Handley High Grants Medals to 3 Top Seniors
Three Handley High School graduates shared the Principal's medal for highest scholastic average all A students from seventh grade. Miss Nancy Hurst Miss Cary Marshcell and Miss Dorothy Eisenberg each held straight A records.
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Handley
Garland R. Quarles
Nancy Hurst
Samuel R. Hurst
Amherst St
Cary Marshcell
Peyton J. Marshal
S. Stewart St
Dorothy Eisenberg
Katherine Clark
E. T. Clark
American Legion Auxiliary
Handley Glee Clubs
Gwendolyn Haynes
Marshall
Eisenberg
Florence Harley
James Clark
Edward Manuel
Betty Jo Halterman
Early Apple and Peach Crops Boost Area Prospects
Maryland Virginia fruit outlook shows average to above apple yields in parts with Shenandoah Valley freezes damaging buds. Virginia apple production may be below last year while Golden Delicious looks strong and peach crops in Maryland and Virginia rise substantially. West Virginia prospects improve. Public notices advertise a farm work ad and an auto parts sale tomorrow.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Maryland-Virginia
Virginia
York
Winesap
Shenandoah Valley
West Virginia
Maryland
Ealing — Harvesting Co
M. Janney
Hooded gunmen attack home and cafe near Birmingham
In Birmingham area a band of about 20 hooded men smashed into a 42 year old woman’s home threatening to lash her and burn it leaving a burning cross in the yard. In Brookside 16 carloads of robed men invaded the Mar sheriff cafe threatening owner Steve Marshalar and warning him to curb local Catholics and blacks.
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Birmingham
Ala
Brookside
Hugh McDonal
Jasper
McDonal
Marshalar
Steve Marshalar
John Marshalar
Kline Receives Savings Bonds as Farewell Gift
Leslie D. Kline retires June 30 as Frederick County schools superintendent after a county wide commencement. Three dozen seniors from five high schools received diplomas in a minimalist ceremony. savings bonds totaling 175 dollars were presented by Elsie Hovermale on behalf of the school staff.
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U. S. Savings
Leslie D. Kline
Frederick
Kline
Handley Library
R. E. Ayler
Virgil Hudson
Gore
H. S. Roane
Middletown
Mr. Kling
Joanne O'Neal
Kenneth Legg
James Beatty
Middletown High
James Robinson
Gainesboro
Thomas DeMayo
Robert Cathr
Stephens City
Max Ferrell
Leonard Scott
Robert Lewis
Charles Patton
Philip O’connell
John F. Boyd
Stonewall High
Texas
J. A. Beatty
Elsie Hovermale
Levi to Retain Clarke County School Board Seat
Kenneth Levi of Berryville will keep his Clarke County school board seat and resign from the electoral board after a ruling by Commonwealth's Attorney Edward May. The question of his eligibility to hold two appointive roles was raised by Dr J M Casey and Dr Robert H Gardiner of Loyce. Levi’s term runs to 1951 and he represents the Battletown district. the Clarke County School Trustee Electoral Board meets June 23 to appoint a Greenway district trustee for a four year term starting July 1. Julian Everly of Boyce is the incumbent.
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Kenneth Levi
Berryville
Clarke County
Commonwealth
Edward May
Williams
Virginia
Levi
J. M. Casey
Robert H. Gardiner
Loyce
Boyce
Clarke Courier
Battletown
Greenway
Julian Everly
Truman Urges Congress to Preserve ECA European Aid
President Truman spoke at the World War Memorial Park dedication in Little Rock urging Congress not to slash European Recovery Act funds. He warned cuts would aid communism, disrupt recovery momentum, and harm western European plans, challenging economy advocates who claim we cannot afford peace.
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Little Rock
Ark
Truman
Congress
World War Memorial Park
Senate
Spanish War Vets Prepare For Gala State Convention
The Spanish American War Veterans plan their 40th annual State convention in Winchester June 19 to 21 with songs from Dolly Gray and There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight. Officials note veterans remain spirited. a bronze memorial tablet to 5326 Virginia volunteers will be dedicated at the opening ceremony.
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Old Town
Winchester
San Juan Hill
Department
Virginia
Spain
Memorial fund for war memorial tops two hundred sixty six thousand
Tom Baldridge announced at the Colorado Springs convention that the JCC Memorial Fund now holds 266,796 in cash. Donations include 166,769 from state local groups and individuals plus 100,000 from Tulsa citizens. An architecture prize of 20,000 was awarded to three young architects Harry Morris J Edwards Luders and Hideo Sasaki. The fund supports a World War II educational and patriotic endowment hosted by the Jaycees. Baldridge represents Winchester at the national meeting.
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Tom Baldridge
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee War Memorial Fund
Colorado Springs
Tulsa
Oklo
Baldridge
Joseph Saunders
Alexandria
Harry Morris
J. Edwards Luders
Hideo Sasaki
Detroit
Winchester
Jaycees
Philadelphia
Virginia
Business Picture Reveals Several Strong Features
New York reports a mix of strong pockets in automobile manufacturing and construction with overall inflation easing. Industrial output stays lean, prices cut widely, demand weak, unemployment rising beyond seasonal norms, and stocks and bonds fall as labor tensions grow. Big financing boosts investor activity around $275,000.
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New York
Lewis
Summer Vesper Services Begin Tomorrow Evening
The Union sponsored vesper series opens tomorrow at 7 p.m. on the Friends Meeting House lawn, with a rain plan to move to First Baptist Church. Rev. Carl W. Hiser of Evangelical United Brethren will speak on Man the Preeminent, with the EUB choir providing music.
