New Clarke County Agent R M Godsey Named
Berryville reports R M Godsey has assumed Clarke County agent duties replacing Hugh Henderson who resigned February 28 to join the animal husbandry Extension Service at VPI Blacksburg. Godsey, 26, a VPI graduate, married Betty Duncan of Kingsport Tenn. They reside at Ten Acres on Boom Road near Berryville. He previously served as Assistant County Agent in Tazewell County and led 4 H lamb clubs achieving grand awards at the Atlantic in Richmond.
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Berryville
Godsey
VPI
Tazewell County
Clarke County
Gate City
Scott County
Betty Duncan
Kingsport
Tenn
Vicki Ann
Huchenderson
Biologists Use Dizzy Grouse Trick for Restocking North Dakota
North Dakota biologists led by Wilford L. Miller trap live grouse by stunning them with a light beam until they fall from trees. The dizzy grouse are netted and relocated from Turtle Mountain near Bottineau to Killdeer Mountain, despite harsh winter hiking in subzero snows.
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Bottineau
N. D
North Dakota
Wilford L. Miller
North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Miller
Turtle Mountain
Killdeer Mountain
Police Solve Break-Ins Here in Winchester
Winchester Police arrest a 17 year old boy and Hinkle Frye after a spree of 13 break ins from Oct 22, 1950 to Feb 1952. They confess to multiple robberies at Valley Wholesale, Winchester Milline, Checkerboard Feed Store, and other North Cameron Street sites, plus a forged check case.
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Winchester
Valley Wholesale Company
Fast Baker Street
Winchester Milline Company
North Cameron Street
Checkerboard
Rockingham Poultry Company
Robinson Packing House
Loudoun Street
City Founded by Noah Named Nakhichevan
Tradition holds that Noah founded the city of Nakhichevan in the USSR near Mt Ararat where the Ark rested. The name means he descended here.
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Nakhichevan
Mt. Ararat
Harvard Sophomores Break Face Slapping Record
Harvard sophomores Richard Mortimer and Oakleigh Thorn reportedly set a new 48 hour face slapping record at Leverett House Cambridge. They slapped at ten second intervals since Tuesday 10 a m aided by bananas and tomato juice and a $128 bet with peers.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Richard Mortimer
Oakleigh Thorn
Leverett House
Do Car Lights Drain the Battery
The National Bureau of Standards says lights radios and similar devices do not drain the battery unless the device is on or a wiring or insulation defect allows leakage. When the engine runs and the ammeter shows charge the energy comes from the generator, not the battery.
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National Bureau of Standards Sa
Frederick 4-H Girls to Compete in Area Contest
Fourteen Frederick County 4-H girls will take part in the Area 4-H Contest at James Wood High School, with six counties in the region. Competitors include Nancy Duckworth and Nancy Cather in dairy and food prep, along with teams for baking, canning, clothing, and laundry. Local leaders and agents will oversee registrations and demonstrations.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Frederick, Clarke
Loudoun
Shenandoalh
Warren
Arlington Frederick
Trogen
Rhoda Whitacre
Lucille Carpenter
Georgianna Gumm
Shirley Carper
Betty Rinker
Roxanne Rogers
Miss Ames Shirley
Mary L. Thompson
Arabel Burke
Tudees
Helen Roe
Irene Geiss
Carolyn Alsop
Miss Burke
Gladys Farmer
Mary Hillie McCoy
Sylvia Brandt
Loudoun Group
Betty Dunn
Shenandoah Group
Clarke Group
Sloan Wolfe
Marguerite Moore
18 Rescued From Stranded Schooner Gloria
PANAMA Panama seven percent two women and sixteen men stranded aboard the disabled Colombian Schooner Gloria for a week were rescued last night after a week long search by U S Air Force planes and U S Naval patrol boats. The 87 foot boat was dismasted and stripped of its rudder by a storm January 30. It ran out of fuel food and water. Four survivors who took to a lifeboat in search of help were picked up Monday by the U S Navy Ship John F Thorson. The 18 others were sighted by a patrol bomber yesterday picked up by a patrol boat and landed at Cristobal Canal Zone last night.
