Financier Ryan Dies of Heart Attack in California
Thomas fortune Ryan, 53, collapsed and died at his La Jolla home. Deputy Coroner Dave Canale said the death was due to a coronary condition. Relatives identify him as the late New York financier’s grandson, though exact connections remain unclear. His widow Amelia Ryan has been ill in hospital for six months.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Dave Canale
New York
Canile
Ryan
Amelia Ryan
Ensenada
Mexico
Margaret Moorehouse
Mayme Cook Ryan
May 7 12 Noon Auctions Frederick County Trade
Listings show auctions and sales across Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah and Winchester areas. Items include real estate at Gainesboro District, Annie Myers estate near Berryville, Shen Valley Polled Shorthorn cattle, farm machinery, furniture, farm real estate, and multiple livestock sales at Farmers Livestock Exchange and Cliffside Farms Galax Virginia.
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Herbert
Larrick
Frederick County Court House
Gainesboro
Etta Swartz
Patton
N. Cameron St
Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Annie E. Myers
Berryville
Marvin Chapel Church
Clarke County
W. D. Orndorff
Cliffside Farms
Galax
Ralph F. Beaver
Front Royal Road
Chas. R. Duvall
Joseph A Massie, Jr
U. 8
Byron Brumback
G. G. Baker
Whitlock Ave
E. T. Snider
Georgescu Family Reunited With President at White House
President Eisenhower greeted Constantin and Peter Georgescu after their release from Romania. The two brothers, aged 20 and 15, thanked the president and presented Romanian gifts, as U S officials described a months long effort to secure their liberty amid blackmail attempts by a Romanian diplomat.
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Georgescu
Washington
Eisenhower
Romania
Valeriu C. Georgescu
New York
White House
Francis Rolston
Ohio
Constantin
Peter
State Department
United States
Bolton
Bar seeks halt of McCarthy hearings until code adopted
The Bar Association of St. Louis urged suspending the McCarthy Army hearings until a formal code of procedure is adopted to preserve the dignity of the governmental process. The request was sent by telegram to President Eisenhower yesterday.
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ST. Louis
The
Bar Assa of
United States
Eisenhower
Answers to the How's Your IQ Quiz Printed on Page Four
A reader's quiz key lists ten True or False items and questions with concise answers. Items include definitions, location phrases, and a historical reference to Hartford Convention, plus terms like Lagoon and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Hartford
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Week Ends With Festive Parade
Queen Shenandoah XXVII Miss Patricia Ann Priest crowns and rides through Winchester with 60 bands and 40 floats in the grand feature parade. Ed Sullivan praised by crowds as he teams with festival officials and local dignitaries for a week of events ending in plans for next year.
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Jemima
Winchester
Washington, D. C
West
Mary Alden
Ladies
Martinsburg
Chicago
Johnny
Philip Morris
New York City
Europe
Mrs Renner Dies In Berryville At 82 In Clarke County
Rosie Ellen Homar Renner 82 died at 10 20 p m at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Turner Huff Berryville Born in Clarke County April 1 1872 daughter of Sandy and Frances Willingham Alexander Homar Married Isaac Henry Renner who preceded her in death Survived by three daughters four sons four sisters one brother nineteen grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services Sunday at 2 p m from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville conducted by Rev William Peet Burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville
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Rosie Ellen Homar Renner
Turner Huff
Berryville
Clarke County
Sandy and
Frances Willingham Alexander Homar
Clarke Co
Isaac Henry Renner
Helen Lawrence
Harry D. Renner
Leon I. Renner
Pikesville
George C. Renner
Ripon
W. Va
Edward H. Renner
Alexandria
Liza Zombro
Cabletown
Minnie Gardner
Nannie Lloyd
Bolivar
Grace Grubbs
Thomas Homar
Winchester
John H. Enders
William Peet
Marvin Chapel Methodist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Miss Owens Wins Packard Prize at Rotary Ball
Miss Virginia Owens of Millwood, a waitress at the Elms Motor Court, won the 1954 Packard prize in a drawing held by the Winchester Rotary Club during a ball last night at the armory.
