Dedication of Stonewall Cemetery Noted in 1866 Attendance
A Times of Oct 31 1866 account described about 10 000 people attending the Stonewall Cemetery dedication in Winchester Virginia. The procession featured General Turner Ashby's funeral and a large military and civic turnout with bands Masonic rites and a Wise commemorative address.
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Stonewall Cemetery
Eugene Miller
H Nea
Times
W. R. Bierer
Martinsburg
Ester
Tur- Ashby
Charles N
Berryville
Winchester
Ashby
Turner
Urg
Winchester and Po
Senora T
Fauntler Untleroy
D. T. Richards
V. White
H. Kyd
Doug
R. W. Hunter
Conrad
Archie Ran
Joseph Nulton
Strasburg
Out
Turner Ashby
R. W. Baylor
Preston Chew
D. Humphreys
McDonald
Benjamin Crampton
8. Mosby
T. B. Massie
J. Dan Hatcher
Philpot
William Litt
Thomas Marshall
Richard Ashby
W. H. Harness
John Pendleton
E. V. Randolph
O. R. Funston
Kuykendall
Horace Buck
E. B. Mantor
John Rust
Marshall Archer
Laurel Brigade
Madison Lodge I. O
H. A. Wise
Men up to 35 May Be Inducted
Chairman Vinson said the House Armed Services Committee will study raising the draft top age from 25 to 35 and extending the draft to veterans, especially single ones. He noted fathers up to 26 would be drafted soon, but no change is expected before January. currently only men without dependents are called up and bachelor veterans remain exempt.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Power outage planned in Frederick and Hampshire counties
The Northern Virginia Power Company will cut electricity from 8 30 a m to about 10 a m Sunday in western Frederick and eastern Hampshire counties to repair lines damaged by storms. Affected areas include Hayfield Gore Gainesboro Bloomery Round Hill Lehew Mt Williams Whitacre Mt Falls Capon Bridge and Cross Junction.
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Northern Virginia Power Company
Frederick
Hampshire Counties
Hayfield
Gore
Gainesboro
Bloomery
Round Hill
Lehew
Mt. Williams
Whitacre
Mt. Falls
Capon Bridge
Cross Junction
Middletown Man Featured in Paper
Ainsworth Sperry a Middletown native and Middletown Fire Company president is profiled in Avisco News about his Front Royal plant work. The piece notes his 34 years in town, family, civic roles, council tenure, and hobby of radio tinkering while detailing his job at Viscose Department and shift duties.
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Middletown
Ainsworth Sperry
Middletown Company
Avisco News
American Viscose Corporation
Front Royal
Mr. Sperry
Viscose Department
Areta Wakeman
Barbara Ellen
Thomas Howard
Church Street
Ainsworth
Middletown Fire Company
Grace Methodist Church
Stewards
Marsh Run
Odd Fellows Lodge
Safeway, Inc
No. 1
Barkley to Aid Democratic Campaign Across Nation
Vice President Barkley announced he will spend October campaigning for Democratic Senate and House candidates in more than a dozen states. He expects to appear in Pennsylvania Connecticut New York Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Iowa Colorado Utah Washington and California as part of the drive to win control of Congress.
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Washington
Barkley
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Iowa
Colorado
Utah
California
Court Cases Heard in Judge John Rice Court
Police court cases heard by Judge John Rice include Herbert L Strognider at 221 N Cameron St charged with assault and battery to serve 30 days and costs. Herman O Jones of 14 Glaize Ave faced speeding and running a stop sign with a fine of 19.25 dollars.
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John Rice
N. Cameron St
Herman O. Jones
Glaize Ave
Creation of the Federal Communications Commission
The Communications Act of 1934 signed on June 19 established the Federal Communications Commission to regulate interstate and foreign communication by wire and radio.
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Federal Comment Commission
Federal Communications Commission
First County Tax Bills Go Out To Taxpayers
Tax bills for 1950 begin mailing in Back Creek districts with Treasurer estimating another month to mail all 9,000 state and county tax notices.
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Back Creek
Mayor Wright's Re‑election Backed by Key Middletown Council Members
The Middletown council backed Mayor Wright in progressive moves with eight supporters including Larrick Sperry and Hartman. Five council terms saw two new members replace Larrick and Borden. Wright secured court approval to finalize a water bond and a $33,000 water system contract, financed partly from the town treasury. Wright, 55, born Meadow Mills, married Mabel Frazier in 1921, moved to Middletown in 1923, and has since worked in farming, the Cavalry Remount, and construction with Blackwell Engineering.
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G. W. Borden
Clayton
Hartman
S. G. Larrick
Joseph Dwyer
Martin H. Hann
Wright
Middletown
Elliott Marshall
Frederick
Meadow Mills
George A. Wright
Mary Catherine Wright
France
Coast Artillery Medical Corps
Massachusetts
Aiter-Conley Construction Co
Pittsburgh
Mabel Helen Frazier
Boston
Blackwell Engineering Co
Front Royal
Estate and personal property sales in Frederick County area
listings for September auctions include Thomas L. Clarke near Boyce with antiques, Joseph C. Miler estate real estate on Indian Hollow Road at the county courthouse, John W. Costello estate on Front Royal Road with 315 East Piccadilly Street Winchester property, and Herbert S. Larrick Trustee estate off Front Royal Road at the courthouse.
