Hiram Whitacre Dies Suddenly in Charlotte
Word reached Siler of the death of Hiram Purcell Whitacre 54 of Charlotte former Siler resident and U S Treasury special agent who died of a heart attack July 26 at his home. Born March 13 1896 in Siler he was a son of Hiram and Jomelia Whitacre. He studied at Randolph Macon Wake Forest and UNC Law School and practiced law in Charlotte from 1925 until 1942 before government service. Survivors include his wife Lois Love Whitacre a son Hiram P Whitacre Jr and two brothers Abijah Whitacre and I Carson Whitacre of Siler.
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Siler, van Word
Hiram Purcell Whitacre
Charlotte
N. C
Siler
Intelligence Division
U. S. Treasury Department
Sud
Charlot
Hiram
Jomelia Shade Whitacre
Randolph Macon College
Wake Forest College
University of North Carolina Law School
Lois Love Whitacre
Hiram P. Whitacre
University of North Carolina
Abijah
Whitacre
I. Carson Whacre
Winchester to Begin 1950 51 School Year Registration Dates
Superintendent Garland Quarles announced the 1950 51 Winchester City Schools will open on September 5. New pupil registration is set for Handley School August 24 25 for grades 4 to 12, John Kerr August 25 for grades 1 to 3, Virginia Avenue August 25 for grades 1 to 6, and Douglas Colored School August 25 for grades 1 to 12. All new students must register. Boulder Colorado location noted as high altitude detail.
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Garland Quarles
Winchester City
Handley School
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Douglas Colored
Winchester
New Admissions Reported at Winchester Memorial Hospital
New patients listed include Nancy L. Hyatt and Mrs. Humphrey Symons, with addresses from Oates Avenue to Harold H. Bolen Jr. and Kent Street. Others are Mrs. Edgar Shanholtz, Mrs. George Kline, William R. Sherman, Leroy Collins, and James Terault. Still more entries include Mrs. Llewellyn Combs, David Presgraves, and Ivan Gordon Gardner from Augusta and White Post.
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Nancy L. Hyatt
Earl Hyatt
Oates Ave
Humphrey Symons
Harold H. Bolen, Jr
Harold H. Bolen
Edgar Shanholtz
Kent St
George Kline
Cameron St
William R. Sherman
Leroy Collins
Richard I. Collins
Front Royal
James Terault
Stephens Oy
Llewellyn Combs
Needmore
W. Va
David Presgraves
White Post
Ivan Gordon Gardner
Augusta
Paving Underway on Main Street in Stephens City
A new black-top surface is being laid on U S 11 Main Street in Stephens City for one mile under State Highway Dept contract by Blue Ridge Asphalt Paving Co. Traffic shifts were in place with police directing cars as work continued from Friday toward a Wednesday completion.
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Stephens City
U.S. 11
State Highway Dept
Blue Ridge Aspalt Paving Co
Winchester
Charlottesville
Wedoe
White Post
Germaine
Mrs Emily DeHaven Dies in Hagerstown
Mrs Emily Florence DeHaven 91 of Frederick County Virginia died at her Hagerstown home after a year and a half illness. She lived in Hagerstown 25 years and was born December 3 1858 in Berkeley County West Virginia. Survivors include two daughters a son 15 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Friday at First Church of God Hagerstown with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
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Hagerstown
Emily Florence DeHaven
Frederick County
Berkeley County
W. Va
David Bailey
Valentine Theodore DeHaven
Pearl Shrader
Georgia Kefauver
Arthur DeHaven
Durbin
First Church of God
H. C. Gonso
Rest Haven Cemetery
Exchange Club To Have Tourney At Winchester Country Club
The Winchester Exchange Club will host a blind bogey golf tournament at Winchester Country Club as a lead in to its Ladies' Night. Jim March, program chairman, said 18 heavily handicapped club golfers will compete in nine-hole play before supper at 7:30 p.m. Guests are expected to use the pool before the evening program begins.
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Winchester Exchange Club
Winchester Country Club
Jim March
March
Market Quotation Summary From Regional Produce and Livestock Prices
Produce and potatoes markets show about steady tone across regions led by prices for apples and Cobblers with uplifts noted in Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania. Cattle hogs and sheep prices varied with US farmers in Baltimore Chicago and mais markets reported, while large cap shares and bonds moved in narrow ranges.
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Baltimore
Bubas
Transparents Md
Duchess Md
Rambos Md
Williams Red
Cobblers
Eastern Shore
Sebagoes US
N. J. Katahdins US
Local Market Prices and National Service Life Insurance Refunds
Local markets list daily corrected prices for flour corn meal grain and feeds with specific bag weights and moisture notes. The Veterans Administration expects all National Service Life Insurance dividends to be paid by summer end with many refunds already delayed for various reasons.
