Four Choirs Join Braddock Street Church Christmas Program
Braddock Street Church hosts a Christmas program directed by Mrs. Madeline W. Riley with organist Mrs. Helen W. Hirth. The program features multiple choirs including Youth and Sanctuary choirs, with selections like Silent Night and Joy to the World and readings by Dr. William Archer Wright.
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Braddock St
Madeline W. Riley
Helen W. Hirth
Christ Child
William Archer Wright
Joyce Quick
Alice Groves
Helen Coffin
Lillian Whitney
Peggy Haymaker
Barbara Wheeler
William Covington
Marvin Hutchinson
Bethlehem
Betsy Anderson
Sarah Shiley
Tommy Wolfe
Charles Wesley Choir
Anita Lanahan
Helen’ Boyer
Landon Boyer
Louis Renner
Helen of
Sanctuary
Charles Wesley the Pesatepition
Jesus
Nancy Hyatt
Janet Gay Watkins
Cherry Gorham
Sharon Glaize
Elizabeth Riley
Evelyn Riley
Mary Jane Knee
Elizabeth Johnston
Margaret Pitcock
Judith Pitcock
Peggy Ann Elimore
Carolyn Hughes
Rosalyn Hughes
Sonja Lee
Elaine Boyer
Barbar Woore
Carol Ann Markle
Becky Simpson
Lewis Boyer
George Lanahan
Arthur Stone
Jackie Kater
Dennis Brumback
Billy Edmonds
Joe Mitchell
John Gano
Wesley Choir
Policies on Military Casualty Reporting in Korea
Washington notes that casualty figures issued there differ from Pentagon lists by detailing losses by divisions while omitting frostbite and non combat illnesses. Defense officials cite strategic reasons to withhold non war wounds from battle casualty counts. The Army cites Air Force precedent in World War II for awarding Purple Hearts to frostbite cases.
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Korea
Army
Air Force
Norfolk Strike Postponed After Wage Talks
Wood Towing Company and International Longshoremen's Association postponed a midnight strike as they plan another negotiation on January 2. The union rejected a 10 percent raise and seeks an eight hour day five day week time and a half on weekends vacations and a $1.35 minimum wage. Captain Joseph D. Wood led the company offer through director Charles L. Kaufman.
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Wood Towing Company
International Longshoremen's Association
Charles L. Kaufman
Joseph D. Wood
Kaufman
Norfolk Denies Naval Request for Two Hour Tavern Extension
The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board rejected Norfolk naval authorities request to extend ABC licensed taverns hours by two hours on Christmas and New Year Sundays. City Manager Harrell was informed the move would not serve the ABC system interests. Admiral Davis had urged openings until 2 a.m. to aid military personnel celebrating holidays.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Norfolk
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Ralph O. Davis
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Fifth Naval District
Admiral Davis
Martinsville Firm Seeks Gas Franchise
Martinsville based Southwestern Virginia Gas Transmission Company applied to the Federal Power Commission for authority to buy gas from the Texas to New York pipeline for resale in its region. The plan includes building a 168 mile transmission line to the main line near the North Carolina Virginia border at a projected cost of 229250 dollars.
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Martinsville
Virginia
Southwestern Virginia Gas Transmission Company
Federal Power Commission
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New York
North Carolina- Virginia
Four Die in Southwest Virginia Road Accidents
Four people were killed in southwest Virginia automobile crashes yesterday. A first grader en route to a Christmas program and a high school teacher who planned to wed on New Year’s Day were among the victims. Early reports indicate multiple wrecks on local highways.
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Three Die in Route 58 Car Truck Collision In Damascus Area
A head on crash on Route 58 near Damascus killed Miss Millis Shupe 22 a Damascus High School teacher her brother Warren B Shupe Jr 24 of Abingdon and his wife as a coal truck driver Boyd Tipton of Plumtree NC fled the scene and was later arrested in St Paul Wright the coal truck driver 42 of Damascus survived the crash and was not injured.
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Plumtree
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Washington County
Damascus
Millis Shupe
Warren B. Shupe, Jr
Abingdon
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Shupe
Albert Edward Wright
Civilian Defense Plans Are Under Way
The state advances civilian defense preparations as plans move forward in Richmond with authorities coordinating local and state efforts for emergency readiness.
Virginians urged to recruit auxiliary police and firemen
Defense officials under J. H. Wyse authorize Virginia communities to recruit supplementary civilian defense personnel. Three to five auxiliaries will be recruited per regular officer or firefighter, with mandatory first aid training. Regular responders remain part of the defense setup.
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J. H. Wyse
Virginia
Governor Drafts Loyalty Oath For Defense Personnel
The governor orders all defense staff to sign a loyalty oath. The directive bans any person linked to subversive acts or groups advocating violent overthrow of the U.S. or Virginia government. It disqualifies those convicted or under indictment for such acts.
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Virginia
United States
Cemetery Meaning: The Literal Sleep Place
The term cemetery derives from a phrase meaning sleeping place. This linguistic note explains the etymology and reflects how burial grounds are named for rest.
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