Alexandria Keeps Lee Stamp Plan Tied to Norfolk
The dispute over the Robert E. Lee 30 cent stamp centers on issuing first at Norfolk with Alexandria offering preferred sites in Stratford Arlington Lexing ton or the Lee home. Postmaster General Summerfield supports simultaneous issuance at both cities.
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Robert E. Lee
Norfolk
Alexandria
Idt
Ake
Fexandria
Grant
Lee
Peterswre
Arthur E. Summerfield
Stratford
Arlington
Lexington
Minnesota
Albert Robertson
Virginia
Robertson
American Philatelic Society
Plan For New Robinson Memorial School Advances
The Frederick County School Board votes to borrow 100000 from the State Literary Fund to finance a new Robinson Memorial School named for the Robinson family. Funds from the Robinson Memorial will buy the site, with additional 15 000 set aside per the will. plans include repurposing Kernstown and Miller for early grades and future expansion near James Wood High School.
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Kernstown
Miller
B. O. Brumback
Opequon
Grover Teets
Stonewall
Ayler
Robinson Memorial Fund
Robinson Fund
Robinson Memorial School
Robinson
S. R. Robinson
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley Academy
W. Amherst St
Albert Somerville
SVA
Thomas G. Scully
Academy
James R. Wilkins
Winchester
Frederick County School Board
Board of Supervisors
James Wood High School
James Wood
James Wood School
Long Range
Helen Massey
Margaret Massey Eastman
U. S. Rt
James
Godfrey Plane Hits Ground Light at New Jersey Airport
Arthur Godfrey, taxiing a DC3 at Teterboro Airport, damaged the right wing when it struck a ground light. He and a co pilot escaped injury. The wing was repaired and the plane took off for Moncton, Canada later without incident.
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Teterboro
N.J
Arthur Godfrey
Moncton
Can
Frederick County Board votes to borrow funds and upgrade roads
At the August meeting the Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved borrowing $4000 at 3 percent from Middletown State Bank to cover current expenses, repayable within 65 days. The board also raised Game Warden Earl Cather’s salary and backed highway projects including a new bridge over the Opequon and upgrades to State Routes 657, 660 and 664 funded by Secondary Federal Aid. Plaques will honor 44 dignitaries in the county courthouse.
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Board of Supervisors
Middletown State Bank
Teets
Brumback
General County
C. M. Rosenberger
Lee N. Whitacre
Earl Cather
Opequon
Clarke - Frederick County
Frederick
Clarke County
Frederick County
Bureau of Public Roads
Virginia Highway Department
U. S
Frederick County Court House
D. W. Ritenour
August auctions list for Capon Bridge and Winchester area
Multiple sales notices outline auctions: August 20 at Capon Bridge for Bessie C. Ramsburg estate including real estate and items. August 26 near Winchester Mt. Williams for Joseph Hopkins real estate and personal property. August 27 near Vaucluse for W E Edwards real estate. August 27 Paper Mill Road house and lot in front of Frederick County Court House. August 27 Front Royal Rd real estate five items auctioned by local trustees and special commissioners.
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Bessie C. Ramsburg
Capon Bridge
W. Va
H. F. Smith
Joseph Hopkins
Winchester
Mt. Williams
James Jenney
W. E. Edwards
Vaucluse
Charles R. Duvall
Harry R Kern, Jr
J. Randolph Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Paper Mill Road
Harrison, Benham, Thoma & Larrick
Front Royal Rd
Leonard Charles Collins
Phyllis Laura Collins
Frederick County
Virginia
Ohio Couple Hurt in Crash Near City Today
An Ohio couple was injured when their car collided head on with a truck at the U S Route 50 and 522 intersection east of Winchester. John Glenn 60 and Clara Glenn 58 of New Concord were hospitalized in satisfactory condition with head and leg injuries. Hazel Schuler 47 of Baltimore was thrown from the car but unhurt. a 5 year old grandson also uninjured. The truck driver was uninjured. Police could not be reached for further details.
