Youth Session Sunday Evening Highlights Eight Churches United
The Union Youth meeting brings together eight churches for a 6 30 p m Sunday program at Winchester Presbyterian Church. A Bible story record Nicodemus the Man Who Came to Jesus by Night will be presented with Paul Hotinger leading Jane Barr Scripture Carolyn Stanley pianist. Registration for Spiritual Emphasis Week starts Sunday. Rene Hauptman leads the committee coordinating signups and materials at the meeting. All city youths are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Winchester Presbyterian Church
Loud St. Siow
Nicodemus
Jesus
Paul Hotinger
Jane Barr
Carolyn Stanley
Rene Hauptman
Troop 9 Plans August Camp Visit To Shenandoah
Boy Scouts Troop 9 plans a trip to Camp Herbert Hoover in Shenandoah National Park in August as part of fall scouting activities. The meeting also covers a yard party on August 18 at Market Street Methodist Church to raise funds for the Canadian Trip Fund and a court of honor for summer camp advancements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 9
Boy Scouts
Herbert Hoover
Shenandoah National Park
Rapidan River
Market Street Methodist Church
Troop 9
Rock Enon
Falls 175 Feet And Lives To Tell About It
EVERSON, Pa. William Merteeis, 23, a Pittsburgh steeplejack, fell 175 feet from St. Joseph's Church steeple. He hung on a rope part way down, but the rope exhausted 40 feet from the ground. He survived in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everson
William Merteeis
Pittsburgh
Mertageis
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Pennsylvania
August 11 Sales Directory Listings for Clarke and Surrounding Areas
August 11 at 1 p m estate of Clark 344 miles east of Winchester Route 50 includes farming tools household furniture and antiques. August 11 at 1 p m Ida Anderson half mile east of Front Royal sells valuable real estate and personal property. August 22 at 10 a m E A Lindsey 1 mile north of Millwood Clarke Co on Clay Hill Lane livestock and farm machinery. September 5 at 10 a m James Perks 4 miles NW of Berryville at Marvins Chapel livestock and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Winchester
Ida
Anderson
Front Royal
E. A. Lindsey
Millwood
Clarke Co
Clay Hill Lane
Liverstock
James Perks
Berryville
Marvin's Chapel
Valley Conference draws large turnout at Bethel Church Elkton
Approximately 300 to 400 attendees participated in the 103rd annual Virginia Valley Central Conference of Congregational Christian Churches held at Bethel Church Elkton. Delegates from Timber Ridge and local churches heard speakers from Mission boards and Elon College. Officers were elected, and the next session is set for October 1952 at Leakesville Church in Luray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Valley Central Conference Congregational Christian Churches
Bethel Church
Elkton
Ray Robert A. Whitten
Edgar Nelson
A. Spaid
Cecil Whitlock
John Ely
R. A. Whitten
C. A. Puch
Evelyn Allen
Mary Ruth Whitten
Virginia Clark
Connie Spath
Iris Allien
C. A. Bazzle
Roy A. Larrick
Timber Ridge Church
Luther Johnson
Fred Oates
Melvin Selden
C. Oates
Elray Selden
Minnie Fox
Vera Larrick
Herbert Kump
Carl Anderson
Ross Werson
Board of Missions
New Research
New York
William T. Scott
D. D
Elon College
N. C
John G. Truitt
Eton College
Whitten
K. B. Dofflemyer
Clarance A Ee
Broadway
W Andes
Harrisonburg
Leakesville Church
Luray
Mrs. Marietta Denny 76 Dies in Berryville
Mrs. Marietta Denny aged 76 died at her Berryville home yesterday afternoon at 5 oclock. Born November 6 1874 in Clarke County she was the daughter of Henry J Mesmer and Ann Maria Bonham Mesmer. She moved from Gerrardstown W Va to Berryville 40 years ago after her husband James Richard Denny died. Survived by daughter Mary D Sowers son Richard H Denny and sister Emma Avis Shepherd of Berryville. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 pm at John Henders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev Arthur Brown officiating. burial Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Denny
Berryville
Clarke County
Henry J
Ann Maria Bonham Mesmer
Denny
Gerrardstown
W. Va
James Richard Denny
Richard H. Denny
Emma Avis Shepherd
John Henders
Arthur Brown
Green Hill Cemetery
Soviet press flags alarm over Shvernik pact proposal
Moscow reports say American newspapers cannot hide their alarm at Nikolai Shvernik's fire power for peace proposal. State Department rejects the idea as unnecessary due to the United Nations, while Moscow papers criticize US coverage for avoiding the core message and the Supreme Soviet presidium resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikolai Shvernik
