Rain and scripture mark Handley seniors program
The Handley High School seniors host a baccalaureate service with the Handley Glee Clubs and local clergy. The Rev. William Archer Wright presides with hymns and prayers as Miss Gwendolyn Haynes leads the Glee Club. Tomorrow’s speaker, a 44 year old Baltimore native, has taught at Webster College and Xaverian College and published works on ethics and Aquinas.
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St. Mary’s Academy
Alexandria
Julian Bullock
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Winchester
William Archer Wright
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Ministerium
Handley Glee Clubs
Power of Jesus
William H. Hanckel
Christ Episcopal Church
Glee Club
Cain
Carl W. Hiser
Ministerial Association
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Robert A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Gwendolyn Haynes
Charlotte DeHart
Baltimore
Webster College
St. Louis
Xaverian College
Silver Spring
Willow Brook Seminary
Hyattsville
the Commonweal
American Journal of Nursing
Thomas Aquinas
Fireman Is Not So Good
In Richmond James A. Marshall paid 750 dollars after a mattress fire in his home. He and his family initially extinguished the blaze. a bedroom door next to the fire room opened to flames that caused 750 in damage before the department extinguished it.
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Richmond
James A. Marshall
Marshall
Buffalo Bill Rifle Donated to Cody Museum
The rifle Buffalo Bill used in his western adventures will be presented to the Cody Memorial Museum in Cody Wyoming by Mary Jes ter Allen Siegmund during Frontier Days on July 4. Walter F Siegmund of Winchester Repeating Arms Co. owns the weapon.
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Cody, Wyo
Buffalo Bill
Cody Memorial Museum
William Frederick Cody
West
Walter F. Siegmund
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Cody Museum
Mary Jester Allen Siegmund
Congress Considers Expiring World War II GI Term Insurance
The VA may ask Congress to let WWII GI term insurance begin expiring in 1953. Veterans insured in 1940 face a 13 year term plus two extensions. those insured in 1945 face a terminal date in 1958. VA Insurance Chief Breining told a House committee that a third extension would help both veterans and the government as premiums would rise with further extensions.
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Washington
Congress
Veterans Administration
Congressional Action
VA Insurance
Harold W. Breining
House
Congressional
Real estate transfers around Winchester and area
A sequence of land transfers includes William S. Wheatley to Linwood and George Patton on Whitlock Ave. Margaret Hodgson Goss to Lewis Allen at 335 N Loudoun St. E Homer Harloe to John Cammer at 720 S Braddock St. Margaret Conner to Carrie and Dorothy Gant at 221 Kern St. Gertrude Hepfer to Boyd Bean on Shenandoah Ave. Shenandoah Valley National Bank trustee to Philip Boyd for west Lee St. John Hepfer to Robert Teets in Stonewall District along Virginia Route 660 totaling 135 acres 1 rood 30 poles. Theodore Hoover to W E Loy on Hwy 679. Mamie DeHaven to Clinton Larrick near U S 50 in Shawnee District. James Reardon executor to Inez Loy on Paper Mill Road about 3 miles from Winchester. Mary Margaret Jones et al to Katherine Richard 1/2 acre on State Hwy 7 about 6 miles northwest of Winchester. Ida May Clark Hibbard et al to Katherine Richard all interest in 12 acres and improvements on State Hwy 7 about 6 miles northwest of Winchester. Cons $3100.
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William S. Wheatley
Linwood E. Patton
George W. Patton
Whitlock Ave
Margaret Hodgson Goss
Lewis M. Allen
N. Loudoun St
E. Homer Harloe
John D. Cammer
S. Braddock St
Margaret A. Conner
Carrie May Gant
Dorothy J. Gant
Kern St
Gertrude P. Hepfer
Boyd A. Bean
Shenandoah Ave
Shenandoah
John M. Hepfer
Robert W. Teets
Stonewall
Theodore F. Hoover
W. E. Loy
Winchester
Mamie B. DeHaven
Clinton Larrick
Shawnee
James P. Reardon
Inez M. Loy
Mary Margaret Jones
Katherine Richard
Ida May Clark Hibbard
Life and safety reminder sign from daily drive campaign
A public service message urging careful driving and walking emphasizes personal safety with the slogan The Life You Save May Be Your Own urging vigilance in everyday travel.
