Mims Named General Manager at The News-Record
Lathan Mims former AP state news editor for North and South Carolina is named General Manager of The Harrisonburg Daily News. Harry F. Byrd Jr. announces Mims's appointment and the retirement of H. Bruce Slaven, who has served since 1924.
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Mims
News Record
Lathan Mims
Associated Press
North
South Carolina
Harrisonburg
Mr. Mims
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Rockingham Publishing Company
Byrd
H. Bruce Slaven
The
News-Record
Swimming Classes Begin Monday at Rouss Park
Swimming classes at Rouss Park start Monday with times for boys at 10 a m girls at 11 a m and women at 6 30 p m. A few openings remain and registrations close at 10 a m Monday. The Papier Mache class progresses toward an August 31 display with guidance from Miss Patsy Wheeler.
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Rouss Park
Patsy Wheeler
State GOP Backs Nixon The State
The Republican State Central Committee adopted a resolution reiterating and emphasizing the endorsement by the GOP state convention of President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon for re election. The resolution praised Nixon as a forthright patriot and loyal to party policies and the President. It was offered by William Siple of Hopewell and Lester Parsons Sr. of Norfolk and did not mention Harold Stassen.
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Charlottesville
Rpublican State Central Committee
GOP
Eisenhower
Nixon
Congress
William Siple
Hopewell
Lester Parsons Sr
Norfolk
Harold Stassen
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
Stassen
Fire damages four Loudoun Street row houses
A large smoke blaze damaged the basement of the Burcham home and the northern wall of a neighboring house, with smoke filling the four-frame row on Loudoun Street. Residents seek insurance contact and help. Salvation Army collects clothing and household items for the Burchams while a replacement home is sought.
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Burcham
Good and Co
Ernest Wisecarver
S. Loudoun St
Harry Rainsberger, Jr
S. Loudoun 8&T
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact listing of crossword clues across and down covering definitions and wordplay for a mixed difficulty puzzle. Includes standard items such as flute form, Arabian chieftain, noble title, and various wordplay prompts, with several entries referencing languages, measures, and common objects.
China denies invasion of northern Burma amid border clash
Peiping's People’s Daily and Peiping Radio dismissed reports of 500 Chinese troops occupying about 1000 square miles in Burma as groundless. Burma urged withdrawal as a six hour battle occurred. China said borders undefined and negotiations should resolve the dispute. The piece accused US propaganda of stirring discord in Asia.
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Hong Kong
China
Burma
Peiping People’s Daily
Peiping Radio
The
People’s Daily
Rangoon
Red China
Peiping
Asia
Industrial uses for nut shells and fruit stones
Nut shells and fruit stones find a wide range of uses. Peanut, almond and walnut shells are ground for fertilizers and insecticides, used in animal feeds, serve as carriers for fungicides, and act as fillers and absorbents, though large quantities remain unused.
A H McFarland Dies in Winchester Hospital
Arthur H. McFarland 76 of 564 North Loudoun Street died at 4 p m yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital He was born November 3 1879 in Frederick County son of Charles J and Rebecca Cooper McFarland husband of the former Rena Moulden married April 7 1954 in Hagerstown He was a retired shipping clerk with W E Cooper Son Company for over 30 years He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and its Men’s Bible Class and Woodmen of the World Surviving: wife two children Warren L McFarland of this city and Frances Townsend of Sterling three sisters Mrs J Newton McDonald Mrs Robert D Rinker both of this city Mrs Walter S Cochran of Valley Pike seven grandchildren Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home Dr William E Eisenberg of Grace Lutheran Church officiating Pallbearers John McFarland Raymond McFarland James McFarland Daniel McFarland Raymond Cochran Interment Mount Olive Cemetery Remains resting at Jones Funeral Home until service time
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Arthur H. McFarland
Loudoun Street
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Charles J
Rebecca Cooper McFarland
Rena Moulden
Hagerstown
Maryland
McFarland
W. E. Cooper & Son Company
Grace Lutheran Church
Woodmen of the World
Jones Funeral Home
William E. Eisenberg
John McFarland
Raymond McFarland
James McFarland
Daniel McFarland
Raymond Cochran
Mount Olive Cemetery
Shenandoah Va Man Drowns In Lake Accident
Shenandoah Virginia man John Milton Potter drowned yesterday in Bob's Lake about 50 miles north. Police say he fell from his boat while crossing from the mainland to his cottage on an island.
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Tweed, Ont
John Milton Potter
Shenandoah
Bob's Lake
Here
Potter
Probe of Georgia Prison Completed Mass mutilation probe ends with discipline call
A two day probe by a joint legislative committee into the Rock Quarry State Prison in Buford found no evidence of cruelty or brutality at the convict branch 40 miles northeast of Atlanta. The panel urged strict discipline and condemned profanity and cuffing by guards while noting no degradation in food or sanitation and that work was no harder than typical labor.
