Hoover Commission Savings Exaggerated, Senators Say
A Senate Government Operations panel criticizes the Hoover Commission for overstatement of potential savings. It notes 281 recommendations with about 90 percent acted on, while 28 remain for congressional action. The report targets inflated claims spanning millions to ten billions in annual savings.
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Washington
WVA
Senate
Hoover Commission
Senate Committee On
Commission On
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Agriculture Department
Veterans Administration
Commission
Two Final Divorce Decrees Are Entered
Winchester chancery records grant divorce to Larue B. Shiffiett from Forrest G. Shiffiett on desertion and abandonment. Martha B. Kiracofe wins divorce from Arthur R. Kiracofe and resumes her maiden name Martha Amelia ers. Neither party may remarry for four months.
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Winchester
Larue B. Shiffiett
Forrest G. Shiffiett
Martha B. Kiracofe
Arthur R. Kiracofe
Martha Ameliaers
Virginia Scene Feuds Highlight 1952 Campaign
Senators and leaders attack Eisenhower amid Virginia political fray. Lister Hill condemned harmony with Taft and urged a stronger anti Taft stance while Francis P Miller derided Eisenhower as Dixiecrat in the South and isolationist in the North. State Sen Raymond Guest charged Democrats with seducing Jeffersonian legacy and warned of Communist influence.
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Buri
Virginia
Sen
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Front Royal
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Francis P. Miller
Democratic
Hampton Institute
South
Raymond Guest
Warren County
National
Democratic Party
Hill
Warren
Taft
Jenner
Indiana
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Miller
Talmadge
Georgia
Ohio
Stevenson
New Orleans
Chicago
Guest
Thomas Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Truma
Tru
Legion Auxiliary Chairmen Selected for 1952 53
Fifteen committees and chairmen were named at a Legion Auxiliary meeting at the Legion Home. Louise Castleman presided as president with plans discussed for the Fall Conference in Roanoke on November 9 and a Service Sale this fall.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Louise Castleman
Clayton Cochran
P. E. Griffith
George 8. Taylor
Lester Arnold
Claude Camter
Frances Beverley
Raymond Costanzo
Ralph Pollard
Poppy Sales
H. W. Butler, Sr
Gertrude Castleman
Philip Fowle
H. W Butler, Sr
Charles E. Tait
Mabel Aikin
Holmes Grimm
Anna Bell
Roanoke
Richard Griffith
Harry McCann
Rally Day Sunday At Reliance Church
Rally Day will be observed at Reliance Church with Sunday School classes for all ages at 10 a m. Miss Jean Baker from Frederick County Schools will lead the combined adult class. A general assembly and Rally Day program follow in the Activities Building open to the public.
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Jean Baker
Frederick County
Admiral Henry E. Lackey Dies in Peterborough Hospital
Admiral Henry E. Lackey retired US Navy died at a Peterborough hospital after a brief illness. He was 76 years old.
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Lackey
Peterborough, N
Henry E. Lackey
USN
Hollywood Couples Share His and Hers Love Scenes in Houdini
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh confirm their romance sparked by on screen love scenes in Houdini. Producer Pal cites no domestic quarrels from their marriage. instead he calls them "tovey dovies" on set. The column also notes Patric Knowles in Jamaica and Lucille Ball announcing pregnancy. Esther Williams is praised for aiding a nursery school for blind children.
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Gene Handsaker
Hollywood
Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
Houdini
Tony
Janet
Pal
Patric Knowles
Jamaica
Knowles
Ray Milland
Lucille Ball
Desi
Lucy
Esther William
Virginians win honors at national FFA convention
Dr. Sanders editor of the Southern Planter in Richmond is among seven American businessmen and 20 agricultural educators awarded the honorary degree of American Farmer at the national FFA convention in Kansas City. Virginians Walter B. Anderson of Richmond and Jim Peters of Andrew Lewis High School in Salem also received the honor.
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Dr. Sanders
Kansas City
Southern Planter
Richmond
Walter B. Anderson
L. G. Balfour Company
Jim Peters
Andrew Lewis High School
Salem
Week End Services At Berkeley Springs Park
Religious services will be held at Berkeley Springs Park West Virginia Saturday afternoon October 18 and Sunday afternoon October 19.
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Berkeley Springs Park
W. Va
Miss McFadden Dies in Baltimore
Miss Mary A. McFadden longtime Handley School nurse died at Jenkins Memorial Home in Baltimore at 10 30 yesterday born August 13 1876 in Baltimore daughter of the late Patrick and Annie McFadden she graduated from John Kerr School and Garfield Memorial Hospital School of Nursing She survived by one sister three brothers five nephews and three nieces Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Church at 10 a m with Father Carl Zeterberg officiating Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery.
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Mary A. McFadden
Handley School
Jenkins Memorial
Baltimore
McFadden
Patrick
Annie McFadden
John Kerr School
Garfield Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Washington
Washington, D. C
Donald McFadden
James McFadden
Joseph McFadden
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Kurtz
Loudoun St
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Carl Zeterberg
J. H Yost, Sr
J. H. Yost, Jr
Harry Murphy
Charles Murphy
B. M. Sullivan
H. W. Copenhaver
William Tyndale Father of the English Bible
William Tyndale is called the true father of the present English Bible. He translated the New Testament and the first five books of the Old Testament before his English Bible was burned as dangerous. He fled England, was betrayed, and burned at the stake in 1536. his work formed the basis for the 1611 Authorized Version.
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W. McH. A
William Tyndale
England
Tyndale
Stephens City 4 H elects Thelma Jean Snapp club president
The Stephens City 7th and 8th Grade 4 H Club met October 13 and elected Thelma Jean Snapp president. Officers include Cornelia Cadwallader vice president Lynne Sherrill secretary Jean Boyce treasurer Suedell Campbell song leader Juanita Putman star officer Pansy Hammon song leader Bernice Kern program leader. Electricity will be the year’s work project and a magazine contest planned for November 3. The club has 29 enrolled members.
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Thelma Jean Snapp
Stephens City
Cornelia Cadwallader
Lynne Sherrill
Jean Boyce
Suedell Campbell
Juanita Putman
Pansy Hammon
Bernice Kern
4-H Club
Police Court Ent Op at Star Tannery
Court docket lists Ernest P. Heflin 25 Bentonville fined 14.25 for speeding. William Lary 19 Ft. Os no license fined 10.2. Abe M. Bruce 35 colored Har spent, Berrins on wrong side of street.
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Star Tannery
Ernest P. Heflin
Bentonville
William Lary
Ft. Os
Abe M. Bruce
Berrins
Stree
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Miss McFadden
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Charles
Heatvole Motor Co
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Loudoun
Delmar
Joe
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