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Virginia Owens
Millwood
Elms Motor Court
Winchester Rotary Club
Armory
Firemen's Parade Winners Named Across Several Units
Best Senior Drum and Bugle Corps awards go to Mooris Frock Drum and Bugle Corps of Hagerstown Maryland with Luray Fire Co second. American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps won first in the junior division. Hose Co No 4 Harrisonburg took second. Stephens City earned third. Harrisonburg Hose Company No 4 Ladies Auxiliary captured first for best appearing auxiliary with $50, McLean Ladies Auxiliary second $80, Strasburg Auxiliary third $15. Bowing Geen Virginia Volunteer Fire Co earned $50 for longest distance. Van High School won best majorettes. Barbara Fawcett with the VMI Band won best individual majorette. Mike O'Brien earned best individual drum major. Eston Tevalt directed the parade. Orin Ritter oversaw fireworks. John Boye led the beauty contest. Mr Boyds notes the 1949 parade was among the largest, with marshals Art Lamb and Aletha Agee contributing to success.
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Falls Church High School
Mooris Frock
Hagerstown
Luray Fire Co
American Legion
Richwood
W. Va
Hose Co
Harrisonburg
Stephens City
Harrisonburg Hose Company No. 4
McLean
Strasburg
Bowing Geen
Volunteer Fire Co
van High School
Van
Barbara Fawcett
VMI
Lexington
Mike O'Brien
Martinsburg
Eston Tevalt
Orin Ritter
John Boye
Boyd
Tevalt
Art Lamb
Aletha Agee
Police Crackdown Nets Two In Numbers Racket
In Dahlgren Virginia a man and a woman were arrested in a probe of a large scale interstate numbers racket near the Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground. Lorraine Thomas 27 of Bryans Road Maryland is charged locally with possessing number slips Edward E Crusoe 44 of Owens Virginia faces a federal count of selling numbers.
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Dahlgren, Va
Dahlgren Naval Proving Ground
Commonwealth
H. T Morrison
King George County
Lorraine Thomas
Bryans Road
Edward E. Crusoe
Owens, Va
May Day Snow Hits Colorado and Wyoming
May Day brought snow to Colorado and Wyoming for the third straight day. Eastern and southeastern Colorado endured drought affected areas with rain and snow in the western states.
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West
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Virginia Bands Shine At State Parade Prize Scene
Winchester Floats Elkins High School took 3rd in a regional band contest with Washington and Lee High School Arlington taking 3rd in College Bands. Virginia Military Institute won 1st in College Bands while Staunton Military Academy led Best Prep School Bands. John Marshall High School Cadet Band and Thomas Jefferson High School Cadet Band shared top high school honors. Miss Shenandoah 1954 was announced Miss Nancy Hoskins of Harrisonburg, with runners up Miss Julie Ann Brunning and Miss Nancy Richardson. Barbara Ann Fawcett from Winchester placed 3rd in Best Majorette in the feature parade.
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Elkins High School
Elkins
Washington and Lee High School
Arlington
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Radford College
Radford
Virginia State College
Petersburg
Stephens City
American Legion of Richmond
Re Brigade
Baltimore
Pershing Rifles
Howie
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union
Augusta Military Academy
Ft. Defiance
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Virginia
Ferdinand Foch
Nancy Astor
Churchill
Eisenhower
Washington
Albert L. Stoutamire
Thomas Jefferson High School
Frank Wendt
Nancy Hoskins
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Handley Library
Hoskins
Julie Ann Brunning
Nancy Richardson
Northern Virginia
Mary Lou Werer
Washington Evening Star
Paul Schmick
Jim McNamara
Washington Post Times Herald
Barbara Ann Fawcett
Winchester
Swarthmore
Miss Fawcett
Baton School
Pennsylvania
Human lifespan cap estimated between 112 and 115 years
Scientists estimate the maximum human lifespan lies between 112 and 115 years. The finding narrows the upper bound on longevity and informs aging research.
