Widespread Rainfall Draws Mixed Farm Reactions Across Virginia
The Associated Press notes recent rainfall in Virginia is welcomed yet insufficient for crops. The Federal State Crop Reporting Service urges a two day soaking rain as corn, cotton, hay and pasture still need moisture. Local agents H W Ozlin, George Myers, and P B Douglas report varying benefits and revenue gains from the showers.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Federal
Princess Anne
H. W. Ozlin
Norfolk
Ozlin
Danville
George Myers
P. B. Douglas
Roanoke County
Robbers Hold Up National Bank in Nashville Tennessee
Two gunmen robbed the Lafayette Street Third National Bank in Nashville, escaping with an estimated 20 000 to 30 000 dollars. Bank manager T E Doss said the hold up occurred while only two employees and one customer were present. Teller Paschal Roberts, 24, was at work when the robbers entered and demanded cash, then fled unseen.
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Roberts
Doss
Widow Marries Man Acquitted in Ax Slaying Case
Norfolk widow Mary Lee Jones Utt, 27, wed Kenneth R. Holland, 30, minutes after obtaining a license in a court clerk’s office. Holland had been convicted in the 1948 ax murder of her husband Charles E. Utt, later granted a new trial and acquitted in April, after serving in World War II.
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Norfolk
Norfolk County
Mary Lee Jones Utt
Kenneth R. Holland
Charles E. Utt
Holland
Virginia Supreme Court
Fork Union Military Academy
Africa
Chatham Danville Annexation Suit Resumes in Special Court
A three judge court resumes hearing the annexation suit by Danville to add 14 square miles of Pittsylvania County. The case centers on Schoolfield and the prospective territory battle described as a fight over local control.
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Chatham
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Schoolfield
Ways and Means rejects 10 percent TV tax proposal
The House Ways and Means Committee today rejected President Truman's plan for a 10 percent excise tax on television sets. If enacted, the levy would have raised about 45 million dollars annually.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
President Truman
Invention Timeline: First Refrigerator Patented in 1856
The first mechanical refrigerator was patented in 1856, but electrical refrigeration did not appear until after 1890, reflecting early tech and power limitations shaping modern cold storage adoption.
Second half year stamp issues and dates
Commemoratives set for June to year end include 3¢ Gateway to the West 3¢ Executive Branch 3¢ Boy Scouts 3¢ Indiana Territory 8¢ Judicial Branch 3¢ California Statehood 3¢ Legislative Branch with dates June 3 June 12 June 30 July 4 August 2 September 9 November 22 1950. Some stamps may be added later.
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Executive Branch
Washington
Indiana Territory
Vincennes
Ind
Judicial Branch of
D. C
California
Sacramento
Calif
Legislative Branch of
Writer Paul Laven Dies in Los Angeles
Paul Laven, 43, a former Cleveland journalist, collapsed and died yesterday in Los Angeles while drafting gags for a Bob Hope screen script. He had lived in Los Angeles for seven years. Television tubes now range from 3 inches to 30 inches in diameter. Engineers say they can be made larger.
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Los Angeles
Paul Laven
Bob Hope
Laven
Cleveland
May Day Riots in Johannesburg Leave 18 Natives Dead
Police report 18 natives killed and over 30 wounded after May Day demonstrations in native areas around Johannesburg. Sixteen fatalities occurred as officers dispersed gatherings. two suffocated by fumes from a burning theater.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Alexandria
C. R. Swart
Economist Nourse criticizes war scare spending
Edwin G. Nourse former White House economist told the United States Chamber of Commerce the nation should stop piling on military outlays at every Stalin scare predicting a seven billion dollar deficit this year. He compared the budget bulge to the Bastogne breakthrough urging a firm “nuts” response to bluffing by an industrially-primitive country.
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Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
White House
Joe Stalin
Nourse
United States Chamber of Commerce
Bastogne
United States
Anthony C. McAulice
Walking One Mile Pressures Feet With Half Million Pounds
A single mile of walking imposes cumulative stress on the feet estimated at 500000 pounds. The load reflects impact forces transmitted through bones joints and soft tissue during gait.
Fire Group to Take Part In Parade
South End Fire Co. votes to join Northern Virginia Volunteer Firemen’s Assn. parade in Harrisonburg Va. on June 23 and Cumberland Valley parade in Greencastle Pa. on August 18. Company to enter two trucks, marching unit, and ladies auxiliary with a new jeep and upcoming 40 gallon tank pump.
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South End Fire Co
Northern Virginia Volunteer Fireman's Assn
Harrisonburg
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Fireman's Assn
Greencastle
Reuss Fire
How Many Oranges Make a Gallon of Juice
A reader asks for a calculation and the answer cites fifty seven oranges needed for a gallon of juice with sixty as a generous allowance.
Richard Jackson Dies on Farm Today
Richard Roy Jackson 57 died at 3 05 a m on his Saratoga Farm home near Boyce where he had worked 37 years. Born Nov 13 1892 in Clarke county he was the son of the late Lawrence and Luannda Jackson. He is survived by his wife Mary Lee and five daughters and three sons including Sgt Richard R Jackson Jr stationed in Japan. a sister Mrs Huberta Walker of New York City. He was an active member of Zion Baptist Church at Boyce.
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Richard Roy Jackson
Saratoga Farm
Boyce
Clarke County
Lawrence and
Luannda Douglas Jackson
Mary Lee Jackson
Saraigney
Helen Johnson
Washington
Delano
Alberta
Shirley A. Jackson
Richard R. Jackson Jr
Japan
William
Lawrence Jackson
Huberta Walker
New York City
Blind vendors run stands in government buildings nationwide
Under the controlled vending stand system the operator does not own the equipment or merchandise. After training he is placed at a smaller stand and can be promoted if successful. There are now 1,300 stands in government buildings across the country, with notable success in the District of Columbia.
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District of Columbia
Presbyterian Men of the Church Set Dinner Meeting
The regular dinner meeting of the Presbyterian Men of the Church is scheduled for 6 30 p m tomorrow at the church. Officers for the coming year will be elected and future plans discussed.
Paper Used For Printing United States Postage Stamps
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing states that the paper used for printing United States postage stamps is purchased by the Bureau under its specifications. It is made from bleached chemical wood fiber containing about 65 percent sulfite and 35 percent soda pulp.
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Bureau of Engraving and Prints
United Tes
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