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Thomas L. Clarke
Boyce
Pyletown
Joseph C. Miler
Frederick County Court House
Indian Hollow Road
John W. Costello
Heal
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Herbert S. Larrick
Front Royal Road
University of Virginia Law School Denies Negro Applicants
Gregory Hayes Swanson of Martinsville seeks a federal injunction to force admission as a graduate law student, claiming the university cannot exclude qualified Negroes. The board of visitors denied him entry on July 14, and university officials argue state policy obligates them to refuse Negroes.
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Virginia
Era
Gregory Hayes Swanson
Martinsville
Law School
Board of Visitors
Charlottesville
Cretan Lovers Seek Peace Amid Mountain Emissaries
Fierce partisans sent emissaries through relaxed police lines to persuade Costa Kephaloyannis to wed Tassgula Kefaloyannis in Anoghia. Costa’s allies carried a threat to force a match, while Tassgula’s father George Petra cogeorgi had conditionally consented if she agrees freely, amid talk of a potential blood feud resolution.
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Garazos
Crete
Romeo
Juliet
Mounda
George Petracogeorgi
Tassgula
Constantine
Costa
Kefaloyannisan
Emanuel Kephaloyannis
Athens
Hospital Patients Royal Edward Bradley and Walter Wisecarver
Hospital notes list patients including Edward Bradley of Royal and Walter Wisecarver of Berryville among current admissions. The brief item records names and locations without further detail.
Reds Said Unable To Invade Formosa
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told a Raleigh County centennial program in Beckley that Formosa could not be invaded. He compared forces on Formosa to Okinawa and linked Korea tensions to postwar public pressure and weakened defenses.
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Reds
Formosa
Beckley
W. Va
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Naval Operations
Raleigh County
United States
Okinawa
China
Japan
Korea
Russia
MacArthur Affirms UN Support For World Peace
General MacArthur said the United Nations is morally and physically able to meet the challenge of securing world peace. He spoke in Tokyo outlining U N responsibility and readiness to confront global threats.
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Tokyo
United Nations
MacArthur
U S Troops Retake Haman and Press Red Offensive
U S troops retook Haman as the fight pressed toward Masan and the Pusan Taegu corridor. In Yongsan the advance ran to within 12 air miles of the Pusan to Taegu highway. An Eighth Army communique tallied 1 000 Reds killed and three tanks destroyed by midday.
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Masan
Yongsan
Pusan
Taegu
Jack MacBeth
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
Asiastic
Battle Front Conflicts See Gains Along Korean Front
U S and United Nations forces clash across the Pusan Perimeter as North Korea pushes across minefields and barbed wire in heavy fighting. The 25th Division holds its flank while the 24th Division cuts a bridgehead, and U S Third Army units counterattack near Yongsan. Masan, Pohang, and Songjin are focal points with multiple divisions in action.
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Masan
Pusan
Changnyong
Naktong
Yongsan
Songjin
T Rice
U. S. First Cavalry
Pohang
Poshang
United Nations
Quiz Answers From Page Four Revealed for Readers
Below are the listed responses: Molasses. Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Before you can run for office you must be nominated. Bell tower. Reserve Officers Association. Bread milk and 1. The drawing of numbers to determine liability of men for Selective Service. Mineral. Santiago. Ben H. Guill.
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Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Bell Tower
Mineral
Santiago
Ben H. Guill
Doctor Seagrave Charged with High Treason in Burma
In Rangoon Burma the government upgraded Dr Gordon S Seagrave known as the Burma Surgeon to a high treason charge from aiding rebels in their autonomy fight He has been jailed since August 20 and faces possible death if convicted Kyaw Myint his Burmese lawyer filed a habeas corpus writ with the Burmese Supreme Court which was set to rule next Monday.
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Rangoon
Burma
Gordon S. Seagrave
Seagrave
Kyaw Myint
Burmene Supreme Court
Fire walkers using volcanic rocks in heat stages
A description notes how fire walking is explained by volcanic rocks being porous and not holding heat. The stage appears white or pale as the cocoon of heat passes through, giving the illusion of a cooler surface.
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National Radio Institute
Barbara
Buzzie
Omp’s Funeral Home
Martin Steel
Production & Marketing Administration
Martinsburg Pike
Shenandoah County Fair
First County
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T. W. Sperry
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M. H. Rhodes
Charles L. Wright
Tilley
University
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25Th Division
Stan Swinton
Sit Now
Glaize
C. I. Brumback & Sons
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Heatwole Motor CO
Braddeck
Stephens City
Sanitary ‘Heatmo Co
Winchester Jcc
J. R. Alexander, JR
Henkel M. Lamp
Winchester Television Corp
Loudoun
Phome
C. E. Barney Martinsburg
W.va
P.w.plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent St
County Court House
Fairmont
Grover C. Helsley
W. E. Edwards
Coleman Dunn
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
N.cameron St
Virginia Machinery Co
W. Cecil Winchester
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