Church Plans Purchase of Warren Hotel for Expansion
The First Presbyterian Church voted to buy the adjacent Warren Hotel for 90000 dollars from the Lillian Taliaferro Estate as part of a long range plan for North Court Square facilities. The unoccupied property sits west across an alley from the church. future use will be decided by a 15 member planning committee.
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First Presbyterian Church
North Court Square
Warren Hotel
Elizabeth St
Lillian O. Taliaferro
Presbyterian
Warren
Court Square
Trinity Presbyterain
South High Street
Meeting On New District Set Tonight
Tonight at 7 30 a public meeting at Belle Meade discusses forming a Sanitary District along US 11 south of the city. Cletus Sellers will preside and outline procedures to secure water and sewer services for the area. Board of Supervisors members will attend as guests.
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US 11
Belle Meade
Daily News Record
Cletus Sellers
Rockingham Board of Supervisors
Sellers
Board of Supervisors
Chesapeake-Western Railway
Rockingham County
Pontiff Seeks Unity Amid Global Divisions
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII aware of worldwide divisions. He welcomed 50 students from divided Viet Nam and urged them to tell their country of his blessing. He said the pontiff remembers them all in both the Communist North and the South.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Viet Nam
Valley Deaths: Nora Pope Samuel Hite Staige Viands
Obituary notices record Nora Pope 83 of Ft. Selbert West Virginia Samuel Earl Hite 55 of Rt 3 Edinburg and Staige Arthur Viands 80 of Luray RFD 3 with details referenced on page 8.
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Nora Pope
Ft. Selbert
W. Va
Samuel Earl Hite
Rt. 3
Edinburg
Staige Arthur Viands
Luray
RFD
Rain Drought Eases in Shenandoah Valley with Up to 1.71 Inches
Rain fell across Rockingham County from Sunday night into Monday, ranging from 0.40 to 1.71 inches in scattered areas. The heaviest totals appeared near Naked Creek and Timberville, with Cedar Run and Keezletown also reporting meaningful rainfall. The dampening of drought follows two dry months, with Dale Enterprise noting April and May as among the driest in the 1930s drought pattern.
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Rockingham County
Shenandoah Valley
Rockingham
Naked Creek
West Rockingham
Dale Enterprise
Timberville
Cedar Run
Broadway
Edom
McGaheysville
Keezletown
Rawley Springs
District of Columbia
Dayton Man Fatally Hurt In Crash
A 46 year old Dayton man Paul Wilson Swartz died from injuries after a two vehicle crash on Virginia Route 738 west of Dayton. Swartz was riding in a Jeep that collided near head on with a car driven by Curtis Shipe aged 19 of Dayton. Swartz died at Rockingham Memorial Hospital at 6 PM Monday.
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Dayton
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Paul Wilson Swartz
Rt. 1
G. M. Weatherholtz
Swartz
Curtis Paul Shipe
Rt. 2
Seven killed on Rockingham highways this year
Rockingham County recorded seven highway deaths so far this year with 11 fatalities at the same point last year. A crash on a rainy stretch near Dayton involved a Jeep and another vehicle. Ches ter Lee Whetzel of Rt. 1 Dayton escaped with minor injuries.
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Rockingham
Chester Lee Whetzel
Rt. 1
Dayton
Shipe
Weatherholtz
Rockingham County
Swartz
Harrisonburg
William
Willie Foster Swartz
Mary Irene Milstead
Paul W. Swartz Jr
Weyers Cave
Robert Lee Swartz
Port Republic
Lawrence Edward Swartz
Norman Wayne Swart
Third aspirant files for Plains District seat on Rockingham Board
Roy W. Good filed as an independent for the Plains District seat. Republicans Rufus F. Cline and Thomas Stover seek nomination, while Democrat F Larrick Zirkle declines reelection. Former members W Clyde Koontz and George R Heatwale also seek return, both Democrats.
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Rockingham Board of Supervisors
Roy W
Jack) Good
Timberville Rt. 1
Thomas Stover
Mayland
Plains
F. Larrick Zirkle
W. Clyde Koontz
Stonewall
George R. Heatwale
Central
Gilbert Miller
Central District
John F. Gardner
Ashby
Daily News Record 50 Years On Anniversary Note
The Daily News-Record marks its 50th anniversary aligning with the 65th of Harrisonburg’s Evening News origin. The 1913 merger created today’s paper from four papers including the Daily Times Daily Independent and Rockingham Record with roots back to the Rockingham Register of 1822.
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Daily News-Record
Harrisonburg
Evening News
The
Daily Times
Rockingham Daily Record
Daily Independent
Rockingham Register
Old Daily News
Old Register
State Library
Richmond
Madison College
Rockingham County
Tuesday All You Can Eat Shrimp at Gulf Stream
Tuesday night special at Gulf Stream Shrimp priced at 1.60 with Howard offering double S and H Green Stamps. Located at Johnson's in Harrisonburg with 8AM market timing.
