Roanoke Lawyer John L. Walker Named Elks Grand Exalted Ruler
John L. Walker of Roanoke Virginia was elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks at the 91st Grand Lodge Convention on July 11. The 49 year old attorney succeeds William J. Jerrick and has long led youth programs in Virginia. The order reported a 16th straight year of membership gains reaching 1 149 613 with 44 new lodges formed, totaling 1 729.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Walker
Roanoke
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Clinton Cronin
Elk
William J. Jerrick
Nutley
N. J
Lynwood, Va
Walker
The
Elks
Order
Virginia Elks Association
Grond
Jerrick
Doll Carriage Parade on the Common Thursday
A doll carriage parade will be held on the Common Thursday at 2 p.m. Winners receive trophies at the season end awards night for the three prettiest most original and most humorous. Supervisors are Misses Mary Low Texeira Ida Cirillo Carol Magee and Naomi Sousa. Over 800 attended the dance on the Common Thus night under Manuel Marshall and Miss Texeira. Dances run weekly 8:15 to 10:15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Low Texeira
Ida Cirillo
Carol Magee
Naomi Sousa
Manuel Marshall
Miss Texeira
U S Rubber Plans Major Vacation Pay Grants
The Bristol Plant of the United States Rubber Company closed for an annual vacation and will reopen August 1. Frederick S. Bartlett, factory manager, said staff with one year get one week pay, those with three years get two weeks, and fifteen years receive three weeks. The vacation payroll totaled about $140000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Frederick S. Bartlett
Salvation Army to Hold Open House at Wonderland Camp
The Salvation Army invites all to an open house and picnic at Wonderland Camp Lake Massapong Sharon Mass Saturday from 4 pm to dark. Colonel Ralph T Miller cites the 118 acre camp as a longtime haven for 1,600 youngsters each summer with 55,000 attendees over 30 years. Volunteers urged to bring lunches. coffee and dessert provided. memorial dedication for J Willard Hayden features a plaque on a camp rock and concert by the Wonderland Camp Staff Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderland Camp
The
Salvation Army
Lake Massapong
Sharon
Mass
Ralph T. Miller
New England
J Willard Hayden
J. Willard Hayden
Two Local Men to Fly From Japan to Fort Bragg NC
Cpl John Ventura Jr age 24 and Cpl Antonio Borges age 22 of local addresses sail from Japan to Fort Bragg NC with the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team as part of Operation Gyroscope. They are scheduled to depart mid month in Giant C 124 Globemaster transports on the Army project to rotate units in the Far East with the 508th ARC replacing the 187th. Borges joined the Army in October 1952 after basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey and serves as a gunner in Company B while Ventura enlisted in August 1950 and is a clerk in Company F at Fort Meade Maryland.
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John Ventura, Jr
Magnolia Street
Antonio Borges
Thames Street
Japan
Fort Bragg
187Th Airborne
Army
187Th
Far East
508Th Arc
Cpl. Borges
Fort Dix
N. J
Cpl. Ventura
Fort George G. Meade
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Prescott H. Peirce
Gaspee 1
Main St. Providence
R. I
Association
Clifton Forge
the Elks
Grand Forum
Virginia State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Law Institute
American Judiciary Society
W Atkinson
ROMA
Posi
Staples Coal Company
Water Street
Cherry
U.S
Avila Bros
N.C
Howard Brelsford
Hertskyy
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