Virginia News: Ship tests, crew changes, and ports
Norfolk reports the Missouri freed from mud after grounding in Chesapeake Bay. The ship will test for two days at sea then return to Norfolk for training and reload to Quantico. Three officers left behind will explain to a naval board. replacements carry same positions as last summer. Captain William D. Brown remains skipper. Millett faces inquiry. Richlands: weigh stations planned to catch Virginia highway load limit violations. Three stations planned on Route 301, Route 1 near Woodbridge, and Route 13 near Accomac. Also: SCC to run the Virginia Transit Co. from Sunday. 1,600 union workers approved strike action. Talks resume between Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone and CWA. 5,200 workers. Maryland senator Sotheron says fisheries dispute may be solved for both states.
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Norfolk Naval Use
Quantanamo
Cuba
Naval Rt
Richmond
Virginia
State Highway Department
Potomac River Bridge
Woodbridge
Prince William County
Accomac
Portsmouth Delegation Seeks Governor Delay on Tunnel Bill
Richmond report says a Portsmouth delegation meets Governor Bat at 3 30 p m to ask him not to sign a bill granting the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission indemnity powers held by the State Highway Commission and local governments. Sen Ma M Hillard of Norfolk County and Portsmouth manager notified city attorney expected to join. Hillard says he has not opposed the bill which passed both houses as an emergency measure.
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Richmond
Portsmouth
Battoday
Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission
State Highway Commission
Ma M. Hillard
Norfolk County
Hillard
Alexandria man dies in Chinpin Village fire at federal housing
James Brownlee, 36, a machinist at the Naval Ordinance Plant, perished in a blaze last night at his Chinpin Village apartment. Firefighters observed smoke and encountered flames upon entry. The conflagration damaged Brownlee’s unit and an adjoining apartment as investigators assessed the scene.
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Alexandria
James &. Brownlee
Naval Ordinance Plant
Chinpin Village
Federal Housing
Brownlee
Lawrence Fowler
Mrs. Taylor Dies At Lynchburg Home
Mrs. Alice Virginia Taylor widow of John William Taylor died at her Lynchburg home of a heart attack last night. Formerly from Winchester. Funeral arrangements were made at Kurtz Funeral Home on Loudoun Street this afternoon.
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Alice Virginia Taylor
John William Taylor
Lynchburg
Winchester
Kurtz Funeral Home
Loudoun &T
TV Sets Displayed At Show Saturday
Television sets up to 19 inch screens will be shown Friday night and Saturday at a Molden Electric Co display of the 1950 Motorola line. Sales manager Jack Ireland says a free 75 installation will be given to a attendee at the 7:30 p m opening Friday. The piece notes head hunting in the British Isles ending in the Middle Ages.
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Molden Electric Co
Motorola
Jack Ireland
Glen Teal Wins Texas Prelim Golf
Glen Teal of Memphis won the Texas Open prelim in San Antonio with a six under par 65 and claimed low pro prize. Teal and partner Al Brosch tied for pro-am top money of 275 each, while Brosch teamed with John Newman. Third place went to Ray Hill and Ray Killian, with a 63.
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San Antonio
Tex
Glen Teal
Memphis
Tenn
Fae Ieaainane
R. B. McFarlin
Teal
al Brosch
Garden City
L. I
Ray Hill
Ray Killian
Brosch
Chicago
Local soil conservation trainee positions open for applicants
Conservation posts probational soil conservationist jobs announced with trainee pay of 2450 or 2875 dollars. Qualified workers encouraged to apply, said T. F. Simpson, Civil Service Examiner at Winchester Post Office.
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T. F. Simpson
Winchester
Farm auction listings jump between towns in Virginia and West Virginia
A dense sales directory lists multiple farm auctions across Berryville Martinsburg Charles Town Wadesville and nearby areas with dates from February 10 to March 16. Items include livestock farm machinery household goods and purebred hogs with venues at farms exchanges and courthouses. Entities include Standard Lime and Stone Co Keefe Farm Henkle Farm Pickeral Engle's Switch and various towns in Berkeley Frederick and Jefferson counties.
