County PTA Plans to Expand Membership and Facilities
Frederick county PTA leaders meet at the courthouse to organize a county council amid plans to nearly triple membership and use a consolidated high school building as a meeting space. The group aims to recruit at least 600 parents and collaborates with school officials and county supervisors on goals for child welfare and home school cooperation.
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PTA
Frederick
R. £. Ayler
Frederick County
Clyde Logan
Kernstown
Ayler
Annie Preston Starling
Miss Starling
New County Council
The Charlestown Horse Race Purse Ad Runs May 9 1786
An April 1786 notice in the Virginia Journal and Alexandria Gazette advertises two 3 mile heats on the course near Charlestown with a purse of 40 pounds. Entry fees are 30 shillings or 40 for non subscribers, and managers will settle disputes. The notice places Charlestown in Berkeley County Va. and dates events for May 9 and 10. A later box supper and local sale ads follow, including a Kernstown Presbyterian Church event and a housing for sale on an FHA financing path.
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General Assembly of
Virginia
Charlestown
Virginia Journal and
Alexandria Gazette
Norrises
Shenandoah Valley
Fredericksburg
Charles Town
Berkeley Co
Presbyterian Church
Kernstown
Handley Commencement Program Set for June 10
Handley High School announces commencement activities led by Garland R. Quarles. Baccalaureate Sunday June 5 features Dr. Hobart D. McKeehan delivering the address at the auditorium with Winchester ministers and school glee clubs. Graduation Friday June 10 includes a concert, student program, salutatory by Cary Marshall, valedictory by Dorothy Eisenberg, and diplomas presented by Mr. Quarles.
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Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Judge Handley
John Kerr
Glee Club
James Clarke
Charles Edward Manuel
Betty Jo Halterman
Quarles
Berlin Airlift Revived in Wake of Rail Strike
Berlin resumes airlift as rail strike paralyzes Western Berlin supply routes. Allies accuse Soviet Russia of blocking cargo by not conciliating 12,000 anti communist railway workers seeking western marks. Western Allied command considers directing strikers to unload incoming trains.
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Berlin
Germany
Spanish War Vets Here June 19-21
The 40th annual State encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans Department of Virginia will be held June 19 to 21 in Winchester. About 400 veterans and auxiliary members are expected with 75 room reservations at the George Washington hotel. A dedication ceremony for the Hiker plaque at Winchester Armory is set for Sunday at 3 p.m. The gathering includes tours of historic shrines and orchards, a banquet at 6 p.m., and a military ball at 9 p.m. Tuesday will cover officer elections and next-site selection.
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United Spanish War Veterans
Department of Virginia
Department
Harry T. Cook
Winchester
George Washington
Winchester Armory
Allen G. Newman
Virginia
Spain
M. B. Clowe Jr
Cit
Gene Lakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Cook
McKinley
United States Volunteer Infantry
Mr. Cook
House Restores Half of ECA Cut
The House after a plea by President Truman restored $75 million of the $150 million cut from the foreign aid bill. Passage came on a voice vote of 120 to 39.
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Washington
Truman
House
Appropriations Committee
Rebuilding of R. 50 West To Start at State Line
State highway department announced the first contract to rebuild Route 50 west of Winchester into a 24 foot heavy duty highway. The 2.41 mile initial section at the Virginia West Virginia line costs 126 910 with 1500 feet of West Virginia work funded by that state. Wiley N. Jackson Co of Roanoke handles widening shoulders easing grades and improving sight distance on North Mountain. An Isaac's Creek bridge remodel to 31 foot clearance and straightening of turns east of Isaac's Creek are included. Minor alignment changes at the state line will improve mountain top crossing. A second contract to Garrett Moon Pool of Blackstone covers 2160 feet of concrete sidewalk along Route 522 north of Winchester. Low bid 7 671.
