Six Nations of West Europe Begin Secret Talks on Coal-Steel Merger
Six European governments France West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg start confidential talks to outline a coal steel merger authority. Iain refuses to join. Britain’s Foreign Office to monitor progress. Monnet drafts plans for a strong supranational body, while Schuman supports the talks.
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ARIS
West- Europe
France
Tern
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Iain
International P
Foreign Office
Lance
Jean Monnet
Rob Schuman
London
The
of Commons
Britain
Paris
Attlee
Labov
Lawn Party Benefit at Youth Bee Methodist Church
A lawn party benefit is held Friday June 23 to support the church youth group at the Methodist Church. Friends and neighbors are invited to attend for fellowship and community solidarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Bee Methodist Church
Friellowship
Birthplace debate swirls as Pawtucket may claim future president
Mrs. Roland Guillet of Pawtucket and her husband win a radio quiz by naming Staunton Virginia as Woodrow Wilsons birthplace. Mayors clash over where the baby should be born with a radio executive to decide. If the child is a girl the issue may fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
Guillet
Roland Guillet
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
Virginia
Ambrose P. McCoy
United States
Wil- Han
A. Grubert
Senate probes to target Chicago crime with hearings
Senate Crime Investigating Committee plans hearings in Chicago and Ashington next month to study gambling, narcotics, and counterfeiting in the Midwest. Virgil Petersen of the Chicago Crime Commission is slated as the first witness. Chicago is cited as a center for narcotics rings, counterfeiting at a decade high, and racketeering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Chicago
Mid-West
Senate
Ashington
Virgil Petersen
Chicago Crime Commission
Petersen
Indiana
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Congress
H. J. Anslinger
U. S. Narcotics Bureau
Dulles flies to Japan for talks with MacArthur on peace terms
John Foster Dulles arrives in Tokyo to discuss peace terms and broader Asiatic issues with General MacArthur. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson tours Yokosuka naval base while Pentagon planners weigh options. Johnson and General Bradley head to Okinawa to assess threats near Formosa as regional tensions rise.
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Dulles
Japan
M’arthur
Tokyo
John Foster Dulles
MacArthur
U.S
Louis Johnson
Yokosuka
State Department
Korea
United States
Johnson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Seoul
Rusia
Red China
Benton Decker
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Comander
U.S. Navy
Bradley
Okinawa
Formosa
Mrs. Mary Knight Dies in North Carolina at 66
Mary E. Knight 66, widow of Charles W. Knight, died at her daughter Virginia Chriscoe’s home in Steeds North Carolina where she had lived three years. Born in Grimes Virginia she was daughter of the late Jacob and Frances Randall. She lived in Winchester from 1900 to 1947 and served as church organist at First Baptist. Surviving: daughter Virginia Knight Chriscoe of Steeds and brother Ellis Randall of Stotlers Cross Roads West Virginia plus grandsons Edward and Charles Chriscoe. Funeral 4 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist with Dr. E T. Clark. burial Mount Cemetery. Body to Jones Funeral Home 6 p.m. today remains until 2 p.m. Thursday. then church until rites. Family members arriving Winchester today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Knight
Charles W. Knight
Virginia Knight Chriscoe
Steeds
N. C
Grimes
Jacob and
Frances Hinton Randall
Knight
S. Cameron St
North Carolina
First Baptist Church
Winchester
Ellis Randall
Stotlers Cross Roads
W. Va
Edward Andd Charles Chriscoe
E. T. Clark
Mount Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Summer Temperature Sways Through Winchester Forecast
Summer was due in Winchester at 6 37 pm but thermometers failed to prove it. The Research Laboratory reported a top 76 degree reading at 7 30 am before cooler air moved in as summer neared.
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Winchester
Temperature records and June highs across years
The report notes past June temperatures with dates and figures. It compares today's May or June readings to historical highs: 92 in 1949, 82 in 1948, 71 recently, 170 on June 21, 1947, and 75 in 1946. It also mentions a June 21 maximum of 76 a decade ago.
