Investigation of Motorist's Death Continues
Authorities await state toxicology results in Richmond to determine cause of death for Winchester man Jesse L. Jaco 34 of 115 North Ave. He was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital after a one vehicle crash on West Boscawen Street. Initial autopsy found no fatal injuries.
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State Toicology Laboratory
Richmond
Winchester
Jesse L. Jaco
North Ave
Memorial Hospital
W. Boscawen St
Two Drown In Midnight Bait Casting Contest
In Tracy California a midnight bait casting contest ended in two Air Force staff sergeants drowning in the Mendota Canal 16 miles south of town. John P. Terry 24 Oakland and Robert Henryey 27 Pleasanton Calif fell into the canal while attempting long casts.
Potomac Edison Names Frances Crisman System Employees’ Officer
Frances Crisman an employe of Northern Virginia Power Company in Winchester has been named secretary for the Potomac Edison System Employees’ Association for 1957 58. Association president William J Leatherman announced the appointment and Crisman will serve as an officer for the four state area Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania The group handles social events for utility employees including parties dances and golf and bowling tournaments Crisman also serves as Winchester reporter for the company employee publication residing at 118 Monmouth
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Frances Crisman
Northern Virginia Power Company
Winchester
Potomac Edison
System
William J. Leatherman
Crisman
Monmouth
Foreign Tourist Students Tour Shenandoah Valley Bank
Ten foreign students on an eight week U S tour visited the Shenandoah Valley National Bank Thursday. The group from Belgium Zanzibar Morocco Switzerland and South Africa toured local plants and were luncheon guests of the Rotary Club. Several expressed interest in banking work in their home countries.
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United States
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Belgium
Zanzibar
Morocco
Switzerland
South Africa
Rotary Club
Model Airplane Show Draws 2500 as Bill Barker Tops Winners
About 2,500 people attended the Exchange Club’s 9th annual model airplane show at the airport. Bill Barker of Winchester won the major trophy with first place in junior divisions for Stunt Air Combat and Solid Scale Beauty. John Doggett of Manassas was runner-up.
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Exchange Club
Bill Barker
John Dogget
Manassas
Barker
Stunt
Wincheser
Henry Pasquet
Middletown
Bill Mowery
Winchester
Lando Reynolds Culpeper
James Harding
Front Royal
Jesse Carpenter
Culpeper
John Woodward
Bill Danbruki
Washington, DC
Lewis Lembek
Silver Spring
Wilson Bowles
Boyce
Carl Herndon Culpeper
John Doggett
Ray Smith
Washington, D. C
Elmira
N. Y
Courtney Bennington
Fred Ritch
Jack Shuck
William Fraula
Exchange Aviation Committee
Hawker Greathouse
USAF
Sinclair
Leon Slavin
Shirley Blyall
Melvin Brown
Cupeper
Reunion Adopts Resolution to Dr. John Iden
Berryville The Iden family reunion in Charlottesville adopted a memorial resolution for Dr. John Iden of Manassas who died last month. He was a cousin of Dr. Carroll H. Iden of Berryville. The resolution praises his lifelong service to others and generosity.
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John Iden
Berryville
Iden
Charlottesville
Manassas
Carroll H. Iden
Benjamin Franklin Iden
John
Television Schedule Card for Multiple Channels
Listings show daily lineup across CHANNEL 4 5 7 and others with news weather sports and daytime and evening programs. Notable entries include Death Valley Days Sir Lancelot Wells Fargo Arthur Murray Sheriff of Cochise Tonight and Studio One along with various soap opera and game show slots.
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Sir Lancelot
Charles Farrell
Wells Fargo
Arthur Murray
Cochise
Sam and Friends
Weather Sparks 15 Brush Fires Across California
An extreme weather pattern triggered about 75 forest and brush fires statewide over the weekend. Hundreds of vacationers evacuated summer homes near Greenhorn Mountain in Sequoia National Forest while U S 50 was briefly closed near Placerville. One firefighter was seriously burned and a Nike base near Mt Gleason was threatened as more than 2900 firefighters fought the blazes.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Greenhorn Mountain
Sequoia National Forest
Bakersfield
el Dorado County
Placerville
Mt. Gleason
Los Angeles
Shen-Va-Win Chapter Meets at Hi-Wy Restaurant
The Shen-Va-Win Chapter of the Virginia Motor Court Association convenes for its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday at the Hi-Wy Restaurant Front Royal. Luncheon will be served at noon.
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Shen-Va-Win
Virginia Motor Court Association
Hi-Wy
Front Royal
Firemen Respond to Coal Yards Blaze Near Amherst Street
Four city fire companies answered an alarm shortly after 6 p m for a fire at Slonaker s Coal Yards near Amherst Street. Firefighters found a small fire at the end of a cross tie on the railroad trestle and extinguished it quickly with one booster line. no serious damage was reported.
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Slonaker
Amherst St
Panorama displays 51 Miss America contestants windowvol Jewel Box
A 10 by 30 inch panorama of all 51 Miss America contestants is shown in The Jewel Box window on N Loudoun St. Among the Miss Virginia entrants is Becky Lee of Roanoke.
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N. Loudoun St
Becky Lee
Roanoke
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G. L. Grimm
Molden Electric Co
Mrs. Crisman
Bank
Winchester Association of Insurance Agents
Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
National Association of Insurance Agents
Good & Company
Rouss Ave
Miller’s
Andrews
Channel 4
Channel 5
Hunter
Channel 7
Shenna
Three Musketeers
Bold Journey
Voice of Firestone
Hollywood
Richard Diamond
Studio One
Clubhouse
Frankie Laine
Lilli Palmer
Elizabeth
Billy Johnson
Milt Grant
Channel
Eddie Cantor
Cosmopolitan
Guiding Light
Theater of Stars
Miss Brooks
Bedspreads
Winchester Laundromat
W. Hart St
Ritter
Variety Store
Ussr
New Empire
Mant Acade
Shenandoah Gas CO
Loudoun St
Empire
Safeway
Town House
Campbell
Sunnybank
DOLE
Supurb
Cans
Ibs
Aes
Pride
I-Ib
Edwards
Jar
Jers
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