Confederate Reunion at Gordon Orndorff barn near Toms Brook
Seven Confederate companies gathered for a weekend reunion at Gordon Orndorff's barn west of here. The 33rd Virginia Volunteer commanded by Captain Co. C Rosen of New Market sponsored the event with units from Winchester Elkton Waynesboro Baltimore Maryland New Jersey Kentucky and New Market.
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Toms Brook
Gordon Orndorff
Here
Virginia Volunteer
Co. C. Rosen
New Market
Winchester
Elkton
Waynesboro
Baltimore
Second man sought after early Saturday shooting
A local man James Roberts was shot in the chest at 12 30 a.m. in front of Elkson N Kent St and is in good condition at Memorial Hospital. Police seek a second man James Grant of Belgrade Florida held in connection with the incident. No preliminary hearing set. Witnesses report an argument among several men before the shooting.
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N. Cameron St
Winchester
James Hollar
N. Kent St
Memorial Hospital
L. S. Dunn
Howard W. Hockman, Jr
Front Royal
James Roberts
Elkson N. Kent St
James Grant
Belgrade
Fla
Fairmont Ave
Frederick County School Enrollment Rises to 6096
County enrollment in Frederick Schools totals 6096 with 1859 high school and 4237 elementary students. Superintendent Robert E Ayler says the figure matches expectations, up 257 from last year’s 5839 and higher than Aug 30 this year. Funeral services planned for cartoonist Fred Quimby creator of Tom and Jerry aged 79 after surgery.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Hollywood
Fred Quimeby
Tom and Jerry
Quimby
Stuntman nearing 80 reflects perilous life in film and war
Blythe California AP reports Duane Hamlin a veteran stuntman nearing his 80th birthday shares his action oriented approach to aging. From piloting stagecoaches to fighting bandits and serving as a WWI pilot and scout he recalls hazards with pride. Now in retirement he still enjoys testing younger performers and relishes memories of roles in Hell's Angels and Tarzan while living alone on a desert ranch awaiting Hollywood calls.
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Blythe
Calif
Chareacter
Duane Hamlin
Hamlin
Shiprock
N.M
Harri
Sailant
Clark
Gable
Rudolph Valentino
Maverick
sOmir
Hollywood
Break-ins Reported at Winchester Lumber and Equipment Firms
Police reported weekend burglaries at two Winchester businesses. Oates Lumber Co. mill building was entered by prying a window sash, and the glass door at Winchester Equipment Co. on Pennsylvania Ave was smashed. No immediate theft details released.
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Winchester
Oates Lumber Co
Winchester Equipment Co
Pennsylvania Ave
Robertson Opposes Immigration Bill in Vote Planned
Senator A Willis Robertson a Democrat from Virginia will vote against the administration bill. He said it would end the national crisis quota system and increase immigrant flow when 3.3 million Americans are employed.
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Washington
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Virginia Democrat
Hannibal’s Alpine Crossing Fueled by Raisins
Historians note Hannibal’s long march across the Alps around 2 B.C. faced supply constraints and minimized hunger by relying on dried raisins for sustenance and energy during the trek.
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Hannibal
Alps
Roland's Bugle Sound at Battle of Roncevalles
A legend says Ronald blew a bugle with his last breath at Roncevalles to summon Charlemagne. The horn is said to have been heard as far as 100 miles away, affirming a dramatic, enduring myth of the campaign.
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Roland
Ronald
Charlemagne
Roncevalles
Pattern 4817 Misses' Casual Front Button Dress
Advertisement details Misses' dress pattern 4817 in Cherry Madras checks. Includes sizes 12 to 20 with fabric yardage for size 16. Mailing options and address for pattern request listed from Anne Adams at Winchester Star pattern dept. 243 West 17th St New York NY 10011.
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Madras
Anne Adams
Winchester
Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Child Killed by Falling Play House in Virginia Beach
Sherry Ann Mitchell aged 5 died when part of an aluminum play house collapsed in her yard near Chesapeake Beach Virginia Beach Sunday. Authorities investigated the accidental death as a tragic household incident.
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Virginia Beach
Sherry Ann Mitchell
Hier
Chesapeake Beach
Brownsville’s Closer to Equator Than Cairo and New Delhi
Brownsville Texas sits nearer the equator than Cairo Egypt or New Delhi India according to a geographical note highlighting latitudinal positions and global proximity to the equator.
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Brownsville
Tex
Equator
Cairo
Egypt
New Delhi
India
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Robertson
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Home Fashion Clinic
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Leggett’s
Women’s Civic League
America
Women’s Civic League Charity Fund
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Rudolph L. Alperin
Riverdale Drapery Fabrics
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Rudolph L. Alper
Hawaii
United Airlines
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U.S.D.A
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