Frederick County Deer Kill May Hit Record 1000
Six day hunting season ends with unfinalized totals and reports a possible county record near 1009 deer in Frederick County. Clarke County logs 35 deer with 27 bucks and 8 does. Final tallies await, but tags at eleven stations exceed 1,081. Includes turkeys and Shenandoah County kills. overall regional total may top 4,000.
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Frederick County
Earl Cather
Clarke County
Blake Denney
Cather
Shenandoah County
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren Counties
Warren County
Eleven firefighters die trapped in Cleveland National Forest blaze
San Diego California reports eleven firefighters killed last night as flames swept a 33 000 acre fire near Eagle Peak in the Cleveland National Forest. Eight inmates from Vegas Honor Farm and three U S Forest Service personnel perished. six others survived. The blaze pushed from the San Diego River bed toward El Capitan Reservoir as winds fanned, with 1 400 on the line including 500 sailors from the Naval Training Center and 75 Indian specialists from New Mexico. A separate fire near Chatsworth burned over 100 acres and damaged houses.
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San Diego
Calif
Cleveland National Forest
Walter Puhn
Vegas Honor Farm
U. S. Forest Service
Pulin
Eagle Peak
el Capitan Reservoir
Inaja Indian Reservation
Barona Indian Reservation
Wildcat Canyon
San Diego Naval Training Center
New Mexico
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
Chatsworth
A. J. Boutin
Ike Begins First Vacation Since Campaign
President Eisenhower left Washington for Augusta Georgia for his first vacation since the campaign. He may stay four weeks or ten days depending on world conditions, traveling with Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother. Columbine III carried golf clubs and a large staff as Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder accompanied the president.
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Washington
Suspects Sought In Arsenic Deaths
West Virginia state police probe arsenic poisonings in the Kidwell family. William Kidwell age 4, and sons Thomas 1 and Charles 2 died within two weeks. another child 10 months died earlier. Mrs Kidwell and four other children hospitalized in Maryland. Police seek a family friend as a possible suspect. Mollie 13 remained seriously ill but improved to fair.
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Charles Town
W. VA
West Virginia
William Kidwell
Kidwell
Thomas
Charles
Durst
Kidwells
Hagerstown
Potomac River
Kearneysville
Mollie
Dr Bean to Speak at Memorial Hospital Staff Meeting
Dr William Bennett Bean of the University of Iowa will address Memorial Hospital staff at the War Memorial Building Senseny Park on Tuesday at 8 30 p m. His topic is Current Thoughts on a Central Medical Problem. Dr M D Custer Jr chairs the scientific committee. Dr Hugh Clark is staff president. All physicians in the area are invited.
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William Bennett Bean
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Memorial Hospital
War Memorial
Senseny Park
Bean
University of Virginia Medical School
M. D. Custer, Jr
Hugh Clark
Two Pickups Collide Near Winchester Hurting Two
Two men were slightly injured in a collision near Winchester when a 1946 Williams pickup stopped on U S Route 90 and was struck from behind by a 1952 International driven by Robert L. Anthony. The Winchester owner Philip Williams and Paul Foreman received minor injuries at Memorial Hospital.
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Winchester
Baltimore
West Virginia
Philip Wiliams
Paul Foreman
Memorial Hospital
M. H. Moore
Williams
International
Foreman
Robert L. Anthony
Rt. 1
Moore
Anthony
U. S
Weekend Traffic Toll In Virginia Rises With Four Deaths
Four people died in Virginia crashes over the weekend raising the toll for the 1956 period. Lillian Moore 78 of Danville died on arrival after being struck nearby. Navy sailor Robert A Collyer 21 died later from motorcycle car crash injuries not counted as weekend death. Others include Robert C Comisford 32 Mansfield Ohio and Frank T Patterson 18 Mauertown along U S 17 and U S 11. Bernard W Smith 26 Dogue died in a single vehicle crash on U S 301 near Edgehill.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Lillian Moore
Danville
Robert A. Collyer
Navy
USS
Newport News
Portsmouth Hospital
U. S. 17
Gloucester County
Robert C. Comisford
Mansfield
Ohio
Warrenton
Bealeton
Fauquier County
Frank T. Patterson
Maurertown
Shenandoah County
Woodstock
U. S. 11
Bernard W. Smith
Dogue
King George County
U. S. 301
Edgehill
Richmond
Artz Appointed To Educational Post in Church
The Rev. Rhodes M. Artz, pastor of the Cork Street Christian Church, was named Director of Religious Education for the Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Virginia. His resignation becomes effective January 31 1957 and he starts February 1 in Richmond. Artz was a Winchester minister since 1952 and served on a teacher training school committee for three years.
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Rhodes M. Artz
Cork Street Christian Church
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Virginia
Artz
Richmond
United Christian Missionary Sociey
Indianapolis
Ind
Brotherhood of Christian Churches, Disciples of Christ
Winchester
UN Troop Landing Seaboard to Speed Canal Build-Up
Port Said serves as new entry point for United Nations units as Yugoslav troops prepare to land aboard ships. British and French leaders plan to expand sea deliveries while insisting UN forces keep neutral roles. A Belgrade paper denies claims of Egyptian military training by Yugoslav troops.
