Lincoln's birth order among his siblings
Lincoln was the second child of his parents. The first child, a daughter named Sarah, was born two years earlier.
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Abraham Lincoln
B. McB
Sarah
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1949
Page
3
Is There a Place Named After Jiggs Comic Character
The post office at Jiggs Nev was named after the comic strip character Jiggs from an endless feud. The area later included Mound Valley Skelton and Hilton as rivals for a permanent name before settling on Jiggs. Jiggs now sits in Mound Valley.
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Jiggs
L. B
A. Jiggs
Mound Valley
Skelton
Hilton
Virginia Tech to Honor Staff Alumni with Eight Building Names
Virginia Tech will name eight buildings after former staff and alumni. Names include Harvey Lee Price for Agricultural hall, William Dabney Saunders for Dairy husbandry, Ella G. Agnew for Home economics, Roy Jay Holden for Mineral industries, Ellison Adger Smith Jr for Natural science, William Frank Henderson for Infirmary, John Houston Squires for Student activities, and Thomas O. Sandy for Extension office. A $15 000 scholarship gift from Burns C Downey funds a biology chemistry research grant.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Agricultural Hall
Harvey Lee Price
William Dabney Saunders
Ella G. Agnew
Virginia
Roy Jay Holden
Ellison Adger Smith Jr
William Frank Henderson
John Houston Squires
VPI
Thomas O. Sandy
Burns C. Downey
Washington
William Burns Downey
Germany
Purebred Hogs Sale Set for Friday at Winchester
Fifty four purebred hogs from Virginia consignors will be sold Friday at 1 p.m. at the Farmers Livestock Exchange arena Winchester. Breeds include Berkshires Duroc Jerseys Hampshires Herefords Poland China Tamworth and Spotted Poland China with 16 consignors listing sales supervised by J Fred Stine.
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Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange Arena
Virginia
Berkshires
C. S. Patterson
New Hope
Duroes
C. L. Brumback
Opequon
Ed Carpenter and Sons
Lucie C. Chenault
Lynchburg
G. A. Shirey
Spout Springs
Shirey Brothers
Hampshires
Herbert W. Harmer
Carl Grove
Waynesboro
Paul Grove
James A. Armstrong
Staunton
Poland
China
Joseph Ruddell
Zuni
Terrill Estate
Orange
J. D. Bowman
Harrisonburg
T.B. McClenny
Wakefield
Herefords
John R. Wilkins
Edinburgh
Tanworths
Torthorwald Farm
Madison
Western Germany election faces two party drift
The piece outlines Adenauer's calm leadership and Schumacher view of a straight vote between social welfare and private enterprise. It notes voters in western Germany favor parties over candidates with the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats dominating last elections. The Free Democrats emerge as the strongest minor party advocating pro business policies.
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Adenauer
Schumacher
Germany
Britain
Western
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
C J Orndorff Dies at Grimes in Frederick County
C J Orndorff 73 retired farmer of Grimes Frederick county died today at his home after four years of declining health and a three week serious condition He was born in Stephens City son of the late William H and Sarah Johnson Orndorff He leaves a widow Ida McCauley a son Lawrence Orndorff a daughter Mrs George C Wright two brothers W A Orndorff N B Orndorff and three grandchildren Services 2 30 pm Friday at Omps funeral home with Rev Albert Quenzel and Rev Wilbur Reed officiating Interment Mt Hebron cemetery
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Cableton J. Orndorff
Grimes
Frederick County
Stephens City
William H
Sarah Johnson Orndorff
Galilee Christian Church
Ida McCauley
Lawrence Orndorff
Overseas Railroad to Key West Opens in 1912
The Overseas Railroad to Key West opened January 22, 1912, serving until 1935 when a devastating hurricane caused extensive damage and led to abandonment.
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Key West
Overseas Railroad
Emergence of 4% Flyweight Class in Boxing
The 112 pound flyweight division was created around 1910 during the Jeffries Johnson fight in Reno Nevada when American and international writers established a new weight scale, moving the bantam limit to 115 pounds.
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Reno
Nev
Sporting Writers of America
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