Buick Plunges 60-Foot Embankment Near Winchester
Three people escaped serious injury when a 1956 Buick rolled over a 60 foot embankment along Rt. 50 east of Winchester at 3 30 p m landing on its top. Driver Tony Allamond a Negro of Cleveland Ohio unhurt wife Mary back injury passenger Henry Browning unhurt car a total loss with $1395 damage Gordon Downs Monroeville Pa driver of a westbound Plymouth reported seeing a rebound Ford passing on the hill and braking Plymouth spun then skidded Allamond toppled the hill headed west Downs Plymouth passenger Mrs Downs was taken to Memorial Hospital with others by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad.
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Rt. 50
Winchester
Tony Allamond
Cleveland
Mary
Henry Browning
Gordon Downs
Monroeville
P. W. Foster
Ford
Allamond
Plymouth
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Gavis
Elon College Honors Hook at 70th Commencement
Elon College in North Carolina awarded honorary degrees to three individuals including Prof. Alonzo L. Hook, a 47 year faculty veteran from Hanging Rock West Virginia. Hook, an Elon alumnus 1913 graduate, has served as instructor professor department head dean registrar and is currently chair of physics and mathematics and placement director. He earned a master’s from Cornell and is married to Jessie Irene Dawson with four Elon graduate daughters.
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Alonzo L. Hook
Elon College
North Carolina
Hanging Rock
W. Va
Hook
Elon
Cornell
Jessie Irene Dawson
Car Swept From Bridge Near Strasburg. Family Escapes
A Strasburg family formed a human chain to reach shore after floodwaters washed their 1953 Nash off a low water bridge southeast of Strasburg. The car traveled about 175 feet downstream before stopping on a ledge with only the roof showing. The family watched water levels fall and hope for salvage as river flow varied with the day.
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Strasburg
C. V. Kelley
Loal Land
New York
Karen
North Fork
Shenandoah
Mark McIntosh
Riverton
Accent on Youth as Accidents Kill 12 in Va
The Memorial Day weekend in Virginia claimed 12 lives from accidents. Eight died in traffic crashes, two drowned, and there were other fatalities including a construction worker in a ditch cave-in and a farmer in a hay baler. Victims ranged from 3 to 29 years old.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Local Fatal Car and Farm Accidents Record Tragic Deaths
Five deaths are reported from rural Virginia incidents. Claudine Crenshaw eight, of Richmond, died after a rear collision while a car pushed another on US 360 in Chesterfield County. Mark Moore three, Mendota, was killed when his car and a bus side swiped at Bristol and overturned. Harry Rixey thirty four, Bedford County, died after a storm sewer ditch caved in on him in Lynchburg. Marion G ture sixty nine, Wythe County, crushed by a hay baler near his home with no witnesses.
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Claudine Alma Crenshaw
Richmond
US 360
Chesterfield County
Mark Christopher Moore
Mendota
Washington County
Bristol
Harry Rixey
Bedford County
Lynchburg
Wythe County
Marion G. Ture
Virginians Honor Floral Offerings For Lost Child
A Richmond family burial on Oahu sparks a floral plea. Mrs White expresses intent to visit and place flowers on any Richmond family grave at Punchbowl National Cemetery. Kriss White, age five, laid flowers on Marine PFC William W McClintic Jr. killed in Iwo Jima. About 400 people visited Riverview Cemetery with 22 floral offerings.
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Honolulu
White
Richmond
Punchbowl National Cemetery
Aed
Berry
Kriss
William W. McClintic Jr
Iwo Jima
McClintic
Farmville
Hash and Wiener Open Optical Office Here
Virginia opticians Warren G. Hash and Wallace W. Wiener announce the Winchester Optical Co at 21 S Braddock St offering dispensing optician services for ophthalmic prescriptions. Hash a WWII veteran and former Bausch and Lomb staffer. Wiener trained with Bausch and Lomb here and has long been branch manager.
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Warren G. Hash
Wallace W. Wiener
Virginia
Winchester Optical Co
S. Braddock St
Mr. Hash
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
Bausch and Lomb
Buckingham-Flippin
France
Belgium
Germany
Kathlee Branner
Timberville
Karen
Linda
Lutheran Church
Mr. Wiener
Bausch and Lamb
Ann Shull
Eisenhower to Begin Far East Tour June 12
President Eisenhower will depart June 12 for a Far East swing visiting Japan Korea the Philippines Formosa and Okinawa. He may ride to Taipei on the St Paul after Manila with Alaska and Hawaii to be seen en route. First Lady potential accompanyment undecided.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Formosa
Okinawa
White House
Alaska
Hawaii
U.S
St. Paul
Manila
Taipei
James C. Hagerty
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Levi Udall dies at 69
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Levi S. Udall died at age 69 after a cerebral hemorrhage during a family gathering on Monday. He was the father of U.S. Representative Stewart Udall.
Miss Murphy Wins Trip in County 4-H Contest
Miss Linda Murphy of Clarke County won a trip to the 4 H Short Course this summer in the District Public Contest held at Front Royal Saturday. Bradley Grove also of Clarke took second in the red ribbon group, with Barbara Woore of Frederick County also placing in that division.
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Front Royal
Linda Murphy
Ees
Bradley Grove
Clarke
Barbara Woore
Frederick County
Edward W Kellogg dies at 77. prolific inventor in radio patents
Edward W Kellogg, 77, holder of patents on 107 radio related inventions, died Sunday in Camden. He received recognition from the Society of Motion Picture Engineers for his work advancing motion picture arts.
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Camden N.J
Edward W. Kellogg
Society of Motion Picture Engineers
Cover rising yeast dough with towel or paper
Use a clean towel waxed paper or paper toweling to cover the bowl where the dough is rising. This keeps the dough in a warm, draft free environment and prevents skin from forming on the surface as it proofs.
Wreck Victims In Critical Condition In Strasburg Collision
Elmer Jackson of Baltimore was reported in critical condition after a two car crash on Rt. 11 one mile south of Strasburg at 11 p m Friday. In the other car, two Strasburg youths William Dale Beeler and Jackie Jenkins died shortly after, with five other people injured including Robert Witt a passenger in Beeler Jenkins car.
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Elmer Jackson
Baltimore
Strasburg
William Dale Beeler
Jackie Jenkins
Robert Witt
Baking Cookies Note on Oven Shelf Spacing
When two pans bake at once space them about five inches apart on separate oven shelves to allow airflow and even browning.
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Peoples Service Drug Store
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Men’s & Boys
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Archdale
Southern Miss
Famous Brands
Hash and Wiener Open Optical Office
Ike
Arizona
Miss Murpy
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Old — Strong Bank
Mewber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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