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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
13
The U S Department of Labor defines 24000 distinct occupations in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. The compendium covers about 80 percent of American workers’ jobs.
Stephens City Troop 6 sponsors a two day Boy Scout Yard Party to raise funds for a new building. The event includes a 5 PM supper, a baby contest, and a 7 PM Friday parade along Route 11 led by officials and Scout executives with many local groups, businesses, and volunteers participating.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will not admit United States citizens. Applications are open only to British subjects who reside in Canada, aged 21 to 30, single, and meeting educational and medical requirements.
Indiana Democrats chose Claude Wickard a former agriculture secretary to run for the U S Senate at the state convention in Indianapolis Paul Butler failed to secure clear control of the party with McKinney also lacking a decisive win Butler backed Wickard while rival candidates lost in a nine ballot gubernatorial fight leading to Ralph Tucker as the dark horse nominee Republicans meet Friday for their nominations and Indiana awaits Chicago convention decisions with Homer Capehart likely to be renominated.
Firefighters responded to a blaze near Stephen son. Stanley Clevenger reported oversize gasoline in the Ford tractor tank spilled onto the hot engine, igniting the fire and damaging front tires carburetor battery distributor wiring and paint.
W Van John Kent Omps has returned home from Winchester Memorial Hospital and is reported to be improving. Mr. and Mrs. George Michael and son of Arlington spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Eva Stotler and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Heironymus. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keif of Martinsburg W Va spent the weekend with Mrs. Keif's parents Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shade. They called at the home of Mrs. H B Dick. Miss Janie Holliday Alan C Nesmith and a friend motored to Hershey Pa last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eston Bonner Sr spent a few days recently with relatives near Davis W V. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Shade and son visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shade on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. N L Dick visited last Sunday at the home of Mr Jerry Dick.
Charles C. Sledge of Charlotte North Carolina husband of Frances Robinson died in a Huntersville hospital after a long illness. He leaves two sons ages 13 and 11, his father and five sisters. He was a native of Charlotte. Funeral held Tuesday at 4 30 p m in Charlotte with interment in the city.
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