City pushes Smithfield Ave extension and SPCA talks
Middletown council approved extending Smithfield Ave to the corporate limits pending right of way approval and earmarked 7800 from the General Fund. The meeting also discussed funding a larger SPCA program, a bus route to Charles Town, and transferring Cork Street property to Friendship Fire Co. No. 1.
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D. Miller
Middletown
Miller
Smithfield Ave
Kern St
Steck
Dorothy G. Allen
The
Planning Commission
Howe Riley
U. S. Rt. 11
Winchester Animal Hospital
Virginia Ave
State Corporation Commission
Waltz
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Allen
SPCA
Pine Investment Corp
Stewart and
Wolfe St
Mr &. Allen
Public and Local Improvement Committee
E. W Argenbright
Friendship Fire Co. No. 1
E. Cork St
Auction Sale Notice From Priday Night Virginia
Auction sale announced for Friday night May 17 at 7 pm in Nain Virginia. Contact George Helsley at phone MO 2-7032 for details.
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Nain
George Helsley
Printed Pattern 4717 for Children Dresses and Pinafore
Pattern 4717 offers a low neck dress and a gay apron pinafore with two sleeve versions for children sizes 2 4 6 8 10. Requires 2% yards of 35 inch fabric for size 6 dress and includes apron fabric needs. Directions printed on pattern parts. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for first class mail to Anne Adams Winchester Pattern Dept New York.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Teacher Drowns In School Pool At Private Fairfax School
Falls Church Va a Flint Hill School teacher Rose Scouras 22 drowned after swimming alone in the school pool despite a life guard being off duty She had asked for pool access after classes ended and was refused then obtained keys from a bus driver and swam anyway Officials say Lawson Hervey who runs the school and Helen Martin provide the accounts with Dr Emanuel Newman referenced in the report.
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Falls Church
Flint Hill
Oakton
Rose Scouras
Charlottsville
Lawrace Hervey
Helen Martin
Miss Scouras
Emanul Newman
Fairfax
State of Siege in Guadalajara After Student Riots
Guadalajara Mexico's second largest city lay under military protection as students clashed with police and armed youths. Officials sought to disarm pupils while businesses prepared to close as unrest continued amid accusations of Communist influence and church-state tension.
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Guadalajara
David Perez Rulfo
Jahands
Jose Garibi Rivera
Fisco
Protests Slow Miller Contempt Trial Testimony
Arthur Miller faced protracted protests from his counsel which slowed his contempt of Congress trial. Richard Arens testified that the House Un-American Activities Committee had records linking Miller to Communist causes from 1943 to 1947, including alleged party membership. Miller, 41, is accused of refusing to identify writers connected to Communist meetings in 1947.
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Washington P
Arthur Miller
Congress
Miller
Joseph L Rauh Jr
Richard Arens
Arens
House Committee On Un-American Activities
U.S. Atty
William Hitz
Marilyn Monroe
U.S
New York
Rath
Hitz
Rauh
Ahrens
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
U. S
Medical examiner cites pool accident at university
County medical examiner says a university student apparently dove into a pool, struck her head, and was knocked unconscious. Details on location and outcome remain incomplete.
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University of Vgiiniagradat
Virginia highway fatalities and losses decline in 1956
Virginia reported 830 traffic deaths and 78.85 million dollars in economic losses in 1956. Personal injuries rose to 26,432 from 24,350 in 1955 while total crashes increased to 72,168. Richmond led urban fatalities. Bristol and Radford had no deaths in the year.
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Richmond
Virginia
C. W. Woodson, Jr
Bristol
Radford
Woodson
National Safety Council
Josphus A. Schaefer
Portsmouth
Safety Council
Randall W. Everett
Arlington
Virginia Federation of Womens Clubs
Virginia Federation of of Home Demonstration Clubs
Four Accidents In Two Hours Do 1500 Dollars In Damage
Four traffic accidents occurred in a two hour period in Frederick County last evening with no injuries. State Trooper J. W. Detrick investigated the incidents, which included a Nash and a Ford pickup, a tractor trailer, and two cars, totaling about 1500 dollars in damage.
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Frederick County
J. W. Detrick
Truck Crash at Route 50 Destroys Pole and Wires
A vehicle failed to stop at the Route 50 intersection, jackknifed across the highway, and struck a utility pole, snapping it. Wires fell on the road. C P Telephone Company crews lifted them. Truck damage about 100 dollars and pole damage about 250 dollars, Trooper Detrick reported.
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Detrick
Imperial
Albin
Benson
N. C
Edward Montgomery
Spring Lake
N.C
Plymouth
Volkswagen
Melvin Lohr
Orange
James Hedrick
Mines Run
C & P Telephone Company
Farmhouse Burned Near Washington After May 3 Fire
The farm house purchased by Mr. Burroughs of Washington from Brown Collins burned on May 3. Clearbrook Fire Company arrived too late to save contents along with several outbuildings. Drought hinders planting of corn and spring crops. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Monk of Washington visit their home here as Mr. Monk recovers from illness. Mrs. W H S White of Shepherdstown visited Mrs. Nora.
Whitacre Sunday Social Notes Mention Martinsburg Visitors
Oth ers who called were Eber O Roke Virginia Patterson Mr and Mrs Boyd Whitacre of Martinsburg Mr and Mrs Ruble Haines and children of Pikeside Mrs Myrtle Mauzy Miss Ann Mauzy and Mr Paul Sibole of Inwood Mrs Myrtle Mauzy Miss Ann Mauzy and Mr Paul Sibole were dinner guests of the Maurys and Mrs J R Collins on Sunday Mr and Mrs Eber O Roke of Martinsburg visited there in the afternoon.
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Whitacre
Eber O'Roke
Virginia Patterson
Boyd Whitacre
Martinsburg
Ruble Haines
Pikeside
Myrtle Mauzy
Ann Mauzy
Paul Sibole
Inwood
The
Maurys
J. R. Collins
Eber O’roke
Appellate Court Arguments Set for June in Asheville
The court will hear cases in Asheville North Carolina on June 11 and will address the constitutionality of Virginia’s pupil placement plan enacted by the special General Assembly. Attorneys for two school boards will question whether Judge Hoffman erred in ruling the plan unconstitutional on its face before its machinery operated and whether his subsequent refusals were justified.
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Asheville
N. C
Virginia
Special General Assembly
Hoffman
Special three judge district court to hear pupil placement plan
The court will decide if the pupil placement plan is constitutional and whether the judge correctly ordered substantial immediate integration of the two city school districts. Negro children’s attorneys in both cities must file briefs by May 29.
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DY Tantelatg- Cole
Wader Ginger Sewing Machine Co
Ringer
Loudoun St
Wurlitzer
Spinette
Music Center
Winchester
Mex
American Finance Corp
S. Loudoun St
EF. Main St
Nash
Barbara Ann Downs
Boyce
Earl William Carper
Route 1
Hayfield
Leffert Adams
Pleasant Ridge
Ben
Ben Braunlich
Mgr
E. Monmouth ST
Siler
Guiter
America
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock St
Buster Brown
Westport
Valley Shoe Salon
Winchester Seed CO
Adam Scheidt Brewing Company
Norristown
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