Winchester Times June 6 plans announced for 1886 event
The May 19 1886 Winchester Times item notes the Sixth of June ceremony moved to Saturday since the date fell on a Sunday. Mrs Ellen Boyd and others led the effort with bands light infantry and veterans asked to join and Mt Hebron lot owners urged to decorate soldiers’ graves. Various ads and notices follow including military goods and a new hearse, with education and Civil War era news and editorials on Virginia secession and figures like Daniel Conrad and Robert Y Conrad.
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Winchester Times
Mabel Aiken
N. Braddock St
Winchester Light Infantry
Mt. Hebron
Ellen Boyd
Mary Kurtz
Tillie Russell
L. D. Williams
T. T
de Roy
Virginia
Department of Richmond
Daniel Conrad
U.S. Navy
Conrad
Boston
Phillip Williams Esq
Fort Johnston N. C
Douglas
Chicago
Davis
Harpers’ Ferry
Richmond
Alexandria
Frederick County
Robert Y. Conrad
Methodists Open 177th Conference in Norfolk
The 177th Virginia Methodists conference opens in Norfolk with over 1200 clergy and laity expected. Delegates will elect representatives, welcome new members, and ordain clergymen while preparing for Thursday’s closing session and pastoral appointments for 1959-60. A featured Wednesday dramatization of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper will be staged by Rev. E. K. Emurian.
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Norfolk
of Virginia Methodists
Paul N. Garber
Christian Education
Leonardo da Vinci
E. K. Emurian
Portsmouth
Elm Street Methodist Church
TV Gunslingers Rush East For Appearances At Fairs
Hollywood AP reports Western stars head east by jet to appear at fairs rodeos and events. Gene Barry Dale Robertson Dennis Weaver Milburn Stone Robert Horton Chuck Connors Johnny Crawford Robert Culp are booked for multiple shows with substantial fees totaling thousands.
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Hollywood
New Mexico State Fair Commission
Gene Barry
Bat Masterson
Dale Robertson
Wells Fargo
Gunsmoke
Dennis Weaver
Amanda Blake
Milburn Stone
Robert Horton
Wagon Train
Cincinnati
Tulsa
Detroit
Warren
Ohio
Chuck Connors
Johnny Crawford
the Rifleman
St. Louis
Omaha
Robert Culp
Three new names added to list of traffic dead
Three new names appeared on Vic s list of traffic fatalities over the weekend. The state toll for the year rose to 19, matching the figure on the same date last year. Charles M Fisher Jr 21 of Wytheville died when his car left Rt 619 and overturned. Four teens in the Fisher car were injured two critically. Emelia Jaramillo 40 of perder a eas Ameri ca died from injuries in a car truck crash near Williamsburg May 30. Lucila Uribe 32 of Bogota Colombia died three hours after the accident. Randolph Steppe 15 of Brown s Cove Albemarle County died in Charlottesville hospital from injuries suffered May 29 when knocked from a hay truck under a railway bridge on Rt 240 at Crozet.
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Vic
Charles M. Fisher, Jr
Wytheville
State Rt. 619
Emelia Jarami
Charlottesville
State Rt. 240
Crozet
Personal dates show a star’s Midwest tour
The text lists dates and places tied to a performer’s schedule including Lincoln Nebraska Centennial Salina and Coffeyville Kansas reflecting a midwestern touring itinerary.
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Lincoln
Neb
Centennial
Salina
Coffeyville
Kan
Prohibition Era Tank Discovered Behind Milwaukee Tavern Bar
Workmen remodeling Salvatore John's Tavern in Milwaukee uncovered a four foot metal tank sealed within a wall. Owner John, who rented the tavern two years ago, says he has no idea how the tank got there and an inspection is planned to determine its origin and purpose.
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Conrad
Richmond
Milwaukee
John
Moonshine Cache Found Hidden For 35 Years
A report notes a stash containing five gallons of moonshine cached about 35 years ago. The discovery highlights a long forgotten illicit storage site and roots of past alcohol prohibition era activity.
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State Board of Education
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Speller
Guffey
Magill
Aiken
Winchester Republican
General Advertiser
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J. P. Heironimus and Co
Canfield Brothers
Baltimore
Holloway's
Faorelco
Norelco
Huntley-Brinkley
Nbc-Tv
Tv Blades
AC/DC
Methodists
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Brussels
Fordstor Company
Valley Ave
Winchester
Bob Thomas
THE
Associated Press
Carr Publishing Co., Inc
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Harry Footer & CO. Cleaners
ST. Loudoun ST
FROST
Queen’s Way
General Motors
Your Northern Virginia Company
Berryville
Strasburg
Front Royal
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