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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
2
Seven year old Anthony Michael Zoeller Jr. was injured when a tractor driven by neighbor WR Hays ran over him as he hid in tall grass. The accident occurred while he was playing with two brothers near a field in Louisville Kentucky. His left hand was amputated as a result of the incident.
The text lists funeral services for Madeline R Stickley at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a Saturday 10:00 am time and Ray Friday at 8:00 pm at Wes Funeral Home, indicating memorial arrangements. It identifies locations and churches but lacks full dates.
Four traffic deaths lifted Virginia’s 1956 toll to 291, 21 above the year earlier total. Pfc. Robert H. Chappell, 21, of Jacksonville Florida, a Marine in Portsmouth, died in a collision at a Portsmouth intersection. Robert Jackson, 16, of Mecklenburg County, died after being struck by a truck on U S 1 near South Hill. Darrell Wayne Shelton, 18, of Charlottesville, perished when a car he rode in left the highway near Centerville. Thomas Lee Grammar, 6, of Richmond, was killed crossing near his home.
The Gray Commission program to avoid compulsory integration with a student assignment plan and private school tuition grants loses momentum. Governor Stanley cools on it and no special session has been called, while Norfolk and Newport News seek legislative backing for NAACP suits. Critics warn the plan still allows some integration.
New York veteran official Murray W. Stand, age 60, longtime City Clerk and head of the Marriage License Bureau, died yesterday. He reportedly performed civil marriages for more than 140000 people over his career.
President Eisenhower forms an eight member task force to study Russia’s announced manpower reductions. Harold Stassen says the group will meet in Washington on May 29 including military nuclear and economic experts and review his London disarmament talks with Bulganin and Khrushchev.
Five Russian Baptist leaders are scheduled to arrive in the United States in a two way religious exchange. The visit is the first since 1906, arranged with major U S Baptist bodies including the Southern and American Northern conventions. A larger Russian religious delegation will follow in June under the National Council of Churches invitation.
In New York the federal tax evasion trial of Mrs Hattie Free man Dodson congressional secretary to Rep Adam Clayton Powell goes to the jury after two weeks of testimony. She faces taxes evasion charges totaling 5000 for 1948 to 1952 and 2000 in refunds along with listing false dependents. Dodson, who did not testify, is the Abyssinian Baptist Church secretary in Harlem where Powell is pastor.
The Vatican releases a letter marking a century since the Sacred Heart cult spread worldwide. Pope Pius XII urges Catholics to increase devotion, saying fervent faith remains vital as society faces many ills and salvation hinges on devotion to Jesus.
In Winchester, four traffic accidents occurred between 8 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on E Piccadilly N Kent St Braddock St and Stewart Cecil Sts. Vehicles involved included a 1951 Chevrolet, a 1950 51 Lincoln, a 1949 Mercury, a 1949 Chevrolet, a 1951 Ford, a 1949 Plymouth and a 1940s GMC pickup with total property damage listed.
Mrs. Mattie Courtney Stevens Snapp, 89, died early this morning at her daughter Beatrice Foster's home in Inwood West Virginia. She was born March 28 1867 in Capon Bridge. her husband Oscar Snapp died in 1927. She was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Martinsburg. Survived by daughter Mary Cook and son Fred Snapp, nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg with Reverends Millard Lloyd and O. R. Kesner officiating. Burial in Mt. Hebron Cemetery Martinsburg.
Farmers report rain soaked ground hinders spraying while they work to protect orchards. In the Lake Erie grape belt, growers note no damage from the cold and say development is two to three weeks behind schedule but unlikely to affect final crop size or quality.
A public notice urges vehicle owners to complete annual inspections during May to avoid delays. Officials emphasize scheduling early to beat the late rush and ensure compliance before deadlines.
Long list of farm auctions and dispersals scheduled around Winchester and surrounding towns from May 19 to June 9. Listings include 72 head of cattle, horses, hogs, dairy cattle, farm equipment, restaurant fixtures, and real estate. Auctioneers include Chas. R. Duvall, W. W. Smallwood Jr., E. T. Snider, and others.
Mrs. Cora Whitfield eighty six died this morning at the Baptist Home in Culpeper where she had resided since January. She was the aunt of Mrs. Robert F. Gaines of North Washington Street and visited the city often. The Gaines family will attend a funeral in Crewe Virginia on Sunday with burial in the family lot there.
The five day strike by about 400 workers began Sunday after a union vote and halted wage negotiations. If not notified today, some may receive checks Monday. The old contract expired April 30 and wage disputes sparked the walkout.
Campaign Headquarters urges workers to contact the headquarters to confirm no prior reservations for memorial units. Donors listed include those who requested Memorial Unit reservations or are eligible for membership in The Society of Founders of Shenandoah College.
A fragment lists contributors and establishments in Winchester's cultural scene. Names include Dorothy Gilpin, J W Arthur, G and M Music Store, Had dock and Williams, McSherry Lupton, Wayne Omps, Patton family, Thomas Scully, Zuckerman and Sons, Armstrong Foundation, Schenck Foods, Amos Shryock, Rebert Smith, James Wilkins, Shoe Center, Ralph Yount and the Kiwanis Club of Winchester.
The page lists seven Q A pairs from the quiz with concise solutions. Items include sow and pigs, No, Judea, Nicholas IT, Top, Hiram Ulysses, and giraffe, presented as direct answers.
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