Senators Trade Vernon and Porterfield to Red Sox
The Washington Senators sent Bob Porterfield and Mickey Vernon along with two others to Boston for five Red Sox players. Boston received Johnny Schmitz and Tommy Umphlett, while Washington got Richard Brodowski Alpheus Lee Curtis Jr Truman E Clevenger Karl Olson and Neil B Chrisley. Olson becomes center fielder with Chrisley likely to play left. Olson, 25, is a key young asset for rebuilding Washington, which finished last this year. Vernon, a .301 hitter in 150 games last season, is a veteran with a .287 lifetime average and 139 home runs.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Bob Porterfield
Mickey Vernon
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Johnny Schmitz
Tommy Umphlett
Senators
Richard Brodowski
Alpheus Lee Curtis, Jr
Truman E. Clevenger
Karl Olson
Neil B. Chrisley
Calvin Griffith
Olson
Chrisley
Nashville
Asia
Red Sox
Yankees
Griffith
Clark Griffith
Chicago
Vernon
Willow Lawn Farm Market Ad Promotes Fresh Meats
Continued on page 2 column 3. Butchering today offers fresh country sausage pudding ponhoss backbones and spareribs at Willow Lawn Farm Market on Valley Pike South.
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Willow Lawn Farm Market Valley Pike
Heavy Local Voting in Area Contests Draws Voters
Voter turnout ran heavy in district races including Shawnee where C. E. Garber faced Maurice W. Perry and L. R. Omps opposed Paul Luttrell in Gainesboro. Clarke County Sheriff race drew interest with W. W. Smallwood Jr. vs John A. Miller as Winchester and Berryville precincts reported strong early figures.
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Shawnee
C. E. Garber
Board of Supervisors
Maurice W. Perry
Garber
Kernstown
Carper’s Valley
Greenwood
Gainesboro
L. R. Omps
Paul Luttrell
Frederick County
Clarke County
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
John A. Miller
Russell's
Clarke
Winchester
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Virginia Avenue
Brucetown
Neffstown
Stonewall
Newtown
Rewis to Speak At Scouts Annual Recognition Dinner
The Rev Millard Rewis to deliver the keynote at Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts recognition dinner at Winchester armory on Thursday. His address Onward for God and My Country accompanies the new four year Scout program to begin January 1. The event is a covered dish affair with units bringing their own food.
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Millard Rewis
Market Street Methodist Church
Shenandoah Area
Shenandoah
State Parks Face Possible Closure Next Summer
Richmond Virginia officials weigh impact of Supreme Court ruling on public park segregation. Conservation Director Raymond V Long says closings possible though personal opinion. Attorney General Almond and Governor Stanley Meyer to be consulted. Norfolk case on private leasing remains under appeal. Oliver W Hill says ruling clears way for Black attendance at state parks.
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Richmond
Raymond V. Long
Virginia
Long
Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Conservation Board
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Stanley
High Court
Norfolk
Attorney General
Seashore State Park
Princess Anne County
Federal
Oliver W. Hill
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Cold windy day blankets the U S with scattered snow
The article reports cold and windy conditions across the continental United States. Snow fell in western Texas and flurries appeared in northern Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle. Grand Rapids saw three inches of snow while the Northern Plains remained the coldest region with subfreezing readings.
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Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Texas
Lubbock
Oklahoma Panhandle
Marfa
Midwest
Lower Michigan
Grand Rapids
Plains
New York
Birmingham
Ala
California
Graser
Colo
New England
Washington
Gulf Coast
Miss Hockman New Home Agent In Clarke Co
Clarke County Board of Supervisors approved Miss Phyllis Hockman as county home demonstration agent. She is a Rockbridge native and Madison College graduate who has served in Rockingham and Bath counties and followed Bonnie Sayre’s resignation. Eva Minnix recommended her for the post at the VPI Extension Service in Blacksburg. She began as assistant agent in Rockingham, later serving as Bath County home agent since February.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Phyllis Hockman
Miss Hockman
Rockbridge County
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Bonnie Sayre
Eva Minnix
V. P. I. Extension Service
Blacksburg
Rockingham County
Bath County
Round Hill
Senators say General Motors is Too Big
T K Quinn told the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee that General Motors is entirely too big and threatens many firms and free American institutions. He proposed a maximum free enterprise bill to curb oversized corporations and possibly force breakups as the giant issue facing the country.
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Washington
T.K. Quinn
General Motors
Quinn
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
General Electric Corp
T. K. Quinn Co
Monitor Equipment Corp
New York
Monster Business
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Woman 27 Held In Poison Deaths Of Two Little Boys
New Orleans police say Mary Moss Falcon 27 vowed to get even after a neighborhood quarrel and was jailed on murder charges in the phosphorus poison deaths of William Baughman Jr 7 and Lawrence 6. The boys died Oct 13 after living in severe poverty with five siblings and a $7 weekly church support.
