Two Killed by Lightning as Virginia Storm Rages
Lightning killed two men in Virginia today and injured others as a heat wave and storms disrupted the region. Victims include Joseph Corvo of Brooklyn and Ollie Allen of King William County. property damages and drownings were also reported across multiple counties.
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Virginia
Richmond
Joseph Corvo
Brooklyn, N. Y
Sanitary Department
Fredericksburg
Arthur Morone
Frank Canning
Brooklyn
Lynchburg
Estelle Pal
Mateer
Carl Thomas Mason
Sugar Hill
Campbell County
Allan Williams
Lee Bridge
Thomas W. Haven
Fisherville
Yorktown
York River
Bent Mountain
Floyd County
Ross B. Collins
Payne Valley
Jesse L. Ketcham
Chesterfield County
July Heat Persists Amid Showers and Heat Wave Hopes
Weather reports say most July highs remain above normal with high humidity keeping the heat oppressive. Richmond forecasters offer little relief noting cooling showers elsewhere but predicting ongoing thundershowers today and little temperature change.
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Richmond
Attorney Injured In Auto Accident Near Rocky Mount
Roanoke United States district attorney Joseph H. Chitwood was hurt but not seriously when his car overturned on a curve west of Rocky Mount. His secretary Mrs Odess P Bailey, also of Roanoke, was with him as they returned from Martinsville where they had gone in connection with a government case.
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Rocky Mount
Joseph H. Chitwood
Roanoke
United States
Western Virginia
Odess. P. Bailey
Martinsville
Legion To Meet At Goss Cabin
Members of Robert Y. Conrad Post No. 21 American Legion will meet this evening at Soldiers Rest the cabin of Captain Edward Goss on the Shenandoah River near White Post. They will assemble at 5:30 at City Hall before proceeding to the cabin for the regular monthly session.
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Robert Y. Conrad
American Legion
Edward Goss
Shenandoah River
White Post
Berryville Wedding and Local Social Roundup
Miss Imogene Kilgore of Nowata Oklahoma wed Everard J. McGehee of Washington at Fielding Clarke County. The ceremony was by Rev J M Carr with a family wedding breakfast and a northbound honeymoon. Bee swarm disrupts Dr William Cabell Moore’s summer retreat at Ball Alley. Various visits and social notices from Berryville and nearby towns follow, including talks by J Slcv Kuykendall on Supreme Court changes at a Berryville luncheon.
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Berryville
Washington
Virginia
Imogene Kilgore
Nowata
Oka
Everard J. McGehee
William Cabell Moore
Blue Ridge
Cabeli Lave
Aldrich Dudley
Alexandria
Middleburg
S. C. Wiliams
Annie Cabell Moore
Washington trip highlights women observers at court plan debate
Mrs Blackburn Smith and three other women attended the Senate debate on the President's court plan in Washington. Randolph Jones of Kansas traveled by plane from St Louis due to his father J T L Jones's illness. Mrs Frank Huyett of Charlottesville visits relatives in Washington.
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Blackburn Smith
E. L. Tessier
James Riddle
J. Gray Beverley
Washington
Senate
Randolph Jones
Kansas
J. T. L. Jones
First National Bank
Jones
St. Louis
Frank Huyett
Charlottesville
Six To Pay Visit To The Red Cross
A Winchester Frederick Red Cross delegation of six will depart Winchester for Washington D C to visit national headquarters. The travelers include Rev E T Clark Mrs Jerry Thresh Miss Louise Greenawal t Mrs George Baetjer Mrs Helen Wright and Miss Margaret Knight. They will focus on roll call instruction and Junior Red Cross work during the trip.
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Winchester-Frederick
The
Red Cross
Winchester
Washington, D
National Headquarters
E. T. Clark
First Baptist Church
Jerry Thresh
Louise Greenawalt
George Baetjer
Helen Wright
Margaret Knight
Washington
Page County Solons Vote Money for Fire Apparatus
The Page County Board of Supervisors voted to appropriate 1000 dollars to the Luray Fire Department toward a county fire engine and 1000 dollars to match WPA funds for a county school project, both to be taken from ABC funds.
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Page County
Solons
Luray
Page County Board of Supervisors
Winchester Softball Officers Meet At Eight Oclock
The Winchester Softball league holds an officers and captains meeting this evening at 8 o'clock in the Young Men's Sport Shop. Attendance is urged as vital matters regarding the sport in Winchester will be discussed amid noted lack of interest this season.
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Winchester
Yard Party at Red Bud School House This Thursday
A yard party will be held Thursday evening at the Red Bud School House to benefit the Red Bud U B Church. Refreshments and food will be sold.
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Red Bud
Red Bud U. B. Church
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Bell
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Winchester — Front Royal
E. J. McGehee
E. Leckie Eustaphieve
Louisville
Robert Browse
Charles Town
Eustaphieve
John B. Neill
Betty Browse
Virginia Beach
C. T. A. McCormick
Julia Downer
New York
Miss Downer
Thomas Gold
Cedarin''s
Samuel J. Cabell
Lucy Hood
S. Loudoun St. Winchester, Va
East Bend St
Robert L. Brooks
M. M. Lynch
Admr
Charles L. Brooks
Duvall & Dunn
S. Loudoun St
Lovett Bros
Oxfords
Ghillies
Enna
America
Florsheim
Styl-Eez Shoes
Arch Preserver Shoes
N. Loudoun St
Sud
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John W. Rosenberger & Co
Braddock Street
R. M. Swimley
N. Cameron St
Poe
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Miles Music CO
Loudoun St
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