Sam Boyd 66 Dies At Residence Here
Sam H. Boyd, 66, died at his home at 512 N Lincoln Street at 1 25 this afternoon after six years of declining health. He was a retired farmer born at Cross Junction June 2, 1685, son of Jesse and Eliza Burton Boyd. Surviving: widow Lula Dick. son Dasten Boyd and three grandchildren Carleton Fletcher, Dasten Boyd Jr., Mary Lou Boyd, all of Winchester. two sisters Mrs Edward McDonald Unger's Store W Va and Mrs Grover Helsley Winchester. brothers Luther and Dora Boyd Martinsburg W Va. He was a member of the Stephenson Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements at Omps Funeral Home with burial Mt Hebron Cemetery pending.
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Sam H. Boyd
Hame
N. Loucoln Street
Mr Boyd
Cross Junction
Jesse
Eliza Burton Boyd
Lula Dick
Dasten Boyd
Carleton Fletcher
Dasten Boyd, Jr
Mary Lou Boyd
Winchester
Edward McDonald
Unger's
W. Va
Grover Helsley
Luther
Dora Boyd
Martinsburg
Stephenson Methodist Church
Omp
Mt. Hebron
Mrs Pleasants Dies in Fairmont
Elizabeth Sumption Pleasants died at her home in Fairmont West Virginia this morning. She was born February 15 1898 in this city. Survived by her husband J H Pleasants parents Mr and Mrs W M Sumption two sisters Mrs Hunter M Gaunt and Mrs E B Stafford and one brother Cordell Sumption Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Elizabeth Sumption Pleasants
W. M. Sumption
S. Cameron St
Fairmont
W. Va
Pleasants
J H Pleasants
Hunter M. Gaunt
S. Washington St
E. B. Stafford
Radford
Cordell Sumption
Maywood
Falls Barrel Dare Ends in Death at Niagara Falls
William Red dill perished attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a homemade rubber barrel weighing 100 pounds with 14 inner tubes and a mattress inside. His younger brother Lloyd plans a similar attempt next Sunday despite the fatal outcome and prior warnings.
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Niagara Falls
Hill
Lower River
Maid of the Mist Company
Hope
Maid of the Mist Hill
Corky
Red
Major
Last Rites Wednesday For Richard Keller
Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Norment Funeral Home Hagerstown for Richard Keller 26 a World War I veteran who died yesterday at Newton D Baker Hospital after four months of treatment He is survived by his parents five brothers and four sisters all residents of Hagerstown and surrounding areas
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Norment
Hagerstown
Richard Keller
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Mr. Keller
Hubert Keller
Oranda
Shenandoah County
Elsworth Keller
National Avenue
Cecil
Earl
Robert
Chester Keller
Thelma Rogers
Washington, D. C
Lois Baker
Louise Lookabaugh
Evelyn Keller
Fire Chiefs Meet Luray Opens Four Day Convention
Mayor Harry Dyche welcomed about 100 Virginia fire chiefs to Luray for a four day convention as the state firemen's association prepared to begin its meeting tomorrow.
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Luray
Harry Dyche
Virginia
State Firemen’s Association
U N and Korean War Talks Follow Incursion Near Kaesong
General Ridgway and allied officials held a lengthy conference after a Chinese military movement near Kaesong. Reds apologized on Peiping Radio and urged resumption of talks, while demands for a buffer zone differing between the 88th parallel and current frontline continued to shape diplomacy as negotiations possible Tuesday.
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Korea
Ridgway
Red
Kaesonges
U. N
Peiping
Reds
North
South Korea
U.N
North Korea
Rideway
Civil Information and Education Division
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Yalu River
Bor
Mrs. Bettie Waddell Myers Dies at 90
Bettie Waddell Myers 90, mother of Charles L. Aikin and Mrs. J Frank Bayliss of 315 Amherst Street, died at the Bayliss home. Funeral at Hebron Lutheran Church Intermont, W Va at 3 p m tomorrow, burial in church cemetery. Omps Funeral to transport at 1 45 p m. She was born May 29 1861 in Yellow Springs, WV, widow of E P Myers, and previously married to Leonidas Welsh Aikin. Survived by three children, a brother Hugh P Cline of Miami, half brothers Winfred Clarence Cline and James Cline, and a half sister Mrs Daisey Baker. She was a Hebron Lutheran Church member.
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Bettie Waddell Myers
Charles L. Aikin
J. Frank Bayliss
Amherst Street
Bayliss
Hebron Lutheran Church
Intermont
W. Va
Omps Funeral Home
Myers
Yellow Springs
Asa Cline
Rebecca McKeever Cline
Wardensville
E. P. Myers
Wiliam Welsh Aikin
Mt Holly
N J
Borther
Hugh P Cline
Miami
Florida
Winfred
Clarence Cline
James Cline
Baltimore
Daisey Baker
W Va
Three Cadets Explain Private Room Cheating at West Point
Parents claim three cadets admitted cribbing by sharing exam questions with friends. They say it was friendly, with no motive other than friendship and no coercion. Col Blaik reportedly urged honesty. rumors of his resignation persist as he denies threats or coercion in hearings. Col James Leer confirms cadets were advised of legal rights before testimony.
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Earl Blaik
Blaik
Point
Special Board
Fort Leavenworth
James B. Leer
West Point Public Information
Cadet Dismissals Could Save Defense Costs Says Johnson
Johnson, ex-chair of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, backed the Army cleanup after cadet dismissals. He estimated academy costs at over 3000 dollars per appointee and put the total waste around 270000 dollars. He approved no congressional probe and said the cadets and officials fulfilled their duties.
