DeMolay Here Gets Two State Offices
Vernon Eddy Chapter members gain state roles at Virginia convention in Norfolk. Joseph of the local chapter named state chaplain. Dennis Payne Arlington George Washington Chapter named Junior Counselor for Northern District. Lennie Jones Hopewell named State Master.
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Winchester
Vernon Eddy
Order of DeMolay
Norfolk
Joseph
Virginia
Dennis Payne
Arlington
George Washington
Lennie Jones
Hopewell
Band and fire unit procession reported in Maryland and Virginia
Over 80 marching units including Westernport drum and bugle corps and Taneytown truck join a parade list with Martinsburg Renual Fire Co Shepherstown Harpers Ferry Berkeley Springs Fredericksburg Rescue Squad and others. AP USDA market notes list hogs cattle and sheep prices in Chicago with varied weights and grades.
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Einema
Westernport
Winchester
Taneytown
Musselman High School
Reneal Fire Co
Martinsburg
Shepherdstown
Harpers Ferry
Berkeley Springs
Frederiksburg
Herndon
Philomont
Bridgewater
Shiburg
Petersburg F.C.E
Winchester Rescue Squad
Sqeeleton
Keyser
W. Va
West Berlin calm as Allied forces stage alert
In West Berlin 3,000 British troops joined a routine alert before Adenauer’s arrival, signaling allied resolve behind the Iron Curtain. The standoff eased as Red reinforcements withdrew and patrols resumed, with similar shows planned after future Communist activity.
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U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
West Berlin
Adenauer
East Germany
East
Grand Alpine Route Tops Europe’s Scenic Trails
The highest tourist road in Europe is the Grand Alpine Route spanning 375 miles across Austria France Germany Italy Monaco Switzerland and Yugoslavia.
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Europe
Austria
France
Germer
Italy
Monaco
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Virginia highway survey runs as James Wood students registered
An 8 man crew in Richmond staging a traffic count on Route 50 faced a peak load as James Wood student registration day began. The Virginia Highway Department team measured east and west bound traffic during the morning peak on the busy route.
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James Wood
Rt. 50
County Firemen Plan Fire Prevention Week Observance
Frederick County Firemen's Association discussed Fire Prevention Week for October at the August meeting held at Middletown Fire Hall. A Fire Seals sale proposal will be voted on by member companies at their next meetings. Reports list yard parties, suppers, hydrant notices, and monthly fire activity across Middletown Gore Stephens City Round Hill Gainesboro Shawnee and Clearbrook with varying alarms and assists.
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Frederick County Firemen’s Association
Middletown
Gore
Stephens City
Round Hill
S. H. Reaves
Winchester Water and Sewer Department
Gainesboro
Shawnee
Clearbrook
Shawhee
Shelley Mann to Appear in Winchester August 30
Olympic swimming star Shelley Mann will visit Winchester August 30 at 7 30 p m at Willow Lawn Swimming Pool. The appearance is sponsored by the Fyr-Fyter Squad of the Rouss Fire Company with no admission charge and about 300 seats. Patterson Drum & Bugle Corps and local swimmers will join in a 45 minute show accompanying Miss Mann. Mann, 23, Cornell graduate and former world record holder, has won 14 U S championships and set multiple records in butterfly and other strokes.
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Shelley Mann
Winchester
Willow Lawn
Man
Fyr-Fyter Squad
Rouss Fire Company
Miss Mann
Fyr-Fyter
Rouss Drum & Bugle Corps
United States
Melbourne
Australia
America
Miss Man
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Delta Gamma
Hamilton H. Mann
Virginia
Isabel Langford
Campbell
Albemarle County
Fort Defiance
Augusta County
Emily Peter Mann
Inn
Virginia Toll Reaches 488 as Deaths Rise in 1961
Virginia’s 1961 highway death toll stood at 488 today with three young sons among the casualties. Willie Jones Long III, 11, of Roanoke Rapids N C, was killed riding his bicycle on Virginia 627 west of Emporia. John Michael Yancy, 32 months, was killed when struck by a mail truck in Norfolk. Lillian Turner, 16, of Ridgeway S C, died from injuries after a two car collision three miles west of Sperryville on U S 211.
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Virginia
Willie Jones Long III
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Emporia
John Michael Yancy
Norfolk
Lillian Turner
Ridgeway
S. C
Sperryville
Rappahannock County
U. S. 211
The Average Couple Spends About $29 a Day on Motor Trips
A study of travel costs shows the typical pair on a motor trip uses about 29 dollars daily. It notes earnings, fuel, lodging and food share the main expenses.
