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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1956

Page

2

Bridegroom 104 keeps peace at home in De Witt

In De Witt Arkansas 104 year old J D Manis recalls fighting Yankee soldiers in his teens and celebrates his first anniversary with wife Willie Manis. A Confederate veteran and former miner he stays active gardening and walking to town. He quit smoking years ago and still has 11 natural teeth despite age.

DE Witt Ark J. D. Manis Willie Manis Manis Coffe County Tenn George Leibreck Charles B. Tiner Tiner

Medical Staff Plans Symposium On Hiatus Hernia

Memorial Hospital hosts a scientific meeting this evening featuring a talk on hiatus hernia surgery by Dr. Carrington Harrison. Dr. John McL Adams discusses radiological diagnosis and Dr. John B. McKee covers medical aspects. Open to physicians in the area.

Memorial Hospital Carrington Harrison John McL. Adams John B. McKee

Graham Enters Death Row in Colorado Prison

John Gilbert Graham, 24, condemned for bombing an airliner that killed 44 people, joined three other inmates on death row at Colorado Penitentiary. He received the death sentence with a week set for execution, rejected new-trial motions, and was moved to a death row cell amid security and ceremony.

Canon City Colo John Gilbert Graham Colorado Penitentiary Graham Denver Joseph M. McDonald McDonald Colorado Supreme Court Harry Tingley Jack Death Row

Harriman Attacks Eisenhower at Washington Dinner

Gov Averell Harriman accused President Eisenhower of being controlled by big business at a Spokane dinner while denying presidential candidacy. He blamed the President for high officials and irrigationPolicy and criticized the Burning Tree golf course. He urged platform support for desegregation ruling and outlined a broader anti administration theme before touring Pullman and Washington State College.

Harriman Spokane Wash Averell Harriman Eisenhower Biz Business Secretary of the Interior McKay Burning Tree Washington, D. C Montana Missoula Democratic Party Supreme Court Big Business Administration General Motors Pullman Washington State College New York

Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson Clash in Eugene

In Eugene Oregon 5000 students hear Kefauver and Stevenson present rival platforms to boost Oregon 16 delegates. Kefauver interrupts 18 times Stevenson 23. They fault the Eisenhower administration on peace social legislation and big business. Kefauver departs for Washington to vote on Niagara power bill.

Eugene Ore Oregon Estes Kefauver Tennessee Adlai Stevenson Eisenhower University of Oregon Kefauver Stevenson Washington

Battle for Senate Finance Committee Seat Intensifies

Washington reports a climax in a Democratic struggle over a vacancy on the Senate Finance Committee after the death of Sen Barkley. The 15 member steering committee will fill the Finance seat and likely award a Foreign Relations post to Sen Long. Contenders for Finance include Sens Douglas Pastore and Gore. seniority complicates the race.

Washington Senate Finance Committee Senate Democratic Sen Barkley D-Ky Foreign Relations Committee Long D-La Finance Committee Douglas D-Ill Pastore D-Ri Gore D-Tenn Kefauver Lehama D-Ny

Fishing permits set at five dollars in Broaddus Lake

The notice states fishing permits cost five dollars for the season at Broaddus Lake. See Sam Crim in Berryville by phone 151-1-1 for details.

Broaddus Lake Sam Crim Berryville

Rondoliers Close Series With enthusiastic Community Concert

About 450 attended the last concert in the Handley School series by the Rondoliers quartet John Campbell Carl Honzak Thomas Head and Bruce Carruthers. The program opened with Beethovens The Heavens Are Tell ing and featured Mozart Mendelssohn Rossini Strauss and Romberg items. encores included Largo al Factotum and Bless This House. Robert Pizzano reported the drive for 1956 57 aims to recruit 900 members with 35 volunteers at opening night.

Rondoliers Handley School John Campbell Carl Honzak Thomas Head Bruce Carruthers Wags Robert Pizzano Grive Front Royal Charles Town Beethoven Mozart Brahms Mendelssohn Rossini Sir Hugh Robertson Strauss Prince Sigmund Romberg Randoliers Largo al Factorum Campbell Pizzano

Clarke Agent Sets Schedule For May 17 24

Clarke County Home Demonstration Agent releases the schedule for May 17 to 24. Activities include Opequon Demonstration Club with Mrs R A Campbell at 2 p.m on Thursday featuring Flower Corsages. Jolly Jack 4-H Club with Mrs Oscar Ramsburg at 7 30 p.m. Linda Murphy and Judy Sue Williams give a demonstration.

Clarke County Opequon R. A. Campbell Jolly Jack Oscar Ramsburg Linda Murphy Judy Sue Williams Community Home Demonstration Club Ernest F. Locke

World shifts to atomic power in 1975 forecast

A prediction places a quarter of global electricity production at atomic energy by 1975. Ground apricot pies are repurposed to clean armature cores for new electric motors.

Brownie Day Camp Registration Details

Registration for Brownie Day Camp will be held at the Girl Scout office on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mail registrations are accepted prior to this date. Brownie Day Camp in Shawnee is noted.

Girl Scout Shawnee

Quiz Answers From Page Four Reveal Three Key Clues

Page four prints quiz responses listing terms Condemnatory epithet 112000000 Separatist One who is part Higher or Sea of Azov Instinct Owl. The fragment hints at vocabulary connections and a geography reference tied to the Sea of Azov.

114th Annual Tri Breed Sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange

A compact sales directory item lists multiple auctions on May 19 and surrounding dates across Clarke, Jefferson, and Frederick counties. Entries cover cattle, farm machinery, furniture, auto parts, and real estate with auctioneers and locations in Winchester Berryville Shepherdstown and Charles Town.

Farmers Livestock Exchange Winchester Roy Wisecarver Cedar Creek Chas R. Duvall W. Ww. Smallwood Jr Clarke County Jailhouse Yard Berryville Smallwood, Jr Kercheval’s East Maine St H. C. Lamp Shepherdstown W. Va Jersey Strong Garvin E. Tankersley al Marah Ranch Poolesville Montgomery County Maryland Lewis and Orndorff Poca Dot Farms Charles Town Charles R. Hoover Frederick County Court House Chas. R. Duvall W. E. Edwards Star Tannery E. T. Snider

Brownies Attend Two-Session Camp at Winchester Park

Brownies may choose between two sessions at Winchester Recreation Park surrounding the Lions Shelter. First session runs June 18 21 and June 25 28, second session runs July 9 12 and July 16 19. Camp fee is 3 dollars per session due at registration.

Winchester Recreation Park Lions Shelter

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