Last Year’s Band Champs to Travel 700 Miles for 1952 Festival
The Grand Feature Parade band from McDowell County West Virginia will tour about 700 miles with three other county bands to participate in the 1952 Festival on May 1 and 2. Mrs Ruby D Carter directs the band and H H Swann is principal. The Big Creek Band will appear in both the Firemen’s and Grand Feature parades. uniforms are green and white. three nights will be spent in Winchester.
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Ruby D. Carter
H H. Swann
McDowell
West Vir
Ginia
Big Creek
Winchester
Parade Personnel Housing
Eston Tevalt
Big Creek High School
War
W Va
M. M. Long
Wise County
Thomas B. Fugate
Watkins M. Abbitt
Thomas B. Stanley
Burr P. Harrison
Howard W. Smith
Record snowpack boosts West water for irrigation and power
Near record winter snowfall and high snow water content promise above normal irrigation and hydro power in the western United States. Colorado, South Dakota, and New Mexico face flood risks while reservoirs along the Rio Grande, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, and Columbia basins gain feeding water storage.
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Associated Press
West
New Mexico
Wolf Creek Pass
Continental Divide
Colorado
US Weather Bureau
Rio Grande Valley
Cheyenne River
South Dakota
Montana
Rio Grande
Missouri
Arkansas
Columbia
Only Two Virginia Districts Holding Democratic Primaries
Virginia conducts Democratic primaries in six districts with only two contests. The Sixth District pits Clarence Burton against Moss Plunkett in Roanoke-Lynchburg. In the Tenth, four candidates vie: Maynard Magruder, C C Carlin Jr, Edmund Campbell, and Landon Painter, with former Del. W Selden Washington withdrawing.
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Virginia
Richmond
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Clarence G. Burton
Moss A. Plunkett
Party
del. J. Maynard Magruder
Arlington
C. C. Carlin Jr
Alexandria
Edmund Campbell
Landon C. Painter
Fairfax County
del. W. Selden Washington
Rep
J. Vaughan Gary
Porter Hardy Jr
Origin of the peanut in history and cultures
The peanut likely originated in Brazil and dates back to 950 B C. It has been found in prehistoric graves in Peru. American Indians first cultivated peanuts for food.
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J.C. C
Brazil
B. C
Peru
Commencement Tonight for Winchester Memorial Nursing School
The Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing holds its annual commencement tonight at 8 in James Wood High School auditorium. Mary Baldwin College president Dr Frank Bell Lewis will deliver the address. The service is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
James Wood High School
Frank Bell Lewis
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Hymn Sing at Salem Church of the Brethren
A hymn singing will be held at Salem Church of the Brethren two miles south of Stephens City on Sunday at 7 p m. Henry Gordon of Mt Jackson will lead the event.
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Salem Church of Brethren
Salem Church of the Brethern
Stephens City
Henry Gordon
Mt. Jackson
Church Choirs to Sing at Public Meeting
The Hershman Four of War densville West Virginia the Reliance Quartette and the Montague Avenue Methodist Church Junior Choir will sing at this meeting. The service is open to the public.
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Hershman
Wardensville
W. Va
Reliance Quartette
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Scientists Study Mountain Trout Insects They Eat
University of California scientists Usinger and Needham study mountain trout and the insects in Sagehen Creek Sierra Nevada 14 miles north of Truckee. They aim to map fish insect relationships to boost fish food and reduce hatchery needs while exploring winter feeding and insect activity.
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University of California
College of Agriculture
Fisheries Section
Department of Zoology
Robert L. Usinger
Paul R. Needham
Sagehen Creek
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Truckee
Calif
Robert R. Church Dies In Memphis At 65
Robert R. Church known as a leading African American Republican figure died of a heart ailment in Memphis at age 65. His prominence within the party marked him as a pivotal political voice at mid century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Church
Memphis
Tenn
Robert R
Bob) Church
Two Alarm Fire Burns Eight Acres of Thicket Near Cedar Grove
A two alarm brush fire on Elmer Lewis's farm near Cedar Grove destroyed nearly eight acres of pine thicket. The first alarm arrived shortly after 4 pm and was answered by Clearbrook Fire Company. the Friendship Fire Company responded to the 4:30 pm call. Origin undetermined.
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Elmer Lewis
Cedar Grove
Clearbrook Fire Company
Friendship Fire Company
Firemen Halt Spread to Nearby Buildings
Firefighters contained a blaze that threatened surrounding structures and brought the incident under control, preventing damage to nearby buildings.
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Agon
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Newport News
E. J. Robeson, Jr
House of Delegates
Paul Crocker
York County
Howard H. Adams
Northampton County
General Electric
Frigidaires
Westinghouse Kelvinators
Maytags — Frigidaires
Bendix
Miller
Anderson
E. Boscawen St
Nursing
Estelita
Republic
Havana
Science Service
Berkeley, Calif
Garber’s Cherry
Garber Ice Cream CO
Can Evers
Piccadilly St
Yreay
Schmidts
UICE
Buick
Loudoun St
H. W. Ebert
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