Dates of State Farm Events Told
BLACKSBURG listing 1962 events by the agricultural Extension Service at VPS includes the State 4-H All star Conference in June, the 4-H short Course June 25-28, the Institute of Rural Affairs July 30-31 and August 1, with pre-institute sessions of the Agricultural Conference Board and the State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs to follow at VPI.
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Blacksburg
Agricultural Extension Service
VPS
VPI
Institute of Rural Affairs
The
Agricultural Conference Board
State Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Expectant Father Falls From Missouri Hospital Window
In Springfield Missouri an expectant father fell from a second floor hospital window just before his wife gave birth to a baby girl. The 27 year old patient Bill Brown suffered a back injury and is listed in fall condition. Hospital staff report he dozed off on a window sill in the waiting room.
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Springfield
Uwa
Bill Brown
Brown
State Extension Service Conference Set for August at VPI
The notice notes the annual State Extension Service Conference is slated for August 25 to 30 at Virginia Tech. The event remains tentative pending final confirmation.
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VPI
Winchester Theaters: A Century of Local Stages and Screens
The article traces Winchester cinema from Harris Hall and Keller's Hall to the Court House Hall and the Empire, Capitol, and Colonial houses. It notes early prices, stage sizes, and acts like minstrels, stock companies, and stars such as Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Sarah Bernhardt, and The Greater Al G Field's Minstrels, with later drive-ins and surviving venues.
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Winchester
Auditorium
Bijou
Colonial
Dixie
Empire
Harris Hall
Kinney's Shoe
Keller's Hall
Guy Brothers
Hi Henry's
al Fields
Miss Page
Court House Hall
Benjamin Knight
Knight
New Empire
Eddie Cantor
Honey Boy Evans
al Jolson
Neal O'Brien
Fd Wynn
George Sidney
Buzy Issy
Sarah Bernhardt
Madam X
Cleo Mayfield
Emperor Jones
Humbird Duffy
St. Carlos Opera Company
McCrory’s
McCrory
Main Street
Nott Building
Commercial & Savines Bank
Strand
Jewel Box
Hippodrome
Kinney’s
Win
Lovett's Shoe
Wonderland
ABC
Airdrome
Mr. Hable
Haddox
Movieland
the Capitol
Warner Brothers
The
Palace
Herman H. Hable
Winchester Drive-In
Ray Becker
Royal Drive-In
E. F. Ours
Walcott Title Defense Plans Remain Indefinite
Negotiations between promoter Jim Norris and Jersey Joe Walcott's manager Felix Bocchicchio continue over a next bout with no date site or opponent agreed. A Walcott Charles rematch is the preferred option, with mid February deadlines from the New York State Athletic Commission and talks involving a potential Marciano challenging note and shares for Charles.
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Miami
Jim Norris
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Norris
Iternational Boxing Club
Jersey Joe
Felix Bocchicchio
Walcott
Rocky Marciano
Felix
Christenberry
Bob Christenberry
New York State Athletic Commission
Bocchicchio
Charles
Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Charles Camp
Pittsburgh
Charlies
Fate of Peking Man bones after war losses
The 500000 year old Peking Man remains found in a Chinese cave in 1923 disappeared during the second world war. In 1941 they were moved on a U S refugee train later captured by the Japanese.
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Peking
China
United States
Displaced Persons Arrivals and Religious Makeup
Under the 3 year program ending December 31 1951, 336000 displaced persons were authorized to enter the United States and resettle here at a cost of 101601000 dollars. Religious beliefs were recorded as 46 percent Roman Catholic 35 percent Protestant and Orthodox and 19 percent Jewish.
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United States
Did aliens gain voting rights in U S history
After the Revolution states gradually allowed aliens to vote, often after declaration of intent to seek citizenship. World War I sparked backlash and in 1926 Arkansas was the last state to close its polls to aliens.
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Arkansas
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Missouri
America
MY Filbert
FLEET
Eel and Poultry
Veal
Fleet & Co., Inc
East Pall Mall St
J. Henkel Henry
Common Council
Empire Theater
Huff's Row
Rouss Avenue
Court House
Reuss City Hall
Messrs. Wood and
Atwell
Ben Hur
Robert Downing
Fred H. Hable
Warrens
Virginia
Mary Pickford
DeWolf Hopper
Black Patti
David Warfield
Dockstadder
Minstrels
Market Street
William H. Baker
Randolph T. McGuire
J. H
E. L. Henry
Baltimore
Carlswitz
Plasses White
Angell Memorial
Boston
Mck A
Francis H. Rowley
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
George Thorndike Angell
Maxwell House
General Foods
Imtanl
Ryveyi
Tlsebm Ts
Titus
Cevel Box, Inc
Miller & Anderson
E. Boscawen St
Kelvinator
Héale
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