Virginia Braces as Coastal Storm Hits and Schools Shut
Strong winds and heavy rains sweep Virginia as the storm tracks from North Carolina toward the state. Gusts reach 55 mph flooding low-lying areas. Adjutant General Gardner Waller orders a general alert. no units deployed yet. Schools close across Richmond Chesterfield Henrico Hanover Norfolk Tidewater and Eastern Shore areas. Red Cross Civil Defense ready with supplies. 2nd Army from Fort Meade sends vehicles to Norfolk Newport News to aid evacuation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Old Dominion
Gardner Waller
Virginia National Guard
Penn
Richmond
Chesterfield
Henrico
Hanover
Norfolk
Shore
Red Cross
Civil Defense
2Nd Army
Pt. Meade
Norfolk-Newport News
Portsmouth
Tidewater
Princess Anne
Nansemond
Accomack
Northampton
Few shelters filled as Ocean View hosts evacuees in Nor folk
Shelters in Norfolk area opened for storm evacuees with Ocean View hosting 78 people by 1 p.m. Most were women and children from Willoughby and Ocean View. Ferries halted across Chesapeake Bay and Little Creek Kiptopeke route. Navy moved 90 ships to hurricane anchorage. planes evacuated to multiple southern fields. Forrestal sea trials postponed due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Red Cross
Ocean View
Willoughby
2Nd Army
Bay View
Richmond
Burgess Store
Northumberland County
Chesapeake Bay
Salisbury
Maryland
State Highway Department
Little Creek
Kiptopeke
Virginia Beach
Hampton Roads
Virginia Ferry Co
Kiptooke
Navy
Atlantic
Iowa
Albany
Ticonderoga
Mississippi
Norfolk Naval Base
Oceana
Chincoteague
Columbus
Ohio
Glenview
Memphis
Tenn
Olathe
Kan
Spartanburg
S. C
Langley Air Force Base
Florida
South Carolina
Old Bay Line Steamship Co
Washington
Baltimore
Coast Guard
Forrestal
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Fisherman and son suffer accident at Hales Bar
Luther Steele and his 11 year old son Lloyd traveled to Hales Bar 15 miles from Chattanooga to fish. They discovered their tackle box was left behind and the boat was half full of water. While the father bailed the boat the boy accidentally shot himself in the foot with a .22 rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Luther Steele
Lloyd
Hales Bar
Thieves Loot Lincoln Kennel. 1200 Pounds Dog Food Stolen
Thieves broke into Robert Sanders’ dog kennel in Lincoln and stole 1200 pounds of dog food. Forty dogs were housed in the kennels. Deputy Sheriff Ken Zimmerman said no barking was heard in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ill
Robert Sanders
Ken Zimmerman
Fashion Show Saturday Aids Nursery Fund
Several hundred attended the garden of Fairmount to benefit the Negro Day Nursery building fund. The Modernage Shoppe produced 52 outfits worn by local models to raise funds over 650 dollars for nursery equipment and fencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Fund
Negro Day Nursery
Fairmount
P. W. Boyd
Fairmont Ave
E. W. Barr
P. T. Grove
Mothers Club of the Nursery
Friends of the Nursery
William West
Cameron St
L. B. Sirbaugh
Courtfield Ave
Sylvia Washington
Floyd Washington
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Ralph Hardy
Frank Stinnett
George Murphy
George Whettell
Sidney Snellings
Kenneth Robinson
Clayton Anderson
William Lawrence, III
Virgil Ridgely White
Stewart Bell, Jr
Leon Slavin
George Jackson
John Carr
P. H. Sprenkle
Virgil Strader
Two Minor Fires In Fort Loudoun Apartments
Firemen were called at 2 15 p m to the north wing of the Fort Loudoun Apartments at 413 N Loudoun St where an oil stove was on fire. The blaze was confined to the stove and a small section of wall behind it with five families in the building escaping damage. A second alarm from the Greyhound Bus Terminal reported a car fire in front of the building caused by a rubbed‑bare battery cable on a 1949 Oldsmobile owned by Joseph R Prickett. The fire was contained with no serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Loudoun
Loudoun St
Reuss
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Rouss Fire Company
Greyhound Bus Terminal
Joseph R. Prickett
Wolf boy from India gains weight and toys
The boy now about 11 years old is in an Indian hospital. He has gained 12 lbs in a year and abandoned his raw meat diet. He enjoys toys and his claw like hands are loosening through massage. Doctors still debate whether he was raised by animals.
Linen first appears in Genesis describing Joseph’s attire
In Genesis 41 42 Pharaoh removes his ring and clothes Joseph in vestures of fine linen and places a gold chain around his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pharoah
Joseph
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four
A compact list of quiz solutions: 1 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2 Rollers propelled by man 3 Charles Dickens 4 Poetry personifies Jerusalem as a lonely widow 5 Chews the cud 6 Sturgeons the roe eggs 7 Kilts 8 Crane's Bill 9 More than 35 10 Aaron Burr 1799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Charles Dickens
Jerusalem
Crane
Aaron Burr
Till case in Mississippi trial continues in Sumner
The Till murder case heads to trial in Sumner Mississippi as Mose Wright testifies about the night of Aug 28 when two white men allegedly abducted his nephew Emmett Till after a wolf whistle. Prosecutors and defense attorneys clash over body identification and who took part in the abduction. Mamie Bradley travels toward Mississippi while crowds and authorities prepare for the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leflore County
Sumner
Till
Tallahatchie
Tallahatchie County
Mose Wright
Chicago
Mississippi
Wright
Mamie Bradley
Sidney Carlton
Bryant
Milam
September auction highlights across Winchester area estates
A sequence of upcoming sales lists items from furniture and appliances to real estate and farm equipment. Notable listings include L P Barnes near Armiel School, Hereford cows from Crockett Bros dispersal, Colon James M Thompson real estate at 807 National Ave Extd, and estates including J W Williamson and J W Hodson with opened bids across multiple dates in September to October.
