Big Bethel battle marked first Civil War clash
Confederate forces under Magruder and Hill repelled a Union advance at Big Bethel near Yorktown on June 10, 1861. The engagement, hailed by Confederates as a victory, featured light casualties but boosted southern morale and spotlighted leaders Magruder and Hill. Major Winthrop of the Union was killed.
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Virginnia
York
James Rivers
Richmond
Beth-e
John Barile
Magruder
Daniel Harvey Hill
Vicksburg
Miss
Wiliam Howard Russell
London Times
South
Fortress Monroe
Great Bethel
John B. Jones
War Department
Baltimore
Manassas
Virginia
Bethel
Prince John
Yorktown
1St
North Carolina Infantry
North Carolina Military Institute
Hill
Hampton
Monroe
George Scott
Scott
Benjamin F. Butler
Thedore Winthrop
Winthrop
Little Bethel
James River
Butler
Ebenezer W. Pierce
Napoleon
New York
Boston
Dld
Tth
Yale
Tennessee Votes For Secession In Civil War Election
Next week in the Civil War era details Tennessee's secession vote showing 104,913 in favor and 47,233 against Virginia shifts its troops to the Confederate States Army, signaling rising Confederate resolve and troop realignments.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C.S.A
Close Quarters Sign Marks Trailer Swap Tale
A reader recalls staying in house trailers at Watauga Lake Tennessee and Fort Lauderdale Florida. The piece notes cramped conditions with eight people and a patio space, offering opinions on trailer living for couples and families. Howard Close of Wellington swapped house living for trailers and named his rig Close Quarters, a pun that drew reactions.
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Tenn
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Howard Close
Wellington
Close
Dog Hero of Heroes 1961 search at Chicago Mart
A Ken L Ration Quaker Oats team reviews US clippings and letters to identify the country’s Dog Hero of Heroes for chronic MS research Winsomer Fourtune wins Best of Winners and Winners Bitch at Butler Pennsylvania on May 27 continuing the third week of judging proceedings.
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Chicago
Merchandise
Quaker Oats Co
United States
Winsomer Fourtune
Butler, Pa
Postal stamp redesign aligns with 11 cent rate change
The Post Office Department revises its PEESCNL EABUCIL SUUE DE Line to 11 cents for international surface mail, with blue central design and red frame. Release planned in Washington on June 15 to coincide with the World Conference of Local Governments. first day covers available from Postmaster, Washington DC, with remittance. Also notes on dog wardens bills in Ohio, and announces Louise Schroeder memorial stamp in West Berlin.
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Peescnl Eabucil Suue DE Lineerty
Washington D.C
Ecomerde
World Conference of Local Governments
Giori
Washington 13
D.C
Ugether
Ohio Dog Owners Association, Inc
Agriculture & Conservation Committee
Ohio Dog Owners Association
James D.thompson
Senate Rules Committee
Ilarge
France
West Berlin
Haner
Louise Schroeder
Louie Schroeder
Berlin
Jedwenh Tantad
Synthetic Scent and Global Trade Notes
The item cites a Bulgarian rose oil synthesis claim by Dr. C F Seed of Firmemch et Cie in Geneva as possibly enhancing perfume production. It also mentions broader wartime sentiment, births, club meetings, and a school tale highlighting Dawn's progress under Helen Westbrook, praising teaching impact and planned farm excursion.
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New York
UPS
C.F. Seed
Firmemch Et Cie
Geneva
Switzerland
American Chemical Society
Seidel
Life Begins At 40 Interchange Key To Adventure
A world circumnavigation can be affordable via Interchange with about two dozen foreign lines offering lower fares on legs of a round world trip. Freighter travel costs around 12 dollars daily, including meals, and retirees favor the voyage. A New York freighter captain describes a simple, clean cabin for 12 passengers and American cooking, with Indian ports like Bombay and Calcutta drawing most interest.
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Ares
New York Harbor
Yokohama
Bombay
Calcutta
Kobe
Jong Kang
Elyria Catholic Seniors Prepare Graduation Honors
Seniors at Elyria Catholic school near the end of the 61 62 year plan an honor assembly after Mass breakfast and cards. Students share summer plans from teaching Safety Town to lifeguarding and hospital candy stripers. The piece notes a mix of senior reflections and a final walk into adulthood as graduates look back on their four years and ahead to new worlds.
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Hamilton School
Donna Hennings
Pat Glover
Cascade Pool
Marianne Brandt
EDCH
Dick Pitts
Will
Anika Vargha
Memorial Hospital
Sharon DeChant
Fran Mallick
Senor
Pat Bedoes
Mike Bierek
Pat
Mike
Hngh
Book Review Fiction Prize Winner Is Powerful Story i
A 1960 Macmillan Fiction prize winner is praised as a hard but compelling read. The Northern England setting follows Arthur Machin a self centered young man whose fixation on himself and Valerie Hammond drives the narrative. The review lauds the book for intense prose humor and a stark view of loneliness conveyed through Arthur during his rugby contract and rejection of others.
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David Storey
Macraffian
Jaguar
Arthur Bees
Sporting Life
Macmillan
England
Arthurj
Valerie
Machin
Valerie Hammond
Ason
Arthur
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