W & W Rug and Furniture Opens Under New Owners
The W & W Rug and Furniture Cleaners, formerly Crisman’s, opens at 212 Sharp St under Richard C. Ward and Pete Whitlock. The firm keeps its staff and services. Evans Products Co. names Wayne Klopp president and GM of its Moore’s Super Stores Division, with Moore’s outlet on Rt ai north of Winchester.
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W & W Rug and Furniture Cleaners
Crisman’s Te A Furniture Cleaners
Richard C. Ward
Pete Whitlock
Sharp St
The
Evans Products Co
Wayne Klopp
Ned Evans
Moore’s Super Stores
Mr. Klopp
Montgomery Ward & Co
Moore’s
Rt Ai
Winchester
NAACP Virginia Conference to host Roy Wilkins speaker
Roy Wilkins executive director of the NAACP will headline the 32nd annual Virginia State Conference convention in Williamsburg October 20 22. Ruth Harvey a Danville attorney who led a Danville Pittsylvania primary poll will also speak as a write‑in candidate after a runoff loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
NAACP
Virginia
Ruth Harvey
Danville
Danville Pittsylvania
Lulu Williams Joins Plaza Real Estate Agency
Jack R. Ireland, manager of Plaza Real Estate Agency, announced Lulu Williams joined the firm as a sales agent after receiving her license. She completed the six hour examination by the State Real Estate Commission and is married to H. George Williams with two children, living at 310 W. Cecil St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack R. Ireland
Plaza Real Estate Agency
Lulu Williams
Williams
State Real Estate Commission
Herbert Named Debit Manager for Winchester Berryville Area
Eugene Alfonso Herbert was appointed debit manager of Universal Life Insurance for the Winchester Berryville region by J B Williams assistant agency director. A Millwood native and Berryville High School graduate he studied at Cartez Peters Bus iness School in Washington DC. He and his wife Barbara Jackson of Wate Post reside in Millwood with their three sons Eugene Eric and Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Alfonso Herbert
Universal Life Insurance
Winchester
Berryville
J. B. Williams
Herbert
Millwood
Johnson-Williams High School
Cartez Peters Business School
Washington
D. C
Universal
Barbara Jackson
Wate Post
Eugene
Eric
Everett
Herberts
Kentucky tobacco queen crowned at tobacco festival
Miss Brenda Lois Layman of Lexington, 19, crowned Miss Kentucky Burley Belle during the 1957 National Tobacco Festival finale at the VMI William and Mary Tobacco Bowl game. Bob Crane crowned her. first runner up was Miss Florida Tobacco Queen Catty Hendley and second runner up Miss North Carolina Tobacco Queen Mary Etta Wooten. In Charlottesville, UVa received Louis A. Johnson papers not to be opened until 10 years after his death in 1976, covering 1937 to 1950. Johnson, Roanoke native and UVa Law School alum, served as secretary of defense.
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Richmond
Kentucky
Brenda Lois Layman
Lexington
University of Kentucky
VMI William and Mary
Layman
North Carolina
Mary Etta Wooten
Wilson
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Defense
Roanoke
University
Law School
Clarksburg
W.va
Teenager Saves Child In South Bay Canal Tragedy
Paula Scoggins 14 of Miami dived into a 25 foot canal at U.S. 27 in South Bay Florida and rescued a sinking baby from a car that carried the child’s mother and grandparents to their deaths. The car sank in murky water with doors locked as authorities recovered the bodies of Mrs. Joan Schick and Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McGill of Hollywood Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bay
Fla
Paula Scoggins
Miami
Miss Scoggins
Laura Ann Schick
Free Replica Hearing Aid Promises In Ear Use
An Elmsford New York feature promotes Sonotone Corporation’s SONET ear in hearing aid. It claims the device is the smallest, weighs under 1/10 ounce, and fits entirely in the ear with no external cords. A free replica offer asks readers to mail a request to Senetone of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmsford, N.Y
Sonotone Corporation
Sonotone
Washington
H.W
D.C
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Alexander V. Hudson
Harleysville Insurance Companies
William M. Battaile
U.S
Harleysville
W&w Rug
Klopp
Moore’s Stores
Wilkins
Richard E. Keller
Henry Ave
Elwood G. Baker
Abbot Laboratories
North
Chicago
Ill
Keller
Plaza Real Estate
Eugene A, Herbert
Uva
U.S. Defense
Newberry
RED Heart
Ren
Ead
Valley Pike
MFA
P.m
Star
REO
Colors
Dupont Reg
Winchester Evening Star
Saves Child
4.L. McLean
McLean
Free
Grand Union
U.S.D.A. Choice
U.S.D.A
Louisiana
Golden
Stik
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