Six Indicted in Virginia for Income Tax Evasion Schemes
A Richmond grand jury returned True bills against six defendants in separate cases of attempting to evade income taxes. Individuals named include Dr. Charles Eugene Sumner of Norfolk, contractor Clyde R Royals Sr of Hampton Roads, farmer John C Ashby of Northampton, contractor John Samuel Rice of Martinsville, George M Miller of Covington, and Lady Byrd Hat Co officials Irving R Dascher Emil J Lenwh and Hyman Osmaiov.
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Richmond
U. S
Charles Eugene Sumner
Norfolk
Hampton Road
John C. Ashby
Northampton County
John Samuel Rice
Martinsville Road
George M. Miller
Covington
Irving R. Dascher
Emil J. Lenwh
Hyman Osmaiov
Lady Byrd Hat Company, Inc
Roanoke Woman Charged with Abortion Ties Amid Killings
Dartha Fulton 42, a former Bedford taxi driver and divorc or, faces trial April 21 for performing an abortion on a girl in January. She is held on a murder charge in the February death of Alice Taylor and indicted with Doris Milton. the Bedford and Roanoke cases connect through an abortion operation at Milton's home.
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Roanoke
Dartha Louise Fulton
Bedford
Alice Marie Taylor
Hastings Court
Doris Milton
Governor Signs 21 Assembly Acts and Sets Public Hearings
Governor Battle signed twenty one acts from the 1950 General Assembly and vetoed Senate Bill 317 on forfeiture. He announced public hearings on three bills: House Bill 185 on consolidating Hampton area communities, Senate Bill 300 on contracts for correspondence courses, and House Bill 579 defining new and used cars.
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Richmond
Battle
General Assembly
Senate
Lower Peninsula
Hampton
Murder Trial Set for Tomorrow in Roanoke Case
Clarence Ellis Decker, 24, will go on trial in Roanoke on a murder charge for the March death of his mother, 50, who was beaten and stabbed in her apartment. The judge postponed the start from today to tomorrow due to the city council election.
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Roanoke
Clarence Ellis Decker
Hastings Court
Dirk A. Kuyk
Prisoner Dies in Lime Pile at Staunton Plant
David Eugene Smith, 32, of Bristol, a prisoner at the State lime grinding plant near Staunton, suffocated after losing balance and falling into lime. Augusta County coroner Dr I M Nichols ruled it a freak accidental death. Plant Superintendent G P Bowman said it was the first such accident since the plant opened in 1914.
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Staunton
David Eugene Smith
Bristol
Here
I. M. Nichols
Augusta County
G. P. Bowman
School Levy Boosted By Supervisors
Campbell County supervisors backed a 10 cent boost to the school levy after tentatively approving a 25 cent request from the school board. The decision came after a stormy four sided session with more than 200 people in attendance and an executive session to finalize the raise.
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Rustburg
Campbell County Board of Supervisors
Interests Asked To Invest In VPI
Dr. John R. Hutcheson, Virginia Tech chancellor and VPI Educational Foundation president, urged agricultural and industrial groups to invest in VPI. The foundation seeks six projects totaling $3,500,000 for research at VPI, presented at a Roanoke board meeting.
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Roanoke
John R. Hutcheson
Virginia Tech
VPI Educational Foundation, Inc
Virginia Agricultural and Industrial Interests
VPI
Hutcheson
Only One Develops Resistance to Drug
Roanoke report says Sir Alexander Fleming told the Gill Memorial Eye Ear and Throat Hospital congress that penicillin resistance has emerged only in staphylococci and remains a general fear rather than a widespread issue.
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Roanoke
Alexander Fleming
Gill Memorial Eye, Ear and Throat
Grain futures show mixed early gains on wheat and soybeans
Chicago board of trade opens with steady to firm tones as deferred wheat leads the advance. May wheat at 2.23 1 4, July 2.04 04 1 2, September 2.05 1 2, December 2.08 1 4. Corn ranges 1.25 - 1.35 3 4. oats 75 1 8 - 3 8. rye July 1.36 3 4. soybeans May 2.64 1 4 - 3 4. July 2.60 59 3 4. November 2.04. January 2.07 1 2. Lard May 11.25, July 11.45, November 11.50.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Consul Pye Leaves Norfolk for Kansas City
A. J. Pye, British consul in Norfolk since January 1939, departed today for Kansas City Missouri. He is succeeded by Thomas McDonald who arrives after 18 months in England with the British Foreign Office staff.
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Norfolk
A. J. Pye
Kansas City
Thomas McDonald
England
British Foreign Office
Market Quotations New York Stocks Quiet Gain Dull Session
The New York stock market made only limited progress amid heavy trading. Gains were small and leaders barely moved from Monday's final quotes with some declines. Higher prices were seen for U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Goodrich Montgomery Ward and others while Chrysler United Aircraft Dow Chemical DuPont and Superior Oil of California lagged.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
Montgomery
Livestock and Produce Prices Tied to Market Demand
Creditable salable hogs 7 000 with top 16.25 and various weight ranges. Cattle and calves: 6 000 salable, steers 29.00–30.50 for heavy loads, cows 13.00–21.00, vealers 26.00–30.00. Sheep 1 500 deck 125 lb woolskins 24.50 and shorn lambs 26.25. Apples and potatoes steady to fair, several regional price ranges listed. Poultry barely steady, trading slow, fryers 32 per hundredweight.
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Chicago
USDA
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Bu Bas & Boxes Usis
Bu Bas & Boxes Usis, 2 1-2 Inch Up MD. Delicious
Black Twigs
Yorks
N. J. Romes
Pa. Deli
MD. & Vabu
Delaba Bas US
Federal lands yield 1948 mineral and oil output high
Mines and oil wells on federally owned land produced 363 million dollars in 1948, quadruple the value recorded in 1940, reflecting a sharp postwar expansion in natural resource activity.
Meat market notes and prices from Baltimore USDA report
The Baltimore USDA cattle and hog market report shows limited cattle sales with prices largely unchanged, calves sold readily at 25 to 31 dollars, hogs fairly active with early sales near 17 to 25 dollars for various weights, and lighter weights and sows priced down to around 12 to 15 dollars, with several weight classes and terms listed. Butter and egg receipts are reported, with butter at 85,506 lbs and eggs at 764 cases. overall demand described as slow for eggs and heavy receipts for butter.
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Baltimore
USDA
Water chestnut Invasion Threatens Wildlife At Duck Farm
A report notes water chestnut grows dense enough to hinder duck feeding and disrupt waterfowl habitat, threatening pond management and farm operations.
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