Local Social News Highlights From Cross Junction to Winchester
Reads like a society roundup with notices of a 96 year old Camillus Baker visiting relatives, Anne Robinson Byrd’s naming, Samuel D. McFadden Jr joining the Syracuse University College of Medicine Student Council, infant Kathryn Isabelle Kump, hospital patient Richard Carpenter, and planned church and club meetings at Grace Lutheran Montague Avenue Methodist, Century Club, Epsilon Chapter Beta Sigma Phi, and the Round Hill Fire Company rummage sale on November 1 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. McFadden, Jr
These State University College of Medicine
Syracuse
S. D McFadden
College of Medicine
McFadden
Syracuse University
Births Reported for Sargent and Dodson Families
October 25 births include a boy William Joseph Jr to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sargent Route 2, with mother Evelyn Milburn. Also a daughter Kenna Lou to Mr. and Mrs. James Dodson 103 W North Ave, mother Mary Ann Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Sargent
William Joseph, Jr
Sargent
Evelyn Milburn
James Dodson
W. North Ave
Kenna Lou
Dodson
Mary Ann Taylor
Calendar of events at War Memorial Building and area groups
Community calendar lists activities at the War Memorial Building and nearby venues. September and October events include teenage lounge, EPA sorority, Girl Scouts, Jaycees Youth Act, Pioneer Fellowship hayride, Winchester Fire men’s exec assn, Women of Grace Lutheran, Parsonage Society, FCWFA, Madison Lodge, McKinley Chapter Eastern Star, Duplicate Bridge, Lions Club lunch, Century Club, Loyal Order of Moose, Rebekah Lodge, Alcoholics Anonymous and related meetings at churches and city hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPA
Girl Scouts
Jaycees Youth Act
Winchester Firemen’s Executive Assn
South End Fire Hall
Women of Grace Lutheran Church
Mens Bibl
Parsonate Soci
Montague Ave
W. Whitlock Ave
FCWFA
Round Hill
Madison Lodge
McKinley Chapter
Fastern Star
City Hall
Duplicate Bridge
George Washington Hotel
Lions Club
Cenury Club
Century Club
Loyal Order of Moose
Rebekah Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
First Baptist Church
Frederick County Home Demonstration Agent Schedule
The schedule for the Frederick County Home Demonstration Agent for the week of October 28 to November 2 is: Monday in Luray for a district meeting, Tuesday in Luray for agents district meeting, Wednesday in office working on the annual report, Thursday at 10 a.m. Leader training and a glass etching session at War Memorial Building. Each club should have one leader present. HD members urged to submit accomplishment sheets to club secretary by November 4. 4-H Girls urged to complete project records to maintain county standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Luray
War Memorial Building
Bake Sale by Mt Olive Ladies Aid Near Bayliss and Patterson
Community brief notes a bake sale today hosted by the Ladies Aid Society of Mt Olive at Bayliss and Patterson. Also reported is the death of Rev Ee Messick who served the West Frederick Charge for ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayffield
Ladies Aid Society of
Mt. Olive
Bayliss and
Patterson's
Ee Messick
West Frederick
Shenandoah College student delivers weekend message at Mt Olive
A Shenandoah College student spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs W B Ramey and brought the message Sunday at Mt Olive Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah College
W. B Ramey
Mt. Olive Church
Sudorific Word Lesson From English Text
W L Gordon presents a daily vocabulary entry defining sudorific as causing or inducing sweat. The note includes pronunciation syu doh riff ick with emphasis on the third syllable and an example about certain work being more sudorific than others.
Modern Etiquette Q and A by Roberta Lee
A neighbor fund cadeau kept donor names without amounts for tact, lending etiquette on borrowing a wedding dress from a friend, and the phrase coffee as a social gift is unfamiliar. The advice favors avoiding sharing donation amounts, borrowing only with consent, and not using the term coffee as a parallel to tea.
