Virginia Farm Receipts Fall From Last Year
The Agriculture Department reports eight month farm marketings in Virginia fell below January October last year with total receipts at 371.9 million dollars versus 383.2 million. Crop receipts rose to 155.1 million while livestock and products dropped to 216.8 million. Prices for farm inputs rose three percent and six southern states showed gains in marketings.
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Washington
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisia
Rev Garland Evans Hopkins Guest Speaker at Lions Club
The Rev Garland Evans Hopkins former Market Street Methodist Church pastor will address the Lions Club at the Quorccashington Hotel tomorrow at 12 18. Hopkins is currently vice president of the American Friends of the Far East with offices in New York City.
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Garland Evans Hopkins
Market Street Methodist Church
Zone Club
Quorccashington Hotel
Hopkins
American Friends of the
Par East
New York City
Firemen Called Sunday For Kent St Flue Fire
Firemen answered a call around 11 30 a m yesterday to put out a chimney fire on Kern St The fire was quickly extinguished with no damage reported.
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Kent St. Flue Fire
Kern St
Auctions list for January sale near Elizabethtown Pa
A sales directory item notes a January 3 auction at 9 30 am by Wanger north of Elizabethtown offering office equipment farm machinery tractors posts hogs and hardware with six auctioneers. January 10 at 11 am features real estate parcels in Frederick Court House Back Creek District with Byron Crumbock as auctioneer.
Two Norfolk Men Arrested on Narcotics Charges
Two Norfolk men Davis Wiggins and James E. Johnson were arrested after 13 capsules believed to contain narcotics were found in their car. Police say the seizure was part of efforts to disrupt smuggling of narcotics to city farm inmates in Princess Anne County.
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Norfolk
Davis Wiggins
James E. Johnson
Princess Anne County
City Farm
Russians seize Austrian police night sticks in Vienna
Russian soldiers in the Soviet occupied zone confiscated rubber night sticks from Austrian police amid protests by Vienna. Officials say the move blocks police from quelling Communist rowdies before Austria’s general elections next February. Volksstimme claims the clubs would influence the campaign.
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Vienna
Austria
Volksstimme
OPS Cuts Price on Butter and Hash in Virginia
The Office of Price Stabilization ordered one cent cuts in ceiling prices for one brand of beef hash and granted one cent increases for cake mixes flour vinegar and apple butter. Most stores in the state are affected but Northern Virginia stores are excluded and overseen by a separate OPS office in Washington.
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Richmond
Office of
OPS
Virginia
Etaoin Shrdlu
Emfwyp Vbek
Washington
Seaman Edward Knight Smith Drowns in Hampton Roads
Seaman Edward Knight Smith, 42, aboard SS Saugatuck, drowned Saturday night in Hampton Roads after falling into the water while trying to board from a launch. His body was recovered shortly afterward.
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Norfolk
Edward Knight Smith
Hampton Roads
Record Cold in Norfolk as Temperatures Plunge
The Norfolk airport logged 22 degrees at 6 30 a m marking the coldest of the season. In the city a reading of 28 degrees, 16 below normal for the date, reflected widespread frost and unusually chilly conditions.
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Norfolk
Wild Rice Growth Regions in the United States
About 80 percent of the wild rice sold in the United States comes from Minnesota, with the remainder from Wisconsin and Canada. The lakes in Minnesota and nearby areas provide suitable conditions for its growth.
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United States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada
Wedding of Miss Nancy Oakes in Nassau
Nobles and society figures gathered in Nassau for the wedding of Miss Nancy Oakes, eldest daughter of the late Sir Henry and Lady Eunice Oakes, to Baron Ernst Lyssard Von Hoy ningen Huen. The ceremony is set for 7 pm at St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, presided by the Rt Rev Spence Burton and the Rev Canon Holmes. Nancy’s prior marriage to Alfred de Marigny was annulled by the New York Supreme Court in 1950 amid allegations surrounding Sir Harry Oakes’s Nassau death.
