Bones Found in Grottoes Pit Recall 1938 Disappearance
Fragments of human bones were found in a Grottoes sand pit and will be sent to Richmond for dating. The sheriff noted possible connections to the 1938 disappearance of Norton Murray, a 68 year old man who vanished after a brief evening, with prior searches failing to locate him. Remains could belong to any man, including a Civil War soldier, but age determination is hoped.
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State Medical Examiner
Richmond
A. L. Strawderman
Nelson Cline
Francis Hawkins
Walter Stewart
Sheriff Strawderman
Norton E. Murray
Chesapeake
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Mr. Murray
Melvin C. Murray
Alexandria
Mary S. Murray
Waynesboro
Eghbert T. Murray
Keezletown
Bessie A. Edenfeld
Baltimore
Ernest C. Murray
Strawderman
George
Stephenson
Airport Commission approves Shenandoah Valley expansion plan
The Shenandoah Valley Airport Commission authorized a 12 mile bypass of Virginia 256 to run around a proposed runway extension to 5750 feet. The project, costing about 75000, will use federal state and local funds with FAA funds to be applied for. The commission also urged Staunton and Harrisonburg to guarantee reimbursement for the road, and accepted bids for runway extension and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Airport Commission
Ingleside
State Highway Dept
Federal Aviation Administration
Virginia Aviation Division
Augusta
Rockingham
Staunton
Waynesboro
Harrisonburg
Commission
R. R. Smith
FAA
Weyers Cave
Inter
Grottoes
Echols Brothers
Bridgewater VFW Lawn Party and cherries ad
Bridgewater Vol Fire Co announces its annual lawn party on July 18 to 20. McGaheysville HD Club hosts a cherries sale offering Montmorency Sour cherries at 75 cents per gallon from C. M. Will Orchard in Quicksburg Virginia with phone line at New Market 422-3388.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgewater Vol. Fire CO
McGaheysville
Montmorency Sour
C. M. Will
Orchard
Quicksburg
Adventist Academy Groundbreaking Set for New Market
Groundbreaking ceremonies for a 500000 dollar boys dormitory at Shenandoah Valley Academy will be held Sunday at two o'clock as part of the Virginia Seventh day Adventists conference and camp meeting at the academy. The dormitory, named J Lee Price Dormitory, will add capacity for 100 more students, bringing total enrollment to about 400. Notables include Howard J Capman and Neal C Wilson with Loren Poole and J Lee Price among speakers. over 4000 people expected on the New Market grounds for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Virginia Seventh-day Adventists Conference
Howard J. Capman
Potomac Conference
Neal C. Wilson
Columbia Union Conference of Adventists
R. G. Burchfield
Staunton
Loren Poole
J. Lee Price
Alexandria
Price
Truck salesman wanted at Hartman Motor Sales Inc
Job listing seeks an experienced truck salesman for Hartman Motor Sales Inc located on Route 11 North. Also notes an annual lawn party held July 5 to 8 at Towers School by Sangerville Towers Raritan Club.
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Hartman Motor Sales Inc
Towers School
Sangerville Towers Raritan Club
Mt Crawford Ruritan Club Barbecue and notice
Mt Crawford Ruritan Club hosts a chicken barbecue at the Mt Crawford Community Center on June 15 from 4 PM. The note announces a closing on Monday June 17 due to employees on a fishing trip. Wampler's Feed Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Crawford Community Center
Mt. Crawford
Wampler’s Feed Inc
Hoover Feels Serious Ill in New York at 88
Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, is seriously ill at the Waldorf Astoria with a bleeding gastrointestinal tract. Three doctors attend him. a hospital transfer is not planned. He had an Aug appendix operation and has appeared frail since.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf- Astoria
U.S
Hoover
New York City
Gordon Cooper
Kennedy
Waldorf-Astoria
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Khrushchev Praises Kennedy Call But Maintains Stance
In Moscow Khrushchev said Kennedy’s call for new East West efforts to seek world peace was favorable though no concessions were offered. He reiterated opposition to a comprehensive test ban and stressed Berlin and other issues remain non negotiable. Kennedy announced talks on a test ban to begin in Moscow next month and a pause on atmospheric tests unless others resume first. Harold Wilson suggested a summit could break the deadlock.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Berlin
American University
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Valley Deaths Include Mathias and Timberville Residents
Edmond Strawderman 88 of Mathias West Virginia and Mrs Sarah A Crist 70 of Timberville Route 2 are listed in the Valley deaths. Details are on page 9.
