Virginia pianist John Powell bows out of festival program
John Powell will not participate in the Virginia Music Festival four day run in Charlottesville. Francis Pickens Miller explains Powell was asked to advise on selection of traditional ballads for a Thursday night program and his name appeared in a release by mistake. In Fredericksburg news, Virginia Press Association holds its second annual news seminar at Mary Washington College June 10-11 to improve newspaper quality and coverage for readers.
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Critics Silenced by Critics Ending Shouting
A terse public remark declares shouting is over as critics retreat to digest criticism aimed at themselves and take action.
Convicted Slayer Asks for Writ
Charles Francis Holober, 41, a former Washington taxi driver, filed with the Virginia Supreme Court a petition for a writ of error in his murder conviction for killing his wife and infant daughter. He pleaded insanity at trial. three stays of execution extend to June 15 to allow the appeal. He admitted shooting his wife and burying the baby at an abandoned Fairfax County nudist camp.
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Errol Flynn Seeks Alimony Modification in Court
Film star Errol Flynn files for modification of his 18000 dollar yearly alimony to Lili Damita citing lavish living and Damita’s lack of income. He lists 150000 debt to the IRS and 550 and 400 dollar monthly obligations for children and parents while planning marriage to Romanian princess Irene Ghica.
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Manitoba flood forces mass evacuation as Red River rises
Winnipeg officials ordered over ten thousand residents in the St. Vital area to evacuate within three days as flood waters from Minnesota and North Dakota push the Red River toward record levels. Officials expected up to twenty five thousand Manitobans to be driven from homes by Friday night amid shelter and sanitation worries.
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The Asphalt Jungle Crime Film Review
The Asphalt Jungle is a sharp crime drama highlighting a jewel theft by a calm safecracker and a mastermind. Sterling Hayden and Sam Jaffe lead a tense big city caper as police sirens rise outside.
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CoxsCS partition suit in Winchester Virginia 1950
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on April 18 1950 Ruth N Cox executrix of Joseph S Cox Decd sues Joseph S Cox Jr Samuel H Cox W E Edwards trustee and Shenandoah Valley National Bank to partition the decedents real estate and settle the estate. Defendants not Virginia residents must appear within ten days of publication to protect their interests.
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Floyd Ave
Sarasota
Fla
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
A Ticket to Tomahawk thrills with Dan Dailey and Anne Baxter
The film follows Dan Dailey as a roving salesman in 1876 Colorado and Anne Baxter as the sheriff’s sharpshooting daughter. John Huston directs from a W R Burnett novel with a story by Richard Sale and Mary Loos. Exterior shots were in Cincinnati and Lexington.
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100 Residences Destroyed by Fire in Cabano
A fire sparked by a planing mill left half the Canadian town of Cabano in ruins. About 1,500 residents were homeless as the blaze burned for over six hours, destroying the lumber district and more than 100 homes with damages around 6.0 million dollars. No casualties were reported.
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Lincoln Shot at Ford's Theatre on Good Friday
On Friday night April 14 1865 Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre while attending a performance. The event occurred on Good Friday, marking a pivotal moment in U S history.
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