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Bahamas
Nancy Oakes
Henry
Eunice Oakes
Baron Ernst Lyssard von Hoyningen Huen
St. Mary the Virgin
Spence Burton
Canon Holmes
Nancy
Alfred de Marigeny
New York Supreme Court
de Marigny
Sir Harry Oakes
Hopewell Couple Wounded After Domestic Shooting
In Hopewell Virginia a 49 year old John H. Edwards shot his wife Mary Edwards 46 then shot himself. John was in critical condition and Mary in serious condition. Police quoted the husband as saying nagging prompted the act.
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Hopewell
John H. Edwards
Richmond
Mary Edwards
Mrs. Ellen Harrison Rites Held at Christ Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Riley Harrison widow of Dabney Morrison and former Clarke County resident were held at 11 o clock this morning at Christ Episcopal Church. Rev. William Hanckel officiated with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dr. John B McKee J Pinckney Arthur J Victor Arthur Sr Gwynne H Jones William J DeButts Allen Thurman and George Shutze.
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Ellen Riley Harrison
Dabney Morrison
Clarke County
Christ Episcopal Church
William Hanckel
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John B McKee
J. Pinckney Arthur
J Victor Arthur
Gwynne H. Jones
William J. DeButts
Allen Thurman
George Shutze
Mrs. Ida Creswell Young Dies at Memorial Hospital
Ida Creswell Young born September 9 1881 in Bethany Missouri died yesterday at Memorial Hospital near Bluemont. She was widow of W W Young and survived by daughter Mildred Lashley brother Pascal Creswell and eight great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Ida Creswell Young
Bluemont
Memorial Hospital
Bethany
Erastus
Amanda McGown Creswell
Missouri
W. W. Young
Mildred M. Lashiey
Thomas A. Sipes
Pasco
Oliver Creswell
San Springs
Okla
Robert W. Leshley
Bluemort
Round Hill Community Center Annual Meeting
The Round Hill Community Center will hold its annual membership meeting at the community hall on January 9 at 8 p.m. The session will elect new directors and consider new business, followed by a supper served by the group’s men for all attendees.
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Round Hill Community Center
How's Your I. Q. Answers and Cleaning Jewelry
Quiz answers printed on Page 4 include Michigan Lord Nelson the Julian calendar and Francis Scott Key. A brief tip suggests cleaning costume jewelry by soaking in lukewarm suds and brushing, then rinsing and drying with a cloth.
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Michigan
Lord Nelson
Francis Scott Key
False Edward
Plymouth
England
Balk
Rites Today for Mrs Hancher Graveside services held
Graveside services for Margaret Rees Hancher 68 wife of Alfred Miller Hancher were conducted at Mt Hebron Cemetery Ambridge Pa this afternoon at 2 o clock The Rev Raymond Womeldorph pastor of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church led the rites Pallbearers were Turner Sencindiver Harry Ebert Jr Walter T Anderson Carl Hicks Lewis Fries and Seber Randall
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Margaret Rees Hancher
Alfred Miller Hancher
Ambridge
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Raymond Womeldorph
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Turner Sencindiver
Harry Ebert, Jr
Walter T. Anderson
Carl Hicks
Lewis Fries
Seber Randall
B and O Railroad Reports $24 Million Net Income
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported a net income of 23,999,925 dollars for the first 11 months, up 6,284,145 from the prior year, mainly due to reduced operating expenses.
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Baltimore
BaltiMore and Ohio Railroad Today
the Road
Joker Douses Fountain in Bubble Bath Prank at Trafalgar Square
A prankster poured detergent into the famous Nelson’s Column fountain in Trafalgar Square London. Detergent caused foaming water but officials reported the froth washed away without lasting damage or injuries.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Nelson
Soggy Vegetables May Be Invitation To the Doghouse
Dr. William Kaufman discussed emotional uses of food at AAAS describing how soggy vegetables and scorched meat signal resentment in marriage. He cited examples of wives exaggerating kitchen duties to gain concessions and noted husbands might retaliate with alimony and perks like extra TVs and a fur coat.
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ST. Louis
William Kaufman
Tell Port
Conn
American Association For the Advancement of Science
AAAS
Kaufman
Cable Success Following 1850 Failure Countries Link
When the first ocean cable between England and France failed in 1850 because the line broke, a sturdier cable in 1851 proved strong enough to endure. The note marks a turning point in transatlantic telegraph attempts and hints at advances in cable technology.
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England
France
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