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Edmond Strawderman
Mathias
W. Va
Sarah A. Crist
Timberville
Rt. 2
Lacey Spring-Herwin Church Vintage Ham Sale
Community event at Lacey Spring old school grounds features country ham and local goods. Church volunteers organize stalls to raise funds for projects and outreach.
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Lacey Spring-Herwin
Lacey Spring Old School
Plenty
Red Astronaut Orbits and Spacegirl May Follow
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet Union’s fifth cosmonaut orbited Earth Friday night and rumors from Communist sources say a woman will follow him into space Saturday or later. Reporters note a girl named Ludmila is mentioned in unofficial dispatches.
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Associated Press Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Space
Ludmila
Bykovsky
Europe
Tass
Moscow
Cooper Sees Space Oddities Despite Dusty Illusion
Houston AP dispatch describes Gordon Cooper claiming to spot a truck, a boat, and a train from space at over 100 miles up. Space officials doubt the exact objects, noting visual cues of dust, wake, and smoke matching everyday terrain.
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Gordon Cooper
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Cooper
Danville Officials Act To Crack Down On Demonstrators
Danville authorities moved to suppress racial demonstrations in the city and adopted an emergency ordinance aimed at curbing the protests. Bullets were fired at two police cars for the second time that week, though no injuries were reported. More than 20 officers surrounded a Negro church as part of the response.
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Danville, Va
Danville
Julian R. Stinson
Guards Sent To Halt Race Moves In Md
Gov. J Millard Tawes ordered Maryland National Guard troops into Cambridge to curb racial unrest after violence and arrests. Negro leaders canceled Friday demonstrations to meet Tawes in Annapolis. Lt Gen Milton Reckord directed troops. 100 of 500 on duty Friday night. Martial law not declared.
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Cambridge
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland National Guard
Tawes
Annapolis
Milton A. Reckord
Thomas B. Finan
Carey Jarman
Reckord
Calvin W. Mowbray
Kennedy to Meet Rail Negotiators to Avert Strike
President Kennedy will meet Saturday with top rail negotiators to head off a nationwide rail strike next week. The move follows stalled progress in the dispute over work rules and aims to avert a walkout.
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Washington
Kennedy
British Lawyer Links Keeler to Soviet Nuclear Entreaty
A British lawyer stated Christine Keeler told him a Soviet naval attaché tried to persuade her to extract nuclear secrets from former War Minister John Profumo. Keeler denied the claim, but it fuels political pressure on Prime Minister Harold Macmillan as aides consider a new inquiry and Parliament prepares to debate Monday.
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London
Christine Keeler
John Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Michael Eddowes
Miss Keeler
Yevgeny Ivanov
Profumo
Christine
Ivanovv
Eddowes
House of Commons
Eggs Wanted Lawn Party Barbecue Chicken Only
Community notice for Mt. Valley EUB Church hosting a chicken barbecue and egg drive on June 15 from 4 to 6 pm at Mt. Raish Produce Dayton Pike Valley Raritan Club Clinton. Scout Troop 83 involvement indicated. Another local partner is Mt. Raish Produce in Dayton.
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Mt. Valley
EUB Church
T.s.mt
Mt. Raish Produce
Dayton
Pike Valley Raritan Club
Clinton
Miss Negroes Launch New Protest Bid in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi on Friday a group of young Negro demonstrators formed a spaced parade with American flags and slogans while police arrested marchers for parading without a permit. National leaders pressed strategy talks as court actions and Merediths plea shaped the tense scene.
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Jackson
Miss
Supreme Court
James Meredith
Medgar W. Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
J.C. Stennett
Robert Stevens
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Chicken Bar-B-Que at Turner Ashby High School
Dayton Raritan Club hosts a chicken bar-b-que on June 22 at Turner Ashby High School. L and S Diner remains closed from June 17 to 22 for vacations.
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Turner Ashby High School
Dayton Raritan Club
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Frank Newman
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Virginia
District of Columbia
The
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N.Y
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Valery Fedorovich Bykovsky
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L. W. Chase
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