Hahn Becomes President of VPI
Dr Thomas M Hahn returns to Virginia Tech as president on the 100th anniversary of the Morrill Land Grant Act. The Kentucky native and former Kansas State dean succeeds Dr Walter S Newman who served since 1947. Newman becomes president emeritus and Hahn begins an inauguration process to be scheduled.
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Thomas Marshall Hahn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Cena
Retin de Jonson
Morrill Land Grant Ac
College
Dr. Hahn
Kentucky
Walter S. Newman
Newman
Hahn
Virginia Tech
Kansas State University
Louisville
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Powhatan Maintains Monthly Financing for County Agencies
Powhatan County supervisors voted to renew a 2.50 levy on real and personal property for 12 months to keep all county agencies funded monthly. They did not adopt an annual budget since 1959 and may face school closures if desegregation orders arise. The July 9 Richmond meeting of the State Pupil Placement Board will review 35 Negro transfer applications to Powhatan White schools.
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Powhatan
Powhatan County
Board of Supervisors
Richmond
Poff Nominated by Republicans in Roanoke District
Roanoke Sixth District Republicans nominate Rep. Richard H. Poff by acclamation for a sixth term and align with Democrats in the race. Poff challenged his opponent Dr. John P. Wheeler to stop evasive phrases and reveal his doctrine in a Saturday acceptance speech.
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Roanoke
Rep
Richard H. Poff
Poff
John P. Wheeler
Acclamation and Speeches Target Kennedy Administration
Keynote speaker Del M C Butler and principal speaker Roman L Hruska criticized the Kennedy administration in general and Wheeler in particular, addressing the audience with strong partisan remarks.
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del. M. C Butler
Speec
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Kennedy
Wheeler
Congratz to youse stendance at Monterey Village Elementary
A bulletin board sign at Monterey Village Elementary School in Tucson reads Congratz to youse stendance wich gradulated, celebrating graduates in humorous misspelled style.
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Tucson
Aziz
Monterey Village
Youse Stendance
Road Contract Awarded for I-81 Section in Berkeley County
The State Road Commission awarded a $425,487 contract to Victor Funderburg Company to build a section of Interstate 81 in Berkeley County including a bridge over railroad tracks. No bids were received for a bypass link near Martinsburg on June 19. bids will be re-advertised with bid opening set for July 17 in Charleston.
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Martinsburg
State Road Commission
Berkeley County
Victor Funderburg Company
Charleston
Abbott, Proctor & Paine Opens Virginia Office
Investment firm Abbott, Proctor & Paine opens a new office at 8 S. Braddock St. in the Wilkins Building. Kenneth N. Gilpin Jr. of Boyce is a partner. William A. Schutte is manager. The firm, with roots back to 1887, operates from Richmond and New York with 16 regional branches and direct wires to major exchanges.
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Abbott, Proctor & Paine
Richmond
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
S. Braddock St
New Wilkins
Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr
Boyce
William A. Schutte
New York Stock Exchange
York
American Stock Exchange
Bryan, Kemp & Co
Hackberry Your Record Tree Stands in Albion
In Albion near Madison the largest hackberry in the country has been confirmed. The tree reaches 83 feet tall with a diameter of 16 feet 9 inches and a crown span of 70 feet, according to the American Forestry Association.
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Madison
Wis
American Forestry Association
Albion
Bridge lights proposed for Rt 619 linking Front Royal to Fork District
The Warren County board of supervisors learned traffic lights for the Rt 619 bridge, which connects Front Royal with Fork District, have been included in the tentative highway department budget. The project was requested earlier by the board to improve safety and indicate one way traffic across the bridge.
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Front Royal
Rt. 619
Fork District
Highway Department
Board of Supervisors
Printed Pattern 4740 Dress and Bolero for Summer Wear
Romantic cotton print dress with matching bolero in Misses sizes 10 through 20. Pattern 4740 requires 3 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16 and 1 yard for bolero. price 50 cents with 10 cents extra for 1st class mail. Write Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winchester Evening Star New York to order.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
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Nancing
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William Deavers
Elks
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Miss Winters
Mary Jane McCone
Harry Aikens
Staunton
Council of Organizations
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center
Fishersville
Old Dominion Foundations
Braves
Delmar Botkin
Staunton Braves
Milwaukee Braves
Botkin
Eau Claire
Harrisonburg
Madison College
William Mylander
E. I. DuPont Co
Mylander
ABC
Woodstock
Wayt Timberlake, Jr
Drys
Henry Whiting
John Bauserman
By Ferme Lelows
Olds, Inc
Loudoun St
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