Virginia FFA Members Win Awards At State Convention
The 28th annual Virginia FFA convention opened in Blacksburg with awards and degrees. One hundred fifty eight top farm youths earned State FFA Farmer Key honors, while sixteen adults were named honorary members. Degrees will be conferred at a Wednesday session at Virginia Tech High School.
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Virginia
Virginia Tech
Prince William
National Ffa Foundation
Virginia Ffa
Henry Clay
Nokesville
Edward Giles
Appomattox
Seaboard Forestry
H. P. Pack
W. T. White
Seaboard Airline Railroad
Incetes Wilson R
Y Gap High School
Bland County
Norman Jacks
West Point High School
King William County
W. Franklin Jennings
Randolph - Henry High School
Charlotte County
Wytheville hosts playground program with regional leaders listed
The article names Sherman Collins George Wythe Wytheville and many other area figures including Rich Valley Copen haver Jr Bland Emmett Latham Cleveland Wiley Lewis Castle wood Rocky Gap and more. It also notes honorary farmer degrees for Bruce Robertson C E Clear M Vaughan J W Williams and cites a National Geographic Society fact about early white settlers bringing lice fleas bedbugs clothes moths mites bats grubs and flies.
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Virginia
Sherman Collins
George Wythe
Wytheville
Charles Cook
Rich Valley
Charles Ephriam Copenhaver Jr
Cabbage
Roddy Crabtree
Ceres
John Richmond Gregory
Rocky Gap
H. W. Grubb
Mark Kitts
Bland
Emmett Eugene Latham
Cleveland
Wiley Buford Lewis
Castlewood
David Stafford Miller
Donald Jerome Moore
Rural Retreat
Joe Moore
Grade
Junior Scyphers
Greendale
Stafford Shewey
Oren King Spence
Lee Tate
Donald Clifton Thayer
Luther Brown
Tolbert
Roger G. Clay
Willis
Milan Cornette
Elk Creek
Calvin F. Cox
Independence
Joe B. Edwards
Woodlawn
Robert C. Halsey
Virginia Carolina
Hash
Garrett F. Hudgins
William Byrd
Vinton
Fred Jones
Elk
Rural Retreat High School
C. M. Vaughan
J. W. Williams
Southwest Virginia Enterprise
America
The
National Geographic Society
Licenses Of 219 Drivers Revoked In State
Charleston reports 219 driver licenses revoked by the Motor Vehicles Department on June 14 for various causes. 197 revocations due to driving while intoxicated and 90 suspensions for failing to renew insurance. 10 licenses revoked for two or more drunk driving offenses for 10 years.
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Charleston
Tof
Toda
Guaran
Sa Priveleges
Simon Bailey
Department
Bailey
Plague Deaths in India Decline Since 1947
Officials note a steady drop in plague fatalities in India from 41,745 in 1947 to 1,007 in 1952 with further reductions suspected in following years though figures were not tabu.
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India
Reversal Sought In Conviction On Cancer Cure Disfigurement
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals opened a term to hear Jo seph E Banovitch 75 challenge to a five year sentence for removing part of a woman nose with a salve claimed as a cancer cure. Prosecution argued intent existed and case included disputed evidence from a dead woman and a bank official. Another appeal questioned a murder verdict in Arlington and a separate meat theft case was argued on briefs.
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Richmond
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Joseph E. Banovitch
Vitch
Lunenburg
Miss Hazelwood
Clarence F. Hicks
Banovitch
Ralph Castle
Scott County
Coast Guard closes two lifeboat stations
The Fifth District announces the shutdown of the Chicamacombco and Little Kinnakeet lifeboat stations north of Cape Hatteras as part of a long range plan to end stations along open beaches. Oregon Inlet and Cape Hatteras stations remain open with reduced personnel and new assignments for staff.
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Norfolk
Fifth District Coast Guard
Chicamacombco
Little Kinnakeet
Cape Hatteras
N. Y
Oregon Inlet
London Trolley Bus Fleet Claims World Largest
London asserts its fleet of 1,750 trolley buses is the largest globally and carries about 750 million passengers annually.
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London
England
Virginia Traffic Death Toll Climbs To 315
The Associated Press reports one more highway fatality in Virginia raising the 1954 toll to 315, compared with 393 a year ago. Joanne Ruth Trader, 24, of Long Island City, N Y, was killed in a single vehicle crash on U S 211 three miles west of Amissville in Rappahannock County.
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Virginia
Joanne Ruth Trader
Long Island City
N. Y
U. S. 211
Amissville
Rappahannock County
Coal Loadings Rise on Virginian Line Weekly Totals Reported
Virginian Railway coal loadings climbed to 4 860 fifty ton cars last week up from 4 304 the line announced yesterday. Daily totals show 995 Monday 946 Tuesday 1 039 Wednesday 1 001 Thursday 833 and 46 on Saturday.
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Virginian Railway
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FFA
Rocky Gap Lad
Blacksburg
Assn. of
Future Partners America
Wytheville Playground
Recreation Commisssion
Kemlee Kahle
Belle Fitgerald
Frances Creger
Patsy Crockett
Betsy Thomas
Bluefield Chemical Company
Bluefield, W. Va
Johnson Wexas
Wen
Westinghouse Radio
Free-Westinghouse
Alcoraho
Chippendale
Westinghouse
PRICE
Westinghouse Sewing Machine
RADIO
de Luxe Radio
Superior Sterling CO
Coast Guard
Associated Press
Sstinghouse Studio
U. S
Superior - Sterling Company
Bluefield
W. VA
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