Town in Honduras Reported Bombed By Mystery Planes
The Honduran government said last night mystery planes bombed a town near the Guatemalan frontier, raising speculation of retaliatory action against Guatemala. The Foreign Ministry named Santa Rosa de Copan as the attacked town but gave no casualty or aircraft numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Foreign Ministry
Santa Rosa de Copan
Nicaragua
Press For
U. N. Action
New York
U. N. Security Council
Carlos Castillo Armas
Esquipulas
Ariz
Scouts Camporee At Winchester Lions Shelter Friday Saturday
Boy Scouts from Shawnee and Potomac districts hold a Camporee at Winchester Lions Club Shelter Friday and Saturday with registrations at 2 30 p m. overnight camping Saturday events include turning contest water boiling knot relay first aid relay and more. Awards at 3 p m. after final inspections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Potomac
Winchester Lions Club
Henry L. Bush
Bush
Mr. Bush
E. Cork St
Winchester Recreation Park
Robert A. Saldzar
Robert N. Kellas
Ray Garabrand
Schewell
Cork St
Pingley
1953 Marked Second Straight Year With No City Traffic Deaths
Richmond and surrounding cities reported no traffic fatalities in 1953 for Winchester marking a second year without highway deaths. Statewide, 44 counties saw increases, 43 improved over prior records, and 11 stayed the same as 1952. Fairfax topped counties with 44 deaths. Caroline 31. Norfolk 30. Richmond County posted the highest per mile death rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Waynesboro
Winchester
C. W. Woodson, Jr
Woodson
Fairfax County
Caroline County
Norfolk
Richmond County
Frederick County
Clarke County
Temperature Dips To 81 High With Cooler Tomorrow Forecast
Weather summary notes an 81 degree high at Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory after a 92 degree day. Tonight’s low near 60 with clear skies. tomorrow cooler. Pool crowds rose to about 400 daily as heat persisted. Rainfall 18 inches in 24 hours lifting June total to 3.48 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Winchester
Bud York
Willow Lawn Swimming Pool
Rouss Park
Fruit Research Laboratory
Warehouse Fire Destroys Glaize Building Near Paper Mill Road
A warehouse owned by Fred L. Glaize and leased by Winchester Seed Company at Raub was wiped out last night by a blaze likely started by a fan dryer. Damage is estimated at about $45,000 with the burning center building and its contents destroyed while neighboring structures escaped major damage. Fire crews faced low water pressure, switching to hard suction to reach the flames, using hydrants and Abraham's Creek for supply. Residents reported seeing the fire erupt just before 8 p m as they watched from nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Glaize
Winchester Seed Company
Paper Mill Road
Featherbed
Raub
Fred Sturm
Ranb
Northern Virginia Power Company
Abraham
Elmer Good
John Anderson
Carson Hill
Harry Seabright
Peer Moss
Alarm Ends Meeting of Fire Executives
A Firemen's Executive Association meeting in Sarah Zane Hall adjourned before 8 in response to an emergency alarm. Fire Chief Taylory Barr, president, had just called the session to order. about 25 members attended before the alarm halted proceedings and the group set June 29 for its next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Executive Association
Sarah Zane Hall
Taylory Barr
Blaze Destroys Warehouse Sparking Firefighter Save Nearby Structures
Firemen battled a blaze for about an hour in a warehouse district, saving two neighboring warehouses and Raub Supply office. The destroyed building valued at about 20000 dollars with contents estimated at 25000 to 30000 dollars, mostly barley seed sacks and baled peat moss. A 200 gallon oil drum exploded but caused no further injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Shawnee
South End
Ranb Supply
Parents Warned Not to Start Children on Wine too Early
Paris France's Academy of Medicine urged against giving wine to young children noting it fosters bad temper and odd visions. Dr Suzanne Serin cited cases of seven year old Pierre and three year old Yvonne who were fed wine nightly and with meals. Some Normandy parents begin cider at 18 months believing it strengthens bodies or cures worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Academy of Medicine
Suzanne Serin
Pierre
Yvonne
Normandy
Serin
Winchester Girl Scout Day Camp Opens Monday
One hundred twelve local girls are registered for the Winchester Girl Scout Day Camp which begins Monday at the Lions Club Shelter. Brownies and Scouts from Frederick and Clarke counties aged 6 1 2 to 12 participate in four-day sessions with five units led by Virginia Wentz Eston Tevalt Patsy Wheeler Roberta Browning and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Richard I. Carter
Winchester Lions Club
Carter
Kitty Swisher
Joan Gavis
Eston Tevalt
Maynard Hausenfluck
Betty Petrie
Patty Bailey
Pirates
Patsy Wheeler
Helen Womeldorf
Sylvia Stine
Susan Dick
Roberta Browning
Susan Rosenberger
Helen Sullivan
Jo Ellen Dick
Pioneers
Gene Dunn
Patricia Cahill
Betty Lou Snellings
Pat Duvall
Smith Briefs Congress on Geneva Talks
Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith told a White House congressional leaders conference that Indochina may stay free of Communism with Laos Cambodia and parts of Vietnam resisting. He gave a detailed Geneva report and said no new plan existed, with a possible clearer stance after talks with Churchill and Eden. Churchill and Eden are due Friday for further discussions with Eisenhower and Dulles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
White House
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Congress
Eisenhower
