Solenberger Warns GOP Me Too Tactics Fail Election
Winchester native and temporary chairman Solenberger told the Roanoke GOP convention that victory in November cannot come from courting New Deal and Fair Deal voters. He urged adding Jeffersonian Democrats who favor Liberty rather than pursuing a me too strategy. He criticized Willkie and Dewey campaigns for NY focused appeals and outlined House seat losses as evidence.
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Roanoke
Anse
Willkie
Dewey
New York
55 Blood Donors Earn One Gallon Pins
Fifty five local residents have donated eight or more pints to the Peace Time Red Cross Blood Program, earning them One Gallon pins mailed to donors. The pins show a heart with a star. Jon McNealy Sr. needs one more donation and Aaron Zuckerman needs three to reach two gallons. The next Bloodmobile visit is June 3.
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Red Cross
Jon McNealy, Sr
Aaron Zuckerman
Open meeting of Northern Virginia Hairdressers Association
The Northern Virginia Hairdressers Association announces a free open meeting for beauticians, members, and non members on Monday June 2 1952 at 8 pm at the George Washington Hotel. An instruction course by Rayette Co will be presented and attendees are invited.��
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Northern Virginia Hairdressers Association
George Washington Hotel
Rayette Co
Clarke's Gay Nineties Club Presents Floor Show June 6
Clarke County's Gay Nineties Club will stage a half hour floor show at the Bi centennial Square Dance held at the Armory on Friday night. J Victor Arthur Jr, chair of the event, announced the feature for the June 6 celebration. Clinton M Polhamus of Berryville is club president, and the group, oldest of its kind in the United States, has sponsored annual shows for 15 years to benefit a local cause.
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Clarke County
Armory
J. Victor Arthur, Jr
Clinton M. Polhamus
Berryville
United States
Col Thomson To Introduce Marshall At Bicentennial Luncheon
Col James M. Thomson of Gaylord Virginia member of the Clarke County Historical Society will introduce Gen George C Marshall at the Bicentennial luncheon Friday at 1 pm at the Armory. Lewis H Hyde Jr chairman of the Sixth of June celebration announced today twenty six participants will perform six numbers from the Gay Nineties Revue in Winchester's two hundredth birthday Square Dance with tunes like Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey and In the Good Old Summertime. Clarke County neighbors Oscar Carr Colston Carter David Childs Kenneth Levi Thomas Polhamus Mason Osburn Garnett Levi among others will take part in the floor show Friday night.
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Gol
James M. Thomson
Gaylord
Clarke County Historical Society
Gen
George C. Marshall
Lewis H. Hyde, Jr
Winchester
Bill Bailey
Clarke County
Oscar Carr
Colston Carter
David Childs
Kenneth Levi
Thomas Polhamus
Mason Osburn
Garnett Levi
Byrd Honored by New Market FFA Chapters
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. was elected an honorary member of the New Market High School Future Farmers of America chapter at commencement exercises. Principal R. C. Wightman presented Byrd with a plaque noting his deep and abiding interest in agriculture and education.
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New Market
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Future Farmers of America
New Market High School
R. C. Wightman
Byrd
FFA
Eisenhower Heads Home for Possible Political Future
General Eisenhower leaves Paris for the United States after a year and a half as Western Europe’s top commander. He relinquished NATO command to Gen Ridgway, praising the NATO mission and urging global defense against communism. He is due in Washington tomorrow afternoon.
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Paris
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Orly Field
France
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
North Atlantic
Supreme Headquarters
Ridgway
NATO
Official Mourning Ends as Britain Enters New Summer
London marks the end of the official mourning period for King George VI at midnight The nation readies for a brighter season amid austerity The public shifts from somber attire as women unveil bright frocks and men retire their dark neckties following the king's death on February 6.
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Britain
London
George VI
I Like Ike skirt makes hit at state GOP conclave
At the Roanoke Republican State Convention a Broad Run woman, Mrs. James Mills, wore an embroidered I Like Ike skirt that drew attention amid Taft pins. She bought two I Like Ike dresses for $75 each, but one order misfired with Taft branding. she planned to gift or possibly use it as a petticoat.
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Roanoke
Taft
James Mills
Broad Run
Fauquier County
Mrs Mills
Hollywood
New York
Ana Pauker Loses Communist Party Roles in Romania
Washington reports Ana Pauker a leading Romanian Communist official has fallen from party positions and may be removed from government posts as Vienna papers note her exit from party and state office while authorities test the claim. Pauker once rose from Bucharest slums to top command roles and is linked to ruthless methods. if stripped of influence she faces a stark fall in a system where party power governs.
