Water Accidents Claim Lives of 3 Young Virginians
Three Virginians die in water incidents. Virginians Virgil Vanover and James Vancover, aged 6 and 2, drowned in McClure River, Dickinson County after their boat overturned during a church outing. Robert Lee Sevier, 17, drowned in a pond near Petersburg after attempting a fifth crossing during a swimming endurance test. A 15-year-old companion helped but could not rescue him. County urges residents to report fires and save time. From England text notes windfall allusion about trees reserved for the King.
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James Harry Vancover
McClure
Fremont
Dickinson County
Gordon Vanover
Clincho
Dickenson County
B. Hamburger
Prince George County
Robert Lee Sevier
Petersburg
Sevier
Mddie
Seyler
Negro couple tops TV winnings in historic jackpot
Steve and Dorothy Rowland, a Los Angeles couple, win their eighth success on Edgar Bergen's Do You Trust Your Wife, earning $100 weekly for a year per win. They plan a trust for six years of income, college funds for their children, and future security. Rowland, 40, a USC and University of Hawaii graduate, says his wife answered most questions and they credit NAACP support for their selection.
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Edgar Bergen
Rowlands
Rowland
Steve Jr
Nancy
The
National Assn
NAACP
Los Angeles
USC
University of Hawaii
Phoenix
Tornado Hits Mustang Oklahoma. No Injuries Reported
Twin funnels swept across Mustang Oklahoma damaging about 200000 dollars in property but leaving all 210 residents uninjured. Storms struck two miles southwest of town then skirted the area before moving northeast toward Oklahoma City. The Griggs family endured a storm cellar trap as debris blocked their shelter, with an 11 year old guiding rescuers to help.
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Mustang
Okla
Oklahoma
R. J. Merrill
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
Charles Griggs
Griggs
Tramp Ships Defined as Bulk-Cargo Ocean Carriers
A World War II veteran and Army veteran notes that a tramp steamship is a vessel without a fixed regular route or schedule. In overseas service tramps handle bulk cargoes, especially coal and grain, in shipload lots.
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Uated
Arizona State Teachers College
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