Parole Board Names Charles P Chew Director and Board Member
Governor Batten appointed Charles P Chew as director of parole and a member of the parole board succeeding Col. Richard W. Copeland who resigned June 30. Chew becomes executive secretary of the board, a role he has held since July 1, 1945, after serving as probation and parole officer in Staunton.
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DND
Charles P
Parole Board
Bat
Col
Richard W. Copeland
State of Welfare
Copeoe
James W. Phillips
Richmond
Ralph E. Wilkins
Portsmouth
Harrisonburg
Chew
Highland County
Waynesboro
Staunton
Cabin Cruiser Catches Fire in Ham Roads
A small cabin cruiser caught fire when its engine backfired and burned last night in Ham Roads Newport News. Five occupants escaped uninjured. one man sustained a leg injury as he and four others abandoned the craft. They were rescued minutes later by a larger cruiser arriving at the scene.
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Newport News
Ham Roads
Staunton Rescue Group Reaches Lake Death of Lee Foster
The Staunton rescue squad recovered the body of Lee Garland Foster, 31, of Shenandoah Acres Lake near Foster, two miles east of Foster. He worked in a Waynesboro garage and had been missing since yesterday after going to the lake. Waynesboro squad joined the search but Staunton found the body first and took it to a Staunton funeral home.
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Stuarts
Staunton
Lee Garland "Foster
Shenandoah Acres Lake
Foster
Waynesboro
Made to Prevent Crop Damage by Deer
I T Quinn executive director of the State Game Commission unveiled a plan to curb crop destruction by deer near the Big Level game refuge in Augusta County. A wide buffer strip failed previously. the new effort plants late winter and early spring forage to keep deer from farmers fields, developed after a Harrisonburg conference with the National Forest Service and Game Commission officials.
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Richmond
I. T. Quinn
State Game Commission
Augusta County
Quinn
Harrisonburg
National Forest Service
Sicilian Bandit King Giuliano Killed in Mount Hideout
Salva tore Giuliano known as Robin Hood of the hills and proclaimed Sicilian government was shot by 2,000 Carabinieri after a two week siege at his lair in Castavetrano hill near Palermo. Police pursuit over eight months left most of his band dead or captured.
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Palermo
Sicily
Salvatore Giuliano
Rome
Robin Hood
Giuliano
Castevetrano
Local Dentist Honored by Group
Dr. Ralph B. Snapp of Winchester was elected to life membership by the Virginia State Dental Association at its Roanoke meeting for his service to dentistry in Virginia. He earned life memberships in the Northern Virginia Dental Study Club and in the Virginia Graduate Chapter of Delta Sigma Delta. His Virginia citations include past president of the state association and Shenandoah Valley group, co founder and first president of the Northern Virginia Study Club, long time Executive Council member, and Virginia Board of Dental Examiners member.
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Ralph B. Snapp
Winchester
Virginia State Dental Association
Roanoke
Virginia
Northern Virginia Dental Study Club
Delta Sigma Delta
Dental Fraternity
Shenandoah Valley Dental Association
The
Virginia State Board of Dental Examiners
FVW Award Postponed to July 29 at Yard Party
The Winchester VFW Post postpones the Chevrolet prize presentation from July 4 to July 29. The ceremony will occur during a yard party hosted by the veterans group.
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Winchester
VFW
UN Flag May Be Flown By Americans In Korea War
The blue flag of the United Nations may be flown by Americans and others fighting to stop the Communist invasion of South Korea.
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Washington
United Nations
South Korea
Johnson’s political career after presidency ends
L. W. E. A. Johnson was not renominated in 1868 and returned to Tennessee where he spent seven years seeking a Senate seat. He was elected in 1874, attended a brief special session, and died July 31, 1875.
