Sharon Driskell Set to Be Rodeo Queen at Airport Speedway
Sharon Driskell a 17 year old James Wood High senior will reign as Queen of the All Star Rodeo Show at Airport Speedway. Announcement by Paul Everly JCC president notes she will lead a parade along Loudoun Street at 1 p.m. Saturday prior to the matinee. The show includes about 100 animals and 40 performers with calf roping trick riding roping and stunt riding. Advance tickets available from JCC members at Molden Electric Co.
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Sharon Driskell
James Wood High School
Airport Speedway
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Miss Driskell
Paul Everly
JCC
G. A. Driskell
Frederick County
Loudoun St
James Wood
Wood Post
Jaycee
Everly
Molden Electric Co
Reserve officers visit local AF unit for meeting
Lt Col Joseph A Gibbs of Baltimore and Col Joseph B Rawson of Salisbury lead a visit to Flight A 9511th AF Reserve Squadron at its 7:30 PM meeting in the Legion Rooms 32 Rouss Ave. Flight C from Martinsburg will join as guests. Rawson, Salisbury postmaster on two weeks active duty, urges advance ticket purchase to boost Pony Baseball League benefits.
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Joseph A. Gibbs
Baltimore
Joseph B. Rawson
Salisbury
Legion Rooms
Rouss Ave
Martinsburg
Rawson
Tax on Beards in English History
The exchange notes beard taxes in England. Beards were taxed under a system tied to social rank. Elizabeth I reportedly taxed men with more than two weeks of beard growth.
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England
Sicily VIII
Auction Listings for Aberdeen Anguses and Real Estate Sales
May and June auction notices list Aberdeen Angus cattle dairy farm real estate and household goods across Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Events feature sellers including Walter H Kendall Holmes Lloyd Leesburg Market and Mary S Jones with multiple court house front locations and auctioneers W D Orndorff Byron Brumback and E T Snider.
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Virginia
W. Va
Charles Town
Walter H. Kendall
McConnellisburg
Round Barn Farm
Paul B. Wenger
E.S.T
Holmes Lloyd
Boyce
W. D. Orndorff
Leesburg
Aberdeen Angus
William C. Crane
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Frederick County Court House
S. Cameron St
N. Loudoun St
Jos
A. Massie, Jr
Byron Brumback
G. N. Singhass
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Falkland Farm
Swan Pond
Shepherdstown
Martinsburg
W Strong Lewis
Braden King
Jefferson Park Farm
Shadwell
Charlottesville
Dabney W Watts
North Braddock St
Winchester
Boyd G. Headley, Jr
Laura A. Fawcett
Mary S. Jones
S. Stewart St
E. T. Snider
Budget debate edges toward raises amid funding gaps
City Council debated salary increases for several departments as the mayor urged reserve funds. Finance head argued money was unavailable though some raises are allowed by the State Compensation Board. A public hearing on June 8 could reopen the budget to free funds, with no action taken yet.
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Clowe
Steck
Finance Committee
Recreation
Butler
Douglas School
Council
City Council weighs water rates and tag deadlines
Residents would be given first consideration on the double rate and water revenue may fall if apple by products plants curb usage next fall. The council approved a $25,000 bond for the City Treasurer and new bonds for deputies and assistants. A tag deadline dispute prompted discussion on aligning city tag purchases with state licenses.
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Apple By Products
Steck
Wine
Segregation Talk Rep Hillings Hails Court Ruling
Rep Pat Hillings of California calls the Supreme Court ruling banning public school segregation especially welcome as the nation seeks unity across races colors and creeds against Communist aggression.
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Pat Hillings
Calif
U.S. Supreme Court
America
Man Kills Wife and Daughters Then Commits Suicide
Norfolk and Western worker Joe Howell shot his wife Lucille Wurzburger Howell and two daughters Dottie Mae 6 and Judy Alice 2 at their Radford home before killing himself. Dr J T Showalter said the 22 caliber gun was found between the couple in bed. A note offered no reason but relatives hinted money troubles may have been a factor.
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Radford
Norfolk and Western Railway
J. T. Showalter
Montgomery County
Joe Howell
Lucille Wurzburger Howell
Dottie Mae
Judy Alice
Howell
Showalter
Ike Has No Advice For South on How To Carry Out Ruling
President Eisenhower said he has no advice for the South on implementing the Supreme Court ruling that bans segregation in public schools. He affirmed his duty to uphold the Constitution and insisted the Court is not beholden to any administration. He defended his record of honest governance and dismissed questions about political hot spots or alienating Southern supporters.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Ike
South
Washington
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Neely to Address Capon Bridge High School Graduates
United States Senator Matthew M. Neely will deliver the commencement address at Capon Bridge High School in Hampshire County West Virginia. The ceremony includes processional invocation salutatory chorus and valedictory with diplomas presented to 26 graduates by Hampshire County Board of Education president Henry W. Campbell.
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Matthew M. Neely
United States
West Virginia
Capon Bridge High School
Hampshire County
W. Va
Son of Liberty
Roy Neff
Capon Bridge Methodist Church
Phyllis Baker
Senator Neely
Gounod
W. H. Henderson
Henry W. Campbell
Hampshire County Board of Education
Carol Wolford
Charles Anderson
Donald Bohrer
Eugene Buckbee
Fred Cowgill
Betty Frye
Shirley Hott
Maurice McDonald
Mary Miller
Nancy Moreland
Dorothy McKee
Lois McKee
Harold Omos
Rita Peacemaker
Robert Peer
Eldora Pepper
Geneva Poland
Charles Powall
Glen Richman
Velma Roberson
Robert Robinson
Eldon Shingleton
Shirley Shingleton
Glenmore Smoot
Cloyce Sowers
How's your I Q Answers to quiz questions Page 4
Answers to the quiz on page 4 include the first item about collective action against Communist infiltration. The fragment ends abruptly with the phrase infiltration of the. The text shows a partial listing and lacks complete details or context.
Increases and identifiers in a Western Hemisphere list
The entry lists items across topics from Western Hemisphere matters to general terms. It includes points on increases, multiple wits, geese, Brigham Young, rubber, burglary, Gemini, England, and the Marshall Islands, suggesting a cross-section of trivia or glossary items.
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Western Hemisphere
Brigham Young
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I. Q
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