U .S. State Department
United Nations
State Department
Shvernik
Supreme Soviet
U S to Train Venezuelan Army Under Four Year Pact
The United States and Venezuela signed a four year agreement enabling U S Army experts to assist in training the Venezuelan military. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Venezuelan ambassador Antonio Mimi Araujo signed the pact, which mirrors similar Latin American defense pacts in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United State
Venezuela
U. S. Army
Dean Acheson
Antonio Mimi Araujo, Jr
Jets Hold Hill As North Koreans Flee South
In Korea a hill on the eastern front remains contested while Red probes halt after weeks of fighting. The city of Pusan reports a mass refugee exodus from the North, with Clarence Ryee noting over 400,000 have fled in two weeks, 270,000 by land and 150,000 by sea, raising the total to about 4,000,000 refugees in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Red
Pusan
North Korea
South Korea
Clarence Ryee
Chorwon—Kumhwa - Yangeu
Ryee
Connally Warns Senate Over Possible Test and Aid Bill
Connally, speaking for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned of a possible Senate test. Republicans urged restraint as the Senate debated troop numbers for Europe, while a related foreign aid bill of 8.5 billion was trimmed to about 7.85 billion for non communist areas. House committees advanced the cut package with a cabinet rank director outside the State Department to direct the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Europe
Conally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rules Committee
House
Truman
State Department
Effort to Move General Morgan Remains Draw Fire
Telegrams from Virginia oppose relocating General Daniel Morgan from Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. Senators Johnston and Bryson pledge support for returning Morgan’s remains to South Carolina, with Marine Corps League and D A R backing the effort.
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W. Nelson Page
Mt Hebron
Winchester
Daniel Morgan
Mt. Hebron
Virginia
Morgan
Clarke County
Clarke
Frederick
Harry F. Byrd
U. S
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
Spartanburg
Cowpens
S. A. Moseley
George Washington
General Morgan
Olin D Johnston
Moseley
Joseph R Bryson
Fourth
Greenville
8. C
Dean Martin
Joseph R. Bryson
Congress
Dr Martin
Marine Corps League of South Carolina
S. A
D.A.R
Pasture Seeding Demonstration At Campbell Farm Draws 200
More than 200 people attended a seeding demonstration on Carroll Campbell’s Middle Road farm under the Frederick County Pasture Club. County Agent I Fren Stine outlined Governor Battle’s pasture improvement program, aiming to provide adequate on every farm and to increase improved pasture and livestock numbers. C E Koontz noted 15,000 acres of Frederick County crop land unused, urging conversion to productive pasture to boost dairy income. the county plans include land improvements, adding 15,000 acres, and diverting crops to profitable pasture. A field meet at Campbell’s farm is planned next year to track progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Campbell
Middle Road
Frederick County Pasture Club
I. Fren Stine
Governor Battle
Stine
C. E Koontz
Sail Conservationist
Frederick County
Campbell Farm
Firemen End Annual Convention at Luray
Virginia Firemen conclude their annual convention in Luray with a two mile parade witnessed by about 8 000 people. Fifty units and around 200 participants marched in the parade as the highlight of the Virginia Firemen Association meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LURAY
Virginia Fl Oer
Virginia Firemen’s Association
Dr Condon Quits As Standards Chief
Dr Edward A Condon resigned as Director of the National Bureau of Standards effective September 30 1950 He cited financial sacrifice and will join private industry The physicist and atomic energy expert had previously led research for Westinghouse Electric Corp before government service since 1945 The resignation follows scrutiny by the House Un American Affairs Subcommittee chaired by J Parnell Thomas who called him a weak link in atomic security
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Truman
Condon
Westinghouse Electric Corp
J Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Republian
Soviet leader asserts fewer barriers to international intercourse
