Woodstock Bicentennial Queen Crowned In Pageant
Thousands watched a Woodstock pageant crowning Miss Christine Sager as Miss Woodstock Virginia during the town’s Bicentennial celebration. Gen eral Chairman Daniel Burner, Pageant Director Jack Sperry, and Miss Mary Wenger led a 300-person historical pageant tracing Woodstock history from 1752 to Pre-Revolution figures including Spotswood Fairfax Washington Muhlenberg and Sevier.
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T. Brundick
Genral
Daniel F. Burner
Jack J Sperry
Mary Wenger
Queer
Woodstock
Ball Park
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Christine Sager
John Sager
Sperry
Wenger
Great Valley
Shenandoah
Alexander Spotswood
Knights of the Golden Horeshoe
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
Thomas
Lord Fairfax
White Post
Winchester
George Washington
Fairfax Line
New Market
Jacob Miller
Pennsylvania
Thomas Marshall
John Marshall
John Sevier
State of
Tennessee
Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
Woodstock Bicentennial pageant features Civil War leaders and local veterans
The Woodstock commemorative program shows Stonewall Jackson and a Washington colonel, with local sons who served in Korea. The day includes a 6:30 concert by the U S Air Force Band from Bolling Field, a grand torchlight firemen parade led by Senator A Willis Robertson, and dances at Massanutten Military Academy and Woodstock High. A repeat pageant and speeches by Byrd and guests follow, ending with a 7:30 banquet at Dorothy's Inn.
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Stonewall Jackson
Woodstock
Korea
U. S. Air Force Band and Bugle Corps
Bolling Field
Courthouse Square
Crack
Virginia
A. Willis Robertson
Dorothy Lambert
Ralph Lambert
Massanutten Military Academy
Franklin Rotelle
Woodstock High Hoor Gymnasium
Cowboy Copas
Hillbilly
Ball Park
Webb Riley
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Burr P. Harrison
Raymond R. Guest
W. F. Shaffer
Heinz Krekerler
Western German Republic
Communists Fail to Win Seats in Japan Election
In Japan’s first free vote since sovereignty was restored, the Communist party failed to win any seats from 107 candidates. Only two Communists remain in Parliament, both in the powerless Senate, marking a significant setback for communist influence in postwar Asia.
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Tokyo
Japan
Communist Party
Senate
McGranery name drops Chaplin in deportation remarks
The attorney general cited Charles Chaplin among individuals subject to potential deportation and re entry scrutiny. He criticized Chaplin as an unsavory character if accusations are true but left open the possibility of re admission after a fair hearing. Chaplin denied commenting and noted he had sought and received a U S re entry permit.
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McGranery
Frank Costello
Charles Chaplin
Chaplin
Europe
Justice Department
Immigration Service
Denie
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Memoriam
Claude M. Grim
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Claude Grim
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Steve Zipperstein
Los
International Soundphoto
Washington
Continental Army
Dan F. Burner
Dorothy’s Inn
London
United States
Egypt
E. Piccadilly St
Ralph Y. Grubbs
N. Braddock
Aster
Frederick County
Winchester-Frederick County
DELCO
Zerox
Zerone
Anti-Freeze
Wrecker Service
Berryville
Hubert McArtor
D. Paulpierce
Smith Pontiac
Kelly —Springfield
Sunoco
Blue Sunoco
Sunoco Dynalube
Buck Fish
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