Cattle sale sets records at Farmers Exchange weekend
Quality Animals agents report a record two day sale with Hereford and Shorthorn cattle selling for top prices. The event drew about 1,500 people from Virginia and neighboring states with total gross around 31,465 dollars and an average per head near 210. The Angus bulls and heifers commanded strong bids, while 4 H and FFA judging contests highlighted the day with several perfect scores and high individual honors.
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Fred Stine
Ohio
Glanville Farm
Marshall
William Luke II
Covington
J. W. Fishpaw
Shenandoah County
Royal Ffa
Manassas Fff
Bobby Crim
Clarke County Ffa
Newbill Miller
Gordon Thompson
Washington, Va
FFA
Buddy Tisinger
Binkerton
Gordon Bowman Jr
Meem's Valley
Gordon Bowman
Freddy Stine
White Hall
Freddy Miller
Millard Singhass
Round Hill
Eddie Poe
Hume
Pay Tisinger Simpson
Lincoln
Benny Cole
Harry Miller
Nokesville
Sidney Rogers
Gainesboro
Benton Heir
Onimus
Clarke County
Bobby Neff
Meems Valley
Byrd Barrick
Strasburg
Angus
Thurston Simpson
Newbill Milano McDonald
Frank Pyne
Upperville
Bac
Carroll Dalton
Middletown Ffa
Warren Thompson
Sales Directory May 27 to June 10
May 27 10 am Harvey Wilkins 6% mile from Winchester off Rt 522 livestock and personal property. May 31 10 am Estate of Scothorn east of Phenix City household goods and farm machinery. June 1 1 pm Estate of Ray Staples Stephens City house goods antiques. June 10 11 am W W Ed ards trustee front of Court House Winchester real estate 50 west 10 11:30 am W W Ed ards trustee front of Court House Winchester real estate near Middletown.
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Harvey Wkins
Winches
Just
Scothorn
Phens City
Ray Staples
Stephens City
E. Edards
Courtousé
Winchester
Middletown
Mrs. Fannie Ritter 78 Dies at Kernstown Home
Mrs. Fannie Ritter widow of Philip H. Ritter died suddenly at her Kernstown home after a period of declining health. She leaves four sons, four daughters, eight grandchildren and three brothers. Funeral at Kernstown Methodist Church 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Fannie Ritter
Philip H. Ritter
Kernstown
Loring S
Herman H. Ritter
Frederick County
Newport News
Thomas C. Ritter
U. S. Navy
Rachel Bayliss
Grace D. Ritter
Frank
Isaac
Marshall Orndorff
Knights Attend Annual Ascension Day Service
Winchester Commandery No 12 Knights Templar and about 75 of their wives attended the Ascension Day Service at Front Royal Methodist Church last night. The Rev Roscoe C Johnson delivered the sermon followed by a supper in the Masonic Temple.
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Front Royal
Winchester Commandery No
Knights Templar
Front Royal Methodist Church
Roscoe C. Johnson
Masonic Temple
Ella L. Hodges
Winchester
Order of Eastern Star of
Virginia
C. Vernon Eddy
South Amboy blast toll, 27 dead, 350 injured
South Amboy New Jersey reels after a Friday explosion that destroyed the waterfront and left 27 dead and about 350 injured. Army mine clearing uncovered over 300 mines as phosphorus fire spread, while a 600 ton shipment had just been allowed before new Coast Guard safety rules.
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South Amboy
N. J
Coast Guard
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Newark
New York
American Agricultural Company
Jersey City
Hartford
Cab Driver Gets 20 Years for Taxi Robberies
Earl Knight, 32, formerly of Pennsboro West Virginia, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for robbing two cab drivers and shooting at another on his day off last October. Detective work by a victim led to his arrest four months later. Judge Joseph Sherbow said the term would stamp out taxi robberies.
