West Virginia Lady Chosen Apple Blossom Queen
Brooke Farland of West Virginia is selected as Apple Blossom Queen XXXVI for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The 20-year-old, a student in Madrid after Wheaton College, will be crowned May 2 at Handley Bowl and will reign during the three day festival drawing about 200000 visitors.
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Brooke Farland
Joseph ‘S. Farland
United States
Panama
Farland
Mor- Pree
W. Va
West Virginia
Mary Jo Matthews
Mannington
Mountain State
Holton Arms School
Washington, D.C
University of Madrid
Spain
Wheaton College For Women
Norton
Mass
Galleene
Gini Apes
Lppeet
Ginia
Miss Farland
Madrid
Robins Seen in Tree Amid Fog This Morning
A Northwestern Grade resident reported a large robin perched in a tree for over 15 minutes during heavy fog likely weighing a decision to stay or migrate. Denny's Auction offers furniture appliances and tools tonight at seven.
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Denny’s
Kennedy warns tax cuts alone won't save economy
President Kennedy urged Congress to pass tax cuts but warned that without broader reforms the economy could face downturn and disaster. He argued debt limits and budget cuts must not be used to block growth and criticized past policy mistakes by a previous administration and Congress.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
The
Advertising Council
Hoover Case Stalled as Slaying Remains Open
Virginia State Police report no new evidence or suspects in the February double slaying of 47 year old Waltrie Hoover and her 85 year old mother E M Snow at a Rt 522 home eight miles south of Winchester. A $1000 anonymous reward was posted for information leading to arrest and conviction.
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F. L. Woolf
Virginia State Police
Waltrie Naomi Hoover
E. M. Snow
Russians Charge U S Shelled Fishing Boat
Moscow accuses three U S warships of firing four dummy shells at the Soviet refrigerator trawler SATR 9 000 7 about 70 miles east of Norfolk Virginia in international waters. Tass says the act endangered the crew and vows punishment to prevent future incidents.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Norfolk
Tass
Moscow Radio
Slow Cuban troop pullout nears Khrushchev pledge due
U S sources report a gradual Soviet retreat from Cuba with two days before Khrushchev must honor his pledge to Kennedy to remove several thousand troops. Pravda cites ships Grazia and Nakhimov departing with specialists and troops as Havana confirms Soviet experts may go home.
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Associated Press
U.S
Cuba
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Grazia
Georgia
New York Times
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Havana
Fidel Castro
New York
Khrushchev Invited to Beijing Summit by China
AP reports China invited Premier Khrushchev to a Beijing summit to discuss ideas and stopover en route to Cambodia. Khrushchev is expected to make a state visit to Cambodia this spring.
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Moscow
China
Khrushchev
Peking
Ideon
Mass
Communist Party Central Committee
Cambodia
U S Narrows On Site Inspections For Nuclear Test Ban
U S reduces on site inspection area to 500 square kilometers for enforcing a nuclear test ban. Ambassador Charles C Stelle presented the plan at the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva, aiming for seven inspections per year per nuclear power. He noted no Soviet response yet after advance notice of the proposal.
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Geneva
United States
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Stelle
Soviet Union
Winchester study eyes old city boundary preservation plan
A special committee to preserve Winchester’s pre 1860 properties urged the City Council to include old structures within an initial city area. Led by Carroll H. Henkel, the panel proposed an ordinance like Charleston or Alexandria to protect exteriors and historic value while allowing continued use. The recommended boundaries extend from North Ave Kern St north to Pall Mall St south and from Baltimore and Ohio tracks east to Cumberland Valley tracks, plus both sides of Amherst Street east to the city line.
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Winchester
Orginal
Charleston
S.C
Alexandria
North Ave
Kern St
Pall Mall St
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Valley
Stewart St
Amherst S
City proposes rules for city real estate purchases
An ordinance outline suggests city of Winchester require an appraisal by two disinterested appraisers before final approval. It calls for contract submission with plat and survey, readings at least twice a month apart, and payment after warranty deed is prepared. The measure also allows a purchase option by three fourths council vote and includes insertion into the city code.
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Council
Public Health Committee
J. Douglas Butler
Commercial St
Butler
Henkel
Common Council
Winchester
Virginia
Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Southwest Virginia Begins Cleanup After Floods
A massive cleanup is under way in Southwest Virginia after floods killed at least one person and displaced about 5,000. Rescue workers found an elderly widow’s body in Arno Wise County amid wreckage. Three others remain missing after a canoe trip on the Jackson River at Covington. Roads reopen as landslides are cleared and James River floodwaters move toward Richmond.
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Lebanon
Virginia
Arno
Wise
Jackson River
Covington
James River
Richmond
Teets and Himelright Seek Re election to Frederick County Board
Teets of Stonewall District and Himelright of Back Creek District announce runs for the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. The five-member board all seek re election, with races in Back Creek and Shawnee. Triplett challenges Himelright in Back Creek. Garber seeks re election in Shawnee with two Democrats and two Republicans running. Brumback and Luttrell also declare candidacies. Teets, a Grimes farmer and businessman, emphasizes schools and roads while keeping taxes low. Himelright, born 1895, runs a 172 acre farm and has held office since 1947.
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Grover Teets
Stonewall
W. Hurt Himelright
Back Creek
Frederick County
Shawnee
Charles E. Garber
B. 0
Brumback
Opequon
Paul Luttrell
MA. Teets
The
Commercial & Savings Bank
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Winchester Cold Storage
Winchester Orchard and Farm Supply
Stonewall Ruritan Club
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Moose Lodge
Burnt Presbyterian
Albin
Teets
Sunnyside
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Morgantown
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Millwood
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Miss Brooke Randolph Farland
JFK
Bulletin
By Doug O'Connell
Star
Carroll H. Henkel
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Irvin O’connell
Lewis Barton
Hubert Stratton
Thomas J. Scully
Smalts
Planning Commission
Councin Carroll H. Henkel
Ralph Hardy
Lynchburg
Himelright
Gainesboro
Mr. Teets
Grimes
There
Marshall Teets
Grover Teets, Jr
Lucille Buncutter
Charles Cooper
William Morrison
MR. Himelright
Mt. Williams
W. Hurl Himelright
Paul Lttrell
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