3000 New Ford Stockholders at First Meeting
Ford Motor Co held its first annual meeting as a publicly owned firm in Dearborn with about 3000 new stockholders present. Delegates from all states attended while 60 percent originated from the Detroit area. The session elected 13 directors and considered a proposal to extend stockholding under an option plan from six months to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Ford
Ford Foundation
Dogs Limited To One Bite
Tampa mailmen face a one bite rule as courts limit claims. When bitten the carrier gets medical care and sick leave paid by the government, while clothing damage is paid by the carrier. Repeated threats may halt delivery with householder using general delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla. P
George B. McConnell
McConnell
Filipino Pilgrims Boat Fire Off Leyte Island Kills 15
A boat carrying about 100 Filipino Catholic pilgrims burned off Leyte Island. At least 15 dead and 12 missing, with 20 injured. The incident is reported from Manila and details are limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Leyte
Gore School
Gore Fire Co
Schewel Furniture
O Sullivan Rubber Strike Talks Quiet as Mediation Begins
Union sources report federal mediator G S McCutcheon has been assigned to the O Sullivan Rubber plant strike. William Kuehner says a meeting with management may be delayed, while the company denies any meeting plans. Pickets remain at the plant and two warrants against workers were quashed in Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
William Kuehner
Urclpwa
G. S. McCutcheon
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of
Washington, D. C
Kuehner
McCutcheon
O'Sullivan
S. Kent St
Harry Newlin
Montague Ave
Marvin L. Plum
Rt. 4
Newlin
Guest Judges Arrive Tomorrow For Flower Show
Accredited judges from the Virginian Federation of Garden Clubs and Garden Clubs of Virginia will arrive tomorrow morning to judge the Miracle of May show. The judging committee led by Mrs. Edward Barr will host them at the Fairfax Room, Christ Episcopal Church, with coffee before the Virginia Avenue School evaluations in artistic and participultural classes. The event funds Abram's Delight and features 28 amateur classes plus one inter club class, with public viewing 3 to 9 p.m. at the school auditorium. Judging names will be withheld until after awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginian Federation of Garden Clubs
Garden Clubs of Virginia
Edward Barr
Fairfax Room
Christ Episcopal Church
Virginia Avenue School
Benson Seeks Legal Review Of New Farm Bill
Secretary Benson asked Agriculture Department lawyers for a detailed legal outline of changes required and discretionary powers under the new farm bill as the House completed action. Officials noted possible soil bank payments and the bill's plan to retire crop land for price support, while prices for cattle hogs soybeans and grains showed gains in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benson
Agriculture Department
House
Department
Eisenhower
Agricultural Marketing Service
Eisenhower seeks nearly 20 legislative items before adjournment
The White House said President Eisenhower wants about 20 bills approved by Congress before July adjournment. The list spans international affairs national security government economic welfare and related areas. Key items include two civil rights measures proposing a commission to study new laws and a new civil rights division headed by an assistant attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Ita
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Elijah the Prodigal Horse Returns to Buena Vista
Elijah the Prodigal Horse receives a tumultuous welcome in Buena Vista Colorado as the community celebrates his return from a 13,000 foot ridge where he was trapped for months. Owners Al and Bill Turner and publishers Gilbert Gregg note his calm demeanor. A haylift and parade precede today's quarter horse races at Centennial track south of Denver.
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Buena Vista
Colo
Elijah
Colorado
Gilbert Gregg
Buena Vista Weekly
Centennial Track
Denver
Bill Turner
Turners
Bugs
Living Cost Rise Triggers One Cent Hourly Wage Boost
April living costs rose 0.2 percent boosting about a million workers with a one-cent hourly increase under union contracts tied to government indices. GM reports 422,000 hourly staff affected and $5 monthly raise for 108,000 salaried workers. Take home pay rose to $71.94 with dependents in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Frost Threat Looms Over Shenandoah Valley Fruit Crops
Fruit growers brace for more damage as frost is forecast tonight with temperatures dipping to 25 in Berryville and 32 to 40 elsewhere. Early April freezes already caused heavy losses to Delicious varieties and Clarke County reports about half of buds damaged with one orchard wiped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shenandoah Valley
Berryville
Beverley Byrd
H. F. Byrd, Inc
Weather Bureau
Jack Frost
Clarke County
Stevenson veto of Illinois pension bill used in Florida race
Kefauver pressed Stevenson on a 1951 veto that would have raised Illinois old age assistance by 10 percent. Stevenson countered that pension boosts occurred under his administration, while he criticized Kefauver supporters for circulating scurrilous literature. Primary results in Florida and California were seen as pivotal.