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Port Said
Egypt
U. N
Suez Canal Zone
Middle East
E. L. M. Burns
Cairo
Capodichino
Naples
Italy
Abu Suweir
Ismailia
Hugh Stockwell
Canal
Stockwell
Burns
U.N
Belgrade
Borba
Tito
Communist Party
A .N
U N Maintains Pressure on Invaders to Leave Egypt
The United Nations General Assembly pushed Britain France and Israel to withdraw all troops from Egypt and hear votes on two resolutions. One urged immediate withdrawal and canal clearance, passing 6 to 35 with 10 abstentions. the other backed Hammarskjold's cease fire supervision plan by 65 to 0 with nine Soviet bloc abstentions. Israel reports about 6 000 troops pulled back so far.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Dag Mammarskjold
United States
Australia
New
Zealand
Canada
Colombia
India
Norway
Yugoslavia
Hammarskjold
U. N
Erie Mayor seeks federal disaster aid after snowstorm
Erie Pennsylvania Mayor Arthur Gardner appealed for federal disaster relief after a Thanksgiving storm dumped two feet of snow on the city. The region faced new snow, drifting and road closures along a 150 mile belt from Ohio to Buffalo, with schools closed and National Guardsmen on duty.
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Erie
Arthur Gardner
Lakeport
Lake Erie
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Ohio Lake
Buffalo-Cleveland
New York State Line
Villa Marie
Mercy Hurst
Gannon
Gardner
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
New York State
Silent coup in Syria linked to Egypt crisis and martial law
Syria's military, led by Col Abdul Hamid Saraj, enforces martial law amid Egyptian turmoil. Damascus endures air raids and blackout conditions as Iraqi oil pipelines are sabotaged. Syrian press is Soviet‑leaning, with limited Western coverage and reliance on Moscow sources.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Egypt
Syria
Abdul Hamid Saraj
Damascus
Egpt
Iraq Petroleum Co
Mediterranean
Europe
Jugation
Hungary
Moscow Radio
Tass
Nehru
Middle East
Mehru
Packers Win Bonus Choice Take Notre Dame Star Hornung
The 1956 NFL bonus choice left Green Bay with Paul Hornung, Notre Dame quarterback, chosen by coach Lisle Blackbourn during the draft lottery. Chicago Cardinals drew the other eligible team, as the league opened its 30 round draft with Hornung seen as a potential staple alongside Tobin Rote.
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Packers
Notre Dame
Hornung
Philadelphia
Green Bay Packers
Paul Hornung
Lisle Blackbourn
Green Bay
Bert Bell
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago
Ray Richards
Blackbourn
America
NFL
Tobin Rote
Packer
Rote
Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
Jon Arnett
Cal
Ifornia
San Francisco
John Brodie
Stanford
Ron Kramer
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Len Dawson
Purdue
Cleveland
Jim Brown
Syracuse
Clarence Peaks
Michigan State
Baltimore
James Parker
Ohio State
Washington Redskins
Don Bosseler
Miami
Jerry Tubbs
Oklahoma
New York Giants
del Shofner
Baylor
Detroit Lions
Bill Glass
Chicago Bears
Earl Leggett
Louisiana State
Los Angeles
John Pardee
Texas A & M
Abe Woodson
Illinois
Bill Michael
Milt Plum
Penn State
Joel Wells
Clemson
Bill Barnes
Wake Forest
Don Shinnick
UCLA
Washington
Joe Walton
Tom Maentz
New York
Sam de Luca
South Carolina
Detroit
John Gordy
Tennessee
Jim Swink
Texas
Christian
Army Transport Officer to Speak at SVMA Meeting
Col J R Messersmith of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Zone Transportation Officer U S Army will be guest speaker at the Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association meeting at 6 30 this evening at the George Washington Hotel W L Hickey president will conduct the session The speaker a West Point graduate 1933 has wide civil and military transport experience across the United States Europe Africa Asia and the West Indies He led pier operations during Pearl Harbor attack and now oversees Army truck and freight transport in a 16 state area.
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J. R. Messersmith
Pittsburgh
U. S. Army
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers’ Association
George Washington Hotel
W. L. Hickey
Col. Messersmith
Jennings
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
United States
Europe
Africa
Asia
Far East
West Indies
Armed Forces Industrial College
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Ankara radio accuses Egypt of stirring Arab troubles
Ankara radio says Egypt and Communist help instigated unrest in Arab states and criticizes Syria for accepting Soviet arms. It cites alleged Egyptian agents in Lebanon, bomb cases linked to the Egyptian Embassy staff, and arms caches found in a diplomat's car and the chauffeur’s home amid Beirut censorship.
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Ankara
Turkey
Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Arab Republic
Beirut
Living Costs Hit Another Peak in 1956 Climb
U S government reports living costs rose half a percent in October to a new record, marking the fourth peak in 1956. The gain raises wage floors for about 114 million workers in auto, farm equipment, metalworking and aircraft industries, with typical raises of two cents an hour.
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Washington
Longshoremen Return to Work After 9 Day Strike
In a cross coastal action 60 000 longshoremen from Maine to Texas returned to work ending a nine day walkout. Ports reopened with crews loading and unloading ships across New York Jersey City Hoboken New Orleans Hampton Roads Portland. President Eisenhower had invoked Taft Hartley law and the injunction will extend cooling off to 80 days while both sides say they are ready to negotiate.
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New York
Maine
Texas
New York Harbor
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Jersey City
Hoboken
N. J
New Orleans
Hampton Reeds
Portland
ILA
New York Shipping Assn
Eisenhower
William V. Bradley
Weather and auction notes from Virginia and Winchester
Considerable cloudiness and cold with light rain or light snow mainly west and north. Tonight low 24 to 28 west and north, 28 to 33 southeast. Highs 43, 26. year ago 40, 28. Winchester sky notes announce Bunrite and oisesschee times with moon phases. Auction set for Saturday December 1 at 7:30 PM in the Bryaly School P T A Cafeteria for a fund drive.
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Winchester
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