Neighbors Share Mother's Day Visits and Church News
SILER NEWS BRIEFS notes Mother's Day visits from the Whitacre and Beard families along with other relatives. A Chestnut Grove revival concluded with several additions to the church led by Rev. C. T. Beard and host pastor Rev. L. L. Shreck. Upcoming Mt. Hebron services are announced with a hymn sing set for May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Beard
L. L. Shreck
Howard Orr
Baltimore
Elsie Rees
Bessie Bohrer
Oranda News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Illnesses
Sunday a covered dish supper honored Rev. Melvin Bobbitt. Friday a C Y F hay ride and wiener roast. Loyal Daughter Class met Mrs Pere Loving Friday. Mr Peterson has returned home from hospital. Mrs Irene Orndorff and Mr Wilhgam Richardson remain ill. Effie Coffelt returned home after winter with daughter.
Rosenberger News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. H. A. Snapp visited Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Preffitt in Fawcett's Gap. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Wilson of Washington, D. C. spent the weekend at the Frye home and with relatives in Winchester before returning to Fairfax where they have been wintering.
Eisenhower Declines to Endorse Nominee for GOP
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower says he will not endorse any candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He told Walter Cronkite on CBS that he wants to soothe ruffled feelings during and after the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Capon Road News Briefs Highlight Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Marty Abrahams and daughter of Silver Springs Maryland visited the Bohnings over the weekend. Rodney Crowden and children spent the weekend in Washington DC. Galen Stickley traveled to Berea Kentucky for business. Sunday guests at Gilbert Stickley included Howard Lambert Whitacre Lynn Fahnestock and family Winchester Jessie Whittington Cindy Britt Bowman employed in Washington DC.
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Capon Road
Marty Abrahams
Silver Springs
Harold Bohning
Rodney Crowden
Washington, D.C
Galen Stickley
Berea
Gilbert Stickley
Howard Lambert
Whitacre
Lynn Fahnestock
Winchester
Jessie Whittington
Cindy
Britt Bowman
Washington,d.c
Kernstown News Briefs Highlights Local Social Notices
Dottie Lock Circle to meet May 19 at 8 p.m. with Mrs James Lantz. Baptisms at Kernstown Methodist Church include Montgomery Scott Keiter and Kevin Michael Yost. Birth of Deborah Jean to Mr and Mrs H Wesley Lanham May 8. Several visitors and illnesses noted plus class meetings May 21 and new church members welcomed.
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Kernstown
Dottie Lock
James Lantz
Polly Lock
Kernstown Methodist Church
Montgomery Scott Keiter
Robert L. Keller
Kevin Michael Yost
Gary Yost
Mary Kay Sandy
James Donald
Glen Lamp
Phillip Lewis
Charles Richard
David Donald
H. Wesley Lanham
Deborah Jean
Sara Eisaman
Irwin
Ruth Swinters
Jeannette
Isaac Logan
Herminie
Clyde Logan
Carolyn Renner
Arthur Sager
Charles Richards
Harvey
Richard
William Haug
Canada Foresees Flag Overhaul Amid National Debate
Ottawa reports a flag design clash as Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson pushes to replace the Union Jack banner with a neutral Canadian flag. The Liberal minority government hints it may resign if Parliament rejects the plan, highlighting a wider push for a distinctive Canadian identity free from U.S. symbols.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Pearson
U.S
Walston & Co Orders Audit After President's Death
Walston & Co Inc in New York orders a precautionary audit to be shared with customers after the suicide of president Vernon C. Walston. The firm calls the move a routine safety measure and notes the company remains sound and a going concern. The audit will be completed by May 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walston & Co., Inc
Vernon C. Walston
Lights Out At Midway Navy Cuts Power Usage
Rear Adm. George W. Presley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Midway Island Navy housing has bulbs removed to save scarce power. He seeks 743000 dollars for a new power plant, tying the move to White House economy stories and President Johnson.
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Washington
Navy
Midway Island
George W. Pressey
Senate Armed Services Committee
Navy Station
Midway
Pacific
John Stennis
D-Miss
White House
Johnson
Court costs issue as Teamsters sue Hoffa over legal bills
Six Philadelphia Teamsters filed in U S District Court to force James R Hoffa and top officials to repay union funds used for legal defense. They seek an injunction to stop further payments and cite hundreds of thousands already spent amid Hoffa's ongoing trials and convictions.
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Washington
Teamsters
Une
Fen
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Chattanooga
Tenn
Union Treasury
Philadelphia Teamsters
Teamster High Command
Edward Bennett Williams
Philadelphia
Ilegal
Labor Department
Labor Dee Jpartment
Philadelphia Group
Dear Abby Advice Column Snapshot From 1964
A collage of Dear Abby letters and responses touches retirement tensions, pet poisoning, dating a widow, and a demanding spouse. The page echoes Abby’s guidance on personal boundaries, aloneness, and polite conduct in public settings.
Talks on More Aid For Viet Talks on More Aid For Viet
President Johnson and Secretary McNamara discussed plans for increased military and economic aid to South Viet Nam. A briefing to 17 lawmakers followed a Saigon trip and NATO talks. The Viet Cong claimed a major victory, trapping a government convoy and killing 54, wounding 50, with 10 missing.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert
McNamara
Rusk
South Viet Nam
White House
U.S
Saigon
National Security Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Hague
Viet Nam
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George Reedy
Viet Cong
County Home Demonstration Schedule Details Weekly events
The schedule lists county HDC and 4-H meetings from Monday to Friday at various halls and schools. Notes urge clubs to submit 1965 calendar topics for the May 26 committee meeting and instruct foods leaders to secure literature before May meetings. Also, Share the Fun contests are planned for June 12 with an International Farm Youth Exchange judge from England.
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Community Hall
Valley Mill
War Memorial
Highview
North Frederick
Whitacre
Stephens City
Spring County
HDC
War Memorial Bldg
Robinson Memorial School
International Farm Youth Exchange
IFYE
England
Lava Flow From Etna Increases In Volume And Speed
A lava stream from Mt. Etna on the southern slope grew in volume and speed as a central crater crack widened. Biancavilla lies in the lava path while residents heard roars from the two mile high volcano. The Catania Institute of Volcanology said there was no immediate danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Biancavilla
Towers of Verrazano Bridge Astronomical Curvature Adjustment
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge towers are 1 5/8 inches farther apart at the top than the bottom to compensate for Earth's curvature. Steel Facts from the American Iron and Steel Institute explains the shafts are angled so their axes point toward the earth's center for true vertical alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Verrazano Narrows Bridge
Brooklyn
Staten Island
American Iron and Steel Institute
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Bruce Whitacre
Chaffie Whitacre
Ed Stotler
G. B. Havermale
Julie Linaweaver
Kennetti Koch
Ana
Edward Monk
Ruth Mauzy
Memorial Hospital
J. R. Hickle
Dupton
Leeona Hinkle
Florida
Whitacres
Mauzy’s
Mt. Hebron
Oranda
Miss Wanda Sutherly
Rosenberger
Ike
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Helen Richard
Walston & Co
D&h
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
Dr. Sedan
Commercial ST
Notre Dame Institute
Abby
Abigail van Buren
Tate
Meggarsie
T Pear
B. K
Beverly
Calif
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Virginia
Arcadia
Lont
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PTR
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