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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1957

Page

2

Funeral service for Viola Rosenberger Pageh

Mrs Viola Rosenberger Pageh died Wednesday at her Hayfield home. Funeral service Saturday at 4 pm conducted by Rev S J Goode and Rev E B Smith. Pallbearers include Asbury C Triplett John Triplett Jr Guy J Oates Austin Hoover Arjan Anderson Lyndall Anderson. Interment Mount Olive Cemetery Hayfield. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.

Viola Rosenberger Pageh Hayfield S. J. Goode E B Smith Asbury C Triplett John Triplett Guy J. Oates Austin Hoover Arjan Anderson Lyndall Anderson Mount Olive Cemetery Jones Funeral Home

Marine Captain McCarthy Dies After Plunge At Wharf

Capt. Edward F. McCarthy 71 a 50 year Marine Exchange lookout on Melges Wharf fell from the pier and drowned yesterday authorities said he apparently suffered a heart attack at the time the accident occurred in San Francisco.

San Francisco Edward F. McCarthy Marine Exchange Melges Wharf

Handley First to Use Caps and Gowns at Graduation

Henry J W. Henkel, Winchester council member, says Handley High School pioneered cap and gown graduation. He notes the council urged the attire to cut clothes costs and cites the Handley band as an early national example. Several surviving council members from 30 years ago are listed along with notable former band members.

Handley Henry J W. Henkel Henry Winchester Handley High School Mr. Henry W. Nelson Page Edward E. Jones Herman H. Hable Winchester Council Acquilla H. Jackson Winchester School Star Handley School Handley Band Wincheater

Weather Cancels Third Day of Summer Atomic Test

At the Atomic Test Site in Ney Nevada the second shot of the summer test series is cancelled for a third day due to adverse weather. Officials warn winds could carry radioactive fallout toward communities southeast of the site including Las Vegas.

Ney Las Vegas

Florida Governor Expected to Veto Last Resort Bill

The bill would allow residents to suspend public schools to prevent race mixing. Gov. Leroy Collins is expected to veto after a 26-11 Senate vote. Education chiefs say the 1956 pupil assignment law and emergency powers already protect segregation.

Florida Tallahassee Fla.p Leroy Collins Senate

Local Auction Notices For June Sales Circa Winchester Va

A sequence of auction listings from the Sales Directory notes multiple June sales in and around Winchester Virginia. Items include household furniture, farming equipment, real estate, tracts of land, and a stock of hobby shop goods with dates mostly on Saturdays and mid month through June. Auctioneers named include Chas R Duvall E T Snider and others.

Richard L. Hawkins John W. Hockman Paper Mill Road Chas. R. Duvall Sadie Anderson Clarence H. Roberts Kernstown Dennis T. Cole J. Randolph Larrick Frederick County Court House Winchester E. T. Snider Dabney W. Watts Turstee Stephens City Boyd G. Headley, Jr Robert E. O'Neal U. S. 11 Middletown Sanitary Plumbing & Heating CO Rea G G. Baker Patton Robert Duncan Brucetown Clearbrook Road Etta I. Edmonds Weems Lane Shawnee District R. Duvall WM. F Dutterer Cedar Grove Chas R Duvall William F. Dutterer Cedar Grove Church Chas, R. Duvall Louis D. Eye Vivian Juanita Eye Frederick County Virginia Frederick Winchester and Washington Highway Miller Heights Leroy Franklin Herbert S. Larrick Circuit Court

Byrd Hopes President Attends Jamestown Naval Review

Senator Byrd writes to President Eisenhower asking him to attend the International Naval Review June 12 for the Jamestown celebration in Virginia. He encloses editorials from Hampton Roads papers and urges attention to the invitation. A similar request from Senator Robertson is noted with an editorial from the Virginian Pilot.