The President criticizes past Soviet limits on travel and information and calls for reforms. He notes prohibitions on Russians traveling abroad reading outside Russian material and foreign radio jamming, and the Kremlin’s denial of foreign spouses leaving Soviet territory. Also mentions 1951 rodeo activity with about 500 events and $1.75 million in prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Voice of America
Kremlin
State W Barkley to Speak. Widely Discusses Virginia Courts
State lines echo with talk as State W Barkley plans a Saturday night speech arriving tomorrow by train. Virginia lawyer W R Broaddus, Martinsville, argues judicial work is unevenly distributed across courts and calls for an executive assistant to the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Judicial Council to study procedures and propose reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Barkley
Virginia
W. R. Broaddus, Jr
Martinsville
Broaddus
House of Delegates
Supreme Court of Appeals
Judicial Council
Willoughby Center of Spy Ring Probe
House investigators press to obtain more details from Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby former intelligence chief of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Witness Mitsusada Yoshikawa and Willoughby tie Sorge ring to Institute of Pacific Relations as Senate and House panels review wartime espionage in the Far East. Spree exposed top secret plans flashed to Moscow. Sorge ring actions date to 1933 and ending in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Charles A.willoughby
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Institute of Pacific Relations
Walter
D-Pa
House Un-American Activities Committee
Willoughby
Senate Committee
Tokyo
Russia
Richard Sorge
House Committee
Sorge
FBI
Mitsusada Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa
Pearl Harbor
Japan
U.S
Pacific
Siberia
Senate Group
Special
Moscow
Spree
Week of Activities Planned By Youth
Miss Dorothy Lee Fishpan announces a week of youth activities at Stephenson Church from August 13 to 19 at 7 30 p m. The theme is Christian Living In Our Time with Rev. Percy White leading discussions and Miss Winfred Knight directing worship each evening. Refreshments are provided by local fellowships and additional youth from Carpers Valley and Welltown churches will join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lee Fishpan
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Brucetown
Stephenson Church
Winfred Knight
Burnt Factory M. Y. F
Percy White
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Berryville
Christ
Burnt Factory
Crums
Stephenson
Carpers Valley
Welltown
How's Your I. Q. Answers Quiz Page 4
Answers to the Page 4 quiz list the 5 questions and responses. The questions cover a location in Germany a person named Thomas a figure Robin Hood a death in 1946 and a yes answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Thomas
Robin Hood
World Championship hits par chaos at Tom O Shanter
In Chicago, Tom O Shanter hosts the World Championship with $12,500 at stake and a possible $5,000 bonus for a course record of 63. Sixty four pros and ten amateurs contend as 46 finish 71 or under and par 72 proves elusive amid wild opening rounds. Ben Hogan sits one behind the leaders after a 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tom O’ Shanter
Geo. S. May
Tam
PGA
Ben Hogan
Tom
Hogan
Cyrano de Bergerac figure linked to Rostand play
The drama Cyrano de Bergerac draws on the real 17th century French poet Hector Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 55), whose life matched only superficially the play's hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrano de Bergerac
Rostand
Hector Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac
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John W. Rosenberger
Cicero
Ill
103Rd Valley Conference
Mrs. Denny
Dadant's Beecomb
Lewis Precision Built
Barr’s Farmers Hardware
BEE Supplies
Jets
E. Messditly
Firemen
Dr. Condon
Soviet
Frank H. Clark
Millwood Road
Dollie Clark
Coleman Dunn
I. Q
Handel, Pribilof Islands
Lizard
J-M
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent Street
Johns-Manville
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Frederick Motors
Mart’sburg Pike
Ing
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron &T
Chapman Motor CO
Desoto
Heatwole Motor CO
Garland Shutts
John Marshall
Mountain View
R. G. Wolverton
Ida S. Anderson
Circuit Court
Clarence R. Glaize
P. S
Helen M. Snapp
Cedar Creek
Opequon
Puraheasee Maw Mae
P. S. Heishman
Kathryn Lineweaver
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Virginia Cold Storage
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