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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1954

Page

2

Dance Fantasie Draws 800 At Ewing Studio Recital

About 800 attended the annual Dance Fantasie at Handley auditorium presented by the Ewing Studio of Dance Art. Over 150 students performed in sections for beginners intermediates and advanced dancers with scenery by Miss Mary Katherine Aulick and Arthur Mumpower and accompanists Helen Samsell Philip Groves Mary Sullivan Linda Smith and Mary Kater.

Handley Auditorium Ewing Studio of Dance Art Mary Katherine Aulick Arthur Mumpower Helen Samsell Philip Groves Mary Sullivan Linda Smith Mary Kater Josh Melody Lane Theatre Struttin Gossec Delibes

Refuge Vacation Bible School Completes Weekly Program

Refuge church completed its Vacation Bible School this week from 9 to 11:30 daily under director Mrs A F Lillard. Average attendance reached 40 as classes closed with a Friday picnic. Closing exercises and certificates will be given tomorrow at 10 a.m. Teachers included Audrie Harwath Mamie Leith Anna Henry Leon Green Harley Grim Reta Canfield Elinore Miller Vergie White and Peggy Huffman.

Refuge A. F. Lillard Audrie Harwath Mamie Leith Anna Henry Leon Green Harley Grim Reta Canfield Elinore Miller Vergie White Peggy Huffman

June 19 Sales Directory Listing for Welton Shoemaker

Auction notice for June 19 at 10 a m listing Welton Shoemaker 509 N Cameron and J Winchester selling furniture household goods and personal property. W F.

Welton Shoemaker N. Cameron J. Winchester W. F

Hastings Speaker At Ebenezer Church Memorial Service

Dr. J Warren Hastings of National City Christian Church Washington D C will speak at Ebenezer Christian Church Capon Bridge W Va Memorial Service Sunday Afternoon session starts 2 15 oclock with hymn singing music and visiting ministers recognized Morning remarks by Rev S J Goode Bible School at 10 00 Eagle Quartet to sing Holy Communion offered by church leaders with offering for church and cemetery. Hastings is a noted Disciples of Christ minister with degrees from Lynchburg Yale and University of Edinburgh and served as US Government Protestant representative in 1949 in the Orient.

J. Warren Hastings National City Christian Church Washington, D. C Ebenezer Christian Church Capon Bridge W. Va Hastings Disciples of Christ S. J. Goode L. B. Whitacre Eagle Quartet R. P. Anderson Robert Wing

Episcopal Service Time Changes at Christ Church

Beginning tomorrow the mid morning service moves to 10 30 a m from 11 a m at Christ Episcopal Church and Church School will meet then as well. The schedule applies all summer with Church School meeting in church first. 8 a m service unchanged.

Christ Episcopal Church

Police Recover Stolen Auto in Alexandria

State Police yesterday recovered a 1946 Ford reported stolen in Alexandria last Saturday night. The car was found abandoned near Lost Corners on U S Route 50 by Trooper P. F. Click. It was undamaged but had motor trouble. owner is George Suthard of Alexandria.

Alexandria Lost Corners U. S Rt. 50 P. F. Click George Suthard

McCarthy Cohn Senate Hearings Continue Amid Allegations

The testimony covers charges of improper pressure to aid Schine, with Stevens and Adams denying a hostage claim. McCarthy and Cohn rebut accusations while Jackson seeks full facts to reach a fair decision. The clash over a psychological warfare plan linked to Schine sparks questions from Jackson.

Jackson Cohn McCarthy The Army Stevens John G. Adams Schine Subcommittee Adams Carr West Point New York Cohn-Kennedy State Department

Veterans Learn, Enjoy Festival of Favorite Marches at Center

Ernest 6000 free cigarettes distributed to hospitalized veterans. On May 16 the chapter hosted the Reuss Drum and Bugle Corps for a Festival of Favorite Marches, welcomed by patients and officials. Seven veterans were welcomed as new DA V members: Bowman Spaid White Allanson Legg Coffey Artrip. A barbecue supper followed the meeting.

