1st Consolidated Graduation Sets County Pattern
Ten seniors from five county high schools will receive diplomas in a recom mencement program at Handley library auditorium from 8 p m to 9 p m It may be the county s first such graduation and a forerunner of a regular event when the James Wood consolidated high school opens Diploma presentations will be made by principals to listed students with no caps gowns or music The program will last about an hour Rev Virgil Hudson will open with invocation Superintendent Leslie D Kline will speak briefly and Rev H S Roane will give benediction All county schools will close at 11 a m tomorrow and pupils return for final report cards
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Library
James Wood Consolidated
H. Dennis Hoover
Middletown
Joanne O’neal
Kenneth G
Fred Braithwaite
Gainesboro
James Robinson
Paul Beable
Stephens City
Don DeMayo
Robert Car
Virgil Hudson
Gore
Leslie D. Kline
H. S. Roane
R. E. Ayler
Polio Rate Higher In Texas California Than Last Year
U S Public Health Service notes poliomyelitis cases rise this year with 1757 reported to date against 1226 last year. After the spring low point 834 cases compared to 878 in 1948. California and Texas show the largest totals with Texas 328 and California 393, though California fell from 18 to 15 and Texas from 12 to 37 last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
U. S. Public Health Service
California
Texas
Corrections In Handley High Graduation Caption
The STAR apologizes for errors in yesterday’s Handley high school graduation caption. Dorothy D Eisenberg’s name was misspelled. Jane Shoop Cather and Charles Edward Manuel were seventh and eighth in the front row. Omitted were Marvin Kirk Hutchinson and Demo John Sempeles twelfth and thirteenth in the second row, plus Robert March Lindsay and Philip Whitmore Solenberger fifth and sixth in the back row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy D. Eisenberg
Jane Shoop Cather
Charles Edward Manuel
Marvin Kirk Hutchinson
Demo John Sempeles Twelth
Robert March Lindsay
Philip Whitmore Solenberger
Scouts to Stage Torch Ceremony in Winchester Tonight
Scouts from Winchester areas hold a court of honor at the courthouse with second class awards for Troop 9 and Troop 19 members and merit badges for Troop 9 Scouts. The crusade ceremony on the courthouse steps includes talks by Dr Ronald Wilson and torch lighting to symbolize liberty with participants from 13 troops and two packs in Frederick and Clarke counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Tunstall Powers
David Roberon
Kenneth Orndorff
Lawrence Burke
Gary Shoemaker
Raymond Dunlap
Herman Keller
Charles McDaniel
Johnny Arnold
Douglas Jones
George Stickley
George Washington
N. Y
Donald Good
William Wheatley Jr
Skeeter Knee
Julian Pugh
Michael Smith
Ronny Cornwell
Kernstown
Ronald Herbaugh
Stephens City
William Hammock
Middletown
Federal Building Program Enacted Prompted by Senate Action
A bill to authorize a government building program was headed to the White House after final Senate and House action on Monday. It would authorize 70 million dollars in total, including 40 million for site acquisition and planning and 30 million for renovating existing buildings. The plan targets post offices in most congressional districts, excluding metropolitan areas, with the Federal Works Administration and Post Office Department to jointly select sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Senate
House
Federal Works Administrator
Postmaster General
Godfrey Miller Home Antiques Auction To Aid Renovation
The Grace Lutheran church plans a 4 p.m. June 30 auction of antiques from the Godfrey Miller Home at 28 S. Loudoun St Winchester to raise about 8000 dollars for finishing the elderly ladies home renovation. The old limestone house, linked to the Miller family since 1785, sits in Winchester's business district. The sale will draw collectors from near and far, with many rare items on offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey Miller
Loudoun St
Grace Lutheran Church
Old Ladies’ Home Fund
S. Loudoun St
Maregretta Miller
Miss Miller
Emma
Margretta
Mariana Miller
Margretta Miller
Winchester
Col
James Wood
Frederick County
Bond
Jacob Sowers
Lord Fairfax
Daniel Sowers
Adam Douglass
Benjamin Grayson
John Miller
Miller
Miss Margretta Miller
Chancery
Godfrey Miller Home, Inc
W. E. Eisenberg
B. F. Davis
Robert K. Woltz
Poison Planes Target Wyoming Montana Grasshopper Nest
A 30-plane aerial attack will begin from Sheridan Wyoming to treat a 1 500 000 acre area in Wyoming and Montana. The effort aims to wipe out migratory hoppers blamed for past crop devastation and could last about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Montana
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Plains States
Jim R. Dutton
USDA
Grasshopper Control
Canadian
Texan
Schools Register 196 First Graders
196 children enrolled for the upcoming term at John Kerr and Virginia Ave schools. Principal Lola Moore praised parent cooperation during advance registration while a second registration will occur before opening. Final classes completed today and report cards issued for John Kerr and Virginia Avenue. Students return tomorrow for the Mt. Hebron cemetery service. A slight rise in enrollment expected at John Kerr with 14 teachers. Virginia Ave adds a fifth grade and two more teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr School
Lola Moore
John Kerr
Virginia Ave
Virginia Avenue
Tomorow
Mt. Hebron
Guerrillas claim seizure of Grammos area in Greece
Communist led Greek guerrillas say they seized Grammos mountains near the Albanian border and inflicted a major disaster on Greek army units. An Athens communique says Greek forces abandoned two heights, Prophe Elias and Theotoko, in the Grammos region as rebels gain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grammos
Greece
Tanjug
Athens
Prophet Elias
Oxya
Theo
Rocket Vapor Trail Mistaken for High Object Over Winchester
A thin sky streak near Winchester at 3 30 p m prompted several police inquiries. The CAA identified it as a vapor trail from a high flying airplane as witnesses speculated about a rocket. The craft was too distant to hear or see clearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
CAA
Poultry and Barber Shop Schedule Notice
Closed Saturdays 8 PM starting June 1. Russell Carpenter Barber Shop hours end 8 PM Saturdays. For freshly dressed poultry frying and roasting chickens contact Country Fresh Exes at phone 5231 or 6164.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Carpenter
E.o.d
Country Fresh
B & & Poultry
FBI Files Show Agency Spied on Red Embassy
Secret FBI report read in Judith Coplon trial details surveillance at the Soviet embassy. It names officials and informants labeled T-1 through T-3 and notes Vallentin Sorokin and Vaili M. Zubilin as linked to espionage. The document was part of a government production amid objections from defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Judith Coplon
FBI
Leana Saron
Soviet Information Bulletin
Saron
Red Secretary
Valentin Sorokin
Vaili M. Zubilin
Frederic March
Leona Saron
Archibald Palmer
Baltimore
U. S. Arty
Palmer
John M. Kelley Jr
Albert L. Reeves
Reeves Palmer
Miss Gordon
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Poppy Sales, Fish Fry Raise $443 at VFW Post Meeting
VFW Post in Winchester reported Memorial Day poppy sales totaling 443 dollars. Goldie Warner led poppy fundraising with 93 dollars as Harold Patton announced plans to fund Salvation Army camp attendance and summer activities for youth.
