Virginia climate called right for manufacturing growth
Virginia officials promote a fiscally sound state as key to attracting new industry. Basil Browder of Dan River Mills argues Virginia offers the right manufacturing climate amid national tax and debt pressures. He notes small cars may reshape markets and consumer power drives the industry’s outlook.
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Virginia
Basil D. Browder
Dan River Mills
Manufacturers’ Association
Charlottesville
Browder
Auto makers brace for new economy cars amid foreign challenge
An industry official forecasts a revolutionary year ahead as GM Ford and Chrysler confront a surge of small economy cars. The Big Three show cautious mood toward a market pressured by foreign competition and American Motors, signaling broad concern over the shift in demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Daily Meditation on Energy Waste and Divine Provision
A meditation contrasts energy loss in industry with nature and divine provision. It argues modern coal waste, meat by products, and eggs symbolize a larger wasteful impulse. The speaker insists life must continue and that God never wastes anything or people overlooked.
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God
Ege Tinedgrenn
Thea
Editorial roundup from daily incoming newspapers
A compact digest highlights the most engaging editorials culled from forty newspapers received daily. The selection emphasizes timely opinions, political stances, and local concerns shaping public discourse.
State highway panel backs southern route for I 64
The State Highway Commission endorsed the southern corridor for Interstate 64, rejecting its engineers and independent advisers. The decision undermines confidence in the commission, which diverted from expert guidance to justify a costly $37 million southern build over the northern option, despite greater public benefit in the north.
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State Highway Commission
Charlottesville
Virginia
Venables Hostesses Welcome Friends from Nearby Cities
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Venable entertained with visiting guests Miss Helen Woody of Richmond and Miss Isabelle Pyle of Washington. Misses Katherine Arnold and Beatrice O Connell returned home after several days at Rehobeth Beach.
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Richard Venable
Helen Woody
Richmond
Isabelle Pyle
Washington
Katherine Arnold
Beatrice O’connell
Rehobeth Beach
Byrd Narrowly Escapes CO Poisoning During Antarctic Camp
In a wireless report from the lone advance camp Admiral Richard E. Byrd described a near fatal carbon monoxide incident on June 17 from fumes produced by an engine in his small hut. Back home Mrs. Charles Summers of Chambersburg Pa. visits Mrs. Charles Fuller in town for several days.
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Richard E. Byrd
Charles Summers
Chambersburg, Pa
Charles Fuller
Mary Hart Nalle guest at Piccadilly St home
Fifty years ago 1909 Miss Mary Hart Nalle of Culpeper visited Miss Carrie V. Baker at her Piccadilly Street home. Farmers gathered in town to buy supplies for the upcoming wheat harvest ginning week. Thomas B. Byrd was named manager of the Bell Telephone Exchange replacing retiree Garland Hansbrough.
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Mary Hart Nalle of
Culpeper
Carrie V. Baker
Piccadilly St
Thomas B. Byrd
Bell Telephone Exchange
Garland Hansbrough
Herter’s TV talk adds little to Geneva stalemate
Secretary of State Herter, in a TV radio report, offered no new points about the Geneva talks with the Soviets. He stressed West Berlin must remain free under Western protection and noted only a small, vague hope for possible progress.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Christian A. Herter
The
Nation
Geneva
Herter
West Berlin
Berlin
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Germany
West
Western Germany
How's Your I Q Memory Genius Quiz Preview
A short question list tests daily IQ scoring with answers on page 2. Items cover twilight at the equator beriberi Aden sea poem Achilles nursery rhyme comparisons cow to horse weights altitude gravity and constitutional crime.
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Equator
Beriberi
Aden
Achilles
United States
Eleven Negroes Refile Transfers to Floyd County Schools
Floyd Virginia eleven of fifteen Negro pupils who were denied transfers to white Floyd County high schools filed new applications with the school superintendent. The board will review these forms as July 1 deadline for 1959 60 admissions passes. Attorney Reuben Lawson mobilized parents to present new requests on proper forms. The fate of the remaining four Negro students remains unclear before the July 1 cutoff.
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Vialecgnarys Ete
Lawson
Floyd County School Board
Attorneys Given Until August 17 To File Briefs
Roanoke AP report states attorneys have until August 17 to file briefs on the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing over Chesapeake and Ohio Railway’s plan to abandon a 26 mile branch from Eagle Rock to New Castle. Opponents warn loss would hit Craig County’s wood industry. C&O says trucks or other rail options can serve shipments.
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Roanoke
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Craig County
Eagle Rock
Botetourt
New Castle
C&o
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Colant
Covington
Norfolk and Western
Hanging Rock
Salem
Chesapeake and Ohio
Raymond C. Crush
Board of Supervisors
Crush
Ex Congressmen to Speak at Virginia 4-H Short Course
Former Illinois congressman Calvin Dean Johnson, now a public affairs consultant for the American Trucking Assn., will address about 1,200 4-H Club members at Blacksburg during the third day of the Virginia 4-H short course. The event highlighted winners in several classifications including George Washington of Lovettsville as sheep shearing champion winning a trip to Chicago.
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Blacksburg
Calvin Dean Johnson
American Trucking Assn., Inc
Congress
Illinois
George Washington
Lovettsville
Virginia Tech
Chicago
Robert Mims
Page County
R. Morgan Morrison
Arlington
Richard
Toode
Often Misspelled and Mispronounced Guide
A compact provocation on correct pronunciation of fiasco and the proper spelling of appellation. It emphasizes stressing the second syllable fiasco and notes the double letters in appellation for readers.
Men Prefer Feminine Demeanor In Partners, Cranes Warn
Dr. George W. Crane argues that men favor feminine traits in women and see masculine behavior such as hunting, profanity, and coarse talk as threatening to marital fit. He cites Alice G. and urges readers to seek his 200 point tests for sweethearts to assess suitability.
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Alice
George W. Crane
Alice G
Dr. Crane
Crane
The Doctor Speaks Bifocals and Trifocals Needed Today
Eye specialists note a rise in multifocal lens use among middle aged and elderly. Some workers like barbers dentists and mechanics may benefit from custom bifocals or trifocals with near and far viewing zones. Baseball style trifocals grow in popularity. A reader asks about brown patches on skin and is advised to see a dermatologist for possible removal.
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Hrman N. Bundesen
M.D
Better Vision Institute
M. Deg
Bride’s Name Change Hint Sparks Gift Cashing Tip
A reader suggests writing a wedding gift check in the bride’s maiden name to ensure she can cash it before the wedding. A second reader asks if a hostess may serve two or three dishes at once when catering solo.
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Enigma
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Charlottesville Daily Progress
I.Q
Floyd County
America
Doctor
McNaught Syndicate
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