Opequon Church Plans Glass Bank Opening for Ed Building
Members of Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church meet Sunday at 6 p m for a pot luck supper on the church lawn and the opening of another glass bank toward a new educational building. Glass banks have yielded about 500 so far. A brochure detailing the building need, history, and finances will be ready and mailed on request. Stone hauled for facing the new building sits on the church grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opequon Memorial Presbyterian Church
Building Fund
Henry M. White
Paxton Services Held Yesterday
Funeral services for Miss Susan Paxton of 429 North Braddock Street were conducted yesterday at 3 p.m. at the Jones Funeral Home by the Rev J. B. Duckwall of Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel. Interment followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Paxton
N. Braddock St
Maplewood Nursing Home
Jones Funeral Home
J. 8. Duckwall
Highland Avenue Presbyterian Chapel
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Circus Performers Suffer Fatal Suffocation After Trailer Collapse
Two circus performers suffocated when a trailer overturned at a traveling show south of Tampico. The accident occurred under a canvas tent as the big top crew worked to free others and assess injuries.
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Tampico
Mexico
Big Top
Here
Lebron Trial Ends as Jury Finds Co-Defendants Guilty
Mrs. Lolita Lebron awaits verdict as fellow Puerto Rican nationalists—Rachael Cancel Miranda Andres Figueroa Cordero and Irving Flores Rodriguez—are found guilty on 199 assault counts for firing from the House gallery. Five congressmen were wounded. max penalties vary, judge to set sentences under 75 year cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lolita Lebron
House of Representative
Rachael Cancel Miranda
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Irving Flores Rodriguez
Holtzoff
Billy Graham Opens Revival in Helsinki Arena
U S evangelist Billy Graham opened a three day revival crusade in Helsinki Finland drawing over ten thousand Finns to the arena last night as part of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
Helsinki
Finland
U. S
National Guard Honors Charles Lillis for 20 Years Service
CWO Charles J. Lillis was honored by Company I and Headquarters Company for twenty years of National Guard service. He enlisted in 1934, served in Europe with the 14th Armored Division and 22nd Army Corps, and later joined Headquarters Company after World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWO
Charles J. Lillis
National Guard
Company I
Lillis
OCS
Europe
14Th Armored Division
22Nd Army Corps
June Auction Listings Include Cattle, Real Estate, and Tools
A June sales directory lists multiple auctions across Winchester Berryville and Forest Virginia. Entries include dairy cattle farm machinery and equipment, real estate filling stations orchard estate furniture and household goods with auctioneers W F Artrip Jr E T Snider Chas R Duvall and others. Highlights include Hereford cattle at Ivy Hill Farm and 50 acre Apple Pie Ridge orchard at the Gold estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welton Shoemaker
N. Cameron Sbt
Winchester
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Henke M. Lamp
Kernstown
W. D. Orndorff
H. D. Robinson
Ivy Hill Farm
Forest
Virginia Hereford Assn
Edward Pierce
South Rice St
Berryville
Nancy Elizabeth Tomblin
E.S.T
Harrison Maury
Clearbrook
Chas, Duvall
Clarke Union Bible School to Close Tomorrow
Clarke County vacation Bible school ends after two weeks with 204 pupils enrolled across primary kindergarten junior intermediate and senior departments. Faculty included Mrs Cecil Wilfe Mrs Arthur Brown Jerry Miller Nelson Linaburg Rev William Abbot Rev Arthur Brown and Miss Jessie Morris among many aides.
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Union Daily Vacation Bible School
Clarke County
Cecil Wilfe
Iden Mallory
David Childs
Frances Funk
Rizier Emmons
James Wood
Walter D. Wisecarver, Jr
Jack Bell
J. H. Haines
Sara Ann Sipe
Patty Miley
Dot
Henry G. Lane
Charles Bowreman
E. C. Miley, Jr
William Abbot
Alfred Mays
Doug Carter
Nelson Linaburg
Joan Canter
Robert Smalley
J. C. Digges
Jerry Miller
William Aboott
Arthur Brown
Edward McDonald
Wade Muldoon
Jessie Morris
Ruth Ellen Talley
Mary Margaret Thoma
Moor Corps
Joel D. Griffing
Ernest L. Woodworth
Henry Lane
William B. Clagett
Robert Smith
Grace Risenberry
Fred Alger
Gilbert McKown
Annie M. Stribling
Mason Morris
James Tyson Dortch
W E. Hart
W. E. Hart
J. W. Olcott
Julian Berlin
Edward P Berlin
Albert Long
Charles Enders, Jr
Stella D. Moore
Kenneth Levi
Tommy Polhamus
Kenneth Shenk
Julian Glascock
Georgiana Glascock
Gusele White
Notary Jane Levi Qualifies in Clarke County Office
Jane Levi qualified as a Notary Public in Clarke County Clerk's Office for a four year term starting June 14 1954. Levi now serves as secretary to Berryville attorney Tyree Dillard Jr.
