Hollingsworth House a Quaker Legacy in Abram's Delight
The Hollingsworth House built 1754 by Isaac Hollingsworth and Simon Taylor blends limestone walls two feet thick with a plain interior reflecting Quaker restraint. It features a main block and west wing, later additions, a brick rear section, and a now buried basement once used for punishment of slaves.
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Isaac Mollingworth
Rachael Perkins
Isaac Perkins
Perkine Mull
Isaac
Abram’'s Delight
Rachael
Simon Taylor
Col
John Hite
Hite
Springdale
Hollingworth
Isaac Hollingsworth
Jonah
Abram
Richard Griffith
Wayland
Hollingsworth
Abraham
Jolliffe
Cure Sun of Spots To End Wars Is Advice of Boyle
HAL Boyle riffs on quirky beliefs and odd facts from marriage quirks in Georgia to the solar sunspot theory of wars. He cites bologna knotters, Greenwich Village as a tourist draw, and a nurse turned corpse keeper while noting coffee breaks span across 45 states and corporations.
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Boyle
New York
Eveles
Greenwich Village
Wall Street
Manhattan
Mademoiselle de Coigny
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Battle Over Germ Warfare Charges At United Nations
United States and Soviet Union clash over germ warfare accusations at the UN in New York. Russia refuses to back a Red Cross inquiry in Korea and China, while the U S urges transparency and press for a thorough airing in the Disarmament Commission.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
United States
Korea
China
International Red Cross
Jacob A. Malik
Red Cross
Malik
U. N
Disarmament Commission
U.S
Benjamin Cohen
Washington
South Slope Warmer Says Melon Field Tests Show Difference
Florida melon grower W F Austin Sr tested winter temperatures to compare south and north slopes. He found the south slope as much as 20 degrees warmer at times, indicating slope orientation affects heat.
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Umatilla. Fla
W F Austin, Sr
Rhodes sketch part three to appear in The Star
The third and final portion of Mrs. Rhodes historical sketch will be printed in The Star tomorrow, continuing a locals’ look at the area’s past.
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Ionary
Mrs. Rhodes
The
Norfolk grandmother plans horseback ride to Washington
Mrs Pauline Buffalari a Norfolk machinist plans a 25 mile daily horseback trip from Norfolk to Washington to deliver letters to a Voice of America commentator and to show that older Americans still resist tyranny She says she may start April 15 and seeks backers and a horse a car will accompany her and she cites Jane Russell as a comparison
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Norfolk
Giot
Paul Revere
Pauline Dickerson Buffalari
Washington
Aorew Pearson
Voice of America
Buffalari
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Stalin
Jane Russell
Two Youngsters and Man Charged In Shotgun Hold Up
Isle of Wight County authorities charged 13 year old John Thomas Gibson 17 year old Fred Carpenter and 31 year old Herbert Cockerel with armed robbery in the Benns Church shotgun holdup of storekeeper Frank M. Latimer who was shot in the hand and four fingers amputated. Latimer survived when he shielded his chest as the shotgun fired. Police say a 16 gauge shotgun was used and the trio fled in a waiting car after rifling the cash register.
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Isle OF Wight
Isle of Wight County
North Carolina
Benns Church
Nansemond County
John Thomas Gibson
Fred Carpenter
Herbert Cockerel
Raleigh
N.C
Frank M. Latimer
Latimer
W. C. Whitehead
Gibson Boy
Carpenter
Whitehead
Mother Sees Eighth Child Enter Service
In Indianapolis Mrs. Blanche Sullivan 53 says goodbye to Kenneth 20 her eighth child to join the military. Kenneth heads to Marine training in San Diego as two other sons serve in the Air Force, Army, and Navy, with two disabled Navy veterans and a Waves service daughter.
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Indianapolis
Blanche Sullivan
Kenneth
San Diego
Air Force
Army
Navy
Mildred
Carr Second in Virginia high school oratorical contest
Carr, a Handley High School senior representing Handley and Frederick County, placed second in the state semi finals at Lane High School Charlottesville. Fred Mallory of John Marshall High School won the semi finals. The winners advance to state finals March 25 at Jefferson High School Roanoke for scholarships and national finals in Baton Rouge.
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Clay B. Carr, Jr
Handley High School
Handley
Frederick County
Virginia Department of the American Legion
Lane High School
Charlottesville
Carr
Fred Mallory
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Stanley Makialski
Lane
Carl Campbell
Herbert Keimling
Robert Pate
Robert Lawrence
School of Speech
University of Virginia
J. Edwin Travis
Albemaine Post No
American Legion
The
Legion
Jefferson High School
Roanoke
Virginia
Old Dominion
Greenville
D. C
North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Montgomery
Alabama
Baton Rouge
Jeanne Mann Dickinson
UMW Asks Suit Be Dismissed in Virginia Case
Circuit Judge George Morton may rule April 21 on a demurrer filed by the United Mine Workers Union seeking dismissal of Charles Minton’s 350000 suit for wrongful discharge from his field representative post after he refused to follow orders to harm two Southwest Virginia coal mine operators.
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George Morton
Charles Minton
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Minton
Virginia
Morton
Presidents and sports interests across U S history
The list shows presidents connected to sports. Washington Jackson Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Taft Wilson Harding Hoover all had varied ties to athletic activities. Franklin D. Roosevelt especially favored yachting and spectator sports, highlighting presidential engagement with recreation.
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United States
Washington
Jackson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fivers edge Oakland in AAU quarterfinal thriller
In Denver the VA and Air Force all stars plus Hollywoods Fibbers edged Oakland Atlas Pacific Engineers 40 34 in overtime while San Francisco Chevrolets fell 43 41 to Hollywoods Fibbers. Other results gave Phillips 66ers 70 Artesia 52 Rea Travelers 52 Peoria Caterpillar Diesels 66 and Riggles Plaza Bow 43.
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Denver
San Francisco
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
Artesia
N. M
Rea Travelers
Peoria
Til
Warrensburg
Riggles Plaza
CERTA VIN flatters stomach relief at Winchester drugstore
An old advertisement touts CERTA VIN for upset stomachs and gas. It claims faster digestion before meals, reduced gas pains and bloating, and strengthened nerves with herbs and vitamins. Ends with a sales pitch to visit Gaunt's Drug Store.
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Winchester
CERTA
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Assac Hollingsworth
George
Madge
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Ment
Hal Boyle
Leap Year News
Georgia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Alan Garfinkel
J. J. Newberry CO
Loudoun
J. Winchester
Joe’s
Joe's
Ocean Cove
Winchester's Seafood Restaurant
Out Front Royal Road
Formosa
S. S. Pierce Co
Oakland
Hill
Chinaware
GAY Colored
Aluminum
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