Camp White Rock Girl Scouts Enjoy Summer Session
Girls attend weekly inspirational programs at Camp White Rock with units like Sherwood Forest and Pioneer taking part in hikes Canoe trips and nature trails along the Capon River are planned The camp promotes crafts such as stool making basketry and cormacs while supervised canoeing remains rule bound and testing is required before use.
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Daddy Longam
Capon Bridge
Sherwood Forest
Capon River
Pioneer
Seabright
Sherwood
Camp White Rock
Kiwanis Picnic Planned at Selma Home
Kiwanis members will meet at the George Washington Hotel for a round table session to arrange attendance for the picnic at Delmar Robinsons Selma home on the Northwestern Grade. The 2 p m start leads to a 5 p m outdoor repast with softball tennis and other games supervised by B F Arthur Jr.
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George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Charles Pine
Selma
Delmar Robinson
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Yugoslavia Charges Bulgaria Over Border Treaty Violations
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia formally accuses Bulgaria of violating border agreements under the Bulgarian peace treaty. Two notes to the Bulgarian Embassy allege forced naturalization of Yugoslav nationals and blocking cross border land ownership transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
U N to Hear MacArthur Report on Korean Situation
United States asks U N Security Council for a meeting tomorrow at 2 p m EST to hear General Douglas MacArthurs first report on Korea. Thailand offers a 4000 man combat team. the Netherlands cannot contribute ground forces due to practical difficulties.
Residence Sold for 2900 at Public Auction in City
A six room frame dwelling at 109 E James St sold for 2900 at a public auction Saturday by Joseph B Newlin special commissioner for Miss Sara J Pifer. High bidder was Ruth D Grim.
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E. James St
Joseph B. Newlin
Sara J. Pifer
Ruth D. Grim
Rosenberger Dies. Service Set at Braddock Street Church
John Rosenberger of Winchester dies leaving a widow Julia Tyler, two other survivors in Arlington Newport News and Frederick County. He is survived by siblings M H Rosenberger J H Rosenberger C M Rosenberger Mrs Frank L Woore Mary R Good and Mrs Alexander Griffith. Funeral set for Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Braddock Street Methodist Church with Dr William Archer Wright officiating. Interment Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Arlington
F. R. White
Newport News
Ralph R
Graham
Rosenberger
Julia Tyler
George T. Tyler
Winchester
Tyler
M. H
J. H. Rosenberger
Frederick County
C. M. Rosenberger
Frank L. Woore
This City
Mary R. Good
Petersburg
W. Va
Alexander Griffith
Washington
Drc
Braddock St. Methodist Church
William Archer Wright
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Fighting Intensifies As US Forces Hold Front Near Taejon
U S and South Korean troops blunt a Red tank and infantry thrust along the Taejon Yongdong road. Fifth Air Force bases in Korea shorten flight times for Jets and Mustangs. North Korean attacks on Yongdong and Yongju are repelled with heavy tank losses and strong air support.
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Poun
Red Second Division
Hamchang
Kwanju
National Police
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Yongdong
U. S
Taejon
Fifth Air Force
Japan
Korea
Taejon-Yonedong
MacArthur
Tin
Pusan
Red Radio
Pyoneyang
Kwanetu
Kwangju
Associated Press
Leif Frickson
Pusan-Taejon
Eighth Army
U.S
General Dean Stays Behind In Enemy Territory
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, commander of the 24th Division, escaped burning Taejon after a fierce street battle with North Korean tanks. He remained in the mountains to enlist American stragglers, guiding a small group toward Allied lines. Clarke, wounded, reported Dean not injured, though others were hit.
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William BR. Moore
Korea
William F. Dean
Taejon
Lly
Dean
Arthur Clarke
Boone
Iowa
Clarke
MacArthur
Jimmie Kim
Kim
Tae- Jon
Berkeley
Calif
Alfred Wessels
Stanton
Tex
Brannan Seeks Authority to Ship Surplus Foods Abroad
Secretary Brannan urged Congress to expand authority to move government surplus perishable foods to relief centers at home and abroad. He highlighted large stocks of butter cheese dried eggs dried milk and potatoes and urged government funding for transport and packaging to aid distribution.
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Washington
Brannan
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Winchester crash devastates truck and tractor cargo
The Lowerys are hospitalized with minor injuries after a crash near Winchester. A tractor valued at 4500 burned, a demolished car worth 1200, and a trailer damage unknown. Firefighters fought the blaze into the night, while cargo bills burned, delaying loss estimates from New York shipments. Trooper L P Coverstone was not available for comment.
