Parker found guilty of first degree murder in Bowling Green
In Caroline County Circuit Court Willie Welch Parker, 31, Richmond, was found guilty of first degree murder for shooting Robert W. Jones and hiding the body in a gravel pit on Route 14 between Bowling Green and Sparta. Judge Zean M. Bazile deferred sentencing pending an officer's report. Parker testified he fired after Jones attacked him while driving. Jones’s car went into an embankment. the body was located days later. Parker was arrested in Richmond.
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Bowling Green
Jones
Parker
Richmond
York delegate grills fisheries bills for thorough study
Delegate Paul Crockett of York chaired the committee and pressed questions on five related proposals. Crockett said the bills needed thorough study and examination by the committee before any action.
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Chmond
Paul Crockett
York
Charles F. Unruh
Rippey Murder Trial Opens From Murders Four Years Ago
In Stafford Court yesterday Walter Thomas Rippey 26 of Alexandria was linked to the 1946 Herbert Phillips killing after his mother Emma Jones reported suspicions to a railway detective. James Morton Jr. of Washington confessed seeing Rippey strike Phillips with a rock after an attempted assault.
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Stafford
Walter Thomas Rippey
Alexandria
Rippey
Emma Jones
Herbert Phillips
Brooke Negro
James g@nby
James Thomas Morton, Jr
Washington
Stafford County
Morton
Phillips
Missing wife reported by Dr Richardson near Bull Creek
Dr A S Richardson reported his wife missing from their trailer home about 12 miles west of here on Bull Creek. Authorities were informed early yesterday and a railway employee discovered a body about one to two hours later roughly halfway between Grundy and the trailer home.
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A.S. Richardson
Hagg
Here
Bull Creek
Grundy
New York Stocks Drift Lower Amid Coal Strike Drag
The New York stock market closed with broadly lower prices and small losses, with only a few issues bucking the trend. Coal supply concerns from the miners' partial strike weighed on sentiment though some optimism persisted for an early settlement.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Anaconda Copper
International Paper
N. ¥. Central
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil (Nj
Certain
Douglas Aircraft
Zenith
Admiral Corp
Consolidated Edison
American Can
Chicago Grains Open Mixed as Cash Receipts Fall
Chicago grains opened with little change on the Board of Trade. Corn showed strength as cash receipts slumped to 68 cars while morning prices moved for wheat oats rye and soybeans with various futures quotes listed.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Smith Named Head Of History Group In Clarke County
A. MacKay Smith was elected president of the Clarke County Historical Assn at a Sunday meeting. Officers include Everarde K. Meade vice president and Mrs. Thomas Backwell recording secretary. Directors and terms cover two and three year spans with others named to serve. The association plans to publish another volume of The Proceedings and seek photostatic copies of Wickliffe Church records. The next meeting is February 26 at Handley Library.
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A. MacKay Smith
Clarke County Historical Assn
County Court House
Everarde K. Meade
Thomas Backweh
Ben Crampton
Clifton Price
Louis Skaggs
Clay B. Carr
Mary F. Page
James Thomson
George H. Burwell
Meade
Berkeley
Jefferson Counties
Virginia
Carter Grant
Alexander Balmain
Chappelear
Louise Huyette
Crampton
Handley Library
Eddy
Clarke
Frederick
Livestock Auction Prices Reported For Heifers Cows Bulls Vealers
Good heifers 22.00 28.00 per hundredweight. Common to good beef cows 15.50 18.50. Canner and cutter cows 13.00 15.25. Most medium and good bulls 19.00 20.50. Medium to choice vealers 28.00 32.00. Salable sheep 1,000 head top 96 lb choice wooled lambs 24.75. 102 lb lambs around 24.50 and 112 lb at 23.50. Slaughter ewes 10.00 13.00.
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Baltimore
Bu Bkts & Eastern Crates Usis
N. J
Yorks Fair
W. Va
Nancy Halls
Chicago
USDA
DeLong Leads Nation In College Scoring As AP List Hits Jan
Nate DeLong of River Falls Wisconsin tops the nation with 480 points in 19 games. George King of Morris Harvey West Virginia and Ron Bontemps of Beloit trail with 440 and 430 points respectively. King leads in average with 33.9 points per game. DeLong follows at 25.0 and Bontemps at 23.0. Charley Share of Bowling Green is fourth with 385 in 19 games, Andy Taff of Hanover fifth with 378. DeLong has set multiple career scoring marks as the AP lists the top 15 through January 21.
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New York
Nate DeLong
River Falls
Wis
George King
Morris-Harvey
WVA
Ron Bontemps
Beloit
King
Bontemps
Associated Press
DeLong
Charley Share
Ohio
Bowling Green Falcons
Dayton
Andy Taff
Hanover
Ind
SSS
Morris Harvey
Beloi
Bowling Green
Andy Taft
Bob Cope
Montana
Leslie Curry
Montana State
Chet Giermak
Wm & Mary
Jim McCabe
Loras
Paul Senesky
St. Josephs
Jud Millicon
Ohio Wesleyan
Benny Rutherford
North Texas
Joe McKethen
Hal Haskins
Hamline
Fred Ridings Buried Yesterday
Funeral services for Fred W. Ridings were held at 11 a.m. yesterday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Boozer and Rev. Smith officiating. He was buried in Green Hill Cemetery in Stephens City. Pallbearers included Floyd Snapp Pp. E. Lineburg Alvie Long Carl Hicks Charles Fry Matthew Ebersole Briscoe Williams and Ashby Sprint. A large number of friends and relatives attended.
