Airman Thompson Returns Home After 2 1/2 Years in Captivity
Orange Virginia welcomes Thompson Airman 2C John Wales back from captivity in China. A parade, sirens, confetti, and a Washington to Orange homecoming greet him as his family reunites. He plans to decide his future, possibly rejoining the Air Force or pursuing other paths, and may explore local streams for fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
John Wales
Caroline Breet
James Madison Hotel
Washington
Air Force
Hong Kong
Peggy
Randy
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
John
Thompson
Forecasters Track Connie Diane Threat to Atlantic Coast
Forecasters warn that Hurricane Diane threatens the southeastern coast after Connie’s inland trough shifts patterns. Virginia is covered by a high pressure ridge while Connie’s trough attracts Diane, prompting possible hurricane warnings and cautious shipping along the Atlantic. Bermuda reports rough seas and one drowning as Diane approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Connie
Atlantic
Virginia
Diane
Gentry
Middle Atlantic States
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
John Bastin
Old Maids Day Observed in Denton Texas
Governor Allan Shivers proclaims Old Maids Day as Denton hosts an annual event for unmarried women. Organizer Miss Dorothy Babb notes a planned entertainment program drawing many ladies from across the state for the six year old celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
Texas
Allan Shivers
Dorothy Babb
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four
A list of quiz answers includes Congress Marco Polo Liberia Maine Bromley and other responses. The fragment shows numbers and items such as Yes No Beginning and ending in the ground and names tied to places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Marco Polo
Liberia
Maine
Bromley
Polio Toll Rises Across New England With 53 Dead
New England unofficial polio total reaches 1,523 with 17 new cases and five deaths over the weekend. Boston reports 13 new cases for a city total of 435, while deaths include a 27 year old Connecticut mother and four Massachusetts adults. Yan kee Division members from Camp Drum in New York linked to Boston exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Camp Drum
N. Y
Connecticut
Samson Air Force Base
Alfred L. Frechette
Henry Simon
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward F. Clifford
Southwick
Mass
John N Stanley
Wilmington
Ralph Bellows
Brookline
Charles R. Gens
Multiple vehicle crashes and a funeral service report
Several crashes were reported near Berryville Winchester and Front Royal. A Lincoln and a ten wheeler collided leaving a total loss Lincoln. Dr Carter and Mr Christianson injured in a Route 7 accident. Albert Reeves hurt on Route 50 but Reeves unharmed. Pearce child hurt on W Kern Street bicycle fall. A Valley Avenue crash damaged a 1951 Chevrolet and a 1955 Ford. Robert Franklin funeral services set at Jones Funeral Home with burial in National Cemetery. He was born November 2 1925 in Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Franklin
Enders
Berryville
Jones
Witt
Winchester
Studebaker
Albert Reeves
Ashland
Ohio
Camp LeJuene
N. C
Reeves
Pearce
W. Kern St
Alyce Frances Bean
Shenandoah Ave
Valley Ave
Charles Crisman
Marshall Crisman
Cameron St
Lloyd Edward Bond
Detroit
Wich
James Claycomb
Crisman
Robert Franklin
Jones Funeral Home
W. R. Jackson
Penetecostal Church
VFW Offers Airman Funds for Lawyer or Honeymoon
California Veterans of Foreign Wars offered to pay for either a lawyer or a second honeymoon for Airman Daniel Schmidt who just returned after 32 months in a Chinese prison camp. Schmidt met Una, now married to another man, in Nevada City to discuss his future and their 22 year old son Danny Jr. He said he wants to obtain legal counsel to understand his position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
Calif
California Veterans of Foreign Wars
Daniel Schmidt
VFW
Thomas J. Murray
Danny
Una
Schmidt
Nevada City
Alford Fine
Danny Jr
Japan Marks 10th Anniversary of Defeat and Peace
Japan observed the 10th anniversary of its 1945 defeat with solemn rites and prayers for war dead. Prime Minister Hatoyama praised the U S occupation for averting starvation and staving off fascism and communism as citizens reflected on peace prosperity and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
U. S
Greenbanker
Asahi
Car Catches Fire on Loudoun Street
A Cadillac sedan owned by W. S. Howard of Martinsburg West Virginia caught fire at 1 40 p.m. in the 100 block of North Loudoun Street. The alarm came from the Workingman’s Store. Firefighters from Friendship Sarah Zane and Reuss arrived. The blaze started in a wire in the engine and caused little damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Howard
Martinsburg
W. Va
N. Loudoun St
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Reuss
Rifle Shot Kills Boy in Roanoke
A rifle shot that ricocheted killed 13 year old Philip W Estep of Marion. He died Saturday at a hospital here from a spinal cord injury that caused respiratory paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Philip W. Estep
Marion
Obituary: L and Nellie McBee Franklin Son of Stephens City
A World War II Navy veteran and driver for Herbert Franklin Trucking, L and Nellie McBee Franklin is survived by his two daughters Kay Frances Franklin and Brenda Franklin of Stephens City, six brothers Leroy Charles George and James Franklin of Stephens City Herbert Franklin of this city and Thomas Franklin of the U S Navy, and three sisters Helen Jenkins Anna Madigan of Stephens City and Hazel Priest of Front Royal.