Randolph-Macon Alumnae Set to Hear Dr Thornton at Berryville Lunch
Randolph-Macon Woman's College Alumnae Association Blue Ridge Chapter hosts Dr Van V Thornton at a November 2 lunch at Battletown Inn Berryville. She discusses 1957 Pacts and Preferences and is noted for deep ties to Randolph-Macon and numerous scholarly honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van V. Thornton
Blue Ridge
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Battletown Inn
Berryville
Thorston
Waynesboro
Randolph - Macon Woman's College
University of Chicago
Swift
England
War Activities Committee
Randolph-Macon Wormans College
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Thornton
Virginia Academy of Science
Lynchburg
AAUW
Blue Ridge Chemical Society
Kappa Mu Sigma
Chicago Chemical Association
Voter Approval For Integrating Texas School Seen
Pleasanton Texas voters faced a single issue election on integration in a 1476 pupil district with 35 Negro students. Superintendent Klingeman argued approval would protect accreditation and comply with a new state law, with immediate integration if favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Pleasanton
Tex
South Texas
King of Morocco To Visit Virginia During U S Tour
King Mohammed V of Morocco plans a visit to Williamsburg Virginia during a U S tour. He will arrive November 25 and stay four days as a guest of President Eisenhower at Blair House. The itinerary includes Dallas area ranch Los Angeles San Francisco Omaha Niagara Falls and New York City for a UN General Assembly address.
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Washington
Mohammed V
Morocco
Williamsburg
United States
Eisenhower
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Dallas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Niagara Falls
New York City
United Nations General Assembly
Flu crisis closes Virginia schools across counties
Virginia schools cancel classes as flu like illness spreads. Rockingham County orders a week off for all schools except Harrisonburg with 2000 pupils missing. Covington Alleghany Fairfax follow suit with Nov 4 reopens. holidays set for Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington and Alleghany County
Alan
Fairfax County
Fairfax
Damages and charges from string of local vehicle incidents
A Chevrolet demolished in a crash with a truck caused $1 100 in damage while the truck sustained about $1 000. Lange faces DUI reckless driving and improper vehicle tag usage. A second collision on National Ave damaged two parked cars with totals of $40 and $125. Two Romney men, Jerald Keister and Terry Parker, were hospitalized with contusions from Route 50 wreck.
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Chevrolet
Lange
National Ave
Fred Hildebrand
Agnes Tenny Shutts
Lille Frances Smith
Mt. Falls
Damaere
Smith
Shutts
Memorial Hospital
Romney
Capon Bridge
W. Vayne
Jerald Keister
Terry Parker
Grand Jury Will Get Murder Case
MARION Virginia Glen W Frye 33 of Saltville Rt 1 faces murder charges in the Oct 4 death of 68 year old William F Tolbert The case will be presented to the Smyth County grand jury Monday Frye waived a preliminary hearing and was ordered held for grand jury action He allegedly fought Tolbert Oct 4 and deputies say Tolberts body was found near his home with a belt around the neck The charge was filed while Frye served a 3 day sentence on assault charges
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Marion
Glen W. Frye
Rt. 1
Saltville
William F. Tolbert
Smyth County
Commonwealth
J. Aubrey Matthews
Frye
Sid Snodgrass
Tolbert
Cross Country Cyclists Arrive In Winchester
Two riders John Bressie of San Francisco and Thaine Manske of Houston complete a cross country leg in Winchester on their 4850 mile trek to New York from San Francisco on July 15. They expect to reach New York by November 1 and plan a return trip to California by air. They crossed multiple states with scarce funds early on, found work in Yellowstone, and aim to be home by Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beren
Winchester
Washington
New York
John Bressie
San Francisco
Calif
Thaine Manske
Houston
Texas
San Prancisco
California
Breasie
Victoria
Canada
Washington State
Idaho
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
South Dakota
Minneapolis Minn
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicaco
Infana
Hressie
Maine
Manske
North Carolina
World leaders prepare for NATO talks amid space milestone
The report notes Eisenhower and Macmillan may attend the December Paris NATO meeting as the Soviet Union touts its satellite launch and ICBM test. Mao Zedong leads a high powered delegation including Sun Yat-sen’s widow and key CCP officials.
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Esenhower
Britain
Macmillan
NATO
Paris
Soviet Union
Mao
Sun Yat-sen
Dep
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chinese Communist Party
Peng Teh-huai
Kuo Mo-jo
Chinese Academy of Ciences
Soviet Moonlet Hint Spurs Space Platform Debate
The article notes Soviet speculation on space platforms remains active since Sputnik. It reports Malyutin suggesting a moonlet may alter outer atmosphere density data and imply a satellite could avoid atmospheric drag if launched about 60 miles higher than Sputnik.
