Virginia Press Association elects new leaders at Roanoke meeting
Andrew A. Farlay of the Danville Register and Bee becomes VPA president succeeding Howard Bloomer of Arlington Sun. Gen E W Opie of Staunton Leader is elected vice president for daily papers. Carl B Knight of Big Stone Gap remains VP for weekly papers. Clark Lindsay of Charlottesville Progress is re-elected treasurer and Ed Do Meyer of Richmond secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Andrew A. Farlay
Dan- Register and Bee
Virginia Press Association
Howard Bloomer
Arlington Sun
VPA
Acceed Farley
Gen E W. Opie
Staunton Leader
Carl B. Knight
Big Stone Gap
Clark Lindsay
Charlottesville
Traffic Toll Higher Than In 1949
Virginia's 1950 traffic toll rose about 23 percent by today versus last year. Three deaths on Old Dominion highways since Saturday noon brought the total to 468, up from 380 a year earlier. seven fatalities were reported Friday. Names listed include David Rothgeb 28 of Luray Mary Warren Malcolm 31 Holston Valley and Stanley Bazemore 31 of Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Stalice
David Rothgeb
Luray
Mary Warren Malcolm
Holston Valley
Stanley Bazemore
Portsmouth
Real Estate Auctions Timed Across Frederick and Winchester Areas
Listings for July and August sale dates with special commissioners for properties in Frederick County and Winchester. Real estate, personal property and farm assets scheduled at multiple courthouses and locations including North Cameron Street Winchester and Berryville Avenue. Buildings, farms, and improvements are noted with times and trustees or commissioners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massie & Reardon
Frederick County Court House
North Cameron St
Winchester
Jos
B. Newlin
E. James St
Aldhizer & Waddell
Rockingham County Court House
Harrisonburg
Timberville
Molly Madrigal Ritter
Middle Road
Hillcrest Subdivision
Betty Starner
N. Braddock 8&T
E.s.t
H. J. Hardesty
Berryville
M. Elston
M. Wharton
Court House
Berryville Ave
Union Officers Sever Connection at Local 163 UE
All 16 officers of Local 163 United Electrical Workers severed their connection and abandoned their protest of a recent RCA plant election. The CIO-sponsored IUE had won by two votes in an NLRB ballot, but UE officials protested with the NLRB regional office before resigning en masse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NLRB
National Guardsmen Alerted for Duty in Virginia
Virginia National Guard and Army Reserve units were alerted for active duty with reporting dates in mid August. Units include the 224th Anti Aircraft Artillery Group at Glen Allen and 710th AAA Battalion with headquarters in Newport News and Williamsburg, plus Battery A in Newport News and Batteries B C D in Alexandria and Hampton. Army Reserve alerts cover the 780th Field Artillery Battalion in Roanoke and the 972nd Quartermaster Laundry Company in Norfolk. specific camps and dates not disclosed.
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Richmond
National Guard
Virginia
Old Dominion
Gardner Waller
Glen Allen
Newport News
Alexandria
Answers to common science questions grow from history and fact
The piece lists Q A pairs on topics from railway tickets to barable metrics and animal traits. It cites Thomas Edmondson as inventor of the railroad ticket, Frank Edwin Elwell as the first American made statue in Europe, and explains terms like barleycorn and autotomy with concise facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Edmondson
Lancaster
England
Milton
Newcastle and Carlisle
Europe
J. McB
Frank Edwin Elwell
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Thousands of National Guard Called Up for Army Support
Thousands of National Guard members were mobilized to support the Regular Army. Most in antiaircraft and radar units, with orders to enter federal service August 14. Governors disclosed unit details in most states. New York's Dewey kept security reasons.
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National Guard
Army
Associated Press
Washington
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Newspaper counts in Russia and wage leaders in U S cities
Authorities say Russia has 7 100 state owned newspapers. Detroit leads in average annual factory wages at 3345 dollars, followed by Cleveland at 3290. Other items note gender leadership in animal herds and the odor of sanctity from saints.
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Russia
Authoriies
Detroit
Cleveland
Miss Massie Wins Inter-city Tennis Title
Miss Elizabeth Massie won the 1950 Inter-city Tennis Tournament final at Winchester Park Tennis Courts defeating Helen Enders of Berryville 6-3, 6-4. Winchester also beat Clarke County 7-2 on Berryville Courts with Knode, Anderson, Holland, Ritter, Briggs, Levi, and Lloyd winning singles and doubles matches.
