Signs Point To Banner Year In Summer Travel
The American Automobile Association forecasts a record 60 million Americans will vacation this summer by car, rail, air, or other means, up about 10 percent from last year and spending over six billion dollars. Foreign travel rises, with overseas trips growing and airlines busy. domestic auto travel remains dominant, accounting for over 80 percent of vacation transport. Cost awareness and rate cuts by railroads and higher air coach fares shape the plan for a busy season.
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New York
American Automobile Assn
AAA
Department of Commerce
Ralph T. Reed
American Express Co
Mrs. Galiday To Head Stephens City Vacation School
Mrs. Carmel Galiday will direct the annual Vacation Church School at Stephens City Methodist Church starting tomorrow and running through June 18. Department heads include Ruth Lemley Charlotte Strickler Dorothy Haines and Evelyn Bean with numerous aides. Sessions run weekdays 9 to 11:30 a.m. for children up to intermediate age. Rev. Charles A. York expects attendance to surpass last year’s 110.
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Carmel Galiday
Stephens City
Charles A. York
Guests of Martinsburg and local residents hosted at various homes
Rosenberger and Miller households welcomed relatives and friends from Martinsburg West Virginia and nearby areas over the weekend. Guests at Guy Frye's home included Ralph Frye and his sons Stephen and Benjamin along with Alma Frye. Howard Allamong from Washington DC visited relatives, while Maud Bean and Irvin Wright of DC spent a week at Bean’s farm. Snapp and Frye joined Hammock family for a dinner host night.
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Howard Allamong
Washington, D. C
Maud Bean
Irvin Wright
Cole Porter Birthday Note From 1893 Birthplace to World War II Service
This feature highlights Cole Porter born June 9 1893 in Peru Indiana son of a druggist. He became a leading songwriter with both lyrics and music and served as a French Foreign Legion recruit and officer in World War II. He inherited a million from his grandfather and wrote scores for musical shows and films.
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Cole Porter
Peru
Ind
Yale
French Foreign Legion
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