Mrs. Vergie V. Dick Dies in Mt. Pleasant W Va
Vergie Virginia Dick 65 died Saturday at her Mt. Pleasant home from a sudden heart attack. Born Gerrardstown she was daughter of the late Elisha P. Hutton and Jane McCormick. Survived by husband Charles W. Dick son Carl W. Dick sister Effie Braithwaite. Funeral tomorrow at Mt. Pleasant EUB church with Rev. John Oliver officiating. Interment in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Vergie Virginia Dick
Mt. Pleasant
W. Va
Gerrardstown
Elisha P. Hutton
Pennsylvania
Jane McCormick
Berkeley County
Charles W. Dick
Carl W. Dick
Effie Braithwaite
Winchester Cooperage Company Dissolved by Mutual Consent
Dissolution notice states the Winchester Cooperage Company formerly operated by E E Furr and James W Crider is dissolved by mutual consent of Furr and Criders Executrix. Creditors directed to settle with J I Sirbaugh at the old business location. E E Farr Grace C Crider Exrx James W Crider January 6 1931.
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Winchester Cooperage Company
E. E. Furr
James W. Crider
J. I. Sirbaugh
E. E. Farr Grace C
Crider
Chiang Delegates to UN Stay Safe From Unseating
Nationalist China’s U N delegation likely remains in place for now as debate over replacing it with Peiping aligned communists stirs in the Security Council. Legal experts note procedural versus substantive questions and potential veto dynamics by the Big Five powers.
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Lake Success
China
United Nations
United States
France
Security Council
Cuba
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Council
T. F. Tsiang
U. N
Russia
Britain
Ignere
U. S
Peiping
15 year old wins amateur show and finals invite
Miss Jeanette Lester 15 daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Lester 328 Highland Ave won the weekly amateur show at Persace. She will appear February 2 in the finals of the 40 and 8 show at Handley high school. She sang Mule Train and Cowboy Sweetheart in a cowgirl outfit.
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Jeanette Lester
Oscar Lester
Highland Ave
Persace
Louis Bachrach
Handley High School
Palace
Ruby Baggerly
Dodge Ave
Don
Betty Haines
Leicester
Lillie McDaniel
E. Cork
Dolores Cleveland
Charlotte Campbell
Aloma Haun
Ramona Smith
Linda Lou Lintz
W. Piccadilly St
Creditors Warned They'll Get Fewer Goods from Britain
London reports Sir Stafford Cripps told a news conference Britain will slow repayments to sterling creditors in 1950 by exporting fewer goods for debt payments. He urged increasing exports to dollar countries to reduce the unrequited exports and fund essential imports amid a 1949 trade deficit of about 1.201 billion dollars.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Cripps
DeCourcy Claims New Russian Atom Blast Saturday
London report says editor Kenneth DeCourcy maintains proof of a second Russian atomic explosion Saturday night, despite lack of corroboration from seismographs or other sources. He says he awaits further details while standing by his claim.
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DeCourcy
Reds
London
Kenneth DeCourcy
Russia
de Courcy
Fugitive Thornton Captured in Florida City
Robert Thornton a 32 year old Belle Glade resident was indicted last September for wounding Thomas Harris 25 of Florida. Thornton was captured by FBI agents and jailed in Palm Beach County. Harris was shot three times during a dispute at the Nicodemus orchard on the Welltown pike. Both men belonged to a migratory work crew. Extradition will begin immediately as Commonwealth's Attorney Massie prepares the case. Sheriff DeHaven plans to travel to Florida.
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Robert Thornton
Belle Glade
Fla
Thomas Harris
FBI
Palm Beach County
Harris
Welltown Pike
Thornton
Robert DeHaven
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie Jr
Florida
Market Quotation Highlights From Various Markets
Baltimore reports dull apples with mixed crate sales and steady to higher grain and egg quotes. Cattle totals show 1800 salable with steers and higher grade stockers rising, hogs up to 25 cents, calves steady to 35, while Chicago notes steady hogs to 16.75 top and cattle 22 to 41 for fed steers. Sheep and lambs mix steady to higher, natives around 25 and ewes 10-12.
