Ground Observer Post to Open With Wings Tomorrow
Ground Observer officials will receive wings at a formal opening tomorrow at 2 p m led by Al Knowles and other observers. A 1 45 p m jet flyover marks the ceremony as a sound truck on Courthouse Plaza hosts a volunteer recruitment drive beginning at 9 a m. Over 400 volunteers have signed up for the post near Kerr Street with classes ongoing atCity Hall for new recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Knowles
Dave Nellis
J. Kenneth Robinson
Andrew Bowen
Paul Everly
John F. Anderson
National Guard
Washington
Courthouse Plaza
Kerr St
Baltimore
Knowles
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Observer Post
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
A. M. Feterson
Richmond
Air Force Civil Defense
Virginia
J. M. Wyse
Civil Defense
Vincent A. Catarella
J. Thomas Boyd
Puzzling Winchester Letter Reaches Local Mail Carriers
A note sent by Mrs. William C. Sparks from Baltimore addresses a house on Main Street Winchester with three large Colins or Joseph's Coats in the window. It arrives May 3 despite plants removed May 2, and carrier Ivan P. Kline recalls the garden. Mrs. Grim, Mrs. Sparks, and the late Robert A. Grim connect local mail routes and post office history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colins
Joseph
Main St
Winchester
William C. Sparks
Arabia Ave
Baltimore
Robert A. Grim
S. Loudoun St
Ivan P. Kline
Loudoun St
Miller Bros
Glaize Ave
Mrs. Grim
Mrs. Sparks
Atomic Test Shows Survival Possible in Special Homes
In Survival City Nevada a controlled atomic test reveals that two one story masonry homes on Doomsday Drive withstood the blast while nearby frame houses collapsed. A concrete bathroom shelter, costing 500 dollars, stood up to the pressure miraculously, suggesting survival depends on home design and armoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nev
America
Darling
Doomsday Drive
United States
Civil Defense
Harold L. Goodwin
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Eisenhower Speaks With Top Officials on Security Matter
President Eisenhower meets for 30 minutes with key advisers including Secretary Dulles Secretary Wilson Undersecretary Hoover Jr and Adm Radford. White House calls it a routine NSC matter left over from yesterday. Dulles heads to Paris for NATO talks as West Germany joins. he planned talks with Pinay and Macmillan on Far Eastern issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
National Security Council
Dulles
Wilson
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paris
Western Europe
Asst
Murray Snyder
Council
Snyder
North Atlantic Treaty Council
West Germany
Antoine Pinay
Harold Macmillan
Frederick County Schools Close on June 1 1955
Frederick County will finish the 1954 55 session on June 1 with no weather-related lost days. On May 31 teachers will prepare final pupil reports and hold patron conferences from 9 am to 3 pm. Dismissal is 11 am June 1 and teachers work on records the rest of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Loryn M. Crabill
Steps to Restore Harrisonburg Bus Service Pondered
Harrisonburg Virginia officials plan a special chamber meeting to map steps for restoring bus service after a month long transit strike by Atlantic Greyhound Drivers. The city of 14 000 residents relies on chartered vehicles and seeks regional support from Winchester to Roanoke.
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Harrisonburg
Winchester
Roanoke
Mundt Favours Eisenhower Four More Years Says He Enjoys Job
Senator Mundt Republican of South Dakota said President Eisenhower enjoys his work and will likely run in five more years. He dismissed Butler’s claim that the president finds office burdensome and will be liberated. Butler, backing Adlai Stevenson, said Democrats will nominate a willing candidate this year though he offered no name. Some Democrats at party conferences favor Governor Averell Harriman if Stevenson hesitates.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
Eisenhower
Butler
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
TV Classes Predicted For Rising College Enrollments
University of Detroit president foresees closed circuit television easing crowding and teacher shortages. Rev. Celestin J. Steiner S. J. warns conventional methods will fail to meet growing demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
University of Detroit
Celestin J. Steiner
S. J
Queen Elizabeth Sets Route to Elections Parly Break
The Queen prorogued Parliament and called elections for May 26. Eden and his cabinet will run ministries. new Commons sits June 7. She urged fruitful talks with the Soviet Union and noted measures to rearm Germany and integrate the German Federal Republic with Western powers. The Formosa Strait crisis was also cited as a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Laborites
Eden
Kremlin
Germany
West
Soviet Union
Nine Die as Skid Row Flophouse Fire Roars Through Hotel
A fire at the Comfort Hotel 919 W. Madison St Chicago killed nine men and wounded at least 12. About 77 slept in 6x7 foot cubicles with cor rugged walls. Firemen and two policemen rescued dozens as flames spread on the second and third floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Madison St
Two Los Angeles Men Complete 279 Mile River Swim
John S Daggett and William K Beer two Stanford graduates from Los Angeles completed a 279 mile swim down the Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Pierce Ferry over 26 days. They swam and floated through about 280 rapids proving flexibility of the human body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Colorado River
Los Angeles
John S. Daggett
William K. Beer
Lees Ferry
Arizona-Utah
Pierce Ferry
Arizona-Nevada
Stanford University
Virginian Admits Involvement in Auto Theft Ring
Terry Shorte Jr. and Nathan Thomas, both of Drill, Virginia, confessed to taking part in the theft of seven cars across West Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, and Ohio within a month. They described staging the cars in Bluefield, Oakwood, and Buchanan and Russell counties, with arson in the latter. Both are jailed in Grundy, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Terry Shorte Jr
