Parachutist and Wife Die in Virginia Aircraft Crash
Robert Mullins, 22, a World War II paratrooper, was killed when his light plane crashed near Flat Gap just across the Kentucky line. His wife Vivian Stratton Mullins crawled a mile for help with a probable fractured ankle and possible broken back. she is recovering at a Jenkins hospital.
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PlaMe
Vivian Stratton Mullins
Pikeville
Jenkins
Robert Mullins
Coeburn
Letcher County
Murder Appeal Arguments Heard
Justice Willis D. Miller of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on the writ of error in the conviction of Charles Francis Holober for the murder of his wife. Holober, a former Washington cab driver, was convicted January 13 by a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury and sentenced to be electrocuted. Three stays of execution have been granted, the last until June 15, to allow the appeal filed May 9. Holober admitted shooting his wife and burying them with their 10 month old baby at an abandoned nudist camp in Fairfax County. He pleaded insanity.
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Richmond
Willis D. Miller
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Charles Francis Holober
T. Brooke Howard
Washington
Fairfax County
Virginia Supreme Court
Holober
June 7 to 16 Auctions Listed for Winchester Area
A series of estate and property sales to be held from June 7 through June 16 near Winchester Virginia and surrounding towns. Auctions include farm machinery hogs cars antiques household goods real estate and complete garage equipment with various trustees and committee organizers listed.
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G. K. Wagner
Elizabethtown
Herbert W. Wyant
Bridgewater
Hayes de- Haven
Winchester
W. E. Edwards
Court House
West
Middletown
G. G. Baker
N. Cameron St
Lamp Motor Co
Smithfield Ave
John Smith
Inwood
W. Va
Frederick County Court House
Herbert
Larrick
An’ Valley
B. E
Ollete
Berryville
Virginia Colleges Ring Final Bell for 1949 50
The 1949 50 term ends as Virginia colleges award degrees at Bridgewater Mary Baldwin and Randolph Macon Woman's College. Commencement exercises follow at the University of Richmond Mary Washington Hollins Averett Lynchburg Roanoke Randolph Macon and Sweet Briar with notable speakers. Senator A Willis Robertson and Dr Edwin M Poteat address graduates at Roanoke and Bridgewater as large class sizes are reported.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Bridgewater
Mary Baldwin
Randolph Macon Woman's College
University of Richmond
Mary Washington
Hollins
Averett
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Randolph- Macon
Sweet Briar
Edwin M Poteat
Pulleen Memorial Baptist Church
Raleigh
N. C
K. N. Llewellyn
Columbia University Law School
Roanoke College
U. S
A. Willis Robertson
Dva
Autopsy follows river death of Jesse A. Brown in Covington
An autopsy was conducted in Covington to determine the cause of death of Jesse A. Brown a 39 year old found dead in the Jackson River near the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company dam. He had been absent from work since May 30 and was recovered by Deputy Sheriff W K Campbell and First Aid Squad member Clarence Bosserman after employee Everett Landis reported the body near the rapids.
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Covington
Jesse A. Brown
Jackson River
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Everett Landis
Alleghany County
W. K. Campbell
Covington First Aid Squad
Clarence Bosserman
Safe Crackers Fail to Open Richmond Church Safe
Intruders pried into the First Baptist Church office and cut a jagged hole in the vault door but did not open the safe. The church, Richmond's largest with over 3,000 members, reported the Sunday offering inside had not been counted. The burglars left behind a so called beautiful set of tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
First Baptist Church
Robbed Richmond court owner dies of injury
Roy V. Vaden, operator of a Richmond tourist court, died three hours after a robbery where three armed men struck him with a gun butt. He died at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Police sought the three suspects and said about 300 dollars were taken.
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Richmond
Roy V. Vaden
Medical College of Virginia
Major Waters Status to be Decided by Air Force Board
The Ninth Air Force will decide Major Leland H. Waters Jr. status within a month after hearings on charges he violated Air Force flying regulations. An efficiency board will meet June 20 to determine if his commission should be revoked. Waters refused to answer questions about a suspended civilian flying license.
