Local Shares Sell Above Par At Public Auction
A total of 209 shares from local concerns sold at noon today for 6638 dollars. Abram J. Novick bought 158 Virginia Woolen Co. shares for 2080 dollars with blocks at 15 and 10 dollars. H W Ebert acquired 18 Farmers and Merchants and 10 Commercial and Savings bank shares for 2324.50. Four blocks of Potomac Edison preferred stock sold to five buyers including Wallace J. Lutz and C H Bailey at 100 dollars each and Roy Cather at 94.50 for eight shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram J. Novick
Morgan St
Virginia Woolen Co
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Commercial
Savings Bank
H. W. Ebert
S. Stewart Sr
Farmers and Merchants
Commeriial
Potomac Edison Preferred
Wallace J. Lutz
C. H
Egyptians Reject Arab Jew Direct Talks on Peace
Stockholm dispatch reports Egypt rejects Israel’s proposal for direct Arab Jew peace talks while Bernadotte hopes for a Palestine settlement. He suggests six weeks of truce could lead to a peaceful solution, with possible results by mid October. In Tel Aviv a cabinet crisis looms over Palmach disbandment and party alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Folke Bernadotte
Israel
Palestine
Bernadotte
Jerusalem
United Nations
Holy Land
Mapaam
Aoe
Palmach
Olympic Games Close at London
The London Olympic Games closed in bright sun after rain plagued events since July 29. Mexico swept the final two horsemanship crowns while the United States led overall with 38 first places. The torch went out and the Berlin flag was returned to London’s lord mayor, with a call for Helsinki 1952. International president J Sigfried Edstrom spoke of youth unity and brothers among men. In the Prix de Nations final Lt. Col. H Mariles led the ride to cap the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic Stadium
Wembley
England
Mexico
United States
Berlin
London
Helsinki
Finland
J. Sigfried Edstrom
H. Mariles
Cortes Wins Individual Title as Mexico Takes Team Championship
Cortes of Arete was the final rider out of 44 to contest and posted only six and a quarter faults to win the individual championship. His score secured Mexico the team title with Spain in second and Great Britain third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortes
Arete
Mexico
Spain
Great Britain
Harrisonburg Fire Co Wins State Parade Honors
Harrisonburg's old hose company No. 4 and its band won top honors at the State Firemen's convention in Salem. They then led a homecoming parade in Harrisonburg, performed in New Market, and earlier won at Luray Page County veterans homecoming with seven majorettes and the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
Salem
New Market
Luray
Page County
Diplomatic Tug of War Over Russian Emissary
The Times reports Mrs. Kosenkina told police ambassador Panyushkin visited the New York consulate to secure her signature on an affidavit denying imprisonment. She refused despite promises of immunity and a promise that all would be forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina
Vladimir Zenzinov
International
Kina
Lovett
New York Times
Kosenkina
Panyushkin
Times
O'Leary Primed to Return as Linemate Boosts Team
O'Leary resumes play after last week's game and carries a .447 average. Fawcett incident tally notes he will be back in the lineup tomorrow, potentially boosting the team's punch.
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Fawcett
Jews Told to Get Ready for Renewal of Palestine War
Premier David Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok warned at a Labor party meeting in Tel Aviv that Israel will not accept an unlimited truce while foreign Arab armies remain in Palestine. They said UN decisions must be enforced or Jews may act to remove invading forces from Palestine.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Moshe Shertok
Palestine
Council of Israel
Labor Party
Ben-Gurion
United Nations
Ruthermore
Federal Grants Deceptive, Tuck Tells Court Clerks
Roanoke August 14 Gov. Tuck told the Virginia Court Clerk convention that federal grants to aid slaves rest on two fallacies and threaten state rights and local government. He argued federal funds come from taxpayers and that the national debt masks true fiscal principles while central bureaucratic power grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Tuck
Virginia Court Clerk's Assny
Washington
United States
Penguin chick downy to feathered coat transition
When hatched, young penguins are covered thickly with down, which later is replaced by feathers. This description outlines the early plumage development from down to feathering in penguin chicks.
Penguin Diet Details Reveal Fishing Catches
A penguin consumes mostly fish cuttlefish and crustaceans gathered during dives.
Penguin Slides on Ice Propelling with Feet Flippers
A penguin speeds across a frozen surface using its belly as a glide plane and its feet flippers to push forward. The motion combines streamlined body, short wings, and powerful leg strokes for rapid travel.
American Danube River Control Proposal Rejected
Belgrade Yugoslavia August 14 The international conference on Danube control rejected by six to three a US amendment promising equality on the river The vote split East versus West The US ambassador Caven Dish Cannon argued the pact would let Russia dominate Europe s chief inland waterway The conference recessed until Monday
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube
United States
U. S
Cavendish Cannon
Russia
Europe
Child Behavioral Study on Latency and Aggressive Instincts
The article discusses a physician’s view of latency in children ages five to twelve and puberty approaching. It notes that most children gain impulse control and redirect aggression toward acceptable activities such as stamp collecting as they mature. The piece defines a sex killer as a child who fails to gain this control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemmie
Woman Dyczko Linked to Bank Account Drama
Woman Dyczko reportedly engineered the account cited to newsmen and spoke Russian. When Chepurnykh left the hospital, he recalled seeing her briefly with closed eyes and unwillingness to speak, as the dramatic scene unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyczko
Chepurnykh
Woman Leaps From Forsaken Consulate Window
A woman leaped from a fourth floor consulate window after six days in seclusion at the consulate. Soviet protests accused U S authorities of kidnapping her to a farm with connivance of officials. Ernest Gross arrived to aid the U S reply as police and FBI coordinated with the Justice Department on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakov M. Lomakin
Russia
Molotov
Moscow
U. S
United States
State Department
Ernest Gross
Washington
U.S
FBI
U. S. Justice Department
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Duff
Record Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Seiberling Battery
Cammer Tire CO
Handley Ym
Sunbeam
Miller’s
N. Mais
RED
Harrisonburg Fire Co
Pardoes
O’leary
Haldeman’s
Creamery
Winchester Front Royal
Ballerinas
Shoecenter
Warren County Fish & Game Ass'n
Wallihan’s Field
Front Royal Livestock Market Front Royal, VA
Edward Skyles
Front Royal
LIONS
Stephens City High School
E.S.T
Featuring
Mcllwee’s Municipal Band
Stephens City Lions Club
Otto, Moe
Bill
Bilt Battaile
Chevrolet
Winchester
Otto
Shengas
Tank Gas Service
Gee
Consumers Utilities CO
Scowvomy
Lee
Tukaway
South Braddock St
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