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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1955
Page
11
Billy Rose born September 6 1899 in New York City rose from Tin Pan Alley songwriter to Ziegfeld Theater impresario. He also served as secretary to Bernard Baruch and became a world champion shorthand writer.
Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold its first meeting of the season Thursday at 2 30 p.m. at Mrs Herbert Larrick's home 403 West Clifford Street. All members urged to attend.
The Town Council in its regular meeting set September 23 for the quarterly Clean Up Day with special collection of bottles cans and trash. Officials approved a winter weight uniform for Town Officer Armentrout and continued work on Town Code revisions. All members were present.
Heavy showers along the Texas coast eased but left Brownsville with 3.60 inches and Galveston with 1.98 inches. The storm veered away from Texas after threatening floods in the Rio Grande Valley and dumped rains toward Mexico City. Cool air spread from Nebraska to the Great Lakes, lowering temperatures 5 to 10 degrees, while another mass from Canada moved into Montana.
The man recounts leaving an Army posting, traveling to Boston to work in civilian life, then moving to New York where he met his wife and established residence. He notes the Army did not trace him during that period.
The holiday weekend saw several fatal crashes in Loudoun, Fairfax, and surrounding areas. Virginia Woolen Co. president H B McCormac Jr. died near Aldie on Rt 50, while William Hart Clemons perished in a crash near Middleburg on Rt 620. Clarence Cloude, riding in a wagon, was killed south of Woodstock on Rt 11. Two sailors from the U S S New Jersey were hospitalized after a Middleburg mishap. Weather improved after rain and crowds attended Willow Lawn Pool season finale. Additional accidents near Berryville, Gore, and Winchester caused property damage over $1700 with drunk driving charges and numerous injuries. Three Winchester city crashes injured a child and damaged several vehicles.
Walter S. Robertson, assistant secretary of state for Far Eastern affairs, resigns from the College of William and Mary board of visitors. He cites time demands of Washington duties and not the campus controversy as the reason, adding the need for individual board accountability to the college and state. Governor Stanley notes Robertson’s resignation letter of Aug. 29.
Omar Chester Pattison of Kent and Kern Streets faced a drunk charge fined $10.25. Eugene Frederick Grove of Rt. 1 was cited for speeding with a $14.25 penalty. Richard Martin of Woodland Avenue paid $29.25 for fighting. John Grant Campbell of Highlands Avenue fined $14.25 for drunkenness. Liena Junior Mason of Apple Pie Ridge jailed 10 days for drunkenness with $1.25 costs. fine 15.75. Wilbur Algern Kern of Bufflick Road charged drunk with $15.25. Manuel Bean of Kent Bt. charged drunk with $15.25.
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