Caverns and Forts Draw Tourists Around Luray Area
In Virginia, Luray Forts and Luray Caverns lure visitors with tunnels water supply and observation holes from frontier days. Nearby Winchester hosts Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival with Queen Shenandoah XXXI on May 12. Skyline Caverns and Front Royal serve as northern Shenandoah entrances near Skyline Drive.
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Luray
Shenandoah Valley
Luray Caverns
Specter
Singing Tower
Eagle Tavern
Luray Museum
George C. Marshall
U.S. 11
Winchester
George Washington
Shenandoah
Daphne Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Ted Mack
New Market
Blue Ridge
Mount Vernon to Rockfish Gap Scenic Drive
A highway route from Luray 107 miles south to Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro winds through Shenandoah National Park. The scenic drive offers numerous parking areas and tourist spots and links with the Blue Ridge Parkway at its southern end.
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Luray
Rockfish Gap
Waynesboro
Shenandoah National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Bandit Robs Savings Office With Notes For 40000
In San Antonio a well dressed bandit robbed the San Antonio Savings and Loan Assn branch with threatening notes, taking $40,000 in cash while shoppers filled a nearby supermarket. He dictated deposits and withdrawal steps to Assistant Manager Alex Haas then fled unseen.
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San Antonio
Tex
Suburban Savings and Loan Association
San Antonio Savings and Loan Assn
Asst
Alex Haas
Haas
Joe Hester
Paintings May Give Chicago The Brushoff
Chicago wants to host Sir Winston Churchill's 35 oil paintings but the Chicago Art Institute rejected the offer calling Churchill an amateur. Other groups including the English Speaking Union and Chicago Historical Society sought to sponsor the exhibit but were told the exhibit has been rerouted.
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Chicago
Sir Winston Churchill
Chicago Art Institute
Institute
Churchill
Daniel Catton Rich
Yeshiva University sees surge in adult Jewish education
New York reports a sharp rise in adult Jewish education courses with 103 synagogues adding such offerings in the past year after a survey.
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New York
Yeshiva University
Postmasters Set District Meeting At Harrisonburg
The Seventh Virginia District postmasters plan their annual meeting for May 6 at Belle Mead Restaurant south of Harrisonburg on Route 11. Wilbur R. Johnston will attend. over 100 are expected. Malcolm R. Clarke will address. Charles F. Shuler will discuss postal legislation and operational issues.
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Virginia
National Association of Postmasters
Belle Mead Restaurant
Harrisonburg
Wilbur R. Johnston
Winchester
Carroll E. Beach
Luray
A. B. Heltzel
Malcolm R. Clarke
Washington Region
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Charles F. Shuler
Elkton
The
Printed Pattern for Pinafore Play-Set in Seersucker
Pattern 4531 offers a pinafore top with ruffled panty ties in sun printed, seer sucker, or chintz for swimming. Sizes 2,4,6,8. requires 1% yards of 35 inch fabric for size 6. Include coins payment and pattern details to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th Bt
New York
N. Y
Adlai Seeks Annual Education Report and Policy
Adlai Stevenson urged a national education program including a joint congressional committee on education a presidential advisory council and an annual status report. He argued education and employment share national importance and called for a policy like the 1946 Employment Act to ensure high quality equal opportunity in schools.
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National Educational Assn
United States
Congressional Committee On Education
Council of Educational Advisors
Congress
Stevenson
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U. S. Patent Office
Beetle Bailey
BY Dick Brooks
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MR. Grimm
Carrie
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By Wally Bishop
Henry
Patent Office
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Blondie
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MAMA
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Miami Beach
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