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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1956

Page

2

House ready to vote on four year school construction plan

The House Rules Committee cleared a Democratic backed four year federal aid school construction program totaling 1.6 billion dollars. It would provide 400 million annually and a revolving fund up to 750 million to buy local bonds, with possible opposition from southern members over an amendment against segregation.

Washington House House Rules Committee Senate Eisenhower Deral

Sales Directory Listings for Winchester Virginia Auctions

Sat Jun 23 1 pm L J Largent 401 S Cameron St Winchester VA household goods auctioneer W D Orndorff. Sat Jun 23 10 am Estate of Haden G Heironimus home place Winchester Rt 3 near Bartonsville furniture farming implements real estate auctioneer Boyd G Headley Jr. Tues Wed Jun 26 27 10 am Chanticleer Inn 202 West Boscawen St Winchester antiques restaurant equipment auctioneer E T Snider. Sat Jun 30 11 am John Anderson and J Edward Thoma Special Commissioners in front of Frederick County Court House real estate 1 mile north of Brucetown auctioneer E T Snider.

L. J. Largent S. Cameron St Winchester W D. Orndorff Haden G. Heironimus Home Place Bartonsville Boyd G. Headley, Jr Wed

Clarke School Board Replaces Mrs. Watkins in Chapel District

Clarke County voters approved a 2 1 vote to replace Mrs. William B Watkins Jr on the Clarke County School Board. Mrs Jerome Garver will take the Chapel District seat July 1 after a public hearing at the Clarke County Courthouse.

Clarke School Board W.B. Watkins Berryville Clarke County Clarke County School Trustee Electoral Board William B. Watkins, Jr Clarke County School Board Jerome Garver Watkins Chapel District Blue Ridge Longmarsh G. Kenneth Levi Battletown Julian A. Everly Greenway Chapel Garver A. Garland Williams C. B. Carr

Joint Bible School To Close at Boyce

The White Post and Boyce Vacation Bible School will close tomorrow after session at Boyce Church since last Monday. About 95 children enrolled. A picnic is planned on the church lawn tomorrow afternoon and commencement Sunday at 11 am open to the public. Music by Mrs Llord and Mrs EB Brown. Teaching staff includes Mrs Creamer Hughes Kir by Hawkins White Anders Carroll Boyd Shiley Lofton Glascock Hawkins. Rev Linwood Daniels is pastor.

White Post and Boyce Vacation Bible School Boyce Church Edward Llord EB. R. Brown Charles Creamer Robert Hughes Abagail Kirby John Hawkins Betty White John Anders Noah Carroll William Boyd Margaret Shiley Janet Lofton Peter Glascock Donald Hawkins Linwood Daniels

County Residents Should Save Valuable Time

A public service alert urges county residents to report fires promptly by calling MO 2-4500 to save time and improve emergency response.

Freedom preserved in Congregational Christian merger

In Omaha the executive committee led by Rev. Dr. Raymond Walker assured members that the planned merger with Evangelical and Reformed Church will not threaten local church autonomy or freedom of worship. Dr. Albert Buckner Coe highlighted adaptability while noting distinct origins and governance of the two denominations.

Omaha Neb Raymond Walker Portland Ore Congregational Christian General Council Congregational Christian Churches America Albert Buckner Coe Boston Evangelical and Reformed National General Synod U. S

Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic Here Collects 95 Pints

A Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at the First Presbyterian Church sponsored by the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce collected 95 pints of whole blood on a 150 pint quota. Fred Stinson reported 20 first time donors, totaling 2 522 individual donors and 6 667 pints since the program began. Local residents donated 65 pints with Frederick and Clarke counties contributing the rest.

Red Cross Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce First Presbyterian Church Fred Stinson Winchester- Prederick County American Red Cross Aaron Zuckerman Leelon R. McNealy Frances V. Lee Frances V. Barb Maynard A. Hausenfluck John H. Miller James A. Nealis Suffolk Skitywith Zuckerman Novick, O'Sullivan and Raub Supply

Theodore Von Karman Receives Medal of Freedom Honor

A Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded at an Institute of Aeronautical Sciences dinner honoring Dr. Theodore Von Karman held in Los Angeles. The civilian award recognizes outstanding contributions to the nation and science.

Los Angeles Theodore von Karman Institute of Aeronautical Sciences

Picket tensions rise at plant during June 11 events

Witnesses described altered picket lines at the O Sullivan plant on June 11. Cars were warned away as pickets formed circles and shouted at drivers during the shift, with reports of rocks thrown and nails scattered at a local home.

Neil Babb William Clark Clark Robert Glass O'Sullivan Glass Larrick Marion Miller, Sr Tracey Fink Stephens City Fink Terretta Mr. Waltz Mr. Terretta Joseph A. Massie, Jr Midler Evelyn Richard The Union John Hoover Paul Shifflett Lola Orndorff Geraldine Keeler Paul Shickle Marion Miller, Jr

Kernstown Bible School Reaches Second Week

Vacation Bible School at Kernstown Methodist closes its second week with final session tomorrow. A post session picnic at Rouss Park follows, and a Sunday program at 10 30 a m highlights group accomplishments. About 70 pupils and 13 teachers attended daily.

Kernstown Laurie Bowers Wayne Warren Arthur Sager Loring Ritter Preston Place John Cammer Audrey Anderson Nancy Davis

Love Birds Divided In Dallas Divorce

The couple George Spencer and his wife were divorced yesterday. Judge Dallas A. Blankenship awarded the male love bird to Spencer and the female to Mrs Spencer as the only property to be divided.

Dallas George Spencer Dallas A. Blankenship Spencer

Highway Construction Bill Near Final Congressional Action

A 32.9 billion highway bill moved toward final congressional action as Senate and House conferees prepared for a last session. The package lowers total duration to three years for primary, secondary, and urban road programs with 50-50 federal-state funding and interstate allocations totaling 27 million.

Washington Senate House Eisenhower Sen Byrd D-Va Senate House

Johnson-Williams Pupils At NFA Convention

Berryville Johnson-Williams High School students Tyson Jones Alfonso Banks McKinley Mason Donald Clay and Benjamin Jones from the Milton Valley Chapter attended the 30th annual New Farmers of America convention at Virginia State College Petersburg. They competed in forestry and livestock judging while Dr. S A Madden opened proceedings and R E Bass spoke. The event included a Cotton Ball and awards, with plans to start earlier contest prep for federation level and enter more state competitions.

Berryville Tyson Jones Alfonso Banks McKinley Mason Donald Clay Benjamin Jones Johnson-Williams New Farmers of America Virginia State College Petersburg Milton Valley NFA S. A. Madden R. E. Bass NHA

Gray Defends stance amid split over school integration plan

State Gray resists debate with Blackburn on the propriety of endorsing a plan that would let localities pick nonracial criteria for school assignment while allowing racial mixing if the locality chooses. The commission also backs a tuition grant proposal to fund private schooling when parents opt out of integrated schools or when a local school is closed to prevent integration.

Gray Blackburn Commission General Assembly

Average 150-Pound Adult Consumes 1531 Pounds of Food Yearly

The figure estimates annual intake for a person weighing 150 pounds, indicating a high level of yearly food consumption.

Answers to Page 4 Quiz Questions Revealed

The quiz on Page 4 lists ten items with: 1 Greek Andronicus of Cyrrus 2 Engineers 3 St Matthew 4 Rhode Island 5 Elastic 6 Neither Anteater 7 Widely distributed 8 North Sea 9 Either 10 Solomon.

Andronicus Cyrrus St. Matthew Rhode Island North Sea

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