Space age circuit rider Joe Keiper logs 200000 miles a year
Rev. Joseph A. Keiper travels the Atlantic Missile Range providing chaplaincy and counseling to missile crews. He holds services in mess halls and theaters, sometimes in bars historically, with about 20 percent of personnel attending. He works across sites including Antigua and San Salvador, earning respect as a trusted religious guide for the range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict
Canaveral
Fla
Joseph A. Keiper
Joe
Keiper
Antigua
West Indies
Sosient
Mento
Grand Bahama
Pan American World Airways
Atlantic Mis
San Salvador
Tor
Need Sader
Florida
Wardensville Lions Hear U S Forest Service Plans
Two U S Forest Service guests Dick Elliot and Pat Sheehan spoke at the Wardensville Lions Club meeting about recreation plans for Waites Run and Trout Pond. Projects hinge on federal funds. George Washington National Forest and the Valley area near population centers boost regional recreational development. The club also discussed renovations to the War Memorial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Forestry Service
Dick Elliot
Pat Sheehan
Wardensville Lions Club
Lions
Waites Run
Trout Pond
Wardensville
George Washington National Forest
Tthe Valley
U.S
Ireland Moves To Abolish Most Death Penalties
In Dublin the Irish government said it will abolish the death penalty for most murders. Justice Minister Charles Haughey announced a bill to be submitted later and said hanging would be kept for some categories of murder, though he did not specify which.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ireland
Dail
Justice
Charles Haughey
Virginia Veteran Seeks Veterans Benefit Debate in Congress
A World War II veteran and Virginia National Guard officer comments on a House committee reshuffle boosting veteran related legislation. He notes the Seventh District includes Shenandoah National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway and urges careful consideration of national veterans programs amid deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia National Guard
National Veterans’ Organizations
Viet Nam
Red Cross Plans Home Nursing Classes for Area
Local Red Cross chapter will offer a 16 to 18 hour home nursing course for ill injured or elderly care in the home. Four instructors will lead sessions beginning late next month with special group options for PTA and civic clubs. Information available by calling MO 25412.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
PTA
Red Cross Office
Mile of Dimes Re schedules for Saturday event
The Mile of Dimes event is re scheduled with Rus sell Wade as chairman. The stretch from People's Drug Store to Leggett's Dept Store will be roped off for coin donations along the curb. Coins are to be laid out from Boscawen and Loudoun to Leggett's entrance from 8 30 a m to 5 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciation
Russell Wade
People’s Drug Store
Leggett’s Dept
Boscawen and
Loundoun
Leggett
Hit-Run Car Crashes Barrier Kills Workman
Four men were cutting a pavement hole to lay a telephone conduit when a hit-and-run car plowed through a downtown street barricade in Kansas City. Jesse Francis Blankinship, 35, died. two other workers were injured but in satisfactory condition. Williams wrestled the driver, who fled on foot and was stopped a block away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oak and
Truman Road
Jesse Francis Blankinship
Thomas Williams
Mothers' March on Polio Begins Monday in County
The March of Dimes campaign runs Monday through Thursday across the county with 35 leaders and about 150 volunteers aiming for a 1200 dollar goal. Telephone 662-7126 for contributions as canvassing spreads to ensure broad coverage during the four day drive. The drive celebrates the 25th birthday of the March of Dimes, founded in 1938, supporting polio research and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannum
March of Dimes
Tupelo Temperature Reported At Two Below
Weather Bureau data from Tupelo Mississippi shows a morning low of two below zero. The note jokes that the temperature matches the town’s name in a lighthearted AP dispatch from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hollywood
U.S
Cossacks Defined as Adventurers and Disturbers of Peace
The Cossacks are described as a pastoral people whose warlike lifestyle defines them. Their name comes from a Turkish word meaning adventurer or disturber of the peace.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Winches
Grace Y. Wright
Daniel E. Wright, JR
Daniel E. Wright
Daniel E Wright
Hopewell Friends
Meeting House
Ee J. Marshall
N & Johnston
T Pond
SVNE
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Marsh
House
Committee On Veterans Af
Tupelo
Abbott, Proctor & Paine
New York Stock Exchange
Braddock
Crider & Shockey
Plymouth
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Winchester
Clarke County Motor CO
Berryville, Va
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!