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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1949

Page

7

Middletown High Holds First Female Grad In Frederick County

The lone girl graduate of Frederick County is Miss O'Neal of Middletown who will receive her diploma tonight at 8 at the consolidated county high school commencement in Handley library. Nine boys also graduate. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O'Neal and plans to study business administration in college after attending Sacred Heart in Washington and Handley before transferring.

Middletown High School Frederick County Handley Library Miss O'Neal Robert O'Neal Middletown Sacred Heart High School Washington Handley Middletown High Miss O’neal

Senator Sparks Senate Row Over Allegiance Oath and Red List

The exchange features Senator Baldwin accusing Senator Eastland of opposing Negro rights after Eastland declares the committee finished with a witness. Baldwin protests the full Senate judiciary committee's removal of communist front groups, calling the act a damnable lie as he departs.

Pe ‘K United States Eastland Baldwin Senate Judiciary Committee Progressive Party

Chinese Reds Seek Paris Talks to Shape Western Policy

Chinese communist leaders monitor the Paris Big Four Foreign Ministers Council for a guide to relations with the United States Britain and France. The outcome is seen as shaping red contacts with the West amid tensions over Mukden and Manchuria and the Amethyst crisis on the Yangtze.

Nanking Big Four Foreign Minister Council Paris United States Britain France Russia U. S Mukden Red Manchuria U. S. State Department Frm Peiping O. Edmund Clubb U.S Angus Ward Yangtze River Shanghai

Virginia Hospital Funds Support Dual Negro and White Beds

Virginia health officials said Hill Burton aid has no equalization rule and federally funded hospital projects may include dual facilities or all white or Negro beds. R B Almack noted funds cover approved Negro or white or dual projects, with control returning to local authorities after completion. Governor’s $1.168 million deficit release affects Petersburg Farmville South Boston Danville and Rocky Mount projects serving large Negro populations.

Richmond Virginia R. B. Almack State Department of Health Hill-Burton Tuck Petersburg Farmville South Boston Danville Rocky Mount

Leaf-nose Bat Features a Leaf and Horseshoe Nose

The bat’s nose combines a leaf-shaped upper half with a horseshoe-shaped lower half, creating a distinctive two-tone nose structure.

House Rejects Details On Congressional Take and Senate Funds

House members demanded transparency over the annual take of Congress and miscellaneous Senate expenses. Rep. Rees urged against free shares and allowances while Rep. Keefe proposed stripping Senate funds from the bill to be reconsidered later. The bill passed the House by voice vote and moved to the Senate.

House Congress Rep Rees R-Kan Keefe R-Wis Senate

Circus costs in US news weigh daily Ringling Bros operation

The article notes Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey's circus reportedly costs about $23,000 per day to operate, as observers discuss wartime and occupation costs affecting Austria and Germany.

Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey's Beast

SCC Cuts Rates On Compensation Insurance

The State Corporation Commission granted a substantial reduction in workmen's compensation insurance rates in Richmond on June 10. The order set an average 14.5 percent cut on new and renewal policies, surpassing the 11.1 percent request by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. The bureau filed its proposal April 11 and held hearings before the commission eliminated the 2.5 point profit factor and did not adopt a rate level adjustment.

Richmond State Corporation Commission Neca Workmen's Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of Virginia SCC Bureau Commission

Youthful Baptists Set Week at Camp Skymount

Dr. E T Clark heads Camp Skymount next week with a Shenandoah Baptist Assn delegation. First Baptist youth from Charles Town Martinsburg Berryville Front Royal Luray and Shenandoah attend along with leaders Dr Ray Smith Dr Jack Manley Dr Paul Stagg Mrs Manley and Rev R L Bansum. The camp at Overall Virginia on the Shenandoah river accommodates 100 campers and features Bible study music swimming and nightly forum discussions.

E. T. Clark First Baptist Church Skymont The Shenandoah Baptist Assn First Baptist Patsy Carper Kitty Clark Lucy Byrd Hudson Nancy Hilton Beverlly Hilton Mary Lou Watson Betty Catherine Willey Mary Frantz Sue Sybert Annette Masters Betty Funk Judy Grove Sara Lee Wilder Charles Town Martinsburg Berryville Front Royal Luray Shenandoah Overall Shenandoah River Ray Smith Jack Manley Manley Paul Stagg 4. J. White R. L. Bansum Cl.ra Camp Skymont Carol Shenandoah College Bridgewater Steven Stone Jr Clark Arthur Brown

Graduates Tonight in Handley Library Exercises

Five area high schools combine for commencement exercises at Handley library with an address by Leslie D. Kline, retiring superintendent of schools, and graduates led by son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Legg of Middletown.

Alfred Legg Middletown Handley Library Leslie D. Kline

Slogan Warns Guests to Avoid Smoking in Beds

The slogan Don’t smoke in bed that last cigarette may be your last cigarette appears in many hotel rooms today urging guests to extinguish cigarettes properly and prevent fires.

Holland Tunnel Built By Which Organization

The Holland Tunnel was built as a public enterprise by the states of New York and New Jersey. New Jersey financed its cost from a highway bond issue and New York paid its share by direct appropriations.

Holland Tunnel State of New York State of New Jersey New Jersey State of New York New Jersey Holland Tunnel Commission New York State Tunnel Commission

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