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Stevenson
Kefauver
Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Florida
California
Howard Pyle
Eisenhower
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Pyle
Cocoa
Fla
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Robert Sikes
Jacksonville
Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Local Watch Line From Hodgson & Brown
Graduates gain new line of gents and ladies watches from Hamilton Elgin Bulova Gruen and Longines sold by Hodgson and Brown at 4i W Boscawen Street. Dial MChawk 2 3231.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Elgin
Bulova
Gruen
Longines
Hodgson & Brown
W. Boscawen
St. Dial
McHawk
Billy Rose to Wed Joyce Matthews in New York
Broadway showman Billy Rose and actress Joyce Matthews obtained a marriage license yesterday. Rose is 56 and Miss Matthews 36. They did not specify a wedding date but earlier Rose said the ceremony would occur in the first week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Billy Rose
Joyce Matthews
Rose
Miss Matthews
Snyder Says Joint Chiefs Might Visit Russia If Invited
A White House spokesman said he would not be surprised if the Joint Chiefs of Staff visited the Soviet Union if invited. He noted no invitation had been received and cited informal talks since the Geneva conference about high officials visiting Russia. An embassy note said Marshal Sokolovsky invited Gen Nathan F. Twining to send a delegation to Aviation Day in Russia on June 24.
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Washington
White House
Peter Wallenberg
United Nations
United States
Snyder
Russia
Joint Chiefs
Soviet Union
Marshal Sokolovsky
Nathan F. Twining
U. S. Air Force
Philip Bachinsky
Dr. Sam Whitacre Joins Dr. Lacy In Practice Here
Dr. Samuel N. Whitacre longtime Memorial Hospital house staff since July 1955 leaves June 1 to join Dr. E Willis Lacy Jr in general and internal medicine. Native of the area born in Whitacre, son of the Frederick County Circuit Court clerk. He trained at University of Virginia and Cincinnati General Hospital, Virginia licensed in 1953, married to Jo Ann Van Valkenberg of Huntington West Virginia.
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Samuel N. Whitacre
Memorial Hospital
E. Willis Lacy, Jr
Whitacre
Frederick County
Lee N. Whitacre
Gainesboro
University of Virginia
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Cincinnatti
Ohio) General Hospital
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
Virginia
Jo Ann Vanv Valkenberg
Huntington
W.va
Three Year Extension For GI Home Loan Program Proposed
Senate consideration of a three year extension to the GI home loan program was unveiled as part of a multibillion dollar housing bill. Sen. Lehman and colleagues Hill and Sparkman said the amendment would extend both loan guarantee and direct VA loan programs, amid calls from builders, real estate groups, and veterans groups to act this year to sustain home building.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Lehman
Hill
Ala
Sparkman
Federal Housing Administration Loan Insurance Authority
Veterans Administration
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Sen. Capenart
R Ind
FHA
Udall Remembered as Town Rebuilds After Tornado
Udall Kansas marks the first anniversary of the deadly tornado that killed 79 and wounded many, with a memorial at Four Corners. Mayor Rowe and officials report hundreds of new homes and businesses, a new high school and elementary, utilities, dial telephones, and civil defense funds guiding rapid reconstruction.
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Udall
Kan
Four Corners
Congregational Church
Earl Rowe
John Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Rowe
Odd Fellows Lodge
Red Cross
Transit Strikers Challenge Buenos Aires Government
In Buenos Aires public transport workers walk out defying orders to mobilize into the armed forces. Thousands of commuters are late or unable to report as government buses trolleys and subways run reduced or suspended service. Police guard strategic points after a strike blamed on nationalist elements with wage demands up to 300 pesos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Bueno Aires
Bne
Greater
Transport Workers Union
Seedsmen Short Course Set for May 27 29 Here
Seeds dealers from across the state gather for the Seventh Annual Virginia Seedsmen's Short Course hosted by the Virginia Seedsmen's Association, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and the VPI Agronomy Department. Activities include pasture and forage tours at Middelburg, a Byrd banquet, film showings, and multiple lectures and discussions led by W. S. Connelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Northern Virginia
Middleburg
W. S. Connelly
The
Seedsmen’s Organization
Carpenter Dies After Falling From Roof at Round Hill
Marsden J. Licklider 46 a carpenter of 1115 S Cameron St died after a 12 foot fall from a house roof at Round Hill at 2 p.m. He was taken to Memorial Hospital by three coworkers. Employed by Frank J Schaefes Co of 9 S Cameron St for 1 1/2 years. He leaves a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsden J. Licklider
S. Cameron St
Memorial Hospital
Round Hill
Licklider
Frank J. Schaefes Co
Weather Outlook and Local Classified Ad Snippet
Clear and cooler tonight with frost in Shenandoah Valley and interior areas. Friday mostly sunny and cool. Also an in person help wanted ad for Cain Cleaners in Stephens City seeking a counted-work candidate.
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Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Antares
Cain Cleaners
Stephens City
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Clarke
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Lke
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Delray Beach
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W. J. Snow
Snow
Schewel Furniture Store
U.S
Sam Whitacre
Dr. Lacy
Kansas Town
Cuty
Carpenter
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