Drill
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Ishmael Fletcher
Short
Nathan Thomas
Fletcher
Thomas
Mt. Heron
Bluefield
Tazewell
Oakwood
Russell County
Louisa
Newark
Buchanan County
Salk Vaccine Release Halted Pending Study
Violent rail strike clashes in Tennessee and Kentucky left one man dead and another wounded. A L&N worker, Charles Wright, was killed near Mt Pleasant Tennessee after a confrontation involving bricks and an automobile crash. Police said a Nashville man admitted shooting in self defense amid ongoing strikes that began March 14.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Charles E. Wright
Louisville & Nashville
Mt. Pleasant
Wright
Louisville
John Kenneth Nichols Jr
L&n
Verl Braswell
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Roy van Brindley
Middle Tennessee
Brindley
W. W. Luttrell
Luttrell
Southern Bell Telephone Co
John Braswell
Veil Braswell
Nichols
Braswell
Nashv'le
Tul
Official Kentucky Derby Entry List Headed by Nashua
Ten three year olds were officially entered for the 81st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with Nashua the odds on favorite. Swaps led the California entries, followed by Jean's Joe Honeys Alibi Nab esna and others from Guggenheim Fruehauf Warner and Murcain stables. Post positions placed Nashua at No 5 and Blue Lem No 1, Flying Fury No 2, Nab esna No 3, Honeys Alibi No 4.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Rex Ellsworth
Swaps
California
Jean
Cool Weather Today and Warmer Tomorrow Ahead
Temperatures today were cooler than yesterday’s 85 but remained sunny and pleasant with a high near 70 and a 55 degree low overnight. Forecasts from the Associated Press call for a cool night around 50 to 54 degrees with a rise to warmer, fair afternoon conditions tomorrow.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Associated Press
Richmond Virginia Weather Outlook May 6 11 Forecast
Extended Virginia weather forecast shows temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal. Warmer weekend then cooler late Sunday and Monday, with a rebound warmth Tuesday and cooler Wednesday. Scattered thundershowers Sunday and showers Tuesday. total precipitation 0.25 to 0.5 inches.
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Richmond
Virginia
Training Class for Ground Observer Corps Tonight
Observers are directed to attend a training session at 7 30 P M in the Corporation Court Room City Hall The notice targets members of the Ground Observer Corps and emphasizes timely attendance for readiness and instruction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Bonney
J. T. Sinclair
Baltimore
Corporation Court Room
City Hall
Lt. Bonney
Sgt. Sinclair
Corporation
Vv. F. W. Ground Observer Corps
House votes to restore high rigid farm price supports
The House approved a 206 to 201 vote to scrap last year's flexible price support system and return to higher rigid supports. Speaker Rayburn led 185 Democrats and 21 Republicans. 29 Democrats and 172 Republicans sided with the administration. Senate likely balks and the measure faces a possible veto. The bill carries over to next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
Chiang Reports Territorial Waters Mined
Chiang Kai skhek declares defensive minefields laid in Nationalist China waters near offshore islands amid Communist threats and attacks on Quemoy and Amoy Bay. Nationalist sources suggest aims include hindering mainland shipping to Foochow while defending Fukien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Amoy
Little
Quemoy
Reds
Fukien Province
Foochow
Vaccine release placed on hold pending expert review
Surgeon General Leonard Scheele said federal release of any more Salk polio vaccine is halted pending a complete study by top scientists. Production continues but federal approval for additional supplies is delayed for several days, slowing nationwide inoculations and affecting free programs for schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Scheele
New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
the Foundation
Scheele
Eisenhower
House Banking Committee
Clarke County Lions Club Elects Officers
Clarke County Lions Club elected officers for the coming year at a dinner meeting in Berryville. David F. Childs was named president, with William Bowerman and Robert Smalley as first and second vice presidents, Jimmy Livengood as third vice president, Gene Dunn as secretary and treasurer, Eddie Joyce as tail twister, and Howard Hart as lion tamer. Grady C. Luffman and Ernest W. Gosnell were chosen as two new directors for two years, Dean Levi as editor of The Lion's Roar, and perfect attendance pins awarded to John Hardesty for nineteen years plus other members for five and one year. Dr. Walter S. Flory spoke on his trip to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Clarke County Lions Club
David F. Childs
William Bowerman
Robert Smalley
Jimmy Livengood
Gene Dunn
Eddie Joyce
Howard Hart
Grady C. Luffman
Ernest W. Gosnell
Dean Levi
Lion’s Roar
John Hardesty
Walter S. Flory
Mexico
Community Fundraisers and Event Listings in Middletown Area
Bake sale sponsored by the Young Adult Class Kernstown Methodist Church at Molden Electric Company. Shooting match at Baker's Tavern Friday night May 6 from 7:30 to 11:00 with usual prizes and a special prize of a quarter of beef. Hashimpered by Middletown Grange. Ham and turkey supper at Middletown Fire Hall Saturday May 7 at 5 PM. Gifts for the graduate jewelry watches and silverware. Layaway plan available Hodgson and Brown 41 W Boscawen St. Agents for Stieff Silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernstown Methodist Church
Molden Electric Company
Baker’s Tavern
Middletown
Middletown Grange
Hodgson and Brown
W. Boscawen
Stieff Silver
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Dead City
County
Naomi Lowden
Powder Box
Rouss Fire CO
John J. Hawse
By Eden
Britain
Formosa Strait
al Reese
Eugene Reynolds
Robert Becker
Barton Hotel
Humboldt Park Hotel
Green Mill
Daggett
Nashua
Weather Outlook
Chiang
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