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Ohio
U. S
Glenn
Hazel Schuler
Baltimore
Russell Miller
Rt. 1
Middletown
Crider & Shockey
Winchester
Margaret Howser
Rt. 6
Marion
J. W. Witt
Ford
Chevrolet
McClary
Paris
Clarke County
M. H. Moore
Bomb Found in Roxy Theatre Ties 22 Old Devices
A crude five inch pipe bomb was found by a maintenance worker in the Roxy Theatre. Police link it to 22 home made bombs planted in public places across the city over 15 years. Eight of the bombs exploded injuring seven people.
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New York
Roxy Theater
Weather outlook: rain then clearing with easing hurricane winds
Rainfall in August revives late gardens and pastures while hurricane force winds threaten Norfolk and coastal areas this evening then ease tonight. The AP reports the storm should weaken as it moves northward with gradually clearing skies forecast for tomorrow and fair, moderately warm conditions expected on Sunday.
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Norfolk
Dick Reunion Set at Greenwood Church in Unger West Virginia
The annual Dick reunion will be held at Greenwood Methodist Church one mile east of Unger W V on August 21 beginning at 10 a m. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs Harry Luttrell and Mr. and Mrs Ray Luttrell and son Dallas who recently spent an evening with Mr. and Mrs Clarence Shelburne. Reedings note social visits among locals with Ms Mervis Dick and Omps hosting dinner in Unger and Mrs Tom Brannon confined by illness.
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Walter Moore
Mrvis Dick
John P. Omps
Unger
W. Va
Tom Brannon
Connie Pounds NC Coast as It Hunks Inward
Hurricanes batter the Carolina coast with Connie’s center approaching by noon. Winds hit 135 mph with eight foot tides driving debris through Wrightsville Ca rolina and Kure Beaches. Cape Hatteras braces while no casualties are reported and cottages withstand the storm better than Hazel last year.
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Carolina
Wrightsville
Kure
North Carolina
Connie
Cape Hatteras
Caribbean
Hazel
Move to Curtail Tax Benefits Praised
Sen. O Mahoney lauds administration for curtailing tax benefits used to expand industry. Arthur Flemming announces orders ending special tax benefits in 19 industries and suspending 38 others pending review, signaling a tapering of incentives tied to national security expansion.
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Washington
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Eisenhower
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Flemming
Answers to Page Four Quiz Questions
Answers printed on Page 4 reveal each response: Yes, True, Christ's Nativity, Knee, Fifteen, Anemometer, Solon, Indiana, Dark, Nova Scotian.
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Indiana
Dark
Nova
Woman Killed Backing Car From Garage in Los Angeles
Mrs Anna Louise Maxwell, 49, died after her car door struck the garage frame and pinned her throat as she backed out. Neighbors aided her but she died en route to the hospital.
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LOS Angels
Anna Louise Maxwell
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank E. Mann
Mr. O. Smith
Catlett
Swift’s
I. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Minor Motor CO
Snellings
N. Braddock St
Murphy's
Polluw
Ee Royster
Wetherill’s
LeGear & Pratt
Bowe Wierd
Field & Garden
Harry Murphy & Brother
Hull
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Godfrey
N. J
California Spray Chemical Corp
Wyck St
Winchester Star
U. S. Rts
Albert F. Parker
U. S. Rt. 11
Harry Miller
George Anderson
Ralph Lee Jones
Rt. 3
William E. Riley
New Market
Ada Massey
Rt. 2
Sidney Davis
Jones
Anghely i
Ford Dealers
Roxy Theatre
N. Reynolds Store
Mrs. Mervil Dick
Deering Chevrolet
Oldsmobile, Inc
Middleburg
Robert A. Hill
Associated Discount Corp
R. M. Davis
Mgr
OF City Realty
Sarah Daugherty
South Braddock Street
Admr. c. T. A
E. T. Snider
Solon
Arlene France
Nbc-Tv
Rae
N. Cameror St
Winchester Milling Corporation
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
J. E. Thoma
Mt. Williamson Rt. 612
Nash Ambassador
David Bradley Garden
White Rock
Thor
Joseph T. Hopkins
James Janney
Winchester Front Royal Highway
B. P. Harrison
H. K. Benham
J. Edward Thomas
Frederick Larrick
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