County okays budget amid health unit discussion
Frederick county supervisors approved the next fiscal year budget with expenditures of 523,098 and a tax rate rise from 40 to 80 cents per 100 of assessed valuation. Dr. J Neale Jr. outlined health unit plans. no action taken and no immediate interest shown by Clarke county.
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Frederick County
J Neale Jr
Realth
Winchester
Neale
Car Health
Alrady
Waitig
Clarke
Bloodmobile Visit Advances National Red Cross Plan
Winchester hosts a Red Cross Blood Center on Tuesday June 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Low Church as part of a national program. Donors aged 18 to 60 donate a pint in about 30 minutes with no after effects. Recruitment runs through Monday June 7 at the George Washington hotel Red Cross office.
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National Blood Program of the Red Cross
Winchester
Stewart Bell
National Blood Program Committee
The
Red Cross
W Church
Bell
George Washington Hotel
Indiv.d'u
Presbyterian Church
John B. McKee
James A. Miller
Hugh Clark
B. B. Dutton
William Lawrence Jr
Wm. Beattie
Motor Corps
J. A. Hotinger
Washington, D. C
National
Holiday travel and memorial observances foreseen in local week end
Reservations at George Washington and other hotels show an influx of visitors nearly offsetting local departures. Greyhound reports rush and extra buses on all schedules. Memorial services planned by Conrad Hoover American Legion and Lloyd Williams Legion with cemetery tributes. public offices closed Monday for the holiday.
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George Washington
Jack
Greyhound Bus
Ternminal
Washington
Roanoke
Conrad-Hoover American Legion Post
Christ Episcopal Church
National Cemetery
Handley Library
the Legion
Charles Town
Berryville
Lloyd Williams Legion Post
Green Hill Cemetery
R. Augustus Craig
Duncan Memorial Church
Peace in Law Banks Boosts Factory Output
NEW YORK May 29 A marked improvement in labor relations helped boost industrial activity this week. Better weather stimulated retail sales and wages, boosting spending power as vacation season began. Chrysler strike settlement eased tensions and production rose across steel crude oil automobiles coal and power sectors with strong freight movement and higher output. Investment flowed with about $100 million in stock and bond offerings to expand facilities.
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New York
Chrysler
Audley House Details and Lincoln Area History Release
The local history notes Audley, a brick house east of Iryville, a double structure with 24 by 108 foot wings and a central hall. Once owned by Maj. Lawrence Lewis, it linked to Washington's adopted daughter Martha Custis, and later passed to Lorenzo Lewis then Archibald Cummirs before ending with B Jones and now E L Jones and sisters. It mentions Warner Washington Jr. and the Fairfield estate context, plus a few notices on Memorial Day services, Eagles initiation, and local hardware ads.
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Audley
Iryville
Maj
Wrence Lewis
Ashington
Ly Custis
Lewis
Lorenzo
Warner Ashington, Jr
Andy
Ederick Co
Lnd
Fairfield
Oase
Maj. Lewis
Warner Washington, Jr
Lorenz Lewis
Aucley
L. Daingerfield Lewis
Archibald Cummirs
B Jones
E. L. Jones
Legionaires
Legion Home
Beauty Contest Set for June 30 By Trade Board
Winchester JET members name Howard Melton and Shirley Bly co directors of the Miss America Beauty Contest at Willow Lawn pool to select a Miss Northern Virginia for Norfolk July state competition. Bly and Melton to head publicity and promotion. Result includes an all expenses trip to Norfolk, a gown and possible other prizes. Scholarship total about 25 000. Eligibility open to single women 18 to 20 who are in high school or graduates. Details to be announced. Other notes include Soap Box derby reports, national convention plans, and the June 23 dinner at Winchester Golf Club.
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Winchester Jet
Howard Melton
Shirley Bly
Willow Lawn Pool
Norfolk
Melton
Jack Denny
Ed Molden
Winchester Golf Club
Denny
Molden
Philadelphia
William Battaile
Robert Grove
Malden
Virginia
Alexandria
Winchester
Battaile Melton
Going Round World Cruise With Navy Destroyer Leader
Eugene O. Rhodes GMK USN of Woodland Ave is on a round the world cruise aboard the destroyer USS Lloyd Thomas as part of a naval voyage.
