Stonewall Jackson Takes Command in Winchester 100 Years Ago
Three travelers arrive in Winchester on November night a century ago General Thomas J. Jackson arrives to take command of Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley a new assignment but familiar territory. His staff includes Col. John Preston and Alexander Pendleton as Jackson builds up troops and restores the First Brigade to the Valley forces. The article recalls his farewell at Manassas and the early moves to organize militia and cavalry in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug O'Connell
Winchester
Thomas J. Jackson
Plains of
Manassas
Shenan
Paign
Col
John Preston
Alexander
Sandie) Pendleton
Jackson
Stonewall Brigade
Strasburg
Harpers Ferry
Joseph E. Johnston
Robert Patterson
Falling Waters
First Manassas
Johnston
Blue Ridge
Bull Run
Dier
U Thant Faces Unsettled Problems at U N
United Nations starts under acting secretary general U Thant. A Burmese diplomat, elected to fill Hammarskjold's term, faces Congo aid, U.N. staff reorganization, and budget worries as Soviet hints at a troika persist. Additional aides named include Bunche and Arkadev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Burma
U. N
General Assembly
U Thant
Dag Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
Blue and Gold Hall
Ralph Bunche
United States
Georgy P. Arkadev
Hammarskjold
K. U. Thant
U. S
Adlair F. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kennedy
Valerian A. Zorin
Khrushchev
Zorin
Rouss Honors Taylor Barr, Retiring Fire Chief
Taylor L. Barr, retiring Winchester Fire Chief, was honored by the Rouss Fire Company in a This Is Your Life tribute. The program, led by Joseph C. as president and Dick Owens as announcer, traced Barr’s career since 1939 with a wartime break in the Signal Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor L. Barr
Rouss Fire Company
Joseph C
Dick Owens
Mr. Barr
C. Lee Barr
Taylor Barr
Signal Corps
Barr
Winchester
Taylor
C. Douglas Brown
M. D. Weaver
J. F. Morrison
Shirley Bly
Marvin Williams
Allen Koman
Clarke County Eagles Clinch District Title In Rainy Win
Clarke County clinched the District 10 grid championship with a win over Handley as coach Don Maphis endured a soggy postgame shower. The local teams reached an 842 to 229 point total against the opposition with Clarke County shutting out or limiting foes. Ray Shanhultz commented on the sunset and gratitude amid chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood
Clarke
Handley and
Douglas
Manassas
Don Maphis
Clarke County Eagles
Eagles
Adenauer Seen Virtually Assured Of Reelection
Bonn Germany AP Konrad Adenauer’s bid for a fourth term as West German chancellor appeared virtually secured after a Democratic party backed a coalition with the Free Democrats. The Bundestag was due to meet Tuesday to elect the chancellor, ending a seven week struggle by the 85 year old leader who guided West Germany from postwar ruin to global economic power.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Are Democratic Party
Free Democrats
Bundestag
Congressman probes enlisted men used as officers servants
Rep. Frank Kowalski, a former Army officer from Connecticut, urged President Kennedy to stop enlisted men from serving as officers servants at Ft. McNair. He cited a Comptroller General report listing 25 officers and a state official housed there with $120000 annual pay for duties like cleaning and chauffering, and estimated 3000 to 5600 enlisted men in similar roles, potentially rising to 30000 including officers clubs and commissaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connecticut
Army
Kennedy
Frank Kowalski
D-Conn
Comptroller General
Ft. McNair
Kowalski
Audisc
State Department
Congress
Joseph Campbell
Generals Jackson Sherman and Davis in Civil War moves
One hundred years ago today Gen. Jackson bids farewell to the First Stonewall Brigade and reaches Winchester. Brig. Gen. Thomas Sherman arrives off Port Royal Sound. President Davis creates the South Atlantic Coast military department with General R E Lee in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Jackson
Stonewall
Winchester
Pont
Thomas W. Sherman
Port Royal Sound
President Davis
South Atlantic Coast
Skicer
R. E. Lee
Bomb Blasts Hit Ghana Leader Nkrumah Statue and War Memorial
Bombs planted by terrorists exploded in Accra injuring one person and damaging the Kwame Nkrumah statue before Parliament and a war memorial arch in Black Star Square. Officials attributed the blasts to amateur terrorists, with Nkrumah safe at Flagstaff House.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Black Star Square
War Memorial
Triumph
Paris
Public Works Department
Russian Fallout Over Lakes and Canada
Weather Bureau estimated the fallout cloud from Russia s big nuclear explosion on Oct 30 was passing over the Great Lakes region and eastern Canada today. It said there is little chance of fallout contamination at this time.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Russia
Great Lakes
Canada
Taylor Indicates He Won't Ask For U. S. Troops
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, returning from Southeast Asia, says he would not recommend sending U.S. troops to South Viet Nam. He told Kennedy a plan to strengthen the South Viet Nam army. specifics limited. Officials say Rusk’s return will shape next steps.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Southeast Asia
U.S
South Viet Nam
Taylor
Kennedy
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Dean Rusk
Far East
Walt W. Rostow
Jay W. Gildner
United States
Thailand
US and Japan agree on broad economic program
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Japanese Foreign Minister Kosaka announced a 20 point joint plan to liberalize trade and aid developing nations. They said information on labor standards would be shared and that talks aim at a basic understanding for future negotiations. Trade with Communist nations was not excluded.
