Salvation Army expansion drives improvements and new lodging
The Salvation Army expands facilities including a new transient lodge for 25 to 30 men at 303 S Loudoun St with private rooms for women and children and lodging for burned families. An enlarged storage area supports clothing and furniture aid while Winchester Boys Club adds rooms and outdoor courts. The Drive aims to raise 35000 with donations via Building and Finance Committee members.
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Winchester Boys Club
Salvation Army
S. Loudoun St
Charles Pine, Sr
William Battaile
Robert E. Smith
Harry Lovett
Marvin Gore
J. Thomas Boyd
Ed Molden
Former Mental Patient Guilty of Murder in Bronx Slaying
A 24 year old man William Oliver Jr. was found guilty of first degree murder for killing his 2 year old brother in a Bronx home ten years earlier. He admitted killing the child as he slept and setting the bed on fire after being released from Matteawan. Oliver testified he acted to get even with his mother and planned to kill six other relatives.
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New York
Bronx
William Oliver Jr
Oliver
Matteawan State Hospital
DAV Will Hold Carnival to Aid Fresh Air Fund
Local Stonewall Jackson Chapter No. 9 DA V plans a June carnival to raise 1500 dollars for Salvation Army Fresh Air Fund sending indigent children to summer camp. The Gold Medal Shows carnival features over 20 rides and 14 shows.
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Stonewall Jackson
Salvation Army
Harry L. Lovett
Ernest McIntyre
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Carl Fix
Harper’s Ferry
Williamsport
Exchange Club
Winchester - Frederick County
Seal
U. S
Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Virginia
Melvin E. Cox
McIntyre
Richmond
Harry Lovett
Cletus Triplett
Marvin Miller
Ernest A
American Airlines
million dollar atomic reactor sale spurs treaties
United Nations reports that a 10 kilowatt American reactor priced at about 350000 plus a bilateral agreement could be sold to Switzerland, with larger sums possible. Turkey has signed such an agreement and Japan may follow. Uranium will be supplied with controls, and reactors will aid isotope production and scientist training, not power generation.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Switzerland
I. I. Rabi
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
U. N
Ball Park
Columbia
Rabi
U. S
Turkey
Japan
How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Stabilized
The tower was completed without toppling by adjusting the center of gravity. The architect made the south top stories higher than the north to tilt the structure toward a safe inclination, preserving its balance.
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Pisa
Italy
Adverse Genetic Changes Foreseen From A Tests
Dr. George W. Beadle, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, warned that atomic tests threaten future heredity. He cited radiation can cause hidden genetic damage and predicted miscarriages and stillbirths as possible outcomes, even if individuals feel no immediate effects.
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Los Angeles
National Organization of Scientists
George W. Beadle
American Assn
Advancement of
Science
Free World
Medical Research Assn
California
California Institute of Tecnology
Beadle
Tobacco Industry Research Dialogue in New York
The tobacco industry's research director says any link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer or other diseases remains an unknown factor.
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New York
Tobacco Industry
Origin of Sugar Cane Plant Traced to India or Pacific Isles
Authorities largely place the sugar cane’s origin in India, with some favoring the South Pacific islands. The plant grows wild in both regions, and Columbus likely introduced sugar cane to America on his second voyage in 1493.
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India
South Pacific
America
Siamese Twin Girls Die at Birth in Detroit Hospital
Physicians planned an autopsy at Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital after Siamese twin girls died within a day and a half of birth. Dr. Glen E. Hause cited respiratory and circulatory failure as the likely cause. Mother Mrs. Richard Herring, 27, expressed gratitude for her other two children. father is a factory worker.
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Detroit
Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital
Glen E. Hause
Richard Herring
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DAV
Fresh Air Fund
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
N. Cameron ST
Frederick Motors
S Acony
Sacony
Poplins
Socony
Boscawen ST
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Strong
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
G &M
Chevrolet
Winchester's Shopping Center
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