Handley and Clarke Seniors Graduate at Ceremonies
Diplomas awarded to 132 seniors at Handley and Clarke County High Schools. Handley 80 graduates on the Winchester campus and 52 in Berryville. Valedictorian John L. Kater Jr. received top honors with a National Merit Scholarship and a Woodmen of the World medal. Salutatorian Richard Rewis urged virtue over wealth. Berryville ceremonies featured speaker James Harold Fox of George Washington University and Donald Pine delivering valedictory. News notes include Stephens City street painting and local awards.
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Handley and
Clarke County
Winchester
Berryville
James Wood High School
Paul D. Beable
Handley High School
Garland R. Quarles
Dr. Quarles
John L. Kater, Jr
John L. Kater
Latane St
Richard Rewis
Rewis
Millard Lewis
Richard Rodgers
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Gwendolyn V. Haynes
Handley Glee Club
Byrd
The
Star
Winchester Evening Star
Gail Crabill
W. R. Crabill
Sheridan Ave
Medal of the Ladiers
Conrad Hoover
Post 21
American Legion
Bennard Davis
James Harold Fox
School of
George Washington University
America
Donald Pine
R. D. Goshorn
Francis Rhein
James Barb
Barb
Joy O’brien
Thomas Fiddler
Hugh M. Baker
Harry C. Jones
Junior Womans Club
Jumping Frogs Grounded by Grasshoppers in Colorado
Hordes of grasshoppers in eastern Colorado have driven Jumping frogs into scarce action. Cheyenne County agent Jim Read notes the frogs have eaten so many grasshoppers that they can barely move or jump.
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Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Colorado
Jim Read
Cheyenne County
Air Force to shoot for the moon in August launches
Lt. Gen. E. F. Anderson said the Air Force would fire three lunar probes this year with Thor missiles modified for the mission and an Atlas test also planned in August. Probes aim to crash on the moon and could become scientific satellites if they miss.
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Milwaukee
E. Anderson
Air Research and Development Command
Air Force
Anderson
Thor
Moon
Gen. Anderson
Space
Earth
United States
AC Spark Plug Division
General Motors
Grasshopper Invasion Threatens Wheat Crop
Eastern Colorado faces a 110 million dollar wheat crop crisis from the worst grasshopper invasion in a decade. Infestations cover nearly nine million acres across 16 counties and extend into Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Wyoming and Montana. Officials warn mid June extermination is critical and state federal spraying programs begin on about 300 000 acres.
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Denver
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Montana
Paul W. Swisher
State Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
U.S
Federal
Crop Pest Control Office
Goshen
Niobrara County
State DAV Convention to Bring 300-400 Veterans to Winchester
Between 300 and 400 veterans and families are expected at the 27th annual state Disabled American Veterans convention in Winchester June 2022. Forty one chapters will be represented with the Stonewall Jackson Chapter handling reservations. Highlights include chapter awards for Americanism and community projects on June 21, plus membership growth honors. A guided city tour and kid friendly entertainment are planned as part of a veteran friendly affair.
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Stonewall Jackson
George Washington
Fredericksburg
Maurice
Blosser
Winchester
Graflex Executive Nelson Whitaker Dies at 79
Nelson L. Whitaker, 79, chairman of Graflex Inc the maker of photographic equipment, died Monday in Rochester New York.
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Rochester
N. Y
Nelson L. Whitaker
Graflex, Inc
Controversy Erupts Over Senate Labor Bill
Washington reports a heated debate over a Senate labor bill framed to curb union corruption with backers defending its goals while critics call it ineffective. Senators Kennedy Ives Knowland McNamara Goldwater Mundt and McClellan react, Mitchell critiques, and a June 10 floor date is noted plus a Gainesboro yard party and auction notice.
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Washington
Senate
Labor
Mitchell
Sons
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Irving M. Ives
RNY
Kennedy
Ives
Republcan
William F. Knowland
California
Pat McNamara
Dmich
Labor Committee
Plumbers Union
Labor Department
aGinesboro
Gainesboro Fire Co
Ike Proposes Talks July 1 in Geneva on Policing Test Ban
President Eisenhower proposed technical talks starting July 1 in Geneva with Khrushchev on policing a possible future nuclear test ban. The plan includes UK France and possibly others, with neutrals invited later if useful, and aims to continue beyond three to four weeks without final commitment. Macmillan was briefed on the reply.