Reuss Drum and Burgle Corps William F. Bowman Charles A. Spaid Amos M. White Frank Allanson Theodore

Front Royal Livestock Market Sale Prices and Regulus Missile

Market pricing lists hogs veal lambs sheep slaughter cattle and stocker feeder cattle with weight ranges and price bands. A second item notes Phi the Navy plans to arm its first atomic submarine Nautilus with the Regulus guided missile at Miami Beach.

Miami Beach Fla Navy

Nixon Escapes Injury In Auto Collision Near Whit tier

Vice President Richard M. Nixon escaped unharmed when his car was hit by a swerving vehicle that struck a Secret Service car. The incident occurred near Imperial Highway and Compton Avenue as Nixon traveled to Whit tier to attend his parents. He planned to speak at Whittier College today.

Los Angeles Richard M. Nixon Secret Service Nixon Whittier Whittier College Imperial Highway Compton Ave

First Drowning At Virginia Beach Claims 16-Year-Old

Melvin Edward Pallet, 16, of Norfolk, drowned at Virginia Beach the first death of the year. Illness and a strong undercurrent were blamed after a 20 minute search by the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad recovered the body. Pallet had lived in Norfolk recently and was the son of Mrs Ruth Flanagan Pallett and the late Marshal Pallet.

Virginia Beach Melvin Edward Pallet Norfolk Princess Anne County Ruth Flanagan Pallett Marshal Pallet

Australian to Speak At Highland Avenue

The Rev. Kenneth Herriot from Australia will address Highland Chapel tomorrow at 8 oclock. He is a World Council of Churches delegate, former Australian Navy chaplain, and has traveled in Europe. He will show slides from England Scotland Ireland and Canada during the service.

Kenneth Herriot Australia World Council of Churches Chicago Highland Chapel O’colck Europe England Scotland Ireland Canada

Local Stock Quotations From White Weld Chester Office

Quotations list from White Weld in Chester for stocks and preferreds including American Furniture Bank of Clarke County Commonwealth National Gas N and W Industries Farmers Merchants National Bank George Washington Hotel Life Insurance of Virginia O Sullivan Rubber Potomac Edison Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Victor Products Virginia Storage Virginia Woolen Winchester Storage with bid and price levels for par values and preferred shares.

White, Weld & Company Inchester American Furniture Bank of Clarke County Commercial and Savings Bank Es Ee Commonwealth Nat'l Gas Dan River Mills Farmers & Merchants Nat’ Bank George Washington Green Chemical Company Life Insurance Company of Virginia N & W Industries Common N & W Industries National Fruit Products O'Sullivan Rubber Co O'Sullivan Rubber Potomac Edison Shenandoah Valley Victor Products Virginia Virginia Woolen Winchester

Department store sales slip in Richmond district week

Dollar volume of 5th District department stores for the week ended June 5 fell 5 cents from the same week in 1953, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Richmond Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Cadets to Join Carrier Task Group Exercises

Atlantic Fleet explains about 480 West Point cadets and 230 Armed Forces Staff College officers will depart Norfolk on June 14 to participate in carrier task group exercises.

Norfolk Atlantic Fleet Headquarters West Point Armed Forces Staff College

FDR Jr. Joins New York Governor Nomination Race

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. publicizes his bid for the Democratic nomination for New York governor after talks with Carmine De Sapio and Charles Buckley. He already has support in 16 of 62 counties and aims to secure an early commitment to start campaigning before the September conventions.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr Roosevelt New York City Carmine de Sapio Charles A. Buckley de Sapio Democratic National Committee Tammany Hall Manhattan Democratic Organization Buckley Bronx Thomas E. Dewey Dewey

French Bring Reinforcements to Red River Delta

In Hanoi Indochina French forces pour more troops into the Red River Delta amid rising speculation that Vietminh legions may strike there within weeks.

Hanoi Indochina Red River

United States to Convene Hemisphere Meeting on Guatemala

Informed officials said the United States plans a Monday special conference of hemisphere foreign ministers to pursue united action to quarantine Guatemala amid concerns over Red-tinged activity. The move signals coordinated diplomatic steps to address the crisis.

