Virginia 350th Anniversary praised for James Town Festival work
President of the Freedoms Foundation Dr Kenneth Wells praised the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission for the James Town Festival calling it the best work in promoting the American background and democratic ideals. Governor Almond thanked the commission as the Jamestown Festival Park foundation prepares for a July 7 meeting. A bronze Pocahontas statue copy for St Georges Church in Gravesend England is planned with a cost of 3000 to 4000 dollars.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
Jamestown Foundation
General Assembly
Jamestown Festival Park
Commission
Jamestown Island
St. George's Church
Gravesend
England
Pocahontas
Charles C. Renick
Richmond Professional Institute
AMERICAN CELL EXHIBIT MODEL AND PROJECT UPDATES
A plastic model of a human cell stands 24 feet wide and 12 feet tall, with Dr. A C MacLeod and William Burton involved in the project. the AMAI 8 meets in San Francisco. The House passed a bill boosting authorized two bridge costs to 16 million dollars, with the north span already costing 6.9 million. Gov. Almond lauds constitutional freedoms at a public event in Williamsburg. The Roanoke River Basin Assn. will hear dam progress in Gretna and Appalachian Power reports hydroelectric plans. In Richmond, Herman R. Shearin, 40, drowns after falling from a tugboat during dredging near Varina Farm.
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House
Gretna
Smith Mountain Dam
Roanoke River
G. L. Parr
Appalachian Power Co
Appalachian
State Corporation Commission
Campbell County
Pittsylvania
Bedford County
Redstone Test Is Successful in Space Flight Preview
An Army Redstone ballistic missile completed a high profile space test, signaling readiness for field deployment with troops within one to two months. The 63 foot Chrysler rocket could carry a manned mission in about six minutes, per ARPA plans, as it serves as the first stage for Explorer satellites.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. AP
Herbert York
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Redstone
York
Young Couple and Two Sons Overcome by Ammonia Fumes
In Hastings Michigan a line pumping liquid ammonia from a tank car broke releasing hundreds of pounds of gas. A young couple Charles Roscoe and wife and their two infants Charles Jr. and Kevin were overcome and hospitalized in good condition. The ammonia originated from Olin Mathieson Corp and was sent to P B Anhydrous Ammonia Co in Dorr Michigan.
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Hastings, Mich
Richard Sunior
Hastings
Charles Roscoe
Charles Jr
Kevin
Sunior
Roscoe
Olin Mathieson Corp
Morgantown
W. Va
P. B. Anhydrous Ammonia Co
Dorr, Mich
Deans Pains Relief Pills Promised Fast Backache Aid
An old style advertisement touts Deans Pills for backache headaches and muscular pain with fast relief. It claims to ease nagging pain, avoid bladder irritation, and provide diuretic kick to improve kidney output for a better night’s sleep.
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Pdoan
Njoy
Dean
Virginia briefs and awards across the state
Virginia officials report new leaders for the Spanish War Veterans at their annual convention in Richmond with R B Crouch of Alexandria elected commander and Marion Summers J H Fulton and S H Hutchinson named officers. Virginia unemployment remains above 90 000 with 20 000 youths joining the summer labor force. An apparent low bid for a Pound River reservoir project goes to Sprague and Henwood Co of Scranton Pa at 13 932 50. A Blue Ridge Parkway paving contract of 242 638 goes to Adams Construction Co of Roanoke Va.
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Richmond
R. B. Crouch
Alexandria
Ernest Conte
Portsmouth
Marion Summers
Norfolk
J. H. Fulton
Lynchburg
S.H. Hutchinson
Colonial Heights
Heights
Hutchinson
State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Huntington, W. Va
Pound River
Pound, Va
Sprague and Henwood Co
Scranton
Huntington District Army Engineers
Washington
Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia
Adams Construction Co
Roanoke
Rockbridge
Amherst
U. 8
Conrad L. Wirth
National Park Service
James River
Sacred Heart Yard Party Planned July 23 24
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church will hold its annual yard party on July 23 and 24 at Sacred Heart Academy Merrimans Lane and Route 50. Father Robert O Hickman announced the event and named Father Julius J Cilinski as general chairman with co chairs Herbert G Wessendorp Leonard W Brown Sr Mrs B L McFadden and Miss Barbara White. The article notes Theodore Roosevelt’s view on Navy strength.
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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Academy
Merrimans Lane
Robert O. Hickman
National Council of Catholic Women
Julius J. Cilinski
Evert
Father Cilinski
Herbert G Wessendorp
the Valley Council
Knights of Columbus
Leonard W. Brown
Sacred Heart Holy Name Society
8. L. McFadden
Barbara White
Shopper Killed When Building Cornice Falls
A rain of masonry from a seventh story cornice collapse on Woodward Avenue in Detroit killed 79 year old widow Myrtle Taggart and injured two others. Authorities blamed rusted supporting rods as heavy cement chunks rained onto the streets during the rush hour period.
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Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Myrtle Taggart
Sounds Ominous About Anesthesia Folder Question
A New Haven hospital issued a folder detailing anesthesia benefits, drawing a caller’s approval but a lingering query about which diseases anesthesia covers. The brief captures public curiosity over medical terminology and patient education.
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New Haven
Conn
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American Medical Association
A. C. MacLeod
Upjohn Co
Kalamazoo, Mich
William Burtin
New York
AMAI
Almond
Herman R. Shearin
Henrico County
Southern Materials Co, Inc
Varina
Shearin
Virginia Briefs
UCC
Virginia Optometric Assn
Eisenhower
Potomac Riv
Sacred Heart
Theodore Roosevelt
Bill Ding
Lum
Winchester
KIAG
Dudweiser
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
ST. Louis
Los Angeles
Miami
United States Testing Co
Your Northern Virginia Power CO
Berryville
Strasburg
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