Legion Nominates Castleman at Virginia Post Meeting
Marshall Castleman was nominated for Commander of Conrad Hoover Post 21 in a meeting at the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. Kenneth Patton led the nominating committee with Charles Zuckerman and others. The June election will follow petitions. Charles Kessler spoke on the Legion’s nationwide work and possible national commander Dan Daniels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Castleman
Conrad- Hoover
American Legion
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Kenneth Patton
Charles Zuckerman
Eugene Dearing
C. F. Schenck
P. G. Ireland
William Louthan
Patton
Charles Kessler
Richmond
Department of Virginia
Kessler
Dan Daniels
Danville
Legion
Daniels
Virginia
Ralph Cain
Danny Grimes
Shirley White
Lawrence Bell
Roy Wickes
George Snider
William F. Schenck
Yarner Sencindiver
Jess Kiracofe
Fred
Laughing Man Quits Job Over Hearings Wife Seeks Help
A Cincinnati resident writes Sen. McClellan asking for relief from investigations. The letter claims the husband quit his job to watch hearings, laughs at McCarthy and grunts for a point of order, insisting he cannot return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy Army
Cincinnati
McCarthy
Winchester Virginia School Trustee Meeting Notice 1954
A notice announces a meeting of the School Trustee Electoral Board of Frederick County Virginia to elect a Shawnee District school trustee. The session is set for Friday May 21 1954 at 10 00 A M in the County Clerk's office Winchester Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Virginia
Winchester
Army Counselor Details Schine Pressure in McCarthy Fight
Army counselor John G. Adams testified about pressure from Roy M. Cohn to win special treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine. He described daily calls and a series of maneuvers aimed at influencing the Schine case during Senate hearings amid the McCarthy dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
John G. Adams
Roy M. Cohn
Pentagon
Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
Adams
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Schine
McCarthy Subcommittee
New York City
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Congress
Ray H. Jenkins
Army Radar Laboratories
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Stevens
Secretary of the Army
Johnson Resigns From Police Force
Vernon L. Johnson resigns from the local police force effective at 8 a m to join the Johnson Motor Line of Charlotte N C. Chief J Thomas Boyd notes one vacancy remains. A Pennsylvania native, he is married to Jacqueline Grove and lives at 20 W Cork St. He served 29 months in the Army and 14 months in the Navy during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon L. Johnson
Johnson Motor Line
Charlotte
N. C
J. Thomas Boyd
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Jacqueline Grove
Cork St
Eisenhower condemns leaking classified FBI data by any officer
President Eisenhower denounced the disclosure of confidential FBI information by an Army intelligence officer as highly reprehensible and dangerous to security. He refused to discuss McCarthy related specifics, stressing loyalty and oath obligations for enlisted personnel and warning that lax conduct could lead to disbanding. He did not confirm any ongoing investigation into the alleged officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Army
FBI
Sen. McCarthy
Atty
Brownell
McCarthy
Clarke County Announces Game Warden Applicants
Clarke County supervisors and the State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries reviewed eleven candidates for the post of Clarke County Game Warden at Berryville. Webb Midgette and Clemmer L. Miller led the review with appointment decision pending Board approval, effective June 1. Applicants include William F. Spicer J H Lowden Jr Donald E Seabright George Link Earl J Fuller Jr B S Denny Herman Parker William J Hamill W Allen MacDonald Joseph B Glascock and Marion Swartz Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Berryville
Webb Midgette
Ashland
Clemmer L. Miller
Fredericksburg
Board of Supervisors
William F. Spicer
J. H. Lowden, Jr
Donald E. Seabright
City
George Link
Earl J. Fuller, Jr
B. S. Denny
Herman Parker
William J. Hamill
W. Allen MacDonald
Boyce
Joseph B. Glascock
White Post
Marion Swartz, Jr
Woodstock
High School Student Admits Slaying Four-Year-Old Girl
Detroit police report 15 year old Terrence De Moss confessed to fatally beating and slashing four year old Marion Jo Zobrovitz with a 2 by 4 beam and a knife. The motive remains unknown as authorities note his juvenile status limits charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Marion Jo Zobrovitz
Edward Jacques
Terrence de Moss
Jacques
de Moss
Michigan
Doris de Moss
Terry
Council weighs buying war memorial lot for city parking
The May meeting considered Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Association’s offer to sell its N Kent St lot to the city for use as a public parking area. Lack of funds was the main hurdle, though most council members favored pursuing a thorough study of the proposal before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug O'Connell
Common Council
Winchester-Frederick County
Butler
War Memorial Group
H.W. Butler
Airport, Parks and Recreation Committee
Star Building
N. Kent St
Senseng Park
Robert Kendall Wins $500 Scholarship
Robert Gentry Kendall of Handley High School wins a $500 scholarship to the University of Richmond. Dr. B C Holtzclaw and the committee announce 22 scholarships totaling $16,000 as part of the 1954-55 program. Kendall, son of E J Kendall, is senior class president and active in athletics band and science club planning a medical career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Robert Gentry Kendall
Handley High School
University of Richmond
B. C. Holtzclaw
Holtzclaw
Kendall
E. J. Kendall
West Cork St
Handley High
Virginia
Middletown Church Expands with New Recreation Room