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Panama
Gloria
U.S. Air Force
U. S. Naval
U. S Navy
John F. Thorson
Cristobal
Cana! Zone
Ashes of Burned Cottage Sifted Again for Clues
State troopers resume ash sifting at White Horse Rock on Shenandoah River seeking remains linked to a human body found there Saturday. Medical examiners in Richmond have given conflicting and inconclusive details about the remains, with no definitive age or race reported. An inquiry from Martinsburg police ties a 17 year old white youth, William B. Harris, to a Martinsburg disappearance, and is being routed to state troopers handling the case.
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Bereryville
White Horse Rock
Shenandoah River
Mystery County
Frank FE. Tappan
Geoffrey Mann
Richmond
Winchester
Martinsburg
W Va
Martinsborg
Willam B. Harris
Virginia
47 Year Old Mother Gives Birth To 18th Child
A year old mother from Chinotteague Virginia gave birth to her 18th child at Massawadox Accomack Memorial Hospital weighing eight and a half pounds. All but one of the children are living a girl died shortly after birth about 11 years ago. The eldest child is 30 year old Milton Williams of Greenbackville and the youngest Clement aged eight at home. James Williams 58 the father is a longtime Federal game warden on the eastern shore.
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James F. Williams
Chincoteague
Massawadox- Accomack Memorial Hospital
Milton Williams
Greenbackville
Clement
James Williams
Lord Carlton and Big Ben Morgan Lead Feb Wrestling Card
Promoter Kermit Batt announces a Winchester Armory show on February 18 featuring Lord Leslie Carlton vs Big Ben Morgan in a one fall match with a one hour limit. The card also includes Golden Terror vs Ike Fakins, Kit Fox vs Jim Austin, and a women's bout Lillian Bitter vs Vivienne, Europe’s champion.
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Lord Carlton
Big Ben Morgan
Kermit Batt
Winchester Armory
Lord Leste Carlton
Tennessee
Morgan
Lord Leslie Carlton
Golden Terror
Bie the
Fakins
Mammoth Crappler
Fd Strangler
Lewis
Gus Sonnenbure
Bronko Nagurski
Ike Fakins
Terror
Fighders
Duke University
Los Angeles Rame Bie
Ike
U.S. Armee
Europe
Measles at Record High in Country
Measles cases in the nation this year surpass any year since 1938 with 18,825 cases reported last week and a five week total of 76,728. Outbreaks of influenza like illnesses also occurred in New York Maryland Oregon California Nevada Arkansas and Virginia according to the Public Health Service.
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Washington
Public Health Service
New York
Maryland
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arkansas
Virginia
Brownsville Declared Shrimp Capital of the United States
The city of Brownsville Texas has been called the Shrimp Capital of the United States since large Gulf beds were found nearby. In 1951 Brownsville area boats caught about 40 million pounds of shrimp.
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United States
N. A.D
Brownsville
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Fats Henry Dies at 52 Former Grid Great
Wilbur Pats Henry former Washington and Jefferson College football star and athletic director coach died at his home in Washington Pennsylvania at age 52 from diabetes. He was hailed by Walter Camp as the greatest lineman and an all American tackle in 1919. Henry later played for the Old Canton Bulldogs and was named to the National Football Hall of Fame last year. He hailed from Annafield Ohio.
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Washington
Wilbur
Pats) Henry
Washington and Jefferson College
Henry
Walter Camp
Eridiren
W and J
National Football Hall of Fame
Old
Canton (O) Bulldogs
Annafield, O
Queen Mary Sends Condolences On King George VI Death
London telegram from Queen Mary to the king’s death offers profound sympathy to the king’s family and the nation. The message expresses prayerful remembrance and requests divine comfort and strength. It is signed by Pius.
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London
George VI
Pius
Duke of Windsor sails to England for King George VI funeral
The Duke of Windsor sails on the Queen Mary to England for King George VI's funeral. His American-born duchess, who left the throne, will not accompany him. Churchill's death speech will be broadcast nationwide on major networks today with live or recorded airings from 4 PM to 10:30 PM EST.
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New York
Duke of Windsor
England
George VI
Churchill
Mutual Broadcasting System
Columbia Broadcasting System
Tive
National Broadcasting Company
American Broadcasting System
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Nassawadox
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Buncutter Tire CO
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Kit Fox
Jim Austein
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Oklahoma
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Vivienne
Miss Bitter
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