Fishermen's Class helps Edgefield Church reform ex-convicts
Edgefield Baptist Church in Nashville forms the Fishermen's Class a 56 member group of former drunks, defendants, and one time criminals now seeking redemption. The class sponsors a Boy Scout troop and church dinners while expanding church activities. Lawyer James W. Rutherford notes his divorce cases lacked shared attendance and praises the class as a sign of spiritual renewal.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Edgefield Baptist Church
Edgefield
James W. Rutherford
Ylumbers
Ritherford
Sale Directory Entry for Robt M Stephenson Auction
Auction listing at Bataté near Cedar Creek Grade on June 30 at 11 30 a m with livestock machinery and household goods. R Johnston Waynesboro Pa also includes Parm machinery. May include Rob M Stephenson as organizer and location near Cedar Creek Grade.
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Joly
Rob
Stephenson
South Cedar Creek
I— R. Johnston
Waynesboro
Parm
Middletown Firemen Carnival Declared Financially Successful
Middletown's annual Firemen's Carnival to fund a new firehouse and community center near the Lee Theater finished as a financial success says general chairman Fred Welty. The event on the school grounds featured 31 parade units and several prize categories with winnings ranging over 100 dollars.
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Middletown
Lee Theater
Fred Welty
Mt. Jackson
Woodstock
First
South End Fire Company
Winchester
Strasburg
Hamilton
Loudoun County
Rouss
Pauline Rhodes
Stephens City
Myrtle Rhodes
C. L. Wright
O. B. Willey, Sr
B. O. Brumback
W. R. Campbell
Former Local Man Emory Snapp Dies in Chicago
Emory J. Snapp, 68, died at his son Dr Marshall Snapp’s home in Chicago. Born January 18, 1883 in Frederick County, he formerly ran a poultry and creamery business in Winchester and was a Grace Lutheran Church member. Survived by daughter Mrs Claude Anderson and sisters Mrs Bessie Miller and Mrs Ruth Stephenson of Winchester. arrangements pending Dr Snapp’s return.
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Emory J. Snapp
Marshall Snapp
Chicago
Mr. Snapp
Frederick County
Joseph M. L Snapp
Martha Richard Snapp
Winchester
Grace Lutheran Church
Snapp
Claude Anderson
Bessie Miller
Ruth Stephenson
Missouri governor dispatches guards as flood crisis deepens
Lieutenant Governor James T. Blair Jr. ordered four Guard units to Kansas City after Gov. Forrest Smith, visiting Washington, refused to authorize mobilization for lack of funding. Many guardsmen served days as paid volunteers while flood survivors swell state and federal response. The White House planned a flood area flyover to gauge needs as fire flames and receding rivers affect thousands displaced across Kansas and Missouri.
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Forrest Smith
Washington
Jefferson City
Manhattan
Page
Kansas
Newberry retried in Bland County murder case
Ralph Newberry faces a second trial on a first degree murder charge for his wife Katheryn Newberry's slaying on Big Walker Mountain after the state Supreme Court specified the potential sentence could be only second degree murder if guilty. Samuel Newberry also faces trial with testimony claiming a gun wrestle and a hog ate part of the face.
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Bland
Ralph Newberry
Bland County
State Supreme Court
Newberry
Ralph
Samuel
Big Walker Mountain
M Katheryn Newberry
Wife Charged With Shooting Husband Released on Bond
Mrs. Andrew Lee Payne, about 35, released on $5,000 bond after being charged with feloniously shooting her husband. Payne, 40, was killed by a shotgun blast in a Fluvanna County hamlet Friday night. sheriff says the shooting occurred during a struggle on the front lawn. Preliminary hearing set for July 25.
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Troy
Andrew Lee Payne
Payne
Fluvanna County
Maynard L. Wood
Smith's Principal Accusers Express Surprise and Disappointment
Principal accusers in the Smith case say they are surprised and disappointed by developments. They note their concerns remain and await further inquiries and responses from authorities.
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Smith
Reds and GIs Tour Korean Towns Amid War Prayers and Hunger
A World War II era diary excerpt describes a Red Army presence in a ruined Korean city. Civilians crowd the street as American GIs share candy with hungry children while Chinese soldiers photograph from a wall and North Korean police monitor the scene.
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Batchelor
Hungary
350th Anniversary of the Founding of Jamestown Planned
Directors of the Virginia Travel Council will ask the 1952 General Assembly to appoint a commission to plan observances for the 350th anniversary of Jamestown in 1953. The proposal calls for an unconditional annual state advertising appropriation of 300,000 dollars.
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Richmond
Virginia Travel Council
General Assembly
Jamestown
VTC
Polio Va News
Cloudbursts Cause $25,000 Road Damage
Three cloudbursts in Botetourt County Sunday caused about $25,000 in damage to 13 secondary routes. U S Route 11 traffic was delayed by landslides north and south of Buchanan, with one-way traffic set during the disruption. Crews restored the highway to full use in about two hours.
