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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1957

Page

9

Four Indicted On Like Charges In Circuit Court

A Frederick County grand jury indicted Merl Sims James Faircloth Roy Franks and Donald Weatherholtz on two counts each for breaking and entering and larceny at Greenspring Grocery and for a theft tally including a .38 revolver and ammunition along with cigars socks and a flashlight. Franks Weatherholtz pled guilty. capias set for Sims and Faircloth. Other indictments included Jesse Peacemaker for storehouse break ins and a pump barrel case. James Wolford and Carl Sampson pleaded guilty to illegal liquor manufacture. Noel C Williams led the grand jury. Acquittal for Clyde LaFollette on reckless driving charges after appeal.

Frederick County Greenspring C. B. Dawson Merl Leroy Sims James Kenneth Faircloth Roy Franks Donald Weatherholtz Carl F. Sampson Noel C. Williams R. E Brumback Ellsworth Dodson L. G. Fawcett Maurice W. Perry

Moorefield Man Found Dead After Car Fire

Grover C. Zirk Jr. 33 of Moorefield West Virginia died in an early Tuesday car fire on Route 220. A coroner jury ruled asphyxiation and burning as the cause with the fire’s origin unknown. Mrs Zirk, hospitalized in Winchester, is expecting their third child. Zirk was a Marine veteran, VP of South Branch Motor Freight, and member of several local organizations. He is survived by his widow, parents, two children, siblings, and multiple relatives. Funeral held today at Moorefield Presbyterian Church with burial at Olivet Cemetery.

Grover Conway Irk, Jr Moorefield W. Va Route 220 Zirk M. W. Bean South Branch Motor Freight Company Loyal Order Moose John M. Galliday Post American Legion Moorefield Lodge AF & AM Mr. Zirk Brenda Kay Gregory Marlin George Southerly Woodrow Zirk Ralph Zirk Baltimore Wilson Zirk Detroit Mich Forest Gibbs Houston Texas Wendell Lamm Land John Hanetz Hyattsville James Trent Jack Stantruff Germany Lloyd Basham Elwood Ind Moorefield Presbyterian Church R. L. Morgan Charles Goodwin Duffey Moorefield Methodist Church Olivet Cemetery

Communists Accuse Speidel of 1934 Assassination Plot

Neues Deutschland asserts documents show Gen. Hans Speidel organized the 1934 killings of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou. The claim links Speidel to Nazi and IMRO involvement during Baron Pavelic’s talks, with Hitler allegedly approving the plan.

Berlin East Germany Communist Party Hans Speidel NATO Alexander of Yugoslavia Louis Barthou Neues Deutschland Speidel France Barthou Marseille Paris Red Organ Hitler Europe Vance Mihaylov IMRO Ante Pavelic Alexander Hermann Goering

Two Pennsylvania Communities Hold Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival

Two Pennsylvania towns celebrate annual Pennsylvania Dutch events with fairs crafts and traditional foods drawing locals and visitors. Organizers highlight regional heritage and community participation at the festival site.

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