17 Year Old Slays Great Aunt With Hammer
In Pittsburgh a 17-year-old boy, William Wright, admitted killing his great aunt Mrs Evelyn Thomas, 68, with a hammer on January 26. He was sentenced to eight to twenty years for second degree murder after testifying he feared upsetting his mother. Wright had come from Grove City, Pennsylvania, where he was under a boys correctional institution term to discuss his troubles.
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Pittsburgh
William Wright
Evelyn Thomas
Wright
Grove City
Thomas
Explosives to Stop Gas Well Fire Near Here
An expert team led by Paul Adair moved explosives to the center of a greenlick gas well fire after the cap blew off and gas erupted. Ten workers were injured, one seriously, as flames burned millions of cubic feet daily. Crews expect to seal the well within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo Pa
Paul
Red) Adair
Houston
Tex
Adair
Green Lick
New York State Natural Gas Corp
Carl Cooper
How many countries are ruled by kings queens or princes
The 1955 International Year Book lists 23 reigning royal families around the world.
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T. W
Methodists Report Net Growth in Virginia Church Count
The annual Virginia Methodist Conference in Norfolk closed with gains of 6 838 members to 306 845 27 more ministers bringing total to 601 and 27 more churches reaching 1 212. Pastors were reassigned and 193 ministers moved. A motion to strengthen racial segregation was defeated, reaffirming a stance of patience and goodwill amid desegregation rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Virginia
Paul Neff Garber
Methodist Church
Lawrenceville Methodist Church Board
Lawrenceville
Supreme Court
Mrs Margie Myers 80 Dies in Frederick Maryland
Mrs Margie H Myers widow of Henry Myers 80 died Wednesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital Frederick MD She was a former resident of Thurmont and member of St John s Lutheran Church Survivors include four sons Randall Warren Allen and Charles Myers and 13 grandchildren The body rests at Creager Funeral Home Thurmont with funeral there today at 2 p m Burial in Blue Ridge Cemetery Thurmont
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie H. Myers
Henry Myers
Thurmont
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Charles Myers
Creager Funeral Home
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Potomac Edison Honors 25 Year Pins at Dinner
Two Winchester men Clement E. Babb and Boyd H. Lintz qualified for the Potomac Edison System Quarter Century Club annual dinner meeting. They received 25 year pins at the 18th annual gathering in Hagerstown where 59 utility and transportation workers were inducted. Wade H. Guard of the city earned 30 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Potomac Edison System
Clement E. Babb
Boyd H. Lintz
Hagerstown
Wade H. Guard
Salvage Crews Begin Raising British Sub Sidon
Portland harbor rushes to rescue efforts after the submarine Sidon exploded during a training exercise. 56 aboard the 1000 ton craft included 13 officers and men entombed. 7 sailors injured, none seriously. Medical Lt. C. E. Rhodes died heroically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
England
Sidon
Navy
C. E. Rhodes
Rhodes
Maidstone
Draft Extension Clears Senate in Swift Action
The Senate approved a four year regular draft extension and a two year doctors draft extension after brief debate. Senator Russell called the draft the keystone of national defense and warned further extensions may be needed. The measure returns to the House, which passed a similar four year extension but has not acted on the doctors draft act. Russell rejected Pentagon plans to add a reserve expansion provision to the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Armed Services Committee
House
Russell
D-Ga
Pentagon
Bandits Take $200 From Richmond Hotel
Two white men brandishing pistols robbed the William Byrd Hotel in Richmond last night, escaping with $200 after forcing six employees onto an elevator to the mezzanine. Keith Abell, the night manager, alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William Byrd Hotel
Keith Abell
JWHS Seniors Win Cinerama Tickets at Cap It Theatre
Six James Wood seniors won tickets to This is Cinerama at the Cap itol Theatre. Winners headed to Washington to view the film include James Spitler Route 1 Robert Crosslin Front Royal Road Jerry Stewart Middletown Patricia Omps Whitacre Helen Rinard 229 Opequon Ave and Irene Brill Star Tannery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood
Capitol Theatre
Washington
James Spitler
Route 1
Robert Crosslin
Front Royal Road
Jerry Stewart
Middletown
Patricia Omps
Whitacre
Helen Rinard
Opequon Ave
Irene Brill
Star Tannery
When did stamp collecting become a popular hobby
The hobby arose with the first adhesive postage stamps in the mid 19th century and was well established by 1868, prompting the first Scott Catalogue. The term philately was coined by a French collector four years earlier.