Grace Methodist Church in Middletown adds a 33 by 36 foot recreation and classroom space. Over 200 truckloads of dirt were removed to create the area with knotty pine walls, soundproofing, and a concrete floor at a total cost near 1100 dollars. The silver tea fundraiser is set for Friday 3 to 5 p m in the church basement. A sergeant sale follows tomorrow at 10 a m for a filling station at Baker Knight and Berryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Methodist Church
Middletown
Baker- Knight St
Berryville Ave
G. G. Baker
Viet Nam Armistice Terms Reject Partition at Geneva
France backed Viet Nam proposals demand that any armistice exclude partition of Viet Nam. Quoc Dinh presented terms to the Indo China Conference with non Communist support. The plan calls for UN controlled elections and durable peace with international ceasefire enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Geneva
Quoc Dinh
United Nations
One Killed Three Hurt in Alpoca Mine Blast
A mine explosion at the Alpoca mine of Gaston Coal Co near Mullens West Virginia killed Rossie Ricks 46 a Black coal loader and injured three other workers. Twenty two men were in the mine fourteen left prior to noon officials say damage was slight and the cause remains undetermined at this time the Alpoca mine seven miles from Mullens employs about 125 when in full operation with 55 men this week and daily production around 450 tons of coal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpeca
Mullens
Amendment Would Force 28 Federal Judges to Retire
Senate passes constitutional amendment setting nine member Supreme Court and forcing retirement for 28 federal judges ages 75 or older. Vote tally 58 19 with 18 Democrats and one independent opposing, 15 Democrats and all 43 Republicans in support. Justice Furture is 71, oldest on high court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
House
U. S
Frankfurter
New Rail President James M Symes Named for Penn Rail
James M Symes aged 56, a long time Pennsylvania Railroad employee, becomes president as Walter S Franklin retires on June 1. The transition makes Penn Rail the nation's largest rail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James M. Symes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walter S. Franklin
Eisenhower says U S not giving up on Indochina states
President Eisenhower stated the United States will not abandon Indochina and warned no alliance may interfere without invitation. He noted differences with Secretary of State Dulles are merely in utterances, not in views, as Congress weighs security options for Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Eisenhower
Indochina
Dulles
Aout
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vorys
Ohio
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Chiperfield
House
Bills of Interest to Fruit Growers Before Congress
L S Hitchner of the National Agricultural Chemicals Association addressed Winchester Kiwanis on pesticides and two bills Miller and Aiken now before the Senate. He noted chemical farming boosts yield and lowers costs, cites DDT benefits, and urged sound legislation to protect industry and buyers. He called the measures a major step for agricultural production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical
Winchester
L. 8S
Hitchner
National Agricultural Chemicals Association
Clarence Hill
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Miller
Senate
Congress
Forty Units Entered In Stephens City Firemen Parade
Over forty units entered in the Stephens City Firemen Parade to be held tomorrow at 7 p m in connection with the annual carnival sponsored by the Stephens City Fire Company. The parade forms at 6 30 p m at the north end, proceeds south on main street to Baptist s Drug Store, turns west, disbands on the Town Lot where the carnival is held. Prizes will be awarded. Cold weather dampens crowds as the event runs nightly through Saturday with an Auxiliary booth selling food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens City
Stephens City Fire Company
Baptist’s Drug Store
Red River Delta Tops Indochina Danger List
France places Indochina danger ranking on the Red River delta as Vietminh forces threaten the Hanoi Haiphong corridor. Gen Bodet warns aid may be needed if enemy power is unleashed and Dien Bien Phu links draw in larger forces. US and British replies shape foreign help prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Allen
Hanoi
Indochina
France
Red River
Pierre Louis Bodet
Henri Navarre
Delta
Dien Bien Phu
Geneva
Bodet
Haiphong
Manufacturers Plan Dinner Meeting Here on Monday
The Virginia Manufacturers Association and Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association will hold a joint sectional and regular meeting Monday at 5 p m at the Brakeblok Plant. C Gratten Lindsay of Lindsay Robinson and Company will speak and a plant tour will follow. E I Williams of Front Royal and association staff from Richmond will attend. H B McCormac Jr is area chairman and J D Shockey leads the Shenandoah Valley association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzella’s
N. Main St
Fred Tooma
Cain Furniture Store
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Department
American Brakeblok
J. W. Green, Jr
Virginia Manufacturers Association
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association
Brakeblok
C. Gratten Lindsay
Roanoke
Lindsay-Robinson and Company
Roanoke Manufacturers Association
E. I. Williams
Front Royal
Richmond
H. B. McCormac, Jr
J. D. Shockey
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Colin
Castleman
Made II
Margaret L. Hodgson
Winchester Nash
Loudoun
Smith-Pontiac Sales & Service
Gerrard
David Schine
DeMoss
Andrew Hunter
Probers
Joseph Welch
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Nl
John L. McClellan
Wisconsin
Welch
International Soundphoto
N. Loudoun St
Fairfax Lane
Robert Kendall
Middletown Church
Asia
Red River Delta
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