James Wood High School Principal to Receive Honorary State Farmer Degree
James C. Gordon principal at James Wood High School will receive the Honorary State Farmer Degree at the Future Farmers of America annual convention at Virginia Polytechnic Institute June 21. Gordon, a former vocational agriculture teacher, taught at Stephens City and Middletown high schools before joining James Wood in 1950 and becoming principal in 1958. He is a North Carolina native, Wake Forest graduate, with a 1932 B.S. degree and plans to earn a master of arts at VPI this Sunday.
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North Carolina
Wake Forest College
Grimes News Briefs Highlights Local Happenings
Grimes reports several visitors and events including Jack Johnson of Winchester visiting, school teachers Mr. and Mrs. James Hutton welcomed a daughter, Walter Stotlemyer funeral in Winchester, social visits among local residents, Raymond Webber of Greenspring meeting with residents, Frank Davis of Lenore working locally, Ethel Giress visiting Baltimore relatives, Eugene Hoover and wife welcomed a son, and Eston Collins visiting Stephenson residents.
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Eston Collins
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Homer Leatherman
Actress Joan Blondell Hospitalized in Los Angeles
Actress Joan Blondell, 52, is hospitalized at Santa Monica for treatment of a ruptured lumbar disc. She withdrew Wednesday from the cast of Bye Bye Birdie at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium, and a spokesman said she may rejoin the troupe this weekend.
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Los Angeles
Joan Blondell
Santa Monica
Miss Blondell
Los Angeles Philharmonic
State Supreme Court Justice May Not Resign
Justice Kennon C. Whittle 69 says he has not decided whether to retire. He submitted resignation April 18 to Gov Almond but has since recovered from aneurysm surgery in Baltimore and returned to bench. If not altered, resignation takes effect July 20 under a 90 day notice requirement.
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Kennon C. Whittle
High Court
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Baltimore
Whittle
Almond
Supreme Court
John S. Battle
Herbert B. Gregory
Roanoke
Martinsville
Henry, Patrick and
Pittsylvania
Word Puzzle Clues Mixed Across and Down
A grid style clue set lists Across and Down hints including Eastern title of respect wound mark and Browdbeat ing fellow for Across. Down clues cover collide with not windward wife killer and affirmative vote among others.
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