Virginia Day Installed as President of Ladies Auxiliary VFW
Mrs. Virginia Day accepts the gavel from Pauline Halderman to become president of the Ladies Auxiliary to Clarke County Memorial Post 9760, Veterans of Foreign Wars, during the May meeting. Other officers named include Ruby Kerns chaplain and Margaret Gehringer secretary with Joyce Morris service officer and Thelma Braithwaite treasurer.
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Virginia Day
Center
Pauline Halderman
Ladies Auxiliary
Clarke County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ruby Kerns
Margaret Gehringer
Joyce Morris
Halderman
Day
Alice Dean
Thelma Braithwaite
Esther Howe
Trula Mullins
Bill Rhoden
Powhatan School Wins Favorable Evaluation for Accreditation
Evaluators spent three days at Powhatan School and unanimously recommended full accreditation by the Virginia Association of Independent Elementary Schools. The report, prepared by a committee chaired by A Hamilton Bishop III, will go to the Association's Membership and Accreditation Committee before final approval in September.
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Powhatan School
Virginia Association of Independent Elementary Schools
Donald E. W. Niemann
Association
Powhatan
V-A-1.e.s
Everett School
Virginia Beach
John E. Mulligan
St. Christopher's School
Richmond
First Telegraph Used in Politics Sparks Polk Nomination
On May 29 1844 news flashed to Washington from Baltimore that James Polk had been nominated for the presidency on the Democratic ticket marking the first political use of the telegraph.
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Washington
Baltimore
James Polk
Swimming Lessons Registration at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club
Registration for swimming lessons will be held at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Rockland off Rt. 622 south on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Junior and Senior Life Saving Classes will be organized later. All interested persons must register on Saturday, said Mrs. Clark.
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Shenandoah Valley Golf Club
Rockland
Rt. 622 South
Clark
Alaska Holds Vast Glacier Realms Across Its Terrain
Alaska contains more glaciered area than the rest of the inhabited world combined, highlighting immense ice fields spanning vast ranges and shaping landscapes.
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Alaska
Berryville to honor Col Dunwell at Memorial Day service
Lt Col Ronald P Dunwell a Vietnam and Lebanon veteran will speak at the Berryville Memorial Day Service set for 2 p m Sunday May 31 at Green Hill Cemetery. Clarke County Memorial Post 9760 VFW American Legion Berryville National Guard Troop 34 Boy Scouts sponsor. Clarke County High School Band to perform.
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Ronald P. Dunwell
Viet Nam
Lebanon
Berryville
Green Hill Cemetery
Clarke County Memorial Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lloyd Williams
American Legion
Berryville National Guard
Boy Scouts of America
Clarke County
Arraignment Set Friday in Star Tannery Murder Case
Dempsey Orndorff of Star Tannery asked for time to obtain an attorney as Frederick County Court scheduled arraignment for Friday on a murder charge. Judge W Erle Edwards set the date. The 49 year old is held on a $20 000 bond in the murder case linked to the April 12 death of Walter Newman Bowers of Star Tannery. He faces additional assault and battery charges in Winchester Frederick County jail.
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Frederick
Dempsey Lee Orndorff
Star Fannery
W. Erle Edwards
Mr. Orndorff
Walter Newman Bowers
Star Tannery
Winchester-Frederick County
Bruston Shell
Williams enters Michigan Supreme Court race for Democratic nomination
G Mennen Williams, a six term Michigan governor aged 59, announced at a news conference his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the State Supreme Court justice post, saying he seeks to influence the courts and their role in society due to personal concern about the nation's judiciary.
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Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Supreme Court
Williams
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Marine Corps
Indiana
University of Oregon
Quantico
Fort Sill
Okla
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Calif
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Pendleton
10Th Marines
Second Marine Division
Eisenhower
Princeton
12Th Marines
NROTC
University of California At Berkeley
Vietnam
Third Marine Division
Meritorius Unit
United States
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Mennen Williams
America
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T.M. du Pont
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ST. Mary’s Jumbo
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Cannon
Monticello
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