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Murray
Congress
Congressional
Johnson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
West Point Military Academy
Energy cost of standing vs sitting compared
A. Standing requires 14 percent more energy than sitting.
Virginia Senate and House races in swing districts preview
A survey of key Virginia districts outlines races for the Senate from the Thirty Third Twenty Sixth Twenty First Twenty Ninth and Thirty Sixth as well as notable House contests. The lineups feature incumbents challengers and organization backing across cities including Hampton Newport News Roanoke and Alexandria with battles in Prince William County and Princess Anne County signaling party strength and potential shifts. Local figures include Victor Wilson G Alvin Massenburg E O McCue John A K Donovan Earl A Fitzpatrick Arnold Schlossberg Alfred Etheridge and others amid a year of organized campaigns and gubernatorial implications.
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Senate
Victor Wilson
G. Alvin Massenburg
L. A. Noland
Massenburg
House
Wilson
Elizabeth City
Warwick
Hampton
Newport News
Democratic State General Committee
Francis Pickens Miller
Tidewater
E O. McCue
Joseph T. Henley
Albemarle County
McCue
Governor Battle
Charlottesville
Albemarle
Fluvanna
Greene
Madison
Battle
Johns
Battle, Jr
Henley
Twenty-First
John B Spiers
Radford
Fred L. Hoback
Salem
Ted Dalton
Hoback
Montgomery
Franklin
Andrew W Clarke
Alexandria
Falls Church
John A. K. Donovan
Fairfax County
Miller
Fairfax
Prince William County
Earl A. Fitzpatrick
Arnold Schlossberg
Roanoke
Fitzpatrick
Schlossberg
W Alfred Etheridge
Princess Anne County
W. Russell Hatchett
Bolling Lambeth
Bedford County
Commonwealth
Donald H. Selvage
Amherst
J. W. Howell
Aubrey E. Strode, Jr
Bedford
Augusta
Waynesboro-Staunton
Felix E. Edmunds
Waynesboro
George M. Cochran
Staunton
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Russell M. Carneal
Halifax County
Roy B. Davis
James B. Wilburn, Jr
South Boston
John Patterson
Martinsville
Henry County
W. R Broaddus, Jr
Nick Prillaman
Weekend Accidents Kill 13 in Virginia
Thirteen people died in Virginia road crashes over the weekend boosting the toll to 548 for the year. The fatalities include nine single-vehicle crashes and victims from Washington D C Fort Monroe Staunton Fredericksburg and several other spots.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Calvin E. Phillpot
Washington, D. C
Thomas Richard Hammond
Fort Monroe
Douglas Green
Barbara Klein
Earl Linwood Wright
Staunton
Louise Emma Hicks
Hicks
Fredericksburg
McClanahan
Grundy
Johnson
Scottsville
Styles
Miss Jackson
Evans
Montgomery County
Loudoun County
Glen Lyn
Giles County
Campbell
Berryville
Miss Klein
Washington Hospital
Lee Boulevard
Arlington County
Senator Morsejaw fracture ruled out after horse show injury
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon was checked after a horse kicked him in the jaw at a show. X rays showed no fracture and further tests were planned. Morse has been at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg Virginia since Saturday and hopes to return to Washington soon.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Morse
Rockingham Memor Hospital
Harrisonburg
Mrs Pickering Dies at 93 in Vienna Nursing Home
Mrs. Mary C. Pickering 177, widow of Joseph L. Pickering, died Saturday morning at Cliff Nursing Home Vienna. Born May 5 1874 in Frederick County she was a daughter of the late Jacob W Loy and Susan Boyce Loy. Surviving are daughter Dorothy, brother Robert L Loy Falls Church and sisters Minnie Wisecarver Knoxville Tenn and Emma Lowery Frederick County. Services tomorrow at 2 pm at Jane Funeral Home with Rev John Hottle. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Mary C. Pickering
Joseph L. Pickering
Cliff
Vienna
Pickering
Frederick County
Jacob W
Susan Boyce Loy
Methodist Church
Round Hill
Dorothy Pickering
Washington
Robert L Loy
Falls Church
Minnie Wisecarver
Knoxville
Tenn
Emma Lowery
Jane
John Hottle
Irvin Hoke
Carl Shickle
John Shine Olin Afleck
D W Ritenour
William Fauver
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Remains of General Morgan Cause Local Dispute
A dispute over the burial place of General Morgan flared after Winchester Lions Club sought to move his remains to Cowpens. Winchester Frederick County Historical Society argues for Morgan to stay in the local grave. Morgan, a New Jersey native who spent much of his life in Winchester and Berryville, died in 1802 and was buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery after earlier interments at East Piccadilly Street.
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Louis Bryant
Strasburg
General Morgan
Dan Morgan
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Daniel Morgan
B. Floyd Flickinger
Braddock
Morgan
Frederick County
Winchester Lions Club
Lions Club
Cowpens
Battle of Cowpens
Winchester
Frederick County Historical Society
Historical Society
Berryville
Saratoga
Route 50
Clarke County
Amherst Street
J. A. Massie
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
East Piccadilly St
Mount Hebron
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Guarantee Trust
Main Street
Dept
Richmond
Word
Phillpot
Carmel Church
Caroline County
Hammond
Green
ASU
Col. Tarleton
Wagoner
Vsaes
Saveway
U. 8
Ibs
Genevieve Cooper
C. B. Smalts & Son
Nat'l Ave
Baseball and Coke
Yean
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Ing. Valley Avenue
Molden Electric CO
Vonssey
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