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V. Helen Enders
Berryville
Elizabeth Massie Nicuaniee
Winchester Park
Massie
Enders
Winchester
Clarke Couny
Jack Knode
Gene Dunn
Frank Anderson
Herman Lloyd
Howard Holland
Harold Potts
John Ritter
George Greenhagh
Fritz Briggs
Kenneth Levi
Jimmie Miller
Dane Long
Holland
Knode
Briggs
Harrison
Dunn
Greenhalgh
Levi
Lloyd
Barbour
D. Garber
Brother of Mrs Grubbs Is Killed in Crash
David Samuel Rothgeb twenty six, of Luray, was killed in a motorcycle automobile accident on Route 211 near Luray Saturday. He worked as a night watchman at Luray Tannery and died at Page Memorial Hospital. Surviving are his mother Lily Rothgeb, sisters Beat rice Kibler Front Royal Ruth Burke Luray widow Geraldine Emerson Luray and son Sammy. Funeral services set for Tuesday with arrangements not yet made.
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David Samuel Rothgeb
Grubbs
Woodland Ave
Luray
How's Your I Q Answers and Society Note
Answers to the Page 4 quiz include Korea Eastland positive comparative and superlative Victoria and other items. The text also profiles Screwballs Inc a social fraternal group organized in Angola Indiana in 1940 with clubs in many states and the motto Dont Take Yourself too Seriously.
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Korea
Eastland
Victoria
Baltimore
Ball Park
Screwballs
J. W. A. Screwballs, Inc
Angola
Ind
Hospital Patients at Winchester Memorial Hospital
Newly admitted patients include Mrs. Eleanor E. Patton of 690 N Loudoun, Mr. William H. Smith of 421 8 Cameron, Mrs. Anna B. Kerns Route 3, Mrs. Gertrude A. Powers 222 8 Loudoun, Mrs. Katherine Shaw Route 1, Mrs. James Hyatt 110 Oates Ave, Mrs. Virginia Gurganus 417 Battle Ave, Mrs. June Lowery 1058 Kent St, Mr. John P. Lowery 1058 Kent St, Mrs. Beulah D. Shanholts 729 Smithfield Ave ext, Barbara Lowery 1058 Kent St, Mrs. Juanita G. Driver Siler Star Rt, Mrs. Annie Brill Star Tannery at Helen R. Graber Stephens y, Mrs. Margaret M. Kaminski Luray ne, Marvin Hook Capon Bridge Va, Boyd William Rutz Strasburg, Mrs. Bess H. Kirby Moorefield W Va, Mrs. Beulah Smallwood Charles Town W Va, Carolyn Richardson Front val, Mrs. Dorothy Boyer Woodstock, Ralph Lanham Jr Lincoln, Carl Curtis Sherman Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Eleanor E. Patton
N. Loudoun
William Henry Smith
Cameron
Anna B. Kerns
Gertrude A. Powers
Loudoun
Katherine Shaw
James Hyatt
Oates Ave
Virginia Gurganus
Battle Ave
June Lowery
Kent
Juanita G. Driver
Siler Star Rt
Annie Brill
Star Tannery
Helen R. Graber
Stephens Y
Margaret M. Kaminski
Lurayne
Marvin Hook
Capon Bridge
Boyd William Rutz
Strasburg
Bess H. Kirby
Moorefield
W. Va
Beulah Smallwood
Charles Town
Carolyn Richardson
Frontval
Dorothy Boyer
Woodstock
Ralph Lanham, Jr
Lincoln
Carl Curtis Sherman
Middletown
First overseas U S base in WWII occupied in Newfoundland
The first overseas base occupied by American troops in World War II was in Newfoundland. United States forces secured the site in January 1941, marking the initial overseas military foothold before the broader conflict reached Europe.
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Virginia News
Press Association
Order of the Golden Rule
Henrico County
Mamie Grantton
Matt Farrar
Farrar
W. J. Hedrick
National Guardsmen
Molly Madrigal Ritter Coleman Dunn
Untler
1St Cavalry
1St Cavalry Division
Army-Navy Radiophotorom International
Reynolds
John Reynolds
Mallee
Africa
Ontario
Britain
House of Lords
Florida
John Burroughs
E.C. A
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
ST. Jo Joseph For Children
Noxzema
MEEPS
DU Pont
du Pont House
Farel
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
R. A. Public Roads Administration
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Illinois
Michigan
Miss
Mrs. Grubbs
I. Q
N. Cameron St
John P. Lowery
McCormick-Deering
Chevrolet Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen St
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich Store
Hill
WIMLA
Koop Kwiz Kontest Southern States Cooperative Annual Membership Meeting
Berryville Elementary School
Berryville, Virginia
Southern States Cooperative
Ramburg’s Store
Berryville, Va
Pittsburg
Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Pittsburgh
Glaize & Bro
Pittsburgh Paints
N. Cameron &T
Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Heatwole Motor CO
N. Braddock St
H. M. Lamp
Rt. 11
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Northern Virginia Power Company
Daily Crossword
Fla
Guiana
India
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