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Andrew Johnson
United States
L. W. E. A. Johnson
Tennessee
Senate
Twin Brothers Start in Business From Star Carrier Days
The Brown brothers recall their Star newspaper routes in Winchester listing routes along Boscawen Street and nearby streets, noting fellow carriers Lindsay Fuller, Harry Ebersole, and Piggy Copenhaver. They built a brick home at 303 Jefferson Street and credit carrier work with business training. Douglas and Leslie Brown pursued bakery and automotive ventures after 1908, with World War I service and partnerships shaping their careers.
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Bond Street
Kent Street
Boscawen Street
Douglas Brown
Loudoun (Main) Street
Orrie
Braddock Street
Boscawen
Winchester
Leonard Copenhaver
C. Douglas Brown
Taylor and Sibert’s
Rathman’s Bakery
Beck’s Bakery
Washington
Baltimore
Beck
Busi
U. S
France
J. Howard Cather
Dodge Agency
Mr. Cather
Mr. Brown
Answers to quiz on Page 4 reveal key figures and facts
The quiz results list Richard Henry Lee Thomas Jefferson On parchment John Hancock John Hancock Philadelphia No that phrase which was included in Jefferson's draft was eliminated True Yes No The Germans shipped tons of Dutch bulbs and bulb soil to Germany during the war with an aim to take over the industry
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Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
John Hancock
Philadelphia
Jefferson
True
Germany
North Korean push threatens Suwon front as U S and Korean forces retreat
Reports from Korea describe North Korean forces driving defenders toward high ground north of Osan while massing near Suwon. U S reinforcements pour in from Japan by air and sea as battles unfold on the Han River front. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean investigates the tank artillery clash where several tanks were knocked out and South Korean troops become trapped.
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South Korea
Osan
U.S
Suwon
Wiless Tomes Mhoe
Taejon
Han
Seoul
U. S
Japan
Associated Press
O H. P. King
Korea
William F. Dean
Advertisement for Pet erson's Ointment relief claim
An ad promotes Pet erson's Ointment as fast relief for irritated skin with pimples, itching, and red blotches. It promises soothing balm application, quicker comfort, and skin that looks and feels better with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Peterson
Sales Directory Listings Across Winchester Berryville Areas
July auctions list multiple sales: Mary Peters 2 miles east of Winchester on Berryville Pike furniture. Florence Myers Barr estate Peyton 8&t Winchester real estate. Blanche McAfee West Main Berryville furniture. Kimloch Farm 28 miles south Fredericksburg Aberdeen Angus cattle. Herbert S. Larrick trustee Gainesboro front of court house Winchester real estate. J A Dunlap Gore furniture. Shenandoah Valley National Bank Lizzie Blosser Haines estate real estate on W Boscawen Winchester. Jos B Newlin 109 E James St Winchester real estate and personal property. H J Hardesty Berryville farm livestock machinery personal property.
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Mary Peters
Winchester
Berryville Pike
Florence Myers Barr
Frederick County House
Peyton 8&T
Blanche McAfee
West Main St
Berryville
Kimloch Farm
Fredericksburn
Aberdeen
Angus Cattie
Herbert S. Larrick
Gainesboro
Disef Court House
Winchester Trict
Lizzie Blosser Haines
W. Boscawen St
Jos
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Virginia News
Warrisonburg
Funeral Home
Order of the Golden Rule
Erste Weseey
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Rodém
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Stephens City
Boscawen St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lizzie Elosser
Haines
FVW
West Va
Beyond Va
Winchester Evening Star
Smalts
Mae Ai
N. Cameron
B. F. Goodrich
Chapman Motor CO
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Gore, Va
Belling
W. K. Orndorff
J. S. Dunlap
Gore
REES
A. F. Rees, Inc
County Court House
Peyton Street
A. B. Solenberger
Florence Myers Barr Coleman Dunn
Ostermoor
WINCHESTER FURNITURE_CO
South Main &J
Winchester, Va
General Electric
Singer
Maytag
Mrs
Berryville, Va
Mrs. Blanch McAtee
Chaser
Farmall
Fay
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Ming
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