Strongest Earthquake Jolts Central California Headlines
A 5.2 magnitude quake centered about 75 miles south of Berkeley shook a 150 mile coastal strip. In Watsonville and nearby towns, damage ranged from 25 000 to 40 000 dollars as chimneys toppled and a highway cracked. one 16 year old girl was injured.
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Watsonville
Calif
Central California
West Coast
Here
Fairgrounds
University of California Seismograph
San Francisco Bay Area
Berkeley
Kern County
San Francisco
Perry Byerly
University
Santa Barbara
Bank of America
Watsonville-Gilroy-Hollister
Gilroy-Watsonville
Chittenden Pass
Hollister
C. E. Cunningham Dies Suddenly at 49
Charles F. E. Cunningham 49 a steward at the Fagles Club died suddenly this morning. Born November 23 1904 in this city he was a World War II veteran. Survived by sister Mrs Paul White Olney Virginia and brother R Conrad Cunningham with many nieces and nephews. Funeral plans pending Omps Funeral Home holds the body.
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Charles FE. Cunningham
Fagles Club
Arthur D
Carrie McFarland Cunningham
Paul White
Olney
R. Conrad Cunningham
Omps Funeral Home
St Louis Mother Wins Mrs America Title At Ellinor Village
Wanda Jennings, 28, of St Louis, wearing a neat profile, won Mrs America over 49 homemaker contestants. She will tour the country for a year and receives 15000 in prizes plus the Better Living Trophy.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Wanda Jennings
Ellinor Village
America
Atlantic Ocean
Oceanside
Jennings
Better Living
Europe
Simulated A Bomb Attack Hits Capitol in Civil Defense Drill
In a Region 4 Civil Defense exercise a mock atomic blast over the Capitol dome caused 27,000 deaths and 18,000 injuries by 4 p.m. with 68,000 left homeless. The test gauged communications and division staff readiness.
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Sacramento
Calif
Capitol Dome
Automobile Fire at Amherst and Braddock Streets
Firefighters responded shortly after 3 p m yesterday to a Plymouth convertible owned by Maurice Trenary of 417 Fairmont Ave. at the corner of Amherst and Braddock Streets. Mrs. Trenary said only the wiring burned and damage is not believed serious.
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Amherst and
Braddock Sts
Maurice Trenary
Fairmont Ave
May Auction Listings From Winchester Area Estates
A sequence of upcoming sales is listed with dates, times, and locations. Items include antiques at Felicity Farm near Bluemont, furniture and personal property near Berryville, real estate in Gainesboro District, and cattle and farm equipment at various Winchester and Front Royal Road sites. Auctioneers include Leonard C. Bowman W. D. Orndorff Chas. R. Duvall Byron Brumbach.
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E. M. Sturhahn
Felicity Farm
Bluemont
Round Hill
Leonard C. Bowman
N. T. Adkins
Berryville
Springsbury Road
Dortch Farm
W. D. Orndorff
Herbert S. Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Gainesboro
Etta Swartz
Patton
N. Cameron St
Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Ralph F. Beaver
Front Royal Road
Chas. R. Duvall
Joseph A Massie, Jr
Four Die in Virginia Traffic Crashes This Weekend
Four people lost their lives in Virginia traffic accidents over the weekend. State police reported two pedestrians among the victims, including Areta Petty of Warwick. Other victims were Nereus G. Russell of Newport News Henry Dail Edwards of Alexander Park Norfolk County and Raymond Hopkins of Kensington Maryland.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Areta Petty
Warwick
Nereus G. Russell
Newport News
Woodbridge
Henry Dail Edwards
Alexander Park
Norfolk County
Raymond Hopkins
Kensington Md
U. S. 50
Chantilly
Fairfax County
4-H and FFA cattle show results across several counties
James Wood Sr 4-H Club entries led with 945 and 960 pound animals. Clarke County 4-H and Middletown 4-H entries followed with 650 to 940 pound steers. Roy McDonald topped Heavy Angus at 945 pounds, George Cather earned multiple ribbons, and Kennet h McDonald led Light Hereford at 925 pounds. Judges were Dr. R L Arthaud. ribbons awarded by Ross Mohney and P H Sprenkle. County supervision credited to John T Wolfe, James Givens, and B B Gregory.
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James Wood High School
Billy Millison
Georgie Millison
Clarke
Dennie O'Neil
Frederick County F. F. A
Roy McDonald
Middletown
George Cather
Connie McDonald
Michael Reardon
Danny McIntyre
Kenneth McDonald
James Wood Sr
Ross E. Mohney
Chamber of Commerce
P. H. Sprenkle
Checkerboard
Frederick County
John T. Wolfe
Frederick F
Infant Dies After Bedroom Fire In Staunton
Second and third degree burns killed 22 month old David Hall in a Staunton apartment fire Saturday. The parents John L Hall and his wife and their 5 year old son Johnny escaped serious injury. David died as father tried to pull him from a second story window and flames barred entry. Hall could not explain the blaze.
