Debate Resumed Was Stalin Murdered
A fresh wave of discussion traces Stalin’s 1953 death to possible murder or natural causes. Khrushchev’s secret speech notes despotic rule and arrests. officials weigh brain hemorrhage versus stroke, while questions about the speech’s completeness remain.
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Washington
Joseph Stalin
Khrushchev
Stalin
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
State Department
Russia
Soil Bank
Quiz answers printed on Page cent: French to penicillin
The page lists quiz results with the items answered: 1 French, 1 Ivanhoe, 3 Jesus, 4 John Milton, 5 Yes, 6 Penicillin. No additional context or dates provided.
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John Milton
Three New Members Join Gore Fire Co
Gore Fire Company adds Earl Robertson Stanley Folger Walter H. Young as new members at the June meeting. C Douglas Kerns is picnic and auction chair for August 24 and 25 with committee including Lewis Grater Stanley Biggert and Charles Parrish. New siren now in operation and talks continue for a direct county dispatcher line. Stanley Biggert to lead a work detail at the hall this evening. S. P. Henshaw reports auxiliary funds finish floor work and thanks the auxiliary for support and a May 25 chicken barbecue.
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GORE
Gore Fire Company
Earl Robertson
Stanley Folger
Walter H. Young
C. Douglas Kerns
Lewis Grater
Stanley T. Biggert
Charles W. Parrish
S. P. Henshaw
Company offers advance vacation pay as walkout ends
A company tentatively plans to advance 50 percent of vacation pay to returning workers over two weeks to bridge a paycheck gap in three weeks, but the union has not accepted the plan. A preliminary hearing for three workers charged with rock throwing tied to the strike was postponed to July 10. The defendants Lewis M. Pollard Paul E. Gillespie and Walter A. Painter were arrested about 10 days ago and released on bond. they allegedly threw rocks at Roy F. Donald and Roy Clark homes in Kernstown.
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Lewis M. Pollard
Winchester
Paul E. Gillespie
Route 1
Berryville
Walter A. Painter
Middle Road
Roy F. Donald
Roy Clark
Kernstown
Middletown Council approves cleanup and upgrades
Esther Kline asks Edinburg owner Frank C. Dinges Jr to grade dirt on a Main Street lot for proper drainage. June 22 designated as Clean-up Day for non burnable trash. Council to replace sunken sidewalk squares at Middletown State Bank and lay crushed stone in the alley behind Everly’s. A new police car will be purchased with trade in of a Chevrolet. Attending: Mayor Muntzing and six council members plus town officials.
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Esther Kline
Frank C. Dinges, Jr
Edinburg
Main Street
Middletown State Bank
J. P. Everly
Sixth of June Events in City
Six events are listed for June with times and locations. At 11 a.m. annual memorial services in Stonewall Cemetery feature John Pryor Cowan of Falls Church as speaker and are open to the public. At 1 p.m. the Turner Ashby Chapter UDC holds its annual luncheon at Winchester Golf Club with reservations via Mrs. Courtney Grim. From 7 to 9 p.m. a community recognition pays Miss Lucy F. Kurtz on Lucy F. Kurtz Day at the George Washington Hotel ballroom with all her friends invited.
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Stonewall Cemetery
John Pryor Cowan
Falls Church
Turner Ashby Chapter
UDC
Winchester Golf Club
Courtney Grim
Lucy F. Kurtz
George Washington Hotel
Kurtz
Police Decide Legislator Guilty Of Mass Slayings
Alberta legislator John E. Clark, 41, accused of killing his wife, four children, and two men at his farm home, then taking his own life. RCMP say multiple murder and suicide, Clark a longtime Stettler representative since 1952 and reported to have suffered nervous breakdowns.
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Erskine
Alta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta
John E. Clark
G. M. Curleigh
Clark
Stettler
French Launch Two New Attacks Against Rebels
French forces carried two military operations against nationalist rebel strongpoints in Algeria after a four day engagement in the east. One strike targeted near Mt Bou Kahil south of Bou Sda with initial reports of 19 rebels killed and 21 captured arms plus a radio transmitter. The second action moved from Marin a near the Moroccan border into western Algeria with units including the 4th Infantry Division, extending to the Taras Mountains and the Mediterranean coast.
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Algiers
Algeria
Mt. Bou Kahil
Bou Sda
Morocco
Marina
Mediterranean Sea
Taras Mountains
Florida Man Killed in Virginia Highway Crash
A 75 year old man from St. Petersburg Florida Francis Stanton Collier was killed in a collision on U S 301 five miles north of Emporia Virginia He is the 332nd highway death in the state this year eight more than this date last year according to State Police.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Sussex County
Virginia
Francis Stanton Collier
U. S. 301
Emporia
Braddock Street Church Mourns Late Leader Rosenberger
The Rev. F B Oglesby paid tribute to John H Rosenberger longtime church member and building committee chairman He will be missed for his leadership devotion and unselfish service The Winchester Ministerial Association seeks summer vespers at Braddock Street Church with air conditioning for Sunday services Forest Jones and daughters Terry and Ellen provided evening entertainment
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Olivia Dellinger
N. Washington Street
F. B. Oglesby
John H. Rosenberger
Oglesby
Winchester Ministerial Association
Braddock Street
Forest Jones
Terry
Ellen
Tito Opens Formal Negotiations With Soviet Leaders
Tito and Soviet leaders begin formal negotiations in Moscow to reconcile differing communism visions. Tito seeks full independence of action and continued West-friendly ties, while pledging equality and mutual respect in the new dialogue.
