Clarksville pool death suit seeks 15000 damages
A Mecklenburg County Circuit Court notice of motion seeks 15000 damages in a wrongful death case over Clarksville High School coach Thomas Loren Bowles who died after a heart attack at Clark's Swimming Pool. The suit accuses owner W. B. Clark his wife and staff of gross negligence and deliberate misconduct. Bowles was with teens when rescued and died despite efforts.
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Clarksville
Mecklenburg County
Thomas Loren Bowles
W. B. Clark
Bowles
Clark
Cecil G. Bowles
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900 Clergymen At Bible Conference
More than 900 clergymen and lay leaders attend the 29th Interdenominational Bible Conference at Massanetta Springs. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo of New Brunswick Theological Seminary delivers the principal address, while Dr. David H. C. Read of Edinburgh spoke yesterday on the Christian community of love as a positive answer to Communism.
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Massanetta Springs
Joseph R. Sizoo
New Brunswick, N. J
David H. C. Read
Edinburgh
Scotland
Christian Community of Love
Judges Asked to Aid In Time Saving Plan
Governor Battle asks Virginia trial judges to speed traffic case handling to keep state troopers on patrol longer. He proposes that the bar help conserve troopers time when they testify in traffic and civil cases arising from highway accidents.
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Richmond
Virginia
Battle
Siotec
Commonwealth
150 Jaycees Attend Virginia Convention
About 150 delegates gathered in Petersburg for the Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce quarterly work conference. Meetings by awards and resolutions committees ended with plans to report to the State Board of Directors for 1951 jaycee activities.
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Petersburg
Virginia State Junior Chamber of Commerce
State Board of Directors
Cotton Growers Hold State Meeting in Virginia
About 300 Virginia cotton growers gathered for the first state wide meeting. J W Rogers of Emporia urged improved methods including seed, fertilization, harvesting and pest control. Associations were formed in eight counties to raise seed stock and boost practices. E T Batten noted winter cover crops could enrich soil and provide livestock pasture in southeastern Virginia.
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Capron
Virginia
J. W. Rogers
Extension Service
Emporia
E. T. Batten
Tidewater
Holland
Ship Conversion Price Put At 38 Million
The Navy Department estimates the carrier Lake Champlain conversion by Newport News Shipbuilding will cost 38 million dollars and take 2,000 or more workers about two to two and a half years. Navy calls the demothballed ship conversion a project that involves substantial new construction.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Navy Department
Lake Champlain
Navy
State Draft Quota To Be Filled
State Selective Service officials report enough men found to meet September quota from 3,737 called in pre induction exams. Col. Asher W. Harman announced 1,110 passed tests while Virginia’s monthly quota stands at 1,087.
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Richmond
Selective Service
Asher W. Harman
Virginia
Ruth P Mauzy Takes Teaching Job at Duke Consolidated
Miss Ruth P. Mauzy of Siler accepts a teaching position at the new brick Duke Consolidated Elementary School in Greene County. She will assume duties at the start of the month.
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Ruth P. Mauzy
Siler
Duke Consolidated Elementary School
Greene County
Blue lake named Crater Lake in Oregon
Crater Lake in Crater Lake National Park Oregon is described as the bluest lake in the world its color reflects the sky. At the height of the gold rush Dawson City reached about 25000 residents and today remains near 1000.
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Crater Lake Lake National Park
Oreg
Dawwe City
F. V
Dawson City
Overloaded taxi tale tops as bowden fined for excess
Salford taxi driver Tom Bowden fined 20 shillings for carrying 22 people in a four passenger cab after a police witness described one adult and 20 children plus the driver. Winchester bowling scene draws crowds as Fly Week campaigns begin in three cities amid polio and disease control notes.
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Salford
England
Tom Bowden
Eye Condition in Premature Babies Risk of Blindness
Dr. Bundesen explains retrolental fibroplasia in preterm infants. Vitamin E given early in a water suspension reduced cases. oily vitamin E failed. Iron may hinder vitamin E. Treatment before six weeks and in babies under three pounds shows strong preventive effect.
Hairstyles for the new school year trends and twists
Betty Clarke reports fall hair trends from Hollywood stylists. Expect lengths just past the summer look with straight hair and curling ends, upward coiffed faces, and flatter bangs. New styles include the Baby's Head coiffure for curly heads, narrow Indian headbands, lace rosettes, and rosebud net strips.
Golda Meyerson Born in Kiev in 1898 Capital to Palestine
Golda Meyerson born in Kiev on May 3 1898. She moved to this country at age eight and later joined Morris Meyerson of the American Labor Zionist Organization in 1921 to travel to Palestine.
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Wilfred A. Corbin
Corbin
Alexandria
A. Golda Meyerson
Kiev
Ukraine
Palestine
Morris Meyerson
American Labor Zionist Organization
Realty Transfers Highlight Multiple Winchester Property Deals
A sequence of real estate transfers includes Hunter M. Gaunt and wife acquiring 1467 Greystone Terrace. Leah Van Ness and others selling 320 S. Washington St. Stotler selling on Montague Ave to Henrys. Holliday Apartments selling to William Maxey Inc. and related Henry Addition parcels. Huyett selling 812 S. Braddock St to Childs and Clevenger. Newcome selling 1052 Woodland Ave to P Victor McIntire. Mitchell selling 510 North Street to John Foster. E W Cather selling 5 N Stewart St to Clevenger. E W Carter selling 7 N Stewart St to J W Ebert. Allen selling 114 W Boscawen St parcel and office building with Grove 1/6 interest. transfers involve multiple buyers and residences across Winchester.
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Hunter M. Gaunt
Harry W. Butler, Jr
Greystone Terrace
Leah Elizabeth van Ness
S. Washington St
J. Bryan Stotler
J. Henkel Henry
Emmett L. Henry
Montague Ave
Holliday Apartments, Inc
William D. Maxey
Henry
Land Transfers in Frederick and Nearby Counties
A series of property conveyances lists grantors and grantees across Frederick County and nearby areas. Transactions include Preston H. Clark to Albert Adams for 5 acres near Gainesboro, R G Braithwaite to Raymond G Edwards for 30 acres near Cross Junction, and Helena Jobe Gander to Frederick W Jobe for 38.95 acres at Brucetown. Additional transfers cover parcels along Morningside Drive, Shawnee District south of Winchester, and routes near U S Route 11.
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Preston H. Clark
Albert Adams
Gainesboro
R. G. Braithwaite
Raymond G. Edwards
Cross Junction
Helena Jobe Gander
Frederick W. Jobe
Brucetown
Frederick County
Walter Gander
John O. Chapman
Georgia P. Thompson
Morningside Drive
J. Henkel Henry
Emmett L. Henry
Fred L. Glaze, Jr
Shawnee District
Winchester
Jacob W. Snapp
J. B. Pope
Land interests and transfers in Stonewall District
Martin St area north west of Winchester and west of Route 522. John W. McKown and wife transfer 117 acres with improvements on southern Hiett Road between Welltown and Apple Pile Ridge. Betty G. McKown transfers 1 1/2 acres with improvements two miles west of Welltown Pike on Baker Road.
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Martin
Martin St
Winchester
John W. McKown
FP. T. McKown
Hiett Road
Welltown Road
Apple Pile Ridge Road
Stonewall District
Betty G. McKown
Welltown Pike
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