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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1955

Page

2

Hall Says Democrats Dabbled In Farm Cure-Alls

Republican leaders claim Democrats pushed panaceas and Depression era bills for the farm problem while Republicans say they would not. Benson warns of new Eisenhower admin proposals to aid farmers including soil conservation payments to supplement incomes as price supports are kept flexible.

Hall Washington Ees Leonard W.aid Sen. Douigs D-Ti Douglas’ Mament Ert Eisenhower Farmers of America Benson Europe Sen Jenner R-Ind Congress

Charles Inskip Dies Suddenly in Middletown

Charles Franklin Inskip, 67, died suddenly Wednesday at 4 45 p.m. at his Middletown home. Born May 3 1888 in Kernstown, he was a farmer and railway employee, member of Cedar Cliff Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Minnie Mae Costello Inskip and children Joseph Dwyer Middletown Charles Inskip Front Royal James R Inskip Stephens City one sister Rose Bates Hagerstown and William J Inkip Hampton Pa. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. from home with Rev John M Ducknall officiating. Burial Mt Carmel Cemetery. Pallbearers Theodore Willey Wilbur Mowery W W Kline Leslie Shiley Byron Brumbach Harry Broy.

Charles Franklin Insk Tip Midletown Kernstown George Kezia Beard Inskip Inskip Cedar Cliff Rose Bates Hagers Wlliam J. Inskip Hampton Stover Burg Middletown John M. Ducknall Mt. Carmel Theodore Willey Wilbur Mowery W. W. Kline Leslie Shiley Byron Brumback Harry Broy

Wright House Opens With Interior Decorating and China Lines

The Wright House, run by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chaplin, debuted this afternoon at the Boscawen and Washington Streets corner. The shop showcases eighteenth century reproductions, china, glass, and gifts with Mrs. G. F. Lignante as color stylist and Mrs. Mebelle Aikin as gift consultant.

Wright Robert Chaplin Boscawen Washington Streets G. F. Lignante Mebelle Aikin

Grunewald Arrested On Tax Charges

Washington influence figure Henry Grunewald 62 was arrested in Washington and charged with evading more than 96000 dollars in federal income taxes. He was brought to Baltimore, held on 12000 dollar bail, and faces indictments covering 1949 1950 and 1951 tax years.

Baltimore Henry Grunewald Washington U. S Bald Man Mystery U.S

Davis Dies in Martinsburg Area Veterans Hospital

Edgar H. Davis of this city died yesterday at 8:50 a.m. at Newton Baker Veterans Hospital near Martinsburg. The body rests at Cartwright Funeral Home. funeral arrangements are pending. The closing date for Fulbright Act scholarship applications is October 31, 1955.

Edgar Davis Newton Baker Edgar H. (Townsend) Davis Newton Baker Veterans Hospital Martinsburg Cartwright Funeral Home

SEPTEMBER SALES DIRECTORY AUCTION LISTINGS FOR WINCHESTER AREA

A long list of scheduled auctions and sales in Winchester and surrounding areas Virginia and Berkeley County West Virginia. Items include dairy cattle Holstein herd Hereford cows furniture household goods tools farming equipment real estate and motel restaurant equipment with auctioneers Lewis Horner Snider Duvall Artrip Armel School and others. Dates range Sept 16 to Oct 8 with times mostly 11 am to 1 pm and locations listed.

Marvin Shiley Inwood Darkesville Berkeley County W. Va Arden Lewis & Horner Virginia Aberdeen-Angus Assn Farmers Livestock Exchange Graham Dougherty Sarah Daugherty Braddock Winchester E. T. Snider Harrison Miller Orchard Ave Charles R. Duvall L. P. Barnes Armel School W. F. Artrip, Jr Virginia Hereford Assn Crockett Bros Reynolds

58th Convention of Episcopalians Draws to Close

Honolulu reports indicate the 58th general convention approved a 6 809 947 dollar budget for an expanded missionary program. The next triennial conven tion opens Oct 5 1958 at Miami Beach with interim meetings planned in 1956 at Pocono Manor and 1957 Sewanee. The House of Bishops rejected a motion to study moral conduct in the armed forces and supported statehood for Hawaii and Alaska. Baptized membership rose 11.6 percent to 2 757 744 in three years, while receipts reached 128 776 726 dollars, up 42 percent from 1952.

Honolulu Protestant Episcopalians Miami Beach Fla Pocono Manor Sewanee, Tenn House of Bishops Eisenhower Defense Department Hawaii Alaska United States

Union Calls Off Sympathy Strike At Westinghouse

A national sympathy strike by CIO IUE against Westinghouse Electric Corp. ended as negotiators opened wage talks. The Westinghouse Conference Board ordered the end of a three day walkout, signed by International President James B. Carey, though Local 601 at East Pittsburgh continued a five week strike. About 33,000 CIO IUE members at 26 plants in nine states had joined in support. Back-to-work reports showed no local opposition to the end of the sympathy strike.

