Inheritance Saga Ties Harrison Family to Frederick Land Auctions
The article traces Benjamin Harrison's colonial land holdings in Frederick County and connects them to long lineage back to Gov. Harrison. It details land parcels auctioned in 1774, surveyed by Francis Peyton, and notes George Washington's bid on two lots totaling about 570 acres.
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Benjamin Harrison
Virginia
United States
Frederick
Clarke
Robert
King) Carter
George Mercer
Frederick County
George Washington
Col
John Tayloe
Mt. Airy
General Court
Col. Mercer
Francis Peyton
Peyton
Frederick County Court
G. Washington
James Mercer
Edward Snickers
Longwood
Clarke County
Gov. Harrison
Through Space Into History
Cmdr. Alan Shepard completed a successful space flight proving a man can perform useful tasks while in space and regain manual control to return safely. The mission followed the Soviet orbital milestone and highlighted the U S Mercury effort and engineering teams behind the achievement.
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Alan Shepard
Space
History
Navy
U.S
Senate
Earth
Cmdr. Shepard
US tourist deficit seen easing by limiting overseas outlays
The article notes a 1960 US tourist outflow of 2.7 billion dollars overseas and a 1 billion dollar inbound, creating a 1.7 billion dollar deficit. Planes to reverse the trend include reducing the dollar gap while balancing appeal to European travelers and Americans.
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United States
U.S
Europe
America
Father Son Bond Reflects On Faith And God
A narrator recalls a stranger at his door who resembles his son and feels the close bond between father and son. The reflection emphasizes how such kinship highlights the importance of father son relationships in Christian faith and the sense that God can feel distant.
Jesus reveals the Father through his life
Earl L. Douglas reflects that God remains unknowable to humans while Jesus the Son of God reveals God. He cites Jesus words that seeing him is seeing the Father and notes Jesus as teacher, healer, helper, and saver whose life embodies loving kindness.
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Jesus
God
Earth
Americans Dominate Global Tourism Revenue Says Study
The United States leads in tourism due to wealth and numbers. Americans spent 12.5 percent more on overseas travel while overall U S tourism rose 1 percent from 1959 to 1960. Canada and Mexico top European spending.
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United States
Europe
Canada
U.S
Mexico
Kennedy Threats Across Virginia Schools
An editorial quotes Mr Kennedy saying he would use force to close all Virginia schools if Prince Edward refuses to open its schools. The piece portrays his stance as a broad threat against the state education system.
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Mr. Kennedy
Prince Edward
Virginia
Kennedy
Birth announced for John Jr. in Braddock Street family
North Braddock Street residents Mr and Mrs Blackburn celebrate the birth of a son, John Jr. The Senate Banking Committee rejected President Truman's proposal to impose rent controls on commercial properties.
Marriage plans announced for Margaret Frances Richards
Mr and Mrs Boyd Richards invite recognition of the engagement of Margaret Frances Richards to Rev George Earle Owens with a wedding set for May 28. Graham Rosenberger returns to Jamaica NY after visiting his father on West Germain Street. Miss Gertrude Thomas maid of honor at Marion College May Day celebration.
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Boyd Richards
Margaret Frances
George Earle Owens
Graham Rosenberger
Jamaica
New York
John W. Rosenberger
West Germain Street
Gertrude Thomas
L. A. Thomas
Marion College
Hillyard Buys Estate on Valley Pike in 1911
William R. Hillyard, noted local ice dealer, purchased his late father George Hillyard’s estate on the Valley Pike a mile south of Winchester for about 1444 dollars. The farm had been home to the late Judge J. T. Flauntleroy. Miss Mary Evelyn Smith wed Frank B. Jackson at Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Jackson works at Robinson Steam Laundry. Mrs. J. R. McKeever of Frederick County reports a three legged chicken with two normal legs and two-toed feet on each.
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William R. Hillyard
George Hillyard
Valley Pike
Winchester
JT. T. Flauntleroy
Mary Evelyn Smith
J. W. Smith
Frank B. Jackson
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Jackson
Robinson Steam Laundry
J. R. McKeever
Frederick County
Mission Failed as Wilson Aides Misread Bolshevik Rise
In 1917 Petrograd chaos and Brest-Litovsk negotiations exposed U S diplomacy failures. Edgar Sisson and a tangle of American emissaries including Francis Robins and Gen. Judson clashed over policy as Lenin and Trotsky pressed for separate peace with Germany. Washington offered vague signals, leaving Russia isolated and the war effort unsettled.
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Sisson
United States
Red Russia
Germany
Tetrograd
David R. Francis
St. Louis
William Boyce Thompson
American Red Cross Commission
Russia
Thompson
Raymond Robins
Chicago
William V. Judson
Francis
Lenin
Washington
Petrograd
Mme
Matilda de Cram
State Department
Red Cross Commission
Henry P. Davison
Kerensky
Red Cross
Davison
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Marx
Robins
Ned Cross
Trotsky
Brest-Litovek
America
Tilis Watie
Rae
Amenea
Troteky
Vologda
Murmansk
American Heritage Magazine
Moscow says U S preparing Laos intervention
A Moscow radio commentator accused the United States of planning military intervention in Laos ahead of a 14 nation Geneva conference opening May 12. The broadcast appears as part of tensions surrounding U S and Indochina policy.
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Moscow
U.S
Laos
London
United States
Geneva
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