Virginia farmer plight worsens despite higher output
Virginia assistant agriculture commissioner R D Chumney told Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative that despite rising spending borrowing production and sales Virginia net income per farm ranks third from last among 48 states and remains well below the national average. He praised farm electric co- ops and warned electricity is vital to farm production. He forecast future uses from weather control to pest deterrence and grain drying.
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R. D. Chumney
Richmond
Mecklenburg Electric Co-operative
Chumney
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Robert Frost Undergoes Minor Surgery
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Robert Frost aged 86 underwent minor surgery in Hanover New Hampshire and was expected to be discharged from the hospital today according to AP reports.
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Robert Frost
Hanover
N.H
Aft
Millwood Socials Open Meeting and Nearby Notes
The Millwood Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Church will meet Wednesday at 11 30 a.m. at Mount Airy, Mrs Burwell is host. Several social events and visits are listed including Miss Diana Watkins returning from Pine Manor and Miss Margaret Mahaney's wedding to Mr Rhoade on June 10. Local guests and debuts are noted with Clarke County friends attending Miss Kutt Winn Lloyd's debut party and various entertainments at Saratoga.
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Millwood
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Mount Airy
Burwell
William Watkins, Jr
Wendy” Watkins
Roland Mitchell
Wellesley
Mass
Diana Watkins
Pine Manor
Hickey
Indiana
William West
Richard E. Dole
Charles Kindersley
Toronto
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Treviranus
Stewart Treviranus
Benton Massey
Point Edward
Clarke County
Paul Mellon
Kutt Winn Lloyd
George P. Greenhalgh
Alexander Mackay- Smith
Kenneth Levi
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Mitchell
Alexander Mackay-Smith
Grayson
Upperville
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Suny School of Christ Church
Fontaine
John Pentacost
St. Paul's School
Concord
John Thacker
Jefferson City
Mary Lewis
Chester Springs
Miss Corse
Miss Lewis
William Bell Watkins
Richard Plater
Louisiana
Plater
Clarke
Elizabeth McDonald
A. R. Dunning
Peter Dunning
Modern Etiquette Q&A on Dress at functions
Roberta Lee answers common etiquette questions about what to wear for an afternoon social function the suitability of bringing a three year old to a close friend’s wedding without a babysitter and polite responses to expressions of thanks. It advises a simple daytime dress for a woman and keeping a child quiet during the ceremony. It also suggests acceptable replies to thank yous such as You’re welcome or That’s quite all right.
Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon
Language lesson outlines misused and mispronounced terms with guidance on pronunciation spelling and etiquette. It introduces words such as malapert meaning impudent and discusses usage tips and synonyms to expand vocabulary.
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W. L. Gordon
Your Health Examination Needed To Pinpoint Pains
Dr Burton H Fern explains pain can mimic other conditions from pneumonia to gall bladder trouble. Nerve pathways blur location as diaphragms, nerves, and referred pain spread. A thorough exam is essential to identify the true source and avoid misdiagnosis.
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Burton H. Fern
M.D
Joe
How's Your I. Q. Memory Quiz Pricing 10 Days
A trivia-based quiz offers 100 questions over ten days with scoring tiers from Mem ory Genius to Good. Sample items include carat purity of gold, checkerboard squares, state capitals shared with mythical birds, Babe Ruth home runs, God Bless America singer, mizzle, a Revolution era traitor, Korea’s geography, sonnet length, and top U.S. death causes.
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Babe Ruth
Radio
Irving Berlin
West Point
Local Theatres Screen Busy Week Of Films
Next week’s cinema slate features Battle at Bloody Beach with Audie Murphy and Gary Crosby, The Canadians with Robert Ryan, The Secret Ways with Richard Widmark and Trouble in the Sky with Michael Craig. Elvis in Wild in the Country leads Friday and The Alamo returns with John Wayne. Starting Thursday Upcoming shows include From the Terrace with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward and Pollyanna with Jane Wyman.
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Bloody Beach
Audie Murphy
Gary Crosby
Dolores Michaels
Robert Ryan
Richard Widmark
Michael Craig
Elizabeth Seal
Patsy Cline Recovering From Car Crash Injuries
Country singer Patsy Cline 28, real name Virginia Dick, was reported recovering from head and facial lacerations after a two car collision in Nashville. Her brother Sam Hensley 21 of Winchester Virginia, suffered chest injuries and was listed in good condition. One person in the other car was killed.
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Nashville, Tenn
Patsy Cline
Miss Cline
Virginia Dick
Sam Hensley
Winchester
Hensley
Dear Abby Neighbors and Wives Weigh In on Quiet Tones
Readers submit letters on hosting embarrassment neighborly flower theft and a long marriage. Abby offers blunt guidance from handling guests gently to addressing a spouse who repeats old jokes. A postal note instructs proper reporting of obscene material to the Chief Postal Inspector.
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Abby
Washington
D. C
Duane Jones Passes Longtime Advertising Executive
Duane D. Jones, 63, advertising executive and author of a Box Tops book, died after a short illness. He originated the idea of premium rewards for soap wrappers and boxtops and was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, with ties to Redding, Connecticut.
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West Redding
Conn
Duane D. Jones
Priddy
Fort Collins
Colo
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