Weekend visits Across Brucetown Area Noted
Local residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Falls Church couple Mr and Mrs Donald Jober joined hosts Mr and Mrs F W Jober while Sgt and Mrs Lloyd Baker and Miss Katty Bragg joined Mr and Mrs J W Bragg Sr. Washington pair Mr and Mrs Chester Barrows and Martinsburg pair Mr and Mrs Jack Biller called on Mr and Mrs L M Welsh. C W Borden returned from Tappahannock visit.
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Brucetown
Donald Jober
Falls Church
F. W. Jobe
Lloyd Baker
Katty Bragg
Arlington
J. W. Bragg
Chester Barrows
Washington, D. C
Jack Biller
Martinsburg
L. M. Welsh
Miss Virginia Twigg and Clifton Stickley wed in Strasburg
The ceremony led by Rev. H. M. Crim united Miss Virginia Twigg and Mr. Clifton Stickley in Strasburg. Other notes mention Lt. W. Windle improving at Winchester hospital and Pvt. Carlton McDonald on a 14 day furlough with his parents.
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Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Pvt
Carlton McDonald
Carl McDonald
William Billy Herman Birthday Note and Baseball Career
William Billy Herman born July 109 in New Albany Indiana. He coached the Brooklyn Dodgers since 1952 and gained fame as a Chicago Cubs second baseman from 1931 to 1940 and Dodgers from 1941 to 1946. He held the NL single season putouts record for a second baseman with 466 in 1933 and had a career .304 batting average. He played in four World Series and ten All Star games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP News
William
Billy) Herman
New Albany
Ind
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Vacation Bible School Closes In Gainesboro With Picnic
Gainesboro church closes its Vacation Bible School on June 27 after a June 25 program and student picnic. Seventy students attended under Rev. Martin Seitz and Miss Faith Frances of McAllen Texas, with help from Mrs. Winifred Rogers and others. Local gatherings include July events by the Home Demonstration Club and W S C 8. yard sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesboro
Gainesboro Church
Martin Seitz
Faith Frances
McAllen
Texas
Winifred Rogers
Mary Ramey
Mary DeHaven
Imogene Rogers
Joyce Williamson
Mary Lou Ramey
Homer Davis
Carlton Ramey
Donald Ramey
Tom Davis
Winchester
Delia Johnson
Nathaniel DeHaven
Local Notes and Social Visits Highlight Week
Blue Ridge Sanatorium patient Gore William Dunlap listed. Miss Fannie Triplette visited Miss Tacy Triplette while Bible School at Sidney Gore School enrolls 128. Violet Spaid hospitalized at Winchester Memorial. Eldridge Pugh buys Back Creek home. Revival meetings end as Rev George Bowman returns home. Grasshopper weather query explains grasshopper behavior near Grasshopper Glacier Billings Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Brill
Violet Spaid
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lee Coffman
Baltimore
Eldridge Pugh
Jess Pugh
Back Creek
Kenzil Miller
Hamilton
Arlie Triplette
A. D. Davis
J. B. Constable, Jr
Nina Constable
Verna Lee Hall
Hagerstown
George Bowman
Woodville
Winchester Camera Club plans annual picnic at Shenandoah Caverns
The Winchester Camera Club finalized plans for their July 25 picnic at Shenandoah Caverns with an invitation from cavern management for a photographic tour. Carson Dettra and Clarence Lamp tied for first in the color slides contest. next month’s theme is Night Photography. Miss Laura Shade and Miss Esther Williams attended as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Camera Club
Shenandoah Caverns
Charles Murhay
Oates Ave
Caverns
Carson Dettra
Clarence Lamp
Neil Carper
Laura Shade
Esther Williams
State Department Seeks Freedom for Seven Americans
In Heidelberg Germany U S Army authorities report negotiations on behalf of seven American soldiers held by Czech border guards since July 4 are ongoing in Washington. German border police say talks with Prague failed after two border meetings. Czechs proposed exchanging the men for three Czech refugees who fled to West Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
State Department
Washington
Baernau
Prague
Emil Preiss
West Germany
McCarthy Ready to Turn CIA Data Over to Gen Clark
Senator McCarthy says he will hand over to a Hoover Commission task force led by General Mark Clark evidence he claims shows Communist influence inside the Central Intelligence Agency. He stresses no parallel investigation and notes he trusts Clark as a source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Hoover Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
Mark Clark
Clark
Far East
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Army
Red
CIA
United States
Allen W Dulles
Estimated Earth Age Reaches 42 Billion Years
Scientists using atomic measurements conclude the origin of the earth dates back at least 42 billion years. This latest calculation reflects improved dating methods and expands prior estimates of Earth's formation timeline.
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Neo Normeo
Narnsed
Bhuck
Jours
US Weather Bureau
Gapariman
Weetner Purema
Lepartment of
C. W. Borden
Arthur Heiser
Tappahannock
Edward Godfrey
Cacapon State Park
Gary Cain
Mrs
Andy Whitacre
George Hildebrand
Gordon Hildebrand
Mikey
Robert Hildebrand
Buddy Castleman
Stephen
Gettysburg
Louise Emge
Lebanon Church
Eleype
Kelsitveatour
Miller
Anderson
Kelvinator
Boscawen St
Billy Herman
Virgil Dehaven
Gore
William Wolford
Billings
Mont
Virginia
Camera Club
Senate Investigations
L. P
Jefferson
John Leland
Cheshire
Mass
Town & Country
Capezio Shoes
Denier
America
Mademoiselle
Hill & Dale
Deliso
RED Cross
N. Loudoun ST. Winchester
C.B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
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