Parke-Davis polio vaccine release expected soon
Surgeon General Leonard Scheele told the House Banking Committee that Parke-Davis polio vaccine may be released almost momentarily after a thorough on the spot inspection. The move could allow limited resumption of nationwide school vaccination programs for first and second graders.
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Washington
Leonard Scheele
Parke-Davis Co
Detroit
Scheele
House Banking Committee
Parke-Davis
Parke- Davis
Schee
Zionsville
Ind
Sharpe and Dohme
Glen
Rain Delivers Welcome Relief in May Weather
Rain fell today, the first substantial amount this month, with May total at 0.04 inches so far and 0.01 inches overnight. The forecast calls for scattered storms tonight and tomorrow, with a warmer afternoon tomorrow and a high of 58 today. A shooting match is planned at Baker's Tavern tonight, May 13, at 7:30 p.m.
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Baker's Tavern
U N protests Mig attack over international waters
United Nations officials charged that Communist MIGs attacked American Sabre jets over the Yellow Sea in international waters near Sinuiju. Peiping radio said Sabres intruded over northeast China. Both sides disputed losses with the UN reporting two or more MIGs downed and China claiming one Sabre shot down. The UN warned that allied aircraft would defend themselves if attacked.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
Yellow Sea
Peiping
China
U. N. Command
Military Armistice Commission
People’s Daily
Sinuiju
U. S
First Volunteer Wing Observers' Wings Awarded at GOC Post
The first volunteer to complete 20 hours of service at the Ground Observer Corps post received the Observers' Wing during a training meeting at the George Washington Hotel Eugene Line of Explorer Scout Squadron 22 has worked daily since opening last Saturday and received wings from Al Knowles supervisor of the post S/Sgt John T Sinclen of the Baltimore Filter Center reported the 60 attendees asked many questions Wings were awarded to Ethyl Lee Martin Charles A Dorton Jr and Herbert A Solenberger Jaycees will organize one week each month led by Paul Everly and numerous Jaycee eties have joined the effort
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Ground Observer Corps
George Washington Hotel
Eugene Line
Explorer Scout Squadron 22
al Knowles
John T. Sinclen
Baltimore
Local Retail Ads Highlight Spring Coats and Sportswear
Advertisements from Winchester list HOLLYWOOD BEDS at 39 inches wide for 39.58 dollars and SCHEWELL on West Cork Street selling SPRING COATS SUITS PRESSES SPORTSWEAR. Macy on Loudoun Street also features extra garments for sale.
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Hollywood
Schewell
Cork St
Winchester
le Sale
Ic Macy
N. Loudoun St
Austria to Become Independent Nation Sunday Signing of Independence Treaty
Big Four ambassadors agreed on the Austrian independence treaty in Vienna. Dulles Macmillan Pinay Molotov prepared for formal signing, with Vienna planning nationwide celebrations at Belvedere Palace as occupation ends within three months and borders restored to 1938 lines.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
State Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Hitler
Reich
Moscow
Zisterdorf
Danube Shipping Co
Russia
Paris
NATO Council
West Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Dulles
Macmillan
Pinay
Molotov
Warsaw
Western Defense Alliance
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Belvedere Palace
American Newsman Killed as Rioting Sweeps Singapore
Rioting in Singapore claims the life of Gene Symonds, United Press Southeast Asia manager, and injures 36 others while British and Malayan troops move into emergency positions. Chief Minister Marshall blames Communist influence as operations halt, schools close, and a government emergency session convenes amid armed guards and roadblocks.
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Singapore
Gene Symonds
Dayton
Ohio
Labor Front
David Marshall
Symonds
United Press
Southeast Asia
Council of Ministers
Government House
Singapore Traction Co
Boy Survives 250 Bee Stings After Hive Accident
Three year old Jackie Robles survived a swarm of 250 bee stings after knocking over a hive while visiting his beekeeping uncle. His sister Jo sephine washed him with a garden hose and doctors reported stingers removed from hands ears nose and tongue. He is expected to leave the hospital today.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Jackie Robles
Jackie
Josephine
Ralph Lamp Wins Stephens City Fiddlers Contest
Winchester's Ralph Lamp captured the $25 first prize in the Stephens City Fire Company carnival fiddlers contest. Glen Combs placed second earning $15 and Herbes Smoke won $10 in third. The event drew audience judges and capped the carnival week with a baby contest tomorrow.