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W. E. Edwards
Mowery
Berryville Pike
Red Bud Road
Annie McDonald
Summit Point
W. Va
Robert K. Woltz
James P. Reardon
Frederick County Court House
Tock Ave
C. L. Poston
Millwood
Standard Lime & Stone Co
Fi Waters
Cyrus L. Dellinger
Chamstabens
Keefe
Berkeley County
C. L. Brumback
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Winchester
J. F. Marlow & Son
East
Berryville
Standard Lime & Stone Vo
Henkle Farn
Millville
Pickeral
Middletown
Standard Tea & Stone Co
Engle’s Switch
Stan Mallet
Martinsburg
Roy Madigan
East Millwood
W. R. Elliott
Hurst Farm
Wadesville
Peoples Supply Co
Charles Town
J. G. Puss
Shepherds Town
Sheep & Lambs
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Tubed by Regions
Market quotations show prices for assorted goods including potatoes, poultry, eggs, butter, and beef and hog futures across Baltimore, Chicago, and regional markets. Vendors report steady demand with receipts moderate. hogs mostly steady with higher asks, cattle and calves varied by grade, and sheep limited with steady to higher quotes for select lots.
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N. J. Romes
Ya. Bu
Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Canadian Potatoes Sold Cheaper in New Orleans
A boat unload in New Orleans revealed Canadian potatoes being bought by American brokers at lower costs than U S tubers. J Segari, a New Orleans broker, said he can source Canadian spuds cheaper than Maine or Idaho supplies. A million pounds were shipped from Canada, while the government offers surplus potatoes to farmers at one cent per hundred pounds.
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New Orleans
Canada
J. Segari
Consignee
Maine
Idaho
Electric Appliance Dealership Named Electric appliance dealer announced
Announcement was made today of the appointment of Mervel W Adams at 127 N. Cameron St as dealer for Philco Thor and Lewyt products. A complete line of Philco television and radio sets ranges and refrigerators Thor washers and ironers and Lewyt vacuum cleaners will be demonstrated at the local store on Friday and Saturday. The occasion will be celebrated by awarding five prizes toaster chicken fryer mixer iron and table model radio to persons visiting the store during the two days.
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Mervel W. Adams
N. Cameron St
Philco
Thor
Lewyt
Markets steady as coal strike looms in New York
New York stocks held near Monday close with prices mostly unchanged to slightly lower. Losses were minor across sectors as the coal strike remains the major barrier to decisive action. Traders await President Tru mans Taft-Hartley approach to potential coal production.
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New York
Truman
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Chrysler
Goodyear
National Distillers
Anchor Hocking Glass
Emerson Radio
Philco
United Gas Corp
Kennecott Cooper
du Pont
American Tobacco
Standard Oil (Nj
Johns Manville
Grumman _ Aircraft
Consolidated Vultee
Montgomery Ward
Caterpillar Tractor
Schenley
Dow Chemical
Campaign Issues Aired In 1950 Massachusetts Rally
In Boston a 1950 congressional campaign opened with Vice-President Alben Barkley defending Democratic measures and challenging Republicans to name which laws they would repeal. Barkley urged clear GOP proposals on extending social security, tax cuts, and government spending while denouncing Republicans for labeling programs as socialist.
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Boston
Alben W Barkley
Massachusetts
Kimara
Senate
Wilson
Barkley
Roosevelt
Trumar
Federal Trade Commission
Democratic Party
Butler Rites Draw Wide Attendance For Late John Butler
About 725 mourners attended the funeral services for John Butler 18 at the Funeral Home yesterday. The Rev. Paul led the rites with the help of Rev. C R Line, former Cork St Christian Church pastor. Seventy floral pieces required three trucks for transport. Out of town mourners included families from Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Martinsburg Fort Jackson Shenandoah County and West Virginia, among others.
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John Butler
Clarence Butler
Paul
C R. Line
Cork St. Christian Church
William Richards
Philadelphia
Jack Lindsay
Baltimore
Marty Schultz
Gloria
Chicago
Ill
Floyd Emerick
Ann
George Phillips
Shelia
Grace Coleman
Harry Alexander
Wayne Brady
Cecil Peer
Cecilia Ery
Pamela
Roy Gochenour
Betty Jane
Mill
John Hollingsworth
Boyd Miller
Harry Keister
Russell Kline
Fred Maphis
Harvey Powell
Shenandoah County
Cora Yeakley
Lorraine
Martinsburg
W. Va
Charles Johnston
Fort Jackson
S. C
Melvin McChesney
Washington
Services Held For Mrs. Ella B. Farmer
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella B. Farmer, who died Sunday at her Rest Va home, were held yesterday at 2 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev J S Ducknall officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with six grandsons serving as pallbearers: Robert and Douglas Scruggs, James Swanson, Harry and Richard Farmer, and Melvin McFarland.