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Jane Levi
Clarke County
Miss Levi
Tyree Dillard, Jr
Berryville
City weighs bids from 43 firms on reinforced concrete contracts
Bids from 43 firms in 18 states were opened for contracts III A and III B using cast iron ore or reinforced concrete. Apparent low bids range from about 500 thousand to just over 1.1 million dollars. Officials will prepare a detailed report and recommendations for the Common Council early next week.
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Bles Construction Co
van Doon Bros
Richmond
ITI B—Boyd and Goforth
M. S. Hudgins
Boyd & Goforth
Stanley Mundy & Co
Norfolk
ITI A
Boyd and Goforth
Bies Construction Co
Grant
Common Council
Military Chaplains and Directors Named in Listing
The document lists U S Army Chaplain Mckenry Warfield and U S Air Force Chaplain H C Richard, with Charles H Glaize as a Candle School of Theology student, plus Mt Jackson Q C student G E Pingle Jr, James S Stevenson Mt Crawford Q C director of Evangelism Millard S Lewis Jr director of Golden Cross Noland M Canter director of Temperance Stuart A Johnston district missionary secretary W M Lockett Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield
U. S. Army
H. C. Richard
U. S. Air Force
Charles H. Glaize
Candle School of Theology
Emory University
G. E. Pingle, Jr
Mt. Jackson Q. C
Asbury Theological Seminary
James S. Stevenson
Mt. Crawford, Q. C
Millard S. Lewis, Jr
Golden Cross
Noland M. Canter
Stuart A. Johnston
W. M. Lockett, Jr
Frightened Collie Runs Nine Miles in Buffalo
Whitey a 9 year old collie fled a thunderstorm and traveled nine miles from Kenmore to downtown Buffalo in about 45 minutes. His collar bore the owner's address and the SPCA returned him to Daniel Gruber.
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Kenmore
N.Y
Whitey
Buffalo
SPCA
Daniel Gruber
Mundt Defends Stevens in Symington Exchange on Clifford Role
The exchange centers on Clark Clifford and his alleged influence on Army charges against the McCarthy camp. Mundt defends Stevens's right to confer with Clifford, noting Clifford’s Democratic ties and claiming no impropriety in the dealings while warning of political maneuvering.
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Symington
Mundt
Clark M. Clifford
Truman
Army
Munat
Clifford
Stevens
McCarthy Attacks but Exits Subcommittee Rift Widens
On the 36th day of hearings McCarthy steps off the subcommittee as Welch and McCarthy clash over charges against his camp. McCarthy calls the accusations completely false while urging the Army McCarthy row should yield victory for the Democrats who he says promoted the hearings to bleed them. Symington accuses Mundt of partisan remarks during the hearing.
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Welch
Army
Congressional
Wisconsin
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Army McCarthy clash over loyalty board probe statement
Joseph N. Welch urged fairness and allowed Stevens to submit a statement on the matter. The Army pressed McCarthy on its claim that Army Counselor John G. Adams attempted to coerce McCarthy into halting an investigation of Loyalty Board members on January 22. McCarthy stood by his accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Stevens
McCarthy
John G. Adams
Army Loyalty Board
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four
Answers to the quiz questions printed on Page 4 are Jamestown Berne lumbermen for turning logs Disabled American Veterans Flight at a speed greater than sound Earth Solomon Before they are ripe Eggs cabbage eyes Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Berne
Earth
Solomon
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Snellings Florist
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Rt. 50
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Lupton Place
Guernsey
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McDeering
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Thomas
Ford
Henkel M. Lamp
W. D. Orndorfyf
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Order of Eagles
Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
C. W. Shockey
State Eagles
Earl E. Terry
Grand Aerie
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester Star
Thomas Burns
Bergie Rickard
Winchester Aerie
Charles Hess
Harry C. Rickard
Charles Lillis
Clarke Union Bible School
Plumly
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent St
America
C.L Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron
Sessio
Cameron
I College
Heatwolk Motor CO
CALL
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Goodyear
Buncutter
S. Braddock St
I. Q
Mite
Glaize
Bro
N. Cameron St
Phil H. Gold
Virginia
Apple Pie Ridge
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Nain
J. William Hollis
The
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Charles R. Duvall
Fred F Sturm Co., Inc
Strasburg
Oranda
Clary
Davis Magisterial
Shenandoah County
A.M
Rome
Valley View Orchard
Valley Orchard Inc
Freda F. Sturm Co., Inc
Circuit Court
E. T. Snider
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