Birthday of Rev Harry Chrysostom Graham
National director of the Holy Name Society born September 4 1901 in New Haven Connecticut. He claims a membership exceeding 3 500 000 across the United States Canada and the Philippines. Graham served as a Dominican preacher and taught seven years including four as lecturer of education at De Paul University in Chicago.
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Holy Name Society
U. S
Canada
Philippines
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de Pauly
Chicago
Patty Andrews Engaged To Walter Weschler In California Wedding
Patty Andrews of the Andrews sisters announced her engagement to pianist Walter Weschler at a party yesterday. The couple plans a January wedding in California after her divorce from Agent Marty Melcher last March.
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Patty Andrews
Singing Andrews Sisters
Walter Weschler
California
Patty
Marty Melcher
Harrison To Tour District During House Recess
Rep Burr E Harrison plans an informal district tour during a House recess. Starting Friday September 7, he will visit Frederick Clarke Warren Page and Rappahannock counties with meetings at post offices and the Berryville courthouse. The Frederick Clarke schedule lists towns and times from Hayfield to Berryville, followed by Saturday stops from Boyce to Stephens City with further visits to Mt. Williams Mt. Falls Star Tannery and Waterlick later.
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House of Representatives
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Page
Rappahannock
Berryville
Court House
Brucetown
Wadesville
Swimsey
Gaylord
Boyce
A. m
Millwood
White Post
Trespasser Stays Put in Berry Field Bear Incident
Mrs. Fred White of Cochecton Center Sullivan County posted land for trespassers when a bear rose on its hind legs to eat berries. She retreated leaving her berries as the animal ignored her warnings and remained near the bushes.
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Liberty
Fred White
Cochecton Center
Sullivan County
No Births In Six Weeks In Corncob Heights
Our country correspondent reports six weeks with no births in Corncob Heights raising concerns at the Chamber of Commerce. Local humor and small-town notes mix with military updates from Pvt. Alvin Ratchet and Corp. Otis Ratchet as residents mention weather, crops, and community life.
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Alvin Ratchet
Army
Arkansas
Corp
Otis Ratchet
Korea
Otis
Corncob Heights
Chamber of Commerce
Child Rescued After Four Hours In Narrow Well Shaft
Newberg Oregon report details two year old Marie Anne Payne saved after four hours trapped feet first in an eight inch diameter well shaft. rescuers drilled a parallel hole and used a steel rod to reach her, she was conscious though chilled and shocked. her father Elijah Payne stayed at the mouth and she was expected to recover without lasting injuries.
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Ore
Marie Anne
C. A. Bump
Elvin Payne
Sheridan
Marie
Newbery
Ralph Staley
Payne
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
Bump
James H. Locke Rites Today
Funeral services for James Howard Locke 63 were held at 11 a.m. at the Baptist Church in Boyce with burial at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Locke founder of J H Locke & Co Millwood and husband of Mary Hart, is survived by son John and granddaughter Anne Marie, plus siblings.
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James Howard Locke
Baptist Church
Boyce
Dargan Lucas
Green Hill Cemetery
Berryville
J. G. Burch
B. B. McKay
C. H. Iden
Winston Pyne
Philip Cunningham
William Burtner
Mr. Locke
Clarke County
John William Locke
J. H. Locke & Co
Millwood
Expelled Cadets Apply to Notre Dame for Admission
Final tally shows 49 United States Military Academy cadets expelled for cribbing have applied to enter the University of Notre Dame with expenses paid. Only 30 sent formal papers by the deadline. those applications are under review. The 19 others are not known to have mailed formal documents. The group originated from about 90 cadets expelled at West Point.
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South Bend
Ind
United States Military Academy
University of Notre Dame
West Point
Fisher Sees Large Atomic Bomb and Missile Spending
Rep. Fisher of Texas told a Labor Day gathering in Brownwood that the U.S. will invest over a billion dollars next year in atomic and hydrogen bombs and another billion on guided missiles. He is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and cited stockpiles of 750 to 1,000 bombs.
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Tex
Fisher
Officers Break News of Korean War Casualties
In Hawaii, 30 officers deliver in person casualty notices to families, a duty begun by Lt Gen Aurand after the Korean War started. Since then 1,372 messages have been delivered in the Pacific, including 182 death notices, with families helped on matters like allotments, insurance, back pay, and pensions.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Tamaqua
Henry S. Aurand
U. S. Army
Pacific
Legaullon
Legoullon
Aurand
Bixth
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
United States
Jail Escapees Still at Large in Staunton Breakout
Five prisoners remained at large after escaping Staunton city jail Sunday night. One, Arthur Ingram 36, surrendered by phone 12 hours later. James Wilson 22 faces an attempted murder charge. The escape involved slugging a guard during the breakout.
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Staunton
Arthur Ingram
James Wilson
Four Executed For Assassination Plot in Amman
A Damascus report says four men convicted of plotting to assassinate Jordan's King Abdullah were executed early today at Amman's central prison. The names given include Dr. Mousa Abdullah El Husseini, a cousin of Jerusalem's exiled mufti Abde, Kader Farhat, Abed Mahmoud Okkeh, and his brother Zakaria Okkeh. Abdullah was reportedly killed at a mosque in old Jerusalem on July 20, by a Moslem tailor slain by the king's guards.
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Damascus
Syria
Amman
Jordan
Abdullah
Central
Mousa Abdullah el Husseini
Mufti
Jerusalem
Abde
Kader Farahat
Abed Mahmoud Okkeh
Zakaria
Old Jerusalem
Nothing Fishy At Capon Lake Glasses Mystery
Woolworth manager Jesse O Ansel and wife Lillian spent a month at Capon Lake this summer. While sunning on a raft the wife dropped her spectacles July 10. Later the Laurens P Joneses fishing at the same resort found them, and Mr Jones hooked them on the nose, revealing a humorous misadventure.
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Jesse O. Ansel
Woolworth
Lillian
Capon Lake
Senate Sets Speed Record With Eight Second Session
Washington reports the Senate ran an eight second session starting and ending early before the scheduled meeting time. This rapid session established a new speed record for the body and drew attention from observers.
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Washington
The
Senate
Defeated Candidates To Run as Independents In November Election
Six of the defeated People's Ticket candidates from Princess Anne County's August Democratic primary announced they would file as independents in the November general election.
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Princess Anne
Princess Anne ‘County
Prospect
Sever
People’s Ticket
France Votes Aid for Catholic Schools Despite Opposition
France's National Assembly approved indirect aid to Roman Catholic schools today amid resistance from Communist and Socialist groups. The decision marks a shift in educational funding policy amid ongoing debates over church-state separation and public funding.
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AID Catholic
Paris
France
National Assembly
Mayor to Discuss Crime Group With Richmond Council
Mayor T. Nelson Parker plans to discuss a local crime commission with the Richmond Council. He said any measure that keeps the people conscious of the situation will be helpful and noted his experience supports exploring the idea.
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Richmond Council
Richmond
T. Nelson Parker
Parker
Governor Darden's 1943 44 anti slot push reshaped enforcement
As leader of the anti slot machine campaign under Governor Darden in 1943 44 the effort convinced him that gambling can and will overwhelm local enforcement unless tightly watched.
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Darden
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