First Women Council Members Elected in Four Virginia Cities
Virginians voted in cities across the commonwealth to elect city officials. Richmond Front Royal Radford and Winchester named the first women council members, all by write in and with no prior run for office. The results span Richmond Front Royal Radford Winchester New Market Strasburg Mount Jackson Woodstock Edinburg and nearby towns with varied incumbents and new faces.
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Associated Press
Commonwealth
Richmond
Front Royal
Radford
Winchester
Lewis
W. Deming
Floyd J. Beard
Howard A. Duncan
Ralph C. Gemmill Sr
New Market
Roy B. Hawkins Sr
Lemuel Tidler
Conway Waters
Ralph Bingham
Homer Bushong
Ralph Combs
Albert S. Zirkle
Incumnt
W. O. Riley
Frank Morrison
John T. Boyer
Donald H. Garman
Frank W. Lambert
Clarence A
Whitacre Dies at Newton Baker Veterans Hospital
Clyde Vernon Whitacre 57 died after an illness at Newton Baker Veterans Hospital near Martinsburg. A World War I veteran born June 20 1896 in Cold Stream West Virginia he was a coal miner by trade now residing in Westport Maryland. Survived by wife Hilda Esther Whitacre five daughters Elmer serving in the U S Army Mary Virginia Baker Dorothy Zima Ruby Casen Delores Ortison Geraldine Ruth one sister Mary Hanlan and one brother Daily Whitacre. Funeral service set for Saturday at 2 p m EST at Fairview Lutheran Church Gore with burial in the adjacent cemetery.
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Clyde Vernon Whitacre
Newton Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
Cold Stream
W. Va
Westernport
Whitacre
Hilda Esther Whitacre
Elmer Whitacre
Mary Virginia Baker
Lancaster
Dorothy Zima
Ruby Casen
Pittsburgh
Delores Ortison
Geraldine Ruth Whitacre
Leesburg
Mary Hanlan
Ebbettsville
Daily Whitacre
Fairview Lutheran Church
Gore
Soft-Footed Burglar Loots Shoe Shop in Sacramento
Police report a burglary at U S Medina Shoe Repair Shop in Sacramento. A thief escaped with 79 pairs of rubber soles, described as a soft-footed getaway.
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Sacramento
Calif
Burelar
U. S. Medina
June 12 and 15 Auction Listings For Frederick County
A series of public auction notices listing dates times and locations for real estate farm equipment dairy cattle and household goods in Kernstown Chambersburg Winchester Berryville and Strasburg. Auctions conducted by E T Snider Chas Duvall Frey Wagner Horst W D Orndorff and others with trustees receivers and auctioneers. Additional entries include filling stations and orchards.
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Miss Mary
Ralph W. Horst
Chambersburg
Frey, Wagner & Horst
Henkel
Kernstown
W. D. Orndorff
H. D. Robinson
Valley View Orchard
Strasburg
Oranda
Clary
E. T. Snider & Chas
R. Duvall
A. C. White
Winchester
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Edward Pierce
South Rice St
Berryville
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Frederick County Court House
E T. Snider
Phil H. Gold
Apple Pie Ridge
Chas. R. Duvall
W. E. Edwards
Council Hears Parking Revenue Plan and Tag Ordinance Changes
Council approved amending parking meter revenue use at Fairfax Lane Lot dropping maintenance requirement and directing 40 percent to future capital improvements while 50 percent and 90 percent allocations adjust after meter repayment. discussed city auto tag penalties and sale dates, referred to finance committee for study.
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Wilkins
Fairfax Lane
Butler
N. Loudoun St
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
City Hall and Schools Committee
Smalts
Carent
Bell votes and Wakeman lead Middletown mayor race
David K. Muntainge won Middletown mayor with 97 votes over Norman E. Carper who had 45. Several council contests followed with incumbents, new members, and write ins. In Berryville Edward P. Berlin kept the mayoral seat 182 to 135.
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David K. Muntainge
Middletown
Norman E. Carper
American Viscose Corp
Front Royal
C. S. Hartman
T. W. Sperry
G. W. Borden
Walter B. Little
T. Ainsworth Sperry
William B. Shull
W. G. McCauley
Joseph J. Dwyer
E. L. Stickley
C. F. Carper
Martin H. Hann
Jesse C. Grim
Berryville
Edward P. Berlin
William D. Cameron, Jr
Town Recorder
Andrew Lavelle
Garland Canter
Joseph Settle
George Chapman, Jr
Iden Mallory
Benjamin Crampton
Seldon G. O'Bryan
Ernest F. Locke
Lonnie W. Levi
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cave Dies at 66 in Winchester
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cave 66 of Stephens City died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Widow of Henry Cave she was born November 7 1888 in Stephenson to David and Alice Myers and belonged to Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel. Survived by son Ralph M. Myers four daughters Rosa Ososki Ruth Kirkpatrick June Myers and Mary Ritenour a sister Anna Snapp nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J S Duckwall officiating. Burial Mt Hebron. Body to lie in state at Jones Funeral Home until service.