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Richmond
Leland H. Waters, Jr
Ninth Air Force Evaluation Board
Virginia Air National Guard
Air Force
Ninth Air Force Efficiency Board
Waters
Air Force Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
FFA Founder Henry Groseclose Dies in Virginia
Henry C. Groseclose 58 founder of the Future Farmers of America died in a Bluefield hospital after a month's illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Sharon Church in Ceres with burial in the church cemetery. Groseclose, long a Virginia agriculture leader, recently retired as Bland County school superintendent and earlier taught agriculture at Virginia Tech.
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Bland
Henry C. Groseclose
Future Farmers of America
Bluefield
Sharon Church
Ceres
Church
Groseclose
Virginia
Bland County
Virginia Tech
Task Force 86 Sails from Norfolk
Task Force 86 led by the battleship Missouri sails from Norfolk for a six week training cruise for NROTC and Annapolis midshipmen. Rear Admiral Fred Kirtland commands the Atlantic Fleet Training Command as 1,300 middies visit ports in the north and Caribbean aboard eight destroyers and the Missouri.
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Norfolk
Missouri
NROTC
Annapolis
Fred Kirtland
USN
Atlantic Fleet Training Command
Portland
Caribbean
Man Shot at Drinking Party in Page County
Harry Ramey, 57, of near Stanley, detained on felonious assault charges after Franklin Early Stoneberger, 30, also of Stanley, was shot in the back with a 16 gauge shotgun at Ramey’s home following a drinking party. Stoneberger listed in serious condition at area hospital.
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Luray
Page County
Harry Ramey
Stanley
Franklin Early Stoneberger
Commonwealth
I. R. Dovel
Stoneberger
Ramey
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D
This article extols the benefits of vacation for workers. It notes physical improvements like better sleep and relaxed muscles and emphasizes mental gains from new places and viewpoints. A vacation offers distance to reassess values and return with renewed vigor.
Market Quotation Fragments From New York and Baltimore
Produce and livestock markets show light offerings and modest moves across apples potatoes and onions. Cattle hogs calves and sheep trading slow to steady with mixed price shifts. New York stocks inch higher then retreat as several industrials drop while a few large firms hold ground in a cautious market tone.
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Baltimore
J. Romes
N. C
Chicago Grain Market Opens With Mixed Early Strength
Oats show slight strength amid an irregular opening on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices listed include Wheat July 2.14 1 4, Sep 2.15 5 8, Dec 2.18 1 2 5 8, Corn July 1.47, Sep 1.44 17 8, Dec 1.36 1 4, Oats July 84 83 7 8, Sep 76 3 8 1 4, Dec 77 3 4, Soybeans July 3.20 21, Nov 2.23 1 2 3 4, Jan 2.25. Lard July 12.90, Oct 12.90, Nov 12.85, Dec 13.25.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Rye—Jly
Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star
Local markets are corrected daily though The Star disclaims responsibility for typographical errors.
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The
Star
Agriculture Dept prices report turkey and poultry market
U S Department reports prices paid for various grades of eggs and live poultry in the Winchester area. Includes U S grades A extra large A large A medium and B, pullets, cracks and checks, small and peewees, heavy breed hens, Leghorn broilers and hens, red broilers, young guineas and turkeys with per bird or per pound payment terms.
