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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1956

Page

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Interstate System To Follow Route 11 In Frederick County

A Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce official outlines how Interstate Route 11 will follow the existing road where practical under the 33 billion interstate plan approved by Congress. Details include right of way widths, four 12 foot lanes, no grade intersections, and service roads as needed. Public hearings will occur after preliminary studies.

Frederick County Congress Eisenhower State Highway Department Winchester- Frederick County The Champer Highway Department Gabler Mills Mr. Mills Virginia

New England Winds Lash Coast To Coast Storm Destroys

Sections of New England faced a triple threat storm with wind up to 80 mph in the Boston area and 73 mph in Rhode Island. Big hail fell in Maine as rain caused flash floods and thousands lost power. Widespread damage included toppled trees and damaged lines, with Danbury planes wrecked at the airport and utilities disrupted across Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island and Maine.

New England Rhode Island Maine Boston Augusta Me. State Hospital F J. Mazzia Danbury Conn Massachusetts Connecticut

Fire Destroys Sea Skiff and Yacht Works in Sea Bright

A massive fire at Zobel's Sea Skiff and Yacht Works on Ocean Avenue Sea Bright N J destroyed twenty five boats and a lumber yard behind the building. Police and fire officials estimated damage up to one million dollars with no injuries reported. Flames were visible from Long Branch five miles away. The blaze started in the showroom and spread to the workroom, detected by a passing motorist. Owner Frank Sarpolos said the loss is incalculable.

SEA Bright N. J Zobel Ocean Avenue Long Branch Frank Sarpolos Boat Works

Beagle Wins SPCA Annual Dog Show Here Last Night

Superman a beagle owned by Andrew Kirby of Boyce won best in show at the Winchester SPCA eighth annual dog show held at the Farmers Live Stock Exchange. Percy Shepherd Jr. of Route 4 showed the winner. About 200 attendees helped raise 445.50 for the SPCA shelter fund, bringing the total to over 3000. 63 dogs entered. Judges were John R. Hess of College Park Md. The event featured 11 classes with multiple top placements including children handlers and various breeds such as poodles, dachshund, labs, spaniels, hounds, collies, and coon hounds.

Superman Andrew Kirby Boyce Winchester Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Farmers’ Livestock Exchange Percy Shepherd, Jr Route 4 Benton Snider Jingo Candy Boy SPCA Boyd Headley, Jr John R. Hess College Park George Greenhalgh, III Tommy Dunning Minnie Nicky Dunning Millwood George Betsy Baker S. Washington St Lady Virginia Curry Brucetown Springer Annabelle Brown Gen F. W. Boye Warrenton Cocker Lou Charles G. Stone Warren Bingo William Hill Bounce Earl Armel Mt. Falls Winchester Star Winchester

Price Boosts Lift News In Business Week

Price increases dominated business news as indicators rose. New York housewives paid 1.25 a pound for steak for the first time in over three years. Rising costs spread across goods and services, with Suez Canal tensions lifting prices for tin wool and rubber. Emerson and Kuppenhimer joined higher price schedules for TV sets and apparel.

New York Suez Canal Emerson Kuppenheimer National Geographic Magazine

Clay School Denies Negro Enrollment in Kentucky

Webster County School Board votes seven to zero to deny formal enrollment for three Negro children at Clay School after an attorney general opinion that their enrollment was illegal. National Guard remains to escort students amid white boycott. an Advisory Integration Committee is created for future plans.

Clay .Ky Webster County Clay National Guard Wilbur Collins A. B. Chandler Herman Z. Clark J. J. B. Williams

Coleman Andrews to Appear On Va Ballot

The Richmond News Leader reports Coleman Andrews will appear on Virginia ballot as part of a States Rights Party slate with Eisenhower and Stevenson. Organizers plan a campaign within two weeks and file electors with the state board of elections.

Richmond Richmond News T. Coleman Andrews Internal Revenue Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai E. Stevenson States’ Rights Party of Virginia State Board of Elections Andrews James M. Thomson

Stevenson Campaign Two Virginia Appearances Today

Adlai Stevenson schedules two campaign events in Virginia with a barbecue in Fairfax and a formal rally, while Republicans criticize his Harrisburg speech. Kefauver begins a 15 state tour in Tampa seeking access to Stevenson briefings on foreign affairs.