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Mary Elizabeth Cave
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Henry Cave
Stephenson
David and
Alice Forney Myers
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Ralph M. Myers
Rosa C. Ososki
Ruth Q. Kirkpatrick
Washington
June P. Myers
Read
Mary M. Ritenour
Anna Snapp
Brucetown
Jones Funeral Home
J. S. Duckwall
Hichland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Mt. Hebron
Damage suits mount against Crosby clan over May car crash
San Jose California reports another damage suit filed yesterday against Bing Crosby and his son Gary bringing total claims to 155000 from an automobile accident on May 24 involving the singer’s son.
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Mount San Jose, Calif
Bing Crosby
Gary
Winchester Graduation Honors Class of 1954 and Gifts
Graduation at Winchester featured remarks by Mr. Quarles praising the tools of learning. The ceremony opened and closed with prayer by Rev. Carl W. Hiser. Gifts included new lobby decor by the Class of 1954, presented by Alan Peer to Fran Jo Ducknall, and the class gavel passed from Robert Kendall to John Hodson. Two seniors performed music including Liebesleid with Ronald Johnston at piano. The event showcased performances by the Glee Club, Girls Glee Club, and Vivace Club.
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Quarles
Winchester
Carl W. Hiser
E.U.B
Alan Peer
Fran Jo Ducknall
Robert Kendall
John Hodson
Handley
Linda Smith
James Bland
Island
Glee Club
Girls’ Glee Club
Vivace Club
Juvenile arson probing in Maryland outbreak
Officials cite lack of clear motive beyond a thrill for teen bombings in Rockville. Names released for detention include David Saunders 15 Kenwood Henry Gibbs 16 Kenwood Roy Tuerke 16 Bethesda. Bonded suspects accused of attempted arson and destruction of property are released.
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Rockville
David Saunders
Kenwood
Henry Gibbs
Roy Tuerke
Bethesda
Local youths linked to bombing plan and theft plot
Police described Ames L Fieser Jr James Seward and other teens as above average students who joined a scheduled gang fight in Bethesda May 22 and set bombs at the Eiler Spring restaurant and two homes. The Saunders Gibbs group allegedly built bombs at Kenwood homes using gunpowder and planned to raid a hardware store for ammonium nitrate.
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Ames L. Fieser, Jr
Bethesda
James Seward
Eiler Spring
Fieser
Gaithersburg
Young Saunders
Saunders and Gibbs
Kenwood
Subcommittee clash over Adams and Army cooperation
Testimony shows Cohn flagging friction with Adams over assignments for Schine and loyalty-board hearings. St. Clair pressed Cohn on espionage at Ft Monmouth, Gen Lawton’s stance, and McCarthy’s claimed Army cooperation, amid tensions over Stevens and Adams influencing outcomes.
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Subcommittee
Cohn
Adams
Schine
Welch
James St. Clair
Army
Ft. Monmouth
Stevens
St. Clair
Kirke
McCarthy
Lawton removal debate tied to McCarthy era speeches
Senate aides discuss Lawton's ouster linked to speeches criticizing universities. Cohn cites no prior knowledge before the speeches, while Stevens argues the talks influenced the move though Lawton was eventually kept. McCarthy aides and Adams figure in related remarks as Symington offers further testimony.
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Lawton
Cohn
Stevens
McCarthy
Adams
Francis P. Carr
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
McCarthy Committee
Schine
Symington
McCarthy Defends Old Charges Amid Daily Worker Critique
Symington takes up the line of the Daily Worker while McCarthy says the charges of malfeasance in office have dogged him for years. Acting Chairman Mundt interrupts to chastise both for a perceived waste of time in the proceedings.
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Symington
The
Daily Worker
McCarthy
Mundt
ASD
How's Your I Q Answers Revealed
Answers to the Page 4 quiz list reveal Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg Yugoslavia Inquest Bird North Dunbar Kipling Collarebone Some honey and plenty of money President of the Philippine Republic
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Yugoslavia
Inquest
Bird
North
Dunbar
Kipling
Collarebone
The
Philippine Republic
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