All Female State Returned by Voters In Washington Va
In Virginia municipalities women won several seats while men still dominated. Washington town re elected Mayor Dorothy Davis and six female colleagues. Fredericksburg saw Mrs Gladys Cocke top seven men for six council seats. Danville saw Mozelle Faber become first woman on the council. Ashland re elected Mrs Robert Grattan Jr to a third term. Clintwood re elected Fern Skeen. Harrisonburg and Hopewell felled by male candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Washington
Rappahannock County
Dorothy Davis
C. P. Updike
Fredericksburg
Gladys . Cocke
Danville
Mozelle Faber
Robert Grattan Jr
Hanover County
Ashland
Grattan
Fern Skeen
Clintwood
Dickenson County
Federal-aid Highway Bill Advances to Senate
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill establishing a federal-aid highway program totaling 1.39565 billion dollars for the two fiscal years beginning July 1, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Clarke County High School Awards Told At Graduation
At Monday night’s Clarke County High School graduation in Berryville C E Miley presented the Granville Meade $500 Scholarship Award to Clyde H Holland 18 of Berryville, president of the Student Cooperative Association. Two $200 awards were given by Mrs Ann Cooley on behalf of the Junior Women’s Club, one to Holland and one to Danny Clemons 19 also of Berryville. At the last senior class meeting Friday the DAR Citizenship Award Medal was presented to Joan Carter 17 of Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County High School
Berryville
C. E. Miley
Priotoer
Granville Meade
Clyde H. Holland
Student Cooperative Association
Virginia
Ann Cooley
Drowning at East Oceanview Beach Claims 12 Year Old
Jane Lee Smith, 12, drowned at East Ocean Yew Beach while bathing with her mother Hazel Smith and Bonnie Turner, 9. Coast Guardsmen searched from afternoon to dark without locating the body. Firemen revived Hazel Smith after she was nearly strangled saving her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Jane Lee Smith
East Ocean Yew Beach
Jane Lee
Hazel Smith
Bonnie Turner
Smith
Portsmouth
Martin Studies Heating In Wichita Laboratories
D Marshall Martin of Molden Electric Company visits Wichita Kansas this week for a heating and air conditioning school by The Coleman Company. He is one of 50 retail representatives from Wichita manufacturers chosen for special instruction in their classrooms and laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Wichita Laboratories
D. Marshall Martin
Molden Electric Company
Wichita
Kan
Coleman Company
Bowman to Teach Men's Class at Grace Lutheran
Walter A. Bowman will be guest speaker at Grace Lutheran Church for the Men's Bible Class next Sunday morning. It will mark his third appearance as guest teacher in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowman
Lutheran Church
Walter A. Bowman
Grace Lutheran Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington, Va
Hill Wan Loudoun St
Earth
Roy Rogers
King of
the Cowboys
PE Cactus Kid
U.S
Mas
Mope City
Ozark Ike
By Ray Gotte
USS
Henry
U.S. Patent Office
Chic Young
Papas
Blondie
By Carl Anderson
Secret Agent X-9
By Mel Graff
Mike
Gare
Big Sister
By Les Forgraves
Etta Kett
By Paul Robinson
Etta
Beliofs
Mugg and
Skeeter
By Wally Bishop
Ron
Wamsutta
LAU
Westinghouse
Wonderous Wamsutta
Baker & Anderson
Anderson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!