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Veterans Administration
Grain futures hold firm amid opening board trade
Chicago grains open firm on the board with soybeans slipping sharply. Wheat contracts rise in early trading while corn oats rye and lard show mixed moves across Sep Dec Mar May etc.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Livestock Auction Prices From Farmers Livestock Exchange
Active but irregular market with lambs steady near 29.50 and calves 32.25. Cattle and stockers show broad ranges with cows 20-23 and cutters down to 12-15. Hog prices 24.90 and sows 16-20.50. vealers 28-32.25. breeding ewes to 21. bucks up to 40.
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Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Postman Says 218 Sign Mail Petition In Winchester
Ryland Conner president of the Winchester Postmen association says 218 members signed a petition to urge a House vote and restore all postal cuts. He notes two trip deliveries would return in Winchester unless the President vetoes. About 1,500 protest letters were sent to Washington.
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Ryland Conner
Winchester Postmen’s Association
Ea Pettin Cet
Conner
Winchester
Washington
Egyptian queen mother Nagzii barred from custody
In San Francisco report, Egypt's Queen Nazli loses custody of her youngest daughter Fathia as King Farouk's Royal Council places Nazli's assets under custody and cancels Fathia's marriage to Commander Riad Ghali. Nazli defends the couple's happiness amid royal fallout.
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San Francisco
Egypt
Nagzii
Farouk
Nazi
Fathia
Riad Ghali
Nazli
Council
Green Says Labor To Fight Communism
President William Green told the New York State Federation of Labor that American labor is resolved to save the world from Communist aggression. He urged repeal of the Taft Hartley act as the top national defense priority to mobilize workers for Korea era efforts. He stressed opposition to oppression even while preferring peace.
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New York
William Green
Green
New York State Federation of Labor
Agriculture Dept. Egg Market Prices Ahead of Tomorrow
Prices from Frederick County Farm Bureau list U S Grade A Extra Large at 48 cents and A Large at 46 cents. Medium 38 cents and B Large 38. Other entries show various grades for pullets, cracked eggs, leghorns, broilers and turkeys with cents per pound figures and assorted weights.
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Frederick County
Syria Calls UN to curb Israeli attacks in region
Syria appeals to the United Nations Security Council asking action against alleged new Israeli assaults on Arab states. Premier Nazem Koudsi cables the council president alleging Jewish forces have increased armed attacks on Syria Jordan and Lebanon including a civil aircraft strike.
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Syria
United Nations Security Council
Israel
U. N
Nazem Koudsi
Arne Sands
Security Council
Jordan
Lebanon
Sergeant Returns Home from Japan
Sgt. Raymond A. Carter of Berryville Pike is back in the United States after an insect bite in Japan eight weeks ago. The 17th Airborne Division ground crewman was treated for poison spreading to his kneecap, then transferred to prigen and hospital at Hot Springs Arkansas. Born in Frederick County he enlisted in 1948 and shipped overseas in December 1949.
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Raymond A. Carter
R. C. Carter
Berryville Pike
17Th Airborne Division
Japan
Korea
Sgt
Carter
United States
Prigen and Hospital
Hot Springs
Ark
Frederick County
Motorist Fined on Liquor Charge in Police Court
Boyd Holmes Hinton of 5108 Cameron Street was fined 100 dollars plus costs for driving under the influence, with a 30 day jail term suspended. Judge John Rice also settled cases including Alfred Bageant fined 10.25 for drunkenness, Ernest Ritter Jr. fined 25 for drunkenness and disorderly conduct plus 25 for assault and battery, with suspended 90 day sentence, and other local drunks Carl McKee and Ernest Lonas fined 10.75 and 9.25 respectively.
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Boyd Holmes Hinton
Cameron Street
John Rice
Alfred Bageant
N. Kent St
Ernest Walter Ritter Jr
Patterson Avenue
Carl McKee
Winchester
Ernest Lonas
Mount Capulin Volcanic Rim Captured in Excerpt
A motor road climbs to the crater rim of Mount Capulin, an extinct volcano in northeastern New Mexico, highlighting its accessible geologic feature and location.
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Mount Capulin
New Mexico
Farmer Accused of Arranging Underage Marriage Scheme
Vancouver police charge a 71-year-old farmer, his 18-year-old son-in-law, and a sister-in-law with juvenile delinquency after a 17-year-old girl was married to the farmer for 700 dollars. The brother posed as groom and the father figure allegedly received 700, with 500 to the girl’s mother. The mother was unaware.
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Vancouver
B. C
Syrian Air Force Commander Wounded in Ambush Near Damascus
Damascus reports Col. Mohammoud Nasser, head of the Syrian air force, was shot and seriously wounded by unknown assailants while returning from the shore with a companion killed in the ambush. Nasser helped negotiate last year's armistice with Israel.
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Damascus
Syria
Mohammoud Nasser
Uny
Nasser
Israel
Is Irish an Official Language of the Irish Republic
The text states Irish is an official language with acts and proceedings published in Irish and English. It notes Irish as a compulsory subject in primary schools for public appointments and mentions An Fainne, a group pledging to speak Irish, wearing ring brooch emblems.
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Dail
Senate
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Funeral Home Phone
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