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Hall
Virginia Tech Student Drowns In Claytor Lake
James Henry Brown Jr., 20, of Baskersville Mecklenburg County, a Virginia Tech student, drowned while swimming with four peers in Claytor Lake which was closed for winter. His body was recovered in 35 feet of water near the shoreline by the Pualski County Life Saving Crew. Brown, a Ferrum Junior College alumnus, had been selected for a June Turkey trip with the International Farm Youth Exchange program.
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Dublin
James Henry Brown Jr
Baskersville
Mecklenburg County
Virginia Tech
Claytor Lake
L. R. Goad
Brown
Pualski County Life Saving Crew
Ferrum Junior College
Turkey
International Farm
Bevo Francis Signed By the Globetrotters
Harlem Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein announced a one year contract for Bevo Francis from Rio Grande College and coach Newt Oliver for about 30000 dollars. Francis will be assigned to the Boston Whirlwinds with Oliver as his coach.
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New York
Abe Saperstein
Harlem Globetrotters
Bevo Francis
Rio Grande College
Bevo
Newt Oliver
Saperstein
Francis
Boston Whirlwinds
Oliver
Vietminh Pressures Near Dien Bien Phu Fortress
French defenses at Dien Bien Phu report Vietminh forces pressing from surrounding hills while attackers fail to breach lines. A Vietminh broadcast promises a near face to face clash as Geneva peace talks loom. French air drops continue to supply the entrenched outpost, now reduced to about one third of its former area after 158 days under siege.
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Christian de Castries
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Geneva
Indochina
Britain and France weigh actions at Dien Bien Phu siege
Reports say Britain may deploy more troops and planes to Malaya and stage naval maneuvers off Indochina as a show of force to buoy French morale. Premier Laniel's cabinet debates the Dien Bien Phu siege and whether to commission Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries to seek surrender terms with full honors.
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Indochina
Malaya
Joseph Laniel
Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries
Stevens Sheds Light On McCarthy Probe At Ft Monmouth
Stevens testified that 27 suspensions were issued with 13 returned to non sensitive posts, six cases heard, six awaiting hearing. He discussed McCarthy aides seeking favorable Schine treatment, noting Cohn acted with McCarthy's knowledge and approval. He described Cohn as pushing to pervert Army rules and warned of a broader probe.
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McCarthy
Ft. Monmouth
Stevens
Monmouth
David Schine
McCarthy Committee
Wisconsin
Schine
Roy M. Cohn
Sen
Cohn
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Investigations Committee
Army
N. J
Defene
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
General Fund Revenues Jump Ahead of Last Year in Virginia
Virginia’s General Fund revenues for the first nine months of the current fiscal year exceed last year by 5.35 million dollars. A 16 percent credit was applied last year under the Byrd Automatic Tax Credit Act. Gov. Battle factored 7 million dollars in credits this year but the 1954 Assembly redirected over 2 million to schools and state institutions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Henry G. Gilmer
General Assembly
Gov. Battle
Quiz answers listed for Page 4
A quick recap of the page shows the responses to the five questions: Hobart, Christopher Columbus, and lactic acid as the provided answers. The excerpt presents a straightforward answer key for readers.
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Hobart
Christopher Columbus
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events
A list of items names Alaska we see the purchase from Russia mention. Figures include Heinrich Heine Edgar Allan Poe William Howard Taft and a Van Dyck beard variant. A quote notes a captain ordered us to advance.
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Alaska
Russia
Heinrich Heine
Will
Edgar Allen Poe
William Howard Taft
Vandyke Beard
van Dyck
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California
C.E. Cunningham
Beaver Board
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock
S. Kent
of Ambulance
Funeral Home N.loudo A. Ee Ies Ooo
oSmbulance Service
Swift
Brumback
St. Louis
Allis-Chalmers
Allis‘chalmers Sales and Service
Barr’'S, Inc
Webber
N. Cameron
the Globetrotters
Snellings Florist
Dearborn
Minor Motor CO
Terre
France
Plymouth
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
I. Q
Aswers
BUICK
Frederick Motors
Martinsburg Pike
Carr Publishing CO
N. Braddock
Chapman Motor Co
Cameron ST
Otto
Orkin Man
Ida
AGAL
Ashby Sprint
Robert Collis & Son
Bunker Hill
W. VA
Inwood
Diana
Gyoungstown
Youngstown
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Kent St
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