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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1959

Page

9

Looters Take $165,540 From Armored Car in Denver

Thieves stole $165,540 from an unattended armored car in Denver in under a minute. A lone female witness described one suspect as about 45, short and fat, who opened the locked vehicle with a key. The money was loaded into a stolen car and the robbers fled. the truck was found abandoned nearby. A $5,000 reward was posted for recovery of the money.

Denver Maudie Moore Amored Motors Jefferson County Bank Lakewood Armored Motor Service John Jeffery R. K. Peterson Leonard Delue Armored Motors Service Federal Reserve Bank

White Hall Briefs Highlight Local Clergy and Visitors

The Rev H H Valentine visits the Roby family as they conduct a two week revival in Ohio. Local residents Naomi Luttrell and Bessie Strowbridge return from Winchester Memorial Hospital and are visited by relatives and friends. Mrs Myrtie Samples houses for the Robys. several other area residents are noted visiting Milburns and Luttrells. In Bisbee Arizona Austin Jay heads a committee on Warren annexation with a skeptical view of city services and enforcement.

White Hall H. H. Valentine Maryland Joseph Roby Phillip Ohio Marvin Shaver Winchester Eva Luttrell Ernest Luttrell Myrtie Samples Luttrell James Coulter Gene Milburn Charles Town W. Va del Sewell Craig and Gail Lloyd Milburn Will Parlett Milburn Bisbee Ariz Austin Jay Warren Jay

Democrats Press to Trim Housing and Airport Spending Bills

Democratic leaders in Congress urged colleagues to pare down housing and airport spending measures to avoid presidential vetoes. The bills, tied to budget balancing and 1960 re elections, are before House and Senate conference committees. Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson reportedly argued that trimming may blunt the Republicans’ budget balance issue.

Jack Bell Washington Congressional Eisenhower Senate House Congress House Sam Rayburn D-Tex Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas

Thayer Wins Soap Sculpture Prize at 32nd Contest

Lawrence Thayer of Route 1 won 25 dollars honorable mention for his Abstract in the 32nd annual soap sculpture contest sponsored by Procter and Gamble using Ivory soap. Amateur sculptors from 19 states competed for 84 prizes in a competition confined to school children in three classes. Thayer entered Group A for high school grades 10 through 12.

Lawrence Thayer Route 1 Procter and Gamble Thayer

Clarke County Education Association names new officers and committees

Berryville Mrs Joseph Cepelka elected head of Clarke County Education Association releases committee chairmen including Program Mrs James Cobb and Membership Howard Coombs Others include Citizenship Mrs Rice Levi Jr Welcome Miss Mary Thompson Nominating Mrs Maurice F Wisecarver Jr VE A reporter Mrs Melvin Bean District Nominating Committee and officers to take office in June include Vice President Mrs H A Baechtel Secretary Miss Mary Thompson Treasurer Mrs Julia M Ellis Executive committee members C E Miley and Mrs M M Bean.

Berryville Joseph Cepelka Clarke County Education Association James Cobb W.E. Henson Marion T. Wood Howard Coombs William L. Boyce Mary D Sowers Rice Levi, Jr Mary Thompson Maurice F. Wisecarver, Jr Melvin Bean V.E.A Joseph C. Huffman District N M. M. Bean H. A. Baechtel Julia M. Ellis C.E. Miley

Virginia Livestock Market Pricing Report Summary

Virginia livestock prices list steers heifers bulls cows calves and hogs by grade and weight with ranges. Notable entries include stocker and feeder prices per head and per hundred shoots. Moscow reports Izvestia editor Alexei Adzhubei and Racine notes a route order conflict with USC routes.

Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Hogs Veal Sheep and Cattle

Market report lists hogs with 501 head and varied prices across barrows gilts sows and feeders. veal ranges from 28 to 35 dollars for heavy and light stock. sheep and lambs show 496 head with prime and good grades and slaughter cattle with multiple classes and price bands. stock feeders include yearling steers and calves with mixed price points.

Choice & Prime

Northern Route Favored for Interstate 64 in Virginia

Engineering consultants Edwards and Kelcey recommended the Richmond to Clifton Forge segment of Interstate 64 be built along the northern corridor. The plan parallels U.S. 250, U.S. 11, and U.S. 60 through Charlottesville, Staunton, Lexington, and Clifton Forge, drawing mixed reactions from southern route backers and northern supporters. Opponents may file exceptions by June 10 with the State Highway Commission.

Richmond State Highway Commission Clifton Forge Edwards and Kelcey Newark N. J Commonwealth of Virginia Staunton Charlottesville Lexington Roanoke Farmville Lynchburg

Billy Graham Taken Ill In Melbourne Visit

American evangelist Billy Graham arrived from Adelaide and planned to rest in his Melbourne hotel due to a cold. He intended to sail tonight for Sydney and then on May 31 to Europe as Australia battles a month long influenza epidemic.

Melbourne Australia Billy Graham Adelaide Sydney Europe

Ed Walsh Dies at 78 Hall of Fame Pitcher

Ed Walsh, famed for the spitball and a Chicago White Sox star in the early 1900s, died in Pompano Beach Florida at age 78 after a battle with cancer. Known as Ironman for his durability he opposed banning the spitball during his career and once won 40 games in a season. He died Tuesday less than two weeks after his 78th birthday.

Pompano Beach, Fla Ed Walsh Chicago White Sox

McCann Rotary Speaker at Virginia Coach Appearance

William T. McCann, Virginia basketball coach, will speak at the Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel. He served with Marine units during Iwo Jima and previously coached at Hampden Sydney and Washington and Lee before Virginia.

William T. McCann University of Virginia Rotary Club George Washington Hotel McCann Marine 5Th Marine Division Iwo Jima Hampden- Sydney College Washington and Lee Charlottesville

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Naomi Luttrell Winchester Memorial Hospital Anna Smoke Albert Luttrell Gary Sunnyside Randal Gardner Luther de Haven Ringgold, Md Lottie Whitacre Ridgeway Floyd Luttrell Bruce and Libby Welltown Adam Shirley Kernstown Bessie Strowbridge Winchester Co-Op Milk Producers Assn Front Royal Luray Co-Op Milk Producers ASSN CCEA Virginia Livestock Market Khrushchev Izvestia Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Alexei Adzhubei Racine, Wis Racine Motor Coach Lines Wisconsin Public Service Commission Harvey Dr Rupert Blvd Rupert Columbia Ave Columbia Sixth St Farmers Livestock Exchange Market B.T.U Reuuene Ry In Tores Progressive Food Kraft’s CHEEZ California Swanson Dr. Pepper R-C Cola Rcatei Pepsi-Cola Msn Me Rta Winchester Creamery Butter Berkeley Club Cloverdale
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