Monsman to Speak at Civic League Opening Luncheon
Gerald Monsman counsel and executive secretary of the United Christian Citizens Baltimore will be guest speaker at the Women's Civic League opening luncheon marking the league's 40th year in this city at 12 30 p m September 9 at the George Washington Hotel.
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Gerald Monsman
United Christian Citizens
Baltimore
Women's Civic League
George Washington Hotel
Monsman
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Mich
University of Maryland Law School
Georgetown Law
Citizenship of Freed Civilian Questioned
A freed civilian, Frederick Charles Hopkins, questioned for potential American citizenship after seven years in Soviet labor camps. He and two soldiers, Wilfred C. Commun, and Murray Fields, were handed over by the Soviets to U.S. officials in East Berlin and are under guard for medical exams.
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Berlin
U.S
Frederick Charles Hopkins
New York City
Hopkins
Pvt
Wilfred C. Comnish
Amesbury
Mass
Cpl
Murray Fields
Bayside
N. Y
Grishman
Convicted slayer Coffin surrenders after soap gun jail break
Wilber Coffin, a Gaspe prospector on death row for the 1953 murder of Richard Lindsey, escaped a Quebec jail with a soap carving pistol. He tied guards, took keys, then surrendered after a lawyer persuaded him to return following a taxi ride to the Quebec bridge and back.
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Quebec
Wilber Coffin
Gaspe
Coffin
Raymond Maher
Perce
Que
Quebec Bridge
Gaston LaBrecque
Maher
Uppertown
Richard Lindsey
Hollidaysburg
Hunter
Grey Stone
Lindsey
Eugene
Albert Claar
Flames Threaten Redwoods as California Fires Grow
Destructive waves of fire threaten two priceless redwood groves as northern and central California fires burn out of control. More than 1,500 firefighters battle blazes in Sequoia National Forest with 7,000 acres burned. Evacuations surround Hume Lake, Grant Grove, and Lake County.
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San Francisco
California
Sequoia National Forest
Sierra Nevada
Fresno
Humboldt County
Rockefeller Grove
Lake County
Whispering Pines
Fresno County
Hume Lake
Grant Grove
Strasburg Girl Is Recaptured After Reformatory Break
Five female inmates escaped from the federal reformatory for women at Alderson, West Virginia, including 17 year old Lora Toni Ritenour of Strasburg Virginia who had begun a 10 year sentence for a $25 000 Cleveland bank robbery. They were recaptured early Sunday near West Virginia Route 3 about ten miles from the facility. Sheriff's officials identified the others as Sue Tinsley Patricia Ann Nicastro Roberta Marie Baker and Tenny Anderson.
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Alderson
W. Va
Cleveland
Federal Reformatory
E. L. Hellems
Summers County
Reformatory
Hellems
Sue Tinsley
Patricia Ann Nicastro
Roberta Marie Baker
Tenny Anderson
Duff's Where The Homefolks Eat Parking Count
In this note a request is made to count the cars in a parking lot. The phrase suggests a reason behind the count atDuff's establishment referenced by the LP designation.
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Duff’s
Heat Wave Eases in Los Angeles Amid Cooler Call
Los Angeles shows a slight dip as 100 degree readings ease to 99 with a forecast high near 98 downtown. Sea breezes and clouds temper heat but the Weather Bureau warns no cooling trend is set and hot weather persists. Los Angeles County records 51 heat deaths since last Wednesday.
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Los Angeles
Army to release 59 year old AWOL soldier from 1928
William P. Lydon, a 59 year old elevator operator, surrendered to First Army on Governors Island after claiming he went AWOL in 1928. The Army plans a discharge under Article of War 39 as records are checked. no further prosecution due to time limits.
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New York
First Army
William P. Lydon
Washington
Lydon
Kansas City
Local Business Leader H B McCormac Jr Dies In Loudoun Crash
H B McCormac Jr 38 of Winchester and Loudoun County died in a head-on Route 50 collision near Aldie returning from Rehoboth Beach Del He was president of the Virginia Woolen Company and had served as director of several banks and industry groups Ritenour of Front Royal was injured McCormac family funeral plans and community roles are noted including Apple Blossom Festival leadership and church ties.