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Stephens City
Ralph Lamp
Winchester
Stephens City Fire Company
Glen Combs
Herbes Smoke of
Wilson Borden
Middletown
Jean Pasquet
Charles Snider
James Bowman
Ridgway to retire as Taylor named Army chief of staff
General Matthew Ridgway asks to retire June 30 1955 just before the new military budget takes effect Maxwell D Taylor will succeed him Ridgway cites policy disagreements over Army manpower and uses of atomic weapons Taylor is praised for wartime leadership and multi language talents
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Ridgway
Taylor
Army Chief of Staff
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
James C. Hagerty
Stevens
Pentagon
Army Information Service
Adjutant General of the Army
South America
Kaiser
8Th Army
Far East Command
United Nations Command
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Far East
Lemnitzer
Ridgeway
Weather Outlook for Richmond May 13 to 18
Extended forecast shows temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal. Rain tonight and Saturday with showers likely Sunday night or Monday. Total precipitation around half to just over one inch. Mild weekend, cooler Monday and Tuesday, then a rising trend Wednesday.
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Richmond
Soviet Bloc Edges Toward Unified Military Command
In Warsaw eight Warsaw Pact nations approve a draft security treaty creating a unified command to counter NATO. A Soviet spokesman says signing and publication follow, with speculation over who leads the command and where, possibly Rokossovsky or Konev.
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Warsaw SP
Soviet
Ivan S. Konev
Job
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Poland
Bulzanin
Bulganin
Bushong to Speak at Sixth of June Ceremonies
Dr M K Bushong of Berryville will be the speaker at the Sixth of June ceremonies to be held June 5 at 3 30 pm in Stonewall Cemetery Mt Hebron. The following day the Turner Ashby Chapter hosts a buffet supper at Winchester Golf Club.
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M. K. Bushong
Berryville
Jubal Early
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
H. B. McCormac
Stonewall
Mt. Hebron
Petersburg
Lucy F. Kurtz
C. B. Harlee
Virginia
Memorial Building
Family Records Claim First Girl in 400 Years
Charles Melville Jr. reports his granddaughter is the Melville family’s first girl in over four centuries, supported by a genealogical survey. The note appears alongside an ad for metal wardrobes and a clearance sale by Wender’s.
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Newport
Charles Melville Jr
Melville
Charles Melville, II
Fort Thomas
Clarke County Man Dies After Accident
Clarke County records a third traffic death of 1955 with Henry M. Thompson, 64, of Leesburg dying at Memorial Hospital after head injuries from a freak crash on U S Route 7 east of Berryville. Thompson parked a 1954 Chevrolet at the Horse Shoe Tavern then exited. State Trooper James H. Wood Jr. investigated the incident.
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Clarke County
Leesburg
Memorial Hospital
Henry M. Thompson
U.S. Rt. 7
Berryville
James H. Wood, Jr
Thompson
Horse Shoe Tavern
Oglesby Heads Ministerial Group
The Rev Forrest B. Oglesby, pastor of Braddock Street Methodist Church, was named president of the Winchester Ministerial Association at its annual meeting. He succeeds the Rev Rhodes Artz. Other officers elected were Rev John Oliver as vice-president and Mildred Jones as secretary-treasurer. Installation is planned for the June meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest B. Oglesby
Braddock Street
Winchester Ministerial Association
Rhodes Artz
Cork Street
For Sale Listings and Fire Co Meeting Notice
A collection of local sale items includes Meyers Zoysia grass plugs at Winchester Seed Co and porch decor from Bird Baths Florist. A Friends of the Fire Co. meeting is set for Friday May 13 at 8 00 pm at the company hall with Captain Orin Ritter presiding.
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Meyers
Zoysia
Winchester Seed CO
Friendship Fire CO
Co. Hall
Orin Ritter
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Winchester Star
Mary Katherine Aulick
N Alden
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Wyeth
Cutter
Dr. Scheele
County
U.N
GOC
Gen
SUN Dial
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress
Ly Price
Margaret L. Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop
Stephens City Fiddlers
Schewels
Ike
Europe
Italy
Badoglio
101St Airborne
Bastogne
Belgium
Weather Outlook
Bushong
Kurtz
Frederick County
Harry Lupton
W. Cork St
Wender
Ly Price & Less
Oglesby
Ly Pric
Schew
Els
Startzman
Geo
Washington Garage
Loudoun
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