Operations Crossroads Dispatch From Bikini Cruise
Louis Spilman reports aboard ship en route to Bikini for atom bomb tests as press correspondent. He describes rough seas, cold raw weather, daily meals, crew routines, and shared quarters with Walter J. Murphy while detailing shipboard life and early voyage conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Spilman
Waynesboro News
Virginian
United States Navy Department
Joint Task Force One
Pacific
Associated Press
Appalachian
Bikini
San Francisco Bay
Naval Base
Oakland
Goat Island
Treasure Island
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Inon
Xoom
Honolulu
Frisco
Brucetown Social Notes From June Gatherings
Mrs. Herbert Fisher returned from Washington D C where she was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J B Bradley. Dr and Mrs F A Cochran were in Winchester on business. Miss Catherine Braff visited relatives in Baltimore. Julian Snapp of Jessup Md spent days with his father J B Snapp and sister Mrs Herbert Fisher. Mrs Calvin Cain and Gary Sharon Rae with Mrs Andy Whitacre spent Sunday with Mrs J T McKee at White Hall. Mr and Mrs Joseph E Snapp of Berryville with Nellie Davis of Winchester and Mr and Mrs Paul Triggs of Martinsburg were guests of Mrs Wesley Brill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucetown
Herbert Fisher
Washington, D. C
J. B. Bradley
F. A. Cochran
Winchester
Catherine Braff
Baltimore
Julian Snapp
Jessupp
J. B. Snapp
Calvin Cain
Gary
Sharon Rae
Andy Whitacre
J. T. McKee
White Hall
Joseph E. Snapp
Berryville
Nellie Davis
Paul Triggs
Martinsburg
Wesley Brill
Card of Thanks from Miller Family
The Miller family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness, car use, and flowers during the illness and death of their husband and father, Mrs. Bedford L. Miller and children note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford L. Miller
Jack Carson Faces Insecurities While In Hollywood Spotlight
Hollywood profile of Jack Carson detailing his childhood inferiority complex about being tall and muscular, his fear of public speaking, insomnia, and nerves around stars. It notes his separation from Kay St Germain, and his hopes to be respected as a serious actor with a celebrated family life and his son following in his footsteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
John Elmer Carson
Jack Carson
Jack
Vaudevill
Admiral Halsey
Jack Benny
Bo Hope
Lakeside Country Club
Dennis Morgan
Ginger Rogers
Ginger
Kay St. Germain
Jack, Jr
Overnight Guest Takes Radios in Route 50 Break-In
Stewart Taylor of Bluefield West Virginia was charged after an overnight guest intrusion at the John Edmonds home near Winchester on Route 50. Police say two radios an alarm clock and other items were found missing and abandoned along the grounds. Deputy Sheriff Robert DeHaven arrested Taylor after spotting him walking on the highway and arranging a ride to Winchester before learning of his detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edmonds
Winchester
Stewart Taylor
W. E. Edwards
Edmonds
Taylor
Bluefield
W. Va
Robert DeHaven
de Haven
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The page lists quiz answers for ten questions with names places and topics including Two invitations, finish your lessons, Manuel A Roxas, Painting, John Stelle, False, Pennsylvania, Freight yards, Granville Conway, and The Jesuit order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel A. Roxas
John Stelle
Pennsylvania
Granville Conway
The
Jesuit Order
Virginia Woolens Split With Arlington Asphalts In Doubleheader
In a softball doubleheader the Virginia Woolens beat the Arlington Asphalts 7 to 3 in game one and lost 7 to 5 in game two. Larrick pitched the first win, limiting Arlington to 4 hits, while Rawls earned the second win with 10 hits allowed. A return doubleheader is set for July 13 in Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Woolens
Arlington Asphalts
Arlington
Patton
Clevenger
Pope
Grim
Lake
Trenary
Willey
Larrick
Bradford
Woolens
Rawls
The
Asphalts
Dickey Thrives on Western Swing with Yankees
Bill Dickey accelerates as New York Yankee skipper on first Western trip gaining 7 wins in 10 starts as the front-running Red Sox trail. Bevens rises to No 2 behind Chandler, beating St Louis and Chicago before a 1-0 shutout of Cleveland. Risotto scratch and Henrich Keller drive the Yanks to a first-frame run. Brooklyn, Wright and Furillo pace NL as St Louis idle.
