J H Rosenberger Prominent Winchester Leader Dies at 62
J H Rosenberger, prominent Methodist layman and local businessman, died at 10 o'clock Tuesday night in University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville after a coronary occlusion following an operation. He headed Braddock Street Methodist Church plans and served as president of the hospital board and Winchester School Board, with roles in local banks and trusts. He was a native of Winchester born December 26, 1893.
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John H. Rosenberger
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Rosenberger
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester School Board
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Northern Virginia Power Company
Shawnee Building and Loan Association
Te Macon College
Ashland
George Washington’s
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Mr. Rosenberger
Ella Fritts
John W. Rosenberger
John Kerr School
Randolph-Macon College
Tau Kappa Alpha
Sigma Upsilon
Chi Beta Phi
Omnicon Delta Kappa
Raw
Water Skier Plunges Over 212 Foot Shoshone Falls
In Twin Falls Idaho memorial day crowds watched Melvin W Hulbert a 32 year old Boise resident swept over Shoshone Falls 212 feet by Snake River. Witnesses said he lost balance fell from a lagoon and drifted toward the brink as rescuers in a towing boat made desperate attempts to reach him but the current carried him over.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Melvin W. Hulbert
Boise
Hulbert
Ride on Russia's Jetliner Impresses American Pilot
Gari Ketchem of Clifton New Jersey as TWA relief pilot became the first American to ride Russia's TU104 jet liner at Vnukova Airport. He charmed Soviet pilot Boris Bugviev and plans a visit back home. The event followed Western coverage and surprised observers.
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Moscow
Gari Ketchem
Clifton
N. J
Russia
Ketchem
TWA
London
Vnukova
Boris Bugviev
Bugviev
A& N
ROUSS
Rouss Fire Co
John J. Hawse
Officials Believe Moscow Will Follow Up Twining Bid
U S officials expect Moscow to invite American military leaders to visit Russia after Gen. Nathan Twining accepted an invitation to a Soviet Aviation Day on June 24. The move follows weeks of speculation and could prompt reciprocal invites for Soviet generals to the United States, as Eisenhower weighs how to balance closer ties with the need to keep allies vigilant.
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Moscow
Washington
U. S
Nathan F. Twining
Russia
United States
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
Twining
Quarles
Wilson
State Dulles
Charles E. Bohlen
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Free World
Kefauver Fights To Regain Ground Lost in Florida
Senator Estes Kefauver campaigns across California aiming to overturn Florida losses to Adlai Stevenson. Florida’s results gave Stevenson 221 718 votes to Kefauver 209 447 with 22 of 28 convention votes for Stevenson. California’s winner take all primary looms as final Kefauver Stevenson test before August convention.
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Sen
Estes Kefauver
Florida
Adlai Stevenson
California
Stevenson
Kefauver
Kefauver-Stevenson
San Diego
Reid Speaker At James Wood Commencement
Ray E. Reid of Richmond VA will address James Wood High School graduates at the annual commencement. About 120 diplomas will be awarded with Phyllis Kastak delivering the salutatory and Leta Mae Gum valedictorian. The ceremony includes music by Susan Gore and Maryde Stockdale and closes with the Alma Mater.
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Ray E. Reid
Richmond
Frederick County
Paul D. Beable
James Wood
Mr. Reid
Nansmond County
William and Mary
Reid
Isle of Wight
Smithfield
Cople High School
Hague
Blackstone
Amelia
Nottoway
Virginia Education Association
Susan Gore
Rachmaninoff
Maryde Stockdale
Court Rules Post Office Interfered With Press Freedom
The U S Court of Appeals ruled the Post Office interfered with freedom of the press by barring two nudist magazines from the mails without a hearing. The February 1955 Sunshine & Health and January-February 1955 Solaire Universelle Nudisme issues, published in Mays Landing New Jersey, were deemed not unmailable as the lower court had held. The majority noted First Amendment considerations in the case.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Post Office Department
Sunshine & Health
Solaire Universelle
Mays Landing
N. J
UN Command Halts Armistice Commission Over Arms Buildup
The United Nations Command ordered the four nation armistice supervision commission to cease operations in South Korea and retreat to the neutral zone, accusing North Korea of using the panel to conceal illegal weapon movements. Britain disclosed 16 nation UN Command leadership and rejected a Beijing bid for Korea talks, citing lack of good faith. North Korea vowed to reduce its armed forces by August 31 and urged South Korea to do likewise, while Pyongyang signaled a future Moscow visit for Marshal Kim Il Sung.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U. N
North Korea
Pyongyang
South Korea
Kim I Sung
Moscow
Armistice Supervisory Commission
Sweden
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
U. N. Command
U. S
R. G. Gard
Gard
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Two Boys Admit Breaking Windows In 18 Parked Cars
Arlington police report two teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, admitted smashing glass in 18 parked cars with a two pound hammer while cruising between 1 and 2 am. One windshield valued at $150 was destroyed and 17 other cars had side windows damaged. They denied breaking two plate glass windows at Old Dominion Bank and are to appear in juvenile court.