Smith
Geneva
Korea
Churchill
Eden
Britain
Dulles
House
State Department
France
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
U. S
State Dulles
NATO
Southeast Asia
Seattle
Commons
Diet Bien Phu
Asia
French Premier Optimistic After Talks With Chou
French Premier Pierre Mendes-France met for two hours with Chinese Premier Chou En-lai in Bern. He said the frank conversation offered hope of "happy progress" at the Geneva conference toward peace in Indochina, but he did not detail the discussions. Mendes-France, arriving from Paris, stressed Indochina was central to his program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Mendes-France
China
Cho En-lat
Mendes-France
Indochina
Chou
Geneva
Paris
Iit
Local Youth Hurt In Accident East Of City
A 15 year old Delbert Harold Frye of 610 N Cameron St was injured around 11 a m when his 1953 Chevrolet left the road twice and landed in a ditch three miles east of Winchester near U S 7. He suffered head and finger lacerations and possible wrist and back injuries. Frye was treated at Memorial Hospital and faces a reckless driving charge. Damages to the car were about 550 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Broach
Delbert Harold Frye
Cameron St
Winchester
Catherine Elizabeth Frye
Broach
Frye
Young Frye
Memorial Hospital
Dailey resigns as Frederick County ASC office manager
Robert M. Dailey longtime Frederick County ASC office manager resigns effective June 30 to become insurance advisor with Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. Virginia McClure to serve as acting office manager starting July 1 and O E Demorest will remain with Farm Bureau as special agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Dailey
Frederick County
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Virginia McClure
Dailey
Cross Junction
Gainesboro
Braithwaite Bros
Bahaman
Fairmont Ave
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
ASC
Princess Strother
White Hall
E. Cork St
E Demorest
Whitacre
Eisenhower warns against cuts in foreign aid program
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve the full foreign aid request of 3 447 700 000, calling further reductions unjustified and unsafe. He cited Southeast Asia unrest and the Communist threat, and urged military and other aid to key allied nations. The White House suggested the message aimed to head off House Foreign Affairs Committee cuts amid budget debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Southeast Asia
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Murray Snyder
White House
Snyder
Moore Reelected To Virginia State Apple Commission
E. Blackburn Moore of Berryville and William Young Sr. of Staunton were reappointed to four year terms on the Virginia State Apple Commission. Parke C. Brinkley announced the appointments after recommendations from the Virginia State Horticultural Society. Other members include T. Howard Beasley Roanoke C. E. Johnson Jr. Sperryville J. B. Bonham Chilhowie Roy McClanahan Charlottesville and Robert J. Rea Mount Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryvile
William ". Young Sr
Staunton
Virginia State Apple Commission
Parke C. Brinkley
Virginia State Horticultural Society
T. Howard Beasley
Roanoke
C. E. Johnson Jr
Sperryville
J. B. Bonham
Chilhowie
Roy McChanahan
Charlottesville
Robert J. Rea
Mount Jackson
Truman Improves After Gall Bladder and Appendix Operation
President Harry S. Truman shows steady recovery from the emergency gall bladder and appendix operation performed three days ago. Doctors report improving strength and continued convalescence as he rests at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry
Truman
FDR name deleted from government GI Bill release
A Veterans Administration news release marking the GI Bill’s 10th anniversary had references to Franklin D. Roosevelt removed after Republican protests. A second batch omitted Roosevelt entirely, with officials saying the change did not affect the news value and citing nonpartisan nature of the legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Veterans Administration
White House
Unbelievable Pettifoggery
Sen
Hill
D-Ala
Franklin Roosevelt
Sen. Douglas
D-Ill
Roosevelt
Eden Proposes Southeast Asia Non-Aggression Pact System
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden urged the House of Commons for a Southeast Asian defense framework including non aggression pacts with the Communists. He cited Locarno style guarantees and a NATO like defense alliance, stressing caution against early militarized action in Indochina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Eden
House of Commons
Locarno
NATO
Europe
Germany
France
Britain
Italy
Poland
Hitler
Dulles
Shenandoah Poultry Auction Sells 26 000 Chickens
Twelve lots of chickens sold at the Shenandoah Area Poultry Auction on the second floor of the Golden Glow Restaurant. Six of 11 buyers bid, 22 reds and 12 whites, with totals of 26 000 birds and average prices near 24.5 cents, up slightly from last week. Auctioneer H H Bartlett noted more lots listed for next week while Irvin Williams outlined inspection lead times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Area
E. Gerrard St
H. H. Bartlett
Irvin Williams
Seven drown on Carlingford boat cruise capsizing
Seven persons were drowned when a motorboat carrying pleasure cruisers capsized in rough waters off Carlingford. Rescue units battled waves as authorities investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlingford
Northern Ireland
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Winchester Star
Lions Shelter
Rain
James Wood School
County Asc
Moore
Virginia
Apple Commission
Reds
Dead City
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