Fresh Air Children Arrive in Shenandoah Valley
Eight buses brought 294 Fresh Air children to the Shenandoah Valley for two to four week visits staying with local homes from Winchester to Staunton. Forty one children traveled in this area including 28 returning hosts from prior years and one first timer. Escorts from New York were Mr and Mrs Henkel Newlin. Hosts greeted them at the War Memorial Building. Mrs Paul Newlin of Winchester chairs the Fresh Air Fund Committee.
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Herbert Cook
Senseng Road
Kenneth Lee
Billy
George Garcia
Fernando Garcia
Mr. Cook
War Memorial
Star
Mary Helen Massie
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Staunton
Henkel Newlin
New York
War Memorial Building
Paul Newlin
Geologists date Niagara Falls to ancient era
Britannica estimates Niagara Falls formed about 25 000 to 30 000 years ago, based on geological analysis and historical records. The finding places the dramatic waterfall's origin in long prehistory.
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Niagara Falls
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Largent Advocates Studied and Balanced Legislative Program
F. L. Largent Jr spoke to Armel residents urging a studied and balanced legislative program. A candidate for the House of Delegates from the 24th district in the July 11 Democratic primary, he stressed careful study, fiscal soundness, and education balance including elementary, high school, and higher education needs. The talk urged voters to balance programs with qualified teachers and proper curriculums to meet Virginia citizens’ needs.
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F. L. Largent, Jr
Armel
Largent
House of Delegates
Mentary
Warren GOP Convention Nominates Local Candidates
The Warren County Republican convention nominated candidates for commissioner of revenue and four of five magisterial district supervisor seats. Gary Keyser was endorsed for sheriff, with John K. Marlow for Shenandoah District supervisor and Thomas W. Grove for commissioner of revenue. Thomas M. Kerns won the Happy Creek District supervisor nomination. Ben R. Lacy III earned Fork District. Dr Willard K. Lutz, a Front Royal dentist, was defeated. The meeting left open potential further nominations by the Republican committee. A stray line notes the potato’s Andean origin.
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Warren County
South River District
Warren
Gary T. Keyser
Robert G. Ritenour
FMC Corp
John K. Marlow
Marlow Motor Company
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Thomas W. Grove
Warren County High School
Thomas M. Kerns
Happy Creek
Willard K. Lutz
Kerns
Lutz
Fork
Ben R. Lacy III
North River
Oil Shortage Threat Grows in West Europe
Western Europe faces a growing oil shortage as Middle East production remains cut and Suez tanker routes are blocked. Britain and other nations feel the pinch while U.S. output and a new emergency lift plan aim to bolster European supplies.
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New York
Western Europe
Middle East
Suez Canal
Israel
Africa
J. Cordell Moore
Europe
Britain
United States
West Germany
North Africa
U.S
Venezuela
Interior Department
Justice Department
Office of Emergency Planning
Tax protest renewed in three Page County towns
Merchants across Luray and two other Page County towns renewed protests of the county capital tax. At a Tuesday meeting they adopted a resolution endorsing a direct increase in the county property levy to replace the new tax.
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Page
County Board of Supervisors
Spanish Declared Panama’s Official Language
Panama designates Spanish as the official language and requires its use in government and public affairs. The move reinforces national identity and administrative procedures across ministries, courts, and education.
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Panama
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Boacc Cunarhn
Denny’s
Virginia
Warren Gop
J. E. Swiger
Republican Party
Republican Committee
Andes Region
Peru
Mary Carter
EU Me A
White House
Chapman
Plymouth Fury
Plymouth
Heater, Ltd
Green
OLDS
Trans
Rambler
ASIS
Auto Trans
Chapman Motor Co., Inc
Amherst St
S. Loudoun ST
Eade
Acaruc Caren
Agi Pats
Aker
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Iraq Petroleum Co
Mediterranean
Beirut
Lebanon
France
Turkey
Libya
BOARD
Woodstock
Board of Supervisors
Local Corp
MT. Jackson
Shenandoah County
United States Army Field Band
Fort Belvoir
Virginia Lancers
John Deere
N. Loudoun St
Co Climatrol
Worthington Clima-Pac
Orville C. Wine
Loudoun St
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