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Eugene O. Rhodes
GMK
USN
Woodland Ave
Lloyd Thomas
Charter Presentations Scheduled Tomorrow At Lou Doun Street church
Tomorrow at 11 a.m. a special charter presentation will honor Boy Scout troop and Cub Pack at Lou doun Street Presbyterian Church. The Frank T. McFaden Bible class funded their cabins and activities, with plans to reactivate a Sea Scout ship in fall.
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Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Frank T. McFaden
Presbyterian Church
A. Ryland Conner
McFaden
Tom Scully
Ronald S. Wilson
Calvin W. Atkins
Capacity Crowd At Gainesboro High Graduation
A capacity audience witnessed Gainesboro High School graduation with nine seniors receiving diplomas. Robert Luttrell won the American Legion medal for leadership and ability, while other awards included a Readers Digest subscription and FFA co op quiz honors.
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Gainesboro High School
Pricipal
Fred Braithwaite
Robert Luttrell
American Legion Medal
Young Luttrell
Paul Luttrell
Cross Junction
FFA
Warren Thompson
Charles Hurley
Jimmy Hottle
James Robinson
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Willa Jean Adams
Braithwaite
Glee Club
Ohio 8th Grade Girl Is Spelling Champion
Ravenna Ohio student Jean Chappelear, 14, won the 21st national spelling bee after spelling oligarchy and psychiat ric, beating D C runner up Darrell Flavelle and 40 contestants from about 4 million students. She earns 500 dollars and a trip to New York City. Rosemary Schirmer won third place.
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Washington
Jean Chappelear
Ravenna
Ohio
Jean
Darrell Flavelle
Washington, D. C
Revenna Township
New York City
Flavelle
Rosemary Schirmer
White Oak
Clarke High Schools Prepare 39 Seniors for Graduation
Thirty-nine Clarke county seniors are candidates for graduation next month. Berryville will have 31 graduates and Boyce eight. Berryville’s class includes William Clyde Alexander and other named students. Boyce lists Evelina Cadwallader Jennie Ruth Edmunds Jean Garber Mary Elizabeth Longerbeam Anne Ridgeway Charles Grubbs and John Bell. Baccalaureate at Boyce June 6 and commencement June 11 with Rep. Barry Harrison. Berryville ceremonies June 13 (baccalaureate) and June 14 (graduation).
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Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce
William Clyde Alexander
G.I
Kenneth Collis
Bobby Crosen
Jimmy Feagans
Johh Huff
Lawrence Kackley
Charles Jackson
Dean Levi
Jimmy Longerbeam
Archie Robertson, Jr
Phillip Slagel
Vernon Wilson
Jimmy Wisecarver
Myrtle Armel
Audrey Brown
Frances Carpenter
Anna Lou Clemmons
Ruby Bidens
Mary Frances Fiddler
Lois Fletcher
Betty Belle Groves
Dorothy Lake
Alice Langbein
Peggy Levi
Evelyn Lonkerbeam
Betty Moore
Marie Neudenburg
Patsy Pitta
Frances Ann Reid
Ilene Russell
Mary Lee Tomblin
Boyce High
Evelina Cadwallader
Jennie Ruth Edmunds
Jean Garber
Mary Elizabeth Longerbeam
Eleanor MacDonald
Anne Ridgeway
Charles Grubbs
John Bell
Baptist Church
Barry Harrison
Winchester
Chrysler Grants 13 cent Wage Boost to Workers
Detroit May 29 75 000 Chrysler Corp workers begin returning to plants after a 13 cent an hour wage increase ends a 17 day strike. The UAW settlement tops General Motors' prior raise and extends the contract to August 1950. Salaried staff see an eight percent rise with a $20 monthly floor. Ford remained unsettled as the industry moves through postwar wage talks.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Auto Union
Dedicates Claytor Lake Park in Virginia
Gov. Tuck dedicates Claytor Lake State Park near Pulaski as a public resource. He notes government duties include ensuring citizens enjoy life’s blessings. The 438 acre park joins others under the state conservation commission. Tomorrow he heads to Big Stone Gap to dedicate Southwest Virginia Museum.
