Harrison says northern Rt. 64 line likely unchanged by study
Harrison argues the northern route remains cheaper and more beneficial than the southern option. He cites four lane tunnel sections with 16 foot clearance and says the Bureau will wait for new cost estimates before finalizing routing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Associated Press
Mr. Tallamy
Bureau of Public Roads
Virginia
Tallamy
Defense Department
Richard H. Poff
Bureau
Highway Department
Rt. 60
Longdale Furnace
Rt. 11
Lexington
Bids Invited for Virginia Highway Projects 1960
The Virginia Department of Highways invites sealed bids by June 8 1960 at 10 00 AM for multiple projects in Fluvanna Shenandoah Wise Rockingham Campbell and other areas. Plans and specs on file at Richmond Local District Offices. Bid bonds required. commission may reject or waive proposals as in the interest of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Highways
Central Highway
E. Broad St
Richmond
Shenandoah
Ager
Bit. S. T
Woodstock
Alonzoville
Pr. Edward
N. E
Cl. Wise
Big Stone Gap
Fairfax
Pohick
Pullman’s Store
Wise
Banner
Near Herald
Henry
Base & Br
Smith Rv
W. of
Rockingham
Harrisonburg
Pulaski
City of Richmond
Bellevue Ave
Westbrook Ave
Richmond & Local District
Va. Dept. of Highways
Status of Top Bills Pending In Congress
The rundown notes actions on major bills: Foreign Aid approved by House and Senate and sent to President Eisenhower for a 4.086 billion authorization, 88.7 million less than requested. A space act compromise of 970 million was agreed by House and Senate conferees. Payments to States in Lieu of Taxes would reimburse states for revenue lost when federal property is acquired, a measure opposed by Republicans as costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
House Conference Committee
Memorial Service Planned May 22 at Rockland Cemetery
Memorial services will be held at Rockland Cemetery on May 22 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Robert Moore of Rockland Community Church will deliver the keynote address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Rockland Cemetery
Robert Moore
Rockland Community Church
Misses Pattern 4706 for Summer Blouses
Anne Adams offers Misses pattern 4706 for sizes 12 14 16 18 20. Pattern includes two blouse styles in cotton fabrics with detailing and tucks, printed directions, and size 16 yardage. Send 35 cents plus 10 cents if abroad to the Winchester Evening Star pattern department in New York with name address zone size and style number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Kuykendall Ends Free Trip Era Amid Hearings
Jerome K. Kuykendall, then head of the Federal Power Commission, said he is through with free airplane trips offered by utilities under FPC control, except for possible funeral trips. He told the House Legislative Oversight subcommittee he did nothing wrong and will not again accept rides from covered firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Federal Power Commission
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Kuykendall
John E. Mass
D-Calif
FPC
Communion Service and local meetings headlined Bloom News
St Johns to hold Communion Service at 11 a.m. May 15 conducted by Rev E B Smith. Friendly Grove Community Hall Association elected Ellsworth Dodson president Harold A Kurstedt vice president Mrs Harry Hershman secretary and Bryan Richard treasurer. Building committee to add an addition to the hall. Residents visit from Newark Ohio Winchester and V P I attend Apple Blossom Festival. Senior Joe Palmer cast in You Cant Take It With You May 17 at James Wood High. Five Oaks Grocery rented by Joe Palmer and brother from Mrs Harold Baker who now runs a store at Edinburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Bloom
St. Johns
E. B. Smith
Friendly Grove Community Hall Association
Ellsworth Dodson
Dl. Harold. A. Kurstedt
Harry Hershman
Bryan Richard
Col. Kurstedt
David T. Williams
Newark
Ohio
Daisy Williams
Winchester
T. S. Cooper
Glen Anderson
Anderson
E. A. Richard
Richard
V.P.I
Jack Sale
Ellerson
Cooper
John R. Cooper
Harold Baker, Jr
James Wood High School
Joe Palmer
Hayfield
Five Oaks
Harold Baker
Edinburg
Davison, 71, Dies After Illness at Berkeley Springs
Melvin R. Davison, 71, died at Berkeley Springs Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He spent most of his life in Morgan County and was employed at The Sand Mine in Berkeley Springs. Other brief items note visitors and local residents from Front Royal, Baltimore, Washington, and Pennsylvania visiting local homes and work sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Berry
Pennsylvania
Doyle Dick
Ernest Luttrell
White Hall
Albert Butler
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Richard Shea
Washington, D. C
Sumer
Lou Berry
Augusta
Berry
Pryor Luttrell
Ray Luttrell
Middleway
Harry Heironomus
N. L. Dick
Hancock
Howard Cochran
Rumsey Hovermale
Berkeley Springs Memorial Hospital
Grimes News Briefs Highlights Local Life
Grimes reports preaching at Galilee next Sunday. Corbin Myers and family from Berkeley Springs West Virginia visited relatives. Earl Costello of Arlington spent the weekend with Mrs Ida Orndorff and grandson Richard Wright. Fairfax Shewbridge, a mechanic for D Russell and Sons, is noted. Mrs Lawrence Orndorff recently treated at Kingsene Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia. John Wright, a Fairfax native, visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Hensell Grimes
Galilee
Corbin Myers
Berkeley
Springs
W. Va
Earl Costello
Arlington
Ida Orndorff
Richard Wright
Fairfax Shewbridge i
Messrs. D
Dear Abby Advice Column Refutes Short Date Requests
Reader questions about dating tall versus short partners and personal matters. Abby offers guidance on handling mediating judgments and legal proof, with tips for an innocent widow and a son returning from service.
