How's Your I Q
Ten questions test general knowledge with scoring based on daily answers over 10 days. The piece includes a list of trivia prompts and a jumble of local social notices mentioning Marjorie Haskell, Grace Ritter, Shoemaker, Lingo, and hospital references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Haskell
Alexander
Grace Ritter
Melvin Shoemaker
Joe M. Lingo
Shawnee
Roy Walker Jr
Winchester Emorial Hospital
Richard Havermale
Richard Michael
Winchester
Marlboro
Charles Richard
Myrtle Miller
Austin White
Joseph E. Lingoosep
James Donald
Arthur Sager
W. W. Lupton
Oliver
Jim” Tinsman
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Martinsburg District Names New Postal Inspector
John W. Marts named postal inspector for Martinsburg area covering Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia plus sections of Virginia Warren and surrounding areas in Maryland Washington County Maryland effective immediately. Marts succeeds Stanley E. promoted to Wash post. native of Ocean City. stationed in Clarkesburg for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
John W. Marts
Berkeley
Jefferson
West Virginia
Ick
Warren
Vir
Washington County
Marts
Stanley E
Wash
Ocean City
Clarkesburg
Relief News Briefs From Stan To Winchester Area
A long list of local visitors and family gatherings spans Stan to Winchester, with multiple households hosting relatives from Hume Broad Way Stephens City and Charles Town. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Ross Boyd hosting and visiting, Walter Funk, Mildred James Hughes and others, plus a mention of Mike McCormick of the Giants pitching a two hit game in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Boyd
Vicky
Stan
Lynn Norman
Hume
Garland Spitzer
Janet
Madge Wampler
Paul Reid
Debby
Jean
Jane
Danny Spitzer
Tammy
Broadway
Scott Cline
Carson Cline
Stephens City
James Hughes
Cheryl
Mildred
Funk
Barbara Ann
Walter J. Funk
Otis Brill
Raymond Swartz
Walter Funk
Middle Road
Wilber Swartz
Lester Burkhart
Norman Funk
Norman Denise
Ruth Bucker
Charles Town
W. Va
Jesse Matheney
Percy Riders
Hanover
Miss Meadows
Augusta
Charles Boyd
Carroll Messick
Karen Gardner
Susan Boyd
Virgil Zentz
Thurmont
Gene Hicks
Alfred Hicks
Winchester
Ray Hicks
Carl Hicks
E. J. Hicks
Ethel Nickson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
E. D. Chap
Beansboro
Walter Norman
William Boyd
Arthur Lowery
Elizabeth
Charles Roe
Elaine Conner
Elizabeth Lowery
Leonard Newcome
Clyde Grubbs
Richmond
John Gore
Milton Swartz
Asbury Swartz
Woodbine
Charles Moor
Rickey
Adamstown
Clarence Williams
Norma Denise
Terry and
Brent
Everett Cline
Winchetter
Unemployed Men Will Pick West Virginia Fruit
Up to 500 unemployed men will be recruited statewide to pick fruit in the Eastern Panhandle orchard belt. Recruit stations will be set up in addition to local offices with emphasis on southern West Virginia coal fields. Employment could last six weeks to two months with first work expected in July and peak demand in September as apples come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Panhandle
Clement R. Bassett
West Virginia
Bassett
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Midwest
North Carolina
Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
South Carolina
Wyoming
Central Plains
Plains
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Sunday School and Worship at Mount Olive Church
Hayfield brief notices list the Mount Olive Church Sunday School at 10 a.m. EST and worship at 11 a.m. Also recorded are visits among locals including Wymer and Creighbourn families from Barberton Ohio and Charles Lineburg of Maryland visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayfield
Mount Olive
Frank Wymer
Ruth
John Creighbourn
Bill
Debbie
Barberton
Ohio
Jack White
Garland Bradfield
Scott White
Alva Miller
Carol
Winchester
Bertha Crowser
W. F. Shipe
Middletown
Beulah Elliott
Mamie Larrick
Judy Nail
Charles Lineburg
Maryland
Luther Larrick
John Creighbour
Billy
Bar
Charles Town
W. Va
Leonard Orndorff
Summit Point
Gail
M. A. Wiley
Calvin Straderman
Postmaster Inspects Rural Routes Across Winchester District
Postmaster Wilbur R. Johnston has begun his annual inspection of all rural routes and will accompany each of the five rural carriers over the route. By May 15-20 end of Mail Box Improvement Week the inspections should be complete. He will then join four star routes from the Winchester office to assess service and curb appeal. Johnston praised the well kept rural boxes showing civic pride, noting good painting lettering and decoration. Notices will be issued to those missing names or not meeting requirements to speed mail delivery and improve highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur R. Johnston