Drunk Driver Gaasch Charged After Dual Wilful Crashes
Raymond James Gaasch 22 of Minnesota faces charges after a crash at the Virginia Woolen Co. lot on Woodstock Lane damaged a gate and fence then struck a parked 1949 Buick on National Ave. Gaasch, driving a late model Ford, fled the scene and was later found. He is in Memorial Hospital with injuries including a fractured leg but not considered serious. Vehicle damages total about $1,100. A second four-vehicle collision on Clear Brook injured one person with minor damage. Additional accidents on N Cameron St, Loudoun and Baker Sts, Valley Ave and Jefferson St were reported with minor injuries and varying damages.
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Gaasch
Memorial Hospital
Woodstock Lane
Virginia Woolen Co
National Ave
Lee Ebert
Shumaker
Ebert
Woolen Mill
Clearbrook
Dixie Lee Ours
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. M. Jacobs
Chrysler
Paul C. Bailey
Martinburg
Chevrolet
Lawrence Fink
James W. Hedges
Guy Ours, Jr
Inwood
Ours
Jacobs
Winchester
N. Cameron St
Gibbons St
Dodge
Arthur H. Boyce
Freemont St
Floyd Hessl Markel
John Hoover
Vernon Johnson
Loudoun and
Baker Sts
Nash
Constance Spaid Tucker
N. Loudoun St
Rufus Hampton Penswell
Bladensburg
Albert Spaid
Loudoun St
Set
Robert Boyce
Valley Ave
Jefferson St
Clara Bunch Huffman
Hinton
Beverley
Motorcycle Collision Reported After southbound travel
An officer cites Pvt. Maurice Lake in a traffic incident. A minor was injured when struck by a car at Kent and Cecil Streets at 4:40 p.m. yesterday. The boy received treatment at Memorial Hospital and was released. name not learned today.
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Pvt
Maurice Lake
Kent and
Cecil Sts
Memorial Hospital
McCarthy and Stevens Trade Charges Over Army Probe
May Monmouth and still is. The secretary said he was not afraid of a McCarthy reprisal if Lawton was removed. He gave McCarthy information on Lawton as part of cooperating with the Senate probe and kept Lawton on the merits of his case. Stevens accuses McCarthy of pressuring Army for Pvt. G David Schine while McCarthy alleges Stevens tried to halt his Ft Monmouth radar center inquiry. Both sides deny the charges.
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Monmouth
McCarthy
Lawton
Senate
Stevens
Pvt
G. David Schine
McCarthy Committee
Ft. Monmouth
Twilight Meeting Planned at Stine Farm
A twilight meeting is planned for Monday May 3 at 7:00 p.m. on the Fred and Herman Stine farm 1 mile northeast of Winchester on U S 11. William Patterson will conduct a judging contest open to adults 4-H and FFA members. Thomas B. Bentley will discuss Future Holsteins and show a movie. Ben Middleton will report on his 4-H Holstein project activities.
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Fred
Herman Stine
Winchester
U. S. 11
William Patterson
Thomas B. Bentley
National Holstein Club
Ben Middleton
Virginia
Ducks Lose Feathers During Moulting Season
Some kinds of ducks cannot fly during parts of the nesting season because they lose many feathers in moulting. This period leaves them flightless while they molt to renew their plumage.
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Snellings Florist
Bar
Lumber
Oak
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent St
Swift
Brumback
Alllpital
Patricia Ann Priest
Warrenton
Evelyn Cooper
Jane Sjostrom
William Wetherall
Joseph Scrotch
Sullivan
Shenandoah XXVIII
Handley Blvd
Handley Bowl
W. P. McGuire
JCC
George Washington Hotel
U. S. Jcc
Davi Domich
Miss Priest
Shenandoah
City Armory
U. S
Handley High School
Bruce Doozit
Bruce
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
S. Braddock Yard
Kent
Miss Owens
Packard
Raymond James Gaasch
Minnesota
H. C. Christianson
Baler
Barr's, Inc
Stine Farm
Glaize & Bro. Phone
Cameron ST
Frederick Motors
Martinsburg Pike
Chapman Motor Co
M.j.grove Lime CO
Yens City
Wickliffe Church
Ladies of
C. E. Myers
G. E. Vickers
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