Inauguration of VMI Superintendent George Shell
Marine Maj. Gen. George R. E. Shell began his tenure as superintendent with a large ceremony at Cocke Hall in Lexington. Gov. Almond and over 120 colleges attended as Edgar F. Shannon delivered the principal address and Giles Miller presided. Shell, a Phoebus native and 1931 graduate, served 29 years in the Marine Corps after leading wartime battalions on Guadalcanal and Saipan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
George R. E. Shell
Epeeais Superstary Institute
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
William H. Cocke Hall
University of Virginia
Edgar F. Shannon Wll
Giles H. Miller
Culpeper
VMI Board of Visitors
Gov. Almond
Corps of Cadets
Phoebus
Gen
Shell
VMI
Marine Corps
10Th Marines
Saipan
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Often Mispronounced Quorum Pronunciation Guide
A brief note on correct stress and vowel sound for the word quorum. Guidance specifies pronouncing the first O as in no, not like on, to avoid common errors in speech.
Warren Displays F 86H Jet Fighter At Rivermont Center
An F 86H fighter jet, 38 feet long, reassembled and placed on display in Fork District in front of the Rivermont Community Center. The aircraft, used at Martinsburg until five weeks ago, was provided by the Air Force and brought here on trucks this week. A dedication service is planned.
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Front Royal
Fork District
Rivermont
Martinsburg
Air Force
Soviet Sparkling Wine Claim Doubted by Californians
In Guerneville California Adolph Heck of F Korbel Bros disputes a Soviet claim to produce bubbly champagne in three weeks. He notes the Charmat bulk method used in the U S since repeal and contrasts it with the years long Champagne process尊 and calls the Soviet claim fantastic with French observations from Epernay.
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Guerneville
Calif
Adolph Heck
Adolf
Paul Paul
Ben
California
Adolf. Heck
F. Korbel Bros
Charmat
France
Abel Medard
Epernay
Strike at Zoo Is Settled
New York mayor Robert F. Wagner announced a settlement ending a seven week strike that closed the Bronx Zoo and Coney Island Aquarium to the public. Details of the agreement were not disclosed.
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New York
Bronx Zoo
Coney Island Aquarium
Robert F. Wagner
Harrison Fire Shifts to Boothe On School Issue
Democratic primary race in Virginia heats as A S Harrison Jr attacks Sen Armistead Boothe over school laws while Mills Godwin mudshelves on agriculture. Stephens presses questions on Harrison stance and voter laws amid AFL CIO exchange.
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Associated Press
Virginia
A. S. Harrison Jr
A. E. S. Stephens
Stephens
Armistead Boothe
Harrison
Norfolk
Boothe
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Virginia Agriculture
Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Afl Cio
Byrd
T. Munford Boyd Yd
Almond
U.S
Afl-Cio
Harold Boyd
Richmond
Bob Hope Loses Emmy as He Seeks Jokes for Astaire
Hollywood reports Bob Hope, after failing to win a TV Emmy, jokes about trading 12 jokes for an Emmy in a chat with a reporter. He confirms a $1 million San Fernando Valley land deal from 1939 and a $50 000 commission donated to Jules Stein's eye research charity.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
San Fernando Valley
Rapid Robert
Fred Astaire
Astaire
Hope
TV Academy
Jack Benny
Bing Crosby
Dolores
Bob
Beel
Gary Cooper
Lana Turner
Jules Stein
Music Corporation of America
Jules
Revue International Studio
Toluca Lake
Stein
Million-Dollar Lawsuit Ends With $20,674 Verdict
In Savannah Georgia a jury awarded Herbert L Barnes 16791 for his wife and 3883 for his son in the Meldrim train wreck case against Seaboard Air Line Railroad The verdict totals 20674 with other claims reported settled The June 27 1959 disaster killed 23 people and sparked a wave of lawsuits from family survivors
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Savannah, Ga
Meldrim
Herbert L. Barnes
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Chatham County Superior Court
Barnes
Negro Day Nursery Card Party Nets Over 300
Incomplete returns show the benefit card party at the War Memorial will net over $300 for the Negro Day Nursery. General chairman was Mrs. P. H. Sprenkle. Prize winners announced: Mrs. B. F. Arthur Jr. artificial flower, Mrs. James B. Yates blanket, Mrs. Fred Young bath salts, Mrs. Richard Smilie apple rings, Mrs. Robert Berry floor wax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Memorial
Negro Day Nursery
P. H. Sprenkle
Leon Slavin
B. F. Arthur, Jr
James B. Yates
Fred Young
Richard Smilie
Robert Berry
AT&T Builds World's Largest Antenna for Satellite Link
AT&T plans a 250 ton horn antenna atop a hill near Andover Maine to relay and receive signals via orbiting satellites. The $7 million test facility, led by Burdick Pierce, will use a synthetic radome to protect the structure as it aims to enable round the clock European communications and live TV via a network of satellites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Maine
Moni
Figu
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ployment
Burdick Pierce
Wilton
Conn
Alaska
At&t
Michael Baker Co
Rochester
Europe
British Isles
Chimney Fire Reported At Millwood Building
Boyce firemen were called to the old Brown store building in Millwood yesterday evening for a chimney fire. The building now houses two apartments and the fire started on the lower floor where Hubert King resides. No damage was reported.
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Boyce — Boyce
Brown Store
Millwood
Hubert King
Two Warren Schools To Be Painted This Summer
FRONT ROYAL The Warren County School Board announced both A. S. Rhodes School and Front Royal Elementary School will have their exteriors painted this summer. The grounds at the downtown elementary school will be blacktopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
A. S. Rhodes
Warren County School Board
Pupils File Quietly From Burning Friendship School
In Cumming Georgia a fire alarm outage at Friendship Elementary prompted teacher Miriam Sosebee to order two pupils to spread the alert. About 200 students evacuated calmly as firefighters battled the attic blaze for over an hour with damage about 5000 dollars. Cream cheese mix with anchovies and onion appears as a celery stuffing in an unrelated note.
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Cumming
Friendship
Miriam Sosebee
Rotary Plans Beef Barbecue Benefit
The Rotary Club announces its annual beef barbecue on June 14 at Senseny ParkKiwanis. Co chairs Charles Bish and another member lead the event to support Rotary charity projects. Tickets are sold by Rotarians with half price for children.
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Rotary Club
Kiwanis
Senseny Park
Charles Bish
Rotary
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Charles Town
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James Bacon
Hotpoint
Fto
Shenandoah Bottled Gas CO
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester, Va
E. W. Armstrong
N. Cameron
Winchester
R. T. Bryarly
General Insurance
Rouss Ave
THE
Duff
Millwood Ave
Rambler
S. Loudoun ST
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