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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1955

Page

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Political Storm Over Farm Issue Intensifies In 1950s Debate

Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall assails Adlai E. Stevenson for flipping on parity farm price supports and condemns Gov Averell Harriman for backing a 90 percent system. The Agriculture Department reports a further farm price drop amid record crop and livestock output. Stevenson and Harriman offer no immediate reply.

Washington Leonard W. Hall Adlai E. Stevenson New York Averell Harriman Agriculture Department Stevenson Harriman Hall Benson Hisenhower

Ike's Decision Expected In February in 1952 context

Republican leaders aim to learn by early February if President Eisenhower will run again. Health progress and May Ohio primary timing drive the plan. Doctors say recovery from a heart attack remains uncertain for two to three months. For sale: Beautiful 3 bedroom rancho house 202 Malden Drive. Phone owner 6260.

Washington Eisenhower GOP Leonard W. Hall Ohio Robert A. Taft Paul White Denver Malden Drive

Saar plebiscite rejects European plan by 2-1 margin

In Saarbrucken voters reject the Europeanization statute by 423 434 to 201 973 as Premier Hoffmann resigns shortly after results. The vote heightens tensions between France and West Germany over Saar reunification and regional defense authority.

Saarbruecken Saar Edgar Faure Konrad Adenauer Reich France Germany Johannes Hoffmann

VEA Committee Recommends Against Merger

A Virginia Education Assn committee urged the VEA to continue as is and oppose merging with the Virginia Teachers Assn. The eight member panel’s report will be voted on at the VEA convention in Richmond with about 7,000 teachers expected to attend. president is Virginia E. Lewis of Culpeper High School, the fourth woman to lead the VEA.

Richmond Virginia Education Assn Virginia Teachers Assn VEA Virginia E. Lewis Culpeper High School Association Byrd Senate Finance Committee Sen George

Three Cabins Burn At Labor Camp

Three frame cabins at the labor camp on Fairmont Ave burned around 4 a.m. Sunday. No one was hurt and occupants of two cabins saved their belongings. The fire started in a cabin housing a couple and their child, possibly from an overheated oil stove, then spread to adjacent wooden structures. The Bahamian workers were housed in new block buildings. Fire companies Friendship, Reuss and Sarah Zane fought the blaze with booster lines and large hoses. the owner, Joseph Butler, said the cabins were worth about 150 dollars each and not insured.

Fairmont Ave Philip Barnhart Virginia Employment Service Barnhart Friendship, Reuss and Sarah Zane Joseph Butler Frederick County Fruitgrowers Association

Virginia Lawmakers Propose Majority Vote for School Integration

Reps. Tuck and Abbitt urge that no locality may integrate public schools unless a majority of residents votes for it. The letter to Gov. Stanley's Commission argues state funds for integrated schools should depend on local will, aligning with democratic processes and Supreme Court guidance. The commission plans further review at its November meeting.

Richmond Tuck Abbitt Virginia Stanley Commission On Public Education Commission Supreme Court of the United States Commonwealth Education Commission U. S. Supreme Court Garland Gray Waverly Gray Abbitt and Tuck

Byrd Sees Balanced Budget Within Reach

Sen. Byrd says a balanced budget is in sight though not enough for tax cuts. He cites rising revenues in a boom economy and warns against permanent tax relief funded by deficits. Byrd urges cuts in non military programs, farm subsidies, federal pay, and foreign aid.

Byrd Washington Sen D-Va American Institute of Accountants George House Treasury

Auto Firm Entered and Service Station Attempted Break-In

Winchester police investigate weekend break in at Kern Motor Co on S Loudoun St. Intruder forced glass, unlocked door, stole from cigarette machine and cash drawer amounting to about 25 dollars in coins and 10 dollars in bills. Desk drawer rifled. brass scissors removed. Attempted entry at North Ave and N Cameron St service station. front door lock hasp pried but no entry. Police report by firm official at 9 15 a m. Lt Warren Rudolph and Officer Harry L Shirley led initial inquiry. later handed to department.

Winchester Kern Motor Co S. Loudoun St Warren Rudolph Harry L. Shirley North Avenue N. Cameron St George Anderson Harry Miller Stephens City W. W. Bennington

San Francisco Bay Area Quake Damages Homes and Kills Woman

An aftershock rattled the Bay Area last night with windows shattering and lines going dead. In Oakland an 85 year old woman Ora Bell died in a fire likely sparked by a gas explosion. Ruth Aldinger, 49, injured leaped from a second story window. Pacific Telephone reported no major line damage though East Bay suffered most impact. Seismograph readings from Cal Tech put the tremor at 5.5, tying to the Sept 4 Hollister quake in intensity.

