Virginia Districts to Hold Summer House Primaries
Three Virginia districts will stage summer primaries for House seats. In the Eighth District a three way Democratic race and two man Republican contest form the field, with Arthur F. Souther joining incumbent Howard W. Smith and Herman Koop Jr. on the ballot. Minetree Folkes Jr. qualified to oppose J. Vaughan Gary in the Third District, while Gary seeks re election.
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Virginia
Minetree Folkes
Richmond
Jesse W. Dillon
Ben C. Garrett, Jr
King William
J. Vaughan Gary
Gary
Dave Satterfield
Folkes
Arthur F. Souther
Arlington
Howard W. Smith
Garner L. Boothe
Alexandria
Smith
Iouther
Herman Keaney Koop, Jr
Hal Flood Hughes
Arlington Real Estate
Tyrrell Krum
Fair
Fear of Water Tragedy Claims Teen at College Lake
Fifteen year old James Emmett Davis who feared water was lured into a waist deep lake on St. Bernard College campus by teasing. After about a minute in the water he cried for help and was pulled out but died. Coroner Grady Moss ruled shock from fright caused the death in Cullman County Alabama.
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Cullman
Ala
James Emmett Davis
Jimmy
St. Bernard College
Grady Moss
Cudman County
Fishermen In Auto Strike Deer on Highway 50
Two Falls Church men driving a car near the Blandy Experimental Station hit a deer that leaped into the path of the vehicle. The animal was badly mangled and the car suffered a smashed radiator hood and front fenders before reaching Ernest S. Elsen's service station for emergency repairs.
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White Post
Blandy
Falls Chutch
Ernest S. Elsen
U. 8S. 50
Rt. 12
Correct nautical mile length varies by country
The tenet states that nautical mile lengths differ by nation. In the United States it measures 6080.20 feet, Britain uses 6079.98 feet, and Germany adopts 6076.10 feet.
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O. B
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Aunt Hannah Carson Turns 106 Amid Cake Wish
CHARLEROI Pa. Aunt Hannah Carson, hospitalized a year for a stomach disorder, attended her 106th birthday party and sampled cake. She said she believes the Good Lord intended her long life and expects to return for more cake next year.
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Charlero
Hannah” Carson
Textile Workers Reelect Baldanzi Amid Factional Fight
BostonGeorge Baldanzi executive vice president of the G10 Textile Workers Union since 1939 was reelected 1038 votes to 142 over Mariano Bishop of Fall River in a bitter race that split the sixth biennial convention. President Emil Rieve backed Bishop as the union’s cotton and rayon director.
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Boston
George Baldanzi
G10 Textile Workers Union
Paterson
N. J
Mariano 8
Fall River
Emil Rieve
Baldanzi
Bishop
Woman vanishes after plunge over Niagara Falls
A young woman rose from a park bench, walked into the swift rapids above the American falls and plunged over the cataract. She clutched a blue handbag as three witnesses watched. identity was not determined at once.
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Niagara Falls
American Falls
Local districts set for party contests in looming elections
In the First District four announced Democratic hopefuls collide as Edward J. Robeson Jr. dominates a Tuesday primary tally. Republican incumbents face earlier defeats and a Newport News executive notes the party splits. Ninth District races move forward with Fugate and Sutherland chosen, while six incumbents face no primary opposition. Garland Arnold signs off on personal debt limits.
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Fax County
GOP
Smith
Edward J. Robeson, Jr
Newport News
Robeson
S. Otis Bland
William A. Wright
Tappahannock
State Education Board
Blake T. Newton
Hague
Wright
Newton
Katharine C. Blow
Yorktown
Thomas W. Fugate
Ewing
George Sutherland
Grundy
Porter Hardy, Jr
Norfolk County
Watkins M. Abbitt
Appomattox
Thomas B. Stanley
Henry County
Clarence G. Burton
Lynchburg
Burr P. Harrison
Widchester
Former New York Banker Suicide at Maryland Estate
Col Hiram Staunton Brown, 67, once an investment banker and theater man, killed himself with a .45 pistol at Godlington Manor on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He had a nervous condition and was under care. Dr A C Dick found the body in the pantry after a gunshot sound.
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Chestertown
Hiram Staunton Brown
New York
New York Herald
Godlington Manor
Maryland
A. C. Dick
Brown
Ostrich Outruns Racing Greyhound Says M L R A
A London expert agency states that an ostrich can outrun a racing greyhound, countering common belief about speed. The claim emphasizes distinct endurance and leg power of the flightless bird compared with greyhounds.
Southern Convention closes. Elon College fund drive set
The 39th biennial session of the Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches ended in Chuckatuck Virginia after electing Rev. W Millard Stevens president. The body voted to seek a dollar per member annually for Elon College and its foundation.
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Chuckatuck
Southern Convention of Congregational Christian Churches
W. Millard Stevens
The
Christian Temple
Norfolk
Elon College
Elon Foundation
Gambling corruption hidden in licensed and illegal bets
The piece argues that extensive gambling breeds corruption and harms government, noting states allow pari tuel betting at licensed race tracks while banning off track bets. It cites Massachusetts figures estimating Americans bet about 21.5 billion yearly across tracks, illegal books, sports pools, numbers lotteries, and slot machines.
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Morer
Citizens Committee of
Massachusetts
Planes Grounded in Maryland Air National Guard
Half of the Maryland Air National Guard planes were grounded due to faulty engines after four F-47 Thunderbolt crashes. Major General Milton A. Reckord announced an investigation found engines not overhauled since V-E Day.
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Baltimore
Maryland Air National Guard
Guard
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland
Roosevelt Proclaims National Wildlife Week in 1938
The article notes that National Wildlife Week was first proclaimed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938. It highlights the origin of the observance and the involvement of the White House in recognizing wildlife protection efforts.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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