Virginia fairs calendar lists eleven events this season
A compilation from the Virginia fair associations outlines eleven fairs scheduled across the state. Readings cover locations from Rustburg to Woodstock and Danville with dates ranging from August through October. Organizations include Campbell County Fair Association and Harrisonburg Fair Association.
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Rustburg
Campbell
T A. Coun
Tee Gels
Tednett County
Danville Fair
South
Halifax County
Land Reform Agreement Reported in Egypt
Maj. Gen Naguib announced an agreed land reform principle in Egypt. A description of the land reform plan was not immediately available. The article notes a potential five years imprisonment without the right of appeal.
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Epon
Meee Med Naguib
Father of Nation Parcel Post System Dies in Cumberland
Fragmentary obituary notes the death in Cumberland of a figure linked to the Parcel Post System. The text references 1938 political activity against a national figure and a 1943 mediation role, with garbled names and titles.
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Cumberland
Lewis
Standard S
Egeevelt Tater
National Railroad
Cattlemen Gather at Northern Virginia Field Day
About 260 cattlemen attended the Livestock Field Day at the Beef Cattle Research Station. Owen Thomas of Berryville opened the meeting and JH Cunningham chaired the program themed The Future of the Feeder Calf Industry. Elisa M. Marshall spoke on What the Housewife Wants as part of the Home Economics panel.
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U. S
Ee Ee
Owen Thomas
Berryville
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers
JH. Cunningham
Ashington
D. C
State Official Collects Taxes On His Own Time
Massachusetts tax commissioner Henry Long works on taxes during his supposed vacation, spending time in his State House cubby hole. Appointed in 1920, he has not taken any paid leave and says vacations require time to recover before returning. He supports vacations for others but continues his own taxing duties.
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Boston& Henry
Long
Massachusetts
State House
Pittsburgh Police Superintendent Fired Over Restaurant Brawl
Pittsburgh Safety Director announced the dismissal of Police Superintendent Harvey J. Scott after an on site restaurant dispute in which he was struck by a water pitcher and suffered a cut eye and cheek. Mayor Lawrence named a successor pending clearance of details. Scott earned eight thousand nine hundred eighty seven dollars annually and served thirteen years.
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Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Harvey J. Scott
Lawrence
George E. A. Fairley
Scott
Fairley
Jet airliner lands in Bombay
A jet airliner lands in Bombay while another leg of the journey continues to Colombo, capital of Ceylon. The event marks a routine stopover in the international air route linking Britain and Asia.
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Bombay
Naked intruder terrifies nudist colony in England
In Finchamstead England members of the Heritage Nudist Colony offer a reward for the capture of a naked man who has frightened residents. Club officials reported today the incident in the community setting.
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Finchamstead
England
Larger Radio Telescopes To Probe the Heavens
International radio scientists gather in Sydney as enormous new radio telescopes under construction or recently built promise to reveal cosmic hisses from the sun and stars. The Manchester University and Jodrell Bank projects lead a wave of designs, including steerable 250 foot and 220 foot dishes and a versatile 50 foot array, with costs around a million dollars each.
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Sydney
Manchester University
Mass
Jordell Bank
Cheshire
Jodrell Bank
Naval 44
Maui
Union Radio- Scientifique Internationale
URSI
Ohio State University
Cornell University
Accident Kills 10 At Baltic Resort
Ten people died at a Baltic resort near Berlin during a weekend celebration of the site’s 100th anniversary. A steel gas container used to inflate children’s balloons reportedly exploded or ruptured, triggering the tragedy. Investigators and West Berlin authorities are assessing the cause and confirming victims.
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Baltic
Berlin
First compressed air use in Hudson River tunnel work
In 1879 workers used compressed air for the Hudson River tunnel between Hoboken and New York City. The next year a blowout through the tunnel roof flooded the tubes and killed 20 laborers.
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Hudson River
Hoboken
N. J
New York City
Herbert Edmonds Dies At Home
Herbert Theodore Edmonds aged 68 died yesterday at 1 30 p m at his home near Chambersville He was born January 12 1884 in Frederick County son of the late William and Laura Stump Edmonds husband of Lula Smallwood Surviving with his widow are five sons John Edmonds Simp sonville Md Charles Edmonds Mt Falls William Edmonds Chambersville Lawrence Edmonds Beaver Pa Herbert Edmonds at home five daughters Mrs Maurice Locke Berryville Mrs Albert Clark Mt Falls Mrs Roy Dove New Brighton Pa Mrs William Maladone Baltimore Md Mrs Garland Meadows residence and one sister Mrs John of this city Funeral services set for Friday at 1 00 p m at Jones Funeral Home burial Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Herbert Theodore Edmonds
Chambersville
Frederick County
William
Laura Stump Edmonds
Lula Smallwood
John Edmonds
Simpsonville
Charles Edmonds
Mt. Falls
William Edmonds
Lawrence Edmonds
Beaver
Herbert Edmonds
Maurice Locke
Berryville
Albert Clark
Roy Dove
New Brighton
William Maladone
Baltimore
Garland Meadows
Eee
John
Grande
Jones Funeral
Jones Funeral Home
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Yard Party Nets $50 For Gore Fire Company
A yard party at Mt. Williams Community Hall by the Mt. Williams Gun Club raised 50 dollars. Proceeds were donated to the Gore Fire Company.
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Gore Fire Company
Mt. Williams
Bear Field Trials Planned in West Virginia
Local hunters may enter the Bear Field Trials on August 31 at Jones Spring West of Martinsburg. Gates open at 10 a m with events starting at noon. Prizes will be awarded for the best dogs.
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Jones’ Spring
W. Va
Martinsburg
Bog iron ores in Eastern Massachusetts fall short of Swedish ore
The bog iron ores of Eastern Massachusetts are, on the whole, not as good as the Swedish bog ores.
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Massachusetts
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