Mrs Lanham Dies After Brief Illness
Rétha Gertrude Lanham wife of David Jackson Lanham of deiddieburs formerly of Winchester died in Physicians Hospital Warrenton at 2 45 p m yesterday following a brief illness She is survived by her husband three daughters Betty Alice and Jackie her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Miller of Clearbrook and the Millers brothers and sisters and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be 2 pm EST Sunday at First Brethren Church Beverley avenue with Rev Paul Pee officiating Burial at Upperville Cemetery The body will lie in state with her brother Garnett Miller at 20 E Boscawen Street from Saturday until time for services
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Rétha Gertrude Lanham
David Jackson Lanham
Déiddieburs
Winchester
Physicians Hospital
Warrenton
Betty
Alice
Jackie
Charles ‘Miller
Clearbrook
Igewins
Charles G. Miller
Simpsonville Rit
Garnett S. Miller
Winches
Tex
Granville W. Miller
Toms «Brook
Edward W. Miller
Ralph “Miller
Ray Miller
Middlebourg
Charles Hodge
Winachester
Noel Robert
Ridgeway
W. Va
First Brethren Church
Beveryville Avenue
Paul Pee
Gas quiz answers listed for Page 4
The page lists 10 answer items including Henry Hudson Balaclava Stonewall Woodrow Wilson Spaniards Normandie The Hawaiian Islands Oscar Wilde Delaying Nicolai Lenin.
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Henry Hudson
Balaclava
Stonewall
Woodrow Wilson
Normandie
The
Hawaiian Islands
Oscar Wilde
Delaying
Nicolai Lenin
Estate and real estate auctions listed for June and July
June 28 at 11 am estates on Front Royal Road and Dils Orchards near Berke. July 5 at 11 am real estate on Highland Ave Winchester. July 19 at 1 pm Lewis E. admr Barrett estate Green Spring near White Hall auctioneered by Duvall and others. items include real estate and personal property.
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Front Royal Road
W. F. Arpw
Dils
Berke
Wheatfield
Shenandoahese Va
B. R. Knighting
Purcell Drive
Sunnyside
North
W.D. Orndorff
Ee Front County Court House
Senate May End Military Spending Freeze by House
The Senate defense appropriations panel informally moved to erase a House rider that would cap next year’s military outlays at 46 billion dollars. Secretary Finletter urged the pace of air buildup and testified on proposed aircraft procurements amid a tense funding dispute.
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Senate
House
Washington
Senate Defense Appropriations
Truman
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Air Force
Finletter
House Appropriations Committee
Rocket Necciai Fans 16 Batters But Loses Game
Rocket Necciai struck out 16 Winston-Salem batters while allowing five hits and three walks over 14 innings, but Burlington-Graham lost 3-2 on a walk, sacrifice, and single. The 20-year-old Monongahela native fanned 11 of the first 12 men and has 83 strikeouts in 69 1 38 innings for his Carolina League team.
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Burlington
N. C
Ron Necciai
Pittsburgh Pirates
Burlington-Graham Ball Park
Wonder Boy
Winston-Salem
Necciai
Bristol Va.Tenn
Necclai
Monongahela
Vatican Envoy Row Sparks Senate Vote On Ambassador
The Senate voted to strike from an appropriation bill a House approved provision that would block sending an ambassador to the Vatican without prior Senate approval.
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Washington
Senate
Vatican
Williams Attacks Treasury Over 38 Million Tax Claim
Sen. Williams denounces Treasury handling of a 38 million dollar claim against NY oil man William R. Davis. He cites approval under John W. Snyder and calls for reopening to review roles of ex officials Boyle and Hanson in the 1948 compromise.
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Washington
Sen. Williams
Treasury Department
New York
Williams
Senate
Delaware
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Davis
William M. Boyle, Jr
Daniel J. Hanson
Winchester Bicentennial Sets Offered to Public
The Bicentennial offers limited decorative sets for July 4 including two posters a bannerette and the Winchester flag. Complete set priced at 11.75 delivered by mail from festival headquarters Box 699 Winchester. Dan Leatherman says posters depict historic Winchester scenes and flag and bannerette will be used in offices and stores.
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Winchester
Dan Leatherman
Leatherman
Navy WAVES Fashion Show Set at Capitol Theatre
Chief Long announced that WAVES will perform a fashion show here from ten on Saturday before the 9 p.m. screening of Skirts Ahoy at Capitol Theatre. LCDR Doris Lee will supervise the event, marking the first WAVE fashion display in this city after earlier showcases in larger cities.
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Chief Long
Navy
Capitol Theatre
WAVES
LCDR
Doris Lee
Oficer
Washington
Winchester
Police Court Records Of Alcohol Offenses And Fines
Gordon J Carey 44 of 621 N Cameron Street fined 29 25 for buying wine for an intoxicated person. Charles M Grandstaff 22 of 401 N Loudoun Street fined 14 25 for speeding and 6 25 for unnecessary noise. Leo Wheat 36 of 523 N Loudoun Street fined 9 25 for drunkenness. Ernest R McDonald 18 of 540 N Loudoun Street fined 14 25 for no operator license and 7 25 for reckless driving. Kenneth B Vaughn 23 of Rt 2 charged with assault and battery on Lyndon Brown with 90 days to serve and costs 4 25.