Winchester
Johnston
Red China Youth Urged to Take Proper Rest
The official Communist magazine China Youth urges young people to rest, but with ideological content. It prescribes reading Red novels listening to revolutionary elders stories attending revolutionary films and singing revolutionary songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Go
China’ Youth
Leggett's Display Wins 2d in National Contest
Winchester Leggett's Department Store gains second prize for its window display Life in The Apple Capital created by Regina Shine and Julius Armel. Winchester Creamery, Inc. continues under new ownership since 1953, keeping the same name. Mrs. Zela Everly wins Grand Opening door prize at Guest Quality Foods with 900 attendees. Caleb Williamson named local gas HQ manager replacing Harry Woolf. John Trimmer named Newberry's assistant manager in Winchester, succeeding Carroll Gray in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Jordan
Winchester
Leggett’s
Winchester Creamery
Sanitary Dairy
J. S. Haldeman
S. Loudun St
Zela Everly
Weems Lane
Newhberry’s
John Trimmer
Chambersburg
Carroll Gray
Newberry’s
Oxford
Early Treatment Boosts Meningitis Survival Odds
Dr Burton H. Fern explains spinal meningitis causes and signs. He notes meningitis damages brain and spinal cord, outlines meningismus versus meningitis, and stresses spinal taps for diagnosis. Modern treatments raise recovery odds to nine in ten with prompt care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton H. Fern
M.D
Closing Schools Not U S Aim in Prince Edward County
Virginia lawyers heard Solicitor General Cox explain federal involvement in the Prince Edward County school case aims to enforce desegregation rather than close all public schools. He insisted the Justice Department seeks operation of a public school system and not a statewide shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Virginia
Prince Edward County
Justice Department
Jo Ae Archibald Cox
Cox
Virginia State Bar
Old Point Loane
Supreme Court
Justice
Front Royal Stock Market Quotes and Shoemaker First Win
Front Royal Livestock Market reports ranges for hogs veal sheep and cattle with prices from heavy butcher to utility. Willie Shoemaker secured his first win aboard Schafter V at Golden Gate Fields on April 20 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Shoemaker
Golden Gate Fields
Flood Weary Region Sees Levees Strain Amid Flood Surge
Flooding across southern Illinois Indiana and neighboring states continues with record crest expectations as levees and dikes face strain. Crests approach and evacuees rise while roads utilities and water supplies face disruption across 15 counties. Weather remains mild overall though isolated pockets face lingering runoff from the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Little Wabash
Carmi
White County
Murphysboro
Big Muddy
Ohio River
Tell City
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Mississippi
Kaskaskia
New Athens
Brush Fire Rages Through Hollywood Hills Destroying Homes
A large brush fire swept Hollywood Hills near Griffith Park Observatory with winds up to 40 mph. Dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged and residents evacuated from the hillside district. Aerials counted roughly 24 buildings affected and authorities declared a major emergency within minutes of the blaze starting near Beachwood Canyon. One report cites a downed power line as a possible cause while Camp Hollywood faced encirclement but children were later allowed to stay with firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Hollywood Hills
Sunset Boulevards
Griffith Park Observatory
Aldous Huxley
Beachwood Carnyon
Camp Hollywood
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I. Q
Aia
Cuba
Ehcy
U.S
Ini F.C.C
John Wesley
Kernstown
Celestial Lea
Bally Ache
Jimmy Pitt
Bana Coms
Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Harry Malone
Mike McCormick
Giants
Gee
S. Loudoun St
Winchester, VA
Mai
Bahamas
Hayfield News
Donald Stotler
Washington
W. B
Jones
Cumberland, Md
C. A. Straderman
Red China
Leggett
Guest Quality Foods
Skyline Frosted Foods Inc
Chris Diehl
Caleb Williamson
Front Royal
Harry Woolf
Harrisonburg
Williamson
Shengas
United States
Britain
U. S. Aim
Front Royal Livestock Market
Shoecenter
Florsheim
Stari
Ato
Boscawen Sts
THE
Associated Press
Bernard P. Bond
Garden State Park
Winchester Savings & Loan Association
W. Boscawen ST
Noreleo
Nore
Norelco
Case North American Philips Company
ING
V0 East 42Nd Street
New York 17
N. Y
Noreico
Canada
Free World
Sunoco
H. F. Nelson, Inc
Loudoun St
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