Virginia Driver Licenses Renewal Drive Nearing Deadline
The Harrisonburg Rockingham Chamber of Commerce reports 5105 renewal applications handled by the DMV yesterday. About 1000 city and county residents have applied, with many more expected. Licenses renewals are due by June 20, three year licenses cost 50 cents plus 19 cents service fee, and the renewal period began March 14 at the National Hotel Building, 224 North Main Street, 9 am to 5 pm.
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Division of Motor Vehicles
Harrisonburg-Rocknshem
Chamber of Commerce
National ‘Hotel
North Main ‘Street
Virginia
Trustee's Sale of Valuable Farm in Rockingham County VA
Public auction will occur on Saturday June 24 1959 at 10 oclock am on the premises in Ashby District Rockingham County Virginia. The sale follows a deed of trust dated November 6 1937 by George W Deavers and wife to trustees Sterrett and Sanday securing a debt note. Parcel covers 139698 acres with road access from Penn Laird to Wevers Cove and includes a marl bed and drying plant. Terms cash.
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Ashby
Rockingham County
Virginia
George W. Deavers
Bockingham County
Penn Laird
Wevers Cove
C. B. Barman
C. Conger
Conger
Keezletown Road
Burgess
Hermian Cline
Cline
Ida Root
Root
K. B. Bazzle
Bazzle
O. D. Hulvey
Hulvey
Heatwole
Trobaugh
C. EB. Earman
Farman
Spring Branch
Ollie M. Deavers
W. FE. Weast
Bessie L. Weast
E & Granpy
BE. & Bubs, Ducvonssy
Royal Visit Captures Vancouver and Victoria
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth bid farewell to Britain’s empire in Canada as crowds greet them in Vancouver and Victoria. The royal couple toured docks, arches, and veterans, with the king inspecting a guard of honor and veterans singing Auld Lang Syne. They then traveled toward New Westminster and beyond toward the north.
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Chilliwack
B. C
King George
Elizabeth
England
Pacific
Vancouver
Victoria
London
Empire
Iicking
Canada
Dominion
Scotland
Hyde Park
New Westminster
Westminster
16Th
Herbert Tearson
H. M
Collingwood
Jutland
Prince Albert
Northlands
Opium Seized in Norfolk Shipment Linked to Wong Ping
Treasury agents announced the seizure of opium valued at 100000 found in peanut oil vats at Norfolk Virginia. Wong Ping president of the Chinese Merchants Association was arrested on export and import act charges as the Hong Kong shipment was traced from Seattle to Norfolk by rail. The opium was detected using a fluoroscope and the case marked the largest narcotics find in the area in years.
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Washington
Treasury
Norfolk
Chinese Merchants Association of
Wong Fing
Hong Kong
Seattle
Wong Ping
Chinese Merchants’ Assorciation of
Harry A. Brinkley
United States
Wone Ping
Brida
Harry H. Holt, Jr
United States District Attorney
Ping
C. and C
Bernard A. Hall
United States Marshall
Colley Avenue
Va Mutual Insurance Meeting in Luray Set for Friday
The 17th annual meeting of the Association of Mutual Insurance Companies of Virginia convenes in Luray May 31 and June 1. President T T Showalter of Harrisonburg chairs with a busy agenda including a Thursday banquet by Dr F Bomberger and a Luray Caverns trip for attendees. Speakers include W R Rowe A H Chambley D N Myers Harry Cooper and V N Valgren among others outlining risk, windstorm cooperation and mutuals progress.
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Luray
Association of Mutual Insurance Companies of Virgiinia
T. T. Showalter
Harrisonburg
F. B. Bomberger
Baltimore Bank For Co-operatives
W. R. Rowe
Northern Neck Mutual
Virginia Mutuals
A. H. Chambley
Pulaski
Giles Mutual
D. N. Myers
Loudoun County Mutual
Virginia
Harry Cooper
National Association Mutual Insurance Companies
William Shaffer
Baltimore
V. N. Valgren
Farm Credit Administration
G. F. Hobinger
Virginia Farm Bureau
K. N. Hunter
G. Raymond Gaines
5. M. Huffman
D. A. Fortune
Henrico
T. N. Wood
R. J. McCray
Loudoun
Local Seniors News Offers Insights from 1623 to 1915
The Seniors news segment highlights interests and general counsel topics spanning historical years 1623 through 1915, noted in La Jolla California. It reflects archival coverage of scholarly and civic matters relevant to senior readers.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Pian Jeced Chandler Harper
Gene Erel Counss
Disd
Contract Awarded For Hospital Room
The operating room and auxiliary space at Page Memorial Hospital were awarded to Henkel Yates of Luray. The project costs about 2000 dollars and includes converting the kitchen and dining room into an operating area, sterilizer room, and washup room with the kitchen moved to the rear residence.
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Luray
Page Memorial Hospital
Henkel Yates
Barrymore Suffered Heart Attack Amid Exhaustion Return to Stage Likely
John Barrymore, 57, veteran actor, was treated in Chicago for a heart ailment after a collapse. Doctors reported a weak heart muscle but said he could resume his role in My Dear Children next Monday if he improves as expected. He stayed at the Ambassador East Hotel with nurses monitoring him daily.
