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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1956

Page

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National Symphony to Perform at Handley Auditorium

The National Symphony Orchestra appears this evening at 8 30 at Handley auditorium, sponsored for the ninth year by the Winchester Exchange Club. Over 500 tickets have been sold, with a near capacity crowd expected. Instruments arrive at 4 30, setup by Exchange Club and Handley Band members, musicians arrive at 8, and post concert refreshments await guests at the Metropolitan Restaurant. Dr and Mrs Mitchell plan dinner with Dr and Mrs Pembroke Grove on Academy Lane before the concert.

Winchester Exchange Club Exchange Club Handley Band Metropoltan Mrs Mitchell Pembroke Grove Academy Lane

Picketing at Soviet Friendship Rally Draws Ironic Protest

Hundreds protest outside the National Council of America Soviet Friendship rally at the Pythian Temple in New York. Picketers hurled ammonia bottles tomatoes and eggs at entrants. Robeson attended sang and spoke amid police guard. Rally marked Soviet anniversary and US Russia diplomatic relations.

New York National Council of America Paul Robeson Brooklyn William Howard Melish Pythian Temple

Public Hearing Planned On Winchester Building Code

The Winchester Common Council gave tentative approval to adopting the National Building Code with local amendments. The ordinance, introduced by Mrs. Dorothy G. Allen, sets a public hearing for December 11 and requires contractor input by November 27. Marvin B. Milam is the new building inspector and planning engineer coordinating notices.

Winchester Common Council City Planning Commission Dorothy G. Allen Planning Commission National Board of Fire Underwriters of New York Marvin B. Milam Milam

Service Station Ordinance Receives Final City Council Approval

The Winchester Virginia Common Council unanimously approved on its third reading an ordinance banning gasoline service stations within 300 feet of churches schools hospitals and other public buildings. Dorothy G Allen chaired the measure introduced for its final reading. A public hearing was set for December 11 for two tentative ordinances expanding gas and plumbing regulations and repealing and reenacting parts of the 1947 City Code.

F. L. Largent City of Winchester Virginia National Board of Fire Underwriters of New York Department of Buildings Handley Library Winchester-Prederick County Common Council Dorothy G Allen Charles M. Zuckerman Water and Sewer Committee Corporation Court

Mamie Eisenhower Turns 60 With White House Dinner

Mamie Eisenhower marks her 60th birthday with a family dinner at the White House and a planned photoshoot with National Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon. The group plans to present her a life size portrait in the pink Inaugural Ball gown she wore in 1952.

Washington Mamie Eisenhower White House National Citizens For Eisenhower-Nixon Citizens Group Mrs. Eisenhower

Fast Moving Storm Dumps Snow Across Wyoming

A fast moving storm spread across Wyoming to the south and east dumping up to six inches of snow at Lander. The U S Weather Bureau reported ongoing snowfall in eastern Wyoming with winds strengthening and temperatures near zero expected tonight. Big Piney recorded 9 degrees as the coldest spot early today.

Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming Lander U. S. Weather Bureau Big Piney

Glaize Named to Winchester School Board

Philip B. Glaize, partner in Glaize & Bro., was appointed to the Winchester School Board to fill the Rosenberger vacancy. His term runs to December 31, 1958. A Winchester native, he is a Handley High School and Shenandoah Valley Academy alumnus, married to Dorothy Harrison, with three children. He serves in civic groups including the Rotary Club and the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce.

Philip B. Glaize Glaize & Bro Fred L. Glaize Orchards Winchester Common Council Glaize A. Lee Coble City Hall John H. Rosenberger

Eisenhower vows U N opposition to Soviet or Chinese volunteers

President Eisenhower said the United States would oppose any intervention in Egypt by Soviet or Chinese volunteers, likely through the United Nations. He left open how such opposition would be carried out and noted U N action may extend beyond resolutions.

Washington Eisenhower United States United Nations Egypt White House U. N U.N Korea Middle East Hungary U. S Britain France

Motions in School Segregation Case Under Advisement

Federal Judge Sterline Hutcheson heard three motions in the Prince Edward County school segregation case. Defense lawyers asked for dismissal while NAACP lawyers argued the county had not begun complying with the Supreme Court. The judge gave 15 days for a reply brief and the matter was taken under advisement.

Richmond Sterline Hutcheson Prince Edward County Hutcheson National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People J. Lindsay Almond, Jr T. Justin Moore Sr Prince Edward’s

Bus Segregation Ruling Triggers Mixed Reactions Across South

In Montgomery a 78 year old Black woman praised the Supreme Court ruling that bus segregation is unconstitutional. Reaction across the South was divided with officials denouncing the decision, while leaders of Montgomery's bus boycott hailed it as a breakthrough, and Klansmen staged a march without violence reported.

Montgomery Ala U. S. Supreme Court Susie McDonald South Supreme Court Dixie Martin Luther King Jr Mississippi Georgia U. S Alabama John Patterson Jack Owen Alabama Public Service Commission Ku Klux Klan Horns

Deportations Reported as Hungarians Sealed in Railway Cars

Radio Budapest said Hungarian workers are being sent east in sealed railway cars by Russian troops to crush the rebellion in Hungary. Reports from Szolnok and other towns say hundreds of women and children are also being deported, with trains moving toward the Soviet Union amid Russian fire at the borders.

Vienna Budapest Hungary Janos Kadar Szolnok der Kurier Debrecen Nyiregyhaza Puespoekladan

Prime Ministers Call for Soviet Troop Withdrawal From Hungary

A joint communique by India Burma Indonesia and Ceylon urged the rapid withdrawal of Soviet forces from Hungary and oppose great power intervention in the Middle East. The leaders cited Hungary’s past events and urged peaceful, popular will shaping Hungary’s future. The message came after a conference tied to Israel Egypt and Suez actions.

New Delhi India Burma Indonesia Ceylon Hungary Middle East Israel Egypt Suez Canal

Virginia Woolen Co. Names H. E. New Superintendent

Harry E. New, a Clemson graduate and WWII veteran from Greenville South Carolina, is named superintendent of The Virginia Woolen Company a unit of United Merchants and Manufacturers announced by general manager W H Mellor Jr New has held management roles at Burlington Mills American Viscose and Chemstrand He is married to Geraldine Hall with three children and the family plans to move from Greenville to Winchester soon

Harry E. New Virginia Woolen Company W. H. Mellor, Jr United Merchants and Manufacturers Mr. New Greenville South Carolina Clemson College Clemson Burlington Mills Corp American Viscose Corp Chemstrand Corporation Geraldine Hall Methodist Church Winchester

50 000 Soviets Seek Permission To Join Fight

In Moscow Egyptian envoy Mohammed El Kony pushed for immediate dispatch of Soviet volunteers to Egypt. Egypt reportedly had over 50 000 applicants seeking permission to fight, while the Soviet Union signaled it would allow volunteers if requested. United States opposition to any Soviet intervention was pledged via the U N. police force context at Suez.

Middle East Moscow Dan Schorr CBS Egypt Schorr White House U. N United States Eisenhower U. S U.N Mohammed el Kony Kremlin el Kony United Nations Suez Canal Nasser Korea Rea China North Korea Canal Zone Soviet Union Bulgania Red China Indonesia Afghanistan Suez Zone

Virginia Weather Forecast And Five Day Outlook

The Virginia forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions tonight with interior lows 40s to near 50 on the coast. Temperatures will be a few degrees below normal overall with a higher chance of rain Thursday Friday and Sunday into Monday. Highs near 68 and lows around 35 today in Winchester with a full moon expected Saturday night.

Virginia Winchester

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