Byrd Urges Firm Policy and Strong Defense
Senator Harry F. Byrd warned that Russia aims to sap American resources and weaken government. He urged a strong defense and robust free enterprise, criticizing military waste and outdated plans while stressing sound fiscal policy to sustain freedom at home and abroad.
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Byrd
Russia
America
Francis Pickens Miller
Charlottesville
Island
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Sales Directory item with multiple auctions announced
June 7 at 1 p m Ward Shade 94 North Ave Winchester sale of personal property noon Affleck s Market 926 Berryville Ave entire stock retailer 11 am John Strickter attorney 5 miles west of Roanoke on Rt 116 meat 12 noon E 8 Ween RR off Rt 11 furniture and personal property Chas R Duvall
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Chas. R. Ae
Ward Shade
North Ave
Winchester
Oes
Affieck’s
Berryville Ave
John Strickter
Roanoke
Ween RR
Chas. R. Duvall
Japan in Red Riots Mark May Day Demonstrations
Communist May Day protests swept Japan and Tokyo with acid oil bomb attacks. Three rioters died while 25 000 police and 113 officers were injured in confrontations across Hokkaido to Kyushu. About 20 000 demonstrators and 37 actions were reported as 111 leaders were arrested.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ance
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Central Committee
Japanese Communist Party
Eisenhower Faces Turbulent Delegates Visit Plan
General Eisenhower heads home to new political squalls as Taft Kefauver allies attack a plan inviting every Republican National Convention delegate to call on him in Abilene New York or Denver. Authorities say local groups would cover visiting expenses, not the national committee.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessan
Abilene
Kan
New York
Denver
Eisenhower Committee
Taft
Kefauver
Vatican lists Gide writings as forbidden literature
The Vatican placed on its index all works by Andre Gide the French writer and 1947 Nobel Prize for Literature winner, marking a broad ban on his books within the church.
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Vatican City
Andre Gide
Bicentennial Square Dance features historic costumes and floor show
Clarke My, Mrs Ayler, Clinton Polhamus and others present outfits described as terrific. The local Bicentennial event includes authentic dresses hats and lace from cherished family costumes. A floor show begins at 9 with dancing to follow until 12 30 led by Shorty Billmyer. Admission is 1. Tickets and information available at Bicentennial headquarters or Box 699 Winchester.
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F. Ayler
Clinton M. Polhamus
Willaim R. Price
Albert Long
Kenneth Shenk
Percy Randolph
Francis Logan
Bobby Carter
Prince Alberta
Arthur
Shorty
Billmyer
Winchester
Memorial Day Tragedy and Vigil in Virginia
Virginia marked Memorial Day with speeches and parades while six deaths from automobile crashes darkened the holiday period. Victims include William Lawson of Gordonsville and Joe Self of Amherst, with several other crashes across Orange, Clarke, Caroline, and Shenandoah counties.
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Associated Press
Virginia
William Michael Lawson
Gordonsville
Henry Harvey Brooks
Berryville
Grace N. Stripling
Tuscaloosa
Ala
T. E. Foreman
Artesia
Joe Self
Norfolk
Robert C. Hyman
Silver Spring
Lawson
Orange County
Brooks
Clarke County
Stripling
Foreman
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Shenandoah County
Self
Amherst
Amherst County
Record of 842 Priests Ordained at World Congress
About 842 Catholic priests were ordained at Montjuich Stadium in Barcelona during the World Eucharistic Congress witnessed by around 70,000 pilgrims from 40 countries. New priests, from Spain and nations including Argentina China Cuba France Italy Mexico Peru and Portugal, lay prostrate before 21 altars as archbishops and bishops performed the rites.
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Barcelona
Spain
Montjuich
Argentina
China
Cuba
France
Italy
Mexico
Peru
Portugal
Clay says West can whip another Berlin blockade
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, who led the 1948 49 airlift, says the West could again break a future Soviet blockade of Berlin if Moscow tries to seal the city. He warns war depends on Soviet readiness and notes Berlin today is better prepared with power and coal reserves.
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Clay
West
Berlin
New York
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Germany
Soviet Union
Continental Can Company
Crusade For Freedom
Radio Free Europe
60 Yard Stretch of Md Highway Drops 3 to 8 Feet
A 60 yard section of State Route 36 between Frostburg and Midland collapsed 3 to 8 feet early today. A West Virginia couple from Kingwood, Eugene and Christine Smith, escaped serious harm after their car fell into the hole. Christine suffered only a head bump. Police traced the cause to an underground coal mine.
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Frostburg
West Virginia
Here
Midland
Eugene Smith
Christine
Kingwood
W. Va
Boy Scout Charter Recorded In Court Winchester
The Shenandoah Area Council of Boy Scouts of America is recorded in the Winchester Clerk of the Corporation Court. Charter officers include B A. Poland president and Basil Starkey secretary. Board of directors features Tunstall Powers and many local leaders.