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Hollie Brockenborough McCormac, Jr
Route 50
Aldie
McCormac
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester
Rehoboth Beach
Del
W. D. Clark
Marvin Ritenour
Front Royal
Washington
Shenandoah
Republican State Central Committee
Presbyterian Church
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Toll Tops Predictions
The three day Labor Day weekend toll reached 430 traffic deaths with 80 drownings and 89 other incidents, totaling 599. The National Safety Council predicted 400 deaths. East and West states reported varied totals, with California leading at 46 deaths and Texas at 36.
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National Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
Council
California
Illinois
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Winchester Reports First Polio Case Of 1955
Winchester Virginia reports its first polio case of 1955. Nine year old Sally Matteren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Matteren, is hospitalized in Washington for bulbar polio after being diagnosed by Dr Joseph Damron. She had been visiting her grandmother Mrs Krise. Dr Lindall notes no Salk vaccine this spring for Sally. The child’s condition is satisfactory.
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Winchester
A. L. Lindall
Winchester-Frederick County
Sally Matteren
Stanley Matteren
Arlington
W. M. Krise
W. Clifford St
Children’s Hospital
Washington
Joseph Damron
Sally
Krise
Lindall
Virginia
Army Officer and Wife Injured In Labor Day Smashup
A Labor Day weekend traffic crash in Frederick County left two Pennsylvania men dead and injured Lt Lawrence L Fawber Jr and his wife Bernedette of Steelton Pa. The 1948 Chevrolet and a 1955 Oldsmobile collided on Route 522 near Cross Junction splitting the holiday with fatal and nonfatal injuries.
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Pennsylvania
U. S. Rt
Cross Junction
Frederick County
Winchester
Robert L. Stocks
W. College St
State College
Henry Kennedy
Rt. 1
Stocks
U. S. Rt. 522
Lawrence I. Fawber, Jr
Bernedette
Steelton
Fawber
Memorial Hospital
J. W. Witt
Chevrolet
Kennedy
West Virginia
Social Workers Will Meet Here Thursday
Members of District 9 Virginia Conference of Social Work will meet at the George Washington Hotel on Thursday. Committees begin at 10 30 a m followed by the business session. Luncheon at 12 30 p m. W Merlin Bly of the Winchester office of the Virginia State Employment Service will speak at 1 30 p m on current employment trends.
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Virginia Conference of Social Work
George Washington Hotel
Merlin Bly
Winchester
Virginia State Employment Service
Moonlit Skies and Driving Ad Notices in Winchester
Astronomy notes list Moonrise and Last Quarter phases with Jupiter moving into Leo by fall 1956. Local ads promote driving lessons, coffee spots, and a Legionnaires meeting on Wednesday September 7 with fried chicken refreshments.
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Bunsrise
GMNS
Jupiter
Leo
Mississippi
Duff’s
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Civic League
Bar Association of
Baltimore City
Maryland State Bar Association
The
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
J. A. Hotinger
Henry P. Kern
Bynum Neese
Holmes Harper
Richard P. Lucas
Charles Rupp
Paul Harlan
George Washington
H. B. McCormac, Jr
C. E. Babb
John Turner
Anderson Barber Shop
Southern Tire Service
Handley High Campus
Geneva
United States
Wang Ping-nan
U. S
U. Alexis Johnson
Wang
Emma Angelina Barry
Shanghai
Ralph Sharples Boyd
North American Syndicate
Washington, D. C
Juanita Byrd Huang
Southern Baptist
Mount Olive
Miss
Robert Howard Parker
Philadelphia
Howard Lischke Ricks
Bills Motors
Boscobel
Wis
Eva Stella Dugay
Theresa
Nadesha M. Romanoff
Harbin
Irene N. Romanoff
Edward Walsh
Peter Huizer
Bank of America
Walsh
William C. Walsh
Cumberland, Md
Maryland
Dead City
County
City
Winchester Star
Strasburg
Associated Press
Boston
Ft. Scott, R. I
Gail Levi
Berryville
Hollywood
Fuzzy St. John
Clarke County
Watermelon Park
Levi
John A. Miller
Catherine Ruffner
Bluemont
Loretta Whitacre
Bernard Staub
Shenandoah Valley
Loudoun County
Clark
Ritenour
Leesburg Hospital
Royston
Middleburg
Omps
H. B. McCormac, Sr
Evelyn Montgomery
Gertrude
Union Bank
Farmers and National Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lorraine
Winchester Skies
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