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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1956

Page

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Cold Air Dips Into Southland Across Nation

The season's coldest weather hit the eastern half of the nation while Alabama saw light snow flurries. Temperatures near 40 in northern Texas and Mobile, Alabama contrasted with a heat wave in Southern California where Los Angeles reached 95. Snow showers stretched from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic coast, with light accumulations down to Birmingham, Alabama.

Alabama Southland Texas Mobile Ala Mississippi Valley Atlantic Seaboard Florida California Los Angeles Ohio Valley Tennessee Virginia North Carolina Weather Bureau Birmingham

Farmer killed in corn picker in Amherst County

Henry Edward Harvey of Route near Piney River was killed on a local Amherst County farm when his clothing became entangled in a corn picker. The incident occurred yesterday and the man was pulled into the machine.

Lynchburg Va Henry Edward Harvey Piney River Amherst County

Boy Drowns In YMCA Pool During Scout Swim

Keith Dunn, 12, drowned at the Carthage YMCA pool after his foot tangled between a filter pipe and the wall while swimming with 17 Boy Scout companions. Other boys attempted to free him but he died before help arrived.

Carthage Keith Dunn YMCA

Truck sinks on Valley Ave as water main breaks

A truck driver Marvin Laker 36 of Harrisonburg was injured when his tractor trailer sank into a soft spot on Valley Ave caused by a 24 inch water main break. He was taken to Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. The break occurred around 8 p m and repairs continued overnight. The cause is unknown. A second accident injured Mrs Madeline Vance who struck a porch. she is in satisfactory condition. Additional incidents include a West Virginia man charged with no inspection and no license after a crash on Braddock and Boscawen Streets and a two car crash on S Braddock Street with minor damage. A notice of a sale auction follows.

Valley Ave Marvin Laker Harrisonburg Mason- Dixon Memorial Hospital Madeline Vance Gainesboro Mary Snider East Lane Winchester Vance Set Ernest Stotler West Virginia Braddock and Boscawen Sts Charles Sites Petersburg W. Va Holmes McFarland Braddock St Boscawen St Charles E. Tait W. Cork St S. Braddock St Wolfe St

School Crossing Guards Granted Full Police Powers

Chief of Police J Thomas Boyd announced that three women crossing guards at elementary school intersections have sworn police powers. Their jurisdiction covers the three assigned corners and guards may summon violators to court to ensure children's safe crossing. Banana Cake advert appears in weekend special.

J. Thomas Boyd S. Cameron E. Cork Valley Ave Southwerk Sts National Ave Kerr St Boyd Chief Boyd

Bitter fighting as Budapest rebels resist Soviet rule

Reports from Budapest describe fierce street fighting amid a Soviet backed crackdown. Rebels attack trains and factories while Budapest radio warns of R groups and food shortages push the city toward chaos. Refugees report general strikes and a paralyzed railway system as civilians confront retreating troops.

Budapest

Ike and Leaders Chart a Serious Global Faceoff

President Eisenhower and 23 congressional leaders spent two hours at the White House weighing the tense world situation. Lyndon Johnson called the session very fruitful while Joseph Martin spoke of grave but hopeful prospects in the Middle East.

Washington Eisenhower White House Senate Lyndon Johnson Texas Johnson House Joseph W. Martin Massachuseets Middle East Europe Administration Nixon Herbert Hoover, Jr Defense Wilson Adm Arthur W. Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff Allen Dulles Central Intelligence Agency

Continued on Page 2 Notes and Columns

Short continuation mentions page 2 with column references Col 3 and Col 5.

O Sull ivan Rubber Workers Union Reach NLRB Accord

Striking members of the Rub ber Workers Union and the O Sullivan Rubber Corporation accept two NLRB recommendations. The pact to grant vacation pay and to uphold workers right to organize does not end the May 13 strike involving about 400 employees. Union drops charges. company to drop its declaratory judgment suit on vacation pay. William Kuehner, field representative, Rubber Workers.

Rubber Workers Union O’sullivan Rubber Corporation National Labor Relations Board NLRB O'Sullivan William Kuehner Rubber Workers

Egyptian Tommygunners Attack U S Consul in Port Said

U S Consul Anthony Cuomo and Vice Consul Thomas Dickson hid as Egyptian gunmen fired from a second floor balcony at the Port Said consulate. Dickson was cut by flying glass, while Cuomo coordinated aid and security efforts amid famine threats and civil unrest.

William Mahoney Egypt U. S Anthony Cuomo Cuomo Detroit Midh Modesto Calif Thomas Dickson Kilgore Tex Dickson United States

Martinsburg Woman Charged In Death of Newborn Baby

Virginia G. Lemaster 32 is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the newborn’s death. The coroner ruled the infant died of neglect. The body was found in a cardboard box at the city dump. Lemaster, divorced with two other children, worked at a garment factory and posted $500 bail pending a preliminary hearing. She said she did not know she was pregnant after drinking whisky and awakening to find the baby dead. She wrapped the infant in a sheet and left it in her home before moving it to a box for pickup.

Martinsburg W. Va Virginia G. Lemaster Oharles A. W. Armentrout

Armistice Day Service at Market Street Methodist Church

Peace acts as the Armistice Day focus with a sermon by Rev. Millard Lewis titled Things that Make for Peace. Monday observances start at 10 30 a m with a parade from Sarah Zane Fire Hall to the courthouse and back to Market Street Methodist Church for an 11 15 a m service.

Millard Lewis Market Street Methodist Church Sarah Zane Fire Hall Post 2123 VFW Conrad Hoover American Legion Stanwall Jackson Disabled Veterans of America Robert C. Bradford, Jr Opequon Group Presbyterian Church Loudoun Cork Harry Lake Market Street Piccadilly St

Officer Harry Shirley Resigns From Police Force

Officer Harry L. Shirley of the Winchester Police Department resigns effective November 15 to take a better paying position with the National Guard. Chief J. Thomas Boyd will name a replacement soon.

Harry L. Shirley Winchester Police Department J. Thomas Boyd Shirley National Guard Boyd

Israel and Britain move to pull troops as UN police plan advances

United Nations moves to deploy an emergency police force in the Suez region as Israel agrees to withdraw troops from Egypt and Britain to pull back some units from the east Mediterranean. Eden signals RAF squadrons returning to Britain while infantry replace paratroops in Port Said. Hammarskjold weighs rapid deployment from two teams of 40, with total force 2500 to 5000+. Egypt accepts the UN command and 10 UN observers for the cease-fire, under Maj. Gen. Burns.

Britain France Russia India Paris Mollet Washington Eisenhower London Eden Ben-Gurion Egypt United Nations Suez Canal U. S White House N. Y East Mediterranean U. N Middle East House of Commons Royal Air Force Cyprus Port Sai Famagusta Port Said Saea Canal U.N Dag Hammarskiold Israel David Ben-Gurion Golda Meir Hamarskjoild Canal Zone General Assembly Suez Cairo Hammarskjold E. L. M. Burns Palestine

Virginia forecast and local notices in Winchester

Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with temperatures ranging from 22 to 40 across regions. Five day outlook from November 10 to 14 shows below normal temperatures, little precipitation, and variable daily warmth from Sunday to Tuesday then cooling midweek. Also includes a Winchester weather note and a small local ad listing pudding and sausage specials.

Virginia Winchester Fleet & CO

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