F Grove White Named to Head Winchester Community Chest
F Grove White head of M J Grove Lime Co in Stephenson City and a leading civic figure was elected president of the Winchester Frederick Community Chest for 1954 55. A slate of officers includes a secretary treasurer and seven vice presidents from county districts and Winchester wards. President White outlined plans to revitalize the Chest and promised a future statement on a renewed program for its operation.
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F. Grove White
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Winchester- Frederick
Vincent A. Catarella
George Nixon
Stephenson
L. G. Sjostrom
Fred Stine
Edward Molden
William Battaile
Charles Bass
Chester Riley
Tom Baldridge
White
Charles Toan
Lemuel Brown
John S. Scully, Jr
Flexible Price Supports Rejected by House Committee
The House Agriculture Committee voted 21 to 8 to extend price supports at 90 percent of parity through 1955, rejecting flexible supports urged by Secretary Benson. The one year extension will be included in the omnibus farm bill presented to the House.
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Washington (P
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
House
Weather Outlook for Richmond Virginia June 9 to 13
Extended Virginia forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal with gradual warming into Friday and cooler weekend. Widely scattered showers or thundershowers through Friday bring rainfall of 0.1 to 0.3 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Grove Furniture Co
Winchester
Tues & Thurs
Round Hill Community Center
Benefit Building Fund
Dulles Charges Communists Drag Feet on Peace Talks
Secretary of State Dulles said at a news conference the Communists delay peace talks at Geneva while widening war efforts in Indochina. He warned discussions on Korea and Indochina could soon intensify and outlined travel plans and U.S. stance on Southeast Asia. He noted defections from the Soviet Union and progress with Italy and Yugoslavia over Trieste and suggested a ministerial meeting on Guatemala amid arms from Europe.
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Washington
Dulles
Geneva
Indochina
Korea
Congress
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
London
Euope
Byrd Talks Opportunities At Clarke High School Graduation
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr addressed Clarke County High School graduates praising America’s future. He cited massive farm and industrial growth in Virginia, predicting 15 000 new jobs and a $50 million payroll, and urged citizen responsibility in government. Awards totaling 1 050 dollars, including 350 for leadership, were announced alongside diplomas for 51 seniors.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Clarke County
George W. Burton
Byrd
America
Winchester
Virginia
Eleanor Camper
P. R. Camper
Berryville
Harry Jones
Camper
Westhampton College
Garland McLean Canter
Lynchburg
C. E. Miley
High School
Paul Reiter
Henry Lane
William Vev
Garland M. Canter, Jr
Lowell Crumpler
Mr. Miley
Guatemala Suspends Constitutional Guarantees in Crisis
Guatemala’s Communist-backed government, led by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán, orders a 30 day suspension of constitutional guarantees after U S objections to arms from Poland. Civil rights including freedom of expression are suspended amid claims of a plot against the government.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
U.S
Poland
Arbenz
Virginia 1954 traffic toll rises to 303 deaths
State police announced two more traffic fatalities in Virginia, bringing the 1954 death toll to 303, compared with 376 at this time last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Voters in Winchester Area Cast 968 by 1 30 P M
Ballots totaled 968 area wide with Winchester contributing 694 by 1:30 PM as residents of Winchester Stephens City Middletown Berryville and Boyce voted for mayors and council seats. Early returns showed slow to moderate activity with heavier turnout expected later in the day.
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Winchester
Stephens City
Middletown
Berryville
Boyce
Boscawen St
Friendship
Reuss
First Ward
George Pully
H. W. Butler
Dorothy G
John Gavis
S. Cameron St
Rouss
James I. Sirbaugh
W. Cork &J
City Hall
H. B. McKee
Nat. Ave
Sarah Zane
Lee A. Brown
N. Loudoun St
Frederick County
Stephensity
Third Star Leadership Award Winner is Shirley Hauptman
Shirley Mae Hauptman, 18, Handley High School senior, was named the Winchester Evening Star Leadership Award winner for Handley School system. A $350 check will be presented at graduation tonight during the 89 member senior class exercises.
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Winchester Evening Star
Elizabeth Ann Ames
Berryville
Ames
Charles J. Enders, Jr
Winchester Star
B. B. Dutton
Winchester Evening Star Leadership Awards Committee
Shirley Hauptrhan
Handley High School
Handley
Winchester
Shirley Mae Hauptman
J. L. Hauptman
Boyd Ave
Handley School
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Miss. Hauptman
Shirley Ann Gilliam
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Clarke County
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Winhché Ster
Hauptman
Handley and Douglas
Star
Miss Hauptman
Longwheed College
Farmville
Haines Re-Elected Exchange Head
Carl Haines was re-elected president of the Exchange Club at its semi-annual election during today’s luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. Officers and board members were reappointed or named, including Robert McNally as vice-president, J W Arthur Jr secretary, Wayne Whitham treasurer, and new board members Joseph Schroth, Dr J A Miller, and Robert Barbour. Mrs Hugh Peters and Mrs Gladys Crawford spoke on the Negro Day Nursery program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Haines
Exchange Club
George Washington Hotel
Robert McNally
J. W. Arthur, Jr
Wayne Whitham
Joseph Schroth
J. A. Miller
Robert Barbour
Board of Control
Stephen Rosenberger
Douglas Cather
Russell Newcome
Hugh Peters
Gladys Crawford
Negro Day Nursery
Kiwanis Wives To Conduct Meet At George Washington Hotel
Kiwanis Wives plan a 6:30 p.m. meeting at the George Washington Hotel with theme Ladies Take Over. Mrs Laurens Jones acts as president with Mrs Douglas Butler and Mrs Ed Malden as vice presidents. Other officers’ wives will assume their husbands’ posts. A fashion show is the evening program. Kernstown M E Church Friday June 18 1954.