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Sputnik
Malyutin
Widows Pension Benefits Rise Under New Law
Edward M. Mathews explains Public Law 881 increases survivor payments for widows of veterans while Public Law 861 offered alternative benefits. Widows may switch to 881 anytime but cannot revert. Mathews to review eligible claims Wednesday at Winchester Red Cross Office 209 Cameron St from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Congress
Edward M. Mathews
Front Rover
Division of War Veterans’ Claims
Winchester
Red Cross
Cameron St
Backaches Tied to Unresolved Emotional Problems
Dr. T. H. Holmes reports that backaches arise from failing to resolve everyday emotional issues. He links insecurity from conflict anxiety and guilt to muscle tension and pain, noting potassium buildup in tissues raises pain thresholds and triggers backache.
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Chicago
T. H. Holmes
University of Washington
Seattle
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
Holmes
Seventeen Presidents Visited Newport While in Office
Seventeen of the 33 U S presidents are noted as having visited Newport Rhode Island while serving as president. The record highlights presidential travel to the coastal city during their terms.
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United State
Newport , I
Virginians Sent To Training School For Wreck Plot
Two youths from Virginia were sent to federal training school after placing a cross-tie on a main railroad line near Havre de Grace. The tie caused a B&O freight to strike it at about 35 miles per hour but no damage occurred. Investigators traced the act to cigarette butts with teeth marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
William J. Evans
U.S
Havre de Grace
Harrisonburg Man Heads Independent Telephone Firm
Harrisonburg resident Harry P. Cavendish was elected president of the Virginia Independent Telephone Association at its annual convention. He succeeds Walter G. Robertson of Warsaw. New officers include Wilson B. Garnett of Charlottesville as secretary treasurer and Conrad J. Logan of Tarboro, North Carolina, as first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia Independent Telephone Assn
Harry P. Cavendish
Harrisonburg
Cavendish
Walter G. Robertson
Warsaw
Wilson B. Garnett
Charlottesville
Conrad J. Logan
Tarboro
N. C
Youths from Virginia Plead Guilty to Juvenile Delinquency
The court heard two youths from Virginia rode a motorcycle to seek jobs and pleaded guilty to juvenile delinquency charges. The article notes the Union of South Africa spans 472,885 square miles, about 2% the size of Texas.
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Virginia
Union of South Africa
Texas
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Camillus Baker
Cross Junction
John Loe
Hialeah, Fla
Washington, DC
B. Beverley Byrd
Anne Robinson Byrd
Byrd
Martha Robinson
Richard Carpenter
N. Braddock St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Calvin Lee Kump
Gore
Kathryn Isabelle
Kump
Isabelle Anderson
Women OF Grace Church
Synodical Convention
Bristol
Tenn
Montague Parsonage Committee
Montague Avenue
Methodist Charge
Lewis H. Hyde
W. Boscawen St
Randolph T. Shields
Edgar M Whiting
Jamestown
Plymouth
Epsilon Chapter
DR. Riley
Beta Sigma Phi
Wallace Hankin
Winston Wallace, Jr
C. L. Riley
Round Hill Fire Company
E. Piccadilly
Robbie Conrad
Pioneer Fellowship
First Presbyterian Church
Hayfield News
Lloyd Michael
Vickey
Hamilton
Michael
Scott White
Cleve Marple
Ray Mayhew
John Elliott
Peebe White
Alva Miller
Wincester
Olite Lineburn
Morgantown
W. Va
Willem B. Ramey
Ladies Home
W. L. Gordon
Roberta Lee
Randolph-Macon
Dr. Non Thornton
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Whitman
Old Dominion
Caunt's
Vurug Store
J. D. Klingeman
San Antonio
Texas Education Agency
Fee
Klingeman
King of
Rockingham County
Wilbur
Pence
Broadway High School
Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Cacapon Lodge
Cacapon State Park
Harry F. Carper, Jr
State Division of War Veteran's Claims
By Science Service
Piccadilly St
T Lovett Brothers
AAA
Lovett Bros
Harry Lovett
N. Loudoun ST
FBI
Lawrence G Clement
Big Stone Gap Va
Buford Tomlinson
Appalachian, Va
Rt i
the Commercial & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit &Insurance Corporation
Sandran
Cather’s Department Store
Bates
Geo. Washington
Elizabeth
Morgan - Jones
Lockport
Many
Et Timberlake
Dial MO
Justeble
Rong
Mare Shell
General Electric
Boscawen St
Anderson
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