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Corporation Court
City of
Winchester
Shenandoah Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
B. A. Poland
B. F. Arthur, Jr
Nelson Robinson
Thomas Brastow
Laurens Jones
C. S. Hartman
Basil Starkey
Tunstall Powers
Ben Belchie
R. P. Gott
D. G. Clair
W. R. Barney
W. P Whitmore
D. A. Cather
C. R. Beall
Byrne Downing, Jr
Eckerd
P. H. Sprenkle
H. I. Wilson
P. N. Hunter
Fred Matson
G. P. Ludwig
E. B. Cooper
Scully
Vernon Eddy
H. Stone
John R. Pollard
Fred Maphis
R V. Snead
A. F. Herndon
M H Shick
A. McDaniel
H. M. Crim
W. B. Burress
I. C. Moyers
Filiott D. Marshall
J. A. Warrenfeltz
A. J. Bowen
S. D. McFadden
Burr P. Harrison
Hobson McGehee
Millard Dunham
Campbell To Lead State Postmasters In Annual Meeting
The Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters holds its annual convention at Hotel Roanoke June 8 9 and 10 with president Carl L. Campbell presiding. National figures Bernard Dickmann Tracy Moore and others attend as inspectors and speakers.
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Campbell
Virginia
National Association of Postmasters
Roanoke
Carl L. Campbell
Winchester
Virginia K. Wright
Tom C. Cargill
Bureau of Post Office Operations
William B. Allen, Jr
Post Office Department
St. Louis
Dickmann
Tracy Moore
Greensboro
N. C
Clarance G. Burton
Mill Mountain
N. G. Maxson
Postal Transportation Service
Livestock Prices and Trends From Baltimore Market Report
Baltimore livestock report shows slaughter steers and heifers steady to 50 cents lower, cows mostly 1.00 down, bulls weak to 50 cents down with varied price bands across categories. Calves, hogs, and sheep also move differently by weight and quality, with late top per head around 37.00 for calves and spring lambs 30.00-33.00.
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Baltimore
USDA
Markets Close in Memorial Day Holiday Extension
New York stock and commodity markets remained closed today extending Memorial Day observance. The day also marks the start of the summer schedule with Saturday closings slated through September for many exchanges.
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New York
Six Red Delegates To U N Walk Out On Rites for FDR
Six Communist delegates from Russia Poland and Czechoslovakia walked out of a Memorial Day service at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s grave in Hyde Park New York during a speech by W Averell Harriman. Harriman condemned the Soviet Union for betraying the cause of peace as Mrs. Roosevelt and family observed.
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U.N
Hyde Park
N. Y
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W Averell Harriman
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U. N. Economic and Social Council
Harriman
Mutual Security
Franklin Roosevelt
San Francisco
Mr. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
John
Roosevelt
Aoe
All Male Chorus Sings at Christ Church Sunday
An all male chorus will lead the 11 oclock service at Christ Episcopal Church this Sunday. Vestry members will take the oath of institution for the first time in parish history. A monthly Family Sunday will begin with combined Church School and Church at 11. Names of Vestry members and chorus participants are listed.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Virginia
J. Pinckney Arthur
William H. Baker
William H. Battaile
Dr. Bradford
Bennett
Harold G. Brown
Monford D. Custer
Frank N. Hack
Lewis H. Hyde
Arthur E. Lewis
W. Cabell Moore
W. Nelson Page
Noble C. Pierce
James G. Shirley
William S. Wheatley
J. Robert Yerby
Edward Jackson
Garner Edmonds
Amos Shryock
Lewis Dinkle
Olmier Swanson
Walter E. Button
George Sempeles
Jimmy Sigros
Bob McNally
Dick Rhodes
Donald Buckley
Joe Haines
Gordon Sperry
Edward Shokes
E. P. Turner
Joe Massie
Pittsburgh Airport Opens World's Second Largest Field
The Greater Pittsburgh Airport celebrated the dedication of what was described as the world second largest commercial field. Officials hailed the ceremony marking a major expansion for air travel operations in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Greater
North and South unite at Belle Boyd's grave rite
In Wisconsin Dells a joint parade ended at Belle Boyd's grave, honoring the Confederate spy who died in 1900. Roses were planted on soil long believed to yield no flowers, as American Legionnaires, schoolchildren, and the Wisconsin Winnebago nation joined a ceremony with flags from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Boyd
Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Cemetery Hill
Virginia
Byrd Immortalizes Liberty Warning At Edinburg Graduation
State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr warned Edinburg High School graduates that liberty risks loss from internal complacency and carelessness rather than external aggression. He reviewed the 1787 constitutional convention during the address at Edinburg High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
United States
Byrd
Edinburg High School
General MacArthur Arrives in Washington After Japan Command
General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Washington D C on April 19 1951 after relinquishing his command in Japan. The event marked his return to U S politics and military leadership.
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Douglas MacArthur
Washington, D. C
Japan
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Lynchburg
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Short Gap
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