Highway death toll rises in Winchester area
The article laments rising highway fatalities in Frederick Clarke and Warren counties with eight deaths in the first half of the year and nine in July. It cites Route 7 11 50 and 522 as danger routes, notes many victims were passing through from other states, and calls for safer driving and warning signs. It also discusses youth programs and leadership in Scouting as a parallel concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Winchester
Mt. Jackson
Shenandoah County
Bank Robbery at Northfolk West Virginia Reported
Two armed masked bandits held up the First Clark National Bank vault and took money in a handbag. The incident is noted in The Star Files along with local social and Legion news.
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First Clark National Bank
Northfolk
W. Va
William R. Matthews, Jr
Donald F. Buckley
Washington
Edward Harris McDonald
Lloyd Williams Post
American Legion
Berryville
Four Minute Mile Breakthrough and Columbus Crossings
The four minute mile was once deemed impossible until a young English doctor achieved it. Within five years several others beat the mark, proving the feat achievable. The text also notes Spain’s pursuit of Ferdinand and Isabella urging against Columbus and then highlights the ease of later ocean voyages after his crossing.
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Spain
Ferdinand
Isabella
Christopher Clumbus
Aince
Columbus
Notable Local Travels and Visits Mentioned in 1934
Twenty five years ago Thurston Clevenger and Harold Barrett drove to Pittsburgh and Lake Michigan. S L Metro and son Francis of Fairmont avenue motored to Canada. Frank M Stover and his wife of Washington visited the Rev George W Stover on North avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Thurston Clevenger
Harold Barrett
Pittsburgh
Lake Michigan
S. L. Metro and Son
Francis
Fairmont Avenue
Canada
Frank M. Stover
Washington
George W. Stover
North Avenue
Wright makes record flight Fort Myer to Shooter's Hill 1909
Orville Wright sailed 10 miles in 14 minutes 42 seconds at 42 mph from Fort Myer to Shooter's Hill Alexandria setting a new aeroplane record. C H Hamilton of Stephenson bought the former Hook grist mill at Cumberland Valley Railroad station. Mesrs Van Meter Hack and Frank Hack departed for Baltimore by motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Shooter's Hill
Alexandria
C. H. Hamilton
Stephenson
Hook
Cumberland Valley
van Meter Hack
Frank Hack
Baltimore
Harlem in Angry Mood Spurs New York Race Tensions
New York City faces rising racial unrest as Harlem protests spread, with police and community leaders warning of possible violence. Officials cite boycott actions, school integration clashes, and a Muslim movement led by Malcolm X as fueling tensions amid demographic shifts and fights for equal rights.
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New York City
America
Stephen P. Kennedy
Harlem
New York
Montgomery
Ala
Ralph J. Bunche
West Side
Forest Hills
Bunche
Wilfred Burglund
Burglund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fifth Avenue
Adam Clayton Powell
Dem
Tammany Hall
Hulan E. Jack
Manhattan
East Side
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Glendale
City Hall
Little Rock
Pro-Hoffa Faction Arrests After Union Hall Brawl
In Cincinnati a dozen members of a pro Hoffa faction in Local 100 were arrested on trespassing and disorderly conduct warrants after seizing the union headquarters in a brawl. The group opposed to Hoffa had earlier elected officers and seeks to form a new local. Police released the 12 on bond as prosecutors pursue action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Ohio
Teamsters Union
Teamsters International
James R. Hoffa
Robert Morris
Cochairman
Rank and File’ Committee
Hoffa
International
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Connecticut
Star
Ezra Taft Benson
Agricuture
Benson
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Mr. Benson
Lindberg
Paris
I. Ee
Tc Bea
Bishop Mile
Stephens City
Winchester Evening Star
H. F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Rufus Josey
Mohawk
Gllagher-DeLiser, Inc
East 44Th Street
Isaiah
By Earl L. Douglass
Nixon
U. S. News & World Report
U. S
Elijah Muhammad
Chicago
Malcolm Little
Malcom X
I.Q
Earth
Lincoln
U.S
League of Nations
Africa
South America
Kasten
Gina Lollabrigida
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