Country Women Organize New HDC Group
East Frederick Home Demonstration Club formed at May 28 meeting at Mrs Lillian Williams home in Frederick County. Miss Agnes Kirley led the session. officers include Mrs Lillian Williams chairwoman Mrs Hilda Lacy vice chairwoman Mrs Ethel Ridener secretary. program led by Mrs A F Lillard and reporter Mrs Vergie White. Members hailed from High View Refuge Double Toll Gate and the Ridings Chapel communities. Meetings set for the fourth Friday monthly at 1 30. next meeting location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Williams
High View
Frederick County
Agnes Kirley
East Frederick
A. F. Lillard
Vergie White
Answers to Page 4 Quiz Questions
A reader provided the solutions to ten quiz prompts: 1 Secretary of State 2 North Dakota 3 The Mississippi 4 Jefferson Davis 5 United States 6 World War One 7 Copper 8 Chlorophyll 9 No with grotesque waterspouts in buildings 10 Brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
United States
Brother
Staunton Livestock Co Sale and Frederick County Listings
June 3 sale 300 head Aberdeen Angus at Staunton C and O Flats. June 5 11 am Dabney W Watts Special Commissioner front Frederick County Court House real estate 126 North Braddock St Winchester. June 5 11:30 am Estate of Laura A Fawcett front Frederick County Court House real estate on S Cameron St Winchester. June 12 1 pm Mary S Jones 103 S Stewart St furniture household goods. June 12 12 Noon Henkel M Lamp front Frederick County Court House real estate Kernstown. June 12 1 pm Mrs John L Bohrer 2 miles north of Unger W Va household goods and farm machinery. June 19 10 am Henkel M Lamp Kernstown Rt 11 dairy cattle farm machinery. June 26 11 am W E Edwards Trustee front Frederick County Court House real estate 1 mile southeast of Winchester on Front Royal Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton Livestock Co
C & O Flats
Staunton
Aberdeen Angus
Dabney W. Watts
Frederick County Court House
North Braddock St
Winchester
Boyd G. Headley, Jr
Laura A. Fawcett
S. Cameron St
Mary
W. E. Edwards
Royal Pike
E. T. Snider
Military Chiefs Meet at Pentagon On Asia Problems
Five power chiefs of United States Britain France Australia and New Zealand convened at the Pentagon to discuss Southeast Asia and Indochina. Secretary Wilson said the talks were military in form but most issues are political, with decisions expected from leaders and diplomats rather than new arms aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Wilson
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Indochina
American State Department
Far East
East Asia
Mrs Duke Heads VFW Auxiliary in Berryville
The Auxiliary to Post 9760 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Berryville installed Mrs Nettie Duke as president. New officers include Mrs Doris Wingst senior vice president Mrs Harriet Hamilton junior vice president Mrs Dorothy Logan secretary Mrs Mary Rhoden treasurer Mrs Sadie Kenny conductress Mrs Estelle McFillen guard and first trustee Mrs Barbara Hamill third trustee and patriotic instructress and Mrs Ethel Orndorff color bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Nettie Duke
Doris Wingst
Harriet Hamilton
Dorothy Logan
Mary Rhoden
Sadie Kenny
Estelle McFillen
Barbara Hamill
Ethel Orndorff
Southeast Asia crisis stirs veto debate at UN
A discussion on Southeast Asia sparked by Thailand calls for U N observers faces veto limits. An authoritative source in New Delhi says Nehru opposes immediate council deliberations to avoid jeopardizing Geneva talks, noting India is not a council member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
U.N
Southeast Asia
New Delhi
Nehru
Council
Geneva
India
Deadlock over Red participation in Indochina armistice policing
In Geneva nine-party talks on Indochina armistice policing hit a fresh snag as the Soviet Union insisted on Communist representation on the supervising commission while Western powers resisted. Pham Van Dong backed a single-task council limited to arms and troops entry, countered by Molotov's call for broader authority and Bidault’s insistence on policing all cease fire aspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Indochina
Russia
V M. Molotov
Pham van Dong
Ice
Vietminh
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Molotov
France
Georges Bidault
Red China
Bear Sits Beside Man After Car Stop In Arizona
In Eg ar Arizona Charlie Patterson a mechanic climbed into a stalled car on a mountain road at night and found a bear sitting beside him. He started the engine and drove to town thinking it was a large dog and chained the bear to the door on the other side of the front seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egar, Ariz
Charley Patterson
Patterson
Flags Flown June 14 To Be Cleaned Free
Local dry cleaners join a nationwide drive offering free flag cleaning through June 12. Owners must fly the flag on June 14, May Day, to qualify. American Legion and Charles Dorton urge residents to bring flags in promptly and to fly flags on all holidays year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Charles Dorton
Conrad Hoover
State Park Attendance Dips Over Memorial Weekend
