Deaths and Funerals Preston H Bannister 39
Preston H Bannister 39 died yesterday morning at his home on Cameron Street. Born December 14 1817 in this city he was a World War II veteran who lived in Pasadena California before returning here last summer. He is survived by parents two sisters four brothers a grandmother an aunt five uncles and other relatives. Funeral at Cartwright Funeral Home Monday at 1:30 p.m. Rev Melford Walker officiating. Burial Winchester National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston H. Bannister
Cameron St
John L. Bannister
Lancaster
Pasadena
Cal
Beulah Ball
Mary Frances Bannister
Charles Bannister
Clarence Bannister
Washington, D. C
Willie Bannister
U.S. Air Force
Louisiana
Lucien T. Bannister
Washington
Susie Johnson
Boyce
Beulah Anderson
Clarence Johnson
Royal Johnson
Baltimore
Bennet Brooks
Spring
Cartwright Funeral Home
Melford Walker
Winchester National Cemetery
Martinsburg Man Charles Shipley Dies After Short Illness
Charles Whetzel Shipley aged 52 died at his Martinsburg home after a brief illness. Born January 1905 in Martinsburg, he was son of Charles W. Shipley and Cora Whetzel Shipley. Survived by his mother and relatives. burial at Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Funeral set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. DST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whetzel Shipley
Martinsburg
Charles W. Shipley
Cora Whetzel Shipley
Baltimore City College
Carnegie Institute of Technology
James S. Shipley
Baltimore
Mt. Hebron
Death notices Edward S. Johnson at DuBois Pennsylvania
Word has been received by relatives here of the death of Edward S. Johnson on Tuesday at his home in DuBois Pa. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Minnie B Oates and Mrs Lillie Wood of this city. Service Saturday at 2 pm at Timber Ridge Christian Church with Rev Robert A Whitten officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Johnson
DuBois
Minnie B. Oates
Lillie Wood
Timber Ridge Christian Church
Robert A. Whitten
Parking measures outline by pass route and by law
Cadilly to Cork and other street segments form a by pass with no parking on Southwerk Street from Valley Avenue to Millwood Pike. Chief Boyd asks citizens to park private vehicles in driveways to free spaces for guests and warns against placing boxes or crates in the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadilly
Cork
Loudown
Braddock
Piccadilly
Washington
Germain
Stewart
Handley Blvd
Gerrard
Cameron
Southwerk St
Valley Avenue
Millwood Pike
Boyd
Final Honorary Out-of-Town Fire Chiefs Listed
The final group of Honorary Out of-Town Fire Chiefs for tonight's Firemen's Parade was announced. Participating are Carole Ann Webb of Berkeley Springs Fire Co. West Virginia Caroline Frances Mantz of Ennburg Fire Co. Lacey Betty Young of Wevers Cave Fire Co. Luanne Worthington Shedd of Round Hill Va Fire Co. and Jane Elizabeth Weaver of Culpeper Fire Co. They join the already announced Honorary Chiefs at Market Street Methodist Church from 4 to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Ann Webb
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Fire Co
Caroline Frances Mantz
Einburg Fire Co
Lacey Betty Young
Wevers Cave
News Media Arrive for Apple Blossom Festival Coverage
Press coverage for the Apple Blossom Festival begins as representatives from papers, radio stations, and newsreels sign in at the Chamber of Commerce Festial Press Headquarters. By 1 p.m. twenty five journalists had registered, with many more expected from Virginia and Washington D C. The Voice of America sent Eugene Sokowski as part of the reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festival Press
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Radio Voice of America
Eugene Sokowski
Apple Blossom Festival Crowned by Winchester Pageant
More than 1,200 Winchester students joined a colorful coronation pageant featuring the Kee, Sceptre, Golden Apple, and a history of Jamestown. Dignitaries James Cagney and wife attended, with events including a Firemen parade, Apple Palace ball, fireworks, and a 9 pm square dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Jamestown
Virginia Weather Forecast Shows Cool Temperatures Ahead
The region expects fair skies with much cooler nights, lows in the 40s and low 50s in the southeast and 36 to 42 in the west and north. Friday brings some cloudiness and continued cool conditions with clear sunrise and a first quarter moon. Rainfall is minimal with no precipitation in the last 24 hours.