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Ike
Geneva
Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
White House
Moscow
Krushchev
Eisenower
Czechoslovakia
Poland
United Kingdom
France
United States
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
India
Harold Macmillan
Heaviest Voting Reported in Berryville and Stephens City
Voting in Berryville and Stephens City showed the heaviest activity as ballots were cast in early morning contests for mayor and town councils. In Berryville 138 ballots were cast by noon with 571 eligible voters. Mayor Leland Broadstater and Councilman H L Maxwell head competing slates. Stephens City recorded 69 votes by 11:30 a.m. out of 165 eligible. Mayor Ralph Wakeman leads an incumbents slate in a write in race against Lynn Comer. Winchester saw tight six candidate City Council races with only 29 votes by 11:30 a.m. in that city of about 3,780 eligible voters. In Middle town only 26 of 100 eligible voted. Boyce had 4 votes in a mayoral contest between Dr J M Casey and a council slate led by Lawrence Kephart.
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Winchester
Virginia Avenue
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Friendship
Stephens City
Ralph Wakeman
Lynn Comer
Berryville
Leland Broadstater
H. L. Maxwell
Middletown
Turner Hart Welterweight Bout Postponed by Rain
The welterweight bout between Gil Turner and Garnet Sugar Hart in Philadelphia was postponed due to rain and organizer Herman Taylor announced it will be staged Thursday night.
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Philadelphia
Gil Turner
Garnet ‘Sugar’ Hart
Herman Taylor
Dr Shields Dies While on Visit in North Carolina
Dr Randolph Tucker Shields eighty medical missionary in China for forty years died yesterday afternoon in Chapel Hill North Carolina where he had been visiting friends. Born December seven eighteen seventy seven he married Ella Randolph Page in 1904 and they spent four decades in China before returning home in nineteen forty two. They lived in Chapel Hill Memphis and Winchester where he continued pathology at Winchester Memorial Hospital until shortly before his death.
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Randolph Tucker Shields
China
Winchester
Chapel Hill
N. C
Evalina Tucker
Wilmer Shields
Natchez
Miss
Ella Randolph Page
Frances P. Page
W. Nelson Page
Gripsholm
Memphis
Tenn
Shields
Wincester Memorial Hospital
Macmillan Urges Little by Little Disarmament Plan
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan urged a step by step approach to disarmament during a Johns Hopkins University commencement ceremony. He argued for controlled nuclear and conventional disarmament to build confidence and peace, noting that both sides must be willing to begin and lower trade barriers to ease tensions. Eisenhower introduced him and the event honored both leaders.
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Baltimore
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Johns Hopkins University
Eisenhower
Western World Alliance
United States
Britain
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Macmullan
Milton Eisenhower
University
Dulles Seeks International Posts In Communist China
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States may want international inspection posts in Communist China and other areas to police a nuclear test ban. He cited expert advice on supervision zones including Australia and the Sahara, as Geneva talks on a ban near.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
China
U.S
Australia
Sahara Desert
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Geneva
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ernest O. Lawrence
University of California
James Brown Fisk
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Robert F. Bacher
California Institute of Techhnology
East Germany
Red
U. S
Khrushchev
Russia
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Frederick County Bid Sought for Gasoline 80 Octane
Frederick County School Board to receive bids on gasoline grade 80 octane or better for school buses and trucks at the July 1 1958 meeting. Successful bidder to install tank and pump at James Wood High School and provide outlets at nearby service stations Gainesboro Gore Middletown Robinson Stephens City Stonewall and White Hall. Bids also invited for motor oil coal and wood with details at the School Board office in the County Courthouse.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Gainesboro
Gore
Middletown
Robinson
Stephens City
Stonewall
White Hall
School Board
County Court House
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Handley, Clarke
James Wood
Main St
Clarke
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Shelter
Gerald Goodman
Kiwanis
Bill Lou
Recreation
Jim Barnett
Pat Fletcher
Handley
Gail Dean
Margaret L. Hodgson
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Maine
Winchester Seed CO
Jay's Boys & Girls
Joyce Footwear
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress
Loudoun St
Graflex
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Stanster Dabbots
England
Archie Miller
Miller
Boyce
J. M. Casey
Lawrence Kephart
Dr. Shields
Red China
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