Edith H Alkire obituary in Washington DC
Edith H Alkire died at her daughter Harry MacDonald 2029 Hillyer Place nw Washington after a long illness. She was born in Frederick County daughter of Henry and Emma Taverner Howard and lived in Albin. She was a Presbyterian Church member and survived by a half brother Brown Tavenner of Los Angeles and many nieces and nephews. Judge Alvin J Tavenner was another half brother. Funeral service in Washington Wednesday at Central Church pastor Dr Graham. Burial Mt Hebron Cemetery with graveside rites around noon.
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Edith Alkire
Harry MacDonald
Hillyer Place
N.w
Washington
Frederick County
Henry
Emma Taverner Howard
Albin
Presbyterian Church
MacDonald
Brown Tavenner
Los Angeles
Calif
Nerces
Alvin J. Tavenner
City
Graham
Central Law Church
Mt. Hebron
Writer Richard J Walsh Dies at 73 in Hilltown
Richard J Walsh, 73, a writer and editor and husband of novelist Pearl S Buck, died Saturday. He founded the publishing firm Johnsheer Co. in Hilltown, Pa.
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Hilltown, Pa
Richard J. Walsh
Pearl S. Buck
Ing Fn
Johnsheer Co
Radio Free Europe Berlin Director Walter Geer Des Dies
Walter Geer des, 58, longtime director of Radio Free Europe in Berlin, died Saturday after three years in the post. He led programming and operations during a tense period of cold war broadcasting from the station managed by the U.S. government.
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Berlin
Walter Geerdes
Radio Free Europe
Orrell Speaks At Clarke Memorial Rites
The Rev. Julian Orrell of the Baptist Church spoke at Clarke Memorial Hill Cemetery services sponsored by the American Legion VFW and the National Guard unit. He urged Americans to remember heritage democracy and liberty and to honor the dead with living dedication. The program included the Clarke County High School band national anthem invocations salutes Choralaires and group singing of This is My Country Holy Holy Holy and America.
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Berryville
Julian Orrell
The
Baptist Church
Memorial Hill
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Guard
Orrell
America
Ralph May
VFW
Clarke County High School
Charles P. Moncure
Clarke County
Choralaires
Country
Retired General Marpuat Dies After Long Illness
Retired Maj. Gen. William F. Marpuat, 66, a veteran of World War I II and the Korean War, died Sunday after a long illness. Much of his service was in the Far East.
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Washington
William F. Marpuat
Far East
Rhees
C. C. Oh
B. Y. Choy
Dong Ji Hoi
Rhee
Choy
Hawaii
Japan
United States
Asia
Pend ler, Pershing’s orderly, dies at 72 after stroke
Sebastian Pend ler, who served as Gen. John J. Pershing’s orderly starting at age 18, died Sunday following a stroke. He was 72.
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Omaha
Sebastian Pendler
John J. Pershing
Beautiful Coed Strangled by Rejected Suitor Police Say
Los Angeles police say 22 year old Emil Sr Dainty strangled Marian na Hatch 19 at a Baldwin Hills house party. Dainty admitted choking her in the kitchen and tossed her into a fish pond before fleeing. Police and witnesses describe a crime driven by rejection with a family drawn into the case.
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Los Angeles
Emil, Sr
Dainty
Marianna Kathleen Hatch
Pacific States University
Collin Hatch
Marianna
Marian Hatch
Gompers Junior High School
Daruty
Baldwin Hills
R.S. Farr
Thomas Niemeyer
University of Southern California
Farr
Niemeyer
Joseph
Los Angeles City College
Marianne
Dysentery Death Toll At Wisconsin Mental Institution
Welfare officials report 80 deaths from shigella dysentery at the Southern Colony and Training School over two years. Overcrowding, staff limits, and a planned new Madison facility are cited as steps to reduce transmission and relieve population pressure.
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Union Grove
Wis
Tho
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Wilbur Schmidt
Schmidt
Southern Colony
John Garstecki
Welfare Board
Garstecki
Madison
Southern
Shigella
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Jr Dies at 70 in Oyster Bay
Mrs. Eleanor B. Alexander Roosevelt Jr aged 70 died at home near Sagamore Hill from natural causes. widow of Big Gen Theodore Roosevelt Jr, she was active in relief work and WWI and WWII efforts. Survived by daughter Mrs William McMillan and sons Theodore Roosevelt III and Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt plus six grandchildren.
