Negro Students Seek Transfer to All White Frederick Schools
Six Brown children from Clearbrook, children of Mr and Mrs Julian E Brown, filed requests to transfer from Douglas High and Elementary to James Wood and Stonewall Elementary. The Frederick County School Board authorized submitting the applications to the State Pupil Placement Board in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Frederick County
Julian E. Brown
Clearbrook
Nsfer
Douglas High
Jamesigh
Stonewall
Robert B
Ayler
Richmond
Mr. Ayler
Charles E. Bass
Huyett G. Light
Claude Logan
Fred A. Whitacre
Robert M. Muse
Browns
Otto L. Tucker
Alexandria
Mrs. Brown
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
Julianette Brown
James Wood
Julian Evaid Brown, Jr
James W. Cornell Jerome Brown
Sandra Faye Brown
Brenda Elaine Brown
Pamela Elizabeth Brown
Downing Confirmed as Front Royal Postmaster
The Senate confirmed Henry M. Downing as postmaster of Front Royal after Kennedy recommendation. Volunteer firemen battled a blaze in a Chapman Motor Co. automobile on Amherst Street shortly before 1 30 this afternoon with details and extent of damage not yet known.
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Senate
Henry M. Downing
Front Royal
Downing
Kennedy
Chapman Motor Co
Amherst St
Local grower notes favorable pricing for apples in North Carolina
A North Carolina processor is buying Grimes Golden and Golden Delicious at 62.50 per ton or 3.125 per hundredweight, signaling a positive processing market for growers. Clarence Conner in Stephens City grows a cucumber weighing five and a half pounds in his grandmother's garden. Capt Ernie Nesselrodt of Shawnee Fire Co warns residents not to burn unless necessary and to call MO 2 4500 if a fire is seen. He stresses rapid response to grass fires and notes a windshield sticker with number 8 implies it is too late.
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North Carolina
Clarence Conner
Stephens City
Ernie Nesselrodt
Shawnee Fire Co
No Paper Monday Labor Day Notice
The Winchester Evening Star announces no publication on Monday September 3 due to Labor Day holiday. The paper will resume on the next regular schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Honors Student Shot to Death in Falls Church Backyard
A 17 year old honors student at Falls Church High School, Louis Marshal Goldfein, was shot three times while setting up a telescope in his back yard near midnight. Police said there are no ideas, suspects, or motives at this time. The student, president of the school Student Council, was described by family as a steady top student at Ft. Belvoir born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Church
Louis Marshal Goldfein
John Wahl
Fairfax County Police
Solomon Goldfein
Ft. Belvoir
Goldfein
Falls Church High School
Holiday Road Deaths Rise at Record Rate
The nation faces the Labor Day weekend with the heaviest traffic toll on record. Early counts show 68 total fatalities including 64 traffic deaths and 4 miscellaneous, as weather and speed contribute to multiple crashes across several states. The National Safety Council expects between 410 and 490 motorists to die by Monday midnight.
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Howard Pyle
National Safety Council
Arkansas
Minnesota
Weiner
Ark
W. D. Self
Little Rock
Florence Stuck
Jonesboro
Jessie Stevenson
Marlene Stevenson
Bessie Mae ‘Stevenson
Jaycee Rest Stop Sees Busy Labor Day Run
Winchester Jaycees operated a rest stop at the vacant American Oil station on Millwood Avenue from yesterday afternoon to today noon, serving over 500 stoppees. By 6 30 this morning they reported 500 cups of coffee 400 cokes and 300 doughnuts with drivers from many states stopping by.
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Winchester Jaycees
Jaycees
American Oil
Millwood Avenue
Texas
Ohio
Florida
Rhode Island
Michigan
Illinois
Louisiana
Wisconsin
New York
Delaware
New Jersey
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Missouri
District of Columbia
McIntire Sets Record Price for Clarke County Fair Steer
Douglas McIntire, 16, sold a 900 pound black Angus steer at Clarke County Fair for 5242 cents per pound, totaling 472.50. A 4-H member, he helped 14 other 4-H steers realize an average of 303.17 per head or 35 cents per pound. The fair closes at midnight after a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas McIntire
Clarke County
Douglas
Typhoon Wanda Devastates Hong Kong After 160 MPH Winds
Typhoon Wanda struck Hong Kong with 160 mph gusts causing at least 38 deaths and 135 injuries. Ten thousand residents were left homeless as Shatin and surrounding areas suffered heavy flooding and widespread destruction including fires, collapsed tenements, and several ships wrecked or grounded.
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Hong Kong
Wanda
Godsi
Red China
Shatin
New Territories
Royal Observatory
Berserk Gunman Dies In Coney Island Battle
A gunman James Clark aged about 27 killed a woman and a patrolman and led a running gun battle along the Brooklyn Coney Island boardwalk during Labor Day weekend. Patrolman Herbert Nolan shot Clark four times in the head after donning a bulletproof vest. Panico and Byrnes were wounded, with Nolan unhurt. Clark fled after seizing officers’ revolvers. boarding house operator Lora Carter was killed.
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NEW York
Coney Island
James Clark
Herbert Nolan
Nolan
Brooklyn
Atlantic Ocean
Clark
Nicholas A. Panico
Robert Byrnes
Lora Carter
Panico
Byrnes
New Radiation Belt Silences Satellites
The United States disclosed a new radiation belt created by a July nuclear blast has knocked out three satellites Transit IV B TRAAC Ariel and harmed their solar cells. Telstar remains intact as it operates in higher radiation. The belt may persist for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission and
Defense Department
Telstar
TRAAC
Ariel
AEC
Johnston Island
Pacific
Havana Faces Invasion Jitters Amid Cuban Tensions
Havana residents feel invasion jitters as Cuban propaganda accuses the United States of planning a new push against Fidel Castro. Reports of insurgent landings prompt partial militia mobilization and stricter travel limits for Cubans, while exodus to the United States continues despite warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Fidel Castro
Regie
Cuba
August Drought Ties Record Low Rainfall Across County
August drought ends with 0.53 inches of rain, tying 1957 for driest August since 1930. June and July together produced 10.47 inches, but six weeks of dryness raise concerns for fruit trees. Extension horticulturist George Williams notes lighter soils worsen moisture loss and that apples may run smaller and less colored without timely rain, though overall yield is expected to be good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
George Williams
Williams
Judge Denies Hearing on School Plan
Federal Judge John Paul yesterday refused to open a hearing on a challenge to the Warren County pupil assignment plan as unconstitutional. NAACP lawyer W. Tucker sought the hearing for several Negro parents. Tucker must amend the petition and follow court procedure.
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Harrisonburg
John Paul
Warren County
W. Tucker
NAACP
Paul
Tucker
Warren County School Board
Warren Lourty
Tadge Paul
Holiday Hours Labor Day at Martin's Drug Store
Martin's Drug Store at 625 Berryville Ave announces holiday hours on Labor Day from 9 AM to 12 PM and again from 6 PM to 9 PM.
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Labor Day
Martin’s Drug Store
Berryville Ave
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Stonewall School
Downing OK
Obe
Cown Crier
Associated Press
Jaycee Rest Stop
Winchester
McIntire
C. E. Babb
Reid Lunsford
Edward Baylis
N. Braddock St
Vickie Lee Baylis
Abram
Vickie
Miami
Castro
Key West
U.S
Winchester Savings & Loan Association
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