Tribute Follows Death Of Virginia Delegate Pitts
Funeral services were held Tuesday in Elk Hill for David Pitts longtime Virginia House of Delegates member from Goochland and Fluvanna counties. Born 1880 near Elk Hill he attended Fork Union Academy and Virginia Tech. The Senate and House adjourned in his memory and sent representatives to the funeral. Survived by widow Claudia Waters a daughter Patsy and son David Pitts Jr plus his father and several siblings. He was widely regarded for his deep friendship and community ties.
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James River
Fork Union Academy
Virginia Poly- Institute
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House of Dele
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Charles T. Moses
Appomattox
House of Delegates
L. Gordon White
E. O. McCue
John B. Boatwright
Buckingham
Robert B. Massie
Louisa
Emory Frainham
Front Royal
Claudia Waters
Manassas
Patsy Pitts
David M. Pitts, Jr
L. M. Pitts
Leake Pitts
Roanoke
Martin Pitts
Fletcher Duncan
Amanda Pitts
Charles Goodwyn
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W. F. Boggs
Pittsowasea
Eetraria
Poem Line Reflects on a Life Lived for Others
A elegiac line honors a man who cherished those who loved him and valued his deeds for others. It praises his kindness and the heaven felt by those who knew him true, recognizing the good he did in life.
Perkins Nominated for Goochland Fluvanna Assembly Seat
Goochland Fluvanna Democratic Committee nominates Col. Nathaniel J. Perkins of Fork Union Military Academy for the House seat left vacant by the death of Delegate David M. Pitts. Unopposed election expected January 8. Miss Amanda Pitts, sister of the late delegate, withdrew after Perkins nomination.
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David M. Pitts
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Pitts
Amanda Pitts
Goochland High School
Goochland Committee
Fluvanna
Col. Perkins
Temperatures Plunge Across Middle West After Snow
Chicago reports a sharp drop in temperatures with heavy snow and unseasonal rain across the middlewest. Central states dig out from deep snow as highways ice up and crews battle drifting snow. southern Iowa sees four to 12 inches of snow and near zero readings. Logansport Indiana and Huntington report cold snaps with lightning and thunder briefly amid freezing rain.
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Central States
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Huntington
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Ohio Highway Department
Weather and storm toll cut by snow melt method
Snow depths reached seven inches in places with drifts up to four feet. Wisconsin faced winds 25 to 40 mph and subzero midnights with 20s and predicted 15s. A Wisconsin stretch between Racine and Kenosha faced blocked traffic as conditions worsened. In Providence a multiple page note? John Wassmer retired nightly to read until 5 am, while his wife Germaine Wassmer won a divorce in Superior Court.
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Gasoline Price Rise Makes Uniform Across Counties
An announced price increase raises gasoline by three tenths of one cent per gallon in Winchester Frederick Clarke counties and seven tenths of one cent in Loudoun Warren and Shenandoah counties. Retail stations display 20.32 cents per gallon for straight gasoline and 23.5 cents for high test motor fuel.
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New Warships Being Added To German Fleet
Berlin January 18 The naval monthly Marine Rundscheu reports 110 500 tons of warships under construction in German yards at the start of 1936 Planes and new battleships are in preparation The ships include two 26000 ton battleships two 10000 ton cruisers sixteen destroyers sixteen submarines and ten auxiliary craft
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Recent Transfers of City Realty Deeds
Transfers recorded in the clerk of Corporation Court show M. M. Lynch and O. T. Ritter as executors of Dr. W. J. Whitlock deceased conveying three lots on West Whitlock Avenue to William M. Richards for 440 dollars and the executors conveying lot No. 33 on Ivy Street and No. 18 on Myrtle Avenue to Arthur N. Ritters for 260 dollars.
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M. M. Lynch
O. T. Ritter
W. J. Whitlock
William M. Richards
West Whitlock Avenue
Arthur N. Rittereaux
Ivy Street
Myrtle Avenue
Virginia Dairymen Plan January Convention in Richmond
The twenty ninth annual Virginia State Dairymen's convention will meet January 23 and 24 at the John Marshall Hotel Richmond. The program covers Longtime development in Virginia Land Conservation and Utilization on Virginia Dairy Farms and The Relation of State Agencies to Longtime Dairy Development in Virginia. The association represents all Virginia dairy producers and will include attendees from Frederick County.
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John Marshall
Richmond
Virginia
Virginia State Dairymen’s Association
Frederick County
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