Auto Contract Lifts Dark Cloud from U.S. Economy
U.S. auto industry improved as a three year national contract nears completion with Ford United Auto Workers agreement signaling broader production recovery. GM and American Motors already signed. Chrysler pending. Ford strike caused production dips though national terms now agreed and hoped to resume at all plants.
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U.S
Jack Lefler
NEW York (Ap
General Motors
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler Corp
Sion
Middletown State Bank Report of Condition 1961
The Report of Condition for Middletown State Bank, Inc., Middletown Virginia, closes September 27, 1961. It lists assets including cash, government obligations, loans, and premises. deposits total 1,450,124.09 with total liabilities at 1,898,? and capital accounts 134,330.95. The document is sworn by cashier B. O. Brumback before Notary Herbert S. Jones in Frederick County Virginia.
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State Bank NO
Middletown State Bank, Inc
Virginia
Middletown
State Corporation Commission
United States
Brumback
B. O. Brumback
State of
Frederick
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of
Winchester
Federal Reserve Bank
Harold G. Brown
Industrial indicators dip and rise as Kennedy pushes reforms
September figures show employment and retail strength while production drops and auto demand flags due to strikes. Nonfarm payrolls hit a record 53.9 million, up 0.5 million from August. Retail sales reach 18.17 billion, durable goods improve 1 percent. Textile sector gains from tax changes, bid rigging crackdown expands. Ford aerospace unit lands an 8 million Army contract for Shillelagh work.
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Ford
Kennedy
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Ford Motor Co
Aeronautics Division
Army
Macmillan Hopes For Diplomacy In Berlin Crisis
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan voiced hope for a diplomatic basis to resolve the Berlin crisis during a five day Conservative conference in Brighton. He warned neutralist nations against aligning with the Soviet Union while contrasting free world faith with atheistic communism and predicting the struggle may endure for generations. He labeled the Soviet Union as the greatest imperialist power and urged patience for potential ideological change.
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Brighton
England
Harold Macmillan
Berlin
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Moscow
Fairlane 500 Series Cars Offered with Engine Options
The Fairlane 500 series is available with either a six cylinder or a V4 engine.
Allotment Sets Wheat Program Acreage Fedora County Farmers Advised
Frederick County farmers were reminded that the 1962 wheat acreage allotment applies to all phases of the program including marketing quotas price support and stabilization payments. Chairman Robert K. Stickley notes a 10 percent soil conserving reduction and warns excess production faces marketing quota penalties now set at 65 percent of the wheat parity price as of May 1 1962.
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Frederick County
Robert K. Stickley
Frederick County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Stickley
From Clubfoot to Football Thanks to Medical Skill
Billy was born with a club foot and faced a tough early life with crowded housing. Through daily ankle stretching, weekly plaster casts, and specialized devices, his right foot was gradually straightened. Now Billy plays football, kicking high between the goal posts with his right foot.
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Billy
Rocket Kills Man Collecting Shell Fragments
At CAMP GRAYLING Mich a antitank rocket blast on a Michigan National Guard firing range killed Wayne Cowles 30 of Muskegon and injured his four year old son Douglas and Leo Sokolowski 21 of Muskegon. The trio gathered shell fragments from spent rockets in a restricted area officials said.
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Camp Grayling
Mich
Michigan National Guard
Wayne Cowles
Muskegon
Cowles
Douglas
Methodists Launch $7 Million Drive for Education
About 8,000 Virginia Methodists gathered at Richmond Arena for a rally launching a 7 million higher education fundraising drive. Bishop Paul N. Garber and Dr. John C. Gross spoke as delegates from 1,215 church-supported schools attended, with Garber calling the gathering the most important meeting in the Virginia Annual Conference.
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Richmond
Virginia
Norfolk church opens drive for new college and education funds
A fundraising campaign is announced to build a four year college at Norfolk and to expand church affiliated schools across the state. The drive aims to support higher education and religious education expansion.
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Tant
Norfolk
Malibu murder suspect given life sentence
A man convicted of stabbing Marie Eugenia on a Malibu beach was sentenced to life in prison after he urged the court to impose a gas chamber sentence. Investigators said he stabbed her in the back as she kissed him in a parked car.
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Garcia
Marie
New Preparation H Offer Promises Piles Relief
An advertisement touts a new non surgical cure for piles using Bio-Dyne a substance from a world famous research institute. Available as a suppository or ointment under the name Preparation H at drug counters promising dramatic itch and pain relief.
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W. R. Campbell
J. J. Pickeral
Herbert S. Jones
Shenandoah Motor Co
Fairland
Methodists
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Antiques
Prurofax
Shenandoah Bottle Gas CO
Piccadilly
Nework
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Montgomery Ward
Montgomery Ward & CO
Fresh Ham Fleet & CO
Burcham
Sinclair Station
Northern VA. Power CO
Coca Cola
Coca Cola Bottling CO
B&c Baking CO
Credit Peoples Cleaners
Garber Ice Cream CO
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