Snow Delivers Up To Five Inches In Virginia Mountains
Snow blanketed western Virginia with depths up to five inches in the high southwest and two inches in Roanoke Charlottesville and Staunton as the Weather Bureau tracked a belt from Lynchburg west to Washington. Roads remained mostly wet with crews applying salt and chemicals to bridges and high spots.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Weather Bureau
Lynchburg
Washington
State Highway Department
Roanoke
Charlottesville
Graves to Open Graves to Verify Gein Story
Waushara County authorities plan to open as many as four graves in Plainfield and Spiritland Cemeteries to verify Edward Gein s claim he violated nine female graves. Gein awaits mental evaluation after confessing to slayings and desecration in the Plainfield farm case.
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Wautoma
Wis
Edward Gein
Dist
Atty
Ear
Eileen
Plainfield
Gein
Waushara
Herbert A. Bunde
Central State Hospital
Bernice Worden
Mary Hogan
Bancroft Tavern
Hogan
Yirs. Hogan
Spiritland
Eleanor Adams
Arthur Schrey
Joseph Niemir
Harold Collins
Ray Gault
Plainfield Cemetery
Local trustee Julian Glass Jr linked to Henderson estate
Julian Glass Jr longtime trustee and executor for Betty Henderson widow of Frank C. Henderson died in New York at 82. He managed Mrs Hendersons affairs for years, son of Julian Wood Glass Sr linked to Henderson oil law partnership. resident of Oklahoma and New York City. Public notices clutter ad listings follow.
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Julian Glass, Jr
Burnie
Rose Hill” Farms
Betty Henderson
Frank C. Henderson
New York
Mr. Glass
Henderson
Mr Glass
Julian Wood Glass
Mr. Henderson
Oklahoma
Okla
Turncoat Released From Prison Today
Edward Dickenson a 27 year old Cracker's Neck Virginia native and former Army corporal was released from the U S Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth after serving three years for collaborating with the enemy. He plans to study for the ministry and said he was glad to be free.
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FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Edward Dickenson
Cracker
Nec
U. S
Dickenson
Korea
First Real Snow Surprises Area With Early Streak
A snowfall of over an inch surprised area residents as roads remained clear. Measurable snow started about 7 00 with intermittent flurries continuing through noon. Temperatures hovered around the freezing point with a forecast warm up to the 50s and clearing skies expected tomorrow.
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Ses
Green in Rome on NATO Tour
Senator Green of Rhode Island, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrives in Rome after visiting 11 NATO nations. He cites little disagreement among allies aside from Tunisia arms deliveries and plans a four day Italian leg before visiting Greece and Turkey.
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Rome
Sen. Green
D-Ri
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
NATO
France
Britain
United States
Paris
Tunisia
Green
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Winchester Kiwanis club honors 3 charter members on 35th anniversary
At the Winchester Kiwanis Club 35th anniversary gala and Ladies Night Banquet at the Armory, charter members Richard B. Brown Sr Eugene B Cooper and H C Sheetz were honored with Legion of Honor plaques. Secretary Claude Hellman spoke on service clubs and youth work.
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Richard B. Brown
H C. Sheetz
Eugene B. Cooper
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Armory
H. P. Sturdivant
Westminster
Brown
Sheeetz
Cooper
Claude B. Hellman
Baltimore
Kiwanis International
Maryland
Kiwanis
Briscoe Carlan
Bluefield
Hellman
America
Charles A. Rine
Winchester Club
Atending
Larry Elliott
Cars Demolished In Wrecks Near Here Last Night
Two one vehicle crashes on rural routes sent drivers to Memorial Hospital in Stephens City and Paris Virginia. Julian R Campbell of Stephens City and Jerry Noles of Paris were stated to be treated for injuries with Noles to be released soon.
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S. L. Lee
Studebaker
Julian R. Campbell
Stephens City
Rt. 631
Memorial Hospital
Lee
Noles
Farmers & Merchants to Build Valley Avenue Branch
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank announced the purchase of land north of the new Safeway on Valley Avenue and plans a branch bank there. The site fronts 175 feet on Valley Avenue and 190 feet deep, with a parking area and downtown facilities. Construction will start soon after OCC approval.