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Lowerys
Winchester Hospital
Vance
Elmer Dorsey
Clearbrook
New York
Chattanooga
Tenn
Silvious
Winchester
L. P. Coverstone
American gains and Red losses in mid conflict field reports
Field dispatches say enemy tank losses could not be separated from aerial and ground losses and may be duplicated. They report Americans regaining more ground than lost before counter blows, while Reds suffer severe losses. Experts estimate TV production costs about three times radio.
Buffalo Bill Rifle on Display at Palace Theatre
Ed Startzman of Sun Dial Trading Post owns a 1873 Winchester rifle said to have belonged to Buffalo Bill. An affidavit claims the gun was a keepsake gift to the owner’s grandfather, George D. Snyder. Startzman loaned it to the Palace Theatre exhibit and declined a $1,000 offer.
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Palace Theatre
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Ed Startzman
Sun Dial
Valley Pike
Startzman
Margaret J. Phelps Santmier
George D. Snyder
Brannan Rules Out Hoarding and Bread Increase
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan told a House subcommittee there is adequate food supply and no need for hoarding or bread price hikes. He cited no justification for a nationwide one cent loaf rise and noted beef hogs sugar and coffee price jumps were in items outside the government support program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brannan
House Agriculture Subcommittee
1100 Shipyard Workers Walk Out in New Jersey and Brooklyn
Eleven hundred shipyard workers walked off at Todd Shipyard Hoboken while 1500 at Todd yards in Brooklyn stayed away awaiting a strike vote. Pickets began at midnight despite a federal mediator urging a halt. unions say negotiations with the company had run long.
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Hoboken
N. J
Big Todd
Brooklyn
Todd Yards
Howard T. Colvin
Washington
Korea
Douglas Graduate Stationed at Lakeland Air Base Texas
Pvt. Abran D. Spiney, son of Mrs. Bessie Banks of Front Royal, graduates from Douglas School and is now stationed at Lakeland Air Base in Texas.
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Abran
D. Spiney
Bessie Banks
Front Royal
Lakeland Air Base
Texas
Douglas School
Submarine Sightings Reported Off Canada East Coast
Navy spokesman says fishermen report at least one and possibly two unidentified submarines, potentially Russian, operating outside the three mile limit off Canada's east coast.
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Ottawa
Canada
Camp Breckenridge Reopened as Replacement Training Center
The Army will reopen Camp Breckinridge in Kentucky as a replacement training center. It will begin receiving recruits mid September and aim for a capacity of 22,000 by October 1. It is the second center reopened since the Korean War began, after Camp Jackson in South Carolina.
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Washington
Army Today
Camp Breckinridge
Breckinridge
Camp Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Forts Ord
Calif
Knox, Ky
Dix, N. J
Riley, Kans
Restored Printing Office to Be Opened
Williamsburg honors the 220th anniversary of Virginia’s first printing office by William Parks with a colonial ceremony. The event also marks the 172nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with a Common Glory procession and a preamble reading. Edwin S. Friendly and John B. Hagerty will speak, followed by a demonstration by August Klapper showing colonial printing methods.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
William Parks
Edwin S. Friendly
American Newspaper Publishers Association
John B. Hagerty
International Allied Printing Trades Council
August Klapper
Where did the Little Theatre AC originate
Movement originated in Paris in 1887 with Antoine's Theatre Libre. It then spread to Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre in 1890, the Independent Theatre in England in 1891, and the Irish Literary Theatre of the Abbey Players in 1899.
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Paris
Antoine
Theatre Libre
Stanislavsky
Moscow Art Theatre
Independent Theatre
England
Abbey Players
Little Theatre AC
Communion Tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church
A Holy Communion service will be held tomorrow at 10 30 AM at Christ Episcopal Church to celebrate the Feast of St James.
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Christ Episcopal Church
St. James
Lake Mead storage drops from 1935 to present
The 1935 capacity was 31,142,000 acre feet while current storage is 29,827,000 acre feet. About 95 percent of sediment deposits come from the Colorado River.
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Lake Mead
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Exchange Club Luncheon Details Winchester Events
The Winchester Exchange Club will meet at 12 15 tomorrow at the George Washington Hotel for its bi monthly luncheon. Main items include plans for Ladies Night August 4 at Winchester Country Club and the Sunshine Special August 9 a picnic for Winchester boys under 14 at Willow Lawn Pool with swimming and lunch.
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Winchester Exchange Club
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Country Club
Winchester
Willow Lawn Pool
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North Atlantic Security Council
Charles M. Spofford
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Truman
Dean Acheson
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Dickie
Winchester’s Shopping
Pru
Hodgson & Brown
Douglas
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock
Camp Breckenridge
Lanny Ross
Nis
Auarter
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance _Corporation
Molden Electric CO
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