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W.S. A
Truitt to Speak at Timber Ridge Memorial Service
Dr John G Truitt superintendent of the Christian Orphanage at Eton College North Carolina will be the guest speaker at Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church Memorial Homecoming Sunday at 11 am An afternoon service at 3 pm will feature ministers from nearby churches The Rev Cameron D Hayes pastor will conduct both services B Brooks Houser Hampshire County music supervisor will direct the choir A luncheon follows the morning service Sunday School starts at 10 am The church lies near High View West Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Truitt
Eton College
N.C
Timber Ridge Congregational Christian Church
Cameron D. Hayes
B. Brooks Houser
Hampshire County
How's Your I Q Answers From Page Four List
The page provides quiz answers: 70 percent, Niagara Falls, 10 000, Kansas City Athletics 29 6, Gizzard, Robert Fulton, Admiral, Vermont, In one day, Children of Bethlehem killed by order of Herod the Great who hoped to destroy the Infant Jesus.
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Niagara Falls
Kansas City Athletics
Gizzard
Robert Fulton
Admiral
Vermont
Children of Bethlehem
Herod the Great
Jesus
Williamsburg City Council Denounces Integration Push
The Williamsburg City Council unanimously urged Gov. Stanley the General Assembly and other bodies to preserve school segregation. The action followed a James City Ruritan Club plea and included a supplementary school contract agreement requiring both city and county boards to vote by unit rule. The council postponed Mrs. Hoke’s three year reappointment amid tense talks on integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Lloyd H. Williams
Gov. Stanley
General Assembly
Gray Commission
James City Ruritan Club
James City County
James City
Robert L. Hoke
Hoke
June auction listings in Frederick County and Romney areas
A series of estate and real estate auctions announced for June 17 to July 9 across Frederick County and Romney W Va. Items include household goods furniture and land tracts. Auctions led by E T Snider W D Orndorff Buddy Artrip and others with sales in front of the Frederick County Court House and at Pattons Warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Scully
R. K. Woltz
Frederick County Court House
Back Creek
E. T. Snider
Wm. G. Talley
John Shane
Gainesboro
Albert & Clemmie Foreman
N. Kent St
Grace V. Stine
Patton
N. Cameron St
Winchester
Buddy Artrip
Griffin Orchards
Romney
W. Va
W. D. Orndorff
Joseph B. Newlin
Middle Road
W. E. Edwards
Herman E. Kuykendall
Gladys I. Kuykendall
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Wilton Trenary Dies at Ridgeway WV
Wilton S Trenary 74 of Ridgeway West Virginia died suddenly at home. Born April 13 1881 in Frederick City he was a retired woolen mill worker and husband of Ilia Armel. He left four sons three daughters two brothers two sisters and many grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Jones Funeral Home.
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Wilton S. Trenary
Ridgeway
W. Va
Frederick City
John and
Hannah Funk Trenary
Ilia Armel
Winchester
Trenary
Bunker Hill
Pay 3 Chapel Methodist Church
Martinsburg Moose Lodge
N. Trenary
Arthur A. Trenary
Guy L. Trenay
J. Douglas Trenary
W.va
Pauline Kenney
Stephenson
Mildred Hoover
Albin
Gertrude Renner
Charles M. Trenary
Washington D. C
Gibson Trenary
Security
Cora Fleet
Mary Clem
Senseny Road
William Trenary
Diamonds and Hardness in Crystalline Structure
Diamonds are praised for extreme hardness but can break under moderate impact due to brittleness. The extraordinary resistance to scratching does not prevent cleavage along specific crystallographic planes, making them susceptible to fracture when struck with sufficient force.
Diamond's surface abrasion resistance described
The text explains that resistance refers to surface wear rather than overall strength or toughness, noting that diamond is the hardest substance and only another diamond can scratch it.
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Arthur B. Lee
Burnt Factory Methodist Church
Mr. Wilton S.trenary
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
SWIFT
C. I. Brumback & Sons
Benny’s
Rt. 11 North
Oak Grove
iBoth
John W. Rosenberger
Methodists
Potomac Edison
Babb
Lintz
Goodyear
Bode
Vrede i
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Hla
Bandits
Richmond Hotel
JWHS
Cinerama
W.w.carlisle
Holuup
Alice Lon
Robert Waterman
van Nuys
Calif
Miss Lon
International Soundphoto
Dr. Truitt
Timber Ridge
Church Grove
the Church
Highview, W. Va
I. Q
Marshall Martin
Rt. 7
E. T Snider
Thomas G. Scully
Robert K. Woltz
Wilton Trenary
California Spray Chemical Corp
Wyck St
Babel
A. Glaize & Bro
W & W Coal SC
Rt. 135
New Westernport, Md
Petros OF
Kelvinator
Bermuda
Lagoon
E. Boscawen St
Anderson Appliances
Winche
Albert and
Clemmie Foreman
Kent St
General Electric
Georgia
F. Blackburn
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