Green Is Named To State Chamber Education Group
Richmond J. W. Green Jr of Winchester has been named a member of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Committee on Education. Hollister W. Schenck of Richmond, president of the Virginia State Chamber, announced the appointment. The Education Committee studies progress in Virginia secondary education over the past decade. thirty five Virginia Chamber members will join Green on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
J. W. Green, Jr
Winchester
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Hollister W. Schenck
Schenck
Virginia Chamber
Virginia
Chamber of Secondary Education
Green
United States Birth Rate Compared to Other Nations
The 1950 U S birth rate ranked mid range, rising above Austria Great Britain and Western Germany but falling below Canada Japan Chile and Mexico, according to the presented Q A. Shrimp Odor Not From Preservatives It Stems from marine organisms shrimp eat and is not harmful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
T.A.D. A
Canada
Japan
Chile
Mexico
Austria
Great British
Germany
Stephens City Fire Party Sizzles With Chicken Ham Dinners
Fried chicken and country ham platters will be served both evenings of the yard party July 2 and 3 on the Stephens City School grounds. A Cake Walk offers home made cakes as prizes while a Drum and Bugle Corps will perform. Proceeds fund operating expenses and fire hall expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City Fire Company
Stephen City
Drum and Bugle Corps
Dr Boyd Leaves for Seattle Clinic Appointment
Dr Robert S Boyd former resident here leaves for Seattle Washington to join the Mason Clinic staff He is a Handley School Virginia University of Virginia Medical School Hopkins Memorial Hospital Mayo Clinic Charlottesville and New York pathology thoracic surgery veteran of the Army Medical Corps in the Pacific member of the Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Boyd
Fred S. Boyd
Boyd
P. W. Boyd
Seattle
Wash
Mason Clinic
Handley School
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Medical School
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Memorial Hospital
College graduates earn more than nongraduates study shows
A Census Bureau study of 82 million adults finds college graduates earn about four times as much as those with no formal education. Another survey notes graduates gain about $45,000 more over a lifetime than high school graduates, underscoring wage advantages of degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Grace Lutheran Church Named Beneficiary in Schmidt Will
Elizabeth M. Schmidt’s will records 3000 to Grace Lutheran Church trustees for church purposes. The will also allocates shares to her husband’s sisters, relatives in California, and other beneficiaries with executors named, including Frederick M. Ritter Jr. and Frank M. Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elizabeth M. Schmidt
Peyton J. Marshall
Harold Newins
Fied Artmann
George Worthington
Elizabeth Freed Thrush
Frederick M. Ritter, Jr
Mabel Carnegie
Vera Braner
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Chidwick
Baldwin Park
Minnie Martin
San Gabriel
Mabel Anderson
Fort Washington
Charles Micxens
Patterson
N.J
Women's Missionary Society of Grace Lutheran Church
Godfrey Miller
Frederick M. Ritter
Grace V. Stine
Florence E. Hagan
William E. Stine
Lee F. Stine
Marshall A. Stine
Martha A. Cahill
Howard F. Stine
Nan Maynard Rosenberger
John Henry Rosenberger
O. B. Ritter
Emma Ritter
Ima K. Dalton
Cora B. Hardy
Frank M. Hardy
N. Kent St
John Myers Taylor
S. Braddock St
Frank Bell Taylor
Spider captures hummingbirds in South America
A reader asks if small birds can be caught in a spider’s web. The reply notes hummingbirds can be trapped, and mentions a South American spider that captures hummingbirds for food despite not spinning a web.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Molden Buys Front Royal Cooper Building
Ed Molden of this city purchased the Cooper Building on N Royal Ave Front Royal and will take possession July 1. The two story brick structure includes neo apartments on the second floor and was constructed in 1946 by Richard G Cooper of Front Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Molden
Cooper
N. Royal Ave
Front Royal
Richard G. Cooper
Two-Car Crash On One-Way Street Causes $550 In Damages
A 2:40 p.m. Thursday collision on Braddock Street and Clifford Street caused $550 total damage. A 1953 or 1954 Plymouth driven by Helen Hawke Gibson collided with a 1951 Ford driven by William Copley. no injuries were reported. The Plymouth sustained $150 damage and the Ford $400. Both cars were insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Helen Hawke Gibson
Tennyson Ave
William Copley
Coalwood
W. Va
Braddock St
Clifford
Ford
Maurice Lake
Lake
Recognizing and Avoiding Poison Ivy
The article advises rubbing hands with baby oil or petroleum as a precaution and stresses the importance of identifying the three leaved plant to avoid contact. It emphasizes learning to recognize poison ivy to stay safe.
Braddock Street One Way Violation Case
Copley charged with driving the wrong way on a one way street after an incident on Braddock Street in Plymouth.
First Communist Cell Organized in United States
The earliest Communist cell in the United States formed around 1933, coinciding with the U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union. This reflects the era when communist organizing began gaining traction amid diplomatic moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Soviet Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
JCC
Clarence Lamp
C. Everette Holsinger
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Paul D. Everly
Holsinger
York Inn
William H. Waters Jr
Washington, D. C
State Chamber Education Group
Jone
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Stephens City
Dr. Boyd
Grace Lutheran Church
Schmidt
Jayceeette
Gina
Cecil Herbaugh
Winchester Jayceeettes
Ferman Perry
Herbaugh
William H Waters, Jr
Molden
Copley
C. B. Smalts & Son
National Ave
Deltox
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Florida
Wat
W. Boscawen ST
John H. Snyder
Cameron
Gorfie
Lonnite
Red Housekeeping
E. Boscawen St
Shorts
Reg
Bembergs Cottons
Skip Dent
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!