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Howard
S&h
Johnson's
Harrisonburg
Airliner With 101 Vanishes Off Alaska Coast
A military chartered airliner carrying 101 people vanished off the Alaska coast. The Coast Guard reported a Canadian plane sighting wreckage near Graham Island with partially inflated liferafts. Search efforts included six Coast Guard cutters, 12 U.S. planes, and three Canadian aircraft amid bad weather.
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Juneau
Alaska
Coast Guard
Sitka
Frank Getman
KSEW
Graham Island
Queen Charlotte Island
Seattle
Sandspit
B.C
British Columbia
Albert F. Olsen
Sumner
Wash
Anchorage
Pacific Northern Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
PNA
Gulf of Alaska
Elmendorf Air Force Base
U.S
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pope John XXIII Dies Prompting Global Sorrow
World leaders from East and West united in mourning for Pope John XXIII aged 81. Kennedy Khrushchev and Queen Elizabeth II expressed condolences as Catholic nations declared mourning and many secular groups joined in prayer. The pope, praised for peace efforts and the encyclical Peace on Earth, was remembered for his universal concern and efforts to unite humanity.
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London
John XXIII
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Tass
Vatican
John the Twenty
Earth
United States
Washington
Britain
Elizabeth III
England
Scotland
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip
Presbyterians In Session At Massanetta
The 176th meeting of the Synod of Virginia opens at Massanetta Springs with a pre Synod conference on Church Extension led by Dr. Holmes Rolston. Suburban rural and inner city church work are discussed while Dr. Harold Dudley delivers the evening address and the movie On Yonder Creek premieres.
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Synod of Virginia
Massanetta Springs
Holmes Rolston
Richmond
Harold Dudley
Synod of North Carolina
Yonder Creek
Virginia
Kirk Hammond
Montgomery Presbytery
Conference On Church Extension
Old Dominion
Shoe Shops to Close Wednesdays Through Summer
Laker's Shoe Shop and Dean's Shoe Shop announce all day closing on Wednesdays through June July and August. Double S&H Green Stamps offered Tuesdays at Mick-or-Mack Supermarket in Harrisonburg with store open until 9 PM.
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Laker's
Dean's Shoe
S&h
Mick-or-Mack
Harrisonburg
Kennedy to Present Revised Civil Rights Plea to Congress
President Kennedy plans to submit a revised civil rights package to Congress early next week after White House talks with Democratic leaders. Sen. Humphrey said agreement on language was reached, but final details require more conferences before submission. Kennedy will stay in touch with Atty. Gen. Kennedy by phone and courier as he travels.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Humphrey
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Federal court delays ruling in Wallace desegregation case
U S District Judge Seybourn Lynne postponed immediate action on the federal government’s bid to restrain Gov George Wallace from blocking University of Alabama desegregation. He aims for a decision by Wednesday at 9 am. Hood and McGlathery, the third and Huntsville campus enrollees, were reported accepted by the university. Wallace did not attend the hearing and declined comment.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Dist
Seybourn Lynne
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Wallace
James A. Hood
East Gadsden
Board of Trustees
Hood
Vivian Malone
Mobile
David M. McGlathery
Huntsville
University
National States Rights Party
Associated Press
Tuscaloosa
Lynne
Double S H Green Stamps at Red Front Tuesday
Red Front Supermarket offers Double S&H Green Stamps on Tuesday. Local shoppers urged to collect more stamps with purchases.
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Double S & H
Bridgewater Mice
Red Front
Double S&h
Hudson Garden Center Open Evenings Till P M Weekdays
The Hudson Garden Center announces extended hours from Monday through Thursday, staying open into the evening to serve customers after work. Find latest deals and seasonal stock during these extended hours.
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Hudson Garden Center
Pope John XXIII dies after long illness in Vatican
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII dies at 7:49 p.m. after a year with a stomach tumor and peritonitis. Bells toll across Rome as tributes pour in from leaders including President Kennedy. The 81 year old pontiff endured excruciating pain, delaying morphine while praying for world peace and Christian unity.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Mormlay
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Kennedy
High Court Rules Agency Shops Under Federal Labor Law
The Supreme Court held that federal labor law does not ban agency shop contracts but lets states ban them. The decision, 8 to 0, outlines collective bargaining rules for agency shops in about 6,000 contracts. The ruling follows recent cases on racial segregation and a Colorado River water dispute.
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Washington
Supreme Court
States
Colorado
United States
Homeland RealtyDwight’s Cash Grocery Parkview
Ground floor free parking across from Safeway with Homeland Realty CQ and Dwight's Cash Grocery Parkview offers S&H Green Stamps on Tuesday.
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Safeway
Homeland Realty CQ
Dwight’s Cash Groc
Parkview
S&h
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