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Safeway
Valley Avenue
Comptroller of the Currency
Farmers & Merchants
North
Cameron Street
Communists Issue Peace Manifesto Across 64 Nations
A peace manifesto issued by Communist parties in 64 nations appeals to abandon nuclear arms and alliances. It asserts socialism cannot be imposed from outside and calls for halting rearmament of German militarists while urging unity with all progressive forces.
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London
U.N
Russia
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Middle East
Prince Charles Tumbles Into Water Tub At Cheam School
London Prince Charles engaged in a schoolboy tussle with a larger boy at Cheam School, ending with both boys fully clothed in a tub of water. Cecil Cox, a barber at the school, described the 30 minute scuffle and praised the prince as strong and game.
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London
Charles
Cecil Cox
Cheam School
The
Daily Mail
Cox
Deer Harvest Totals Rise Amid Storm as Season Ends
Hunters reported 49 deer killed by midmorning with snow and cold affecting the end of the season. The four county area Frederick Clarke Warren Shenandoah tallied about 870 deer yesterday lifting four county total to 1,950 with Shenandoah leading at 513 and Frederick at 251. No injuries were reported by Memorial Hospital as of noon.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick
Warren
Clarke
Memorial Hospital
Firemen Vote To Decorate Christmas Tree in Berryville
Members of the John H Enders fire company voted to decorate the Christmas tree on December 6. The town’s large tree is brought in yearly and lights will be lit when merchants start evening shops. A new fire truck is expected to arrive in late December after Thursday night’s meeting.
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Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Half Ton Rocket Carrier May Plunge From Sky
British and American scientists tracked the first Soviet satellite rocket as it faded from view over the Atlantic. Prof. A C Lovell of Jodrell Bank said the half ton casing could not be located and may have disintegrated in the atmosphere. US experts warned it could fall at any time with fragments possibly reaching the United States.
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Cheshire
England
A. C. Lovell
Jodrell Bank
Washington
Lovell
U. S
John S. Rhinehart
Smithsonian Ascrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Britain
Smithsonian Oservatory
J. Allen Hynek
U. S. Observatory
California Forest Fire Burns Out of Control for Third Day
A wind driven brush and timber fire in the San Gabriel Mountains raged for a third day, burning 25 000 acres and threatening Mt Wilson Observatory. About 1400 fire fighters including Indian hot shots battled a 50 mile perimeter with no homes damaged. No injuries reported.
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California
Los Angeles
San Gabriel Mountains
U. S. Forest Service
Deer Flat Camp
Monrovia
Azusa
Forest Service
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Winslwe
Ariz
Gallup
N. M
Monrovia Peak
Pine Mountain
Nike
Barley Flats
All Missile Direction Center
Mt. Disappointment
Altandena
Montrose
Bandit Holds Up Rt. 522 Filling Station for 74 Dollars
A young masked bandit robbed the Midway Service Station on Route 522 before dawn, escaping with 74 dollars. The suspect, about 19, five feet seven, 170 pounds, white jacket and dark pants, fled in a green 1956 Chevrolet with dark top. Sheriff DeHaven said Herbert Holliday was alone. Holliday reported the incident after the bandit ordered him to stand still for five minutes. State Police set a roadblock but the robber did not return.
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Robert L. DeHaven
Herbert Holliday
Whitacre
Luther Manuel
Holliday
Baby Photographer Admits Slaying Expectant Mother
Chicago police say 24 year old Robert Stacey admitted bludgeoning and fatally stabbing 16 year old mother to be Mrs. Darlene Todd after taking photos of her six month old daughter Karen Lynn. The body was found on the West Side with seven chest wounds and a head wound.
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Chicago
Darlene Todd
West Side
Herbert H. Burns
Robert Stacey
Todd
Burns
Stacey
Tony
South Side
Buffalo
N.Y
Judith Rock
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Front Royal
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Tomoroow
Star
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Shirkey's
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House of Good Food
Kiwanis Club
Forrest B. Oglesby
Braddock St Methodist Church
James A. Payne
Sidney Snellings
Beta Club
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Janice Brumback
Carol Zimmerman
Miss Brumback
Frederick County School
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C. Lucian Brumback
Rt. 4
June Putnam
Allen Putnam
Faye Denson
Sandy Haga
Opequon Creek
G. T. Grifith Jr
Jerry Noles
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