Virginia Education Push Tracks New Superintendent Support
In Virginia Governor Tuck endorses former Darden for superintendent of public instruction as virtually all school officials back the bid. Augusta County officials say five more prisoners face murder charges after the Sunday incident. The State Board of Public Welfare plans a seven percent grant cut to counties starting July 1. Northern Virginia Soil Control District supervisors set Friday meeting to discuss a conservation program and objectives.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Tuck
Darden
Bny
Virginia
Staunton
Augusta County
G. M. Gilkerson
George Luther
State Board Public Welfare
Los
Manassas
Northern Virginia Soil Control District
Richmond Henrico voters approve $2,225,000 school improvement bond
Voters in Richmond and Henrico County narrowly approved a 2.225 million dollar bond issue by a margin of 84 votes to finance a county wide school improvement program.
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Richmond
Henrico County
VEPCO Chief Announces 12 Major Administrative Changes
Richmond VEPCO president J G Holtzclaw announces twelve major changes in key administrative positions. Virginia Beach Mortimer Cosby of Columbia S C will head the Southern Hotel Association as president. Portsmouth adopts daylight saving time for city employees following Norfolk action.
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J. G. Holtzclaw
Virginia Electric and Power Company
VEPCO
Virginia Beach
Mortimer Cosby
Columbia, S. C
Southern Hotel Association
Portsmouth
Portsmouth City
Arthur Owens
Norfolk
Court Martial Finds Sima Guilty On One Charge
Mus 1-C William R. Sima Jr. musician at the Naval Academy received a bad conduct discharge remitted to six months probation after a summary court martial found him guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline for introducing his wife at an all night party. He was acquitted of gambling and drinking.
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Annapolis
William R. Sima, Jr
Navy
Lima
Naval Academy
Reina Mercedes
Walter W. Rollins
North Severn
Death by Own Action Revealed in Police Report
A 21 year old MIT veteran Richard P Gale Jr son in law of a Minneapolis publisher and father of a six month old was found dead by his own hand in a car stored in a Massachusetts wood. The medical examiner described the act and noted no motive or regret in read scribblings dated around 6 34 p m detailing gas fumes and a gradual self strangulation. The note ends with illegible lines and references to time and physical effort.
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Richard P. Gale, Jr
Minnesota
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minneapolis
Richardson
Legion to Enter Festival Float at Apple Blossom Parade
At a Legion Hall meeting Post 21 voted to enter a float in the Apple Blossom Festival Parade and to arrange for 60 to 75 patients to be accommodated at Newton D. Baker Army General Hospital in Martinsburg during Friday’s activities. Eugene F. Dearing presided as commander. Membership stood at 590. Clarence F. Schenk noted Departmental Commander Morgan W. Strother and Departmental Adjutant W. Glenn Elliott would attend the Festival.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Post 21
American Legion
Newton D. Baker Army General Hospital
Martinsburg
Eugene F. Dearing
Clarence F. Schenk
Morgan W
Rose Smith Improves After Handley Library Fall
Miss Rose Smith, injured in a fall at the Handley Library on Monday, was reported by hospital authorities today to be somewhat improved. She rests comfortably with a fractured pelvic bone and a broken left ankle, and her condition is listed as satisfactory considering the injuries.
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Rose Thomas Smith
Handley Library
Repair Meeting For Mt. Hebron Church Near Whitacre
Announcement calls all interested to convene at Mt. Hebron U B Church near Whitacre on Sunday afternoon April 14 to appoint committees and begin repair work on the church building.
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Mt. Hebron U. B
Whitacre
County Baseball League Standing Summary
Standings show Boyce on 5 and Gainesboro on 1 with Stonewall at 2. Matchups include Gainesboro versus Stonewall and Boyce against Gainesboro while Stonewall faces Middletown and Stephens City plays Gore.
Clean Up Drive Urges Homeowners to Prevent Fires
Chief warns a 1945 cleanup drive could save homes as fires rise to an estimated 455 million dollars in losses. He cites causes like grease buildup, rubbish, newspapers, and empty paint cans in basements and urges immediate replacement of worn shingles and chimney cleaning along with garage and basement cleanup.
Quick Thinking Saves Workman on 15th Floor Rescue
In Chicago on April 10 a workman, James Anderson, dangled from a rope at a Loop hotel. Fellow worker Philip Walsh twisted a loose rope in a wide circle, looping it around Anderson to slow his fall until he slid down to safety and was treated for rope burns at St Luke's Hospital.
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Chicago
Philip Walsh
Tuck Pointer
James Anderson
Anderson
Walsh
St. Luke’s Hospital
Oe Anderson
Local Market Prices For Feed And Grain
Local market listing shows daily prices for corn meal, wheat, oats and mixed feeds, with per bag and per hundredweight rates. Includes calve, shoat, lamb, steer, heifer, and cow pricing, plus starter, grower, egg mash and butter offerings from regional suppliers.
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Webinnek
Eve Scensxes
Veccese Seedi
Moto Ber Ranch Essen Es
Local Graded Eye Market Report Not Fully Clear
The fragmentary notice mentions a market or yard event with dates around the 29th and 20th but lacks readable details. No clear entities or actions could be confirmed from the garbled text.
Miller School P T A Meeting Set for Thursday
Miller School P T A will meet Thursday with a guest speaker Miss Sarah Wilson Bible instructor in the county schools. An educational movie will be shown and patrons are asked to note the date change.
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Son
Miller
Sarah Wilson
Wall of Mother Cabrini to be crowned first U S saint
Statue ceremony in St Peter's to honor Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini as the United States walks toward sainthood. The event slated for late June or early July with Vatican rites anticipated and national attention focused on the milestone.
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Associated Press
Frances Zavier Cabrini
United States
St. Peter's
Suffolk Legion Post Granted Beer License
Suffolk Virginia April 10 after a spirited controversy the Suffolk post of the American Legion was granted a beer license for the legion home opposition to the license was voiced by the Suffolk Women's Christian Temperance Union and the legion auxiliary of the post.
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Suffolk Post
American Legion
Grant
Legion
Suffolk Women's Christian Temperance Union
The
Legion Auxiliary
Little Girl Follows Instructions Gets Sparrow as Pet
In Waukesha Wisconsin a three year old, Geraldine McClure, followed her aunt's odd instruction to sprinkle salt on a sparrow's tail in the back yard. Moments later she ran inside proudly presenting a sparrow she had captured by the method.
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Waukesha
Wis
Geraldine McClure
Geraldine
Whitacre Dies in Martinsburg West Virginia at 59
Dr N F Whitacre WWI veteran died of a heart attack at Newton D Baker General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia aged 59 Born in Frederick County son of the late William C Whitacre and Annie G Whitacre He was active in the American Legion past Post Commander Boys State and Berkeley Post 14 director for the fire He is survived by his wife Louise Harrison a son Louis Steven Whitacre three brothers Pred A John W and Landon B Whitacre all of Winchester Funeral services Friday April 12 at 2 30 pm from the late residence Martinsburg with Rev A M Gluck and Rev Clarence Corkran Interment in Rose Dale Cemetery Martinsburg Body at the G while Coffman Funeral Home remains.
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Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frederick County
Whitacre, Va
He Was
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William Clark Whitacre
Annie Giffen Whitacre
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American Legion
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Berkeley No. 14
Berkeley
Louise Harrison
Louis Steven Whitacre
Pred A
John W
Landon B. Whitacre
Lula L Loy
Winchester
Puneral
Martingbere
A. M. Gluck
Clarence Corkran
Rosedale Cmetery
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