Pocahontas Courthouse hears murder charge in Del Taylor stabbing
In Powhatan County Frank Clayton 28 near Balisville faces trial on murder charge for the fatal throat stabbing of Del Taylor 35 of Balisville. The body was found behind a rural home on New Year’s Day with time of death placed between 4 and 5 p m. by a coroner. The Virginia NAACP is conducting an investigation.
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Powhatan
Frank Clayton
Balisville
Trial Justice Court
Toorrow
del Taylor
F. W. Simpson
Clayton
Virginia
National Association For the Advancement Colored People
Forester assigns new supervisor at regional office
Harrisonburg reports Jane F. Hemingway resigns as supervisor and Ernest M. Karger will replace her. Regional Forester W. B. Swingler announces the Feb 1 transition. Both Hemingway and Karger are graduates of Pennsylvania State College.
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Harrisonburg
J Ane F. Hemingway
Ernest M. Karger
Swingler
Hemingway
Karger
Pennsylvania State College
Gas line case hearings in Virginia Carolina project
Washington reporters cover the Virginia Carolina natural gas case hearings as Robert W. Ducker testifies that 14 contractors express interest in bidding on the Piedmont Natural Gas pipeline project with 39 to 43 crews available to lay pipe from Texas into the Carolinas.
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Washington
Power Commission
Robert W. Ducker
New York
Piedmont Natural Gas Corp
Texas
Caro
Piedmont seeks gas authority in Virginia and Carolinas
Linas and Virginia Piedmont oppose Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp for authority to deliver natural gas to central and Tidewater Virginia cities. Piedmont also wants to serve Danville Martinsville and Piedmont area cities in North and South Carolina. Louisiana Supreme Court denies writs to force truth serum tests for Louis Hoover in the James Mahoney murder case Bristol Virginia Tennessee millionaire.
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Linas
Virginia
Piedmont
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Central
Tidewater
Danville
Martinsville
North
South Carolina
High Court
Criminal District Court
Fred Oser
Hoover
Legion to Continue War Memorial Drive in Virginia
The Virginia American Legion legislative committee pledged to push a living war memorial in the General Assembly despite Danville Post 325 opposition. State Commander Ralph A. Johnson urged rescission after regional convention endorsement for a Richmond building as a state veterans office and activities center.
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Richmond
Legislative Committee
Virginia Department
American Legion
General Assembly
John J. Wicker, Jr
Danville
Post 325
Ralph A. Johnson
Escapee Captured in Hopewell Jail Break
Chesterfield County and state police captured Rufus McCoy 37 of Surry County at 1 am near Skinquarter Clover Hill. He faced transfer to the State Penitentiary for a three year grand larceny sentence from Surry County. McCoy escaped November 12 with Howard Burt who was nabbed two weeks earlier.
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Richmond
Chesterfield County
Hopewell City
Charles W. Smith
Chesterfield
Rufus McCoy
Surry County
Skinquarter
Clover Hill
Smith
McCoy
Hopewell
State
Howard Lee Burt
Prince George County
Foreign language newspapers in the United States
About a thousand newspapers and periodicals are published in the United States wholly or partly in 38 foreign languages.
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United States
Local Residents Attend Virginia Horticultural Society Meet
Several locals attended the 54th annual Virginia State Horticultural Society meeting in Roanoke including J Kenneth Robinson, H W Butler Sr, Philip Glaize, Joseph Butler, McSherry Lupton and others. The program featured lectures on pollination, fertilization, soil management and insecticide safety, with officers elected and a banquet at Hotel Roanoke where remarks addressed by Dr Wesley Judkins and Dr John Magness highlighted horticultural advancements.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Associam
L F. Altaffer
Warsaw
Oliver Wood
Rocky Mount
N. C
Donald Garman
Woodstock
T. Lystricker
Lewisburg
W. Va
J. S. Palmer
Galax
Charles B. Ralson
Staunton
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Roanoke
J. Kenneth Robinson
H. W. Butler Sr
Philip Glaize
Joseph Butler
McSherry Lupton
Horace Browne
Herman Stine
Leary Baker
Fred Stine
Walker McClond
A. B. Graves
B. Beverley Byrd
Berry
Brannan
Robert 8. Graves
Syria
John F. Watson
Rodney C. Berry
State Department of Agriculture
John R. Magness
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
John Amos
C. Purcell McCue Jr
Greenwood
Beverley Byrd
Wesley P. Judkins
Department of Horticulture
VP. 1
U.S.D.A
Frank Hersfall Jr
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Veer. I
Blacksburg
Truman Nold
National Apple Institute
Washington
C. Purcell McCue Sr
Winchester
John ®. Crumpacker
E. M. Jones
Washington, Va
Mary I. Barber
Battle Creek, Mich
John R. Hutcheson
V. P
January sales directory listing for farms and estates
A sequence of sale notices from January to March listing auctions by date time and location. Items include livestock parcels purebred animals household goods real estate and farm machinery with sellers such as H B Nicedem us Clarke County Poor House T A Mason Estate Herbert Harmer M H Triplett R W Brown W W Snider Sr C L Poston J F Marlow & Son Madigan Peoples Supply Co J G Pass and James P Reardon Trustee across Winchester Millwood Berryville Shepherdstown and Martinsburg regions.
