Rescue Workers Slowly Probe Abandoned Uranium Mine
In Georgetown Colorado rescuers search a 6000 foot uranium shaft for two missing Kansas men, Glen Dew and Melvin LeBlow of Ulysses, while blasting air into the flooded tunnel. Mine officials defer a rapid rescue due to danger. Stubblefield and Hickock reported the men entered with oxygen tanks and failed to emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Colo
Kansas
GS. Bureau of Mines
Glen Dew
Melvin LeBlow
Ulysses
Kan
Ernest P. Stubblefield
Stubblefield
Kenneth Hickock
Dew
LeBlow
Hickock
Trial date set for Aldo Icardi on perjury charges
Washington reports a February 1 trial date for Aldo L. Icardi of Pittsburgh on perjury charges connected to a congressional probe into the World War II death of USS Maj. William V. Holohan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aldo L. Icardi
Pittsburgh
William V. Holohan
Tragic Tractor Accident Claims Capon Bridge Boy
Willar Lee Riley Jr. 12 of Yellow Springs died when a tractor upset as he helped his father. Born February 17, 1943, he was in seventh grade at Capon Bridge School and belonged to Timber Ridge Christian Church. Funeral Monday at Timber Ridge Church with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willar Lee
Billy) Riley, Jr
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Willard L
Helen Davis Riley
Davis Sterling Riley
C. G. Davis
Ethel Holliday
High View
Russel Riley
Capon Bridge
Timber Ridge Christian Church
Capon Bridge School
Cameron Hayes
Howard Ellifritz
Wardensville
Forrest Davis
William Davis
Wendall Larrick
Robert Larrick
Darrell Lee Larrick
Frank Davis
Giffin
Virginia Tech Opens 84th Semester in Blacksburg
Virginia Tech began its 84th session in Blacksburg with about 3,800 students enrolled. Roughly 2,000 students are in engineering and architecture, and the student body includes about 150 women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Engineering and Architecture
Winchester area sales directory auctions and times
September sales listings across Winchester and Frederick County detail multiple auctions including furniture appliances tools and farm equipment at various locations. Notable items include Hereford cattle real estate tractors sawmilling equipment Kernstown Motel restaurant gear and building furniture at listed addresses with designated auctioneers and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Barnes
Winchester
Armel School
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Virginia Hereford Assn
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Crockett Bros
James M. Thompson
Frederick County Court House
National Ave
E. T. Snider
Albert W. Lee
Paper Mill Road
Charles R. Duvall
Emmet Omps
Reynolds
Bufflick Road
Fred D. Maphis
John O. Marsh
Frank S Tavenner, Jr
Kernstown
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Henry H. Whiting
N. Kent St
Pastor Freasier Background Examined by FBI in Church Case
Former deacon testifies about a group checking the pastor’s background and describes FBI discussions. McCaleb says he saw prison and police reports but did not receive a full FBI file. court battles over church leadership continue with a crowded Alleghany County courtroom and a Behav combined session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Barney R. Freasier
FBI
Robert B. McCal
Covington Baptist Church
Freasier
Arkansas State Prison
Detroit
Houston
Texas
McCaleb
Atty E. A. Gentry
Alleghany County Circuit Court
Richmond
Lions Club to Sponsor 1956 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
The Winchester Lions Club voted to sponsor again the Grand Feature parade of the 29th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in 1956. Cecil E. Adams, club president, informed Festival President Thomas G. Scully that Lions will provide personnel to run the parade, now in its 13th year. The event ends a two day springtime extravaganza that draws a record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions Club
Cecil E. Adams
Thomas G. Scully
Lions Club
Traffic Toll Hits 590 in Virginia
Two more highway deaths push Virginia’s year total to 590, compared with 497 at this time last year. Victims include Blanche Matilda Coble 40 of Lor ton and Frank Powers Hinton 39 of Portsmouth. Coble’s husband Jaco Alvin and three children injured. Leslie B. Nelson of Quantico not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Blanche Matilda Coble
Lorton
U.S. 1
Fredericksburg
Jaco Alvin Coble
Leslie B. Nelson
Quantico
Frank Powers Hinton
Portsmouth
Three American civilians freed by Geneva talks in Canton
Buol, Picotte, and Rigney released by Chinese authorities after Geneva negotiations with the United States. Buol, a Marine transport pilot captured in 1950 near Kunming, was among 41 held. 10 released immediately, 12 free to go, 19 may appeal to the British chargé d’affaires. Rigney, an educator, admitted spying by Red China standards, while denying American government ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Hong Kong
Buol
Walter A. Pickett
Seattle
Harold W. Rigney
Chicago
Geneva
United States
Red China
Peiping
Mengtze
Kunming
Bud
Chiang Kaishek
Loyalist optimism grows as government press reports gains
Government press se cretary cites improving situation for loyalists while Bahia Blanca wheat port is claimed captured by rebels. The 5th infantry regiment waits in Bahia Blanca for reinforcements to strike insur gents as naval vessels retreat to Uruguayan ports. Governor Ananja reports calm in Eva Peron province amid conflicting war updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahialanca
