State Asks Bid For Improvements At Fishers Hill
State agency seeks bids for 19 road and bridge projects. Key item is 1.19 miles of two lane northbound roadway and a 77 foot bridge over Tumbling Run at Fishers Hill in Shenandoah County. Also includes widening, alignment correction, and multiple county secondary road works.
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U. S. 11
Strasburg
Fishers Hill
Shenanfieah
Jackson River
Bath County
Crozet
Chariotiesville
Albemarle County
Old Appomattox Courthouse
Dulles to Speak On Guatemalan Situation Tonight
Secretary of State Dulles will review the Guatemalan situation in a 15 minute television radio report to the nation. The address starts at 8 45 p m EDT and will be carried live by ABC radio and DuMont television with later rebroadcasts on other networks.
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Abhington
Dulles
ABC Radio
DuMont Television
How's Your LQ Answers for Page 4 Quiz
Quiz key lists 10 items with answers including Yes for item 1 and Robert Louis Stevenson for item 2. Other entries cite cities Caracas Spain and Germany, a sailor's song, a chalet, a cup of wine, and a term allergy to tenpina plus references to a lightning war.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Caracas
Germany
Spain
Berserk Body, Wife and Officers Fall in Indianapolis Shootout
A 64 year old man Howard Ellis shot his wife and three policemen in a West Side Indianapolis home during a 21 to 4 hour battle. An armored car dashed into the yard as police entered. Ellis was killed by a machinegun volley after a brief shot at officers.
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Indianapolis
Acros
Howard Ellis
Ellis
Queen Esther Class To Meet Tomorrow
The Esther Class of Pitt EF U B Church will gather tomorrow at 7 30 p m. at the home of Mrs William Cochran in Albin for a meeting with Mrs Pred Robinson leading the devotions.
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Esther
Pitt EF. U. B
William Cochran
Albin
Pred Robinson
Total Eclipse Observed Across Narrow Path in United States
Observers along a 70 mile wide path reported totality lasting under an hour as the moon fully obscured the sun at 5 07 CST. The shadow stretched from Nebraska through the upper Midwest to India, with favorable weather aiding visibility and data collection.
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Atlantic Ocean
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lake Superior
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Middle East
Pakistan
India
Groom
Harvest Yields Highlight County Barley and Grain Report
J J Pickeral farm at Middle Wen led yields with 645 bushels per acre on 2060 acres of Wong Barley. Other top stands included H W Butler & Bro 79.6 bu and George W Good 75-80 bu. Wheat prospects look good though yields unavailable. corn borers being monitored with spray recommendations of two pounds DDT per 109 gallons water. Pastures improved with rain sought to sustain growth.
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J. J. Pickeral
Middlewen
J. W. Ballowe
R. A. Cooper & Son
Haymond Loy
J. W. Loy
C. L. Armel
Berryville
Collier Parms
Winchester
Kentucky
Charles Brown
H. W. Butler & Bro
Stonewall
George W. Good
Kernstown
Wolfe
July 3 to 23 farm sale listings in Virginia notices
Sales directory lists multiple auctions in Virginia areas including Clearbrook Winchester Berryville and Frederick County. Items include farm machinery furniture antiques household goods cattle and real estate with auctioneers E T Snider Chas Duvall W D Orndorff and others. Dates range July 3 through July 23 with locations such as Patton's Warehouse 425 N Cameron St and 314 Stonewall Ave near the Frederick County Court House.
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Harrison Maury
Clearbrook
Chas. Duvall
Don Combs
Patton
N. Cameron St
Winchester
Buddy Artrip
Rachel Roberts
Nain
E. T. Snider
George Roberts
Berryville
H. D. Robinson
Fred F
E. M. Mangum
Douglas F. Seabright
Old Galliday Place
Royal Road
W. D. Orndorff
B. M. Roszel
Frederick County Court House
Stonewall Ave
County Agent Notes Severe Pasture Drought
County agent said conditions are extreme with pastures at about 65 percent of normal. Mr Woile added rain is badly needed in most areas to remedy the drought.
