Virginia High Court rules custody of Bitsy Falco to Kingsport relatives
Virginia’s Supreme Court upheld a Staunton court ruling granting 11 year old Carmella Bitsy Falco custody to Wallace Grills and his wife in Kingsport Tennessee. Bitsy preferred to live with New York and Kingsport uncles disputed jurisdiction but the court found Virginia valid.
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Richmond
Virginia
Carmella “Bitsy” Falco
Kingsport, Tenn
Brooklyn
N.Y
Kingsport
New York
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Bitsy
William S. Moffett Jr
Staunton Circuit
Wallace Grills
Powerful Bite Sharks Exhibit Record Crushing Power
A study notes sharks demonstrate extraordinary bite strength with pressures measured at 18 tons per square inch.
Fate of Small Roads At Stake in Rail Merger
Norfolk & Western and Chesapeake & Ohio urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to permit a merger to preserve competitive strength. They plan to merge and operate Erie Lackawanna Delaware & Hudson Boston & Maine Reading Central of New Jersey through a holding company named Dereco. They argue smaller lines could be rehabilitated with support from the combined group.
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Erie Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Reading
Central of New Jersey
Dereco
N&w-C&o
Chiang Kai-shek Proves Health by Lighthouse Stair Climb
Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek aged 81 in four months reportedly showed good health by ascending the steps of a lighthouse said to reach the height of a 15 story building. The report cites Nationalist Chinese press as the source.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Spirited Virginia City Council Races Highlight Key Issues
Across Virginia multiple campaigns center on self help versus federal aid, racial representation in Danville and Petersburg, and control of city electricity policy. Danville sees a clash over expanding the municipal generating department with two Negro candidates possible for the first time in a century. Richmond faces eight Forward slate challengers alongside independents vying for nine seats. Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Portsmouth, and other cities also host races with varied slates and issues including housing, aid, and governance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Appalachian Power Co
Danville
Richmond
Charlottesville City Council
Council
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Portsmouth
State Prisoner Seeks Hearing on Life Sentence Validity
Charleston AP The West Virginia Supreme Court scheduled a June 26 habeas hearing for Carl Edward Hysell who contends that all but 10 years of his life term since 1961 are invalid. He was convicted as an accessory to burglary and named in prior sentences from Cabell and Kanawha counties.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Carl Edward Hysell
Kanawha County
Hysell
Cabell County
Supreme Court
Golf origin traced to Dutch term for club
A note explains that the word golf derives from the Dutch term for a club. The linguistic link links the modern sport name to its historical precursor in language.
Now Possible To Shrink Painful Hemorrhoids
New York reports science has found a medication that rapidly stops itching relieves pain and shrinks hemorrhoids in many cases. Doctors test results show actual reduction of inflamed tissue with Preparation H in ointment or suppository form.
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New York, N.Y
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