Richmond authorities report Memorial Day weekend attendance at nine state parks fell below 1953 levels. Commissioner Randolph Odell notes late openings this year and cooler mountain weather likely reduced crowds though Sunday figures offer the clearest comparison to last year’s totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Park
Randolph Odell
Odell
Stonewall Ruritan Club Meeting Tonight at White Hall
The Stonewall District Ruritan Club meets at 7:30 this evening at White Hall Grange. President Gordon Armel presides. committees report and the entertainment committee will show movies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Ruritan Club
White Hall Grange
Gordon Armel
Hearings Move in McCarthy Era Infiltration Probe
Hearings on alleged Communist infiltration of the Army continue with Senator McCarthy clashing with officials over transcript use and calls. Dirksen reads remarks. Stevens is called a yellow belly amid accusations. The Defense Department asserts power to weed out subversives in private defense contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Cohn
Army
Dirksen
Defense Department
Symington
Department
Eisenhower
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Dulles
Secretary of
Atomic Energy Commission
Newlyweds Throw $30 000 Party In Hollywood
Millionaire couple Ray Gilliland and his wife Elinore Machris Gilliland hosted a 300 guest celebration at the Mocambo to mark two months of marriage. The event featured the Dunkan sisters, imported champagne, and a lavish spread including pricey caviar, with Gilliland an oilman from Gilliland Texas and Elinore recently linked to the Wilshire Oil Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ray Gilliland
Mocambo
Duncan Sisters
Texas
Gilliland
Tex
el- Linore C. Machris
George L. Machris
Wilshire Oil Co
Las Vegas
Nev
Michigan to Fight Gypsy Moth With Aerial DDT Spray
Michigan sets aside 150000 for an all out attack on gypsy moths. The department of agriculture will begin aerial DDT spraying over 104960 acres of city and farm land in central Michigan. The pest was found in the area two weeks ago and had not been reported west of Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
James Wood senior Gilliam to attend state F H A convention
Shirley Ann Gilliam of James Wood High School plans to attend the State F H A Convention at Longwood College Farmville next Tuesday. She has served as historian reporter secretary and earned awards at the Frederick County Fair including first place for a jacket and third for a floral arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.H.A
Longwood College
Farmville
Highland Springs
Miss Gilliam
Wood Post
James Wood
Stiles
Lindley J. Stiles
School of Education
University of Virginia
Frederick County
Robert E. Aylor
Paul D. Beable
Eisenhower Presents Torch For Normandy Anniversary
President Dwight D. Eisenhower handed a copper and brass torch to Lt. Gen. L. T. Gerow during a White House ceremony with World War II veterans. The torch commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Normandy landings and will be lit in France on June 5, 1954 marking June 5-6, 1944.
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Washington
Freenhower
France
Normandy
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
White House
L. T. Gerow
Omaha Beach
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Court Case Summary Sighted For Fees In Street Violations
Nason FE and Lowry faced charges on Came ron Street for going the wrong way on a one way street. Clerk Paul Edward faced speeding at 513 Elm Street with a $14.25 fine.
Funeral services for Richmond and family members in Wisconsin
A short service for Richmond and Samuel C Brooks a UW student will be held at the Brooks home Saturday at 11 a.m. A church service follows at the Presbyterian Church led by Dr. George D Jackson with Revs. R G Womeldorf and J S Duckwall assisting. Burial is in Mt Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Samuel C. Brooks
University of Wisconsin
Susan Gregg
James Webster Brooks, Jr
Brooks
Sat
Presbyterian Church
George D Jackson
R. G. Womeldorf
J. S. Duckwall
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Mrs Brooks Named First Lady of the Year in 1945
The Virginia chapter of Beta Sigma Phi honored Mrs S C Brooks as First Lady of the Year for community and national contributions. She later sponsored the Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi. Survived by her husband and two sons, including Dr James Webster Brooks of Medical College Hospital.
Also Mentioned on This Page
I. Q
Call Jones
Snellings Florist
Asia
Mrs. Duke Heads
VFW
Ford
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Otto Orkin
S. Loudoun St. Winchester
Man
Bear
Stonewall Ruritan
Price
Cammer Tire CO
Braddock St
Board of Supervisors
Virginia
Department of Health
N. Whitacre
Shirley Ann
Barry
W. Boscawen St
Pittsburgh
Color Dynamics
Becket
N. Cameron St
S. C. Brooks
Chapman Motor CO
America
C. J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron
Holliday
Royal Road
Kent St
Youngstown
Oll
Oyoungstoun Jhitehens
Hurryi
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
County Court House
Laura Agnes Fawcett
Corporation Court
Cameron Street
South Cameron Street
the Commercial & Savings Bank
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