Northern Virginia Firemen Conventioneers Gather in Harrisonburg
Delegates from fire companies in 14 counties arrive for the third annual Northern Virginia Firemen's Assn convention. Events include speeches by Lt. C. W. Fuller and Robert M. Pierpont, a water demonstration, a band contest, a banquet, and a giant parade to close the three day gathering.
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Harrisonburg
Northern Virgina Firemen’s Assn
C. W. Fuler
Alexandria
Rouss
South End
Winchester
Court House
F. A. Stoutamyer
Front Royal
J. C. Garber
Staunton
Laurence L. Loewner
Addresf
Lt. Fullers
Assembly Hall
Robert M. Pierpont
Disaster Relief Service
American Red Cross
Clay Easterly
Martinsville
Court Square
Association
No. 1
Samuel W. Cotten
Loewner
South Court Square
Norfolk Fire Division
Civic Center
W. F. Huffman
Fire Control Equipment Co
Richmond
Infant Robert Smoot Dies in Winchester Hospital
Robert Michael Smoot infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smoot Jr of Nain died at 1 55 pm yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital born Feb 4 1950 He is survived by his parents one brother James Stephen Smoot and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Smoot Sr and Mr and Mrs J A Richardson Funeral services set for 10 30 am tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with Dr E T Clark officiating burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery
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Robert Michael Smoot
John Smoot
Nain
Winchester Memorial Hospital
James Stephen Smoot
J. A. Richardson
Winchester
Omps Funeral Home
E. T. Clark
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Three Year Old Judith Payne Found After Disappearance
Three year old Judith Ann Payne, missing since Sunday from Ocean View, was found in a Hiway Tavern by police after the tavern owner reported the tip. She is in the custody of the Social Service Bureau while her parents Elvin and Margaret Payne and two women face charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Norfolk
Judith Ann Payne
Ocean View
Princess Anne County
Hiway
Virginia Beach
Judith
Social Service Bureau
Elvin and
Margaret Payne
Robert Provine
Shirley Mae
Olsen
Miss Olsen
Paynes
Mrs. Provine
Mrs. Covey L. Jenkins Rites Planned Tomorrow
Services for Mrs. Covey L. Jenkins will be held at 4 P.M. tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. H. T. McGolerick and Rev. L. H. McGolerick officiating. Burial is set in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers are Raymond Jenkins David Ruffner Edward Ruffner Walter Sampson Robert Adams and John Manuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covey L. Jenkins
Jones
H. T. McGolerick
L. H. McGolerick
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Raymond Jenkins
David Ruffner
Edward Ruffner
Walter Sampson
Robert Adams
John Manuel
Man Finds Old Shoes in Lunch Sack Caddy Case
Danville report says Bob De febaugh hurried to Harrison Park golf course to work as a caddy. At noon he opened a paper sack for lunch and pulled out a pair of old shoes, a curious turn in a routine day.
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Danville
Bob Defebaugh
Harrison Park
Romans Used Sticks of Lead for Pencil Cores
Ancient sources suggest Romans employed lead for writing and marking tasks. The notion of lead pencils arose later with graphite adoption, while Romans used metal styluses or sticks for inscription.
Marines to Be Up in the Air
More than 15,000 Marine Corps Reservists will participate in summer airborne maneuvers on both coasts. About 10,000 are Organized Reserve Ground Units with weekly home training while 5,500 are Aviation Reserve members including 400 pilots who will fly fighters. Reservists will be transported by Marine planes from Cherry Point North Carolina and El Toro.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Unis
Cherry Point
N. C
el Toro
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Fred D. Morgan
Westinsater
TY Sher
G. & M. Music Center
Virginia City
Grubert
Mid-West Area
Mary Knight
N. Carolina
Robert Smoot
Rth
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Palace Theatre
Bayliss
Patterson Electrical Contractors
Crosley Electric Appliances
Calif
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent St
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