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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1957
Page
14
The Virginia gubernatorial race focused on segregation as J Lindsay Almond Jr Democratic nominee spoke in Southside Virginia outlining a plan for a state fund to aid farmers amid ongoing school integration debates.
Horace E. Henderson the Republican candidate began a tour of state agencies in Richmond to spotlight issues he says the machine candidates have ignored in Virginia’s public school fight. Almond urged drought disaster relief loans funded through a state department advisory board. Henderson and Richard Bain sought meetings with budget and tax officials to argue that state solvency relies on cities and counties, criticizing centralized power in Richmond and Byrd machine rule.
Dr. Rudolph Matas, a renowned surgeon whose blood vessel techniques and use of anesthesia transformed medicine, died at 97 after two years in hospital. Born near New Orleans in 1860, he studied in Europe and Mexico before Tulane Medical School graduation in 1880. He led the American and International College of Surgeons and was praised by William J. Mayo as the greatest surgeon he knew.
Alice Ferrell, 17, of Colonial Beach was named Miss State Fair after competing against 12 regional queens. Runner up was Mary Elizabeth Long of Semora North Carolina. Virginia 4 H and FFA judging teams posted strong showings with several grand champions in sheep swine beef and dairy categories.
A series of seven two hour sessions starts October 3 at 7 50 p m at James Wood High School for Berryville Front Royal Winchester area business owners and managers. Topics include business failure causes personnel training and marketing with experts from University of Richmond DE S and Virginia automotive trade association. A registration fee covers dinner and certificates of credit from Richmond Professional Institute. For information contact James Biddle at James Wood High School.
Five of 11 miners were killed when an explosion at the Marianna mine in Washington County Pennsylvania trapped workers 565 feet underground. One survivor, James Wright, 59, in poor condition at Washington Hospital, and several others were hospitalized with shock and burns. The blast at 7:15 a.m. occurred during ventilation fan repairs, with about 600 workers usually employed.
Fair weather dominated most of the nation with cooler conditions in the east and mild conditions in the west. Wet spots appeared along the Gulf Coast and Northeast with rain in eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Scattered showers touched northern Minnesota and the northern Great Lakes into the North Atlantic states. Light rain along Virginia and North Carolina coasts and isolated thunderstorms in northern Florida.
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