Eisenhower Plays Golf at Turnberry in Scotland Visit
President Eisenhower relaxed in Turnberry Scotland during a nine day European talks swing. He paired with Ian Marchbank as they beat Brig Sir James Gault and James P Gray amid spectators and police. The round ended with an 89 for the President and 69 for Marchbank as he praised France and NATO unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnberry
Scotland
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Ian Marchbank
U.S
Britain
John Hay Whitney
William E. Robinson
Coca Cola
Robinson
Culzean Castle
New York
W. Alton Jones
Board of Cities Service
Paris
Ince
Charles de Gaulle
France
Europe
Atlantic Alliance
Ailsa
Marchbank
James Gault
James P
Tiny car and raccoon sighting in town draw crowd
A small foreign car carried two young passengers from the left window today, one child and a raccoon. Residents report the odd duo as the town commented on “citified” animal families. In Front Royal teens played with a young opposum downtown Thursday night. Local memories and photos at Manuel Sempeles’ Loudoun Street shop showcase past sports moments and All Star game shots from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Handley
Manuel Sempeles
Loudoun St
Baltimore
Charly Feild
Shenandoah College Phase One Nears Completion
Phase one of Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music in the southeastern city area nears completion with interior painting underway. The academic building will finish first, housing the administration and library, while the music building follows. Phase one cost about 357000 dollars. phase two is projected around 70000 dollars and includes two dormitories and a combined kitchen dining boiler building linked by an arcade. Site work includes reflecting pools and initial grading toward the Rt 50 access as plans move toward bids in fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Music
Keith Williams
Keith Williams & Associates
Williams
College Board of Trustees
James R. Wilkins
Chamber of Commerce College
Board of Trustees
Dayton, Va
First Try At Housing Bill Fails
In Washington the Senate Banking Committee deadlocked on a first housing bill draft as Democrats and Republicans floated compromise ideas. The session was cut short after six minutes and was not reconvened, with Chairman A Willis Robertson signaling plans for a bill to emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Banking Committee
Warren County Board Misses Desegregation Plan
In Harrisonburg AP report the Warren County school board failed to appear in U S District Court to present a desegregation plan. Eighteen Negroes are slated to enroll with about 400 white students at Warren County High in Front Royal next Tuesday, making integration likely for the 1959 60 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Warren County School Board
U. S. District Court
Warren County High
Front Royal
Warren County High School
Sunday Dinner Menu at Shirkey's Sunnyside
Shirkey's Restaurant The House of Good Food serves Sunday dinner from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunnyside invites patrons to enjoy a special menu in a traditional dining setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirkey
House of Good Food
Sunnyside
Oglesby Urges League Action Against Teen Delinquency
The Rev F B Oglesby told about 150 Women’s Civic League members at the George Washington Hotel luncheon that the town can be cleaned up only by mothers. He cited rising juvenile crime nationwide and locally citing hospital data on illegitimate births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Oglesby
Women's Civic League
George Washington Hotel
Henry P. Kern, Jr
C. R. Huntsberry, Jr
Oglesby
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Winchester Ministerial Association
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Louis Higgins
Chicago Police Force
T. Coleman Andrews
End of Summer Closeout at Grunt's Drug Store
Community brief notes a Labor Day closeout sale at Grunt's Drug Store and similar listings for auto dealers Mercury Edsel Lincoln and other brands at local garages. Also announces a livestock sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange and a holiday garbage and bus schedule with Thursday pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Washington
Heavy start to holiday weekend traffic deaths
Labor Day traffic toll rises quickly with fatalities reported hourly from 7 a.m. to noon. Four Marines killed in a head on crash near Warrenton Virginia. A second fatal crash near Point Pleasant West Virginia adds to the grim count as forecasts predict total holiday deaths may reach 450.
