Firemen's Convention Sifts Budgets and Elections
Norfolk AP report notes officers to be elected at the Virginia State Firemen's Association sessions. Delegates criticize state and local funding for school fire protection while John Meyer of Dunn Loring Fire Dept urges better facilities for fighting fires at schools. No action on the proposal yet.
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Norfolk
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Virginia
John Meyer
Dunn Loring Fire Department
Polio outbreak eases in Wytheville area
Weekend reports show three new polio cases in Wytheville boosting the town total to 79 in a 5 500 population city. Wythe County rises to 130 cases with 12 in the period, part of 306 statewide cases and 22 deaths, largely concentrated in Wythe County.
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Richmond
Wytheville
State Health Department
Wythe County
Virginia
Jet Plane Pilots Begin Training At Oceana Station
Pilots to fly Panther jet aircraft will start training with a new flight trainer built for the U S Navy. The first trainer arrived at Oceana Naval Auxiliary Air Station and will be used immediately. Main components include instructor controls a cockpit flight unit and an electronic computer section.
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Norfolk
U. S. Navy
Oceana Naval Auxiliary Naval Air Station
August 10 108 Sales Directory for Berryville and Winchester Estates
Estate and real estate auctions listed for August 11 12 including H J Hardesty Berryville sale Farm livestock machinery and personal property. Henry O McKee estate Frederick County Court House real estate on National Ave. M Wharton trustee real estate on Berryville Ave Winchester. A B Solenberger executor real estate Shirley St Winchester. Reardon and Scully attorneys in fact real estate near Round Hill. Mary Producers Assn Grounds Frederick Md. date lines show multiple auctions and locations.
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H. J. Hardesty
Berryville
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Henry O. McKee
Frederick County Court House
National Ave
James P. House
South Lou- Sea
Am—M. Wharton
Court House
Winchester
Berryville Ave
A. B. Solenberger
Shirley St
James P. Reardon
T. G. Scully
Round Hill
Mary
Paralyzed veteran held on murder charge in hospital shooting
Charles Edward Kennedy, 29, a paraplegic veteran from Burgettstown Pennsylvania, was held in federal custody after waiving a preliminary hearing in Richmond. He is accused of fatally shooting 28 year old Vance A. Clary of Randleman North Carolina at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in a paraplegic ward following a quarrel. Clary was shot six times with a .25 caliber pistol as other patients looked on. Kennedy faces a federal grand jury action in October.
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Richmond
Charles Edward
Burgettstown
Federal Reformatory Hosital
Petersburg
Kennedy
McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital
Vance A. Clary
Randleman
N. C
Clary
L. H. Wright
Governor Battles Traffic Toll Calls for Enforcement Push
Governor Battle urged Virginia State Police to intensify traffic law enforcement after more than 500 deaths from crashes, noting most accidents result from violations and calling for an all-out effort to reduce the toll.
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Richmond
Goveror Battle
Battle
Virginia
Fake Bill Suspects Await Trial in Richmond
Two New Yorkers held in Richmond city jail await an October Federal Court trial on counterfeit ten dollar bills. Joseph Marsala 20 and Alan J Rosen 25 had bonds set at 15000 and 10000 respectively but remained jailed after unable to post. Secret Service found 3160 in bogus ten dollar bills in their Fredericksburg car. They face charges of passing counterfeit money in multiple Virginia cities.
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Richmond
Virginia
U.S
Melvin Filegenheimer
Joseph Marsala
Alan J. Rosen
Fredericksburg
Secret Service
Norfolk
Suffolk
Petersburg
Portsmouth
How's Your LQ quiz answers page revealed
The page lists quiz answers: 1 Tanks 2 Above 3 Longfellow 4 Cancer 5 Twenty True 1 southernmost tip of South America 8 Pitching at the batter's head 9 Animal kingdom 10 He seems to be a decided supporter of this legislation.
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Longfellow
South America
Animal Kingdom
Lantern vanished in the church tower on Paul Revere ride
Robert Newman, 23, church sexton and brother of the organist, is generally credited with hanging the lantern in the church tower the night of Paul Revere's ride.
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Paul Revere
W.F.C A
Robert Newman
Henry Bradley Dies In Charles Town
Henry Nathan Bradley longtime Jefferson County Republican leader and farmer died at his home in Charles Town after two years of ill health He would have been 76 Survivors include his widow and two daughters Funeral services will be held at his home at 4 pm Thursday
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Charles Town
W. Va
Henry Nathan Bradley
Jefferson County
Bradley
State Board of Control
Charleston
Thomas Jefferson
Mrs. Nellie E. Larrick Services Held Near Chambersville
Funeral services for 63 year old Nellie E. Larrick were held at Omps Funeral Home with Rev. J. Goode officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Raymond Pingley, Linden Pingley, Clayton Pingley, T. N. Cather, Arthur L. Brill, and Albert Pingley. Flowers were abundant at the service.
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Nellie E. Larrick
Chambersville
Omps
J. Goode
Mount Hebron
Raymond Pingley
Linden Pingley
Clayton Pingley
T. N. Cather
Arthur L. Brill
Albert Pingley
Auto damaged in collision at Wyck and Loudoun Streets
A 1938 Ford driven by Terry Smith of College Park Texas struck a 1948 International tractor driven by Wayne DeHaven of Stephenson at the Wyck Loudoun intersection at 9 p m. Smith ran the red light and sustained a forehead laceration.
