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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1955

Page

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Soviet Leaders Tell India of Peace Ties in Parliament

In New Delhi Soviet chiefs Bulganin and Khrushchev addressed over 700 MPs with Nehru present, declaring united in an unending battle for peace. They criticized Western strength policies while promising Soviet aid for India's industrial and agricultural growth to accelerate development.

New Delhi India Nikolai Bulganin Nikita Khrushchev Nehru Russia Bulganin Communist Party Khrushchev Soviet Union Geneva

Head on Collision Kills 10 in Nebraska

A head on crash last night near Ponca Nebraska killed ten people including six teenagers and four musicians. The Jimmy Palmer orchestra members died in the burning car after a front tire blew out and collided with the other vehicle bound for Norfolk. Nebraska safety officials said the fatalities mark a record for the state and named the victims Rodney Hanks Gary Stark Robert Rakow Perry Book Richard Rahm and Ronald Nobbe.

Waterbury Neb Nebraska Col C. J. Sanders Nebraska Safety Patrol Ponca State Safety Patrol Norfolk Jimmy Palmer James E. Martello Springfield Jack Renn Pittsburgh Lou Case Jr Rock Island Don Sheffield Vermont Rodney Hanks Gary Stark Robert Rakow Perry Book Richard Rahm Ronald Nobbe

Winchester Fredericks County permits total 421000 in October

Fifty construction permits were issued in October for projects including the Winchester Frederick War Memorial Association community building, a trucking terminal, an apartment building and the J C Penny Co store rebuild. New homes dominated the count. total 1955 permits reached 422 valued at 3 617 905 with 297 183 in Winchester and 135 650 in Frederick County.

Winchester - Fredericks County War Memorial Association J.C. Penny Co Commissioners of Revenue Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Association Senseny Park Senseny Road Boyd J. Hamman H. H. Hable L- Loudoun St

Pope Pius XII Saw vision of Jesus during grave illness

Vatican confirms Pope Pius XII saw Jesus during a December 1954 illness. The report, first published by Oggi, says the vision occurred as he prayed Anima Christi and marked a turning point in his recovery.

Pontiff Jesus Vatican States Vatican City Vaticans Pope Pius XII Jesus Christ Luciano Casimiri Vatican Press Office Papal Secretariat of State Casimiri Vatican Oggi Illustrated Holy Father Pope Christ Jude

Five Killed in Bombay Rioting After Strike Call

Rioters clashed with police in Bombay as 200,000 textile workers joined a strike. Five killed, about 225 injured, and over 1,000 rioters arrested amid fires and stone throwing in the disturbances surrounding the bid for a separate city state.

Bombay India Nehru

Penneys to Open Three Temporary Stores on Friday

J C Penney announces three temporary locations at 16 S Loudoun St 18 S Loudoun St and 9 S Braddock St opening Friday to temporarily replace the gutted 24 N Loudoun St store. Staff mostly back at work stocking ready to wear mens wear and home goods with limited china glass and hardware until restock.

J. C. Penney’s S. Loudoun St

Mrs Kern Dies in Winchester Hospital at 69

Mrs. Mabel Rebecca Willis Kern, 69, wife of John Austin Kern of 686 National Ave, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after illness since August. Born September 9, 1887, she was a long time member of Market Street Methodist Church, served as communion steward and president of its Women's Foreign Missionary Society, and held civic and temperance society roles. Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Col. William Bentley Kern, now stationed at the...

Mabel Rebecca Willis Kern John Austin Kern National Ave Winchester Memorial Hospital William R Florence Hodgson Willis Winchester Kern John Kerr School Episcopal Female Institute Market Street Methodist Church Market Street Women’s Foreign Missionary Society

Thanksgiving Special Cakes and Turkeys Ad

Thanksgiving special features fresh cocoanut cakes black walnut apple sauce cakes and full dressed turkeys. Ward's Pastry Shop advertises contact number 6662 and Fleet & Co. lists phone 3817 with November 21 dating and promotional details.

Ward Fleet & CO

Turkeys Sell Briskly as Thanksgiving Nears

Turkeys sold briskly this morning as shops prepared for Thanksgiving dinners. Industry sources noted potential shortages in dressed birds, with prices down from last week while large chain stores expected ample supply. Local growers cited market drops and plans to hold flocks for Christmas, predicting limited overall improvement.

Beltsville L. C. Ellis Stephenson Ellis Irvin Williams Stephens City Williams

Bassett Industries Announces $1.05 Million Dividend Plan

Bassett Industries Inc will pay cash dividends totaling 1 050 000 dollars in the coming months according to W M Bassett president. The statement confirms a substantial payout reflecting company performance and shareholder value.

Bassett, Va Bassett Industries Inc W. M. Bassett

First fatal hunting death of Virginia season reported

A 14 year old Washington County boy Everett Blevins of Konnarock was shot while deer hunting near KOMAROCK on the season's opening day. Game warden Ernest Yeatts said the eighth grader likely was hit by a hunter from another party as a deer crossed a field. Tests were planned to determine the bullet size.