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
Harrisonburg
J. G. Sheets & Son
J. W. Hodson
Bufflick Road
Fred D. Maphis
John O. Marsh, Jr
Frank Tavenner, Jr
Kernstown
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Henry H. Whiting
At Least 17 Die In Virginia Highway Fatalities
The week end toll jumps to 60 five, 97 more than last year. Victims listed include Edward Gilles of Norfolk, John Bibbins of Kinsale, Russell Burrell of Oldham, Lewis Benson of Wake, Elie McDowell of Washington DC, Ben Johnson of Manassas, Bardie Crouse of Pulaski, Donald DeHaven of Winchester, Talbert Hudson of Gretna, Virginia Hudson and Peggy Hudson of Gretna, W L Horton couple of Big Stone Gap, Frank Hinton of Portsmouth, Blanche Coble of Lorton, Willie Fields of Richmond, and Roger Brewer of Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Edward A. Gilles
Norfolk
John Thomas Bibbins
Kinsale
Westmoreland County
Russell Burrell
Oldham
Lewis Edward Benson
Wake
Middlesex County
Elie McDowell
Washington, D.C
Ben Johnson
Manassas
Bardie Ford Crouse
Pulaski
Donald Elmer DeHaven
Winchester
Talbert Booker Hudson
Gretna
Pittsylvania County
Virginia Hudson
Peggy Hudson
W. L. Horton
Big Stone Gap
Wise County
Frank Powers Hinton
Portsmouth
Blanche Matilda Coble
Lorton
Fairfax County
Willie Fields
Richmond
Roger Brewer
Spencer
Henry County
Lightship Torn Loose As East Coast Prepares For Ione
Coast Guard reports the Diamond Shoals lightship is torn from moorings twenty miles offshore and fighting to stay on station as high seas surge. Mendota patrol cutter heads to assist. Red Cross shelters open while civilian defense and military units mobilize for Ione’s landfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Diamond Shoals
Here
Mendota
Ione
Connie
Diane
Hazel
Carolinas
Canada
Red Cross
Army
Civil Air Patrol
Norfolk
Navy
Chespeake Bay
Iowa
NAACP fund drives spur pledge after martyrdom remark
A speaker emphasizes the sacrifice of his son as he backs an NAACP fund and membership drive. He expresses that his son's death should not be meaningless and vows to work to support the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancement of Colored People
Motorcycle Crash Kills and Injures Drivers in Frederick County
Two-vehicle collisions injure riders Leroy Martin 18 from Woodland Avenue and Kenneth Michael 16 or 17 from Cameron Street after a 1947 Harley Davidson crashed and caught fire on a Berryville Avenue stretch. A 1947 Chevrolet sedan driven by Mrs Mary Heironimous caused the crash as it crossed into the southbound lane. damage to the car under $50. The article also notes a later two-car collision on Braddock and Peyton Streets injuring a Winchester woman, with a 1959 vehicle involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Martin
Woodland Ave
Kenneth Michael
S. Cameron St
Omps
Martin
Michael
Frederick County
Wilbur Dicks
Mary Heironimous
W. Monmouth St
Winchester
Berryville Ave
John Hoover
George Anderson
Gladys Idell Boston
S. Kent St
James L. Morgan Sr
Chevrolet
Braddock and
Peyton Sts
Harry L. Shirley
Pontiac Collision in Martinsburg Involves Emmerson Car
A Pontiac coupe owned and driven by Elmer E. Emerson of Martinsburg West Virginia pulled from Peyton Street and struck the side of a 1951 Ford one and a half ton truck driven and owned by Marvin Edward Combs of Mount Airy North Carolina heading south. Truck damage valued at 75 dollars and the Pontiac at 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer E. Emerson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Peyton St
Mar
Vin Edward Combs
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
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Tilley
Minor Motor CO
I For
Snellings, Florist
N. Braddock St
Fruit Growers
Green Chemical CO
Butler's Packing House
Wyck St
Rosenberger’s
Rosenberger
Braddock
Clie
India
Loudoun
Suffolk
Staunton, VA
Canning Land & Cattle CO
Staunton, Virginia
Armstrong
Excelon
E. Piccadilly St
FORD
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron St
Crockett Bros. Dispersal
Winchester, Virginia
Farmers Livestoce Exchange
Virginia Beef Cattle Research Station
Front Royal
Ned Tyler
Virginia Hereford Association
Warrenton Va
Middletown, Va
Byron Brumback
Old Cooley
McCormick Deering
McCormick
Oliver
Farmall
Presbyterian Church of
Marlboro
B. F. Hite & Sons
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