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New Orleans
Mi ‘Er
William Baughman Jr
Lawrence
Orleans Parish
Mary Moss Falcon
Violet
Helen Baughman
Paint Up Campus Ends With WVU Students In Jail
Eleven West Virginia University students painted slogans on the University of Pittsburgh campus but were detained by police. Pitt officials intervened and released the students after acknowledging campus rivalries. Some slogans remained despite washing efforts ahead of the WVU pit game.
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Virginia Ave
WVU
Pitt
Pittsburgh
West Virginia University
University of Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Tom Hamilton
Hamilton
Pitts
William Fowler
Election Contests Draw Voter Attention Across States
Off year races focused on Kentucky governor Philadelphia mayor and Detroit district seat as Democrats seek trends while a GOP challenge loomed in Kentucky. Also voting on a nationwide auto workers layoff plan and many city offices across several states.
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Kentucky
Philadelphia
Ohio
Ford
General Motors
CIO
Michigan
Detroit
John D. Dingell
Virginia
New Jersey
Mississippi
J. P. Coleman
Boston
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Arkansas
Connecticut
Indiana
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Utah
Wyoming
Eisenhower to address nation from Denver and Washington
President Eisenhower will speak briefly on TV and radio Friday as he leaves Fitzsimons Army Hospital for Lowry Air Force Base and later Washington Dulles. Doctors foresee continued convalescence at Gettysburg farm with possible February reelection decision after further recovery.
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Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Lowry Air Force Base
Columbine NL
Military Air Transport Terminal
National Airport
White House
Capital
Gettysburg
Fisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Catoctin Mountain
Thurmont
Cabinet
National Security Council
Labor leaders eye Democratic capture by 1960 says Knowland
Senator Knowland warned in Miami that AFL CIO leaders aim to seize control of the Democratic party and government by 1960 or even 1956. He aligned with Goldwater, accusing labor chiefs of attempting to run the party and wield political power nationwide, while denying slush funds and goon squads.
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Miami
Fla
Know‘land
R-Calif
Knowland
Senate
U. S. Savings and Loan League
People and
Congress
AFL and Cio
New Labor Combine
Democratic Party
Michigan
Labor Party
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Ariz
Republican
CIO
Apple Holdings Report For November 1 Cold Storage Stocks
Four principal cold storages hold 978 577 bushels of apples as of November 1, up 33 000 from 1954. Winchester and Virginia Apple Storage numbers are 683 978 and 143 599. C L Robinson Ice & Cold Storage 115 000. Old Mill Storage 36 000. Total reflects October 1 rise of 774 798 bushels from earlier.
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Iocal
Winchester
Virginia
C. L. Robinson Ice & Cold Storage
Middletown Council Approves Yule Decoration Lights
Middletown council last night authorized funds for lighting a Christmas tree on Main St and a lighted star on the water tank for Yule season. The body designated December 2 as clean up day and heard a request to open the alley behind a property.
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Middletown
Main St
Don Borden
Stanley Allen
D. K. Muntzing
G. W. Borden
T. W. Sperry
W. G
Salvation Army Clothing Aid For Fire Victims
The Salvation Army distributed 973 garments along with 130 shoes 11 comforts 17 blankets and 30 over coats to over 50 Negro orchard workers hit by a fire that destroyed a large bunkhouse at Rosemont Orchard. The Clarke County Red Cross arranged transport to Salvation Army headquarters and delivered bedding for families with children. Workers, including five married couples with kids, returned home after the harvest.
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Salvation Army
Negro Orchard
Rosemont Orchard
Clarke County
American Red Cross
J. C. Penney Company
Red Cross
West Rejects Free German Unification Plan at Geneva Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov bluntly refused Western proposals for East West Germany union through free elections. Western ministers Pinay and others noted no softening as Molotov arrived with what Moscow called better baggage. Observers doubt eased tensions as Geneva opens with cautious diplomacy on arms and inspections.
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V. M. Molotov
Germany
Moscow
Molotov
Antoine Pinay
France
Britain
U. S
Kremlin
Bulgaria
Franklin and Mrs Brown to face grand jury in Kernstown Motel fire
Grace Brown and James Franklin, out on bond, were ordered to appear before the Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury on November 16 in connection with the October 12 Kernstown Motel fire. Franklin was arrested in Berryville November 3 and Brown in Lexington November 4.
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Erle Edwards
Grace Brown
James Franklin
Frederck County
Circuit Court
Kernstown
Brown
Franklin
Berryville
Frederick County
Lexington
Weather outlook for Winchester Virginia five day period
Cloudy cooler than normal with a low in the 30s tonight and a cold Wednesday through Friday. The five day forecast covers November 8 to 12 with temperatures three to six degrees below normal and light precipitation midweek totaling one third to two thirds of an inch. Highs near 49 and lows near 29 today with a year ago 65 and 28.
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Marianne's of
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City
Frederick
Rewis
Scouts
U.S
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Handley Campus
Thurs
Ike
Nation
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Apple Holdings
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