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Winchester
State Highway Department
Virginia-West Virginia Line
West Virginia
Wiley N. Jackson Co
Roanoke
North Mountain
Isaac’s Creek
Enginee
Highway Commission
Garrett, Moon & Pool of
Blackstone
R. 522
Winchester Dyes
FCC Promises More Ultra High Frequency TV Channels This Fall
The Federal Communications Commission announced plans to open additional television channels in the ultra high frequency band by late fall, supplementing the existing twelve VHF channels without disturbing current broadcasts. The FCC also indicated readiness to approve general color television experiments offering color casts with relatively minor receiver modifications.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Pretty Blonde Mary Flory Granted Three Year Probation
Mary Flory of Front Royal a 25 year old mother of three will be released on probation after Cor poration court approved a three year term. Restitution of 500 to Joe Williams is arranged and a 600 debt for merchandise is noted. A detainer from Washington was withdrawn and she had previously received suspended sentences totaling 30 months for cashing a false check and related offenses.
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Mary Flory
R. 1
Front Royal
Corporation Court
Joe Williams
Maddox
Welltown Church to Dedicate New Social Hall Sunday
Welltown Methodist congregation and Brucetown charge will hold a homecoming on Sunday with the dedication of a new Sunday school and social hall. Rev Ellmore leads the Brucetown four in a 10 30 Sunday school and 11 30 sermon by Dr F B Oglesby followed by a food distribution and lawn picnic. A social hall inspection and hymn close the services with invited friends and former members. The Brucetown memorial service is set for 2 p m Sunday June 5.
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Welltown
Ellmore
Brucetown
Big Steel Ready To Talk Contract With John Lewis
U S Steel Corp stated its willingness to meet with John L Lewis to draft a new contract for captive coal mines tied to its steel production. Harry M Moses of H C Frick Coke Co proposed starting after a contract with commercial operators is completed, but could meet earlier if Lewis insists, preferably after June 10.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Chieftain
The
Steel Corporation
Harry M. Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Co
U. 8 Steel
Lewis
Moses
For Sale Frying and Roasting Chickens and Supcrete Blocks
For sale items include fry chicken and roasted poultry delivered from grower to your door. Also listed Supreme concrete blocks by J. H. Huff at 691 N. Loudoun with phone 4221. Clarence J. Robinson warns no trespassing on his property.
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Supreme Concrete
J. H. Huff
N. Loudoun
Clarence J. Robinson
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan Wedding Nears in Vallauris
In Cannes on May 26 the Rita Hayworth Aly Khan wedding faces delays due to formalities. Vallauris Mayor Paul Derigon orders quick repairs to the marriage chamber and canvasses dealers to brighten the room while police prepare for crowds. Champagne and lobster shipments arrive for the event.
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Cannes
France
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Paul Derigon
Hell
Vallauris
Derigon
Chateau
JCC Conducts Hot Campaign For Presidency
JCC holds annual election meeting at 7:30 tonight at the George Washington hotel. Sixteen candidates seek eight board seats including Cather Goodwin Ireland Haines Binner Campbell and others. Pre election campaigning centers on Bly Ireland and Dr Schenck for the presidency. Howard L Melton heads the current year.
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Winchester Jcc
George Washington Hotel
J. Howard Cather Jr
John Goodwin
Jack Ireland
Carl Haines
G. T. Binner Jr
Charles Campbell Jr
Harry A. Carpenter
Roscoe Edwards
William M. Ligon
Ed L. Molden
Woodrow Moore
Harry B. Rambo
William F. Schenck
James A. Sprint Jr
Howard Vanderbilt
Louie Yancey
Shirley Bly
Herbert Duke
David Mahanney
William Sullivan
Maurice Trenary
Dabney Watts
Bly
Ireland
Dr. Schenck
Howard L. Melton
Home Run Blast Frightens Children
Larry Doby belted a 500 foot homer that cleared the right-center wall and hit a house roof, frightening a mother’s children. Also ads note a brick house for sale on Berryville Avenue with four bedrooms and hot water heat, and a Memorial Day notice from Maya C Slonaker & Son.