Pittsburgh CIO International Union of Electrical Workers Westinghouse Electric Corp Westinghouse Conference Board Westinghouse International James B. Carey Cio-Iue

Colorado GOP Chairman Indicted Over 1951 Tax Return

Grand Jury in Denver indicted Charles A. Haskell, Colorado Republican party chairman since 1953, for failing to file a 1951 federal income tax return. Haskell, 49, says he is shocked and pled not guilty. Indictment carries up to one year in prison and $10,000 fine.

Denver Charles A. Haskel Colorado Republican Party U. S Haskell U. S. Atty. Donald E. Kelley Said Haskell Internal Revenue Service U. S. Internal Revenue Code Eisenhower

Nine-vehicle crash injures sixty on Milan Bergamo highway

A passenger car and a truck collided on the Milan Bergamo highway and triggered a chain reaction involving nine vehicles. Five buses carrying laborers plunged into the crash scene and a police jeep was struck while warning others. Ambulances transported the injured to six hospitals.

Bergamo Italy Milan-Bergamo

Chicago Killers Capture Ends Hairbreadth Manhunt

Police captured Michael Morabito after a chase in Chicago with gunfire. Morabito, 30, was wanted for slaying Henry George of the Chicago Daily News and raping a young woman. Detectives Rendek and Pierson pursued Morabito, who exchanged shots, collapsed and fled, then was seized near his home as officers closed in.

Chicago Michael Morabito Morabito Chicago Daily News Peter Rendek Pierson Rendek George Lake Michigan

Librarian Questioned by Senate Group Over Communist Controversy

Mrs. Mary Knowles, Plymouth Meeting librarian, was called for questioning by the Senate Internal Security subcommittee amid a dispute over her 1953 refusal to answer questions about Communist ties. The Fund for the Republic awarded the library $5,000 in June for defending democratic principles after funding was withdrawn.

Washington Mary Knowles Plymouth Meeting Senate Internal Security Subcommittee William Jeanes Plymouth Fund For the Republic

Strike Brings Walkout at Poultry Plant Delays Operations

Union in Washington requests hourly pay boosts from 89 cents to 1.25 plus a 36 hour week and fringe benefits. Management offered 17 cents now with rest later, no talks scheduled yet. Pickets exceed 100. some workers trickle back at Broadway plant as other branches remain unaffected. Trial dates set for four arrested during the walkout. Shenandoah Brick and Tile remains halted.

Washington, D.C Pettit Alma Page County Stuarts Draft Richmond Moorefield W. Va Gray Broadway Shen Valley Meat Packers, Inc Shenandoah Brick and Tile Co

Auto Deaths Now Look Like Murder in Ohio

Everett Fahrenholtz says Harold Bowman died of a shotgun wound behind the eye after a Sept. 4 car crash in Preble County. Maybelle Bowman’s cause undetermined maybe strangulation. Foster son Kenneth Bowman, 17, burned, hospitalized and under observation as investigators probe a possible murder case.

Eaton Ohio Everett Fahrenholtz Preble County Harold C Bowman Near West Alexandria Bowman Maybelle Robert Siehl Floyd Spitler Bowmans Kenneth Dayton Fahrenholtz Young Bowman

Answers to Quiz on Page Four Reveals Likely Corrections

The page lists contestant responses to ten quiz questions with brief verdicts. Items include Yerk meaning jerk, Hawthorne as author, and a reference to a tavern. Names such as Mrs Coleman 1656 and the term Coyote State appear among entries.

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Tilley Brumback & Sons N. Cameron St Forage Harvester Minor Motor CO A. O. Smith Permagias Shengas Corp N. Braddock St Royal Ave Front Royal, VA Charles Inskip Wright House Armstrong E. Piccadilly St Goodyear Buncutter Tire CO S. Braddock St OS She American Agricultural Chemical Company Butler Wrek St Convention of Episcopalians GOP Suffolk LAMB Staunton, VA Canning Land & Cattle CO Staunton, Virginia Bertha Williams Willow Lawn Market Frederick County Harvey Hammer International Harvester Trial Justice Court Frederick S. Bertha Williams John L. Harrell Robert L. DeHaven Gilbert S. McCutcheon Nathaniel Hawthorne N. Cameron &T McCormick-Deering Nash Chas. R. Duvall, Auctioneer City Realty County Court House National Avenue Molden Drive Col James M. Thomson Shengas Corporation Harrisonburg, Virginia Galleher & Company, Inc Mutual Building
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