Meeting to launch Class C baseball league in region
Gene Lakers notes a dinner at George Washington hotel to discuss forming a six to eight club Class C league. Attendees from 23 cities in four states, including Harrisonburg and Winchester, aim to organize temporary setup for next spring. Mayor Clowe and Hugh Henry expected among attendees.
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Gene Lakers
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
George, Washington
Ray Ryan
Old Virginia League
Lakeland, Fla
Minor League Association
Lakers
M. B. Clowe Jr
Hugh Henry
Recreation Department
Chest Campaign Progress Report Due Tomorrow
Ed Molden announced this morning that the Chest Campaign meeting date was moved forward a day at the Arlington hotel. Heads of 12 committees seeking 35000 for eight Chest agencies were asked to be ready to report progress to date. Malden said the drive was progressing satisfactorily.
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Mington Hotel
Ed Molden
Drive
Malden
Berryville Meets Boyce under Lights Tomorrow Night
Berryville and Boyce renew their six man football rivalry at 8 P.M. on Senseny Road field. Boyce aims to rebound from 38-0 and 30-0 losses last year while Berryville, coming off a 32-8 win over Stephens City, seeks a second straight league win. Coaches report both squads in good condition with no major injuries.
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Boyce
Berryville
Senseny
Stephens City
Boyce Sextet
Woodstock
Shepherdstown
C. E. Miley Jr
Chester S. Rockwell
Spurs
Journals
Thompson
Gardiner
Hawkins
Grim
Yowell
Clemons
Smallwood
Devine
Locke
Pitta
Feagans
Dad 76 takes the plunge to wow his six kids
Walter Morgan, 76, of Fosston Minnesota becomes possibly the oldest man to parachute from 10 000 feet in a lifetime dream fulfilled watched by his wife and six children. pilot Don Kruse praised his nerve noting the parachute rig and the $6 reserve worth.
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Folston
Minn
Minnesota
Walter Morgan
Morgan
Fosston
Don Kruse
Minneapolis
Spare Woodshed Shingle Says Doc Harmful to Child
WIONA Minn October 13 Dr C Anderson Aldrich Mayo Clinic staff member told welfare workers that corporal punishment by woodshed spankings is ineffective and increases resentment. He urged guidance and verbal instruction to control child behavior.
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Doc
Wiona
Minn
France to Get Western Defense Headquarters
A British source said France will host the defense headquarters of the Western European Alliance. The headquarters will coordinate an integrated plan by Western defense chiefs under Viscount Montgomery as permanent military chairman.
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London
Western European Alliance
France
Viscount Montgomery
School Equality Hearing Opens In U S Court
A federal suit against Pulaski County school authorities alleges discrimination against Negro high school students. Trial before Judge A. D. Barksdale features parents, Allen G. Brodnax, Oliver Hill, and NAACP reps claiming unequal facilities. testimony cites transportation and access to shop, home economics, sciences, and physical education.
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Roanoke
Pulaski County
Western District
A. D. Barksdale
Christiansburg Industrial Institute
Cambria
Montgomery County
Oliver W. Hill
Richmond City
Commonwealth
Alton S. Crowel
Roby Sutherland
Allen G. Brodnax
Richmond
Pulaski
Ehiscoevere Institute
Hill
W. Lester Banks
Virginia
National Association of Advancement of Colored People
Brodnaxs
Christiansburg Institute
L. J. Hill
Frank J. Gritzler
Concert-lecture Opens Music Appreciation Meeting Monday
The Music Appreciation group sponsored by Civic and under Mrs. Rudolph Evans and Mrs. George Heitz will host a public concert and lecture at 8 p.m. Monday at Market St. Methodist Church. Guest artist Harold Reeves Yarroll of Frederick Maryland will lecture and perform on organ piano and voice.
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Civic
Rudolph Evans
George Heitz
Market St. Methodist Church
Harold Reeves Yarroll
Frederick, Md
Yarroll
New York City
Alexander Knorth
Vienna
John W. Worth R. Huntington Woodman
Herbert S. Sammond
Olmstead Presbyterian Church
Yarrell
Winchester Oil Progress Day Proclamation
Mayor Mifflin B. Clowe Jr proclaims October 14 as Winchester Oil Progress Day to recognize oil industry workers and their contributions to public social business and private life for the community.
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Winchester
Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Wallace Schedules Speech in Georgia
Henry Wallace will fly to Dalton Georgia on Saturday to address 800 to 900 preachers at a national Church of God meeting. Campaign director C B Baldwin says the party faced violent opposition in Georgia with kidnappings and beatings. He notes more than 80 000 signatures assure a Georgia ballot spot for the Progressives.
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Chicago
Henry Wallace
Dalton
Church of God
Wallace
Georgia
C.B. Baldwin
Baldwin
Oil Supply Urgency Calls for Expanded U S Production
A historical editorial argues the United States must increase oil production capacity, advance refining and secondary recovery research, and reduce dependence on imports to safeguard national security. It stresses oil as vital to both domestic and international stability.
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Ted
Last Major Hitler Relic to Disappear
Berlin reports removal of Hitler era Reichskancellerei ruin as the building department in the Russian sector announces dismantling or blasting of the gutted chancellery. Salvaged materials will be reused and the rest blown up or torn down.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Governor Prefers Dewey to Dentist
Oklahoma City report notes Governor Roy Turner a Democrat hosting visiting GOP figures. Turner, national president of the Truman Barkley clubs, met Tom Dewey at the station, postponing a personal appointment to greet the candidate. The piece mocks the choice between meeting Dewey or a dentist.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Turner
Oklahoma
Tom Dewey
Turner
Earl Warren
Dewey
Harold Stassen
Truman - Barkley
City bus operation rules and insurance requirements
Police designate and mark buses paid for by the firm. Bus drivers must appear before the chief of police for an ability examination. The company must keep the city harmless from liability. No bus operates without a public liability and property damage policy of at least $50,000 per person, $150,000 per accident for multiple injuries, and $5,000 for property damage.
Unclear OCR Payment Agreement From 1951
Fragmentary OCR shows an agreement to pay a tax or fee based on gross receipts dated December 1, 1951 with percentages noted. full details and parties are unreadable.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Harrisonburg
Charlottesville
Clifton Forge
Covington
Front Royal
Luray
Staunton
Strasburg
Waynesboro
Charles Town
Keyser
Martinsburg
Piedmont
Cumberland
Frederick
Hagerstown
Westernport
Chambersburg
Getee Hanover
Waynes
Dad
Veronica Lake
C Veronica Keane
Hollywood
Cal
Keane
Western Defense Headquarters
Canterbury
Arenes
Miller’s Hardware
N. Main St
U.S. Court
Brodnax
Winchester Furniture Co
Hitler
Mage
Syour
Life
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S. A
Blue Ridge
Conoco
Tn ‘Moron
Continental Oil Company
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