Freedom Rider seeks change of trial site in Mississippi
Henry Thomas 19 a Howard College student faces breach of peace charges as the first of 190 Freedom Riders to appear before a Mississippi jury. He seeks a change of venue after a 200 dollar fine and 60 day suspended sentence in Jackson. Prosecutors say riders came to break state laws while defense plans to cite a 1960 Supreme Court ruling on equal access.
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Jackson, Miss
Freedom Riders
Mississippi
Henry Thomas
Howard College
Washington, D.C
Thomas
St. Augustine
Fla
Jackson
Trailways
James L. Spencer
Hinds
Russel Moore
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Hugo Black
Wheat Stabilization Plan Affects 1962 Acreage
Farmers face a 10 percent cut in 1962 wheat acreage allotments under the stabilization program. If wheat marketing is approved, cooperators could receive price supports near two dollars a bushel, up from 1.79 dollars. Without quotas, no marketing limit but 50 percent parity support for compliant farmers. Secretary Freeman outlines the proposal.
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Orville L. Freeman
New Generation Champions Teaches Swim Skills
During summer and other breaks in Arlington and the Washington area she runs a swimming school for youths aged six to sixteen as head of her program.
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Arlington
Washigton
D. C
Pact With Aeroflot Stalled by Cold War Tensions
States and Aeroflot, the Soviet government airline, await signings by governments for a pact that has already been halted by East West tensions. The route stalled after the U2 and RB47 incidents, then revived by Kennedy before renewed delays.
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States
Aeroflot
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Auction notices for Frederick County items and properties
Multiple sales listed across August and September including furniture and house goods at Front Royal Road and Route 7, a Massie farm in Stonewall District, Orkney Springs Hotel contents, a parcel of land in Frederick County Gainebsoro District, and 65 head dairy cattle at Stephens City School area. Auctioneers include Orndorff Cole, Charles Duvall, James Janney, and Buddy Artho.
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Front Royal Road
Buddy Artho Auctioneer
Dennys Commission
Winchester
Orndorff & Cole Auctioneers
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County Court House
Stonewall
Charles R. Duvall
Orkney Springs Hotel Corp
Orkney Springs Hotel
James Janney
Frederick County
Gainebsoro
Robert Stickley
Stephens City School
Charles Duvall
Weather summary for Virginia with rainfall figures
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of scattered showers. Highs and lows listed with moon phase notes and a full Moon near total lunar eclipse Friday night. Rainfall data cover the past 24 hours and year totals with monthly averages for 48 years and August 1961 rainfall to date.
Optimists Club to Sponsor Brothers Circus in Bartonsville
The Winchester Club books the Brothers Circus for October 7 at Showgrounds on Route 11 south Bartonsville. Proceeds benefit the club scholarship fund with Joe Higgs as director and boys work chairman. The program features five aerialists, trapeze artists, and clowns.
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Winchester Club
Brothers Circus
Joe Higgs
Boys Work
Rt. 11
Bartonsville
Kiwanis to See Tait's Pictures
Charlie Tait, star reporter and photographer, returns from Norway Sweden and Denmark to present colored slides at the Kiwanis Club lunch tomorrow at 12 15 pm at the George Washington Hotel.
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Charlie Tait
Star
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Kiwanis Club
George Washington Hotel
Face-card Pair in Monaco Sparks Colorful Debate
The scene unfolds around a face-card pairing event in Monaco featuring yellow blue and red designs. Chinese interests and shrimp crab and lobster mentions appear in a warm weather setting near a swimming pool. Mata Hari is referenced in a real intrigue about money and love.
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Monaco
Mata Hari
Weather Across Regions Sees Mixed Conditions
The Associated Press reports varied weather across regions with rainfall in some areas and clear skies in others. Temperatures range from mild to warm as fronts move through, affecting travel and daily plans.
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Chicago Livestock
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USDA
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Chrysler
Republic Steel
du Pont
Zenith
Ones
Boeing
Dow Jones
American Stock Exchange
Jones Funeral
Loudoun ST
Richmond
The
Virginia Highway Dept
Rt. 50 West
Shelly Mann
Stuart M
Perry, Inc
Piccadilly
Freedom Rider
Virginia B. McClure
ASC
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Id Ae
U dl Tare
Ester, Karl
Kiwanis
Tait
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Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
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Honolulu
Indianapolis
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Atlantic Aluminum & Steel
Staunton, Virginia
Denny’s
Commission
New American Legion
Westinghouse
P.S
Orndorff & Cole
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