Area Men Elected to Randolph-Macon Alumni Posts
Officers named for the Randolph-Macon Alumni Association include Alex H. Varnum of Newport News as president Ed Stevens of Richmond as president-elect Rev Francis H Strieby of Roanoke as second vice president Gary C Wieland of Hagerstown as third vice president Ed Collins of Front Royal treasurer George Wines of Front Royal secretary Rev Clarence Beard of Winchester as chaplain Homecoming events featured a banquet the AMA football team beating Fishbourne Military Academy 12 to 0 and a cross country loss to Mercersburg Academy 33 to 32 Family Day activities and a campus dance followed by weekend gatherings with alumni and cadets. Represented classes included 1896 1897 and 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Randolph-Macon Alumni Association
Alex H. Varnum
Newport News
Ed Stevens
Richmond
Francis H. Strieby
Roanoke
Gary C. Wieland
Hagerstown
ED Collins
George Wines
Clarence Beard
Winchester
Stone Gregory
Java
AMA
Fishbourne Military Academy
RMA
Mercersabrg Academy
Paul Sybert
Melton Memorial Gymnasium
American Tourist Expelled For Spying
Tass reports an American tourist Mark I Kaminsky 26 a Jefferson Township Michigan teacher was convicted of spying by a Soviet military tribunal. He received seven years imprisonment but was expelled after pleading for mercy and showing repentance. Kaminsky confessed to collecting intelligence and photographing military sites and noting locations in a coded notebook. He entered the USSR July 27 by automobile with fellow tourist Harry Bennett 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark I. Kaminsky
Jefferson Township
Mich
Kaminsky
Soviet Union
Harry C. Bennett
Kennedy Boosts His Lead in Popcorn Poll
Democratic candidate John F Kennedy widened his margin over Republican nominee Richard M Nixon in the second popcorn poll tally. Kennedy held 54.5 percent of returns versus 53.7 percent in the first poll conducted from popcorn sales in movie houses and supermarkets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nix
Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Jim Blevins
Campaign mail mix up leads to donation and split tale
Republican Edwin Burne received a campaign solicitation for Porter and wrote a $1 check that Porter endorsed and returned. Weeks later two Tracy residents vanished and were expelled from a forbidden area by the U S State Department. Tass and Moscow Radio reports tied Kaminsky to a spy fund and Kiev court testimony while authorities arrested two travelers near Moscow en route to Minsk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Ore
Edwin Burne
Charles O. Porter
Burno
Porter
Kaminsky
Kiev
Moscow
Bennett
Minsk
Wounded Production Chief of Struck Oregonian
Donald Newhouse, production chief of the Struck Oregonian, was wounded by a shotgun blast through a basement window at his Portland home. He was in fair condition after surgery at Samaritan Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newhouse
Two Americans Executed in Cuba Firefight
In Havana a Cuban firing squad executed Allan Dale Thompson and Robert O. Fuller, two of 27 American invaders linked by Fidel Castro to a U N provocation near Guantanamo Bay. Thompson, 36, from Queen City Texas, and Fuller, 25, from Miami, were shot at dawn after appeals were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fidel Castro
U.S
Guantanamo Naval Base
Cuba
United States
Castro
United Nations
Louisiana
Allan Dale Thompson
Queen City
Tex
Mooringsport
Robert O. Fuller
Miami
Fla
Anthony ’Arba
Somerville
Mass
San Juan Valley
Fuller
William
U.S. Marine
Korea
Santiago
Attempted Theft Trial Postponed In Virginia Court
Front Royal Wayne K Sibert saw his trial postponed by Judge Leroy Corron who seeks more information before continuing in County Court. Sibert was arrested Saturday night by Sgt Charles Rutherford and Officer Ira Cullers for attempting to drive away a Cadillac owned by H B Long on S Royal Ave. The keys were in the car and the emergency brake hindered release. A hearing is set for Oct 25 for two Front Royal juvenile boys charged with stealing a car from a parking lot to leave home. They were later picked up by Shenandoah County Sheriff's office. the 1951 Pontiac belonged to Kenneth Printz of 737 W 14th St. Mrs Printz left the keys in the ignition. the car vanished after shopping. Knives and a rifle were found with the youths who are on probation. The boys were brought to the Front Royal police station last night at 10:30 by Rutherford Cullers and Officer Blaine Tewalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel Rivero
Cuba
Rivero
Juan Gonzalez
Thompson
Fuller
Florida
Massachusetts
David Diaz
United States
U.S. State Department
Castro
Manolo Ray
Ray
Fulgencio Batista
Osmani Cienfuegos
Havana
Cienfuegos
Front Royal
Wayne K. Sibert
Leroy Corron
Corron
Shenandoah County
Sgt. Rutherford
Kenneth Printz
W. 14Th St
McCroy’s
Rutherfrd
Cullers
Blaine Tewalt
Storm kills 3000 in East Pakistan islands
AP reports a catastrophic cyclone in Noakhali District East Pakistan with winds over 150 mph and a tidal surge. About 30,000 homes destroyed leaving 80 percent of survivors homeless on six offshore islands Jabbar Amin Hatya Bhata Alexander Ragati populations 300000. Communications cut and death toll uncertain with bodies washed to sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
East Pakistan
Bay of Bengal
Noakhali
Jabbar
Amin
Hatiya
Bhata
Alexander
Ragati
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L. W. Trenis
Catlett
Arthur B. Cover
Elkton
Gracen D. Kidner
Romney
Reuben E. Herr
Tass
Old Virginia
Orenge
Arnold Austin
Portland
West Hills
Stereotypers Union
Oregonian
Oregon Journal
Washington
Charles W. Rutherford
Ira Cullers
Parkway Chevrolet
H. B. Long
S. Royal Ave
Sibert
Harrisonburg
Jewel Box
Shaver
Birdie Wall Clocks
Gruen
Jewel Men
S'Lverware
Rte
Remington
South
N. Loudoun IT
Bulova
Elgin
Omega
Elbow
Pacific
Atlantic
Cash
Beneficial
North Loudoun
Newberry
Mohawk
Towes Beneficial Finance Co
Schevel Furniture Company
W. Cork St
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