Liberty Hall Volunteers Stonewall’s College Boys story
Dr. W G Bean reviews The Liberty Hall Volunteers Stonewall's College Boys by W G Bean, recounting how Washington College students formed the Liberty Hall Volunteers in 1861, then served as Stonewall Jackson's Guard Company through the Shenandoah and into 1864. The review notes sources, hardships, and growing Confederate faith, ending with a call to future readers.
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Stonewall Jackson
Dabney W. Watts
the Star
W. G. Bean
Liberty Hall
Stonewall’s College Boys
University Press of Virginia
Charlottesville
Washington and Lee University
Stonewall’s
Washington College
Lexington
Virginia
Rockbridge County
Liberty Hall Volunteers
Shenandoah Valley
Bern
Stonewall’’ Jackson
Confederate States Army
Junkin
Dr. Bean
Manassas
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall
Jackson
Army of
John Newton Lyle
Washington College Company
Hugh A. White
Alexander Tedford Barclay
Stonewall Brigade
Spottsylvania Court House
Appomatox
Washington Lee
Givens B. Strickler
Robert E. Lee Memorial Chapel
Rhee Burial Draws Half Million In Seoul
Half a million Koreans lined Seoul streets as the body of former President Syngman Rhee was carried to a grave in the national cemetery. Funeral services were held at Chungdong Methodist Church, once attended by Rhee, and City Hall Plaza was jammed. A half mile procession stalled for 20 minutes after leaving the church. Rhee, who led the 1960 revolt and was overthrown by students, died July 19 in Honolulu at age 90.
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Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
National
Chungdong Methodist Church
Rhee
City Hall Plaza
Honolulu
King Ends Chicago Rally as He Plans Cleveland Visit
Dr Martin Luther King Jr closed his Chicago trip with a city hall march before about 10000 cheering supporters on La Salle Street The march ended four blocks from City Hall before he heads to Cleveland for a two day swing through northern cities to pressure removal of schools chief Benjamin Willis and nudge Mayor Daley toward school desegregation efforts. King traveled from Grant Park to City Hall as police estimated an eight block parade and crowds lined the route. Daley attended a conference in Detroit.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
City Hall
la Salle Street
Atlanta
State
Madison Streets
Ity Hall
King
Clevelland
Ohio
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Grant Park
Lake Shore
Benjamin C. Willis
Richard J. Daley
Ben Willis
Daley
Detroit
National League of Cities
C P Gets Top Safety Honor Again
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia wins the National Safety Council Award of Honor for 1964 a company best safety record. Governor Harrison presents the plaque to Samuel E Bonsack as 10 000 employees logged over 16 million man hours with negligible on the job injuries.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
National Safety Council
Capitol
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
Samuel E. Bonsack
Toilet tissue drapes trees revealing oak wilt scare
In Kimberly area near Montgomery West Virginia last week children spotted what looked like a parachute in a tree. Deputies found toilet tissue draped over trees a method used by the Plant Pest Control Division to mark oaks suspected of oak wilt a disease affecting most counties.
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Kimberly
Montgomery
Fayette County
Plant Pest Control Division
Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Brooke
Ohio
Tucker
Webster
State Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Mayor Finishes High School After Service and Election
Gene Gooding became mayor of Russells Point Ohio before finishing high school. He quit school in 1942 to join the Navy serving on PT boats in the Pacific for three years. Elected mayor in 1959 he returned to complete high school and aims to teach physical education after studying at Ohio Northern University in winter.
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Russells Point
Ohio
Gene Gooding
Gooding
Navy
Pacific
Ohio Northern University
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Sharpsburg
Dabney Watts
Sherwin-Williams
Loudoun ST
Winchester
Main ST
Harrisonburg
Dr. King
C&p
Bonsack
Cuep
Richard Burcham
Pennsylvania Ave
Hollywood Pavilion
Forest Service
Wisconsin
Romney
Roger Smith
Charleston
Emil Preast
Logan
George Priester
Fayyetteville
Claude McGraw
Glenville-Parkersburg
Alfred Moore
Glenn Corbett
James Stewart
Universal
Royal Drive In
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