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Washington
Communist High Command
Romania
Ana Pauker
Joseph Stalin
U. S
Bucharest
Lucretia Borgia
Catherine de Medici
Parker
Romanian Communist Party
Pauker
Vienna
World Communist Command
Jeweled Crowns Stolen From Brooklyn Shrine Painting
Police say two jewel encrusted crowns valued at 100000 dollars were stolen from a painting in the Regina Pace Votive Shrine at a Brooklyn Catholic church. Thieves sawn through a bronze grill to reach the gems in the Virgin Mary and Christ Child centerpiece.
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New York
Regina Pace
Brooklyn
Blythe to Speak to Four-State Adjusters Group
Lt. W. W. Blythe of the Virginia State Police Division 2 will address the Four-State Arms Association in Winchester on Monday night. He will discuss alcohol and its relation to automobile accidents, sharing his experience since joining the force in 1935. The Four-State Claims Association, formed in 1948 by Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania adjusters, aims to improve insurer adjuster relations for better policyholder service. Marlin G. Hill of Hagerstown Maryland is the new president, succeeding M. Beale Humphreys.
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W. W. Blythe
Virginia
Virginia State Police
Four-State Arms Association
Winchester
Lt. Blythe
Four-State Claims Association
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Marlin G. Hill
Hagerstown
Mad
Suceeding
M. Beale Humphreys
Ocel Insurance Adjuster
Red POWs Accused of Provoking Rash Move at Kore Prison
UN prison camp officials say Communist led prisoners on Koje Island are trying to provoke a rash response after a guard's gunfire killed five inmates and wounded others. A camp spokesman says the prisoners hope to split them into smaller groups, despite heavy security. Banners and North Korean flags flew over many of the 17 barbed wire enclosures.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Haydon L. Boamer
Allied Force Roams Red Held Territory on Central Front
U N patrols advance into Red held territory west of the Pukhan River for nine hours before returning to base. Ground forces report driving back Communist positions with hand grenades while tank units destroyed emplacements. Air action notes two Red jets downed and multiple losses on both sides for the week.
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Seoul
United Nations
U.S
Eighth Army
Pukhan River
155 Mile
Two Minor Holiday Accidents In City
Winchester saw two minor accidents over the holiday. Ethel V. Anderson of Stephenson drove a 1939 Oldsmobile that was sideswiped by Lorenzo M. Cook of Paper Mill Road in the Paper Mill Road area causing about 225 dollars in damage. A 1951 Cadillac owned by Edwin Cox of Aylett was struck while parked in a restricted zone by a truck-trailer from Snow Valley Meat Packers driven by Paul Leroy Cook of Hinton with about 75 dollars damage.
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Winchester
Ethel V. Anderson
Stephenson
Lorenzo M. Cook
Paper Mill Road
Olds
Cameron Street
Piccadilly Street
Edwin Cox
Aylett
Snow Valley Meat Packers
Timberville
Paul Leroy Cook
Hinton
CAP Exchange Cadets Named for Virginia Tour
The Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol announced that Frank Earl Cummings of Richmond and Alvah Stone Mattox of Staunton will tour foreign countries this summer in the CAP international cadet exchange program.
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Richmond
Virginia Wing
The
Civil Air Patrol
Frank Earl Cummings
Alvah Stone Mattox
Staunton
CAP
Middletown Routs Front Royal at Crosby Stadium
Baseball action at Crosby Stadium features Middletown hosting Front Royal in an 8 15 p m game. The readable fragment notes a matchup with local teams and a venue named Crosby Stadium.
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Middletown
Front Royal
Crosby's
Upesaieawe
Peace vows from church home and school on Memorial Day
Rev. William H. Hanckel told Memorial Day crowd at National Cemetery that peace comes through the church home and school not legislation or force. The service by American Legion Americanism Committee drew nearly 300 with remarks by Carl Campbell. Handley High Band performed a 30 minute concert prior to rites.
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National Cemetery
William H. Hanckel
Christ Episcopal Church
Americanism Committee
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Hanckel
Carl Campbell
Francis Rhein
Christ Church, Millwood
Philip B. Hollis
V. F. W. Post No. 212
Handley High School
Rouss Park
French Police Raid Red Party Headquarters
French police launched dawn raids on Communist party and union offices across the country. Arms and ammunition were seized in several cities as police faced barricades and rioting in Toulon.