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Baltimore
N. J. Staymans
MD Staymans
Chicago
Nedium
Choice
Local Market Prices for Corn Meal and Feed Products
Daily corrected market list shows prices for corn meal 5 lb bags at 31 cents, 10 lb bags at 53 cents, 25 lb bags at 1.11 dollars, and various feeds including broiler mash at 4.50, cracked corn 100 lb bag at 3.05, bran 3.20, mixed feed 3.30, and butter wholesale 59 cents per pound. Butter retail listed separately. medical note on heparin follows.
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Nkeo
Modest Market Gains Amid Wide Stock Fluctuations
New York shares edged higher with fractional gains in late trading as several leaders advanced early. U S Steel and General Motors led gains while Chrysler, Goodyear, United Aircraft, and Southern Pacific slipped back.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Philco
Magnavox
Anaconda Cooper
Air Reduction
Dow Chemical
American Woolen
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio, Texas Co
Celotex
Chrysler
Goodyear
United M Aircraft
Emerson Radio
American Telephone
Philip Morris
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil
Warner Bros
UAW Watchman Confesses Hoax Kidnap Story
White-haired William Thomas, 58, admitted fabricating a kidnap tale as part of an alleged terror campaign against the CIC United Auto Workers. After 13 hours of interrogation, detectives sought whether he held definite knowledge of the violence campaign while he was held for investigation of making a false report of a felony.
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Deros
UAW
CIC United Auto Workers
William Thomas
Thomas
Grain futures edge lower on sluggish demand in Chicago
Chicago grains opened lower as demand remained weak. Wheat March 2.18 3 8, May 2.11 7 8, July 1.92 3 8. Corn May 1.30 1 8, July 1.28 1 2 5 8, Sep 1.24. Oats May 70 1 4, July 63. Rye May 1.43 1 4. Soybeans 2.33 1 2. Lard Jan 10.97.
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Chicago
Y. S
Mar
Cork
Lewis Visits Winchester Hotel Dinner With Unknown Guest
John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers chief, was seen at the George Washington hotel in Winchester Saturday evening. He dined in the dining room for about an hour with a large man whose identity was not disclosed. Lewis had previously met Cyrus Ching at the same hotel on November 25.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mian
Winchester
George Washington
Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Agricultural Egg Prices and Live Poultry Rates Reported
The Agriculture Department lists U S Grade A extra large eggs at 0.35, Grade A large 0.30, Grade A medium 0.30, Grade B large 0.30, Grade C 0.28. Live poultry prices in Winchester area show heavy hens up to 0.20, heavy cocks 0.12, leghorn hens 0.16, leghorn broilers up to 3 pounds 0.17, roosters 0.12, and mixed broilers over 3 pounds 0.18.
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U. S
U. 8
Ieee E Ae
Winchester
Sea lilies resemble plants in name but are animals
Sea lilies are actually animals that resemble the plants they are named after, showing a misleading appearance based on their common label.
Flood Control Items Listed in Budget
Budget submission to Congress lists flood control projects with construction funds. Maryland Cumberland and Ridgeley total 1.5 million dollars, Savage River reservoir 1,029,000, Buggs Island Virginia and North Carolina 30,000, Philpott reservoir in Virginia also noted.
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Washington
Congress
Maryland
Cumberland
Ridgeley
W. Va
Savage River
North Carolina
Buggs
Trial Date Set in Wifes Murder and Baby Buried Alive Case
Charles Holober 41 faces murder trial in Fairfax Fair on charges he shot his wife Francis 37 and buried their eight month old daughter beside her body at a nudist camp near here February 24. Holober from Washington is the defendant holding the case today.
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Fairfax
Charles Holober
Holober
Washington
Francis
Here
Vacu matic Carburetor touted to save gasoline
Wisconsin inventor introduces the Vacu matic Carburetor automatic unit using supercharge principles to trim fuel waste from over rich mixtures. It claims quick installation and compatibility with cars trucks and tractors. The Vacu-matic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa invites buyers to write for free details or simply send name and address on a penny post card.
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Wisconsin
Thucydides Notes Early Etna Eruptions in Eighth Century B C
The Greek historian Thucydides describes Etna eruptions dating to the early eighth century B C, signaling long standing volcanic activity in Sicily.
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Thucydides
Mt. Etna
B. C
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