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Reidsville
Rock Quarry
Buford
Atlanta
Navy builds 38 million high energy fuel plant near Muskogee
A 38 million dollar high energy fuel plant is under construction on government owned land near Muskogee Oklahoma for the Navy. The facility advances military fuel capacity and is located on government property as part of a federal project.
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Navy
Muskogee
Okla
Front Royal Livestock Market Prices August reports
Market report from Front Royal Livestock Market dated August 2 lists hogs veal lambs and cattle prices by grade and weight. Hogs range 10.25 to 17.00 for sows feeders 14.00 to 17.00. veal 12.00 to 24.20. lambs from 10.90 to 22.30. slaughter cattle steers 15.00 to 22.20 heifers 11.00 to 18.00. cows 7.50 to 13.00. bulls 11.00 to 15.75. stock feeders and dairy cows also priced.
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Cutter & Utility
Beef cattle show seeks judges from U S universities
A beef cattle show in Columbia requests judges from Texas A&M Louisiana State University the University of Florida and Michigan State University to evaluate the cattle competition and determine awards.
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Columbia
South America
Texas A & M
Louisiana State University
The
University of Florida
Michigan State University
Total value of US coinage to 1956 from Philadelphia and Denver
For the year ending June 30 1956 silver coinage including half dollars quarters and dimes totaled 23 947 685 90 dollars. Five cent pieces were 2 043 617 00 dollars and pennies 12 072 491 40 dollars. Domestic coinage from the Philadelphia and Denver mints thus reached 38 063 794 30 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Denver
Local stores prize giveaway catalog full of gifts
A scanned advertisement lists prizes and donors in a community gift drawing. Items include a General Electric iron, a portable Victrola, rugs, cookware, luggage, gift certificates, and household goods from shops in Virginia and nearby towns with names like Lane Luggage Shop, Shenval Music Co, and Groves Furniture Co.
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Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
Florence
Herald
118Th Infantry
Iceland
England
France
Belgium
London
Two Carolinas
Friendship Fire Companies
George Good
Salvation Army
Daily Crossword
Hunter
Turous
Girl's Name
Chance
A Whitlow
Persia
Swiss Canton
Queensland
Lis
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
S.P.A
A.H. McFarland
Shenandoah, Va
Georgia
Front Royal Livestock Market
Charles Nichols
S. Cameron St
Winchester
C.S.O
Lowell
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
James Hockman
James L. Hockman
Hockman
Mr. Hockman
Yours
M. R. Ritchie, Jr
Winchester, Virginia
Victor Grites
G. T. Griffith
Bellview Ave
W. H
Polaroid
Boyce Boyce, Va
John Legge
Middletown
Margaret L. Hodgson
Rosslyn Hughes
Woodland Ave
Sunbfam Iron
Northern Virginia Power CO
Frederick Anderson
Piccadilly St
Clowe's
J. F. Brown
Purcellville
Newberry
Arlington
Miller’s Hardware
Sunnyside
B. Eldridge
General Electric
IRC
Ronnie Bell
Jean Evans
Philip Kern
Frances Gaver
D. Minnick
Robert Lee
Joan Gavis
Mary Smallwood
Charcoal Gril
Connie Jobe
Rogers Silver
Mrs. Jean Swartz
Walter Smith
Evelyn Wilson
Doris Kiger
Lawrence Fries
Lela Cooper
Susanne Barr
E. Hershman Waterman
Melvin Hamilton Mitchell
J. A. Hall
R. R. Goble
Clearbrook
Om Leggett’s Dep’t
Lee Goldzen
Om Lane Luggage Shop
Kerr St
Lane Luggage Shop
S. Loudour St
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shop
Purcellville, Va
Martinsburg, W. Va
In Shenval Music CO
Rt. 1
Berryville, Va
Brucetown
New Yor
Grove Furniture Co
Gainesboro, Va
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Anderson Ave
Miller & Anderson Nurses Home
Cate
Wender’s
Buzzella’s
National Ave
Molden Electric CO
Winchester Furniture CO
Highland Avenue
Jay's Boys & Girls Shop
Winchester S
Bell Clothes
S. Kent St
Huntsberrys
Cecil St
Triangle Shoe Store
Mt. Falls
Davis Jewelers
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jam Joe
Front Royal
Wea-Villa Heights
Schewel Furniture CO
J. R. Swartz
Glenda Stickley
Charles Zuckermar
Inwood, W. Va
Ader’s
Walley Shoe Salon
W. Piccadilly St
Berryville Ave
Peoples Drug Store
Monmouth St
C. J. Shumaker
Fred Oates
Gore
B. F. Goodrich
James D. Braithwaite
Berryville
Madison Steam Iron
Patty Billmyer
Rio
Joanly
Janet Puffinberger
Bunker Hill
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