Church Group To Study Weapons Moral Implications
The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America set up a 19 member commission to study the moral implications of mass destruction weapons. Bishop Angus Dun of Washington DC will chair the panel which will examine the human political and moral results of bombing procedures and the potential use of atomic and other weapons in future wars.
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New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America Today
Angus Dun
Washington, D. C
Protestant Episcopal Church
Dun
Observer Open Door for News Ads Despite Office Closure
Kewanna Indiana local paper notes office will be closed June 1 2 and 3 for good fishing conditions. Readers may leave ads news items or requests for estimates at the open door with paper and pencil on the counter. Publisher Bill Lyon is away fishing.
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Kewanna
Ind
Kewanna Observer
Bill Lyon
the Observer
Legion Urges Go To Church Program For Winchester
The Conrad Hoover Post of the American Legion renews its appeal for citizens to attend church weekly. The post sponsored a Go To Church program and sent flowers to all Winchester churches last Sunday. The Rev. Robert A. Whitten commends the Legion for seeking Divine guidance to bring peace and resolve war causes.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Post
Winchester
Divine Guidance Appeal
Robert A. Whitten
Congregational Christian Church
Pope Calls Global Unity To Halt Cold War Escalation
Pope Pius warned that the cold war could flare into a hot war and urged a world coalition of all people of good will. Speaking to 200 delegates at the International Congress of Social Studies, he urged the great human family to unite for a fuller life for countless families.
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Vatican City
Pius
International Congress of Social Studies
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Joe
Movie Creates Lion Famine in Europe This Summer
Rome Europe faces a lion famine this summer as fifty to sixty lions used for the film Quo Vadis at Cinecitta are released to cinemas and circuses. The move leaves zoos without many lions across postwar Europe.
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Rome
Europe
Cinecitta
Circus Maximus
Letter to the Class of 1950 Encourages Calm Aspiration
HAL BOYLE writes to Joe College class of 1950 urging optimism in a volatile era. He notes high odds of employment, advises hard work and steady effort, and insists on staying relaxed to resist fear of war and insecurity while embracing present opportunities and personal growth.
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New York
Joe College
Joe
Health Officials To Attend Statewide Parley
Members of the Frederick Winchester Health Department depart Tuesday for a statewide meeting in Roanoke Virginia June 7 9 Dr Paul Chapman will present a paper on Public Relations of a Local Health Department Sanitarians Daniel Layman and A P Miano and nurses Bernice Agar and Vivian Sugg also attend They will return Friday night Dr Chapman notes about one or two reported cases of whooping cough locally
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Frederick-Winchester
Health Department
Roanoke
Paul Chapman
Daniel Layman
A. P. Miano
Bernice Agar
Vivian Sugg
Chapman
Bloodmobile Registration Open for Winchester Visit
Registration opened today at the Red Cross Office for a Bloodmobile visit to Winchester on Tuesday. Rotary Club volunteers recruit, with two appointments by noon: Stewart Bell Jr and Mrs Minnie Eckerd. Bloodmobile at Presbyterian Church will run 10 am to 4 pm, through Monday.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Rotary Club
Stewart Bell Jr
N. Cameron St
Minnie Eckerd
Smithfield Ave
Presbyterian Church
Lemuel Brown
Henry Covington Jr
Rotary
Miss Mary Cooper Wins State Essay Contest
Miss Mary Cooper, a Stafford County High School senior, was named first place winner of the National Employ the Physically Handicapped essay contest conducted last winter in high schools across the state.
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Richmond
Mary Cooper
Stafford County
Socialists May Quit Trying For President
Detroit Norman Thomas teases the Socialist Party may stop fielding a presidential candidate. He notes the campaigns are a burden after six losses and suggests using funds for educational and promotional work. He insists he will not run for president again, saying six campaigns are enough.
