Manassas Mayor Harry P. Davis to Step Down After 42 Years
Harry P. Davis, mayor of Manassas since 1921, plans to retire August 31 ending a 42 year tenure. Born in Bristow, he led a town of 800 to over 3,500, with a budget rising from 400000 to about 1 million. Davis, 79, cites not wanting to monopolize office and will leave a legacy including the upcoming Harry P Davis Field at the new airport.
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Rebuke to Christianity in Japan by Takenaka
Takenaka of Miyoto rebukes Japanese churches for sectarian division. He argues non Christians ask why Christians do not love each other before preaching love thy neighbor.
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Three beginner tops and shorts patterns for children
An ad for pattern 4643 showing three matched sets in white and sunshine colors for children sizes 2 through 10. It lists yardages, price fifty cents, add fifteen cents for first class mail, and requests name address and zone for pattern dep t Winchester Evening Star. Free spring catalog offer included.
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Spain Eyes Independent Defense while Aiming Allies
Spain seeks to build its own defenses with U.S. help to deter air attack and wants fuller Western alliance recognition including possible NATO membership. Madrid notes Morocco’s Soviet planes and U.S. base ties, while renegotiation of the 10 year pact looms as Spain gave notice in mid January.
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Worst Show Competition Flounders in New York
AP drama critic William Glover reports a weak week on 41st Street with Richard Gray and Mayo Lei disappointing audiences as they present Wilde and Shaw pieces. Cedric Hardwicke is listed as co director while Gertrude Stein’s Yes Is For a Very Young Man closed after a single performance.
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Shaw
Seven Local Dairy Herds Cited At Clarke Frederick Meeting
Clarke-Frederick D.H.I.A. announced seven dairy herds as top producers of milk and butterfat at the annual meeting. Leading milk producers included Harvey W. Shaffer E B Lee and Son Fort Collier Farm B Burch McKay and M W Jones and Sons. Butterfat leaders were Shaffer Fort Collier Farms E B Lee and Son Mayfield Farm and Frank C Sowers. The Shaffer herd led both categories with 14 Tene of milk and 528 lbs of butterfat. The average herd produced 10 785 lbs of milk and 393 lbs of fat across more than 32 herds and over 2100 cows tested. Harry Jones and I Fred Sti were elected to the board of directors.
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Plummer to sing in Baker Street musical a Holmes tale
Christopher Plummer will sing for the first time as Sherlock Holmes in the musical Baker Street to be staged next season. Two score ballads by Alan Freedman and Dennis Mar are adapted to his voice. The project adapts Conan Doyle sleuth with a book by Tom Coppersmith.
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