Shawnee VFD Seeks Traffic Light Change in Winchester
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department at its May meeting drafted a letter to Winchester's public safety committee urging action on the traffic light at Loudoun and Gerrard Streets. They claim the light is adequate and drivers frequently run the red signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
Public Safety Committee
Winchester Council
Loudoun and
Gerrard Sts
Local notices of residents and farm work near Winchester
The article lists residents visiting and moving among families in the area including Mrs Ida Orndorff and Mr Richard Wright with Mr Harry McCauley from Winchester visiting last Friday. William Morrison and family moved from the White Hall Road tenant house to the former Eston Collins place near Galilee. Hugh Crim returned home to Eastern View after illness. Harry Leight sold the Samuel Leight home farm to a Jackson of Stephens City. Farmers and orchardists are busy plowing harrowing spraying gardening and preparing to plant corn next week after a fine rain on Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Orndorff
Richard Wright
Harry McCauley
Winchester
William Morrison
White Hall Road
D. K. Russell Orchard
Houe
Eston Collins
Galilee
Hugh Crim
Eastern View
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Harry Leight
Samuel Leight
By Jackson
Stephens City
Round Hill Benefit Dinner Planned This Sunday
Final plans for a ham and chicken dinner set for 12 30 p m Sunday at the Round Hill Fire Hall were completed at the May meeting. The event opens a series of summer benefits and follows a yard party planned for July 16 at 5 p m at James Wood School. An auction will follow the supper with Albert Pingley as general chairman and committees named for advertising auction food tables pop and ice cream finance lights and wiring parking planning and more. The next benefit party is scheduled for Wednesday night at the fire hall. The group voted to use its share of county funds to build a base station for the new radio system. Gerald Hepner said carnival plans for the first week in August are underway. Minnesota's nickname is the Gopher State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Hill
James Wood School
Albert Pingley
Mr. Pingley
D. L. Bowers
Harry Paterson
Gerald Hepner
Virginia Patterson
April Hepner
Mildred Fincham
Anna Marie Haines
Winnie Pingley
Ruth Steele
Charles Lake
Russell Larrick
Garland Cather
Floyd Earl
Arthur Brill
John Clowser
Linden Pingley
Kenneth Lewis
Vernon Haines
Clayton Pingley
E. W. Steele
Raymond Pingley
Leo Baker
Forest Gray
John Willis
Clinton Larrick
Eddy Larrick
Pingley
Haines
Steele
Lake
Harry Patterson
Fincham
Everly Attends District Farm Credit Meeting
Julian A. Everly, manager of the Winchester Cooperative Farm Credit office, will attend a Second Farm Credit District Retirement Committee meeting in Baltimore. He has served on the seven member panel for over ten years, representing the employer of all production credit associations in the district. The committee, also including Kenneth F. Miller, Guy Blalock, L. Hoke, S. R. Pancake, J. William Miller, and George R. Stevens, will discuss improving the employee retirement system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian A. Everly
Winchester Cooperative Farm Credit Office
Baltimore
Second Farm Credit District
Everly
Kenneth F. Miller
York
Guy Blalock
Baskerville
L. Hoke
Frederick
S. R. Pancake
Romney
W. Va
J. William Miller
George R. Stevens
Frederick Home Agent Week Schedule May 16 to 21
The Frederick home agent lists a week of 4 H and HDC meetings. Activities include Round Hill 4 H at Community Hall, Valley Mill HDC at War Memorial Building, Stephens City and Whitacre 4 H clubs, East Frederick and Spring County committees, and a Saturday Stonewall girls project work at Stephenson Church. Demonstrations on detergents soapbark noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Round Hill
Valley Mill
War Memorial Building
Stephens City Community
Stephens City Hdc
Harry Gant
Whitacre
Community Hall
Monitor Board Shakeup Delays Union Cleanup
A shakeup in the Teamsters Union Monitor Board stalled a federal cleanup as Terence F. McShane, newly named to the board, was ousted and replaced by Lawrence T. Smith. Wil LIam E. Bufalino was sworn in as monitor and aims to quash Hoffa charges and hasten a union convention. O Donoghue, chief sponsor of Hoffa removal, may quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teamsters Union Monitor Board
Terence F. McShane
McShane
FBI
Lawrence T. Smith
New York
William E. Bufalino
Detroit Teamsters
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Martin F. O’donoghue
Monitor
O’donoghue
Depair
O'Donoghue
Hoffa
Bufalino
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UNGER
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Winche
Loudoun
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Abby
Long Tall Sall
Jennie
Shawnee Vfd
Ralph Lamp
Frederick County Firemen’s Association
Joan Larrick
Elm Buckman
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Minnesota
The
Gopher State
District Farm Credit Meeting
Winchester Optical CO. Dispensing Opticians
Winchester Optical CO
S. Braddock St
Warren G. Hash
Wallace W. Weiner
E. Rhodes Huntsberry
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Strong
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
S. Loudoun St
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