Navy Seaplane Tender Valcour Collides With Galley
Norfolk reports a fiery collision off Cape Henry between the seaplane tender Valcour and the Galley. Navy crews begin offloading gasoline and draining fumes as salvage work waits on four compartments. One crewman recovered, four missing and presumed dead. total casualties revised downward from prior figures.
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Norfolk
Navy
Labcour
Thomas ‘Tracy
Valcour
Cape Henry
Avia
All Members of Guard Unit Pass Physicals
Manassas reports the Virginia National Guard unit with high school student members passed physicals as it reported to Camp Stewart for training at the end of October. The Arith wantaberett Artillery Detachment was called back and the local unit began its state service as the newest guard outfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manassas
Arith Wantaberett Artillery
National Guard
Virginia National Guard
Camp Stewart
Vogeler Unable to Attend Speaking Engagement
Robert A. Vogler, recently released after a prison term, cannot keep his speaking engagement Saturday night. His wife will convey his message on the value of virtual freedom. Henry Ford III of Detroit has been invited to substitute due to Vogler’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Vogeler
Henry Ford, III
Detroit
Vogeler
Attorneys Use Deception at Extradition Hearing
In Richmond a 79 year old Willie Winn faces extradition to North Carolina for a 1906 murder. Winn denies being James Perry and his lawyer used four NC men to identify a decoy as the suspect, with the real Winn shown later to illustrate memory flaws. Governor Battle was absent. recommendations follow in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
North Carolina
Willie Winn
Willie
Winn
James Perry
Baldy Perry
Franklin County
N. C
Thomas Johnson
Joseph Williams
Williams
Governor Battle
Premature Dynamite Blast Kills Three in Martinsville Quarry
A second premature dynamite blast at a Martinsville rock quarry killed Fern Lambert 36 of Knoxville and two men from Bassett and Martinsville. Three workers died and three were injured, with one critically, as the blast occurred underground near the Lambert Brothers quarry supplying rock for the Philpott Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Fern Lambert
Knoxville
Tenn
John Finney
Bassett
Lee Hairston
Winfred Hairston
Roanoke
Lester Hill
Stuart
Here
Lambert Brothers, Inc
Philpott
Aged Wine and Whisky Practices
The wines produced domestically are aged in large containers such as oak. A few select wines are aged in smaller quantities in bottles. Whisky aging occurs in wooden containers prior to bottling.
Helping Hand Mission Opens on Mother's Day Program
The Helping Hand Mission at Indian Hollow reopened Sunday afternoon with a Mother's Day program arranged by Mrs. Henry W. McVicar. Music featured Fred Popowski, Burns Barr, Mrs. Leon Haire, and Miss Norma Haire, with Rev. Floyd Wine delivering the message. Jean Baker spoke on religious education, Norman Cooper led a prayer, and deacons William Cochran and Claude Carper assisted. Pot ted candy was given to all mothers. Sunday School will meet each Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with four classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Hollow
Henry W. McVicar
Fred Popowski
Fred and
Burns Barr
Leon Haire
Norma Haire
Arhtur
W. Va
Floyd Wine
Jean Baker
Frederick County
Norman Cooper
William Cochran
Claude Carper
Carlton Ramey
William MclIlwee
Gainesboro
Helping Hand Mission
Pinch in Civilian Goods Yet To Come
Defense Mobilizer Charles E Wilson warned the pinch in civilian goods will come later if Americans do not accept higher taxes. He spoke at a dinner honoring AT T millionth stockholder Brady Denton of Saginaw Michigan, outlining inflationary price risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilson
New York
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Brady Denton
Saginaw, Mich
Bradley Probe Expands As MacArthur Dismissal Testimony Sought
The Senate committee plans to question Air Force Chief of Staff Hoyt Wahdenberg on Friday about the MacArthur dismissal. Bradley says he will reveal military reasons offered by the Joint Chiefs and General Marshall, while opposing testimony from MacArthur and Marshall on presidential conferences. Senator Pulbright warns Republicans may be sabotaging the inquiry into the ouster amid charges of an Iron Curtain on witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Hoyt
Wahdenberg
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marshall
Pulbright
Knowland
Rcalif
Bradley
White House
Witnes Sos
First German rocket plane Meserschmitt 163 B used in WWII
The Meserschmitt 163 B, a World War II rocket fighter about 15 feet long, was deployed by Germany near the end of the Italian campaign as the world’s first rocket powered aircraft.