Oakland Ora Bell Tom Dolan Ruth Aldinger Bernard Dooley Manuel Ortega Sonoma Buenavista Winery Charles Richter California Institute of Technology Pasadena San Francisco Kamchatka Virgin Mary St. John Baptist de la Salle St. Mary’s University Bay Anglo California Bank Market Street Walnut Creek Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co East Bay Orinda San Francisco Examiner Plasterer San Jose Sacramento Stockton Hollister

Seven Marines Die In Car Truck Crash

A sedan collided with an oil tank truck trailer on a downhill stretch near Santa Ana California killing seven Marines returning to Camp Pendleton from liberty. The truck driver Jack R Hubbard 32 was unhurt. Names of the dead Marines and their hometowns are listed.

Santa Ana Calif California Jack R. Hubbard 1St Division Camp Pendleton Edwin Hulme Medford Mass Anna Hulme Chelsea John H. Malone John R. Malone Bixby Okla Anna Malone Tulsa James B. White Arion E. White Herrin Paul L. Lemieux Ernest J. Lemieux Lowell Gary C. Perini Carl Perini Denver Colo James H. Harker Thelma Bowen Delphi Ind

Golden Terror wrestler sought for questioning in Martinsburg

Martinsburg W Va police seek John Robert Stewart alias Bobby Stewart known as the Golden Terror for questioning in a residence breaking and entering robbery. A witness saw a large man matching his description near N Queen St before Sgt Eldridge C Baker's home was robbed. The front door was torn from hinges and back steps crushed with $30 in change and a watch taken. Stewart was reportedly in Winchester over the weekend and Washington DC police have a warrant on a bad check charge.

John Robert Stewart Bobby Stewart Martinsburg W. Va Stewart N. Queen St Eldridge C. Baker Baker Set Winchester Washington, D. C

Western Big Three Agree on German Reunification Plan

U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles British Foreign Secretary Harold Macmillan and French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay reached quick agreement on details of a Western position on German reunification as part of a memorandum to be presented at the Geneva Big Four talks. They planned further talks on disarmament and East West relations with experts joining in.

Paris Geneva U. S John Foster Dulles Harold Macmillan Antoine Pinay Germany Charles Wilson Moshe Sharett Israel Egypt Saar Frontier Ngo Dinh Diem South Viet Nam Bao Dai Indochina V. M. Molotov Dulles Macmillan Pinay Atlantc Alliance NATO

President Eisenhower launches busiest schedule since heart attack

President Eisenhower begins his busiest work period since his heart attack with a stream of callers and visits to Fitzsimons Army Hospital. He approves Dulles with full authority for foreign policy ahead of Geneva and notes his condition allows more Eastward travel between November 5 and 12.

Denver Cole Eisenhower Dulles Nixon Washington

175 Women Are Due at Meeting Here Tomorrow

About 175 women from the Virginia Regional Women's Guild are scheduled for the annual fall workshop at Centenary Reformed Church in this city tomorrow. Delegates from Evangelical Reformed Churches spanning Martinsburg West Virginia to Roanoke are expected. The morning includes 9:30 registration and 10:00 worship led by Miss Gertrude Jones with a welcome by Mrs. Guy Jones of Winchester. Mrs. Robert W Olewiler will extend greetings from the Potomac Synodical Women's Guild.

Virginia Regional Women’s Guild Centenary Reformed Church Evangelical Reformed Martinsburg W. Va Roanoke Gertrude Jones Guy Jones Winchester Robert W Olewiler Washington, D. C Potomac Synodical Women’s Guild

First Killing Frost Signals Seasonal Chill Ahead

High winds sweep the area with gusts reaching 40 to 50 miles per hour as a fast moving front moves in from the northwest bringing clouds and showers. The first killing frost of the season was reported yesterday with temperatures dipping to 32 degrees, 16 days later than in 1954. Dr. Walter S. Hough notes frost likely to be recorded in the season’s annals.

Civil Aeronautics Administration Airway Reliance Walter S. Hough Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory

Seasons Coldest Air Invades U S

The coldest air of the fall season moved south from Canada into the central Rockies. Fraser Colorado recorded the season's first zero. Subfreezing readings stretched from the Western Plains to the Texas Panhandle and across the upper Mississippi and central Missouri Valley regions. Light rain showers across Illinois Indiana and to the Great Lakes accompanied by snow flurries in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota. International Falls Minnesota reported an inch of snow on the ground.

Associated Press Canada Central Rockies Fraser Colo Eisenhower Western Plains Texas Panhandle Mississippi Missouri Valley Illinois Indiana Great Lakes Wisconsin Minnesota International Falls Minn Alabama Texas Miami

Weather outlook with showers and cooling trend

Scattered showers in the east this evening then partly cloudy windy and colder tonight. Lows 36 to 42 west and 40 to 46 east. Tuesday to be generally fair and colder with winds diminishing in the afternoon. Shenandoah Valley windy and warm with showers this evening turning cooler tonight. Low about 45. Tuesday partly cloudy and much cooler, Wednesday fair and quite cool.

Shenandoah Valley

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