Beauty Queen Tania Verstak Declines Contracts for Humble Career
Miss Australia Tania Verstak, 21, who won Miss International Beauty, rejects film deals and a world tour to pursue studies at Sydney University and language work. She plans refugee aid, aims to stay in English and Russian, and will return to Australia after a tour. Her prize money funds her father’s Sydney insulation business.
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Coif
Yaria Verstak
Derella
Tania
Australia
Sydney University
Lang
Sucral Beach
Switzerack
Sydney
Ned
Tientsin
China
Miss Verstak
Crowes
Lions
Area Deaths and Memorials From Martinsburg Page
Obituaries and funeral notices list survivors and service details for Martinsburg area residents. Cynthia Davison Miller Clapham and Mary Stockwell are among those noted, with services at Groman Funeral Home and Elm Road Cemetery interments. The report references hospital affiliations, church memberships, and quotes from pageant organizers.
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Knights ‘Templar
Martinsburg
Cynthia Davison
Richmond
Thomas Miler Clapham
Pittsburgh
Franklin Clapham
Vanstenville
Shepherdstown
Eastern Pantandte Medical Society
57 Handicapped Employed In July At Goodwill
Fifty seven workers with disabilities were employed in July by Goodwill Industries as part of its job training rehabilitation and placement program. The organization, a United Fund agency, funds services through sales of renewed goods and sub contract work from firms in the region. Donations of usable clothing furniture toys and household items support the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coorlwill Industries
Aruckton
Throweh
Tnehistries
United Fund
Fairchild-Stetuos Corp
Lionel Carp
Hagerstown
FE. K. Baleolut Carps
Hanson
Whalebag of ecomiba offered for a quarter
A fragment notes a new possibility to purchase a whale bag of ecomiba for a quarter. It compares combs as expensive items in ancient times with Egyptian ivory and Greek boxwood examples, suggesting cost differences across eras.
Gotham Races to Vaccinate in Smallpox Drive
New York City operates round the clock vaccination centers at busy ports and airports to curb smallpox. Authorities seek the driver who transported the Ore family after a passenger list from Aerolineas Argentinas Flight 322 prompts tracking of passengers and a missing boy. Publicity is urged to locate all involved as health officials aim to vaccinate exposed individuals and prevent further spread.
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Idlewild Aiesport
New York City
Aerolineas Argentinas
Brivil
Canada
Grand Central Terminal
City Health Department
Vastay Morehan
Scouts Burros Tired By Climb To Old Camp
August at Philmont New Mexico recounts a scout trek to Old Camp from Panit ant state with a first leg up Varta Peak. After a brief rest the team continued along a mountain trail reaching Old Camp and then India Sawrat base camp where archaeology studies focus on ancient relics believed to be over a thousand years old.
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Gary Headlander
Philmont Fean Raneh
Cimarron
New Mexico
Ie Aller
Panit Ant Stadet
Old Camp
Varta
Burras
Hays
Ole Camp
Mall Camp
India
Sawrat
Bain
Amorrow
Training records highlight four local service members
William Dixon of Hagerstown and cadet Raymond M. Smith of Williamsport completed training at Army and ROTC programs. Charles L. Pew of Hagerstown graduated from the North Weather and Mountain School at Fort Greely Alaska. Eugene Folkes of Hagerstown, an aviation electrician’s mate trainee, earned completion after a 22 week course at the Naval Air Technical Training Unit Jacksonville Florida.
