Virginia Cities Hold Ground In Juvenile Delinquency Fight
The Associated Press reports Virginia cities show resilience in curbing juvenile delinquency. The piece notes Newport News had a strong 1957 decline after new probation and juvenile court leadership, while Richmond and Roanoke saw mixed trends with arrests rising or cases shifting to more serious crimes.
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Roanoke
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Franklin
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Gomery
Botetourt
Norfolk
Lynchburg
Danville
J. C. Garrett
Round Hill CFC Will Benefit From Sale Debate
A debate and white elephant sale will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Round Hill Community Hall to aid the Round Hill Community Fire Company. Debaters include John W. Larrick Jr Hurl Himelright Noel Williams and Ott Snapp. A sale follows the debate with refreshments and the McKee Quartet singing.
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Round Hill
Round Hill Community Fire Company
John W. Larrick, Jr
Hurl Himelright
Noel Williams
Ott Snapp
Johns Hopkins Opens Daytime Ward for Mental Ills Patients
A new daytime ward at Johns Hopkins Hospital acts as a short term home for psychiatric patients from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p m each day. Dr William D Wheat leads the program which includes group and individual therapy and aims to keep patients connected to the community while freeing hospital beds for other needs. The method emphasizes a homelike setting, small group size, and integrated treatment rather than full admission.
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William D. Wheat
Montreal
Canada
Hopkins
Phipps Psychiatric Clinic
Court Lets Libel Damages Stand
The U S Supreme Court let stand a 25 000 libel damage award won by Aline Owen a white Virginia woman against Afro American a Baltimore publisher of a Negro newspaper. Owen sought 50 000 and a seven member jury reduced the verdict. The case grew from a Mitchell divorce suit in Dinwiddie County Virginia referencing a white woman.
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Supreme Court
Virginia
Afro-American Co
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Aline Owen
Dinwiddie County
Arthur W. Mitchell
Illinois
Mitchell
Owen
Virginia case rails against free speech in Supreme Court appeal
Unsuccessful bid to review an award cited constitutional rights of free speech and press. Mrs Owen’s counsel contends no federal question was raised in the Virginia trial. Railroads in Burn run only daylight hours. night runs were discussed.
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Thomas Sidney Finch
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Hastings Court
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Supreme Court
Owen
Calves Break Loose In Elk City Stampede
In Elk City 50 head of calves bolted from a sales barn and ran through town for hours before a roundup recovered the herd. Officials blame sabotage for the chaotic escape in 1948.
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