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Wyck
Loudoun
Terry Smith
College Park
Texas
Wayne DeHaven
Stephenson
Smith
Vocalists Win Award in Palace Theater Amateur Show
A vocal trio with guitar Ida May Ruth Aga and Margaret Emmons of 741 Woodstock Lane won first prize at the Palace Theater Amateur Show last Saturday. Charles Alger of Route 1 A placed second and Patricia Dunn of 741 Woodstock Lane took third. Thirteen other acts were heard.
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Ida May
Ruth Aga
Margaret Emmons
Woodstock Lane
Palace Theater
Charles Alger
Route 1-A
Patricia Dunn
Lash LaRue Makes Swim at Willow Lawn Pool
Western film star Lash LaRue, in Valley theaters for personal appearances this week, swam at Willow Lawn Pool yesterday and autographed several pictures for fans who recognized him.
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Lash LaRue
Willow Lawn Pool
Sheriff and Sergeant Attend Bristol Convention
Sheriff and Mrs. Robert De Haven and City Sergeant and Mrs. Gibson Baker left the city today for Bristol Virginia for the annual convention of the Sheriffs and City Sergeants Association.
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Robert de Haven
Gibson Baker
Bristol
The
Sheriffs’ and
City Sergeants’ Association
Scout Executive Takes a Vacation in Missouri Home
Basil Starkey the Scout Executive is vacationing at his Marquand Missouri home with his wife Mrs. Starkey and their two sons. They have been in Missouri since July 1 and were joined by a local scout official after Camp Rock Enon closed last month.
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Basil Starkey
Marquand
Norfolk Fire Chief Elected President of Virginia Association
Norfolk Fire Chief R. L. Wollard was elected president of the Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia during today’s meeting. The organization promotes fire safety and coordination among Virginia fire departments.
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Norfolk
R. L. Wollard
Fire Chiefs’ Association of Virginia
Descendants of Columbus Traced Through Ve Ragua Line
The Spanish Duke of Vergaua is a descendant of Columbus. Several South American families claim ancestral lines to the Admiral.
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Christopher Columbus
Veragua
Columbus
South America
Methodist District Buys Parsonage in Winchester
The Winchester District of the Methodist Church, with 108 congregations, bought a two story brick parsonage at 115 Peyton Street for the district. It will house District Superintendent and Mrs. Forest B. Ogles by October 1, replacing the former parsonage sold earlier.
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Winchester
The
Methodist Church
Peyton Street
Charles H. Harper
Forest B. Oglesby
Oglesbys
Washington St
Fairmont Ave
Everly Named Deputy Governor in Region 2 Lions Group
Julian A Everly of Boyce Virginia, secretary treasurer of Shenandoah Production Credit Association, is named deputy governor of Region 2 District 24 Virginia Lions by Frank Riddick of Charlottesville. Everly, a Clarke County Lions charter member and former second president, also served last year as zone chairman under C A Hobert.
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Julian A. Everly
Boyce
Shenandoah Production Credit Association
Virginia Lions
Frank Riddick
Charlottesville
Everly
Clarke County Lions Club
Lion C. A. Hobert
U. S. Offensive Gains Continue Across Korea
Intelligence officers say North Korean losses in six weeks total 44 500, with U S forces widening lines and Marines rescuing units in the south. American naval forces push toward Inchon and Tanchon while air power supports the effort and pilots report new anti aircraft fire.
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U. S. First Cavalry Division
Naktong
Korean Peninsula
Tanchon
38Th Parallel
Inchon
Seoul
Kimpo
General MacArthur
Tokyo
VFW to Consider Clubhouse Bids
Bids for erecting a Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse on E Piccadilly Street will be reviewed at the Post 2123 meeting at 7 30 p m tomorrow in Bufflick Road home of Quartermaster Richard Eddy. Plans call for a one story concrete building with brick front if prices are satisfactory. A social will follow.
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E. Piccadilly Street
Post 2123
Richard Eddy
Bufflick Road
Home Committee
James Himelright
Forces clash as two fronts push toward main U S supply tunnel
Hours before an attempted jump to a new drive toward Pu san the main U S supply tunnel the two forces collide head on fighting on the southern front was heavy and progress slow as clashes continued.
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Pusan
U. S
Resident Returns After 6000 Mile West Coast Bus Trip
L. E. Fries of 510 N Loudoun St has returned home after a 6000 mile bus journey to the West Coast. His route included Selina Kansas where his son Leslie Paul Fries U S Air Force died in a bomber crash in November 1944. Fries is a retired mail carrier and visited Salt Lake City and Yellowstone National Park en route, returning via Houston and New Orleans.
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L. E. Fries
Loudoun St
Selina
Kansas
Leslie Paul Fries
U. S. Air Force
Fries
Salt Lake City
Yellow Stone National Park
Houston
Texas
New Orleans
Acro Puzzle Clues Solve A Mixed-Up Grid
A cleaned list of crossword style clues with numbers and partial hints including Bent Egyptic god One living in the mountain Forces of county Scope Fold over Projection From River A subtle pain Neon sym. Dip quick into water Den Foreign Co worker of St Paul Marines Piece of urf Roman pound Small cut Roll of money Part of to be Ireland Hail Rips Largest continent Romantic Little girl Particle of addition Personal pronoun Type measure
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St. Paul
Ireland
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