Washington United States United Guatemala

Red Star Warns Russian Officers Over Flabby Drills

The Soviet military paper Red Star laments officers shirking training and stresses that in the atomic era one cannot afford laxness in setting up exercises and readiness.

Moscow Red Star

Youth 18 Drowns in Appomattox River at Ballsville

Randall Garrison, 18, of Powhatan County, drowned in the Appomattox River after stepping from a sand bar into deep water. Sheriff F. W. Simpson said the incident occurred yesterday near Ballsville, Virginia.

Ballsville Randall Garrison Powhatan County Appomattox River F. W. Simpson

Weather Slows Search for Navy Plane Wreck on Yaku Island

Wind and rain hampered a search party climbing a rugged mountain on Yaku Island. They seek the wreckage of a Navy plane in which 17 men are feared dead.

Tokyo Yaku Island

Strike Near End Paralyzing Pittsburgh Transit

A 2,700 trolley and bus operators strike that shut down Pittsburgh transportation since May 9 appeared near an end today, signaling a possible settlement and resumption of service in the industrial city.

Pittsburgh

Benson Urges Abundant Production Basis For Farm Programs

Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson told the Ninth Annual Convention of the American Plant Food Council at the Homestead in Hot Springs Virginia that future farm programs should be built on the long pull of abundant production rather than scarcity.

Hot Springs Ezra Taft Benson American Plant Food Council

Small Fire In Cab No Damage Reported

Firefighters were called before 9 a.m. today to Dr. H. I. Pifer’s Martinsburg Pike home where wiring on a Chevrolet sedan owned by Polly’s Cab and driven by Andy Orndorff was on fire. The blaze was controlled quickly with no damage reported.

How's your I Q answers list from page four

Answers to the quiz on page 4 include Abilene Kansas Gabriel Admiral Husband E Kimmel Baltimore Md The Rivals Storm and stress Coins medals paper money A horse The 22nd hour 10 o clock p m Removal of the colon

Abilene Kansas Gabriel Husband E. Kimmel Baltimore, Md

Mrs Sloane Dies In Brooklyn N Y

Mrs Bet tye Sloane dies in Brooklyn New York. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 p m from St Pauls Methodist Church with Rev J T Mayes officiating Burial at Orrick Cemetery pallbearers named Charles Long Charles Harris Graham Robinson Sanford Shelton German Ford and George Nickens Survivors include husband Andrew Sloane two sons Andrew Sloane Jr and Fred Sloane a daughter Mrs Joseph Morris all of Brooklyn five sisters and five brothers plus several grandchildren

Bettye Sloane Brooklyn N. Y St. Paul’s Methodist Church J. T. Mayes Orrick Ceme Charles Long Charles Harris Graham Robinson Sanford Shelton Germain Ford George Nickens Andrew Sloane Andrew Sloane, Jr Fred Sloane Joseph Morris William Roman Martinsburg Caroline Wesco Virginia Burns Summit Point W. Va Charlotte Carey Harry Roy Courtney Leslie Weaver George Weaver

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Ewing Studio Refuge Vacation Carl Jones B. F. Goodrich Loudoun St Ps Rave Ebenezer Church Episcopal Oak Grove Clearbrook, Va Timigeif Cbs-Tv International Marvester C. I. Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St Sen. Mundt Ernest Front Royal Livestock Market Rt. 50 A.C. White W. F. Artrip Highland Avenue Gore Frederick County Loring T. Good Robert L. Dehaven Boston William Cavanaugh Jamaica Plain Mass Santo Diaferio Roxbury International Soundphoto Fdr Jr Delta Reinforced H. C. Christianson Maytag Oak Plumly P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp N. Kent St I. Q Aigay Glaize Bro Kaw Desirable County Real Estate Sanella F. Cauchois Circuit Court Winchester Front Royal Pike Calvary Church W. E. Edwards Edwin T. Snider Kernstown Lupton Place Guernsey McCormick-Deering Oliver McDeering John Deere Thomas Henkel M. Lamp W. D. Orndorff G. E. Vickers Ladies of Cork St. Christan Chereh
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