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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1955

Page

2

Eastern apple crop 9 million bushels less

W J Knotzbach executive secretary of the Western New York Apple Growers Assn said the East’s apple crop will be about 9 million bushels smaller this year due to spring freezes in the 11 state Appalachian area. He added prices should not rise noticeably as the western crop offsets the shortfall and Appalachian fruit remains of excellent quality.

Euersburgh W. J. Knotzbach Western New York RR. Miller The Appalachian Ser Appalachian

Mrs. Nellie Snapp Dies in Winchester Hospital

Nellie Mae Snapp 42 wife of Joe E. Snapp of Berryville died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born September 22 1912 in Petersburg West Virginia she was the daughter of Ulysses G. Davis and wife. She lived in Berryville since 1937 worked for Viscose Co Front Royal until 1951 and was a member of Berryville Presbyterian Church. Survived by her husband parents and many siblings. Funeral Friday 2 30 pm from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery Winchester.

Nellie Mae Snapp Joe E. Snapp Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Petersburg W. Va Ulysses G. Davis Davis West Virginia Berryville Presbyterian Church Annie DeHaven Romney Rosalie Corbin Beatrice Yost Cumberland Nellie Brill This City Grace Shelly Hagerstown Preston W. Davis Roscoe V. Davis Raymond W. Davis Frank Davis Augusta John H. Enders Robert D. Goshern

Bus driver ends 23 year Lawton route after 52 thousand trips

Dee Froneberger gives up his Fort Sill Lawton bus route after 52 942 trips and about 900 000 miles in 23 years without an accident or even a scratched fender. His advice to motorists is don t talk watch the road.

Lawton Okla Fort Sill Dee Froneberger

Scattered Integration in the South at Federal Schools

Integrated public schools begin fall term in scattered Southern areas with most mixed classrooms located at government installations. Three Florida Air Force bases MacDill Eglin and Tyndall open integrated schools. Oak Ridge High School and Rogersville Junior High admit Negroes with about 45 and 50 pupils respectively. Birmingham grants a four month delay on enforcing integration. Texas towns Big Spring Austin and San Antonio area report mixed enrollment numbers amid broader integration moves.

Associated Press South Florida Air Force MacDill Afb Tampa Eglin Afb Valparaiso Tyndall Afb Panama City Oak Ridge Tenn Atomic Energy Commission Rogersville Ashland Board of Education Birmingham Ala H. H. Grooms University of Alabama Texas Big Spring Austin Bexar County San Antonio

Contract Awards For Bridge Jobs Announced

The State Highway Commission announces 21 road and bridge projects totaling 3 351 282. W H Scott Inc of Franklin lands the largest award 506 505 for a 21 6 mile defense access road around the Quantico Military Reservation in Fauquier Stafford and Prince William counties.

Richmond State Highway Commission W. H. Scott Inc Franklin Quantico Military Reservation Fauquier Stafford Prince William

Atomic and hydrogen weapons secret manufacture debate continues

Urge Study Stassen was reported to have suggested that all countries put their scientists to study the problem of atomic detection, while the Disarmament subcommittee confined its efforts to practical inspection proposals such as President Eisenhower's plan for exchanging military blueprints and aerial checkups.

Stassen Disarmament Subcommittee Eisenhower

Seek Standards For Licensing Crop Dusters

Col Allan C Perkinson head of the State Division of Aeronautics asks the State Corporation Commission to establish licensing standards for crop dusters He says rules would protect farmers from fly by night operators and boost pilot safety He proposes mandatory adequate liability insurance The commission took the matter under advisement

Richmond Allan C. Perkinson of Aeronautics Commonwealth Perkinson State Corporation Commission Commission SCC

Farm Auction Listings for Jefferson Berkeley Winchester Area

September sales directory lists multiple auctions across Jefferson Berkeley and Winchester areas. Items include household goods furniture dairy cattle hogs farming equipment real estate and estate personal property with listed auctioneers W D Orndorff E T Snider Paul E Miller Lewis Horner and Charles R Duvall.