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Buddy Poppy
Winchester
Harold Patton
VFW
Roy Ear
Valley Ave
W. W. Baker
Rufus Boyce
Goldie Warner
Woodland Ave
Poppy
Patton
Salvation Army
Glenn Seabright
House Panel Delays Anti-poll Tax Bill 4-3
A House administration sub committee voted 4 to 3 to defer action on anti poll tax legislation. The group will wait for the House judiciary committee to consider a constitutional amendment allowing states to decide on outlawing poll taxes. The full administration may reverse the decision Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Administration
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Burleson
D-Tex
Coal Miners Go On Strike In United Mine Workers Action
Washington reports the 450000 United Mine Workers begin a week long shutdown to press John L. Lewis on coal industry overproduction and bargaining power. Supporters praise the move for stability while critics question contract terms and Taft Hartley restrictions amid looming negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Pittsburgh
J. Atlee Schafer
American Retail Coal Assn
Cleveland
Charleston
W. Va
Walter T. Thurmond
Southern Producers Assn
UMW
John .L
United
Capitol
Senate
Philip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
Murray
Green
Taft
Russians Repel Mob of Strikers Looting Offices
In Berlin on June 9 Soviet officers beat back about 200 railway strikers who invaded the American sector headquarters of the Soviet controlled Berlin railway. Western police guarded the entrance under U S military orders after an official complaint by Soviet Commandant Alexander Kotikov. Pickets prevented most staff from reporting to work and one Soviet officer was assaulted while escorting a Russian woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. S
Alexander Kotikov
Flag Day Service Noted at Handley Library
A large turnout at the Elks Flag Day service at Handley library heard Mrs. Gilbert Tillotson sing the Star Spangled Banner with Miss Blanca Danley at the piano. Miss W. Yates delivered the address Our Flag, praised by W. W. Glass as an excellent performance from the state high school oratorical winner in spring events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Handley Library
Gilbert Tillotson
Blanca Danley
W. Yates
W. W. Glass
Coal Producers Face Gas and Oil Challenge to Coal Monopoly
New York readers learn that coal operators fear rising natural gas pipelines and over produced oil, threatening coal’s dominance. The piece notes diesel locomotives and new burners as competition, with gas and oil pushing into the heating and power market and salesmen aiming higher burner sales this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John L. Lewis
Texas
Midwest
Seaboard
America
Red Scientific Visits Possible in Consignee Labs Probe
June 9 Washington Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis L. Strauss said radioactive isotopes sent abroad could aid germ warfare research and Russian scientists might visit labs using American supplied materials, though none were shipped to the Soviets. Senate committee hearings on AEC mismanagement are led by Sen. Hickenlooper amid friction with Rep. Jackson and Chairman McMahon over procedure and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Fied
Strauss
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Commission
AEC
Wealen
Dent Truman
State Department
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Committee
Jackson
McMahon
D-Conn
Circus Trucks to Reach Winchester Tonight
First Roger Bros three ring circus trucks expected in Winchester around midnight after stops in Harrisonburg and Luray. Shows proceed 2 and 8 pm with side show and animal acts led by Capt. Eddie Kuhn and Lash LaRue. Fundraiser for iron lung and yard party details noted, with tent erection overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bros
Winchester
Luray
Harrisonburg
Martinsburg
Winchester Firemen
Iron Lung Fund
Taylor Barr
Barr
John Hawse
Frank Loy
Reuss
Garber
Front Royal Rd
Eddie Kuhn
Lash” LaRue
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New Consolidated School
Frank Whitacre
Max Ferrell
Leonard Scott
Stonewall High School
Robert Lewis
Charles Patton
Philip O’connell
Bryant Harper
Principa
E. W. Armstrong Co
E. Piccadilly St
Ead
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Red Embassy
Harrison
D-Va
Marcantonio
ALPNY
Truman
Elks
Consignee Labs
Ridgeway School Lawn
Payne's Chapel Church
Piccadilly St
C. M. Janney
Mt. Olive Church
Haryfield
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