Little Miami Mock GOP Convention Opens at W and L
Washington and Lee University hosts 1450 students for its Mock Republican Convention in Lexington. Delegates seek to predict the Republican nomination with historical accuracy, parading Friday and voting Saturday to select a presidential candidate and a vice president.
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W&i
Lexington
Miami
Washington and Lee University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
William E. Brock
Rtenn
W&l
Florida
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Jury Convicts Henry Painter in Waynesboro Murder
An Augusta County man Henry Boyd Painter 34 was found guilty of murder by an all male jury in Waynesboro Circuit Court for the December 26 shooting death of his estranged wife Walton Mae Simmons Painter. The jury recommended a 50 year prison term.
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Waynesboro
Augusta County
Henry Boyd Painter
Painter
Wallie Mae Simmons Painter
Louise Brown
New Headlamp Lets Oncoming Drivers See Veiled Cars
Newark report notes Wagner Electric Co. develops a new auto head lamp with an extra safety filament that glows when the main filament fails. The light remains visible over 500 feet, helping drivers determine a vehicle’s position on the road and possibly ending the one eyed headlight era.
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Newark
Wagner Electric Co
Negro Votes Key in North Carolina Governor Primary
In Raleigh and Charlotte a three way Democratic race hinges on a large Negro turnout and sizable white support. Sante Me Broughton is favored for the nomination while Dr Reg Hawkins attracts little interest with a runoff likely if he finishes last. Republicans face Jim Gardner vs Jack Stickley with a mixed white conservative vote.
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Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Me Broughton
Raleigh
U.S
Jim Gardner
D-N.c
Jack Stickley
Charlotte Finessman
Tal
Reg
Hawkins
Bob Scott
Whitehall visitors call on ill relatives and family sympathy
Mr and Mrs Daniel Harmon and son of Winchester visited Mr and Mrs Carter Luttrell Monday. Albert Luttrell of Green Spring and Wilson Puffinburger of Martinsburg WV called on ill parents. Sympathy extended to the family of Mrs Jessie Brown. Richard Parks on and family visited Lemuel Lewis.
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White Hall
Daniel Harmon
Winchester
Carter Luttrell
Albert Luttrell
Green —Spring
Wilson Puffinburger
Maritinsburg
W. Va
Jessie Brown
Richard Parkson
Lemuel Lewis
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Ee Teronine Press
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