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Arlington (P
Old Dominion Bank
Memorial Day Services at National Cemetery Attend 100
About 100 people joined Memorial Day observances at National Cemetery with Rev. Millard Lewis of Market Street Methodist Church delivering the sermon. He urged praying for peace and working toward victory in past crises and today. The day featured hot humid weather, scattered showers, light traffic, and the opening of pools and parks statewide.
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National Cemetery
Conrad
Hoover Post
American Legion
Millard Lewis
Market Street
Lewis
O Sullivan Firm Offers Vacation Pay Advance to Workers
The O Sullivan Rubber Corp offers striking workers an advance on vacation pay if they return to work, as the eighteen day walkout continues. The notice, signed by Paul Terretta, states eligible employees will receive half by June 8 and the remainder by June 15, with full regular pay starting June 22.
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O'Sullivan Firm
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Paul Terretta
O’sullivan Firm
Company Today
Hot And Humid Weather Ends May With 91 Degree Heat
May ends with hot humid conditions as temperature reaches 91 degrees after 1 pm today. Scattered showers are forecast tonight with clearing and cooler conditions tomorrow. Precipitation totaling .19 inches yesterday helped farmers but rainfall remains insufficient for crops. Tonight’s low expected 60 to 68 degrees.
Reid Jack eliminates Conrad in British Amateur quarter
Reid Jack the Scottish amateur champion defeated defending champion Joe Conrad from Texas one up in a 36 hole quarter final. Conrad was the only American to reach the last eight.
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Troon
Scotland
Reid Jack
Joe Conrad
Conrad
Benson Declares Soil Bank Program Opens for Cropland
Secretary of Agriculture Benson announced that farmers in modestly progressed areas may "bank" cropland this year under the new billion dollar soil bank plan. Payments will be offered to reduce plantings of surplus crops including cotton wheat corn rice peanuts and tobacco with specific rates set for corn cotton wheat and rice. Tobacco and peanut rates will be announced soon.
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Eisenhower
Congress
International
Washington
Benson
Department
Traffic Death Trend Seen Could Reach 1956 High
The National Safety Council warned there is still time to halt rising highway fatalities after April’s toll of 2,960, the highest for any April. First four months totaled 11,550, an all time high, with a possible 1956 total near 42,000 if trends continue.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Eisenhower urges hard work for continuation of his philosophy
President Eisenhower urged supporters to work hard in this year’s campaign to continue his administration’s “great middle of the road philosophy of government.” He called for a Republican Congress this fall to supplant Democratic control and spoke to about 500 at the Statler Hotel. He recalled four years since leaving Paris and joked about doctors' reminders of his heart attack, saying he is ready to go forward and win in November.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Citizens For Eisenhower
Statler
Paris
America
Local Industries to Join Supervisory Safety School
About 25 area industries will send supervisors to a Supervisory Safety School opening Monday at the American Brake Shoe plant on Paper Mill Road. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry conducts the course, sponsored by the Virginia Manufacturers Association, daily 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday.
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American
Paper Mill Road
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Virginia Manufacturers Association
W.L. Hickey
H. J. Heinz Co
Wilkie W. Hunt
National Fruit Product Co
J. W. Green, Jr
American Brake Shoe
Paul Terretta
O'Sullivan
William Lawrence, Jr
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Green
Virginia Forecast With Showers and Cooler Friday
Scattered showers tonight with high humidity and a low in the sixties to near seventy. Friday clears and turns cooler with southeast showers possible. Hospital beds for sale at A and N Store for 35 dollars each.
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Winchester
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