Rayburn dies in Bonham after long service in Congress
The nation mourns House Speaker Sam Rayburn who died at his Bonham home hospital after a long illness. President Kennedy and family attended arrangements as Rayburn’s funeral set for 1:30 p.m. CST Saturday at First Baptist Church. Rayburn served as speaker since 1940 except for two interrupted terms, choosing to die with gavel in hand and boots on, as he predicted.
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First Baptist Church
Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Sam
Wise Funeral Home
Ils Tech Tio Caban
Texas
Kennedy
Little Yellow Brick Hospital
Risser
Washington
Janet Travell
House
Zeake Johnson
William B. Bankhead
Tayburn
Dean
Joint City County Ties Sought by Local Leaders
Winchester Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr and Frederick County Board Chairman B O Brumback endorsed forming a joint City Council Board of Supervisors committee to strengthen city county cooperation. The proclamation for Farm City Week was signed with Kiwanis events and farmers in attendance.
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B. C. Brumback
Frederick’ County Board of Supervisors
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
City Council Board of Supervisors
Winchester
Frederick County
Winchester Kiwanis Club
B. 0. Brumback
Jack Butler
Kiwanis Club
Board of Supervisors
C. E. Garber
Hubert Stratton
Keystone Cops Echo Fire Scene at Palace Hotel
The Keystone Cops staged a bumpy scene as a fire truck reversed and crowd watched while Fire Inspector Bill Goch also moved against traffic. No injuries were reported. Temperatures ranged 50 to 56 with flurries forecast on nearby mountains. Mike Baptist celebrated a birthday and appeared on Bozo the Clown with guest Bradan Spellman.
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Keystone Cops
Palace Hotel
Cameron
Boscawen St
Bill Goch
Boscawen
Cam@ton
Nice
Toay
Mike Baptist
G. H
N. Washington St
Bozo
Proram
Bradan
Rosenberger Elected Ruritan District Head
Thomas B. Rosenberger of Frederick County was elected district governor of the Rappahannock district. A 45 year old Shawneeland general manager and Round Hill Ruritans member, he previously served as county forest warden until September. About 200 Ruritans from 18 counties attended the convention.
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Thomas B. Rosenberger
Frederick County
Rappahannock
Mr. Rosenberger
Shawneeland
Round Hill
Federal foraging party captured at Doolan's Farm
A federal foraging party was captured at Doolan's Farm in Fairfax County Virginia marking a notable event in the wartime security actions of the area. The incident reflects local Civil War era tensions and military movements documented in the period's newspapers.
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Doolan’s Farm
Fairfax County
Grove Furniture Co Trade-In Sale Ad
Trade in your old living room suite for a $50.00 allowance at Grove Furniture Co located at 125 S Loudoun St. Contact A C Slonaker & Son at 662 9797 for details. Ad appears in mid November 1931 period listings.
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Grove Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
Coal & Fuel
A. C. Slonaker & Son
Loudoun St. Winchester
13 Italian UN Airmen Murdered In the Congo
In Kindu Congo 13 Italian UN airmen were shot after flying into Kindu on a routine mission. U Thant and UN officials sought action to investigate and punish those responsible amid mutinous unrest in the Congo.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
United Nations
Eltow
U.N
Kivu
Kindu
Gian
Ivan Smith
Roe
U Thant
New York
Victor Lundula
Gizenga
Towns Prison
U.N. Offi
Beria Disarmed by Khrushchev in New Os Version
Polish Communist sources report a sensational new version of Beria arrest. They claim Beria sat with Premier Khrushchev and was disarmed in a previously undisclosed meeting during the Moscow Soviet party congress. Western reporters attended a glassy gathering of about 1000 witnesses.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lavrenty P. Beria
Khrushchev
Moscow
Fire damages third floor room at Palace Hotel
A morning blaze damaged a third floor room and hallway at the Palace Hotel on Loudoun Street injuring none. Damage estimated over $5,000 with extensive smoke and water damage. Fire crews from Winchester responded. fire began near a nightstand and wastebasket in Room 73. guests evacuated as authorities contained the fire within about an hour.
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Palace
Palace Hotel
Rouss Fire Co
Rouss
Gundy Seabright
Loudoun St
W. N. Godenour
Rath McCormick
Gaid
Winchester
South End Fire Co
Sarah Zane
Lula Calhoun
Qt Recor
Nile Parrish
South End Fire Company Seeks 25000 for New Truck
An editorial endorses a 25000 fund drive by the South End Fire Company to purchase a replacement fire truck for their 23 year old rig. The piece praises Winchester volunteers across 11 companies and urges citizens and businesses to provide fair support to sustain firefighting services. It cites Palace Hotel fire as a reminder of their readiness and the community's benefit from volunteer firemen.
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South End Fire Company
Winchester
City of
Frederick County
Clarke
Valley of
Virginia
South End
Palace Hotel
Penney’s Winter Suits and Trade-In Ad Correction
Correction note for yesterday's Winchester Virginia ad clarifies a men’s winter suits price of 16.99 and mentions a $10.00 trade in allowance for old chairs. The ad run includes a cip-11-1$-31 code and date line.
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Penney’s
Annual Meeting and Election Gore Fire Co
Gore Fire Co holds its annual meeting and election at the Fire Hall on December 4 1961 at 7 30 p.m. The notice appears with additional ads for a dinette set sale and a rummage sale at local addresses.
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Gore Fire Co
Investigation Of Babys Death Is Continued
WOODSTOCK The investigation of the death of a six month old baby here last night has been continued to West Virginia authorities Memorial Hospital as her parents were on their way to Baltimore to get medical aid for her. The parents Mr and Mrs Table Labee age father, W Va a town about 60 miles south of Charleston in MeHy County. Miller said the mother is tied ant dca cuiae herce Melinda was. He said the family was very poor and did not ask for medical help at home but Mrs Isbell's brother had come from Baltimore to take hens back with Sseer oaree prob ably had slu ce THE SICK INFANT was dis covered when State Trooper M.
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Risser Hospital
Rayburn
Dr. Risser
Risser
Sam
CST
Woodstock
West Virginia Anthes
Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Table Labee
W. Va
Charleston
Mehy County
Miller
Melinda
Isbell
Baltiore
U S Planes Assigned to S Viet Nam
The U S Embassy confirms eight advanced T28 fighter bomber trainers and four C47 transports are assigned to South Viet Nam under a U S Air Force buildup program. Seven trainers and three transports have arrived at Bien Hoa airfield.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Bien Hoa
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