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H. B. Nicodemus, Jr
Clarke County
Winchester
R. W. Brown
Seaseny
W. B. Snider
Shenandoah River
C. L. Poston
Outh Millwood
J. F. Marlow & Son
East Berryville
Stan Mallet
Martinsburg
W. Va
Madigan
East Millwood
Peoples Supply Co
Charles Town
J. G. Pass
Shepherdstown
James P. Reardon
Frederick County Court House
Whitlock Ave
Livestock Group Set To Name Officers At Virginia Meeting
The Northern Virginia Livestock Producers A&I Inc. will name officers at 7 30 p m at the Frederick County Courthouse tomorrow. Hugh Brill will report on the nominating committee and Dr W L Bendix will speak on brucellosis control. Plans for 1950 shows and sales including Hog Tri Breed Ram Feeder Calf Fat Steer Show and Sale will be discussed. County Agent I Fred Stine will report on 1949 sales and annual reports from officers.
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Northern Virginia Livestock Producers A&in., Inc
Tomorow
Frederick County
Hugh Brill
W. L. Bendix
Richmond
I. Fred Stine
C. C. Punkhouser
John T. Wolfe
Isabelle R. O’rear
Boyd Ramey
Byrd to Speak At Auto Dealers Convention
Senate figure Harry F Byrd of Virginia will address the National Automobile Dealers Association convention in Atlantic City New Jersey February 5 to 8. Estimated attendance tops 12000 with four dealer clinics and a major equipment exhibition featuring 250 exhibits and several manufacturers showcasing used car merchandising procedures.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
United States
Harry F Byrd
Virginia
National Automobile Dealers Assn
Atlantic City
N. J
Ray Chamberlain
Merlyn S. Pitzele
Business Week
Apple club event crown winners and show film
Hartley announces the quality apple club winners at the Baltimore event. A H Teske will announce VPI horticultural student contest winners and R A Jester will reveal fruit grower commercial pack winners. A movie Apples will be shown before a noon finish tomorrow.
Fairless Explains Steel Price Rise at Hearing
U S Steel head Benjamin Fairless told the Senate House Economic Committee the recent price boost will have no harmful effect on other industries. He cited rising costs from new insurance and pension programs totaling 67.5 million dollars and increased Social Security tax of 3.4 million as the reason for the price increase, offsetting hoped 3.82 per ton rise. He spoke as public hearings into December steel price increases began.
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Washington
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Fairless
Senate House Economic Committee
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Answers to the Daily Quiz list ten factual responses for questions on page one. It includes True or False items, a quote, and names such as John Jacob Astor and Charles G. Dawes with locations like London. The quiz covers topics from marriage, real estate, naval warfare, to titles and mythic figures.
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True
National Association of Real Estate Boards
John Jacob Astor
London
Knight
Printer Is Found Hanged in Shop
Edgar Bushong of Culpeper Virginia was found hanged in the furnace room of Thornhill Printing and Engraving Co in Washington. He had retired 12 days earlier and left a note on the door saying not to enter. Homicide squad said the note cited ill health. Bushong is survived by his mother a brother a son and a daughter.
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Washington
Edgar
Culpepen Pas Ouenioeper
Russell J. Th
Thornhill Printing and Engraving Co
Bushong
Thornhill
Culpeper
Homicide Squad
Red Exponent
Virginia Tar
Air Force policy on married men entering officer training school
The article discusses whether a married man may enter officer training school if he passes the required standards and examinations. It notes policy considerations and potential restrictions but provides no definitive rule in the available text.
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Air Force
Army Air Corps Accepts Married Men for OTS
The Army Air Corps states that married men are accepted into the Officers Training School while aviation cadets must be single.
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Army Air Corps
AAF
Officers Training School
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