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U. S
U.S
Winchester
Rock & Cross
Rock ¢ Cross
Hospital Admissions at Winchester Memorial
List of patients newly admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital includes Mrs. Anna M. Dye Mr. Henry Grandstaff Frances Dodson daughter of Mr and Mrs B E Dodson Woodrow T Hotf Augusta Va Mr Frederick M Kirchmier Jr Delaplane Cheri Sorwine daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Sorwine Front Royal Mr Henry Burner Phillips W Va Mrs Clarence Carbaugh Bluemont Mr James Galladay Stephens City Shirley Louise Grapes daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Grapes Shanks W Va Mr James Bradshaw Waterlick Mrs George Allison Luray Mrs Russell Owens Stephenson Terry Lee Raigner son of Mr and Mrs Hansome Raigner Paw Paw W Va
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Anna M. Dye
National Ave
Henry Grandstaff
Woodland Ave
Frances Dodson
B. E. Dodson
Loudoun St
Phillips
W. Va
Clarence Carbaugh
Bluemont
James Galladay
Stephens City
Shirley Louise Grapes
Glenn Grapes
Shanks
James Bradshaw
Waterlick
George Allison
Luray
Russell Owens
Stephenson
Terry
Lee Raigner
Hansome Raigner
Paw Paw
Ex Marine Admits Killing His Aunt
Grim ex Marine William W Elwell 19 of East Sullivan Maine pleads not guilty to murder in the beating death of his aunt Viola Tully 56 at her Melrose Mass home. Her body was later found in a roadside ditch in Scarborough Maine hours after his capture. Elwell was held without bail as the case proceeded.
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Malden
Mass
Massachusetts
William W. Elwell
Fast Sullivan
Elwell
Viola Tully
Melrose
Scarboro
Number of race tracks in the United States
The American Racing Manual lists 91 important race tracks in the country. The reference notes the count as a definitive listing of major venues used for racing events.
Local Youngster May Appear on TV
Bennie Lee Sargent nine year old tap dancer auditioned by Ted Mack in New York and expects to be called later this month for an appearance on The weekly show He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Sargent of Bunker Hill He has no formal training but is talented and often performs at the Palace Theatre Amateur Shows.
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Bennie Lee Sargent
Ted Mack
New York
Ernest Sargent
Bunker Hill
Strasburg Lions Club
Palace Theatre
Birds Pecking Windows Explained by Light and Reflection
Birds peck at windows due to reflections of sky, trees, or other birds that they perceive as open space or threat. The behavior often results from misdirected predatory or territorial instincts and can occur during daylight when reflections are strongest.
Birds Pecking at Windows Fight Reflections
Robins, mockingbirds and cardinals peck at windows as a bird fights its reflection. Opening the window slightly and adding a screen or card along the bottom can stop the behavior.
Quiz Answers From Page 4 Supply Odd List
The page reveals a miscellaneous set of quiz answers including Nicaragua tomatoes Bulwer Lytton South Pacific Kiev and swordfish with a few true false items and a fragment about the femur.
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Nicaragua
Tomatoes
Bulwer-Lytton
South Pacific
Kiev
Pineapples and Traps in a Confection Riddle
A playful crossword style clue list featuring wild Pineapples pocket Nickel symbol height and trap alongside confection. The items suggest items from a themed puzzle or game with abstract wordplay and associations.
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Fruit Growers
Fermate and
Cormate
Gorner Wyck and
Cameron Sis
FFA
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Earl L. Douglas
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Jerseys Usis
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USDA
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Motors
General Motors
Chrysler
International Harvester
Philco
Consolidated Edison
Dow Chemical
Westinghouse Electric
Standard Oil (Nj
Trans World Airlines
Goodrich
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
Zenith Ragio
American Telephone
Anaconda Copper
American Tobacco
Santa Fe
Johns-Manville
U. 8
Gypsum
Winchester Television Corp
S. Loudoun ST
Barr’ N. Cameron St
Chicago Grain
Agriculture Dept
R.D
D.S.T
Machinery & Hog ‘Auction
Old Byrd
Bridgewater, VA
Sheraton
Boston
Staffordshire
Bennington
Leeds
Joachim
Currier
Lizzie Miller
Adam Miller
S.H.W. Byrd
Lewis Byrd
Alexander E. Wyant
Peter Weyandt
Cameron Street
Hill’s
Gren Ui
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Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudount St
N. Cameron
de Soto
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Plumbing & Sanitary Statmo Oo
Omps Funeral Home
Executrix
John W. Smith
Inwood, W. Va
Harry Horner, Jr
William Hensell
Daily Crossword
Cape of Good Hope
Finland
Stalin
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