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Oyster Bay, N
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Big
First American Women’s Committee For
China
American Red Cross Club
England
Women’s Army Corps
William McMillan
Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt III
Philadelphia
Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt
Washington
Warren Student Wins Lutheran Brotherhood Scholarship
Warren student Donald S. Armentrout of Roanoke College Salem is among 87 recipients in the United States and Canada awarded a $300 senior college scholarship. The Lutheran Brotherhood funds this year total more than $118,000, part of over $467,000 since the program began.
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Front Royal
Donald S. Armentrout
United States
Canada
Lutheran Brotherhood
Armentrout
Roanoke College
Salem
Martha J. DeLauney
Marion College
Carl F. Granrud
Socity
June Auction Listings Hit Winchester Area
A sequence of sales notices across June details auctions in and around Winchester Virginia. Items include furniture, household goods, appliances, dairy and farm equipment, livestock such as Hereford and dairy cows, a 1956 Mercury, and real estate. Auctioneers include Orn Dorf and Cole, Be. T. Snider, IX. Va. Auction Co., Brumback, Artrip, Headley, and Snider with locations along Route 7 Senseny Road and nearby towns.
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Denny’s Commission
Winchester
Orndorff and Cole
Dorothy M. Huebner
National Ave
BE. T. Snider
Lawrence O. Kenyon
Greenfield Farm
Gilbert’s Corner
Rt. 15
Haymarket
H. R. Barley
Stephens City
B. O. Brumback
Mary Reed
Hubert Williamson
Senseny Road
W. FP
Artrip, Jr
George F. Hoover, Sr
Franklin St
Boyd G. Headley, Jr
Peter K. McKee
Frederick County Court House
Frederick County
E. T. Snider
Harold H. Cooper
Star Tannery
Rhee Stays In Seclusion In Honolulu
In Honolulu the former South Korean leader Syngman Rhee remains in seclusion after arrival from Seoul with his wife. Interviews were refused and Rhee indicated a possible return without dates. Rhee faces accusations of improper foreign exchange use during his presidency as protests and questioning continue.
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Rhee
Honolulu
Rhees
Seoul
National Assembly
Huh Chung
Hapdong
Taegu
South Korea
Huh
Korea
Kim Yong Kap
Assembly
60 Chickens Stolen From Marshall Farm
The Frederick County Sheriff's office is investigating the theft of 60 white Leghorn chickens from the F. J. Marshall farm on Cedar Creek Grade Thursday evening. Deputy Boyd McDonald said the birds were in a building south of the house while Mr. Marshall was at James Wood School between 8 and 8:30 p.m. His daughter, studying inside, heard a commotion, armed herself with a shotgun, and saw a pickup or panel truck with three people. She fired as the truck stopped and a spotlight flashed, then the vehicle drove away.
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Frederick County
Ike routes Philippines and Formosa to Far East tour
President Eisenhower’s planned Far Eastern trip expands to include visits to the Philippines and Formosa, with a stop in Anchorage en route. Officials say details remain pending an expected Tuesday announcement, and the itinerary likely precedes Japan and Korea stops in June 1923.
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Gettysburg
Philippines
Formosa
Eisenhower
Far East
Anchorage
Alaska
Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Japan
Korea
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Taipei
Manila Times
Japan Teachers’ Union
U.S. Douglas MacArthur II
McArthur
Virginia Weather Outlook May 31 to June 4
Variable cloudiness with scattered thunderstorms tonight and a low around 56 to 63. Tuesday looks fair and mild. The five day May 31 to June 4 forecast calls for near normal temperatures with little change and scattered activity most likely Friday or Saturday.
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Virginia
Sacarday
Rainfall Figures and Random Facts Snapshot
A fragmented data dump presents rainfall totals, monthly averages, and assorted facts. It includes yearly rainfall sums, monthly values from January to December, and a list of trivia items such as U S states and a nurse title. The text shifts between numeric data and quiz style prompts.
Savanna Seniors Aid Tornado Victims in Wilburton
Savanna High School seniors dip into funds saved for a class trip to aid tornado victims in Wilburton Oklahoma. Students collected donations and provided relief help after the Wilburton tornado event.
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Avanna
Okla
Savanna High School
Wilburton
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