Virginia Assembly Debates Poll Tax Repeal and Budget Bill
The Virginia House and Privilege and Elections Committees discuss poll tax repeal with a joint resolution to study the issue. Del. Walter Page’s bid to discharge the committee failed as the budget bill progressed after three days of debate with minor amendments. The Whitehead faction secured a $1,000 teacher pay rise and retained the adjutant general’s salary at 7,500.
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Ginia Advisory Legislative Council
Del
Walter Page
Norfolk
Committee On
House
Paul Crockett
Yorktown
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Whitehead
Adjutant General
Accident victim slightly improved at hospital after crash
Mrs. N. Smith of Gainesboro was seriously injured Thursday night in an auto accident near Cross Junction. She is believed to be at Chester Memorial Hospital and showed slight improvement today at Win.
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N. Smith
Gainesboro
Cross Junction
Chester Memorial Hospital
Sheee
Win
Research Official To Speak at Church
Raymond J. Seeger Ph.D. chief of Research Department 2 of the Naval Ordinance Laboratory White Oak Md will speak at Grace Lutheran Church 11 o clock service. He is Yale graduate former George Washington University faculty acting director University of Maryland Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics. He received the Red Service Award for Navy work and serves as an active layman on church education boards and the Christian Higher Education Year appeal.
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Raymond J. Seeger
Naval Ordinance Laboratory
White Oak
Grace Lutheran Church
Seeger
Yale University
George Washington University
Navy
University of Maryland Institute For Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics
Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Washington
United Lutheran Church Board of Education
Grace Church
Emma James dies. body moved to Pulaski for funeral
The body of Mrs. Emma M. James, 16, formerly of Roanoke, was moved from Omps Funeral Home to Pulaski for funeral services. She died Thursday night in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born in Pulaski, she was daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth White. She was widow of Hunter James and a Lutheran. Survived by son I C White and two sisters Margaret White of Salem and Maria Fealy of Roanoke.
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Emma M. James
Roanoke
Omps Funeral Home
Pulaski
James
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Benjamin and
Elizabeth Neikirk White
Hunter James
Lutheran Church
Margaret White
Salem
Maria Fealy
Samuel M. Totty Dies in Winchester Hospital
Samuel Michael Totty an about 80 year old Spanish American War veteran died at 12 40 p m today at Winchester Memorial Hospital He was struck by a Diamond Cab Co vehicle and rushed to the hospital where he expired on arrival Totty never married and was believed last member of his family His body was taken to Jones Funeral Home with funeral arrangements not complete
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Samuel Michael Totty
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Diamond Cab Co
Mr. Totty
Jones Funeral Home
Rouss Services Set for Monday in Mount Hebron
Mrs. Ellen Rouss 73 widow of Peter Winchester Rous dies in New York and will be buried Monday in the Rouss Mausoleum Mount Hebron alongside her husband. Casket to arrive by motor coach with funeral at Kurtz Funeral Home and requiem Mass by Rev. Joseph Heye. Pallbearers listed. she leaves two daughters eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Born in Brooklyn. Family to travel from New York tomorrow.
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Ellen Rouss
Peter Winchester Rous
New York
Rouss
Mount “Oe
Peter Winchester
Charles Broadway Rouss
Mount Hebron
Miss Koontz Dies After Long Illness
Mollie Koontz 58 longtime executive secretary of the Student Cooperative Assn of Richmond Va died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after more than three months illness. Born Luray Apr 17 1890 she was daughter of John E and Mollie Larkins Koontz. Surviving brothers Ray E Koontz E William Koontz Lawrence Koontz C E Koontz and sister Mrs A W Long. Funeral from Locust Lawn near Luray with Omps Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Mollie Preida. Koontz
Student Cooperative Assn
Richmond
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Luray
John E
Mollie Larkins Koontz
Ray Koontz
E. William Koontz
Washington, D. C
Lawrence L. Koontz
Roanoke
C. E. Koontz
Winchester
A. W. Long
Locust Lawn
Omps Funeral Home
Hodson Dies at Residence in Stephenson at 62
Joseph H. Hodson, 62, died yesterday at noon at his Stephenson residence after lingering illness. He was a son of the late Francis M. and Mary C. Hodson and husband of Cora R. Hodson. Survived by widow and five sons, four daughters, three grandchildren, and four sisters. Funeral services Monday at Jones Funeral Home 2 p.m. with Rev. Goode. then to Walnut Springs Christian Church for 2:30 p.m. rites. burial in adjacent cemetery.
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Joseph H. Hodson
Stephenson
Hodson
Francis M
Mary C. Coffman Hodson
Walnut Springs Christian Church
Cora R. Hodson
Roy Hodson
Lenora
William Hodson
Bumick Road
Hubert Hodson
Orando
Harvey Powell
Quota Club Plans Rummage Sale At Community Church
Mrs. Charles Kabler presided over a Thursday dinner meeting of the Quota Club in the Congregational Christian Church basement. Members discussed a rummage sale set for morning hours at the Jenkins Building on N Cameron Street next to the Capitol Theatre, with officer elections scheduled for April.
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Quota Club
Charles Kabler
Congregational Christian Church
Jenkins’ Building
N. Cameron St
Capitol Theatre
Black man given sixty years in Lynchburg case
The jury sentenced Bigelow to 60 years in the penitentiary after a trial in which a 33 year old mother of eight testified that he threatened her with a fish knife and tried to choke her. Bigelow maintained innocence saying they met in a Lynchburg house and she invited him home. The defense sought to set aside the verdict over a parole board question, with a hearing set for March 14.
