Two Cars Set in Crash Injuring Three
A two car collision left three people injured and involved the Rescue Squad ambulance at roughly the same location as a previous incident.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
3
Footbridge Tilt Triggers 15-Fall at Big Stone Gap Hymn
A wooden three foot wide footbridge over the Powell River collapsed under a crowd of about 20 crossing to a Bullitt Park hymn sing. Ten were injured with three serious. 10,000 gathered nearby as rescue crews and ambulances arrived within minutes. Investigators will probe why a two inch anchor cable tore loose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone
Gap
Powell River
Wayne Coomer
Harold Culbertson
Norton
Charlie Tipton
Clinchport
Milton D. Bishop
Bristol
Harry Hug
Hug
Viscose Extends Union Contract at Front Royal
Viscose employees ratified a three year extension of their union contract. The pact adds 10 cent hourly raises starting June 1, 1959 followed by 5 cent raises in 1960 and 1961, revises vacation pay, lowers disability eligibility from 55 to 50, and updates work sharing provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal — Viscose
Churches to Aid Round Hill CFC Yard Party
Round Hill Fire Company plans its annual yard party at James Wood High School on July 18 with participation from multiple local churches. Women from the churches meet June 22 to plan a 5 p.m. supper featuring country ham and fried chicken, followed by a 7 30 p.m. auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill Fire Company
James Wood High School
Round Hill
Burnt
Sunnyside
Lamps
Mountain View
Mt. Olive
Mt. Pleasant E.U.B
St. Johns
Bethel Lutheran
Hayfield
Albert Pingley
Kenneth Lewis
E. W. Steele
Stotler Heads Lions District 24 A in Virginia
Bryan Stotler of the Winchester Lions Club was elected Governor of District 24 A at the 36th Virginia State Lions Convention in Roanoke. He will be installed June 26 at the Lions International convention in New York City. Stotler succeeds Art Kirby of Quantico and leads 41 clubs in Northern Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Stotler
Winchester Lions Club
Roanoke
Art Kirby
Quantico
Virginia
Stotler
Lions International
New York City
Lions
Winchester
The
Moose
Izaak Walton League
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Rouss Fire Company
Winchester - Frederick County Safety Council
Governor's Highway Safety Committee
Odd Fellows
Realtors’ Association
Henry Lowry
Gainesboro VFD yard party raises funds for new fire hall
The Gainesboro Fire Company collected 2450 dollars at a Saturday yard party and auction held at Gainesboro School. Net proceeds go to debt on the building fund for the new fire hall. Prize winners included Mrs. Allen Sirbaugh Capon Bridge with a deep freeze Roy Drummond Strasburg a 30 30 rifle Bazil Cooper Winchester an electric mixer Mrs Leggett Winchester an electric skillet and Junie Bayliss Gainesboro a steam iron. Auxilians served supper in the high school cafeteria then the lawn auction followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
Te Gainesboro
Allen Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
Roy Drummond
Strasburg
Bazil Cooper
Winchester
Leggett
Junie Bayliss
Gainesboro High School
Lions to Hear Of Convention Report at Luncheon
The Lions Club will hear the delegates' report from the state convention at its regular weekly lunch tomorrow at 12 15 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. The note lists a 99 year lease on naval and air bases in Newfoundland Bermuda the Bahamas Antigua St Lucia Trinidad and British Guiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club
George Washington Hotel
United States
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamie, Antigu
St. Lucia
Trinidad
British Guiana
Mrs. Andresen Improves After Being Thrown From Truck
Sallie F. Andresen, 72, of Berryville improved to fair condition at Memorial Hospital after injuries from a pickup truck mishap on Horseshoe Curve in Clarke County. Earlier she was listed in critical condition Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie F. Andresen
Berryville
Memorial Hospital
Horseshoe Curve
Clarke County
Labor Union Roots From Knights to AFL Origin
The American Federation of Labor traces its origins to 1886 when it began as the Knights of Labor. It later reorganized into a more centralized federation led by Samuel Gompers and other labor leaders shaping early wage labor advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Registrar Kept Busy Saturday
Twenty four changes in the registration books kept Mrs. Eugene C. Babb busy Saturday. The deadline for residents to register to vote in the July 14 Democratic primary fell that day. In the city 14 new registrations occurred, one transfer from county to city and two transfers within city precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene C. Babb
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Rt. 522
Ohio
Bullitt Park
Coomer
Kent ST
Mr. John Roberts
Electrical Service
Round Hill Cfc
Bryan Stotler Stotler
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Old — Strong Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Madison College Alumnae Assoc
W. Boscawen St
Mrs. Andresen
Dad
Norelco
Huntley -Brinkley
NBC -Tv
Bargain
China
D. Mose
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