Komarock Washington County Virginia Ernest Yeatts Everett Blevins Ducley Blevins Konnarock Yeatts Cecil Blevins

Eisenhower heads to Camp David for NSC meeting in snow

President Eisenhower travels 28 miles through the Catoctin snow to Camp David for an expanded National Security Council session the first since his September heart attack. Dulles accompanies him. Nixon and other officials arrive by helicopter for the 2:30 p.m. meeting.

Gettysburg Eisenhower Motors Camp David Catoctin Mountains National Security Council Alen Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Andrew Goodpaster White House Dulles The Security Council Nixon Washington Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey Harold E. Stassen Eisenhower NSC Howard M. Snyder

Young Democrats Elect Thomson Vice President

James M. Thomson II was elected vice president of the Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia at their annual Richmond convention. He is Alexandria’s representative in the House of Delegates, a Virginia Military Institute and University of Virginia Law School alum, and the son of Mrs. Paul J. Thomson of 107 Morgan Street.

James M. Thomson Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia Richmond Thomson Paul J. Thomson Morgan Street Handley High School Virginia Military Institute University of Virginia Law School Alexandria House of Delegates

Fun Turns Torture As Teens Target Winnetka Couple

In Winnetka Illinois two girls aged 12 and 13 made repeated calls to Maurice and Violet Franks for months. The prank expanded to deliveries and services at the Franks home prompting police to trace the calls. The girls were released to their parents after questioning with a planned Friday hearing. They said the acts were done for fun and at random.

Winnetka North Shore Chicago Maurice R Franks Violet Frank Birkenheier Lt. Birkenheier Franks

Deer Kills Heavy As Season Opens Across Frederick County

Deer kills were heavy as the six day season opened west of the Blue Ridge with good weather. Early reports from ten of twelve Frederick County stations tallied 62 deer killed by noon, with Star Tannery stations unavailable. The season runs through Saturday with no doe season this year.

Frederick County Blue Ridge Star Tannery

Traffic Mishaps Injure Four Youth Shot In Area

Four people were injured in two traffic crashes over the weekend. A Capon Bridge youth was hospitalized with a chest wound from a gunfire incident. In the US Route 600 crash near Hayfield, Gladys Clark and Geraldine Voorhees suffered leg and hand injuries. their car, driven by Robert Clark, flipped after hitting ice, causing a total loss. Ruth Baros and Lucille Baros of Jersey City were treated for elbow and forehead lacerations. Infant Ruth Baros and Catherine Baros, 4, were also taken to the hospital.

Capon Bridge W. Va Hayfield Gladys Virginia Clark Rt- 2 Geraldine J. Voorhees Timber Ridge Miss Clark Miss Voorhees W. B. Broach Robert Franklin Clark Rt. 2 Broach Ruth Baros Jersey City N. J

Former Suitor Charged With Kidnaping Bride

A 19 year old newlywed vanished last week and has reappeared with police seeking charges against her former suitor Gary Pounds 22 of McDonald for kidnaping The bride Maureen Maga told her mother they rode in Pounds car for four days with some travel to West Virginia The husband Albert Maga Jr 28 returned to Camp Rucker Alabama on emergency furlough Pounds denies nothing and may surrender FBI involvement is discussed

Washington, Pa Maureen Maga Joseph McGuane McDonald Gary Pounds Justice of the Peace 5 A. Bugay Albert Maga, Jr Camp Rucker Ala Pounds

Thanksgiving Day Hours and Local Advertisements

The newspaper notes holiday store hours closing at 5 p.m on Thanksgiving Day and previews TV readers digest at 8 p m on Channel 7. It also advertises the 1956 Studebaker from Kern Motor Co and a Berryville Ave location for The Big Cone.

Berryville Ave Channel 7 Studebaker Kern Motor CO

Train Derailment Kills At Least 10 In England

A Wales to London excursion train derailed near Milton England killing at least ten people and injuring more than a hundred. A 500 strong search team recovered nine women and one man from the wreckage and found a six to eight week old baby girl with cuts. The locomotive and nine coaches left the rails rolling down a 20 foot embankment.

Milton England London Wales

Virginia forecast and temperatures for Winchester area

Fair tonight with low 28 to 34 interior and about 35 on the coast. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and slightly cooler. Today’s highs around 57 and lows near 32 with year ago values 60 and 43. Winchester area notes include sunrise and sunset times and a first quarter moon.

Virginia Winchester Desars Vvscsees Voese Schewel Furniture Co

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P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp High Point City Frederick Clarke Penneys Miller PT Molden Electric Co John A. Kern the Motors Young Democrats Herusband Maurice Jr Borously Memorial Hospital Associated Press Wanda Stotler Unger Raymond Mayhew Gore A. R. Mayhew J. W. Dicks Middletown Winchester Star Philip Kaes Gainesboro James Wood High School Lakeside U. 5 Philip Wis Matthews Bakers Tavern
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