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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1955
Page
1
Fire began in a basement wareroom and swept through the Penney building in under five minutes causing about 500 000 dollars in damage to the structure and its contents. Firefighter Bobbie Conrad reports rapid spread and total loss of stock and interior.
Torrential rains flood homes and wash out bridges north of a line from Texakana to Waco Abilene Wink and toward New Mexico. Albuquerque reports worst flood of the year with 100 families evacuated. Rio Grande and Nueces threaten Cotulla and Asherton as cold air pushes south across Texas.
Mrs Avera Ferguson and Mrs Bernice Sharkey, both of Portland, were found in the Columbia River gorge after seven days missing from a drive to Larch Mountain. They were weak but in good condition, having survived on water and dry shelter, and said they had not considered themselves lost.
Due to a death in the family the Ava Beauty Shop will be closed until September 28. The notice appears as a brief local business update with a single institutional reason and no further details.
Local cleaners advertise for a reliable married woman to work in the checking department at Riteway Cleaners 309 North Braddock Street.
A Frederick County man, Garland Edward Clowser, 28, of Mt Falls Rt., died instantly Saturday night when his 1947 Kaiser overturned on U S Route 50 near the Hayfield Assembly of God Church after skidding across the highway. Trooper L P Coverstone said Clowser, who worked at the American Brake Shoe Co., appeared to lose control and was alone in the vehicle. He served in the Pacific and Japan in World War II and is survived by his wife Hilda, his parents, two children and four brothers and four sisters. The county traffic death toll for 1955 reaches seven. Burial details and further lines are listed on page 2.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused to stay the planned execution of John Wesley Wable, dubbed the phantom slayer of the Turnpike. Chief Justice Horace Stern announced a unanimous order as the fall session opened. Wable’s attorney A C Scales vowed to press Gov. Leader for a further stay based on new evidence.
President Eisenhower’s illness amid budget season heightens pressure on Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey to lead budget policy. Disputes over military and foreign spending may push NSC decisions, with budget talks shaping mid December outcomes.
Dr. Paul Dudley White said Eisenhower's recovery from a heart attack is reasonably good barring unforeseen complications and that if progress continues he could be physically able to serve a second term. White, a top heart specialist, flew to Boston after examining the President in Denver. The doctors described the attack as moderate and noted the President had a comfortable night and remains in stable condition.
The Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co operative workers strike spread to Moorefield West Virginia and Richmond Virginia branches as no settlement emerged. About 150 workers at Moorefield and 100 at Richmond normally, with talks stalled and a Lancaster Pennsylvania meeting failing to yield an agreement.
Washington reports the United States government continues business as usual after President Eisenhower’s heart attack. The National Security Council grows in influence as a key policy maker while the Cabinet maintains ongoing administration functions. Nixon and three secretaries promise continuity as Eisenhower delegates routine duties, remaining capable of signing essential papers.
A vast chorus of prayers and well wishes poured in from government heads political and religious leaders and common people on both sides of the Iron Curtain after President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack. Messages from Moscow London Paris Rome and elsewhere expressed shock and hopes for a speedy recovery.
New York markets fell sharply as news of President Eisenhower’s heart attack sparked uncertainty. Bond prices slid while government securities held firm. grain values rose amid the political impact. London and Toronto stocks also declined with large losses in several key shares and panic selling.
Vice President Nixon arranged a White House lunch with presidential assistant Sherman Adams and Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons to discuss high policy amid President Eisenhower’s illness. Nixon noted possible delegation of duties pending attorney general guidance as Brownell’s return from Spain looms. Beall briefed reporters on the arrangement and timing.
The Virginia forecast calls for a cloudy night with temperatures around the 50s. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy and cool with a chance of rain as highs reach about 61 and lows near 46. The page notes Winchester sunrise and sunset times and the Harvest Moon approaching.
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