Bullet Pierced Body Found Missing Boy Scout Peter Gorham
The five week search for 12 year old Peter Gorham ends with his bullet pierced decomposed body found 12 miles north of Muskegon Michigan. State police will question camp counselors as investigators pursue leads in this unsolved case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Peter Gorham
Evanston
Michigan
William Jannega
Peter
Leroy R. Hunt
Frederick A. Gorham
Pontiac
Jeannie Singleton
Kalamazoo
Barbara
Egyptian Wins Channel Race In Dover Coast Swim
Egyptian Abdel Latif Abu Heif, 27, won the cross-channel swim finishing just after Thomas L. Park who led most of the way. Park finished seconds behind with 12 hours 2 minutes while Heif's 11 hours 44 minutes fell under the event record by Hassan Abdel Rehim. The prize pool of 5 320 dollars was shared with a winning woman. Florence Chadwick attempted a two way non stop swim from England to France meanwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
England
Abdel Latif Abu Heif
Thomas L. Park
Long Beach
Calif
Park
Heif
Billy Butlin
Hassan Abdel Rehim
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
France
Death of Bruce Ponton at Woodstock Village
Bruce Ponton 55 of Gravel Springs died Sunday at Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Woodstock after years of ill health. Born February 24 1900 in Dornestown Maryland he was the son of the late George Benjamin Ponton and Willey Ann Sale Ponton. Survived by wife Beratrice May Ponton four sons Earl Monticello Ivan Navy Calif Dick Alfred at home two daughters Mrs John Hoffman Baltimore and Mrs Lee Coulson Baltimore five siblings and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements not yet made the body rests at Stover Funeral Home Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sale Bruce Ponton
Gravel Springs
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Dornestown
George Benjamin
Willey Ann Sale Ponton
Beatrice May Ponton
Earl Ponton
Monticello
N. Y
Ivan Ponton
U. S. Navy
Calif
Dick Ponton
Baltimore
Alfred Ponton
John Hoffman
Lee Coulson
Quincy Ponton
Elijah Pifer
Chas Becker
Farmdale
Lilly Young
New York
Stover Funeral Home
Strasburg
Virginia Road Fatality Holiday Ends With Four More Deaths
Four new highway deaths ended a three day road fatality holiday in Virginia. The 1955 toll rose to 490 from 429 a year earlier. Details include John Edward Wherry of Arcadia California dying in Wytheville after a crash with a tractor trailer, his wife Mae injured. Hattie Kirby of Falls Church dying from August injuries. Robert Elmer Franklin of Winchester killed on U S 340 in Clarke County. John Willey Bright a Norfolk Negro killed in southern Norfolk County crash with Elsie M Marks driving the other car. Nine injured were Negro victims in the Norfolk County wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
John Edward Wherry
Arcadia
Calif
Wytheville
Mae T. Wherry
Wytheville Hospital
Hattie Kirby
Falls Church
Robert Elmer Franklin
Winchester
U. S. 340
Clarke County
G. T. Griffith
George William McCauley
John Willey Bright
Rt. 3
Norfolk
Norfolk County
Elsie M. Marks
August auctions span real estate and more in Winchester area
A list of auctions on August dates near Capon Bridge to Berryville includes real estate, livestock, farm machinery and household goods. Notable sales feature estate of Bessie C. Ramsburg, Joseph Hopkins property, W E Edwards trustee real estate, and front steps auctions at Frederick County Court House with houses and lots on Paper Mill Road and RT 340. Auctioneers include H F Smith James Jenney W E Edwards Charles R Duvall J Randolph Larrick and W D Orn torff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.S.T
Bessie C. Ramsburg
Capon Bridge
W. Va
H. F. Smith
Joseph Hopkins
Winchester
Mt. Williams
James Jenney
W. E. Eadwards
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
Stephens City Firemen's Carnival Grosses $1800
Stephens City firemen's carnival, hindered by foul weather, raised about $1800 for the general fund. The week included a Wednesday parade with over 60 entries and $150 in prizes. Thursday and Friday were canceled due to storms. Harold March won the grand prize, a 1933 Model B Ford, among the attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
General Fund
Harold March
S. Loudoen St
Note to reach 4 physicians in an emergency
Direct message instructs calling 3670 to contact four physicians quickly in an emergency. The fragment implies a telephone number for urgent medical coordination. No further context or names are provided.
Police Investigate Assault Charge in Washington D C
James Jones of 64th Street Washington D C was convicted on drunkenness and fined $15.25 in Police Court. A second felonious assault charge is pending further investigation. Jones allegedly cut Jess Hockman in the Potts Apartment on Highland Ave last night. Hockman was treated for throat and chest wounds and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jones
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Friends
Thompagn
Robert E. Frank
Frank Stepp
Kyser Funeral Home
Shenandoah
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Macedonia Church
Swift’s
I. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Minor Motor CO
Peeee
Snellings
N. Braddock St
DEEP
Miller’s
Beauty and Protection
Stadri
Butler
Wrek
I.Q
Clinton L. Ritter
Fichely Ek
FORD
Ora Honeymoon
Loudoun St
Donald W. Zombro
Clifton Price
W. D. Orntorff
GALL
Winchester Milling Corporation
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
J. E. Thoma
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock
Meral Home
du Pont
John W. Rosenberger & CO
Ine
S. Braddock St
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