barnwell, 23, of Greenville South Carolina, who was driving. The couple, married a day after graduation, had met in the academy chapel. Barnwell had earlier been punished for driving to Denver to see her.
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Durango
Colo
Air Force Academy
Colorado
Barbara Ann Barnwell
Denver
Lee Barnwell
Greenville
S.C
Herbert Luoma
Barbara
O.K
Luoma Barnwell
Mercy Hospital
Barnwell
Academy Grounds
Colorado Springs
Academy Chapel
Hussein of
Jordan
U.S
Hussein
Chicago
Winchester Ahead In Business Activity
Prosperity returns as Winchester shows strong 1958 figures with retail sales totaling 39.781 million and per household income averaging 5114. The city’s sales index stands at 228, 128 percent above the national average, signaling a robust post recession rebound and optimism for 1959. Winchester attracts spending from nonresidents, aided by rising personal income enabling big purchases like homes cars boats and travel.
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Winchester
Nose Cone Flight Tests Reach 5500 Miles Over Atlantic
A Thor Able missile launched from Cape Canaveral sent an advanced nose cone 5500 miles to the South Atlantic near Ascension Island. Recovery ships and planes search the area as Air Force notes the re entry test achieved most objectives.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Ascension Island
Cape
Air Force
South Atlantic Ocean
45 Gamblers Booked in Raid On Hotel Suite
New York detectives raided a $76-a-day New Yorker Hotel suite and arrested 45 men for disorderly conduct after finding $50 000 to $70 000 among dice tables plus four hostesses, two bartenders, and the hotel detective as lookout. Seven crooked dice, gambling chips, and a burglar's kit were seized. hostesses charged with loitering for prostitution.
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New York
Manhattan
New Yorker
Samuel Cohen
State Approves Southern Route for Interstate 64
The Virginia State Highway Commission, by 5 to 3, backed the Roanoke Lynchburg southern corridor for Interstate 64, rejecting a northern route favored by engineers and a consulting firm. Voters included Watkins, Sclater, Flythe, Chinn, and Barrow for the south, while Rawls Carper Nelson backed the north.
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Richmond
State Highway Commission
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond-Clifton Forge
Charlottesville
Staunton
Commission
Samuel D. May
Tucker C. Watkins Jr
South
Boston
W. M. Sclater
Marion
S. S. Flythe
Martinsville
W. N. Chinn
Fredericksburg
Emory P
Perrow
Western powers reject Soviet Berlin plan amid price threat
In Geneva the Big Four discuss Berlin as Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko offers to suspend immediate end to occupation rights in West Berlin for a year. Western leaders demand deeper concessions, rejecting a one year deadline and warning against duress while outlining competing proposals and potential talks collapse.
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Herter
Gromyko
Secre
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
Wilhelm Grewe
West Germany
West Berlin
Bersin
Berlin
Soviet Union
East Berlin
East Germany
France
Diktat
United States
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Dr. Quarles
Handley School
Boyce Fire Co
James Cobb
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Willow Lawn Pool
Ruth Mulree
Mulree
West Covina
Calif
Joe
Landon B. Whitacre
Methodists
Norfolk
Bulletin
House Committee
AF Academy
Board of Equalization
Virginia
City Hall of
M & Mc
Fred I. Brumback
Charles H. Harper
J. Fred Larrick
Montmorency
L. O. Dick
Soviet
Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Grove Furniture CO
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