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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1950

Page

6

Treasure map eases Florida pirate gold hunt plan

Florida assistant attorney general Ralph E. Odum and Draftsman Warner Sanford created a vivid treasure map after years of research. The chart marks cross spots where legends say plunder lies across Florida, estimating about 165 million dollars in treasure while noting no digging has occurred. Odum prefers the 25 to 35 million dollars of Aztec gold aboard the Santa Rosa, sunk near Key West in 1520, though salvage is blocked by depth.

Chris Macgill Hal Boyle Fla Florida Seubionns and Ralph E. Odum Warner Sanford State Road Department State Library Library of Ena Britannica Odum Sanford Santa Rosa Key West

Local residents share visits and travel in Middletown

Rev J B Pedbes traveled to Camp Wakanda for a week of teaching. Nearby families and visitors from New Kennington Washington Beckley Roanoke Balti more and Winchester dropped by or spent time with relatives and friends. Cucumbers may be trained to grow on poles for easier picking.

Middletown Pedbes Camp Wakanda George Henson New Kennington Philip Good Washington Ed Good Grace Clark Berniece Burdette Main St Elizabeth Larrick Lucy Elsen del Ray Theodore Willey George Gordon Keith Beckey W. Va

Light From Warship Engines Reaches Distant Lands

Navy power plants from 130 ships now light areas from Anchorage to Saudi Arabia. National Metals and Steel Corp. salvages engines from old destroyers for emergency hospital use in Long Beach and supplies power for desert pumping and cold region heating.

Los Angeles Navy Anchorage Alaska Saudi Arabia National Metals and Steel Corp Scort Long Beach Veterans’ Hospital

Gromyko Rejects Security Council Korea Plea

Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko rejected a United Nations appeal asking all members to assist in repelling Communist North Korean aggression in South Korea. The UN released a brief telegram showing his reply to Secretary General Trygve Lie and noted his reference to a prior message stating the Security Council action on Korea was illegal.

Andrei A. Gromyko Security Council U. N South Korea Gromyko Trygve Lie Korea Lie

First 100 mph Rail Speed Recorded in U S

Locomotive 999 pulling the Empire State Express reached 112.44 miles per hour on level track west of Batavia New York. The date was May 10, 1893.

Empire State Express Batavia York

Grimes Community News Highlights Local Movements and Harvest

The annual Clearbrook yard party was held at Stone Wall School with many attendees. Walter Brown Jr and family moved from Woodbine to Winchester. Lee Boyce of Winchester visited friends. Isaac L Kerns and family joined William Bailey and the Baileys in Chambersburg, Pa. Bailey and Kerns also visited the Baileys in Orange. Residents begin cherry picking amid a small but good quality crop and early apple picking progresses.

Grimes Clearbrook Yard Stonewall School Walter Brown Stickers Woodbine Winchester Lee Boyce Issac L. Kerns William Bailey Chambersburg Kerns Bailey Orange

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