Washington Sen Byrd D-Va White House Eisenhower Jamestown Virginia James C. Hagerty Hampton Roads International Naval Review Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Sen. Robertson Robertson Virginian Pilot Norfolk Naval District

Exchange Club Honors Cooper

The Winchester Exchange Club passed an unanimous resolution honoring former member Clarke T. Cooper who died May 1 from a heart attack. The tribute notes his strong convictions and devotion to family and community.

Winchester Exchange Club Clarke T. Cooper The Exchange Club Cooper

Lions Resolution Urges Economy

The Winchester Lions Club passed a unanimous resolution opposing wasteful government spending and urging retirement of the national debt. It was sent to local representatives praising efforts and urging further steps to cut the budget.

Winchester Lions Club

Weather forecast and conditions for Winchester area

Fair tonight with a low around 58. Saturday mostly fair, warmer and more humid with isolated showers afternoon and evening. Extended forecast through mid June shows near normal temps, warmer into Sunday, cooler Monday and Tuesday, with showers and scattered storms Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures today reach 75 high and 49 low. Moon phases and sunrise sunset data included.

Virginia Winchester Eawca

Memorial Day Traffic Toll Falls Short of Forecast

The Memorial Day 30 hour period ended with 86 traffic deaths 36 drownings and 33 holiday connected fatalities plus one death after midnight The National Safety Council had forecast 120 highway deaths for the period The actual toll was 30 percent under the estimate Safety Council President Ned H Dearborn cautioned the drop is not cause for celebration

National Safety Council Safety Council Ned H. Dearborn

Quiz answers printed on page four headline

Answers list includes intoxicant shellfish biblical phrase handwriting on the wall and a warehouse for explosives. The entry notes questions six through ten with true false and author Mark Twain and the phrases Mene mene tekel upharsin.

Explo

New Laws Probed for Election and Lobbying Compliance

A congressional committee calls for new oversight under the Disclosure Act to supervise election and lobbying laws. It notes the General Accounting Office would administer both measures, highlighting lack of current official responsibility for enforcement and proposing major recommendations to secure compliance.

Comptroller General General Accounting Office Congress

Senate panel weighs sweeping campaign finance changes

A Senate committee panel considers lifting spending caps in presidential races and sets new limits for Senate and House contests. The plan proposes unlimited receipts for national campaigns but ties House and Senate expenditures to per-person spending, replacing the current per-vote formula with district based ceilings.

Paign Senate House

Infeasible to Allocate Expenditures Among Candidates

The text notes that groups that present and support tickets with multiple candidates make it impractical to divide their expenditures by individual candidates. It discusses allocation challenges and implications for reporting and compliance.

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Mrs. Pugh Lookout George W. Patton Jones Viola R. Pugh Jones Funeral Home, Inc For All N. Braddock St Order of the Golden Rule Garland Spillman Laurens Jones Marshall Kline Harry Dunn Dr. R. W. Kerlin Kenneth Henry Courtney Grim John Hoover, Jr Soddy Haines Ivan Jackson Douglas Grim Thornton Bryarly H Rc Christianson Aaurphy Royster Indiana Harry Murphy & Brother Allis-Chalmers Metional Avicek Cameron Mt Naval Review Exchange Lions Piccadilly St Nain. Va Chas. R. Duvall, Auctioneer Lot Autionser Memoria Associated Press Sives True Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twain Mene Tekel Upharsin C.L Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St Frigidaire Admiral Charles R. Duvall International Clarke County Real Estate Town of Berryville Clarke County Gertrude Fox Harry L. Shepherd Clarke County Court House Buckmarsh and Crow Streets Crow Street Buckmarsh Street Smallwood Cameron Lucy Washington Shepherd Gertrude Brown Gertrude Shepherd Fox Frank M. Wray U. S. Route 340 Circuit Court of Harold G. Potts Thomas G. Scully Ww. D. Orndorfyf Lucy A. Allen Jone 5 Clem Opequon John F. Pfaff Juni Auction Turissa W. Hale Olsen John Carter Hale Dee d Charles R. Neff Ninevah Road Federal Land Bank of Baltimore Tion
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