Locally Owned Portrait Highlights Carter Family Legacy
A portrait of Robert Carter of Nomini Hall, early Virginia figures, travels from private hands to Colonial Williamsburg. The piece, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1749, links the Patten family to the Carter lineage and 18th century Virginia politics and commerce.
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Virginia
Williamsburg
Robert Carter
Robert
Nomini Hal
Carter
Lord Fairfax
Robert II
Joshua Reyt
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Spe Living Room of “Carter BD
L. A. Patt
Miller & Ext
Patton
Legitime
Shirley Carter
Hansbrough and Carter
Capitol
His Majesty's Council
Loudoun County
William Randolph Hearst
Patten
Mary Louise Anderson
England
Col
Nathaniel Burwell
Carter Hall
Clarke County
Carters
Nomini Hall
Pingland
Known & Co
Deal
Rappahannock
Chrotoman
Rappahannock River
Lancaster County
King’ Carter
King” Carter
House of Burgesses
Jamestown
Robert of
Nomini
Corotoman
Nomni
America
Frances Tasker
Maryland
Norning Hall
Richmond
Willamsburg
Ralph Veal
Colonial Williamsburg
L. A. Patten
Miller Bt
Crew Slides to Safety From Whirling Plane
A four hour takeoff mishap aboard an American Airlines DC6 at Los Angeles International Airport left the right inboard propeller detached and slicing the fuselage. Captain Mike Moore and two crewmen escaped by sliding down a rope as the plane circled and burned, suffering only minor rope burns.
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Mike Moore
San Carlos
Calif
International Airport
Winchester Shop Offers Back to School Bargains
A Winchester retailer promotes complete stock and great values for back to school needs. The advertisement emphasizes affordable supplies and wide selection for students and parents preparing for the new term.
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Winchester
Plane fires after engine trouble force emergency evacuation
The crew battled a Fire in the left inboard engine for 25 minutes then evacuated the aircraft. Moore First Officer Mack Haines and Flight Engineer J. B Smithson, both Californians, slid down a rope from an escape hatch to safety as fire crews put out the flames. The airplane hovered then stopped on its own. Cause of the fire unknown.
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Moore
Mack Haines
Sunnyvale
Calif
J. B Smithson
San Mateo
Hanover County Ends Religious Education Classes
Ashland Va The Hanover County Council of Churches will not sponsor weekday religious education in the county school system this year. Secretary Mrs Stephen Vaughan cited diminishing church support and a school board decision that released time and space can no longer be provided. Seven hundred twenty two students in six schools were affected.
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Ashland
Hanover County Council of Churches
Stephen 8. Vaughan
Two Die in Virginia Auto Crashes in Middleburg and Patrick County
A two-vehicle crash in Middleburg killed Karen J. Foyt and Thelma P. Werner, both Middleburg residents, when their car collided with one driven by Nelson E. Link of Danville. A separate single-car crash in Patrick County killed Edward Harless Boyd, 42, of Rt. 2 Stuart. Police noted the exact times were not yet established.
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Middleburg
Patrick County
Virginia
Edward Harless Boyd
Rt. 2
Stuart
State Rt. 8
E Stuart
Karen J. Foyt
Thelma P. Werner
Nelson E. Link
Danville
Countywide program incomplete in last year’s plan
A court ruling on a countywide program was requested twice from Atty Gen Lindsay Almond Jr in Albemarle County but both requests were dropped before an opinion was prepared.
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Albemarle County
Atty
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Children Suffer Severe Reactions From Flu Vaccine
New York City Health Department cautions against indiscriminate flu shots for children after two unidentified youngsters developed high fever soreness and arm swelling following inoculations. Acting commissioner Dr. Roscoe P. Randle says such reactions do not indicate vaccine fault nor transmission of flu and that decisions should rest with the child’s physician.
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New York
City Health Department
Roscoe P. Randle
Randle
List of Names (Log of Signatories or Members)
A long catalog of individuals including Frances Pryor Snyder William H Toan Chas Robertson S Ear Jr Geanious Robert A Pennington Roger A Hook Ruth Stine Harry M Wilson Welton W Butsier Frank Jr Dorton Charles A Fauver Lawrence J Kremer Donald shuil James B Patton Kenneth C Edmonds Garner Groves Bernard F Thomas Isaac Jr Whiting Henry H Larrick Charlotte Smith Garland L Taylor Vernon Bb Lingo Joseph Sowers Henry M Wilson Reginald B Royston Meredith schulze Martin Core Marvin E Jr Monahan Thomas Brown Loring C Wingfield Ruoland Winans M Woods Lindamood Larry Lake Kenneth K schneider Virginia Butell Austin C Keates Warren G sandy William L Hitt Mason KR Gilkey Arthur W Price Mrs Lola Dick Charles H Smith Jeanne Hubbel Wilbert E Cain Delbert A Nagley Robert A Moats Junior Lenis Mark L Lovett Harry D Cammer Josephine B Leight Mrs Mary Eilen Blosser Maurice Hart Mrs Besssie G Swanson Mrs Beulah L Fletcher Robert E shirley Harry Gooedwin John G Martin Mrs Mary Myers Franklin Lewis Mrs Nancy Johnston William Sbert Lewis Barney Wendell R Atkins Linwood Whiting Patricia Emmerth Joseph Bean Emanuel Bell Stewart Williams Richard E Rhodes Sam F Miller Orville D Dicks Eugene A Adams C Newlin Pat L Bayliss Elsie M Cather Agnes V Smith Thelma H Collis Vincent Rosenberger Stephen M Van Sickle Geraldine Whitlock Miss Winifred Lindamood Luther F Stickley Glenda K
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Charlotte 8. Smith
Garland L. Taylor
Vernon Bb. Lingo
Joseph Sowers
Henry M. Wilson
Reginald B Royston
Meredith Schulze
Martin ¢. Core
Marvin E., Jr. Monahan
Thomas Brown
Loring C. Wingfield
Ruoland Winans
M. Woods Lindamood
Larry Lake
Kenneth K. Schneider
Virginia Butell
Austin C
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Delbert A. Whitehan
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Schroth, Joseph
Bean, Emanuel
Sturm, Barbara M
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Claude Evans
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Dicks, Eugene A
Adams, C
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Greathouse
Hawker
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Massie, Walter W
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Sherman
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