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Tito
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
West
Stalin
Soviet Bloc
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Belgrade
One Car Crash Reported Near Waterloo Intersection
Initial reports say a single vehicle collision occurred on U S Route 340 near Route 50 at Waterloo. The car struck a traffic island and toppled two signs with no injuries reported at the scene.
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U. S. Rt
U. S. Rt. 50
Waterloo
Butler Receives The Star Leadership Award At Shenandoah Area
Mary Butler of the local high school is named one of three recipients of The Star leadership awards, totaling 1050 dollars, for outstanding youth. She plans to attend Mary Washington College and study physical therapy or elementary education with a separate 300 dollar college scholarship. Butler led in school activities, chaired committees, and held multiple roles in clubs and student government.
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Star
Butler
Mary Washington College
Miss Butler
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Shenandoah
Booster Club
Winchester area sales directory listing multiple June auctions
A June sales directory lists auctions across Winchester and nearby towns. Items include estate sales, livestock, furniture, farm equipment, real estate, and used autos with various auctioneers and locations such as Frederick County Court House, Berryville, and Bowie Maryland.
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Robert E. Masters
Ridgeway
W. Va
U. 8
Virginia State Line
W. Strong Lewis
W. E Edwards
Frederick County Court House
Star Tannery
E. T. Snider
John P. Fletcher
Sarah E. Fletcher
Whitacre
Joshua G. Place
Geo. Whitacre
John F. Anderson
South End Motors, Inc
Valley Ave
Winchester
Byron Brumback
S. C. McFarland
Highland Ave
Julian Shade
Garland Williams
H. L. Thorp
Cameron St
Berryville
Robert L. Harrison
Chas. R. Duvall
Bertie M. House
Fairmont Ave
School awards honor seniors and alumni talents
Miss Butler, a former Junior Varsity and later varsity cheerleader, led as head cheerleader in her final two high school years. She joined the Latin Choir, Junior Stand, Junior Evening Star reporter, Junior Red Cross, and Handiian staff. Hobbies include tennis and swimming. she sings in Burnt Presbyterian Church and will work this summer at Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory under Dr. Walter S. Hough. The Frederick County award was the last of three this year. Clarke County and James Wood High School also announced recipients with plans for tomorrow's commencement. Earlier 1954 and 1955 recipients were named from Handley, James Wood, and Clarke County schools.
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Junior Evening Star
Junior Red Cross
Handiian
Miss Butler
Burnt Presbyterian Church
Albin
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Walter S. Hough
Charles David Symons, Jr
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Clarke County
Lloyd Allen Johnson
Flory Wil
Clarke County High School
County Awards Committee Names 1930s Members
Serving with Dr Flory on the awards committee this year were Gwyne H Jones Clarke County farmer Mrs John Friant of Clarke County J Fred Larrick Winchester attorney Marvin E Gore and Howard L Melton Winchester merchants Mrs George H Smith Frederick County and W H Lawrence Jr Frederick County president of the Clearbrook Woolen Co Inc The chairman last year was Dr William E Eisenberg pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Flory
Gwyne H. Jones
Clarke County
John Friant
J. Fred Larrick
Winchester Atroeny
Mavin E. Gore
Howard L. Melton
Winchester
George H
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Edward P. Chrisman
Dearborn
Lawnboy Power Mowers
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H. C. Christianson
Dss
Barb's, Inc
I. Q
Ivanhoe
Jesus
Emmanuel
Lal
U.S.A
North
Loudoun
Newberry
Gil
Southend Motors, Inc
Thor Electric
South End Motors Garage
E. Boscawen St
Pend
Gore Fire Co
Middletown
Muntzing
T. Ainsworth Sperry
T. W. Sperry
G. Wilson Borden
Walter B. Little
William B. Shull
Kline
Robert E. O'Neal
Margaret Hanshaw
Nelson Armentrout
R. L. Milburn
Niagara Chemical
Parathion
Wyck St. Winchester
Butler's Packing House
Florida
The
Associated Press
Braddock
John H. Snyder
W. Boscawen St
Shirley Hauptman
Handley High School
Shirley Ann Gilliam
Beth Ames
Fran Jo Ducknall
Handley
Nalda Baughman
James Wood
B. Kathryn Beli
Clarke
D.S.T
Virginia Line
Robt. G. Masters
Winchester, Va
Fairmont Avenue
Bertie M. Krouse
Pittsburgh
MatsTro Coors
Glaize & Bro
Pittsburgh Paints
Emmel Dd All
Martinsburg
Baltimore
Pou
Johns-Manville
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Kent St
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