Thunderstorms Move East After Midwest Tornadoes
A line of severe storms that pummeled the Midwest and Southeast was headed into the eastern U.S. today. Tornadic winds and funnel clouds were reported in southern Michigan and eastern Wisconsin with a tornado hitting Gratiot County Michigan injuring one. Southeast reports described strong winds hail and rain with some property damage as warmer air pushed south from the Great Lakes toward the Ohio Valley and Atlantic Coast.
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Midwest
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Gratiot
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Limbo Dancing Seen as Weight Cure for Americans
The piece explains limbo dancing as a weight loss method, describing the ancient dance, its dangerous flexibility, and the entertainment pull. It notes Trinidad figures like Ruth Henry and Stretch Wilcox, the modest earnings of limbo dancers, and hints the U S may adopt the craze for both slimming and spectacle.
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Charles S. Espinet
Edric Connor
West Indies
Ruth Henry
Antigua
Stretch” Wilcox
Fred Astaire
Trinidad
United States
Amer
Eisenhower improves as he walks more in hospital stay
President Eisenhower's doctors report progress and increasing mobility. He spends about three to four hours daily out of bed and plans to leave the hospital for Gettysburg likely by Friday or Saturday. No new date is set for his meeting with Prime Minister Nehru, who sent well wishes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Sherman Adams
Gettysburg
Nehru
India
White House
Memorial service and homecoming at Mountain View Methodist Church
Mountain Falls will hold memorial service and homecoming at Mountain View Methodist Church with 9 30 a m worship led by Rev Howard Ellifritz. The Bible School closing program is at 10 30 a m followed by lunch and fellowship 12 30 to 1 30 p m. Rev J C Dugge will deliver the memorial address at 1 30 p m.
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Reuben Hulver
Mountain Falls
Mountain View Methodist Church
Howard Ellifritz
J. C. Dugge
Winchester Conference
Garnet Hershman
Lost River State Park
W. Va
M. Y.F
Kathryn Kurstedt
Kathleen
Janet Crosen
Janet Dodson
Sherry Halver Betty
Nancy Heishman
Anna Williams
Monroe Heishman
Tommy Clark
Winchester
Paul Dodson
Arthur Brill
Strasburg
George Carpenter
Friendly Grove
Community Hall
Barbara Fawcett Wins Four Year Temple University Scholarship
Barbara Ann Fawcett, granddaughter of Mrs I B Fawcett of 214 S Kent St and former city resident, earned a complete four year scholarship to Temple University. She attended Handley High School and Kensington School for Girls, won Phi Beta Kappa citation, Beulah A Fenimore English honor mention, and a 75 point service award.
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Barbara Ann Fawcett
I. B. Fawcett
S. Kent St
Temple University
Pleasant Grove Notes On Visits And Local Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Ray Lee and family of Oil City Pennsylvania spend two weeks visiting relatives in the area. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Jesse Shingleton at the Charles Lee home and Mr and Mrs Verlis Miller at the Winfred Haines home. Miami Florida residents formerly from Pleasant Grove visit friends here, and Basil Whitacre returns home after five days in Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Pleasant Grove
Ray Lee
Oil City
Jesse Shingleton
Charles Lee
Verlis Miller
Winfred Haines
Edgar Agnew
Geraldine Staggs
Delina Lymm
Miami, Fla
Bonnie Haines
Green Lantern
Sterns Measures Ordered Against Peruvian Rioters
In Lima Peru government orders stern measures after a general strike paralyzed the capital and Callao. Constitutional guarantees suspended for 30 days as authorities seek to control rioting, with injuries to strikers and police and utilities operating under guard.
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Sterns
Lima
Peru
Callao
International Petroleum Co
Area Units Win At Purcellville Fire Parade
Three area units won prizes in last night’s Purcellville firemen parade. The Scarlet Rebels from Stephens City Drum and Bugle Corps took top in its category, while Berryville's John Enders Fire Company drill team earned the group trophy. Winchesterettes won second place and a $10 prize for the local majorette group.
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Purcellville
Scarlet Rebels
Stephens City
John Enders Fire Company
Berryville
Winchesterettes
Chess: ways to play first four and ten moves
Chess authorities estimate 318 979 654 000 possible sequences for the first four moves. For the first ten moves the count grows to thirty figures, reflecting the branching complexity of opening play.
Alexander Lewis Dies in Clarke County
Clarke County farmer Alexander Lewis died yesterday afternoon at his Berryville home after a life spent in the county. He was born there to the late Alexander and Rose Lewis and was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Surviving are his widow Rose Lewis, four children Thomas Alexander Lewis Berryville, Bessie Powell Washington DC, Esther Harris Tappahannock, Edward Lewis Powhatan, six grandchildren, a sister Rosa Lewis Berryville, and two brothers.
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Alexander Lewis
Clarke County
Berryville
Alexander and
Rose Lewis
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Thomas Alexander Lewis
Bessie Powell
Washington, D. C
Esther Harris
Tappahannock
Edward Lewis
Powhatan
Rosa Lewis
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Miller's Hardware
N. Loudoun St
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