Bahia Blanca
Rio de la Plata
Salvador Ananja
Eva Peron
Buenos Aires
Parade Awards From Horse Show Grounds Winners Listed
Parade awards at the Horse Show Grounds include best fire fighting apparatus awarded to Sarah Zane Fire Company Winchester first $50 and Independent Fire Company Charles Town second $25. Best high school band went to Charles Town High School first $50 with Clarke County High School noted for second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Winchester
Independent Fire Company
Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town High School
Clarke County High School
Rouss Fire Company
Stephens City Fire Company
Best Fire
Friendship Fire Company
Best Ladies
Harrisonburg
Falls Church Fire Company
Friendship
Roy O. Locke
Parade
Berryville
Hose Company No
Charlotte Merriman
Annandale
Fairfax County
Mollie King
Annandale Struttettes
Winchesterettes
Brothers Reunited After 75 Years in Kentucky Tale
In Louisa Kentucky two brothers in their nineties Paris Blankenship 90 and Dan 95 met in person for the first time in 75 years. Paris traveled from a West junket started at age 15 and delayed by a Minnesota job. The brothers last spoke 40 years ago when Paris asked for money and Dan sent $30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa
Paris Blankenship
Dan
West
Minnesota
Paris
Bitter clash toll climbs with Buenos Aires killings
In the fighting the death toll was expected to exceed 300 and 400 with 1,000 wounded. Eva Peron, the capital of Buenos Aires Province, reported the largest loss with 80 policemen killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Peron
Buenos Aires
Navy Veteran Wins Admission To Va High School
In Rustburg Virginia a 21 year old Navy veteran James Preston Duff won admission to Rustburg High School after Campbell County School Board voted 3 to 2 to repeal its rule barring married students. The board warned about age limits and tuition but took no action before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rustburg
Rustburg High School
J. Lindsay Almond
Virginia
Cambell County
James Preston Duff
Fairview Heights
Assa
Duff
H. F. Wood
J. J. Fray
U S Army Traffic Police In Britain Ordered To Disarm
U S Army traffic police in Britain have been ordered to leave their guns behind on duty after Norfolk motorists complained of being held at rifle point by an American soldier during an Army convoy. Officials said troops have strict instruction not to point weapons at civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Britain
U. S. Army
Norfolk
Lord Inverforth British shipping tycoon dies at 90
Lord Inverforth once Andrew Weir and a veteran in British shipping died aged 90 in London. He rose to the peerage in 1919 after a long career beginning on the river fleet and building a global shipping empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Iverforth
British Shipping Tycoon
London
Lord Inverforth
Inverforth
Andrew Weir
Notice of Public Auction for Distress Warrant Property
On October 1, 1955 at 10 a.m. at the Madison Rosenberger farm 14 miles west of Hayfield Route 50 Frederick County Virginia I will sell for cash the described household and farm items to satisfy a distress warrant for rent issued September 12 1955 in favor of Beulay V Grove against Richard O Apple totaling 500 and court costs. The sheriff posted this notice September 15 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Rosenberger
Hayfield
Frederick County
Virginia
Towit
Emerson
Singer
Trial Justice Court of
County of
Frederick
Beulay V. Grove
Richard O. Apple
Scottish minister of munitions and industrial leader
Clyde rose to minister of munitions from 1919 to 1921 in Scotland. He organized global raw material supply for Britain during World War I and received the United States Distinguished Service Medal. After the war he led multiple firms including Andrew Weir & Co and chaired Marconi entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde
Scotland
United States
Andrew Weir & Co
Cable & Wireless Ltd
Marconi’s Wireless Telegraphy Co., Ltd
Marconi Television Co., Ltd
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four
Answers to the quiz on Page 4 list ten items with terse responses. They cover topics from clocks and distances to characters, weights, and places. The final item notes England and colonial trade in 1629.
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Jones ‘i Aed
Tilley
Cameron ST
Minor Motor CO
Armory
W.va
VPI
H.p. Thunderbird
Harry F.byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Edward P. Berlin
Winchester Star
House of Delegates
E. Blackburn Moore
Burr P. Harrison
The
Lions
China
Sip
Armstrong
E. Piccadilly St
Carroll Lee Russell
Donna Russell
Kenneth Singhass
U.S. Army
City Realty
County Court House
National Avenue
Molden Drive
Col
James M. Thomson
I. Q
England
Massachusetts
N. Cameron St
Maryland
Rt. 522
Frigidaire
Planet Jr
David Bradley
W. F. Artrip., Jr
North Kent ST
Fred A. Robinson and Sons, Inc
Corporation Court
North Kent Street
B & O Railroad Co
Fairbanks Morse
Burroughs
Trustees
J. W. Williamson
Newman Avenue
Mason Street
Bruce Avenue
Water Stret
Main Street
Water Street
J. G. Sheets & Sons Realtors — Auctioneers
W. Kirk Ave
Roanoke
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