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Ella B. Farmer
Rest
Jones
J. S. Ducknall
Mount Hebron
Robert
Douglas Scruggs
James Swanson
Harry
Richard Farmer
Melvin McFarland
Webster named chairman of Defense Research Board
President Truman appointed William Webster of Boston as chairman of the Research Development Board in the defense establishment. The move places Webster at the head of a key advisory body to coordinate research and development efforts during the postwar period.
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Washington
William Webster
Boston
Truman
Research Development Board
Defense Establishment
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the daily quiz are provided, listing solutions for questions printed on Page 1E. The excerpt includes correct selections such as Ceylon for question 2 and Golf for question 3, with scattered geographic hints like Chicago, Illinois, and mentions of the 10 New Scotland Yard.
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Padoral Trade Commission
Ceylon
Golf
Chicago, Il
Felting Essace
New Scotland Yard
Farmers to Attend Winchester Rotary Club Meeting
Seventy five farmers have accepted invitations to attend the Rotary Club's Rural-Urban Day luncheon at the George Washington Hotel at 1 o'clock tomorrow. Host Mr. C Ridgely White will welcome them. Len Clinton P Anderson of New Mexico will speak, introduced by Mr J V Arthur. Anderson, former secretary of agriculture, is also noted as past president of art International and father of Miss Nancy Anderson, Shenandoah Queen in 1946. The Rural-Urban committee is chaired by Wilkie Hunt with assistants including Walker McC Bond Dr C Milton H B Stine J W Arthur L Fred Stine and Fred Naegely.
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Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
C. Ridgely White
Len Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
J. V. Arthur
Senator Anderson
Agriculture
Art International
Nancy Anderson
Wilkie Hunt
Walker McC. Bond
H. B. Stine
J. W. Arthur
L. Fred Stine
Fred Naegely
Auxiliary to Have Benefit Dinner in Berryville
The Auxiliary of Lloyd Williams Post No 41 will hold a benefit dinner and supper on February 16 at the Community Building in Berryville. Co chairmen Mrs. Rice W. Levi Sr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Ware supervise arrangements for the meals.
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Lloyd Williams
Berryville
Rice W. Levi Sr
Ralph M. Ware
Absolute zero on the Fahrenheit scale
The article states that absolute zero on the Fahrenheit scale equals minus 459.6 degrees. It presents this as a defining thermodynamic constant and a baseline for temperature measurements. No other facts are provided.
Chicago Grain Opening Prices Snapshot
Grain futures opened with mixed moves in Chicago. Wheat led gains in Mar and May contracts, while Corn and Soybeans posted small declines or modest changes across several months. Oats and Rye showed minor shifts as traders weighed early demand and weather signals.
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Virginia News
Missouri
Norfolk
William D. Brown
Frank Morris
John R. Millett
Millett
Chesapeake Bay
H. P. Smith
Brown
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Transit Co
Battle
SCC
WTC
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
C&p
L. Harold Sotheron
Maryland Senate
Virginia State Senate
Aeral Home
Order of the Golden Rule
British Isles
Grover C. Helsley
Fairmont Avenue
Chevrolet
D. Coleman Dunn
Texas
Deep Sounds
Winchester Rotary Club
Valentines
Hill's
Loudoun
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
Chapman Motor CO
Mercury
BUICK
Taree Be
Desoto
Heatwolk Motor CO
Braddock St
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Automobile
J. BR. Alexander, Jr
Reddy
Reddybox
Reddy Klowatt
Northern Virginia Power Company
Miller’s Rhodes
Brookes
Rexall
Peoples Drug Store
Myers
C. I. Brumback and Sons
M-M Tractors
Minneapolis
Martinsburg Pike
Chicago Grain
Mar
May
E. Piccadilly St. Pohne
Fred L. Mowery
Dee
Bega Ieee
Braddock
Germain Se
John W. Rosenberger & Co
S&s. Braddock
Phome
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