Storytelling Hour Closes With 188 Children Enrolled
Handley Library hosted a weekly Storytelling Hour sponsored by the Women’s Civic League and the AAUW. The session ended with 188 children enrolled and 1,170 books read. Top readers were Cecelia Dick with 95 books and Tom Dick with 80.
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Tom Dick
Lamp
Handley Library
Women’s Civic League
The
American Association of University Women
Cecelia Dick
Cecelia
Tom
Chevyl Groves
Faye
Kay Adams
Jeanne Hammer
Ronald Manuel
Darnell Groves
Marshall Boyd
Handrey Library
Donna Duff
Robbie Boyd
Betsy Babb
United States
Smokey Bear
Melvin Duff
Jack Smith
Clarence Hill
William Godenour
Ann Clere Dick
Headley Barnsley
H. W. Ebert, Jr
Douglas Butler
Keith Williams
Stanley Forrest
Howard Dawkins
Helen Carson
French Lee
Douglas Cather
William Cahill
C. F. Galladay, Jr
John Hawse
William E. Eisenberg
Gordon Walsh
John Glaize
William Pryor
Harry Stewart
Virginia highway toll hits 510 deaths this year
Virginia state police added three recent fatalities and three delayed reports to bring the annual highway death toll to 510, up from 506 a year earlier. Among the dead are Benjamin Richardson in Nansemond County, Gladys Craddock in Patrick County, Alden Newland in Arlington, Clyde Ruble in Arlington, Raymond Pope near Emporia, and Collins High near Emporia.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Benjamin Richardson
Suffolk
Nansemond County
Gladys Smith Craddock
Rt. 5
Stuart
Patrick County
Alden William Newland
Nokesville
Arlington Hospital
Arlington County
Clyde Ruble
Arlington
Raymond Pope
Emporia
Submarine Threat Prompts Navy Reorganization
Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood warned that more than 460 Communist submarines could attack worldwide. He announced two major antisubmarine force changes, including an Eastern Pacific Naval Defense Force and a deputy commander for antisubmarine warfare, unveiled at a Navy and Institute of Aeronautical Sciences conference in SAN Dieto California.
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Hopwood
The
Navy
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
New Jersey Parks and Forests Reach 463 Sites
New Jersey now lists 463 state parks and forests across the state. The expanded network highlights protected greenspace, recreation areas, and natural preserves for residents and visitors.
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New Jersey
Dear Abby Grandma Revolts Against Overload
Dear Abby counsels that the tired grandmother is not wrong to refuse endless babysitting and deserves retirement. Readers share polio risk myths, engagement doubts, and financial hints, with Abby offering blunt, period advice and satire on domestic strain and love.
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Abby
Grandma
Dad
Court Docket Cleared of Six School Suits
U S District Judge Walter Hoffman dismissed six desegregation suits against Newport News Charlottesville and Warren County schools as dead issues. He also threw out two 1952 suits seeking white and Negro school equalization in Hampton and Nansemond County.
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Norfolk
Walter Hoffman
U. S. District Court
Hoffman
Newport News
The
Ree
Charlottesville
Warren County
Hampton
Nannemond County
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Co Lee
Sealy
City Hall
Cameron St
Dear Abby
Fiat Ten
Romeo
Abigail van Buren
Steve
Warwick
Davis Cleaners
Parish Lane
Boscawen
SW Call Alts, Florists, Inc
Scott Beauty Schools
Beauty School
Hollywood
California
West Virginia College of Beauty Culture
S. Queen St
Martinsburg
W. Va
Scott Beauty School
Anne Adams
Little Sister
Big Sister
Winchester Evening Star
Dept
West 17Th St
New York
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