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Fred W. Ridings
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. H. Boozer
Rev
E. B. Smith
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City
Floyd Snapp
Pp. E. Lineburg
Alvie Long
Carl Hicks
Charles Fry
Matthew Ebersole Briscoe Williams
Ashby Sprint
Long-served Clarke County native Ben Longerbeam dies at old home
Ben Longerbeam died last night at his home in Philomont Virginia born Aug 8 1875 son of the late John Longerbeam and Mrs. and Mrs. Rosa Mercer Longerbeam His survivors include Mrs Richard Underwood Mrs H H Kelly Mrs Robert Longerbeam and Mr Harry W Longerbeam Services will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at John H Enders funeral home Berryville with Rev Albert Fritter officiating and interment in Green Hill Cemetery.
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Ben L. Longerbeam
Philomont
Clarke County
John Longerbeam
Rosa Mercer Longerbeam
Richard Underwood
Bluemont
H.,h. Kelly
Purcellville
Robert. Longerbeam
Harry W. Longerbeam
Arlington
Mrs. Annie Blanchfield Services Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie K. Blanchfield were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Jane Funeral Home with J. Ducknall officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron cemetery. Pallbearers included five nephews Stewart, Charles Lester, Rob bert Racey, James Windle and Earl Blanchfield Jr. Hymns were sung by Mrs. Vance Whittaker, Mrs. B. W. Coe and Mrs. Harry Chapman.
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Annie K. Blanchfield
Jane Funeral Home
New. J. Ducknall
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Stewart
Charles Lester
Robbert Racey
James Windle
Earl Blanchfield Jr
Vance Whittaker
B. W. Coe
Harry Chapman
Betty Stockdale Ranks High At Horticulture Event
Betty Stockdale freshman at VPI took high honors in the VPI horticulture student speaking contest announced in Roanoke by A H Teske of the Virginia Agricultural Extension Service at the 54th annual Virginia State Horticulture Society meeting. The three day session ended after talks by Dr A E Griffiths and Mr Robert Pratt with a panel on insect and disease management and spray compatibility.
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Betty Stockdale
L. H Stockdale
Albin
Roanoke
A. H. Teske
Virginia Agricultural Extension Service
Department of Horticulture
Virginia State Horticulture Society
Rent controls lifted in Albemarle except Charlottesville area
In Virginia Albemarle County ends rent controls effective today with exemptions remaining in Charlottesville city and Charlottesville district, while other parts of the county move to free housing terms.
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Washington
Albemarle County
Charlottesville
Bill hearings set on general appropriation bill
Two committees will hold hearings Monday night at 8 pm on the state's general appropriation bill. Spokesmen from the state board of elections and from Richmond Professional Institute William and Mary Virginia Commission for the Blind State Division of Markets State Hospital Board Madison College and the University of Virginia Graduate School of Business Administration are slated to appear.
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State Board of Elections
Richmond Professional Institute
College of William and Mary
Virginia Commission For the Blind
State Division of Markets
State Hospital Board
Madison College
University of Virginia
Graduate School of Business Administration
Stonewall and Woodstock Clash Tonight In Winchester Armory
Stonewall High hosts Woodstock High in District I action at Winchester Armory. Stonewall, undefeated at home, seeks to defend its record after beating Strasburg 45-32. Woodstock also defeated Strasburg earlier this season. Girls play at 7 30 p.m followed by boys at 8 30 p.m.
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Stonewall Igh Scho
Woodstock
Winchester Armory
Stonewall
Strasburg
Farm Auction Schedule in Winchester Area Listings
January to March sales events show numerous consignors around Winchester and nearby towns offering livestock purebred hogs household goods and farm machinery. Listings include T A Mason Estate W B Snider Jr Howard Bryant J F Marlow Sons Peoples Supply Co and James P Reardon Trustee with auction locations on Cameron Street Senseny Road Rt 50 and near Martinsburg along with real estate on Lock Avenue and in front of Frederick County Court House.
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T. A. Mason
County Court House
Winchester
S. Cameron St
R. W. Brown
Senseny
W. B. Snider
Shenandoah River
Howard Bryant
Paw Paw
W. Va
C. L. Poston
Millwood
J. F. Marlow & Son
East Berryville
Stan Mallet
Martinsburg
Madigan
East Millw
Peoples Supply Co
Charles Town
J. G. Fuss
Shepherdstown
Sheep & Lambs
James P. Reardon
Frederick County Court House
Tlock Ave
New Wage Hour Law Provisions Explained
The new wage hour law, effective today, sets a 75 cent hourly minimum for covered workers with time and a half overtime above 40 hours. It bans most child labor, allows the wage hour administrator to sue for back pay, and extends minimums to airline and fish canning workers while exempting certain groups and small employers.
Asphalt Lake Supply Seems Exhaustible Says Expert
A reader asks if the famous asphalt lake in Trinidad will run dry. The response claims the supply is inexhaustible as space fills nightly when asphalt is removed, leaving the lake ready for continued extraction.
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Trinidad
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