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Pulaski
Tuck
Virginia
Claytor Lake
Big Stone Gap
Southwest Virginia
State Conservation Commission
Truce Plan for Holy Land Nears Defeat in UN Security Council
May 29 Lake Success United States and Soviet bloc back a Russian drafted proposal ordering Jews and Arabs to halt fighting in the Holy Land within 36 hours. Only five of 11 nations support it, with Britain France and Colombia offering milder follow up plans if the measure fails.
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Security Council
Alexandre Parodi
France
United States
Russia
Soviet Ukraine
Columbia
Holy Land
Britain
Jerusalem
Holy City
Papaya Debuts as Hawaii Fruit for Mainland Sale
Honolulu May 29 and Hawaii reports papaya becomes eligible for mainland sale after a new heat treatment kills the Oriental fruit fly. Dr C L Ritchie of the Honolulu VA and Agriculture Department explains exporting from the islands was previously prohibited.
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Hawaii
C. L. Ritchie
Honolulu
Department of Agriculture
Consolidated High School Favored by Clarke Patrons
Clarke county citizens at a Boyce PTA meeting voted 45 to 6 to urge the Clarke county school board and board of supervisors to approve a bond issue to fund a consolidated county high school and a new Berryville elementary school. The project is estimated to cost between 700000 and 1000000 dollars.
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Consolidated High School
Boyce
Clarke County
Boyce Pta
Clarke County School Board
Aproval
Board of Supervisors
Consolidated County
Berryville
BPW Celebrates First Anniversary With Dinner
The Winchester BPW club marked its first year with a dinner at the George Washington Hotel. Officers were installed and state officials praised the group for its achievements, including charity drives, community events, and support for the March of Dimes and Red Cross.
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Winchester Club of Business and
George Washington
Meyer
Anderson
William Esenberg
Womke
BPW
Andrew Bell
John Kanone
Gertrude Jlevenger
Kathryn Hartman
D. W. Ritenour
Ana Kennedy
Alexandria
Irene Pancoast
Ernie White
National Association
White
Egyptian Planes Join in Battle for Key Jerusalem Highway
Cairo dispatch reports Arab and Israeli forces fighting west of Jerusalem for the lifeline road from Tel Aviv to the Holy City. Egypt may have planes in action as Haifa oil flow and Haifa refinery issues surface amid siege and siege-end negotiations.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Legion
New Jerusalem
Old City
Reali
Abdullah
Eld
Haganah
Jewish Army
Jeusalem
Tel Aviv
Holy City
Hershey Employees Secure Wage Contract Like GM
Hershey Chocolate Corp. and its AFL union reach a new contract covering about 3,000 employees and 1,600 estate workers in Hershey Pennsylvania. Wages rise 4 to 11 cents per hour with long range cost-of-living provisions similar to the GM UAW CIO plan.
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Hershey, Pa
Hershey Chocolate Corp
AFL
General Motors
United Auto Workers
CIO
France seeks U S pledge of military aid amid fears of Russia
Paris reports France has sent an urgent note to Washington asking for guaranteed U S armed support. Foreign Minister Bidault warned Washington that Paris will oppose moves that strain ties with the Soviet Union unless guarantees are provided. The matter ties to London talks on Germany and security. France insists it must not be left to face Russian aggression alone.
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Paris
France
Washington
U. S
Georges Bidault
U.S
George C. Marshall
Russia
Bidault
London
Germany
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Red Cross Office
Christ Episcopal
M. B. Clown, Jr
EEP
Miller’s Hardware
N. Main St
Legionaires Vtereans
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Trade Board
Robert L. Sutton
A. Ryland
C. W. Atkins
W. C. Zirkle
I. Fred Stine
Guy W. Stanley
Alson
Hott
C. S. Cather
Harry Ridgeway
George G. Snarr
Harley C. Welch Jr
Gainesboro High
American Legion
Luttrell
Crisman Cleaners
S. Kent St
Oliver
Berryville High School
Electric Hedge Shears Stock
Miller's Hardware
Kenilworth Inn
Lem Lewis
Rusty
Stony Mountain
Gainesboro Road
Clarence J. Robinson
Gawant
Ford Co
Union
Claytor Lake Park
Ada Opovie
John Kater
Good Fellowship Club
Civic League
March of Dimes Fund
T. B. Bond
Virginia Federation
Hershey
America
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