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Mim
William Aw Dixon
Glenn
Bison
Mulberry BL
Hagerstown
25Th Infantry Division
Dixon
39Th Infantry
Schofield
Army
Fort Jackson
D. C
Hawaii
P Randate
North Algerstown
Raymond M. Smith
IB. Smith
Cherry Tree Lane
Williams Sport
Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTC
Hort Bragg
N.C
North Plainfield High School
Port Greely
Alaska
Charles
T Pew
Charles M. LeFew
Washimston Ave
Hagerstons
Fort Greely
Lekew
Lioterant
Net
Western Marylad College
Westminster
Eugene EB
Folkes
USN
Daisy N. Falkuslat
Jacksonville
Pla
Items Needed For Exhibit In Williamsport
Civil War clothing furniture money needlework tips dolls pinfains weapons and other items are needed for the Williamsport Day exhibit in the Community Building Byron Memorial Park It opens Wednesday Sept and runs through Williamsport Day Sept 7 Hours to be announced A section will feature descendants of local Civil War soldiers Items should be tagged with owner name and address and a brief history of the item Valuables may be left at W alfe s Tackle Shop or picked up by committee members Mrs James Byron Mrs Richard Haw kon E Lindy Lermen and G W Wolfe contact numbers given in notice
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Williamsport
Byron Memorial Park
Walfe
James Byron
Richard Hawkon
E. Linyd Lermen
G. W. Wolfe
Mar
Man Dies From Bite Of Shark Near Gulf Coast
In Mrowmsville Texas a man identified as about 40 from Melden Texas died after a shark attacked him while waist deep in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday. Rescuers pulled him from the water. he was conscious briefly but died shortly after. A witness described the water as boiling around him as the shark struck his leg twice.
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Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Mellen
Mel
Harlingen
Wyant
AST
Lanter
World's First Atomic Powered Merchant Ship Maiden Voyage
The 21,000 ton atomic powered ship Savannah sails from Yorktown to Savannah Georgia on a maiden trip marking a new era in commercial nuclear propulsion. Passengers include Gov. Ernest Vandiver and Rep. Mrs. Hagan. The voyage tests technology amid Cold War competition with the Soviet Union and Japan as future plans for regular service remain in blueprint.
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World
Herald New Era
Frank Carey
Associated Press Science Western
Vannah
Atomic Energy Commission of
Yorktown
Savannah
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Soviet Union
G. Elliot Hagan
Gear
Jce-Gia
Malcom
MacLean of
Atlantic
Federal Highway Tax On Trucks Due August 31
Federal highway use tax is due on August 31 for trucks and buses. Revenues fund the highway trust and interstate construction program. Taxes apply to truck and bus owners with standard weight and registration requirements, ranging from 81 to 180 dollars per vehicle annually.
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Congress
Prayer of thanks from a Charlotte minister
A Protestant prayer expressing gratitude for the universe and creation, praising God’s ongoing work. voiced by Claude A Broach of St John’s Baptist Church in Charlotte North Carolina. The text thanks the Eternal Creator and asks to be formed anew through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Claude A. Broach
Charlotte
N.C
St John’s Baptist Church
Youth Injures Back In Fall From House
In Richmond Virginia a man identified as Franklin Spears 45 held on petty larceny charges after an armed theft attempt at a restaurant ended with him falling from a roof and sustaining back injuries. He was taken to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
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George Richart Wirts
Cellville
Gatt
George Sharpsburg
Franklin Spears
Washington County
Ryansboro
Xray
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Snabury
Mary K. Ttockwell
Charles P. Rockwell
Ridge Avenue
A Zfarry
Julia Mestullen
Trin
Episcopal Church
Expec
Norman Davis
William Myers
William Noll
Nollsville
Countries
Ken Robey
Charles E
Harry W
Raymond
Hosemert
Kogelschatz
Cafftan Funeral Home
Miss Voerstak
Oscar Meinhardt
Tost
Joa
Goodwill
Ann Ponnebaker
Greenville
Aaminer’s Pully
Chesley Field
Paygland
Shee
Kelte
Belloné
Ompanion
Gotham
Italy
Adriatic
Frederick the Second
McConnellsbur
Bex
Lergone
Yorl States Marine Lines
Europe
Russia
Iaser Ning
Japan
AEG
United States
Thearth
Moon
York- Own
Virginia
Norfolk
Depar' Chergy
U.S
Antietam
Moom
Pauil
Inkle
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Howards Air Force Base
Los Angeles
Calif
Ds Angeles
Astro-Guide
Jean Baptiste Greuze
France
Aries
Rus
Gemini
Leo
Aquarius
Pisges
Field Enterprises
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Richmond, Va
Quieemie Jones
Shen
Rts
Uiel
Industrial Finance Fe
Lille Insagnace
Arnivitte
Toane
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Washington
Regani Teninga Anil & PM
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