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Bigelow
Lynchburg
Jack Snoddy
Joel Flood
Parole Board
Choir to Present Public Concert at Cork Street Church
The Lynchburg College touring choir directed by Arthur Wake will give a public concert at 4 p m tomorrow at Cork Street Christian Church. The program spans four parts featuring Bach Vittoria Gesualdo and Handel sacred works, spirituals, and hymns with soloists Mildred Bowers Lillie Mae Pennington and Donald Lee Scott.
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Lynchburg College
Arthur Wake
Cork Street Christian Church
Johann Sebastian Bach
Tomas Luis de Vittoria
Marc Antonio Ingegneri
Antonio Lotti
George Frederick Handel
Halfdan Kjerulf
Donald Lee Scott
Dimitri Ortnianski
Melius Christiansen
Mildred Bowers
Henry Purcell
William Dawson
Ole Ark
Cain
Erekiel Saw de Wheel
Anton Arensky
St. Cecilia
Charles Gounod
Lillie Mae Pennington
Peter Lut
Chicago Wheat and Soybeans Rise on Opening Trade
Aggressive buying pushed wheat and soybeans higher at the opening on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices advanced across March May July positions for wheat soybeans and corn with varying futures quotes and dates listed. Lard contracts for March and May also shown.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Gainesboro High wins county American Legion contest
Bruce Whitacre of Gainesboro High School was declared county American Legion contest winner this morning. Dorothy Carter of Middletown High School and Dorothy Vonn Brill of Stephens City High School placed as runners up. Judge panel included Mrs. Curtis Fray Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr. and Joseph Massie Jr. Robert Pizzano chaired the committee and noted all three school winners would receive medals. The county champion is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L Carson Whitacre of Siler.
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Bruce Whitacre
Gainesboro High School
County
American Legion
Dorothy Carter
Middletown High School
Dorothy Vonn Brill
Stephens City High School
Handley
Stonewall
Gore
Curtis Fray
M. B. Clowe Jr
Joseph Massie Jr
Robert Pizzano
Conrad Hoover Post Legion Committee
L Carson Whitacre
Siler
Market Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed Across Grades
Feeder steers 1180 lb top 29.00, 987 lb odd lot 8.00. cows 15.00-21.00, canners 13.00-15.50. hogs under 180 lb down 25c, 180-260 lb 16.00-18.50. sows 12.75-15.50, lambs 27.00-28.00. Chicago quotes: hogs 17.00-17.40. cattle 29.00-33.00 for high-good steers. stockers 29.00-33.00.
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Aaity
Chicago
New York Stocks Rally After Coal Strike Settlement
Stocks surged in the first settlement day with gains near a point as steel makers led the advance. Rail and automotive groups followed while Pittsburgh consolidation coal rose over a point. Notable gainers included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel and other major firms.
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Steels
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Armco
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania R. A
Livestock MarketPrices and Ranges Across Classes
The report lists animal prices across categories including yearlings 22.75-28.50 for some, common to low medium kinds 21.00-22.00, bulk medium and good heifers 22.50-26.75, good cows 19.00-21.00, canners and cutters 12.50-16.25, and various vealers, bulls, steers, and sheep values. Salable sheep estimate 300 with lambs up to 1.00 higher, wool skin highs at 28.00, and fat yearlings around 22.50.
Answers to the Daily Quiz Revealed and Corrected
The page lists quiz answers printed on Page 4 with items including True statements about pig eons and other topics. Names mentioned include William Jennings Bryan and Louis Armstrong with responses tied to regions like Asia and Boston, Mass.
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True
Diless
William Jennings Bryan
Bill Boyd
Asia
Louis Armstrong
Boston
Mass
Lot For Sale In Winchester With Trees And Proximity To School
Real estate notice for J. R. Alexander Jr listing prime Winchester lot improvements include shade and fruit trees shrubbery near a school. Contact after 5 pm at 4202 or 3502 for price and details.
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Winchester
J. R. Alexander, Jr
James A Hahn Dies in Hayfield Wardensville Va
James A Hahn of Wardensville West Virginia died at the home of Mr and Mrs Sanford Combs in Hayfield Virginia at 7 10 p m after eight months illness Born July 19 1870 in West Virginia he was the son of the late Samuel Hahn of Woodstock He married the former Cline who died in 1927 Surviving are a daughter Mrs W L Robinson of Miami Florida a granddaughter Shirley Martin three brothers John H Hahn of Glendale Maryland W S Hahn of Ranson West Virginia F Hahn of Ohio and three sisters Mrs Katherine White of Rosslyn Virginia Mrs Park Bacon of Alexandria and Mrs Hugh Clower of Cherrydale Funeral services will be held tomorrow the cortege meeting at the Combs home at 12 30 p m and proceeding to the Lutheran Church Wardensville for 2 p m services Rev W E Eisenberg officiating Interment will be there The body will remain at Omps Funeral Home until time of meeting Pallbearers will be members of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Wardensville
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James A. Hahn
Wardensville
W. Va
Sanford Combs
Hayfield
Samuel Hahn
Woodstock
Cline
W. L. Robinson
Miami
Fla
Shirley Martin
John H. Hahn
Glendale
W. Hahn
Ranson
F .* Hahn
Ohio
Katherine White
Rosslyn
Park Bacon
Alexandria
Hugh Clower
Cherrydale
Combs
Clarke 4-H Clubs Elect Officers
Clarke County 4-H Clubs elected county council officers for 1950 at a meeting held at Berryville Elementary School. The event naming new leaders reflects ongoing youth program activity within Clarke County.
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Clarke County
Berryville
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