Four Britons describe Communist China visit experiences
Dorothy Henry reports on a 12 day tour to Peking Shanghai and other cities with 18 British businessmen and engineers. She notes work intensity gender roles housing wages and consumer goods along with propaganda in schools and the largely gray modern cities.
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Dorothy Henry
Institution of British Engineers
China
Chinese Society of Civil Engineers
Peking
Shanghai
Associated Press
Dorothy Henry Peking
Miss Parr Hosts For Canning Firm Event In Berkeley Springs
Cynthia Kay Parr of Paw Paw West Virginia named official hostess for Little Miss Canning Co Berkeley Springs for a two day brokers’ meet June 2 and 3. She will tour the Little Miss Plant and present the purse trophy at Shenandoah Downs Charles Town. Jimmie Troisi becomes S and E Automatic Car Wash manager. Bailey honored by Shenandoah Valley National Bank on his 100th birthday with a $100 bill and a formal resolution.
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Cynthia Kay Parr
Paw Paw
W. Va
Little Miss Canning Co
Bereley Springs
Parr
Morgan County
Winchester
Miss Parr
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
Cacapon
Shenandoah Downs
Charles Town
Washington, D. C
William W. Pop Bailey
Millwood Ave
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Bailey
Mary Helen Massie
William W
Pop) Bailey
Shenandoah Valley Bank
John C. Blackburn
Behall
Thrift Named Operations Specialist In Baltimore
Joseph A. Thrift of Winchester moves from Richmond terminal superintendent to operations specialist in stock loss and quality control for Humble Oil in Baltimore Maryland. A Handley High School graduate, he served in the U S Maritime Service in World War II and joined Eliso in 1945 at Tappahannock. He is married to Cornelia Carter of Urbanna and they have one son.
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Joseph A. Thrift
Winchester
Esso
Humble Oil Co
Baltimore
Richmond
Mr. Thrift
Handley High School
U. S. Maritime Service
Eliso
Tappahannock
Cornelia Carter
Urbanna
Eskimo Olympics Set With Blubber Eating Event
In Fairbanks Alaska the Eskimo Olympics will include blanket toss seal skinning and harpoon throwing along with a muktuk eating event where contestants consume whale blubber. The games are scheduled for July 2024 in Fairbanks.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Ancient Greeks Known Dardanelles Strait as Hell Espont
A fragment notes that the ancient Greeks referred to the Dardanelles Strait by a term translated as Hell Espont, reflecting historical naming variations for this sea passage and its strategic importance.
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Strait of
Dardanelles
Hellespont
Plane Loses Engine but Lands Safely
A 1920s biplane lost its engine Sunday over Tampa Bay but the pilot Henry Palmer of St. Petersburg managed a controlled landing in shallow water. He escaped with a back injury and authorities said the emergency landing caused no serious damage to the aircraft. the engine was later recovered from the bay.
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Tampa
Fla
Tampa Bay
Henry Palmer
St. Petersburg
Bay
Prisoner Too Tired to Run After 2nd Escape
James H. Elledge 23, serving 10 to 50 years for robbery, escaped from New Mexico State Penitentiary by prying a rent, climbing to the roof, sliding down a drain pipe and leaping a fence. He was recaptured after a second escape attempt at Tucumcari and returned to Santa Fe. He reportedly told officers, I am just too tired to run.
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Tucumcari
N.M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Santa Fe
James H. Elledge
Elledge
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