Seaton Endorses Byrd Memorial on Arlington Property
Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton endorsed a memorial to Adm. Richard E. Byrd. Legislation would authorize the National Geographic Society to place the memorial on government property along Memorial Avenue in Arlington County, Virginia, at no cost to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Secretary of the Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Richard E. Byrd
National Geographic Society
Memorial Avenue
Arlington County
Skunk Loses Fatal Battle in Chesterfield County Geranium Bed
In Chesterfield County Virginia a skunk fought a prolonged standoff in a geranium bed against a dog, neighbors, a dog warden, and a Civil Defense unit. Firearms were used, the skunk was wounded and died in the flowers, leaving a strong odor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Chesterfield County Civil Defense
T. E. Donahoe, Jr
Chesterfield County
Joseph L. Gettings
Edward Hawks
Civil Defense
Gettings
Hawks
Hammarskjold Rushes Home Over Laos Crisis
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold speeds back from South America to handle Laos aid appeal. The U N Security Council may meet to consider a Southeast Asia intervention with SEATO involvement discussed. a Soviet veto is anticipated. A U S aid program delivers six C47 aircraft to strengthen Laos defense as Laos seeks an emergency UN force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N. Y
Dag Hamarskjold
South America
Laos
U.N
Viet Nam
Security Council
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Washington
SEATO
United States
Hammarskjeld
New York
Rio de Janeiro
President Eisenhower Seeks Laos Situation Update
White House press secretary James Hagerty said President Eisenhower is receiving regular reports on Laos where Communist forces threaten the pro Western royal government. He declined to discuss UN troop options or NSC action, stating there is nothing more to say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnberry
Scotland
Eisenhower
Laos
United Nations
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
U.N
U.S. National Security Council
Board orders admission of Negro students to white schools
Federal Judge John Paul voided the State Pupil Placement Board ruling in Harrisonburg and required the Charlottesville school board to admit 12 Negro pupils to two white schools next Tuesday. The placement board had earlier directed assignments to white schools, with nine already tied to specific orders from Judge Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
John Paul
Charlottesville
Paul
Hope Fading For Missing State Trooper
EAST LANSING Michigan Captain Thomas Grant said the chances of finding trooper Albert Souden alive are diminishing hourly. The ex convict questioned about Souden’s disappearance has offered no new information and Knight, held in connection with the case, refused a lie detector test. Souden, 29, vanished two days ago near Howell after investigating a Woodard cabin arrest in northern Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mich
Thomas Grant
State Police
Albert Souden
Grant
Souden
Alvin W. Knight
Woodland
Michigan
Downstate
Howell
Public Hearing On Winchester Master Plan Scheduled
A public hearing on the Winchester master plan is set for Tuesday evening at the regular Common Council meeting. The plan was presented for first reading in August, with a July 30 hearing attended by five supporters. The process began June 9 and Tuesday’s session advances final adoption by the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Regun
The
Common Council
Council
Coun
Four Marines Killed in Fauquier County Wreck
Four Marines stationed at Beaufort Marine Air Station died in a head on collision two miles south of Warrenton Virginia on U S 15 29 early today The victims Ronald Robinson Thomas V Buchanan Russell E Dolen and George Waldman were en route to their homes The truck was driven by Harry F E Smith of Luray Va Smith was in satisfactory condition at a hospital Virginia highway deaths for 1959 rose to 542 during the Labor Day weekend stalwart traffic surge with 15 wrecks in the comparable period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Warrenton
Ronald Robinson
Howard
Russell E. Dolen
Biglersville
Thomas V. Buchanan
Elmira N. Y
George Waldman
Williamsport
Beaufort, S. C. Marine Air Station
Point Pleasant
W. Va
North Reading
Mass
Fauquier County
Elmira
N. Y
Biglerville
Buchanan
Warrenton Hospital
Harry FE. Smith
Luray
U. S
Robinson
Virginia
Lynwood Kellam
Arlington
Five Children and Mother Die in Gas Poisoning
Five children aged 1 to 10 and their mother Gloria Rouge 32 died from gas poisoning at a Townsend Wisconsin cottage. The tragedy occurred Thursday night with the bodies found Friday night. Mrs. Rouge died today in Laona hospital. Kenyon, Kathy, Chris, Cindy, and Caroline were named among the victims. A babysitter and friend reported the locked cottage with lights out as authorities investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend, Wis
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Gloria Rouge
Laona
Kathy
Chris
Cindy
Kenny
Caroline
Kenneth Posselt
Townsend
Sandy Sackett
Rouge Cottage
McClauslin Brook
Here
Oconto County
Quake Shakes Central Yellowstone Area
A mild quake rattled central Yellowstone National Park with no injuries or damage reported. The tremor, felt around 5 am after earlier quakes that caused Montana slides and 28 deaths or disappearances, was centered near the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and confined to the park's core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Wye
Canyon
Yellowstone Lake
Joseph E. Primeau
Montana
Ard Kincade
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Steel Strike Threatens 1952 Record
In New York negotiations paused until Tuesday, a steel strike threatens to surpass postwar shutdowns. The 1952 walkout nears 53 days, with 450 union bargaining agents in 12 company talks while top-level discussions address wages and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steelworkers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wade
Clyde Hershman
Clyde
Burr P. Harrison
Dudley G. Reynolds
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wilbur R. Johnston
Holmes A. Bucher
Stonewall Jackson
Gerald Goodman
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Nelson W. Page
Ike Allamong
Mosby Barracks
Warren
League
Bernard Baruch
Homer E. Alberti
Memorial Hospital
New York City
Farmers Livestock Exchange
U.N. Council
Associated Press
Seaton
Adm
Byrd
Skunk
Hammarskjold
S. America
Southern Tire
S. Braddock St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!