Judges Announced For Parade Friday
Grand Feature Parade Friday lists judges for bands amid military and civilian leaders. Band panel includes Lt. Simon A Capp USA Ret Martinsburg WV Major Milton Y Venor USAF Recruiter Alexandria and others. Floats and majorettes selections announced with leaders from Richmond Washington Philadelphia Falls Church and Winchester groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon A. Capp
USA
Martinsburg
W. Va
Milton Y. Venor
USAF
Alexandria
William J. Skeat
Shenandoah College
Dayton
J. M. Davis
5Th Marine Reserve
Arlington
C. M. Tatum
Roanoke
Norris Hollingsworth
Thalhimer Bros
Richmond
Robert Griffith
Woodward and Lothrop
Washington, D. C
Franklin C. Eden
American Stores Co
Philadelphia
Roberta Seymour
James D. Brightwell
Fox's School of Music and Dance
Falls Church
Martha Tucker Campbell
Ewing Studio
Winchester
Sunnyside Boys Report Visible Comet Arend
Two Sunnyside boys, Bobby Haun and Tommy Kipps, sighted the Roland Arend Comet Wednesday night using a telescope at 8:45 p.m. The pair described the comet as large and clear in the northeast sky, about 2,000 feet above the horizon with a distinct tail, visible for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Arend
Bobby Haun
Tommy Kipps
Bobby
Employment Office Closed Tomorrow
The Virginia State Employment Service office on Piccadilly Street will be closed tomorrow, the second day of the Apple Blossom Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Employment Service
Piccadilly St
Extra Troopers To Guard Festival Crowds In Winchester
Extra troopers flow into the area for the festival with fifty additional Virginia State Police joining thirteen regulars. Sgt. Woolf says 24 hour patrols span major highways to Fauquier line, Front Royal, Strasburg, and WV border. Dignitaries escorted, radio units set up, motorists urged to drive carefully. Officers from Fairfax, Woodstock, Alexandria, Waynesboro, Luray, Front Royal, Stephens City, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Richmond assist crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia State Police
F. L. Woolf
Fauquier County
Front Royal
Strasburg
West Virginia Line
Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Fairfax County
Woodstock
Alexandria
Waynesboro
Luray
Stephens City
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Richmond
Quiz Answers From Page Four Reveals 10 Items
The page lists quiz answers including Germans Gauls and Thracians Rome measurement of skulls tanning Florida Spanish American War and a word set In rest into motion and Ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iens
Rome
Florida
Parade Committee Led by Stouffer and Brooks
The article lists parade leaders with chairman Ashley Stouffer and co chair Lonnie Brooks, plus Duncan Woodward, Harry Gregory, John Carr, Wilson Southard, Ernest McIntyre and Arthur Marshall. Division 1IT names Lester Elliott as chairman with Oscar Harry and Eugene Babb among others. Division IV includes Walter Umbreit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Stouffer
Cochairman
Lonnie Brooks
Duncan Woodward
Harry Gregory
John Carr
Wilson Southard
Ernest McIntyre
Arthur Marshall
Lester Elliott
Oscar Harry
Eugene Babb
Ross Knee
Vincent O’boyle
Charles Anderson
Edwin B. Clevenger
Warren Eddy
Walter Umbreit
Local Committee Appointees Include Notables
The group lists chairman Robert Kerns and co chair R. W. Lichlider alongside members Isaac Thomas Carter Davis Daniel Grimes Dr William C. Beatty and Harold Sheetz as part of the organizing body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kerns
R. W. Lichlider
Isaac Thomas
Carter Davis
Daniel Grimes
Wiliam C. Beatty
Harold Sheetz
Lady Tichborne to Crown Her Daughter in Coronation Pageant
Lady Tichborne and her family feature in this coronation pageant tale. The text notes her debut in 1932 before King George V and Queen Mary, a 1937 presentation to George VI and Elizabeth, and her 1955 ceremony featuring Anne Denise. War-time ties include General Smythe of the 47th Infantry and Tichborne House requisition during WWII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paget
Harold Snagge, Kbe
Viscountess Harcourt
England
Washington
Lady Tichborne
Col
Andrew Montague- Douglas-Scott
Duchess of Gloucester
Randall Smith
Massachusetts
King George V
Queen Mary
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Anne Denise
Queen Elizabeth II
9Th Division
Tichborne
Tichborne House
War Department
General Smythe
47Th Infantry
Adenauer Presses Soviet Arms Controls and NATO Shield
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged the Soviet Union to match 1954 pledges against atomic, biological, and chemical weapons and accept strict control of armaments. He argued Moscow blocks Western disarmament proposals and warned NATO members that nuclear war risks stem from Soviet aggression. Adenauer said West Germany will contribute to a NATO defense shield to avert catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
West Germany
Adenauer
NATO
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N. Cameron St
Smalts, Florist
Kernstown
Loy
Foward
Johnson
Chevrolet
N. Loudoun
HFC
Household Finance Coporation of
Manchester
N. Loudoun Street
J.C. Penny
Mohawk
Seeee Ie Oru Seen Eee Eee Rere Ee
The
Pagel
Apple Palace
N. Loudoun St
Handley Grounds
Winchester Armory
Ted Malone
Virginia State Horticultural Society
George Washington Hotel
Glaize Apple Packing House
U. S. Rt
Berryville
Cagney
U. S
Loudoun St
Winchester Amusement Co
County Courthouse
Solu
Chie
Sunnyside Boys Light Comet
Pate
Cattle Feeding Points Engineering CO
U.S. 11
Frankie B. Miller
Ed. Miller Dee'd
Geneva
Id. Miller
Kenneth E. Whitacre
Edwin Snider
Joseph B. Newlin
Order of the Golden Rule
U.S
Jane Tia
N. Gameren St
Ester
Clearbrook
Rll Road
Westinghouse
Willy H. Baker
Freeshiress
Oftnes
Schmidt
Blue Ribbon Bread
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