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Kiwanis Club
Tomorow
George Washington Hotel
Laurens Jones
Douglas Butler
Ed. Malden
Three Die in 100 MPH Police Chase Crash
In Maryland, three people died when a speeding car struck a Maryland State Roads truck two miles south of La Plata on Route 301. State Police pursued from Waldorf. a road block failed to stop the vehicle before it collided and burned. Two workmen were injured in the crash.
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LA Plata
Maryland State Roads Commission
Here
Waldorf
Charles County Sheriff's Deputies
Stephens City
Rhee Criticizes U S Aid Spending on Korea Reconstruction
President Syngman Rhee accused the United States of wasting Korean aid funds on unnecessary administrative costs and proposed Korea take over the U S financed rebuilding program. He cited ruined factories and asked for dollar credits to Korea with advisers and strict accountability. An American official said expenditures require joint approval and noted Korea has approved major projects. Rhee urged immediate withdrawal from the Geneva conference and dismissed prospects for Communist unification.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
United States
Rhee
China
Korea
ROK
Republic of Korea
France
Great Britain
South Korea
Geneva
Bidault Sees Progress at Indochina Peace Talks
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault reported some progress at the Indochina peace conference and said the results show the path to future agreement. He stressed conciliation while noting major issues remain unsettled and anticipated further statements by Molotov and Eden.
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Geneva
Georges Bidaut
Indochina
France
Joseph Laniel
Bidault
V. M Molotov
Anthony Eden
Cohn Affirms Patriotism in Army Hearings
Roy M. Cohn testified in the McCarthy Army hearings that he never heard Secretary of the Army Stevens say he could distinguish Communists better than others. He supported a claim that the government is in the hands of patriotic individuals, not traitors, during questioning by Army counsel Joseph N. Welch.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Cohn
Army
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy Army
Symington Demands McCarthy Testify Urges Psychiatrist
In the McCarthy Army hearings Symington told McCarthy he should see a psychiatrist and pressed for McCarthy to testify under oath about 1952 charges. The exchange included McCarthy calling Symington sanctimonious as Symington objected to the nickname and repeated the psychiatric line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Symington
McCarthy
Senate hearing tensions ease as cross examination continues
Welch asks for more time to question McCarthy and Carr amid signals to finish hearings swiftly. Mundt presses for a Thursday showdown on winding up the inquiry next week. Cohn denies Communist links in the Army while defending joint aims with McCarthy allies.
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Welch
Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McCarthy
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy
Cohn
Stevens
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Army
McCarthy Subcommittee
Roosevelt's California bid draws national attention in primaries
National focus centers on James Roosevelt in California as voters in the 26th District head to the polls amid cross filings with Ned Redding as his main opponent. Iowa GOP governor race sees Leo Hoegh win a six candidate field with strong support. South Carolina chooses a governor candidate as Lester Bates and George Timmerman Jr. debate school integration methods.
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Associated Press
California
South Carolina
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
GOP
Hoegh
James F. Byrnes
Burnet R
Maybank
Roosevelt
Ned Redding
Democratic National Committee
Robert L. Condon
U. S. Supreme Court
Stevens Says Retreat Never Considered Amid Tough Time
West Point remarks by Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens stress he has faced a rough period yet never contemplated quitting. He notes the McCarthy dispute as background while praising cadets and pledging to protect their rights and reputations. He recalls Senate testimony and a Formosa speech illustrating his need for deliberation.
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Stevens
West Point
N. Y
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
U. S. Military Academy
Army
McCarthy
Pentagon
Ralph W. Zwicker
Senate
Formosa
Washington
Ammo Truck Explodes Near Chattanooga Gas Station
A trailer loaded with 19 000 pounds of naval detonator fuses caught fire and blew up at a Chattanooga area service station. Explosions lasted three hours with no injuries reported as residents warned not to handle un exploded fuses. The driver William Layton 28 of Richmond Kentucky said the load moved from Macon Georgia to Richmond Virginia and FBI plus military investigators joined the probe.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Here
Hamilton County
Tiftonia
William Layton
Richmond
Naval Ammunition Depot
Macon
Navy Depot
FBI
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Miss Ames
Third Star Leadership
Shirley Hauptman
Hanoi
Senho
Haiphong
Red River
Paul Ely
Saigon
Raoul Salan
Ely
Annam
Haines
Kernstown M. E
Symington
Dead City
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