Betty Madigan to Lead Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
April 28 parade in Winchester features Betty Madigan as Firemen's Marshal. She appears on CBS's Be My Guest April 27 before leading the Shenandoah Apple Blossom celebrations. Madigan headlines two weeks of shows in Houston and Hot Springs and has appeared on Ed Sullivan and Perry Como.
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Madigan
Firemen
Shenandoah
Apple
Winchester
CBS TV
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Texas
Hot Springs
Ark
Cash Box
Billoard
Miss Madigan
Ed Sullivan
Steve Alden
Red Skelton
Perry Como
Dave Garroway
Dick Clark
Vic Danone
Jerome Kern
Brigitte Bardot
New York City
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Coral
Blossom Fete
Cub Scouts Visit Paper Plant in Berryville
Ten Cubs from Pack 3 Den 2 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church toured a Berryville paper plant and observed paper making. A Berryville anecdote tells of a politician who forgot witnesses after collecting petition signatures. Humid weather returns with warmth and possible showers. five day outlook shows above normal temps. Rentals listed for apartments, stores, and offices with plant decorations and S and H Green Stamps.
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First Presbyterian Church
Richard Hi
SuEervnee Florist
N. Braddock St
Tornado Hits Sunnyside Texas Killing Three and Wrecking Homes
A West Texas tornado killed three people and injured 32 in Sunnyside near Amarillo. A warning by Mrs. C. M. Rogers saved many at a church shelter as roofs collapsed and debris filled a 100 foot square area. The storm touched the Panhandle towns Borger White Deer Skellytown before moving northeast.
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Amarillo
Tex
West Texas
Sunnyside
Lubbock
C. M. Rogers
Murl Rogers
Twister
Borger
White
Deer
Skellytown
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Sunnyside Church
Stevenson Attacks Ike Lassitude in Virginia Speech
Adlai E. Stevenson at the University of Virginia denounces what he calls the Eisenhower administration’s lassitude and deceit as he appeals for moral leadership to combat the Communist threat. He delivers a censure of leadership since 1952 before about 3,500 people during a nine week South America tour wrap.
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Charlottesville
Adlai E. . Stevenson
University of Virginia
South America
Council Addresses Street Project and Pigeon Problem
Winchester officials asked Council to transfer funds to finish the Kent Street parking lot work. Pigeon issues were raised by Rev. Henry Korinth and Rev. Charles J. Bright of the Winchester Ministerial Association. Bright urged a community plan, while Mayor Smalts and the public improvements committee, with a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals representative, discussed possible actions. Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Music received approval to build an access road from Rt. 50, joining city streets and planned to meet state specs. The Mt. Carmel Baptist delegation sought Leicester Street improvements, with 11 years of effort and one property owner yet to sign.
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Kent St
Winchester Ministerial Association
Henry Korinth
Charles J. Bright
Bright
Smalts
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Hoye Riley
Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Music
James R. Wilkins
Fred Brumback
Keith Williams
College Project Committee
Dayton
Wilkins
Rouss Park
Rt. 50
Williams
H. W. Butler, Jr
City Planning Commission
Melford Walker
Mt. Carmel
Leicester St
S. Braddock
S. Washington Sts
Riley
Brumback Named To Fill Out Council Term
Former City Councilman Fred I. Brumback was elected to fill the remainder of Marvin E. Gore Jr.'s term. Brumback, a local farm equipment dealer, will serve until Sept. 1 after Gore resigned to move to the second ward. He previously served on the finance and ordinance committees in 1948.
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Fred I. Brumback
Peyton St
Marvin E. Gore
Brumback
Gore
Shenandoah Valley Week Proclaimed by Governor
Gov J Lindsay Almond designates April 24 30 as Shenandoah Valley Week linking Historic Garden Week April 23 30 and the Apple Blossom Festival climax April 28 30 Three valley leaders D Latham Mims James A Payne and Henry A Lowry are pictured overseeing the celebration clean up paint up and fix up campaign in Harrisonburg Front Royal and Winchester.
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Shenandoah Valley, Inc
James A. Payne
Front Royal
Henry A. Lowry
Winchester
The
Shenandoah
Valley Week Committee
U S Launches Orbital Navigation Satellite From Cape Canaveral
The United States launched a Thor-Able-Star navigation satellite at 3:08 a.m. from Cape Canaveral. Early signals from tracking stations in Las Cruces Austin and the University of Texas confirmed orbital transit. Johns Hopkins and other stations reported good reception as the 500 mile high circular orbit was achieved.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
United States
Space Messenger
Washington
Navy
Las Cruces
N.M
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Unitee
England
Germany
Johns Hopkins University
Howard County
Soviet Union
Johns
Kins University
Maryland
Teenage Desperados Stand Ends After Siege in Virginia
In Pulaski Virginia police ended a 30 hour hostage siege when 18 year old Jackie Jennings surrendered amid tear gas and gunfire. The 10 year old girl Barbara Butts unhurt described the ordeal as frightening but not terrifying. Jennings was taken to a mental hospital in Marion after resisting psychiatric offers.
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Pulaski
Harless Hardin
Jackie” Jennings
Jennings
Barbara Butts
Barbara
Marion
Virginia
Maryland
Jackie
City Library Board Proposed to Council
City officials consider creating a Library Board to run Handley Library. Councilman Stewart Bell presented the ordinance. Handley Board of Trustees asks city to assume operation while maintaining endowment administration. Mayor Smalts praised the move to boost library use.
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City Library Board
Handley Library
Stewart Bell
Bell
Handley Board of Trustees
John Handley
Handley Board
Handley
Library Board
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Judge Handley
Handley High School
Chou En-lai Opens South Asian Tour to Ease Tensions
Premier Chou En-lai began a three nation tour of Burma India and Nepal to mend frayed relations after Tibet and border disputes. The talks aim to ease clashes over Ladakh and Kashmir while Nepal hopes to defend its Everest status and territory amid regional tensions.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
Tibet
Burma
India
Nepal
Peiping
Mt. Everest
New Delhi
Chou
Santier Pelee
Bee Nehru
Ladakh
Kashmir
Newpal
Red
Berryville Council Caps Sewer Rates for Summer Quarters
Berryville town council approved a three month ceiling on sewer charges for June through August to match prior quarter levels. Dr J C Cain introduced the resolution which passed unanimously, aiming to avoid higher sewer fees during peak water use months. The action aligns sewer bills with water charges while hot weather raises water consumption. The council accepted a franchise offer from Northern Virginia Power Co for town electricity, though its effect starts August 1964. Ayler and Lloyd urged maintenance of a short street on east Avier Mill area.
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Berryville
J. C. Cain
Northern Virginia Power Co
Fll
Ayler
John Lloyd
Avier
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Lovett’s Shoe & You
Loudoun St
Krazy Kitchen
Stevenson
Ike
Eisenhower
Winchester Seed CO
Miller’s Howe
Denny’s
Council
Shenandoah Valley
U.S
Charles A. Zeller
Ray
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