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Paris
Red Party
Ministry of Interior
General Confederation of Labor
Toulon
Small Boys Split Cash From Billford
A woman at Recreation Park last night lost a purse containing 75 dollars after the ball game. Two boys confessed to police and parents they took the money. about 19 dollars was recovered with the wallet. One boy said he had 15 dollars. Two boys bought wallets with the cash and a third was involved indirectly. They were fingerprinted and released to parents for a June 3 hearing at 3:30 p.m.
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Recreation Park
Winchester Police Department
Red Armies in Korea Outnumber U N Forces 2 to 1 Says Van Fleet
Gen James A Van Fleet said Communist armies in Korea outnumber United Nations forces two to one and suffer for nothing for combat but he does not expect an immediate Red offensive. He cited 2 to 1 manpower and two to one artillery advantage while noting UN tanks are superior. He pledged massed U S Eighth Army power to stop any new Communist push and praised readiness to smash formations. The Koje Island prisoner compounds were discussed as under control.
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John Randolph
Seoul
Korea
James A. van Fleet
United Nations
U. S
Eighth Army
Koje Island
Koje
van Fleet
Reds Charge POW Incidents Provoked By U.N. Command
In Munsan Korea Communist negotiators accuse the United Nations Command of provoking prisoner of war incidents to delay an armistice and extend the war. North Korean Gen Nam Il protests riots that killed nine prisoners, while Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. counters that exchange could proceed now if Nam acknowledged POW voluntary repatriation.
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Sam Summerlin Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U.N
Nam Il
William K. Harrison Jr
Red
Convicts Stage Sitdown Strike at New Jersey Prison
Nine inmates staged a sitdown protest in a small bedless room at the Trenton state prison. They spent the night in the room seeking more recreation better food and changes to the visiting room. Warden William Carty said they could continue but they would be better off in cells with beds.
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Trenton
N. J
Mess Hall
William Carty
Funkhouser Buys Eastern Shore Estate and Sells Claymont Court
R J Funkhouser, publisher and industrialist, announced the purchase of Pioneer Point estate near Centreville Maryland and the sale of Claymont Court to F Edwin Mower of Charleston West Virginia. The deal includes about 3 000 acres and awaits possession July 1 with Claymont Court turning over June 1. He will keep Blakely as his legal residence and maintain headquarters in the area while denying plans to leave Virginia.
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Eastern Shore Estate
Claymont Court
Ranson
W. Va
R. J. Funkhouser
Maryland
Charles Town
John Jacob Kaskob
Pioneer Point
Centreville
F Edwin Mower
Charleston
Claymont
Punkhouser
Blakely
George Washington
Washington
Happy Retreat
Cedar Lawn
Jefferson
Raskob
duPont and
General Motors
Corsica
Chester Rivers
Mower
West Virginia
Switzerland
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Toll Reaches 132 in U S
The Memorial Day period shows 132 traffic deaths so far, with a NSC forecast of 310 across the holiday. Nontraffic deaths total 56, including 30 drownings, lifting overall fatalities to at least 188. State tallies show Ohio 20 and Virginia 6 among others.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Berryville Man Dies In Accident On Route 12
A Berryville man died instantly in a head on collision on Route 12 two miles south of Berryville at 8 30 last night. Mrs McDonald of Berryville and Guy Walter McDonald were injured. Police reported a 1936 Ford driven by Mrs McDonald collided with a northbound 1931 Ford pickup driven by an unidentified Berryville man. The accident was the only serious local highway incident during the holiday period to date.
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Route 12
Berryville
Wa Henry Marve
Big Enry Harvey
Jenkins McDonald
Strasburg
Guy Walter McDonald
Virginia
U. S. 12
Illinois
Stephens City
Winchester
Quantico
Capon Bridge
Chester C. Leford
Salina
Ohio
Memorial Hospital
Jackie Ros
Triangle
Newsprint Cost Up 200 Percent
The Evening Star reports a telegram notice that newsprint will rise by 10 per ton effective June 15. The rate for The Star increases from 117 to 127 per ton, marking about a 200 percent rise since 1952. A fire company meeting is announced for June 2 at 8 pm.
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Evening Star
Telegram
the Star
West Monmouth St
Harry Albert Nelson
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