Milk Consumers to take appeal to U S Supreme Court
A Virginia group led by Stephen Clark seeks a writ of certiorari to challenge a late Supreme Court ruling upholding a 1934 state milk pricing act. The case arose from Elizabeth City County and other Peninsula groups challenging the State Milk Commission. The toll of 1950 traffic deaths rises to 519 with five weekend fatalities and 19 injuries in multiple crashes across the state.
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Emma Hall
Route 1
Long Island
Charlies Lindbury Fitzgerald
Chatham
Erih F. Puckett
Cedar Bluff
William R. Luckadoo
Baltimore
Virginia towns stay in 1948 state aid plan for streets
W F Smith head of the urban division reports 82 towns in Virginia will keep their current streets under the 1948 state aid plan. He notes 46 towns remain to decide among 170 surveyed, with many studying existing streets and the new law. Some towns have changed decisions as the plan unfolds.
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Trial Justice Orders Hampshire Farmer Held for Murder
Judge George F. Whitley Jr orders J B Duck of Isle of Wight held for grand jury on a murder charge arising from a shotgun shooting in Smithfield. Albert Parker, father of seven, died July 18 in a Suffolk hospital from a knee wound.
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Eorge F. Whitley, Jr
J. B. Duck
Southhampton
Isle of Wight
Albert Pag
Parker
Arker
Suffolk
Polio Case Reported in Charlottesville Area
Local health officials report a third polio case in the area, a 28 year old white man from Charlottesville. Earlier cases include a 5 year old white boy and an 18 year old white girl from Albemarle County.
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Hadacol advertised relief from vitamin deficiencies and nervous ailments
Mrs. John W. Geary of New Orleans endorses Hadacol claiming improved digestion and nervous system after using the tonic. The ad touts vitamins B1 B2 niacin and iron with a money back guarantee and prices for different bottle sizes.
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Ursuline St
New Oreans
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LeBlanc Corp
Wounded Woman Dies During Trip
Mrs. Lucille Combs Coyer, 45, died en route to a hospital after a pistol discharge during a family trip in Wise County. Sheriff Fred Coyer, 47, said the shooting appeared accidental as a frisky dog caused the gun to discharge while being put away. No charges will be filed.
Oil Paintings Shine at Virginia Highlands Festival
Abingdon hosts the second annual Virginia Highlands Festival of Arts and Crafts with 13 regional artists on display. The event draws visitors from 16 states and one foreign country as Melvin Jules of Smith College speaks on art as communication. Exhibits include crafts, photography and antiques and a Friday auction follows afternoons of folk dances, with the Katchina dancers from Roanoke performing Friday.
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Abingdon
Virginia Highlands
Melvin Jules
Smith College
Roanoke
Air Squadron Heads For Camp Pickett
The 104th Fighter Squadron of the Maryland Air National Guard heads to Camp Pickett for air to ground gunnery practice. At Byrd Field 16 Virginia fighters intercepted an imaginary enemy in a ground control interception drill. About 800 men and 60 aircraft from Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia train at the field this summer.
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Maryland Air National Guard
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Camp Pickett
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District of Columbia
Safecrackers Take 1500 From Plant in Newport News
Police said two safes were punched at the Cr ee Bottling Co building on Jefferson Avenue. Loss estimated at 1500 with exact figure pending. Entry occurred after 5 p.m. Saturday, discovered at 10 a.m. by Luther Chadwell after thieves climbed through a garage window.
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Newport News
Cr.ee Bottling Co
Jefferson Avenue
Warwick Unly
Leroy Woody
Woody
Luther Chadwell
Record Crowd Visits Caverns on Anniversary
More than 3,000 people from 40 states and three Canadian provinces visited Luray Caverns yesterday marking the 72nd anniversary of its discovery. An official said the crowd was the largest in the caverns' history.
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Luray Caverns
Robert Harnsberger
Cattle Theft Reported Near Charlottesville
Samuel A. Vest of Greencroft reports cattle stolen from his pasture on Route 2650. The cattle were driven away in a truck during last Wednesday night. The exact number of cattle stolen was not determined.
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Charlottesville
Samuel A. Vest
Greencroft
Vest
Urushiol Causes Sticky Poison Ivy Contact Fee
Urushiol is the oily resin in poison ivy that triggers a skin reaction when touched. The compound binds to skin oils and clothing, spreading the plant’s effects on contact.
Hospital Patients at Winchester Memorial
Newly admitted patients include Mr. James H. Whiting and Miss Ruth Swartz of 1727 Valley Ave. along with Mrs. Mary Virginia Grayson of Route 3 and Mrs. Charles Toan of 1612 Valley Ave. Also listed are Mrs. Elwood W. O'Hara 114 W. Whitlock Ave and Mrs. Earl Funkhouser 605 Patterson Ave. Others are Miss Ruth Swartz and Maj. John W. Powell noted for Grand Canyon history.
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James H. Whiting
Clifford St
Mary
Virginia Grayson
Ernests. Grayson
Charles 8.Toan
Valley Ave
Elwood W. O'Hara
W. Whitlock
Earl Funkhouser
Patterson Ave
Alfred Buckingham
Millwood Ave
Webb Jenkins
Valley Ve
Richard Marinel
Grimes
Walton A. Lawson
Flint
Tad E. Saville
Moore
Jate
Glascock
Marshall
Ruth Swartz
Herman Swartz
Mrs Fiddler's Services Held
Funeral services were held for Mrs Bessie Bennett Fiddler 70 of Rest Va who died Friday at 1 16 p m Friends met at the late home at 1 30 p m and proceeded to Paynes Chapel Methodist Church for 2 p m services led by Rev E S Elsmore Officiating Burial was in the church yard Pallbearers were John Tappan Walter Chapman Garland Snyder Dowell Grubbs Ernest Sargent and Raymond Smith Mrs Fiddler a daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Grim Bennett had a husband the late Frank Fiddler who died April 8 1949 Survivors include six sons Asbury Lonnie Charles Virgil and Ezra two daughters Mrs John Price and Mrs Elmer Swartz 32 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren four sisters Mrs Ida Shope Mrs Emma Tharpe Mrs Mary Finnegan and Mrs Daisey Swartz.
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Paynes’ Chapel Methodist Church
E.S. Elsmore
Brucetown Methodist Church
John Tappan
Walter Chapman
Garland Snyder
Dowell Grubbs
Ernest Sargent
Raymond Smith
Strait of Magellan Length and Location
The Strait of Magellan is 350 miles long and lies in Chilean territory between the mainland and Tierra del Fuego, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at South America’s southern tip.
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South America
Chilean
Tierra del Fuego
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