Virginia Workers Honored for Long Service Across Company
A Virginia company lists 12 employees with 40 or more years of service and 68 with 25 to 40 years, naming individuals and years of service. The roster includes Carper Renner Foreman Lamp Anderson Frye Lola Carper Frye and others, detailing long tenure across multiple departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Carper
S. H. Renner
J. A. Foreman
C. H. Lamp
C. A. Anderson
C. H. Frye
Lola Carper
J. E. Frye
Robert N. Boyd
B. C. Ritter
Mary Cassell
Isaac 8. Mason
Clarence Grimm
William Golliday
C. W. Gruber
G. Miller
Stanley O. Mason
W. H. Hammond
H. F. Ford
Clarence Whitacre
Frank March
Robert S. Lonas
Frank Dicks
William C. Heckrotte
Mary Haines
Helen M. Spillman
Eva J. Kidwell
Ida Seabright
Lottie Fuller
Nan McIntosh
Charlotte Palk
Lydia Chrismore
Sugar Sign Misleads Shoppers as Shelves Stand Bare
A Winchester housewife found a sign limiting sugar to 10 pounds per customer in a leading market, but the shelf was empty. She noted rising food prices with pork chops at 99 cents a pound and other meats exceeding a dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Mother Hubbard
Local 50th anniversary invite and world diplomacy note
Mr. McCormac states the community is invited to join a 50th anniversary celebration. A Foreign Service List shows 58 countries with embassies in the United States, 19 with legations, and five states represented by consulates, totaling 82 excluding Germany, Japan, Bulgaria, Trieste, and other small states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Japan
Bulgaria
Free Territory of
Trieste
No Fear of Food Shortages report outlines plentiful supplies
The Agriculture Department drafts a report to reassure the public that food shortages are unlikely. It cites ample wheat for flour and bakery products, rising meat slaughter, and larger lard production, while fruits may be scarcer and sugar supplies strong, with Cuba highlighted as a major world source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Cuba
Southern States Meeting Planned at Berryville School
Berryville farmers affiliated with Southern States Cooperative will hold their annual membership meeting at 8 pm on Friday July 28 at Berryville Elementary School. C W Costello of Berryville will chair. Nominees for the Berryville Advisory Board include Irvine Price Oscar Carr Clifton Price Robert Lee Withers and Osborne Vorous. Committee members listed are Mrs Oscar Carr Mrs Charles Fries Wisecarver and Mrs Ruby Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Polio Drive Planned for Wytheville Area
Virginia health officials announce a three pronged polio containment drive in Wytheville. A National Foundation consultant will visit. sanitation officers will assess water and sewage. a state epidemiologist will review all Wytheville cases as 41 people are affected and five deaths reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Wytheville
L. J. Roper
Roper
National Foundation For
State Health Department
Murder Hearing Postponed in Watson Burton Case
A hearing to set aside a jury verdict of second degree murder against Watson Burton was postponed after Circuit Judge W L Sexton Jr learned his son was injured in a Charlottesville bicycle accident. Burton was found guilty last week in the fatal shooting of ABC Agent Floyd Vincent. A 12 year sentence was recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Sexton, Jr
Charlottesville
Governor Speaks To Boys and Girls
Virginia officials selected to represent the state at the Boys and Girls Nation in Washington arrive after yesterday's vote. Governor John S. Battle attends inaugurations and urges ongoing citizen interest in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Jerry C. Murphy
Norfolk
MacArthur City
Raymond Perry
Danville
Eisenhower City
Virginia
Boys’ Nation
Washington
Barbara Norby
Arlington
Girls’ State
Barbara Allen
Richmond
Girls’ Nation
John S. Battle
Boys
Hadacol praised by Mrs. Alma Kincaid in St Louis ad
Mrs Alma Kincaid of 2125 East Adelaide St Louis credits Hadacol with restoring her appetite and easing stomach distress after long deficiencies in vitamins and minerals. The testimonial promises doctors backing and money-back guarantee with trial sizes priced at 1.25 and 3.50 in 1950 Leblanc Corne
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Kincaid
East
Adelaide
St. Louis
Missouri
Hadacot
The
Leblanc Coraeneasian
Mrs. Nannie Garmong Dies in Pennsylvania
Mrs. Nannie Davis Garmong widow of William Garmony and sister of Emma Pelter died Saturday in Emlenton Pennsylvania. Born Gainesboro she was daughter of Harvey and Nannie Davis and survived by seven children including Emma Mastervick Helen Ritts Irene Clark and Paul Fred Melvin and Edward all based in Pennsylvania. Services and burial were held in Emlenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Davis Garmong
Emma Pelter
Nain
Charles
Hober
William
Jannie Davis
Frederick County
Emlenton
Gainesboro
Harvey
Nannie McIlwee Davis
William Garmony
Presbyterian Church
Emma Mastervick
Johnstown
Helen Ritts
Rye City
Irene Clark
Braintree
Mass
Paul
Fred
Melvin
Edward Garmony
Pennsylvania
Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse Quotation Origin
The saying originates from John Selden in Table Talk: Judgments. Selden (1584–1654) wrote that “Ignorance of the law ex cuses no man,” noting not all know the law but it is a plea men use and cannot refute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. McK. A
John Selden
Navy Negro personnel figures at Jan 31 1950
As of January 31 1950 there were 17 Negro officers and 14 782 enlisted men. Total personnel on the same date numbered 45 017 officers and 401 905 enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
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Gertrude F. Parish
Ada E. Gochenour
Maude B. Loy
Elsie Herrell
Lucy More
W. E. Morrison
Frank P
Harry
Norval M. Hottle
L. W
R. Wayne Ritter
B. Fuller
Douglas E. Emalswood
Arthur Boone
Stanley J. Clowser
Stewart B. Steele
R. M. Lake
W. L. McCarty
Solon Filtamoyers
Dorsey C. Hat
Dickie
Better Vedines
Winchester’s Shopping Center
Bax
Hendy
Molden Electric CO
S. Loudoun St
By Ovid A. Martin
Clarke
Mt. Everest
Java
Roy A, Lee
S. Kent St
Virginia News
National
Camp Pickett
Ninth
Maryland-Virginia National Guard
Fredericksburg
115Th Infantry Regiment
Nannie Garmong
America
Florence
Winchester Furniture Co
South Main St
Grubers
Gillette Blades
Miller’s
Loudoun St
Hadacol
Johnson
Tee
GABY
Stopette
Odorono
Dryard
Bayer Asen
Swam Poo
Mazel
Arell
Ammens
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