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Detroit
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Plaintiff Wins Damage Suit Against James Judy
In an appeal of damages awarded Middletown Dry Cleaners owner Jack Partlow the Frederick Circuit Court Jury found for the plaintiff Roger A. Kline served as jury foreman the defendant James Judy must pay 174.09 for damage to the plaintiff truck in a collision on December 6 1949 on Route 633
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Jack Partlow
Middletown Dry Cleaners
James Judy
Frederick
Roger A. Kline
Judy
Virginia champion Elliott tops Downey in Atlantic women final
Sydney Elliott of Charlottesville upset Mary Ann Downey of Maryland one up on the 19th hole to reach tomorrow's final in the Middle Atlantic women's amateur golf championship at Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Sydney Elliott
Virginia
Charlottesville
Mary Ann Downey
Maryland
Tomorrw
Wire Operators Strike Ends With Wage Increases
AFL teletype operators end a 33 day walkout by United Press agreements. The Commercial Telegraphers Union wins a $2.21 weekly raise, reinstatement of the union shop, and a $2 monthly hospitalization contribution. Night differential adjusted to match IST terms, adding about $1.19 weekly for some workers.
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New York
AFL
United Press
Commercial Telegraphers
U. P
International News Service
Ion
CTU
William E. Adams Honored as Outstanding Trainee of the Day
Recruit William E. Adams son of Mrs Dorthier W Adams of Winchester was named Outstanding Trainee of the Day in the Third Armored Division He served as enlisted aide to Major General Roderick R Allen and joined staff conferences and inspection tours Adams joined the Regular Army in March 1950 after serving in the Virginia National Guard The Third Armored Division known as SPEARHEAD led the St Lo breakthrough and into Germany during the war
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Fort Knox
Kentucky
William E. Adams
Dorthier W. Adams
W. Germain Street
Winchester
Third Armored Division
86Th Heavy Tank Battalion
Adams
Roderick R. Allen
Allen
Virginia National Guard
Adans
St. Lo
Germany
Three Children Die In Fire Near Fredericksburg
A fire destroyed a Spottsylvania County home 12 miles south of Fredericksburg killing three children aged 18 months to four years. The mother escaped with a newborn. a six year old also escaped. Identified victims are James Edward Brown four, Walter Brown three, Ruby Lee Brown 18 months. The blaze began about 1 30 a m, likely from an oil lamp on the second floor. The coroner and police say the mother saved the week-old infant, but could not rescue the upstairs children. The father was away.
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Fredericksburg
Here
Spottsylvania County
W.H. Johnson
James Edward Brown
Walter Brown
Ruby Lee Brown
Thomas Brown
Hampton Roads Ship Traffic Lags Behind 1950 Figures
In Hampton Roads 1698 ships loaded cargo in the first five months of 1950, well below the 2131 vessels that arrived in the same period last year, indicating a slower start to the year.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Boat Service Hearing Slated
The State Corporation Commission will hold a hearing July 13 on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad plan to swap its boat service for a Greyhound passenger shuttle across Hampton Roads and the James River bridge, despite protests. The order, issued a week earlier, will allow a 90 day trial before finalizing. A union leader said the public first learned of the petition from a newspaper report.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Hampton
State Corporation
SCC
Greyhound
Hampton Roads
James River
Ferry
Virginia
Have Your Car Inspected Now Before the Rush
A notice urges motorists to get vehicle inspections completed promptly before the peak period. It specifies a deadline of June 15 for approval and compliance.
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Handley
Galveston
Texas
Frank Bales
Caledonia
Michigan
Roy A. Lee
City of
Frederick County
Omps Funeral Home
Legion
Pope
Ieee
Gyula
C.B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Hal Boyle
America
Bloodmobile
Socialits
Perfection
Tne
Assembly of God
Evangelist
Solomon’s Bottom
Rt. 50
K Dodge
Dodge
Rev. Kerfoot
Big Sister
PLE
Winchester’s Shopping Center
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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