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Washington
Larry Doby
Berryville Avenue
House to Probe Purchasing of B-36 Bombers
Chairman Vinson announced a thorough House armed services inquiry into the B-36 bomber purchasing program. Rep Van Zandt urged a broader probe of Air Force procurement, linking Louis Johnson to Consolidated Vultee before his defense secretarieship.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Georgia
House
van Zandt
R-Pa
Louis Johnson
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Johnson
Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Congress
Civil War Duds Found and Exploded on Cedar Mountain Site
In Culpeper Virginia on May 26 nineteen Civil War artillery shells were located with modern detectors on the Bernard Innskeep farm near the Cedar Mountain battlefield. Demo experts detonated the live ammunition under the coordination of Henry Schneider of Baltimore, national head of the war trophies safety committee, recalling Jackson’s 1862 rout of Union forces at Cedar Mountain.
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Culpeper
Bernard Innskeep Farm
Henry Schneider
Baltimore
War Trophies Safety Committee
Cedar Mountain
Innskeep Farm
Stonewall Jackson
Condon Graham Cleared By AEC Adverse Report
At congressional hearings David Lilienthal said the Atomic Energy Commission cleared Dr Edward Condon head of the Bureau of Standards and Dr Frank Graham former UNC president now a senator despite adverse security recommendations from officer Rear Admiral John Gingrich. The panel adjourned for a closed session with little progress.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy
AEC
Edward A. Condon
Bureau of Standards
Frank Graham
Graham
Theiversity of North Carolina
North Carolina
Lilienthal
Teeope
Hickenlooper
Iowa
McMahon
Elston
Ohio
John Gingrich
Condon
John Williams Found Dead In Hotel Room
John James Williams was found dead in his Hotel Jack room in Winchester after returning from Washington. The death is reported as a suicide by Dr. Troxell. Born April 28 1905 he studied at Shenandoah Valley Academy Woodberry Forest Stuyvesant School and the University of Virginia and was admitted to the Winchester bar in 1933.
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John James Williams
Jack
Mr. Williams
Washington
D. C
Winchester
Troxell
R. Gray
Elizabeth King Williams
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Woodberry Forest
Orange
Stuyvesant School
Warrenton
University of Virginia
Williams
Meats Higher as Vegetables Dip in Decoration Day Week
Householders stocking the larder for the Decoration Day weekend will find beef pork and veal pricier than last week. Poultry and eggs are mostly unchanged and fresh vegetables steady to lower with table ready meats and cold cuts promoted for shoppers. Wholesale trends show pork cuts up to 12 cents a pound, beef catching up, and produce prices varying by market including new potatoes and lettuce down, while cantaloupes arrive in Texas hubs and Florida watermelons ease. The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food index jumped to 5.74 from 5.66, the steepest gain since February.
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California
Carolinas
Agriculture Department
Dun & Bradstreet Wholesale
Braddock Church Begins Install of New Pipe Organ
Workmen complete pipe organ installation at Braddock St. Methodist. A three manual instrument finished in brown mahogany is to be tuned by Sunday June 5 with a special service planned. Choir loft alterations will seat 40 or more. Mrs Madeline W Riley directs four choirs and Mrs Helen Woore Hirth leads the organist staff in June.
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Braddock St. Methodist
Govan
Madeline W. Riley
Helen Woore Hirth
O'Dwyer Declines Renomination for New York Mayoralty
New York May 7 6 mayor William O'Dwyer announces he will not seek reelection. The move opens the Democratic nomination race for the world’s biggest city with wide open contests among Republicans Fusion and Democratic factions seeking candidates for the November race.
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New York
William O’dwyer
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Armel School
Paul Barnett
Bryarly School
Oscar Zigler
Miller School
James Sawyer
Gore
Abner Robertson
PTA of
Everard Kidder Meade
State Line
Welltown Church
Big Steel
John Lewis
Rita
New York City
Jill Geraldo
Aly Khan
JCC
Maya C. Slonaker & Son
Pair
Armed Services Group
Doyle Talbert
Lee Talbert
Stanfield, N. Co
Doyle Mind
John Williams
Associated Press
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