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Gordon J. Carey
Kenneth 8. Vaughn
Lyndon Brown
UN Envoys Clash Over War Prison Returns at Panmunjom
Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. charged that Soviet and Red positions show simultaneous agreement and disagreement with Moscow during stalled Korean armistice talks. The exchange followed claims that Budapest and Stalingrad guarantees allowed returns, while North Korean Gen Nam Tue rebutted, accusing Harrison of misinterpretation. A new session was scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow.
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Munsan
Korea
William K. Harrison Jr
Russia
United Nations
Red
U.N
Ussr
Harrison
Panmunjom
Reds
Stalingrad
Budapest
Nam Tl
Soviet Union
Clive Prinoners
Inscription “Neither snow nor rain” on New York Post Office
The line “Neither snow nor rain nor heat or gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” comes from a paragraph by Herodotus. The quote is often called the mailman's code and is inscribed on the front of the New York Post Office building.
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Herodotus
B. C
New York Post Office
Who Discovered Electricity Through the Ages
The statement credits Thales of Miletus with early observations of amber attracting light objects around 600 B C. It notes Dr William Gilbert naming the force electricity and Benjamin Franklin’s 1702 kite experiment, acknowledging later contributors to electrical knowledge.
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A. Thales
Miletus
Greece
William Gilbert
Elizabeth I
Benjamin Franklin
Firemen Parade in Winchester for Independence Day
Winchester and Frederick County fire companies join Middleton Stephens City Gore and others in a Fourth of July parade to Rouss Park with a public barbecue after noon Representative Burr Harrison to speak. Bicentennial committee urges homes and businesses to display banners and flags for the gala day.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Middletown
Stephens City
Gore
Clearbrook
Rouss
South End
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Rouss Park
Burr P. Harrison
City Hall
Cameron Street
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Robert L. Pifer
Marie E. Pifer McDonald
Circuit Court
Wincheser
Taining
Luther D. Pifer
Joseph B. Newlin
Virginia
Circuit
Signs of the Times Ike versus Bob display at Eisenhower HQ
A window sign at the Eisenhower Presidential Headquarters corner Piccadilly and Loudoun Streets reads I like Ike too, but I think Taft will make a better president. The six inch square sign sits opposite a large photograph of the General with other material removed.
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Piccadilly
Loudoun Streets
Eisenhower
Ike
Taft
House panel backs 25 percent cut in new federal funds
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 25 per cent reduction in new funds sought by the administration for the armed forces foreign aid atomic energy and various other programs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Political leadership reform proposed by Richberg
Don A. Richberg, former NRA chief, proposed that the President must retire from political party leadership on the day he takes the oath of office. The idea aims to separate party leadership from the presidency to limit partisan conflicts in government.
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Charlottesville
Donald R. Richberg
NRA
The
United States
Who Are the Hutterites A Mennonite Group in South Dakota
A small group of Mennonites settled in Bon Homme County South Dakota and nearby areas in 1874. They prospered and expanded into adjoining counties. Named after Jacob Huter an Anabaptist minister nurtured in sixteenth century Austria. Followers lived in Romania and Russia before immigrating to the United States. They practice communal living sharing income and expenses.
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Bon Homme County
South Dakota
Jacob Huter
Austria
Romania
Russia
United States
Communist Threats Hint at World War Fears
East German Communists warned of imminent developments in the Korean and Indochinese conflicts and in Germany's cold war, signaling rising tensions and potential shifts in the global confrontation.
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Berlin
Germany
Stevenson Becomes Draft Question After Chicago Hospital Exit
In Chicago Stevenson, fourth with 51 votes, returned from a minor operation and faced reporters about draft availability. Sen Richard Russell of Georgia held 116 votes and Averell Harriman 95 as the tally showed 615 needed to win. Ewing trailed with three votes and planned a news conference.
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Richard Russell
Georgia
Averell Harriman
Stevenson
Chicago
Ewing
Who Invented Television The Inventors Across Eras
The article states no single inventor. It notes 1877 Senbecq proposed the concept, 1884 Nipkow outlined a simpler system forming the basis of modern television, and 1925 demonstrations occurred by John Logie Baird in England and Charles F Jenkins in the United States using Nipkow disks.
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Senbecq
Nipkow
Julie L. Baird
England
Charles F. Jenkins
United States
Democrats, Republicans weigh drafts at conventions
In Albuquerque New Mexico delegates will name an uninstructed 24 member delegation with half votes. Mississippi named an 18 vote 22 member delegation and may push states rights. In Washington Eugene Millikin will head the Republican platform committee with Dulles assisting on foreign policy.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Kefauver
Mississippi
Jackson
Washington
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Taft
Eisenhower
Millikin
Chicago
John Foster Dulles
Soldier Drowns at Fort Eustis Pool
A stomach cramp apparently caused the drowning of an enlisted man from Chicago at the Fort Eustis pool yesterday. The private’s name is withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Fort Eustis
Chicago
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International Harvester
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