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Bill Dickey
New York Yankee
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Robert Feller
Larry MacPhail
Swank
Fifth Avenue
Floyd
Bill) Bevens
Spud Chandler
Red
Eran
Mid-West
Bevens
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Allie Reynolds
Phil Rizzuto
Tommy Henrich
Charlie Keller
New York
Boston
Detroit
Washington
al Hollingsworth
White Sox
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Carl Furillo
Dixie Walker
Ed Wright
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
Army weight figures fuel boxing class debate
National Boxing Association secretary Col Heinie Miller questions a proposed 185 pound class citing army inductee weights. Only four percent weigh 180 to 189 and 24 percent 190 to 199. over 200 pounds equals three percent, while lighter divisions show higher percentages. Miller opposes junior welterweights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Heinie Miller
Surgeon General's Office
Miller
Billy Conn
Joe Lewis
Elimination of Conn reshapes heavyweight hierarchy
One-Minute Sports Page notes Paterson New Jersey morning call on the sport. Glenn Cunningham now athletic director at Cornell College Iowa plans to push his name in track records. The piece hints at a rebuilding of a stable track program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Paterson
N. J
Morning Call
Conn
Bubble Dancer
Bubee
Glenn Cunningham
Cornell
Iowa) College
Glenn
Pitching Duel At Rice Ends With No Hitters For Dyer And Lyons
Pete Cawthon then Rice Institute coach watched Eddie Dyer and Ted Lyons duel on the mound as Rice collected only two hits off Baylor's Lyons both by Dyer. Eddie pitched a no hitter while both men later became Major League managers with the Cards and White Sox. On the same day Eddie’s younger brother Sam Dyer also pitched a no hitter in the Houston City League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Cawthon
Detroit Lions
Rice Institute
Eddie Dyer
Ted Lyons
Rice
Baylor
Lyons
Dyer
Eddie
White Sox
Sam Dyer
Houston
Pete adds the proudest dad Houston figure Dyer
A fragment notes Pete and a proud father from Houston named Dyer. The text lacks full context or clear event details. Without additional readable facts, the record remains a brief, ambiguous reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Houston
Dyer
Umpire Paul McCoy Says Fence Shields Officials From Fans
Kansas umpire Paul McCoy answered boos by saying the wire fence behind the plate protects the umpire, not the fans, and he learned this long ago. The remark reflects temper in a game where crowd reactions influenced officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McCoy
Kansas
Paul
Johnston Completes Aquatic Training at National School
Charles E. Johnston assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 9 returned from Schiff Scout Reservation Mendham New Jersey after one week of intensive aquatic training. He completed swimming boating canoeing and rescue methods earning lifeguard qualifications. Johnston has led Scout work five years under Scoutmaster Harold Rowe and is the son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur R Johnston of 380 E Piccadilly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Johnston
Schiff
Mendham
N. J
National Aquatic School
Boy Scouts of America
Johnston
Harold Rowe
Wilbur R. Johnston
E. Piccadilly Street
City
Pleasant Grove United Brethren to Hold Children’s Day Service
Children’s Day services will be held at Pleasant Grove United Brethren Church on Sunday June 30 at 8 p m. The program features Evelyn Youngblood Arthur Slonaker Yvonne Youngblood and others performing hymns readings and a four teen talent dialogue. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove
Secretary Lie And Dr. Douglas Freeman Get Yale Degrees
Trygve Lie United Nations secretary-general received a Yale doctor of laws degree at the 245th commencement. Lester B. Pearson and Frank Baldwin Jewett also earned the same honor along with Douglas Southall Freeman and others.
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Lie
Douglas Freeman
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Charles Seymour
Lester Browles Pearson
United States
Frank Baldwin Jewett
National Academy of Sciences
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Douglas Southall Freeman
Richmond Va
Population Proximity to Winchester Prompts Slow Travel Times
A figure shows 52,747 people live within 20 miles of Winchester while slow driving time to Northwest Virginia's shopping center affects daily commutes and access to goods and services.
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Winchester
Northwest
Virginia
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Navy
Walter J. Murphy
Chemical and Engineering News
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Hollins College
Roanoke
Murphy
Tropics
G .B. Masters Life Insurance Co
John W. Rosenberger and Co
Rhodes Drug CO
Parner Boscawen and Braddock Streets
Gene Handsaker
Chical CO
Cameron St
Fruit Growers of Frederick Co
Virginia Woolen
By Jack Hand
Brooklyn St. Louis
Pittsburgh
National Boxing Executive
Army
AAU
Dan Ferris
San Antonio
Dave Gillespie
Bastonia
N .C
Louis
Roosevelt Raceway
Galax
Bellemont Farm
Aberdeen
Angus Head
Barbara’s, Blackbirds
Queen Mothers
Pride of Aberdeens
Heather Blooms
Ip. m. Bellemonte Farm
Lane Fountain
Staunton, Va
H. Earl Wright
Mt. Gilead
Ohio
Shorts
E. Cin
the Children’s Shop
S. Loudoun St
Aterre
Pittsburgh “Utility
Brumback
Gooopd
Cammer Tire CO
G. Holsinger & Son
Court Square
JONES
Uneral Home
Bury Cars
Chapman Motor Co
Pine Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth
N. Loudoun St
Molden Electric CO
Ero
Seethvet
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corporation
Wun Ecquia
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