Summit Point Visitors Share News Among Local Families
Summit Point briefs note visits from Silver Spring Maryland and Pikeside West Virginia families. Tracey Owens and Mrs. Clarence Smallwood visited Grady Owens family. Frances Coleman returned home from wintering with Sam Myers. James Gore hospitalized in Charlottesville. Easter guests in Bowie Maryland. Daniel Menear from Baltimore visited Allen Glassford family.
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Summit Point
Skinner Poston
Howard Fellers
Donald Cline
Silver Spring
Jack Pitzer
Pikeside
W.va
Pitzer
Kings Daughters Hospital
Martinsburg
Grady Owens
Tracey Owens
Clarence Smallwood
Kabletown
Frances Coleman
Sam Myers
Inwood
Francis Brown
Hamilton
Gladys Gore
Magada
James
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Robert Light
Jack Kincheloe
Bowie
Daniel Menear
Baltimore
Allen Glassford
Mayor Massell Works With Atlanta Garbage Crew
Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell joined a city garbage crew in coveralls for two hours to study working conditions amid union complaints in hopes of averting a strike. He described the concerns as unjustified and praised conditions at the site.
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Atlanta, Ga
Sam Massell
Massell
Franklin Started Philadelphia’s First Volunteer Fire Company
The Union Fire Company, Philadelphia, was formed in 1736 by Benjamin Franklin as the city’s first volunteer fire department, a milestone cited by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
The
Union Fire Company
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hints From Heloise Stretch Butter With Home Recipes
Readers share methods to stretch butter using oleo milk and gelatin based mixtures. Several recipes mix oleo with milk or buttermilk, or use honey garlic or food coloring for flavor and appearance. Techniques include whipping at room temperature and varying speeds for light, fluffy results.
May Day Superstitions Widely Noted in Shenandoah Valley
Column surveys a long list of May Day beliefs from washing hair in May rain water to predicting future spouses. Practices include dew to bleach linen, snails or leaves revealing initials, and timing changes in clothing. The piece links these customs to historical witchcraft and folklore.
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Elmer L. Smith
Shenandoah Valley
Edwin M. Fogel
Donar
Thor
Mr. and Mrs. Steele Visit Round Hill Family
Mt Pleasant notes visitors and callers in a local column. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Steele of Round Hill called on Mrs Sadie Lamp and family. Mrs John Conner of Winchester visited her mother Pearl Cochran. Several families including the Adams, Lowery, Spillman, Miller households welcomed guests. Ruth E Perry, recently in Florida, spent a few days with relatives before returning south.
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MT. Pleasant
Pete Steele
Round Hill
Sadie Lamp
John Conner
Winchester
Pearl Cochran
John Adams
Arthur Lowery
Holmes Spillman
Mary Miller
Marvin Miller
Ruth E. Perry
Florida
Mabel Perry
Louise Zuckerman
Lad Takes Turn For the Worse
Robert Miller, a 7-year-old with an incurable muscle disease who drew thousands of Christmas cards, has taken a turn for the worse. His mother says he has the flu and doctors fear his lungs may fill with fluid, a condition that could prove fatal.
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Mkster
Mich
Robert Miller
Robert
Lucille Ball Starts 20th TV Season Amid Family Hustle
AP reports Lucille Ball begins her 20th season with the Waldorf Towers interview prep and a busy New York visit. Lucie Arnaz, 19, joins the scene while Ball discusses her career, Desilu ownership, and plans for her children in show business.
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Lucille Ball
New York
Waldorf Towers
Lucie Arnaz
Dick Cavett
Miss Ball
Lucy
CBS
Nielsen
Lucille
Desi Arnaz
Desi
Riage
Desilu
Gary Morton
William Frawley
Vivian Vance
Frawley
Vivian
Connecticut
California
Lucie
Desi Jr
California Art Institute
Alfalfa State Market Report for Hogs to Cattle and Lambs
Agricultural market listing for Monday April 26 detailing livestock prices by weight and grade. Feeder pigs veal slaughter calves lambs and various cattle categories shown with price ranges and animal counts. Includes stocker feeder cattle and different weight classes with quality designations.
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Choice & Prime
Choice & Prime Heavy
Choice & Prime Light
Good & Choice
Utility
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Thanx
Netalie Utica
N.Y
NEA, Inc
Duff’s Rebel Restaurant
New Zealand
Robert Marshall
Duff
Millwood Ave
Cynthia Lowry
AP Television
Edgers
Vigro
Scott's Turf Builder
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Burton's Ward
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