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Woile
Southern States
Southern States Cooperative
Service Tomorrow For Mrs Parrill
Funeral service for Mrs Blanche Parrill who died Monday at her son’s Baltimore home will be held tomorrow at 1 pm at Omps Funeral Home. The Rev Cameron Hayes will officiate and burial will follow in Timber Ridge Cemetery at High View West Virginia. Pallbearers are Arian Sturbaugh Roger Oates Vernon Whitacre Garland Whitacre Harold Whitacre and Lewis Lamp. She will lie in state at the Omps Funeral Home until the service.
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Blanche Parrill
Baltimore
Omps
Cameron Hayes
Timber Ridge
Richmond insurance salesman commits suicide on street
A 56 year old Richmond insurance salesman named Robert Wylie Morton parked his car on a city street and fatally shot himself with a German Luger pistol, according to police reports.
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Richmond
Richmond Street
Robert Wylie Morton
Navy to modify carriers after Bennington explosion
The Navy will modify catapult systems on all but two aircraft carriers following the May 26 disaster aboard the carrier Bennington. The explosion killed more than 100 sailors and marines.
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New York
Navy
Bennington
Safe cracking case unfolds with Dunaway alleged
Testimony alleges Dunaway broke into the basement through a window then into the showroom to access a safe.Evidence includes a missing $102 and tools left by the safe, blood samples, heel marks, and testimonies about Dunaway’s access to the shed and building. The trial resumes with more witnesses after lunch.
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Robert Butler
Dunaway
Mr. Watts
Butler
Douglas Butler
Rudolph
Captain Funk
FBI
Soviet Opens First Industrial Atomic Power Station
Moscow radio reports the Soviet Union has opened its first industrial atomic power station with a capacity of 5 000 kilowatts. The ministerial statement says it powers industry and agriculture, with plans for larger plants later. The United States is building its first peacetime atomic plant at Shippingport Pennsylvania.
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London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Soviet Council of Ministers
United States
Shippingport
Ohio River
Eisenhower outlines aims in July Fourth toll cut and global talks
In a broad briefing, President Eisenhower referenced a plan to reduce highway tolls over the Fourth of July weekend and discussed foreign policy, arms control, and domestic programs. He noted no firm agreement on hydrogen bomb use with Churchill and described private power plans at West Memphis while reviewing TVA boundaries.
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Guatemala
Eisenhower
Central American
Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Congress
Churchill
Malenkov
AEC Power
West Memphis
Ark
TVA
Southeast Asia
Far East Conditions Improve Amid Cooling British American Tensions
Some concern over British American differences has been dispelled, making conditions in the Far East appear more encouraging. The article notes shifting diplomatic tones and new signs of cooperation between the two powers.
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Far East
Final Appropriation Bills Passed Before Midnight
The House quickly sent to the Senate the final three annual appropriation bills for the new fiscal year. They fund State Justice and Commerce, Labor and Welfare, and judicial and legislative branches. Total amount is 3,278,506,255, about 100 million less than Eisenhower's request.
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Washington
House
Senate
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Labor and Welfare Departments
Eisenhower
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senate debate on broad tax cut favors wealthy entities
Senate discussions on a general tax cut argue most benefits would go to the rich and major corporations while a fair measure could boost mass purchasing power. Sen. Douglas notes the average tax paying family would gain only about $12.
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Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Relief bill promises dividend relief for stockholders
The text contrasts a broader relief approach with Douglas claiming 440,000 families owning 20 percent of all stock would save over 1509 dollars each under a provision aiding shareholders on dividend income. This summary notes the key figures and policy aim in the reported discussion.
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Douglas
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Loudoun &T
Chapman Motor CO
Snellings Florist
Bas
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Martinsburg Pike
We McCormick
C. I. Brumback & Sons
Nga
Youngstown
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Kent St
Parrill
Moscow Reports Atomic Power Station
Shenandoah
Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
R. EK. A
Winchester Business College
E. Piccadilly St
Ray Om Ohip
W. W
Freeport
Bakertown
Westernport
Pittsburgh
Williamsburg Restoration, Incorporated
Color Dynamics
Glaize & Bro
Pittsburgh Paints
Deltox
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Winchester Cooperative Telephone
Stephens City Cooperative Telephone
Stephens City, Va
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