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Btine
Highland Farm
Round Hill
James Yates
Huntley
Way
Brandy Rock Farm
Brandy Station
Culpeper
Baltimore
Earl Knight
Pennsboro
W. Va
Vincent Santos
Santos
Joseph Sherbow
Knight
Ministers Attend Board Meeting
The Rev. William E. Eisenberg of Winchester the Rev. A Hoyne Boozer of Stephens City and the Rev. Philip Tammara of Eston ia travel to Columbia D C to attend a meeting of the Board of Southern Seminary of the Lutheran Church. They will return on Wednesday.
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William E. Eisenberg
Winchester
A Hoyne Boozer
Stephens City
Philip Tammara
Estonia
Winchester Church
Columbia, D. C
Board of
Southern Seminary
The
Lutheran Church
Singers Win Amateur Award at Palace Theatre Show
The Palace Theatre Amateur Show awarded first prize to a vocal duet Colleen Sargent of Cross Junction and Velda DeHaven of Gainesboro. Third prize went to a trio Sheila Breeden Wanda Breeden and Paul Kidwell of J. S. Braddock St. Jeanette Lester of 220 Chester St. placed second. The National Geographic Society notes the African Gold Coast yields over a million carats of industrial diamonds annually.
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Palace Theatre
Colleen Sargent
Cross Junction
Velda DeHaven
Gainesboro
Sheila Breeden
Wanda Breeden
Paul Kidwell
J. S. Braddock St
Jeanette Lester
Chester St
National Geographic Society
African Gold Coast
Case Is Dismissed in Virginia Tax Case
The State Corporation Commission dismissed the case of J. T. Kirby of Winchester after he paid the 1949 two percent gross receipts tax and the hearing costs on May 10.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
J. T. Kirby
Winchester Motor Carrier
Kirby
Memorial Service at Salem Church on Timber Ridge
A memorial service is scheduled at Salem Church Timber Ridge at 2 pm EST on Sunday. All are invited to attend.
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Salem Church
Timber Ridge
Abduction Suspect Confession Emerges In Raper Case
Detective Chief Brown reports conflicting statements by Mrs. Raper who initially claimed two men abducted her and kept her overnight. She later admitted she left home voluntarily and may have written the bedroom note. Robert W. Miller and housekeeper Mary Case signed statements saying Mrs. Raper stayed with Case after midnight Saturday.
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Brown
Robert W. Miller
Mary Case
Accra Capital City of Gold Coast West Africa
Accra serves as the capital of the Gold Coast in West Africa. The city is the region’s political and cultural center and hosts key colonial and local administrative institutions.
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Accra
The
Gold Coast, West Africa
Buffer State May Become Red Puppet
The Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk warned that a Communist victory in Vietnam would turn Cambodia into a Red puppet. French sources report about 3,000 Communists from the north have infiltrated Cambodia and opened a smuggling corridor via Thailand to arm them. The monarch, 28, said Vietnamese success would threaten Cambodia’s sovereignty in an exclusive interview.
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Pnompehh
Indochina
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Thailand
Siam
Norodom Sianhouk Varmen
Camia
Civil Service Commission Announces Open Examinations
The U S Civil Service Commission announces exams for a medical officer at St Elizabeths Hospital Washington and for oceanographic positions in the Navy Department. Other openings include technical scientific and professional work in Soil Conservation. Apply via the commission's local secretary T F Simpson at the post office.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington
Navy Department
Commission
T. F. Simpson
Fire Squelched at Kent Street Stove Blaze
A bucket of water doused a blazing oil stove at 14 N. Kent St at 2 10 p m. Three fire companies rushed to the scene but found no damage. No injuries reported.
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N. Kent St
Coal Gasoline Plant Advances with Oxygen Process
A coal gasification project uses pure oxygen and live steam to produce a gas that is then refined into gasoline. A separate plant applying another process will begin operation later this year, creating valuable chemical products.
How's Your IQ Answers Revealed for Page 4 Quiz
Answers list 10 items tied to a quiz. Dates include April 24, 1800. Topics cover staff flags, the sloth animal, Henry W Longfellow, Whistler painting, and locations Minneapolis St Paul near Rome. Includes numbers six and thirteen and terms partial shade and authentic attribution.
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Henry W. Longfellow
Whistler
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Rome
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