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Chicago
John Barrymore
T. J. Coogan
Coogan
W. H. Highstone
Barrymore
Hishstone
Ambassador East Hotel
Elaine Barrie
Hollywood
Shenandoah City Class Night and Senior Exercises
May 31 Shenandoah City notes Class Night for the Senior class with graduation on June 2. High ranking seniors will deliver addresses led by salutatorian Mimyose Lankford and valedictorian Ann Griffith along with speakers Harry Richard Jones and Frank Purdham. Other graduates listed include Annie Bear Dorothy Beidler Albert Comer Walter Comer Kathryn Hoover Ruth Jenkins and more.
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Shenandoah
Page County
Mimyose Lankford
Harry Richard Jones
Frank Purdham
Ann Griffith
Annie Bear
Dorothy Beidler
Albert Comer
Walter Comer
Kathryn Hoover
Ruth Jenkins
Harry Brdones
Margaret Judd
Helen Wirtley
Hivelyn Kite
Claude Louderback
Elvin May
Elizabeth McMullen
June Mills
Florence Milton
Doris Milton
Howard Orye
Mary Pendleton
Mildred Purdham
Louis¢ Shuler
Vincent Stanley
James Sullivan
Alonso Trainham
Mildred Williams
Jennings Zirkle
Houck & Co to Tandle State Adv in Virginia
The Virginia Conservation Commission selects Houck & Company of Roanoke as its advertising representative for three years starting July 1, with a Richmond office required. The appointment may be altered by the commission and lasts until July 1, 1942, replacing Cecil & Presbrey, Inc. of Richmond and New York.
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Richmond
Pic
Virginia Conservation Commission
Houck & Company of
Roanoke
N. Clarence -Smith
Houck & Company
Commission
Cecil & Presbrey, Inc
New York
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction in Scott's Scrapbook
A peculiar collection reveals oddities and odd happenings chronicled by Scott's scrapbook. The pages showcase curious notes, unusual clippings, and whimsical entries that blur fact and fiction in a quiet hometown archive.
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Scott
Bridgewater College Glee Clubs to Present Elijah Concert
Bridgewater College Glee Clubs and College Street Choir join for Elijah on Cole Hall Sunday June 4 under Nelson Huffman. Two performances include a 2 to 3 PM WRVA radio broadcast from Cole Hall and an 8 PM public concert with soloists, full chorus, and costume dramatization.
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Bridgewater College
College Street
Nelson T. Huffman
Cole Hall
Mendelssohn
Glee Clubs
WRVA
Richmond
Bridgewater College Music Department
Virginia Standard Colleges
LeRoy Sharon
Elijah
Lawrence Fitzwater
Ahab
Woodrow Wampler
Obadiah
Anne Cebrat
Queen
Eleanor Christine Huffman
Naomi Wolfe
Olivia Cool
Miriam Blough
Anna Jane Swiger
J. A. Anderson
Clifford Marshall
Ruth E. Weyebright
College Street Church
Huffman
Roanoke College Dean Resigns and Appoints Successor
Dr. C. R. Brown resigns as Roanoke College dean after a 1920 tenure and will lead history teaching while remaining department head and summer session director. Prof. E. B. Broadwater is named new dean, bringing decades in public schools and college teaching, with degrees from William and Mary and Columbia.
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Association of Virginia Colleges
Broadwater
College of William and Mary
Columbia University
Salem
Andrew Lewis
Resigning Dean Seeks Quiet Hours to Reflect on World Affairs
Dr. Brown announced his retirement after a twentieth year in public school administrative work. In his resignation letter he cited a need for undisturbed hours to think talk and perhaps write about current world affairs and expressed deep appreciation for nineteen years of support as dean from the college president.
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Brown
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic to cleanse the body of excess acid and poisons, claiming benefits for inactive or distressed kidneys and symptoms like backache nervousness and night awakenings. It urges customers to buy the genuine Haarlem Oil from Haarlem, Holland, for 35 cents.
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Haarlem
America
Holland
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Tandle State
Candy Eastman
Roanoke College
C. R. Brown
E. B. Broadwater
Andrew Lewis High School
Chas. J. Smith
Seerne
County Theatres
Elkton Theatre
Elkton
Elkton, Va
ST. Louis
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Bill” Elliott
Grottees
Rosalind Russell
Robert Montgomery
Tex Ritter
Texas
Bing Crosbyne
Paris
Preston Foster
Broadway
Jackie
Cooper
Wild Horse Canyon
Jack Randall
W. W. Kimball Co
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Miles Lusig
Court Square
WIT . Goldwyn
WU Tateiging
Merle Oberon
Laurence Olivier
David Niven
Phoce
Hasan Is
Cartoon
Joos. Usted
Edwin L. Matin
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Stephen
Frodestok
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J. Edgar Hoover
Bae
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