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Hakone
Japan
United States
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Kosaka
Empty House Burns Near Stephens City
A very old stone and log house owned by Garland Cather on the former Funkhouser property west of Stephens City was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Firefighters arrived as the structure was engulfed and could only wet down the surrounding grass to prevent spread into the woods.
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Garland Cather
Funkhouser
Stephens City
Nee
Mayor Urges Voters To Come Out To Polls
Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr issues a proclamation urging all citizens to vote on Tuesday November 7 with polling from 6 am to 7 pm. He calls voting a duty to preserve liberty and lists candidates in Frederick Clarke Counties and Winchester city officials seeking re election.
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Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Smalts
Frederick
Clarke County
Winchester
Clarke Counties
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
Suesania Pearson
Taylor L. Barr
G. G. Baker
the Nation Court
Peyton J. Marsh
M. D. Weaver
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Mrs Daly Named New Head of Winchester Social Security Office
Mrs Hazel Daly will arrive November 14 to take charge of the Winchester Social Security Office succeeding W Jarres Vinson who moves to Lynchburg. Daly works at Logan West Virginia SS office and has been with the Social Security Administration since 1950. She studied business administration at Averett and has lived mainly in Danville with ties to Norfolk. She is a widow with a married daughter in Chatham and active in Zeta Sigma Phi Sorority Logan Woman’s Club First Baptist Church and the Community Council. She sponsors the Senior Citizens Group in Logan and has not yet chosen a Winchester residence.
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Hazel Daly
Winchester Social Security Office
W. Jarres Vinson
Lynchburg
Daly
Logan
W. Va
Social Security Administration
Norfolk
Danville
Averett
Rockingham Still Nation's Leading Turkey County
Rockingham County remains the nation's top turkey producer with an estimated 2,750,000 birds this year, over half of Virginia's 5,353,000. The county raised 2,300,000 in 1960 and 3,000,000 in 1959, while the national flock may reach 107 million, a 26 percent rise from 1960. Minnesota and California lead states with 19 million and 18 million birds respectively.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Department of Agriculture
Rockingham
Virginia
Rock
Minnesota
California
Evening Star Begins 15 Part Series On Fallout Safety
The Evening Star launches a 15 part series on radioactive fallout next Monday with Prof. Willard F. Libby explaining practical steps readers can take. Articles promise reassurance and show home fallout shelters can be built for about 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Star
Willard F. Libby
Seca Aan
Toyland Now Open at Miller's Hardware
Winchester shoppers welcome a complete toy department at Miller's Hardware. The piece notes Toyland’s opening and highlights seasonal selections.
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Coal & Fuel Oil Call
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Yes Ree
Toyland
Miller’s Hardware
Winchester’s
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Cam
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Angus McDonald
VMI
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Rouss
Jack Owens
Crier
Raymond Shanholtz
Valley Avenue
Adenauer
U.N
The
Mongi Slim
Tunisia
Lakes
Smith Pontiac
Winchester-Frederick County
Democratic Club
J. Pred Larrick
Mrs. Daly
Turkey
Fallout
Rexall le Sale
Beavers Drug Store
J. Fred Larrick
George Washington
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