Virginia Decency and Virginians in Faulkner’s View
The article surveys William Faulkner’s residence at the University of Virginia and his remark that Virginians are snobs yet decent. It notes Virginia as Mother State, its historical influence, and the strong local identity that welcomes outsiders yet values origins. It cites scholars on Virginia’s human resources and population ties.
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William Faulkner
University of Virginia
Virginia
Faulkner
Gilstad Jones Oncaeatassade Nave
Kentucky
Ohio
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Minnesota
John Melville Jennings
Virginia Historical Society
Old Dominion
FFV
Jean Gottmann
Daniel Boone
Cumberland Gap
Roanoke
Richmond
Norfolk
General MacArthur
Dr. Gottman
America
Europe
Virginia's calm common man shapes change and history
The piece discusses Virginia’s cautious adaptability, praising its residents for reasonableness and restraint. Dr Gottmann’s analysis highlights Virginia’s industrial spread and willingness to alter traditional patterns, while the author notes a national role for Virginia in future years.
NLRB Orders Challenged Ballot Counted in Virginia
The NLRB ruled that a challenged ballot in the Perlin Packing election in Norfolk Virginia should be counted. The Oct 18 1965 vote tally stood 39 for two unions and 39 against with one ballot void and one challenged. Local 822 and Local 305 sought review of the results. a hearing officer allowed the disputed ballot to count despite the company's objection.
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Washington
The
Labor Relations Board
Perlin Packing ‘©, Inc
Norfolk
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America
Afl-Cio
Elmer Chesson Jr
West Virginia Bonds Face Sale Troubles in Tight Money Market
Gov. Hulett Smith aides warn a tight national money market could block the sale of 20 million dollars in road bonds. Julius Singleton Jr. says the 4 percent rate on a 200 million bond issue approved by voters two years ago may hinder sale and force interim financing for highway work.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Julius Singleton Jr
Morgantown
Smith
Singleton
Grandfather Halonen aspires to meet 99 grandchildren
Charles Halonen and his wife Anna have 99 living grandchildren and expect four more by next March. The Finnish American couple, with seven sons and seven daughters, say they rely on God for children and oppose birth control, noting large clan reunions in Minnesota and across the U S.
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Halonen
Anna
Finland
Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church
Witchcraft in Colonial Salem Defined 1692 Execution
A medieval superstition led to Salem Massachusetts in 1692 convicting and executing 19 people for witchcraft. The episode is noted as a defining outbreak in colonial New England beliefs.
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New England
Salem
Mass
Crochet Patterns Offer and Mail-Order Request
An advertisement from the Winchester Evening Star promotes crochet patterns including vintage lace and place mats, pattern numbers 7007 and others. It provides prices 35 cents per pattern, 15 more cents for first class mail, and mailing address for Alice Brooks Needlecraft Dept. New York. It also touts Needlecraft catalogs and quilt pattern catalogs with prices.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
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Douglas S. Freeman
Freeman
Gottmann
Paul Mellon
de Tocqueville
Dan River
University of Richmond
Samuel Chiles Mitchell
Dr. Mitchell
South
Commonwealth Magazine
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Gamit
Tenith
Barry’s Drug Store
W. Boscawen St
Winchester
Savage
Miller’s Hardware
Loudoun St
NLRB
Miller’s
Miller Auto
Chevrolet Biscayne
A.T
Pontiac Bonneville
H.T
Chevrolet
Bel-Air
Chevrolet Bel-Air
Corvair Monza
Rambler
R& H
Halonens
White Bear Lake
Minn
Charles Halonen
St. Paul
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Colieato
Detroit
Mich
San Diego
Calif
Wera
Orville C. Wine
Whe Baveries
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