Agricultural Board Approves 1951 Plan At Quarterly Meet
The Frederick County Agricultural Board unanimously approved the 1951 plan of work at a county courthouse meeting. Committees outlined goals including a County Pasture Contest, a Dairy School with Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties, and plans for a Rural Urban dinner and water system installations for farm homes. Dr Randolph Shields spoke on the American Cancer Society and a film titled The Switchman was shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Agronomy Committee
Murl Hannum
Dairy Committee
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Stephens City
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Frederick
D. K. Russell
Paul Moore
Alfred Snapp
Walker Bond
J. L. Heishman
Landon B. Whitacre
Walter Solomon
Estson Rudolph, Jr
Committee On Agriculture Mobilization
Hershman
Elective Service Board
Cooperative
Walter Bond
County Board of Supervisors
Walter Adams
T. N. Cather
County Board of Agriculture
Jack Waller
VPI
J. Fred Stine
John T. Wolfe
Randolph T. Shields
China
American Cancer Society
Mutineers Burned Bounty After Reaching Pitcairn Island
In 1790 the mutineers on the HMS Bounty settled on Pitcairn Island and burned the ship to prevent pursuit or traces, ensuring they could not depart or be traced.
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Pitcairn
Six Sisters Named Mary Arrive in Chicago Family
The Drabik family welcomes a sixth daughter all named Mary joining five sisters Mary Beth eight, Mary Kay seven, Mary Sue six, Mary Lynn four, and Mary Jan twenty months. Their mother Rose is 27. Henry Drabik, 30, an ice cream plant worker, says the couple still hopes for ten girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Drabik
Mary
Mary Beth
Mary Kay
Mary Sue
Mary Lynn
Mary Jan
Pat
Rose
Drabiks
Drabik
Greenhouse and laboratory project under way in Winchester
Contractors begin the $65 000 laboratory office and insectary complex in Winchester with brick exteriors and red brick accents. The greenhouse will be glass and steel and the facilities include a shop unit and foundation work. Dr Ancel B Groves leads fruit disease investigations while Entomologist Huff and Assistant Hill oversee pest control with daily weather observations by Huff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Aikens
Clearbrook
E. C. Hill
V P. I
Ancel B. Groves
Walter S. Huff
C. H. Hill
Huff
U. S
Winchester
Fairmont Avenue
Winchester Camera Club Plans June Salon Display
The Winchester Camera Club met at the Salvation Army Hall to view Night Photography by Eastman Kodak presented by Hetcee Stipe and Chas Maj or. The club scheduled its annual Salon Display for June and formed a committee led by Earl Shade to organize it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Camera Club
Salvation Army Hall
Eastman Kodak Company
Hetcee Stipe
Chas. Maj
Ae) Murphy
Capt
W. C. Wolfe
H. Randolph Ation
Amory
E. Earl
Bufflick Road
Gene Lakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh
Winchester Clar
Brant
E. Earl Shade
Clarke
Clarence Lamp
R. W. Worsley
Permanent Joint Chiefs of Staff defined
The Joint Chiefs of Staff are the principal military advisers to the President the National Security Council and the Secretary of Defense. Created during World War II the Joint Chiefs were recognized as a permanent agency by the National Security Act of 1947.
Fragmentary notes from Virginia 1776 puzzle page
The line items mention a Virginia 1776 reference, a Magnolia, and a Mikado chorus about three little maids. It lists numbers 6 through 10 with scattered words including Polish, Clark, and a remark about a Japanese bride and a soldier husband. The readable content is fragmentary and out of full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Magnolia
Mikado
Clark
Why Women Are Ineligible as Federal Special Agents
The Federal Bureau of Investigation does not employ women as investigators because of the arduous nature of the duties of its special agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
May 18 to June 2 Sales Directory Auction List
A sequence of sale notes lists auctions and estate sales in Frederick County. Items include farming equipment household goods antiques livestock real estate and household furnishings with dates from May 18 through June 2 at locations such as the Matson Farm Albin the Frederick County Court House and Winchester Farmers Livestock Exchange. Notable estates include Eudora Fawcett Keyser Edmonia L. Grim and B C Hulver with real estate and various goods offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Robinson
Mattison
Albin
John R. Snapp
Prederick County Court House
Cedar Creek
Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Eudora Fawcett Keyser
Frederick County Court House
Parkway
David Wingfield
W. Gerrard St
Herbert
Larrick
Sunnyside
Edmonia L. Grim
North Braddock St
B. C. Hulver Estate
Mt. Pauls Post Office
Tennis Distance in a Set Estimated Range
A question asks how far a player can cover in a tennis set. The answer suggests the distance may be three and a half miles or more, indicating substantial movement during play.
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Virginia News
Tunema. Jones
Brumback’s
McCormick-Deering
John Deere
C. J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
OL Slates
CLAS
Clarence Marion
Dean Clarence Marion
WINC
Sponsored By
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Elm &T
Saa
Camera Club
Gerrard St
Roy Duvall
National Avenue
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Minnie H. Dellinger
the Valley Lumber & Builders Corp
Bangs
T. B
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Ass'n
Frederick Motors
Winchester Television Corp
S. Loudoun
Chapman Motor CO
Heatwole Motor CO
DELCO
So Braddock St
Oliver
Arsid
Dor
America
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
Winchester Oe
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