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First of the Union
Winchester Ministerial Assn
Friends Meeting House
First Baptist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Carl W. Hiser
EUB
Hiser
Market St. Methodist Church
Ministerial Assn
Handley Library
Byrd Says He Would Not Back Taft Hartley Repeal
Senator Byrd addressing the American Pharmaceutical Assn in Hot Springs Virginia on his 62nd birthday warned he would sacrifice his senatorial post a thousand times rather than vote to repeal the Taft Hartley Act He warned that excessive federal expenditures threaten the nations solvency and warned of a looming deficit with rising long term military and civilian commitments.
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Hot Springs
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
American Pharmaceutical Assnhere
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Kaiser
Hitler
Virginia
Inquest Set Monday Over J Washington Street Death
An inquest is ordered for 4 p m Monday by coroner Dr John Troxell to hear testimony on the death of Washington an elderly Winchester resident who died at Winchester hospital from injuries suffered when struck by a car on Germain Street near Braddock The driver Beverly Beaver and Lt Joseph Ritter plus officers Shickle and Comer will testify Police Chief Boyd notes no witnesses are confirmed Funeral arrangements show Rites at John Mann Methodist Church Monday at 3 p m with interment at Orrick Cemetery and no immediate relatives identified.
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John Troxell
Washington
Winchester
Winchester Hospital
Germain St
Braddock
Beverly Beaver
R. 1
Joseph Ritter
Lester Shickle
Wilmer Comer
J. Thomas Boyd
John Mann Methodist Church
Orrick Cemetery
Rayon Plant Cuts Production by Half in Covington
Industrial Rayon Corp announces a 50 percent production curtailment at its Covington Virginia plant effective Monday. The facility employs about 1200 workers and operates on a plant wide basis amid unspecified market or demand pressures.
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Rayon
Covington
Industrial Rayon Corp
Secrecy Voted For Key Portion Of AEC Inquiry
Congress will review loyalty records of AEC employees behind closed Senate hearings after a 9 to 8 vote by the Senate atomic committee. Senator McMahon pushed for secrecy, while Senator Hickenlooper criticized the move as blocking public presentation of procedure leading to clearance decisions. The panel plans to resume hearings Monday on remaining phases of the case.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
AEC
David F. Lilienthal
McMahon
D-Conn
FBI
Iowan
Lilienthal
Hic
Vandenberg Opposes Arbitrary Cuts in European Aid
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan warns that arbitrary reductions in Marshall Plan funds could render the European Recovery Program useless. He supports the appropriations committee's independent judgment and cautions against cuts that defeat ECA objectives.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Michigan
Appropriations Committee
ECA
Friends
House
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Economic Cooperation Administration
McCarran
Dnev
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Treasurers Push Earlier Delinquent Tax Payment Rule
Virginia treasurers at Norfolk favor a bill to speed tax collection. The plan requires delinquent lists to reach the State tax commissioner by June 30, following a five percent penalty on Dec 5. State Tax Commissioner Morrissett backs submitting lists a year sooner to improve enforcement.
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Harry McCann
Frederick County
W. D. Burtner
Clarke County
Treasurers’ Assn. of Virginia
Norfolk
McCann
General Assembly
C. H. Morrissett
Flames Gut Plant Of Fisheries Co
Fire gutted Virginia Fisheries Inc plant at Newport News in a pre dawn blaze. Three departments fought the flames about four hours. Damages estimated at 50 000 with 30 000 building and 20 000 contents. Insulation in the refrigerator area reignited later.
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Newport News
Virginia Fisheries, Inc
Phoebus Fire Department
L. M. Newcomb
L. M. Newcomb Co
M. Creek Bridge
Old Point Fish Co
Gordon Routten
Gillette Resents Truman’s Iowa Judge Choice
Senator Gillette denounces President Truman’s selection of Carroll Switzer as U.S. district judge for Iowa saying it surprised him. He named William F. Riley and Ed Halbach as preferred nominees, while party figures push Switzer’s approval amid farm policy debates in Des Moines.
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Washington
Gillette
Dronn
Des Moines
Carroll Switzer
Iowa
William F. Riley
Ed Halbach
Clinton
Rena Ecee Ae —E
Jake More
Switzer
J. Howard McGrath
Midwest
Mr. Truman
Parley at Paris Looks for Unusual Move by Russia
Western officials expect a fresh Russian initiative as Foreign Ministers reconvene in Paris after Andrei Vishinsky asked for a day pause. The Soviet diplomat sought no meeting today, while Allied ministers prepared to resume talks on Berlin and security issues.
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Paris
Russia
Merican Command
Berlin
Rail Union
UGO
Frank L. Howley
Oes
Howley
Aiatenen 2
Reichsbahn
Vishinsky
Andrei Vishinsky
Senate to Probe Army Mistake on Gordon Clapp
Washington June 11 The Army labeled Gordon Clapp unemployable for a foreign assignment but the Army says it was a mistake. Senator Kefauver urged a Senate inquiry and Chairman Tydings named Kefauver head of a special investigating group. Other members include Hunt and Knowland. Secretary Johnson announced the president's request at Little Rock amid a division reunion.
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Washington
Truman
Army
TVA
Gordon Clapp
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Senator Hunt
Dwyo
Knowland
R-Calif
Defense
Johnson
Little Rock
Robert Lee Lynch Opens New Business Evening Dinners
Notice states Robert Lee Lynch now open for business under new management serving dinners. Also mentions claims against the estate of Edgar Leland Dick to be presented for settlement and reports the Stephens City Alumni Association annual banquet and dance at Bert's.
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Robert Lee Lynch
R. L. Walker
Edgar Leland Dick
Stephens City Alumni Association
Bert's
Yard Party at Welltown Church Declared for June
A local notice states a yard party at Welltown Church on Wednesday June 9 starting at 5 00 PM. The readable fragment confirms location and time for the community event.
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Welltown Church
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