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Richmond
Botetourt
State Highway Department
U. S
Beer-Drinking Party Ends in Fatal Shooting
Ray Moxley, 36, faced a murder charge after a beer drinking party devolved into a fatal shooting. Authorities reported a confrontation escalated into gunfire at the scene in Galax. The investigation continues as prosecutors pursue charges.
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Galax
Ray Moxley
Game Warden Exonerated in Humane Conduct Case
The State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries exonerated Game Warden A. O. Buck Smith of charges of inhumane treatment of deer amid SPCA criticism. Commission Chairman I. T. Quinn announced the ruling, prompting further comment from SPCA head Mrs. John McMenamin.
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Hampton
Society For the Prevention of Cuvelty
Aniuals
A. O
Buck) Smith
Smith
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Dors
Commission
I. T. Quinn
John McMenamin
SPCA
Stanzas in the Star-Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
The original poem published as the Star Spangled Banner had four verses. Many later writers added stanzas with varying content. A widely cited later version was expanded by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Francis Scott
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Declare zation crisis rattles Reds and Mosadegh factions
Reports of casualties in last night's clashes between Reds and Mosadegh national frontiers varied. An official police communique cited one policeman and three civilians dead, while government radio claimed two policemen died and a high police source said 14 civilians were killed. Police said 62 officers wounded and a civilian wounded total around 96. The U.S. envoy and wife stayed at a mountain palace as violence erupted.
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Reds
Mossadegh
Tudeh Party
U. S
Water shortage limits Shenandoah flood reports in Front Royal
Drought left the North Fork of the Shenandoah River low and no flooding was reported. Front Royal saw water on sidewalks during the downpour. A Warren County barn was destroyed by a lightning fire and a house was struck by lightning in Front Royal.
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Shenandoah River
Front Royal
Warren County
U N Mediation Efforts Touched By Kaesong Photo Op
Allied press crews photographed North Korean and Chinese delegates at Kaesong as shelling and cease fire talks resumed. Negotiators agreed moves to calm access routes and security in a neutral zone around the conference site with armed personnel limited to minimum needs and a defined one half mile radius. Observers hoped the agenda could be drafted in days.
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U. N
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Nam Il
Red
Allied
United Nations Command
Answers to the quiz questions printed on page 4
The page 4 quiz answers list names and terms including George M. Harrison. free-seat recipient. Zed. Refractors. Musical instrument. Narcissus. ae four hundred. caprice. and the line The water has overflowed the meadow.
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George M. Harrison
Realty Transfers in Winchester Area Reported
Realty transfers list Cumberland Valley and Martinsburg Railroad Co to Ralston Purina Co for a parcel on West Boscawen Street at 6,700 dollars. Also Joel C. Jones and wife transfer property on Virginia Ave to Warren Silbert McFarland and wife with lot and improvements on the southern side of Virginia Avenue.
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Cumberland Valley & Martinsburg Railroad Co
Ralston Purina Co
Property Transfers Fix Scots District Land Deals Near Winchester
Fred L. Palmer and wife transfer land near Winchester on Route 50. N B Shingleton and wife transfer land near Paper Mill Road. Floyd C. Ash and wife transfer land near Clearbrook on Hopewell Road. Lovett and others transfer to Brinklow on John Shane Road. Chrismore to Travers on Route 622 north of Winchester. Parker and wife transfer two tracts near Middletown. Marvin D Weaver and wife transfer near Bellview Avenue. Barton to Orndorff on land near Relief. Reardon as trustee to May B Carper 36 acres near Dearbrook. Cons. values listed.
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Fred L. Palmer
Chester A. Palmer
Winchester
N. B. Shingleton
Robert C. Legge
Floyd C. Ash
Pansy Mae Butler
Clearbrook
Hopewell Road
Claridine R. Lovett
Joseph E. Brinklow
John Shane
Gainesbow
C. E. Chrismore
Fenton A. Travers
Stonewall
Terry L. Parker
James R. Wolford
Opequon
Middletown
Marvin D. Weaver
Roger E. Laign
Bellview Ave
Charles W. Barton
Wilbur L. Orndorff
Shawnee
James P. Reardon
May B. Carper
Stoogewall
Dearbrook
Prison Break Foiled by Guards at Local Jail
A planned escape by several inmates was stopped by swift prison officials. One wounded guard captain Chester Yeo was cited. The incident follows a string of breakout attempts, including a Dec. 30 1948 escape from the cellblock nicknamed little Siberia where no one succeeded, two died, five wounded, and all were recaptured.
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Chester Yeo
Little
Siberia
Quick Thinking Saves Two Men From Gas in Well
WALHALA Oklahoma. Caleb Justice and Ernest Sterns were overcome by gas while cleaning a mountain farm well. Police Chief J P Massey and a wrecker crew responded. The 50 year old chief crawled into the well, handcuffed the men, secured himself with another pair, then used the escape rope as the wrecker hoisted all three to fresh air.
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Walhala
8. C
Caleb Justice
Ernest Sterns
J. P. Massey
Massey
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