Parkway travel climbs in Blue Ridge region in May
Parkway Superintendent Sam Weems reports May travel on Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway up 61 percent from May of last year. The scenic route runs from Waynesboro to Asheville North Carolina, continuing toward the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
Tennessee
Internes urged to stay in state for medical service
Governor Battle addressed the Medical College of Virginia graduates urging ninety five new doctors to remain in Virginia. He called for association with state hospitals and emphasized the need for their services within the Old Dominion.
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Richmond
Battle
Medical College of Virginia
Old Dominion
Marshall to Attend Common Glory Opening
Defense Secretary George Marshall will attend the opening night of The Common Glory at Lake Amphitheatre. He will give a brief address as the drama begins its fifth season. Playwright Paul Green reworked the origin story to emphasize the spiritual link between Revolutionary War days and today. The Common Glory opens July 3 and runs to September 2.
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Williamsburg
George Marshall
Seaon
Marshall
Oes Lake
Ere
Paul Green
Mrs Kemper Dies at Warrey Memorial Hospital
Mrs Lucy Allen Kemper wife of Colonel William M Kemper of Randolph Macon Academy faculty died after a long illness at Warrey Memorial Hospital. Born May 22 1881 in Woodstock she was daughter of Henry Clay Allen and Julia Gatewood Allen and had lived in Front Royal since 1942.
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Lucy Allen Kemper
William M. Kemper
Randolph Macon Academy
Warrey, Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Kemper
Henry Clay Allen
Julia Gatewood Allen
Petersburg Bond To Finance Sewage Plant Rejected
Petersburg voters rejected a 1.5 million bond issue meant to fund a new sewage disposal plant as city officials seek compliance with a State Water Control Board order. The defeat leaves the city seeking alternative funding or action to fulfill the edict.
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State Water Control Board
Vote Decline With 355 Against 143
A proposal was rejected by a 355 to 143 vote. No further context or details are provided in the readable text.
Whitehead Proposes Narrowing Virginia School Divisions
Virginia legislator Robert Whitehead urged Monroe High School graduates to back a 12 point plan to improve public schools, arguing equity for Negroes and whites will cost millions. He predicted continued segregation and suggested reducing the number of school divisions as a first step.
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Stanardsville
Robert Whitehead
Virginia
Whitehead
Monroe High School
Nelson County
Berryville Social Notes Brighten Summer Visits
Berryville social items note Roy Locke returning from Shepherds College for the summer. The Chap man family from Venus California visit relatives in town. Billy Rosenberry on leave from Little Creek Naval Base spends time at Bluemont with the Rosenberry family. Gigi Spencer of St Catherine s School Richmond arrives for summer with Mrs. Bluford Spencer at Fairfield. Richard Crawford and brother Peter Crawford from Washington & Lee visit Fairfield for the season. Weekend guests at Fairfield include Capt Bennett Wright USN and Mrs Wright and Mrs Payne of Coronado, California. The gathering also includes Mr and Mrs Wesley Dennis and M and Mrs Frederick Wachmeister of Warrenton.
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C. Olcott
Roy Locke
Shepherds College
William R. Chapman
Linda
Venus
Cal
D. Earl Brown
Garland Fuller
Bluemont
Billy Rosenberry
Little Creek Naval Base
Norfolk
William Rosenberry
Gigi Spencer
St. Catherine’s School
Richmond
Bluford Spencer
Walter Crawford
Fairfield
Questions and answers on selective service scores and wedding terms
A reader asks if test scores will be reported to examinees. The answer notes scores go to local boards and may be requested by the test taker, not sent directly to the examinee. Another reader asks if a bride walks down the aisle in church. it is common but aisle properly designates a church wing, not the pew passage.
Bible School Opens Monday at Burnt Presbyterian Church
The Burnt Presbyterian Church in the Albin community will hold its annual Bible School from Monday through Friday for two weeks starting June 11. Ages four through 14 are invited. sessions run 9 to 11:30 a.m. Each day includes Bible study games songs and projects led by Dan Norman a Union Theological Seminary student assisting Pastor Robert C. Bradford of the Opequon Group.
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Burnt Presbyterian Church
Albin
Paul
Dan Norman
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Mr. Norman
Robert C. Bradford
Opequon
Presbyterian Churches
Final Kindergarten Class at Highland Chapel Tonight
The last class for the Kindergarten children at Highland Chapel on the topic Pleasing Our Heavenly Father meets at 7 30 tonight in the classroom. Over 30 children enrolled with an average attendance of 20 per session. teachers include Mrs. Clarence Higgs and Rev Joseph Ducknall, who praise the cooperation. Parents and friends are invited to attend the final meeting. E G B asks how often to vaccinate for smallpox. the Public Health Service says vaccinate immediately on a local case, otherwise every five years.
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Highland Chapel
Heavenly Father
Clarence Higgs
William Clevenger
Frank Youngblood
Charles Cain
Charles S. Cunningham
Virginia McCauley
Stewart William Patterson
Joseph Ducknall
U. S. Public Health Service
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