William L. Riley Berryville Old Chapel W. D. Orndorff Carl R. Lee Rippon Summit Point Withers Milton Harris Joseph Newlin Kernstown E. T. Snider A. Crisman Frederick County Court House S. Braddock St Ezra W. Fiddler Ridgeway W. Va W. S. Lewis Martha N. Bonham Jefferson County Paul E. Miller Marvin Shiley Inwood Darkesville Berkeley County Arden Lewis & Horner Sarah Daugherty Winchester Harrison Miller Orchard Ave Charles R. Duvall Albert W. Lee Paper Mill Road

Red Cross Blood Clinic Collects 109 Pints Here

Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 109 pints toward a 140 pint quota during a regular visit here yesterday. Kiwanis Club recruited donors with Marvin Gore and Carlisle Fisher leading the committee. Local totals bring program to 6,343 pints. 2,448 individuals have given under the program, with 85 men and 24 women volunteering.

Red Cross Bloodmobile Kiwanis Club Marvin Gore Carlisle Fisher Fred Stinson Winchester- Frederick County American Red Cross Stinson Stewart Bell, Jr Robert Geanious H. W. Butler Ruth Crofton James B Shull James B Shull One Gallon Donors Were Dr. W. Clayton Anderson Lawrence Bell H. W. Ebert, Jr Henry J. Bowman Ernest W. Pettit Ben Belchie Charles S. Toan Berlyn E. Moore Aaron Zuckerman Charles Zuckerman Winchester Frederick County Clarke County West Virginia Northern Virginia Power Company Novick National Fruit

Doctor Ernest Trice, Richmond Surgeon, Dies at 67

Dr. Ernest T. Trice, a former member of the State Prison Board and a Richmond surgeon, died today in Richmond. He was 67.

Ernest Trice Richmond Ernest T. Trice State Prison Board

Boy Killed by Truck In Family Driveway

In Frenchville Maine Mrs Roland Daigle watched her 16 month old son Roger die after craw ling under a front wheel as his father moved a truck from the driveway. The father told police the child was under the wheel during unloading wood and the mother said she saw the danger too late.

Frenchville Maine Roland Daigle Roger Daigle

Long Shoremen Contingent Dismisses Protest Message

A union official brushed off the investigator incident remark about strike action, saying it’s too late to say you’re sorry. Bradley declined to call it a strike but noted no work would resume pending a protest meeting.

Bradley

Talks on self determination stall as Greek demand cited

Continues report on conference proceedings noting decision to avoid immediate self determination for Cyprus. Greek demand to let Cypriots vote on political future within a short time cited as the main point of contention. Athens believes Greeks would favor union with Greece. Also prints quiz answers from Page 4 listing Ammonia Temple, Hyde Park, Benjamin Harrison, Sarah, Rhode Island, and the number three.

Athens Greece Temple of Ammon Hyde Park N. Y Benjamin Harrison Sarah Abraham Rhode Island

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Carl Funeral Home En Mervel W. Adams N. Cameron ST Minor Motor CO Agrico American Agricultural Chemical CO Green Chemical Co., Inc Wyck St Barr's Hardware and Paint Winchester Star Farm Ponds H. C. Christianson Kelvinator AODEL Buttercup Tom Percetaen Seal” Crispers Miller « Anderson EL Boscawen St PY Bes OMEGA Grant Red Cross Blood Clinic Dante Martialis W. D. Orndorff, Auctioneer OF City Realty Asa Crisman Handley Schools Hugh S$. Crisman Bro Guernsey Jersey Poland China Hampshire McCormick-Deering Farmal McCormick-Deering McCormick- Deering New Idea International W. J. Orndorff G. E. Vickers D.S. T Admiral Crosley-Shelvador Guardian-Service Eureka Knox S. Loudoun St Lewis WM. Hensell Pittsburgh Washington Baltimore Philadelphia B&o Martineure Wilmington McKeesport Connellsville Ghio Railroad
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