Walker Co Addition To Be Started
Walker Manufacturing Co. plans a 129000 square foot, one story addition north of its current plant near Interstate 81. N C Monroe Construction Co. offered the low bid of 572197 for the structure, with completion expected in November. If negotiations with Monroe fail, C T Qualler said a Carolina firm would be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Manufacturing Co
Walker
N. C. Bidder Law
N. C. Monroe Construction Co
Greensboro
N. C
Walker Co
C. T. Qualler
Racine
Wis
Carolina
Thorington Construction Co
J. B. Wine and Son
Staunton
Walker Company
D. P. Davis Jr
Edward McClintock
Baughan Construction Co
Luray
John W. Daniel & Co
Danville
B. F. Parrott and Co
Roanoke
J. M. Turner and Co
Sonner Resigns as Harrisonburg High Principal
Ray V. Sonner, Harrisonburg High School principal since 1958, resigns to accept another local position with an announcement forthcoming. Superintendent M. H. Bell lauds his contributions and calls for a suitable replacement as the school mourns his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonner
Harrisonburg
Ray V. Sonner
Harrisonburg High School
M. H. Bell
Bell
Hopewell High School
Melton F. Wright
Wright
Frederick County
Whitmer
Berliners Cheer Kennedy on Berlin Wall Visit
President Kennedy declared the Berlin wall a symbol of Communist failure as more than a million West Berliners welcomed him during an eight hour visit. He called “Ich bin ein Berliner” and urged resolve, while Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate area drew massive crowds and sharp anti‑Communist sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard K. O'Malley
Berlin
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
White House
West Berlin
Tegel
Iron Curtain
Ireland
Brandt
President Kennedy
Executed After War Monuments Murder Near New Market
Ninety eight years ago today a Union captain ordered two Confederate soldiers shot without trial near New Market. The episode, tied to postwar resentments, is marked by a stone monument seldom noticed by travelers on highway 11. Local residents recall the tale through family links and letters, and Civil War investigator C Conner Rosen has traced the letters and an account from Capt Summers father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market
W. Clyde Koontz
Elkton
Sgt
Newton Koontz
Capt
George Summers
C. Conner Rosen
Capt. Summer
Mr. Koontz
Mr. Rosen
Lee
Lawn Party Notes and Poultry Advertising
A collection of notices and ads including a VFW lawn party dates and contact, an annual lawn party at Pleasant Grove Church near Mt. Crawford, a broiler grower floor price inquiry, a Thursday night all you can eat fish fry at Howard Johnson's in Harrisonburg, and a June 28 church lawn event at St. Peter's EUB Church with country ham and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove Church
Mt. Crawford
Contact & F
Broadway
Howard Johnson
Harrisonburg
St. Peter's Eub Church
Shenandoah
Employment Offices To Be Moved Here
The Harrisonburg Virginia State Employment Service offices will move starting Friday to the former Valley Creamery building on South Liberty Street with staff in both sites Friday and full operation in the temporary South Liberty quarters by Monday. The Valley Creamery building will house the offices until a new home is built at North Main and East Wolfe Streets. Area Manager George Delo said the South Liberty location has ample space. the current East Elizabeth and North Mason Street office will be razed for North Mason Street widening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Virginia State Employment Service
Valley Creamery
South Liberty St
South Liberty
VSES
North Main
East Wolfe Sts
George Delo
East Elizabeth and
North Mason Sts
North Mason St
Valley Deaths Prompt Local Obituary Notes
Hansford W. Hartless 56 of Harrisonburg George W. Whetzel 84 of Mathias Homer Joseph Hoover 77 of Edinburg detailed age 20 page note unknown obituary notice listing multiple local deaths with ages and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansford W
Jack) Hartless
Harrisonburg
George W. Whetzel
Mathias Homer Joseph Hoover
Edinburg
Montmorency Sour Cherries For Sale At Orchard
Montmorency sour cherries are now available for order at the Orchard in Quicksburg Virginia. C M Will announces price at 75 cents per gallon with contact via New Market phone 422-3388 to place orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montmorency
M. Will
Orchard
Quicksburg
JFK Welcomed Home In Ireland Amid Cheers And Parades
President Kennedy drew huge crowds in Dublin on a stopover hailed as a homecoming for an American leader with Irish roots. Garda estimated up to a quarter million witnessed the airport welcome and motorcade as De Valera greeted him in Irish before extending a formal welcome in English. Kennedy noted Ireland had sent its sons and daughters around the world and praised their loyalty to the global republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Kennedy
U.S
John Kennedy
Berlin
Phoenix Park
Matthew H. McCloskey
Garda
O’connel
Lord Nelson
General Post Office
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Kennedy presses civil rights bill amid hotel discrimination push
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy urged Congress to pass the administration civil rights bill praising its aim to end racial discrimination. He faced sharp objections from Southern lawmakers and Republican subcommittee members over a ban on discrimination in hotels, restaurants, and other public accommodations as the administration opened its drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Kennedy
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Robert T. Ashmore
D-S.c
Governor Bans Discrimination in Kentucky Order
Kentucky Governor Bert Combs issued an executive order banning racial discrimination in all state licensed businesses and professions. The move, described as sweeping, bypasses legislation and aims for immediate compliance within 60 days with orders for reporting and enforcement through licensing authorities. Civil rights leaders cautiously welcomed the step while urging broader legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Bert Combs
Julius Rather
Combs
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky
World Congress for Women in Moscow erupts over China protest
Chinese Communist delegates disrupted the World Congress for Women in Moscow demanding time to discuss the China India border conflict. Mrs Kennedy’s name surfaced as Spanish Communist leader Ibarruri defended peaceful coexistence with the West amid the tumult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
World Congress For Women
Jacqueline Kennedy
Khrushchev
Polores Imbarruri
Ibarrari
Tam
Kennedy
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Joey Keane
Dick Keane
Country Club Road
Mercury
JFK
Willy Brandt
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News-Record
Carl D. Lee Post Vfw
Wm. E. Reish
R. H. Shepherd
Edwin E. Willis
Dla
Kwo-Dien
Joan Carrit
England
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