Unusual Barley Drop Raises Virginia Market Talk
Unusual barley drop in Virginia markets last week priced 76 to 90 cents. Growers face weed control costs for soybeans as yield concerns and discounts prevail with a record crop prospect. Virginia ports and freight advantage support clean beans despite market pressure. Lamb prices may hold steady with limited Western and Deep South shipments, while feeder pigs rise and hog numbers prompt potential price shifts into late June.
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Virginia
N&t
Deep South
Cow Knocks Wheels, Plane Makes Belly Landing in Mexico
A Vega Airlines DC3 lost its wheels when a cow wandered onto the Jamiltepec landing strip in Oaxaca. Pilot Luis Davila Minozcano diverted to Oaxaca city airport for an emergency belly landing after the animal struck the aircraft during approach.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Luis Davila Minozcano
Jamiltepec
Sputnik Ill Speaks Only To The Soviets
A Moscow dispatch says Sputnik III broadcasts its data only to the Soviet Union while Soviet experts display a full scale model at the All Union Industrial Fair in Moscow. Guides explain observations are stored on tape and transmitted only within Soviet territory.
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New York
Tass
Moscow
Earth
Soviet Union
De Gaulle Seen As France’s Answer to Political Woes
Former President Harry S. Truman told reporters at Algeciras that Gen Charles de Gaulle is the man France needs to overcome current political difficulties. Truman spoke during a stopover aboard the Independence while en route to Cannes and Paris for a private visit with his wife.
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Algeciras
Spain
Harry S. Truman
Charles de Gaulle
France
Truman
U.S
Independence
Cannes
Paris
Open Letter Recaps Local Social Roundup in Clintwood
A busy note from Clintwood journalist Kate Friend details tea parties, birthdays, and visits. She mentions Ruth Stanley Wise, Nina Thomason, Trooper Harry Neff, and Sondra Large among numerous family friends, with plans for future gatherings and a fall tour through nearby towns.
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Alice
Bill Tomer
Beckley
W. Va
Kate Friend
Ruth Stanley
Wise
Ruth
Lee
Nina Thomason
Kate
Nina
Harry Neff
Harry
Hillsville
Coeburn
Sondra Large
C. J. Mullins
Vic
Eva Molinary
Lil Peebles
Sondra
Kingsport
Tenn
Bill Miller
Mildred Powers
Smith Shoe
Mildred
Henry Sutherlands
Eddie Rasnick
St. Mary's Hospital
Norton
Mama Hubby Kiser
Gaye
Sandy Vanover
Haysi
G. Kisers
August Keiths
Sam Andersons
Myrtle Maiden French
Youngs
Greta Beverely
Ceres
Dennis Hall
Bobby Stanley
Don Parrish
John B
June Chase
Audie Phipps
Haysi Farm
Snuffy Smith
Brandy Bill
Devils Apron
Mayna Sutherland
Hamburger Fry
Glyn Phillips
Cathleen
Harold Arrington
Rip
Glyn
Vauxhall
Jack Thomas
Pasadena
Cal
Jack
Lawrence Welk
Art Linkletter
Leonard Yonce
Younces
Roanoke
Leonard
Buddy
Josh Edith” Wright
C. F. Hillman
Fred Hillman
Denise
Janice
Linda
Large
George Bond
Emmett Smith
Kathy
Nicklesville
Glenn Bond
Aikens
D. C
Byron Bond
Baltimore
Jimmy Bond
Harry Langosh
Noame Hillman
Steven
Peter Buffalo
N. Y
Conley Hillman
Tom Davis
D. D. Appalachia
Arlin Hill
Big Stone Gap
Clintwood
Radford 133 Candidates Graduate In Virginia Colleges
The Associated Press reports Radford College awarded 133 degrees at graduation with Dr. John R. Hutcheson delivering the keynote. Other Virginia campuses including Hollins Madison Bridgewater Roanoke Emory and Henry and Mary Baldwin conferred degrees as leaders urged graduates to balance education with humane judgment and faith.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Radford College
John R. Hutcheson
Virginia Tech
William Garrett West
First Christian Church
Chattanooga
Virginia Council of Higher Education
Madison College
Dabney S. Lancaster
Longwood College
Madison
G. Tyler Miller
Frank Paw Lewis
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Roanoke College
Francis P. ‘Gaines
Washington and Lee University
Robert D. Hershey
New York
H. Sherman Oberly
Mary Baldwin College
Frank W. Price
Union Seminary
Philip G. Davidson
University of Louisville
Bridgewater
W. T. Sanger
Medical College of Virginia
Bridgewater College
Warren D. Bowman
Emory and Henry College
Roy H. Short
Nashville
Kermit Hunter
Hollins College
South
First Train To Tazewell Recalled
In Tazewell Virginia the Centralized Train Control system goes into operation on the Clinch Valley Branch from Bluefield to Norton. The Clinchfield Coal Corporation reactivates mine property on Dumps Creek and develops a virgin field across Sandy Ridge served by the Norfolk and Western. An Appalachian Power Company plant rises on Clinch River at Carbo with total area development near 100 million dollars. The piece recalls the 1887 passenger train arrival and discusses shifts to highway and trailer traffic impacting rail service. Women do not have the vote.
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Tazewell
Clinch Valley
Bluefield
Norton
Finney
C. V
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Dumps Creek
Sandy Ridge
N&w
Appalachian Power Company
Clinch River
Carbo
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Trinity Methodist Church
Henry S. Carter
Frank L. Shaffer
C. B. Gibson
Andrew Easley
R. S. Brown
Sputnik
de Gaulle
North Street
Lana Hibbitts
Cedric Hibbitts
Dinah Short
Burl Short
Dinah
Lana
Radford
United States
Canada
Que Ann Mullins
Bec
Schoo Publications
Exclesive Business School
Coal & Coke Building
L. L. Dickenson
Seaboard
Helicopter Patrol, Inc
Mayflower Drive
Chas. W. Vo. DI
Is Pr Bd PT
Leep
Pealeas
Bluepiele, VA
Penney
Ewaye
Penney’s
Dan River Cotsy
Ton Plaid Shirts
Penney Towncraft
Dacron
Cron
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