Virginia Horticultural Society Guest At Shenandoah Festival
Joe David Brown will be the honored guest at the Virginia Horticultural Society Auxiliary Luncheon at the George Washington Hotel on the first day of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The author of Stars In My Crown and former newspaper man will attend the Dutch treat luncheon as a distinguished guest. Reservations via Mrs. Harry W. Butler, Sr., are limited to local guests at 4881.
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Joe David Brown
Virginia Horticultural Society
Oman
George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah
Joe Brown
Saturday Evening Post
Harry W. Butler
Winchester
Butler
Gulf Oil honors Philadelphia division workers for long service
Two hundred fifty Gulf Oil Corporation employees in the Philadelphia Sales Division are recognized for completing 10 or more five-year service periods. The item notes long service awards and company appreciation for dedication.
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Gulf Oil Corporation
Philadelphia
Third Square Dance Lesson by Shortie Billmyer
The article details square dance calls and steps for a festival practice at Lupton's quonset hut with a lead couple starting figures, the sequence of swings and hand passes, and how couples rotate in the ring. It previews three additional figures Bird In The Cage Love Basket and Ladies Bow to be taught tomorrow.
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Shortie Billmyer
Lupton
Fulbright scholarships origin and language requirement
Senator J William Fulbright of Arkansas originated the Fulbright study grants by amending the Surplus Property Act of 1944 to use foreign currencies for overseas study costs. The program requires all candidates to know the language of the destination country.
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J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
United States
Puzzle Clue List Sparks Quick CrosswordSpan
A compact clue set includes Greek letter options and terms for gulf region Siberia, perform, adhesive mix, plural of pea, garret, stray, lattice framework, perched, down clues and biblical name. Also covers prepare for publication, bridged tire grooves, marriage, Spanish painter, optics science, niece, Christmas songs, crown, wheat flour, mix, dexterity, and exclamation.
Van Johnson Fan Signatures Sought
Winches terites may sign autographs Tuesday through Thursday for a ceremony honoring Van Johnson. A boy and a girl will present the signed album at Handley school after the festival pageant. Teenagers register at festival headquarters. insert sheets are available at Valley News Agency Malden’s Electric McCrory’s and festival HQ.
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Festival
Capitol Theatre
Valley News Agency
Malden's Electric Company
McCrory’s
State Constitutions Lengths and Forest Fire Season
California has the longest state constitution with about 72 000 words dating from 1879 Vermont has the shortest at 5 759 words in effect since 1793 The forest fire season lasts from about June 1 until mid September with 3 200 watch towers manned across the forest lands
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California
Vermont
Large Dance Space Opens for Shenandoah Festival
Six thousand square feet of space in Lupton's Orchard Service near 560 N Loudoun will host the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival square dances next Thursday and Friday nights. Signs will guide guests to the quonset building with parking available. Tickets are at Malden's Electric Store 48 S Loudoun. Shortie Bill Myer will call and The Twilight Band will provide music.
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Square Dance Committee
Orchard Service
N. Loudoun
Malden
S. Loudoun
Shortie
Billmyer
Twilight Band
Why Pitts burgh ends with an h
The city name Pitts burgh includes an h to honor the English statesman William Pitt. General John Forbes, a Scotsman and Washington lieutenant, added the final h in imitation of Edinburgh.
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John Forbes
Washington
Forbes
Edinburgh
Islands Named for Brewster Family in Boston Harbor
The rocky islands in Boston Harbor were named for Elder Brewster's Plymouth Colony family. Boston Light sits on one of these islands. The second wife of Isaac Allerton was a Brewster daughter, linking the islands' name to her family.
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Boston Harbor
Brewster
Boston Light
Isaac Allerton
Elder Brewster
Plymouth Colony
Fight Over Federal Rent Controls Starts in Congress
The debate over extending or ending federal rent controls begins in Congress as hearings by Senate and House banking committees open. President Truman seeks to keep controls another year, while real estate interests push for full decontrol and state or local action.
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Truman
Senate
House
New York
Mary
Alabama
Virginia
Nebraska
Texas
Utah
Arizona
Hayfield Woman 23 Dies in Roanoke City Hospital
Miss Agnes E. Clowser of Hayfield dies at Roanoke City Hospital age 23. She is survived by mother Mrs. Claribel Clowser and brothers Elmer and Lawrence and sisters Helen Evelyn and Shirley, all of Hayfield. Funeral services Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home 1 30 p m then St John Lutheran Church at 2 with Rev E B Smith. burial in adjacent cemetery.
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Agnes E. Clowser
Hayfield
Roanoke City Hospital
Claribel Clowser
Lehring Clowser
Freemont Lutheran Church
Elmer
Lawrence Clowser
Helen
Evelyn
Shirley Clowser
Jones Funeral Home
St. John Lutheran Church
E. B. Smith
Rainbow visibility from the north at high latitudes
The Weather Bureau notes rainbows can appear extending toward the north when the sun is to the south. In winter with lower sun altitude, rainbows may be seen farther north, potentially directly north of an observer at sufficiently high latitudes.
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The
Weather Bureau
Fire Company's New Jeep Answers Call
South End's new fire jeep made its first run at 4 10 p.m. Saturday to extinguish a grass fire southwest of the National Fruit Product Co. The jeep carried firefighting gear to reach the scene as the larger apparatus could not access it. Firemen used Indian pumps to douse the flames before they could threaten nearby buildings.
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South End
Jeep
National Fruit Product Co
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