Stevenson Virginia Adlai Stevenson Sen Knowland Estes Kefauver Tampa Fla Eisenhower Kefauver Suez Canal Dulles

Brink's Robbery Planned Two Years, O Keefe Testifies

Joseph Specs O Keefe testified in a Boston Superior Court that he and eight co-defendants planned the Brink's headquarters robbery for more than two years. He said the gang repeatedly studied the building, breaking in at least 15 times to map the layout before the January 17, 1950 vault invasion.

Boston Joseph “Specs O'Keefe Superior Court Brink's

Thieves Warned Not to Break Seals On Stolen Tubes

Police seek 10 stolen glass tubes from Southwest Pro ducts Inc. containing a chemical powder that could deliver a lethal radioactive dose if exposure occurs. Sheriff’s Investigator Tony Munn said the seals must stay intact and warned thieves not to break them. Local stations broadcast warnings as investigators use Geiger counters to search the area.

San Antonio Tex Tony Munn Southwest Products Inc

Husky mother charged after beating male principal in office

In Chattanooga Tennessee Mrs Emma West a large woman faces felonious assault charges after she and her mother Mrs Hattie Marshall attacked Harrison Elementary Principal G S Mayberry in his office following a dispute over a third grade incident Mayberry required seven stitches for a head wound and the women later attempted to press assault and battery charges against him at the courthouse. The hearing is set for Tuesday with Mayberry describing the incident and the clash over school behavior.

Chattanooga Tenn Sessions Court Emma West Harrison Elementary School G. S. Mayberry

Black Man Fatally Shot During Police Trap

In Miami Florida a Black man named Robert Lee Manuel 21 died after a trap set by sheriff's deputies. Deputy Bob Berry said Manuel refused to surrender and was shot as he charged at the officer near a lonely road. The housewife involved was not identified.

Miami Fla Bob Berry Robert Lee Manuel Berry Manuel

Jordan Israeli Clash Probed by U N Teams

U N observer teams conducted an on the spot investigation of the Jordan Israeli clash aimed at preserving the cease fire agreements brokered five months earlier by Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. A Jordan military spokesman alleged an Israeli force of 1000 men wiped out the Jordan police post at Gharandal twelve miles inside Jordan in a dusk to midnight battle Thursday night.

Jerusalem U.N Dag Hammarskjold Jordan Gharandal

Man Arrested For Threatening President's Life

A St. Louis man, Paul H. Flackmeier, 57, was arrested on a federal warrant for threatening President Eisenhower. He allegedly sent a threatening letter to influence a rival for a 60 year old widow, signing another man’s name and stating I’m going to kill you soon. Conviction could bring up to five years in prison.

ST. Louis Eisenhower Paul H. Flackmeier

Berryville Zoning Public Hearing Set Night of Sept. 27

Berryville planning commission schedules public hearing for September 27 at 7 30 p m in the Court House to decide if the zoning ordinance should be amended to permit an apartment house on the 200 block of West Main Street. Milton Ritzenberg seeks to build on a 90 foot lot in that block currently zoned for dwellings only. Council will consider changing the restriction at a later meeting.

Berryville Town Planning Commission Court House West Main Street Milton Ritzenberg

Nasser Declares Western Suez Plan Warlike Move

President Nasser denounces the Western plan for running the Suez Canal as a declaration of war and accuses Britain and France of obstructing navigation. He reports Egyptian pilots keeping traffic moving as foreign pilots quit and vows to defend Egypt, while Western powers push to implement the plan within two weeks. The Big Three schedule a London meeting with 15 other nations as Dulles heads for Cairo.

Cairo Egypt Nasser Suez Canal Britain France Dulles United States Suez Canal Co Moscow Naser Bilbeis Air Force College U. S Eisenhower U. S. State Department England Paris Selwyn Lloyd London State Dulles Russia India V. K. Krishna Menon Nehru

Virginia forecast and local notices update

Showers tonight and Sunday with low temperatures around 58 to 64 in the north and 62 to 68 in the south. Highs near 69 and 87 with a 60 degree low today. Now open at a new location 130 N Loudoun St next to Grant's. Closed Monday for a beauty show at The Beauty Center 1 West Boscower St Upstairs.

Virginia Winchester N. Loudoun St Grant’s Sheetz & Son Beauty Center West Boscower St

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