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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1957
Page
2
Lucien Carr Jr.s wife Mrs Lucien Carr Jr aged 93 died on Thursday in Winchester. Funeral details and arrangements provided by family.
Milton Taylor, 69, died from injuries after being struck by a car Thursday. A 3:30 p.m. Monday service at Cartwright Funeral Home will be led by Rev. Ralph Laws of Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial in Orrick Cemetery. Pallbearers: James Cooke, Donald Elliott, Junior Morgan, Amos Carter. Born in Hagerstown, Md, he lived here 35 years. Survived by widow Hattie Taylor and several nieces and nephews.
Shivering cold and hungry two teen-agers fought for a stolen car and the unattended abduction of a small boy in St Joseph Missouri. The early morning pursuit ended with arrests and the child safe.
Friendship Ambulance logged about 30 calls over two festival days, including a fatal accident, car crashes on Route 11, a heart attack, a stroke, a head injury, heat exhaustion, and several fainting cases. The Omps Ambulance service reported roughly ten routine fainting calls.
A Kansas City Kansas boy and a companion eluded officers after abandoning a car they used to take a family vehicle for a joyride. They admitted they did not know a baby was asleep in the back seat and were later caught on a railroad track while fleeing. The baby, Jimmy Doe Draves, was later recovered unharmed from a second car. The youths gave themselves as Anthony Wayne Steinmetz 14 and Jerry Allen Dugan 15.
A concession worker on Loudoun Street in Winchester reports five youths stole about two dozen hats. She pursued them and was thrown to the ground, suffering a broken arm. Capt. F. M. Funk Lt. Warren Rudolph and Officer Maurice Lake led the investigation and arrests.
A westbound car struck two parked vehicles on Boscawen Street near Stewart, damaging a 1955 Dodge, a 1952 Oldsmobile and a 1950 Ford with total damage around 1,050 dollars. Later on Cameron Street a 1956 Plymouth struck a 1956 Cadillac. no damage estimate given.
Three minor fires were reported during the festival period with no serious damage. The most severe occurred at 2 20 p m in a Loudoun Street attic caused by a defective flue. damage estimated at 250 dollars. Smaller incidents involved an overheated stove and a burning rubber tire with no injuries.
A sales directory lists multiple auctions around Winchester Virginia including estate and household goods farm machinery livestock and real estate. Notable entries include Thomas McIntire livestock sale 25 miles northeast of Winchester and Dora Orr furniture sale at 911 Cameron Street with W. D. Orndorff auctioneer, plus Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Association sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange. National auctions cover May 11 to June 1 with various locations.
The 30th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival concluded with three dances, a 210-unit parade featuring 50 floats, and an estimated 150000 to 175000 attendees. Festival leader Thomas Baldridge credited strong cooperative effort and praised Queen Miss Taina Parri from Florida as a guest of honor.
Beatrice Ann Ragland of Schuyler, a Nelson County High School senior, won the Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom title after a 17-contestant competition. She will spend a week in Lake Worth as part of the festival. Festival officials race to raise funds, with final finances not expected until July 1.
Emil Jackson, a three year hotel doorman at the George Washington Hotel, parked a fire truck after McLean firemen left their vehicle at the main entrance to grab a bite to eat. The incident highlights his career high point.
The report notes fair cool weather in Virginia with frost possible in western and northern areas and highs near 59. It also details a lighthearted incident where McLean firemen misplace their truck, only to learn it is being moved to a parking area by John Boyd who explains the situation.
Rainfall data through 8 30 a m shows none in the last 24 hours with 4 41 inches for April and 11 04 for the year. Average annual rainfall over 44 years stands at 36 99 inches with monthly values listed. Alongside, quiz answers labeled How’s Your ILQ cover ten questions and responses.
Parade High School Warwick takes 2nd trophy in tre y Warren County Front Royal earns 3rd trophy New Cumberland PA leads Drum Bugle Corps with Blue Angels Victory Post 155 Westernport MD takes 2nd trophy The Scarlet Rebels Stephens City 3rd trophy American Legion Junior Drum & Bugle Corps Richwood WV tops Drum Majors Charles Pitcock Scarlet Rebels Staunton Jack Larkey Augusta Military Academy Drum Major Ann Bittenbender College Park Peggy Shufflebarger Pineville WV Gay Hill Martinsburg WV also noted.
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