Democrats Meet Republicans In Congressional Game Tonight
The annual Congressional Game pits Democrats led by manager Sid Herlong against Republicans under C. W. Bishop to raise funds for underprivileged children. Star pitcher Rep. Don Wheeler of Georgia plays a key role as both sides compare size uniforms and weight advantages.
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Washington
Don Wheeler
Georgia
Wheeler
Walter Johnson
Rep
C. W
Runt) Bishop
Sid Herlong
D-Fia
Washington Evening Star
Tragedy at Fertilizer Plant Claims Conicville Worker
Raymond Dellinger 47 of Conicville died yesterday at about 5 pm when a tractor toppled while unloading fertilizer at Fertilizer Chemical Co in Woodstock area. He died en route to Cora Miller Hospital. Funeral at St Jacobs Lutheran Church Sunday 2:30 pm with burial in Conicville Cemetery.
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MT Jackson
Navy divers star in world premiere of The Frogmen
Naval personnel and guests attended the Uz. 8 Amphibious Base showing of The Frogmen, the Navy underwater demolition team story starring Richard Widmark Dana Andrews and Gary Merrill. The film opens widely in July.
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Norfolk
Uz. 8
Navy
Richard Widmark
Dana Andrews
Gary Merrill
Radio Telephone Hookup Planned in Spotsylvania
One of the first U S experiments to link an isolated party line to a main system by two way radio will start in Spotsylvania County next month. The radio will connect a new Alsop community line with the Fredericksburg and Wilderness Telephone Co system, said T B Thorburn company president.
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Spotsylvania
United States
Spotsylvania County
Alsop
Fredericksburg and Wilderness Telephone Co
T. B. Thorburn
Oil on Richmond quarries to curb unsafe swimming
Richmond safety chief proposes pouring oil on quarry water to deter unsupervised swimming and prevent juvenile drownings. Owners are asked to apply the oil this summer, a move that could provoke protests from water hole enthusiasts and raise concerns about oily skin.
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Richmond
Richmond Safety Department
Richard Foster
Plans Abandoned for Virginia Chemical Plant
The American Cyanamid Company has abandoned plans to build a multi million dollar chemical plant at Carbo Virginia.
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New York
Carbo, Va
Order of Publication Virginia Divorce Decree Request
In Frederick County court Betty Jeau Redfern Bearov seeks a divorce from bed and board from Alexander Andre Bearov for desertion and custody of Alexander Andre Bearev IV. The defendant, affidavited nonresident, must appear within ten days after publication to protect interests. Publication weekly for four weeks in Winchester Evening Star and posting at courthouse, with mailing to defendant.
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Virginia
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Betty Jeau Redfern Bearov
Alexander Andre Bearov
Il c/o
American Automobile Asso
Washington, D. C
Alexander Andre Bearev
Winchester Evening Star
Two Men Charged in Prince George Larceny Case
Deputy Sheriff J C Belsches said two men Howard Jennings of Chesterfield and Rudolph Wall formerly of Woodlawn are charged with larceny of thirty thousand dollars of road construction equipment from Rose Construction in Prince George County. They are held in Petersburg jail on two thousand five hundred dollar bonds each awaiting hearing.
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Prince George
J. C. Belsches
Prince George County
Howard Jennings
Chesterfield
Rudolph Wall
Woodlawn
Petersburg
Jennings
Wall
Belsches
University of Virginia School of Nursing Marks 50th Anniversary
The University of Virginia observes the 50th anniversary of its nursing program with a reunion banquet for more than 300 graduates in the university cafeteria. About 60 graduates will receive diplomas from President Colgate W. Darden at today’s graduation exercises, with early leaders Mrs Alice Leathers Maddox and Miss Emma Wood expected to attend.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Alice Leathers Maddox
Emma Wood
Charlotte Martin Mehring
Veteran Official Fo Run Again
BOWLING GREEN /TM Caroline County Clerk E.8. Coghill announces re election bid. At 76 he would face first opposition in 58 years, a race challenging a Coghill dynasty started by his father E. R. Coghill in 1925. Coghill served 26 years as deputy.
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Bowling Green
Caroline County
Coghill
E. R. Coghill
Coghills
High School Aides Appointed by Local Juvenile Court
Judge O. Raymond Cundiff of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court names two juniors at E. C. to serve as aides.
Glass High School names Booker and Harris to Juvenile Court panel
Frances Ann Booker of Glass High School and Elmer Harris are appointed to serve on the city Juvenile Court advisory committee, joining other community representatives to guide youth justice efforts.
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Glass High School
Frances Ann Booker
Elmer Harris
Whitehead Says Virginians Must Pay for Segregation
Delegate Robert Whitehead told a Lions Club audience in Forge that if Virginians want segregation in public schools they must be prepared to pay for it. He criticized agitation to abolish segregation as harming school improvement and admitted Negro facilities are inferior in many locales, urging correction.
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Forge
Virginia
Robert Whitehead
Nelson County
Lions Club
Whitehead
Train Strikes Selma Man Near Here
Norfolk and Western passenger train hit Willie Myers of Selma Alabama four miles east of town late yesterday, Deputy J C Belsches reported today.
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Norfolk & Passenger
Willie Myers
Selma
Ala
Here
J. C. Belsches
Freericksburg Junior Chamber Elects New President
Rge C. Rawlings Jr. has been elected president of the Freericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce succeeding William P. e.
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Rge C. Rawlings, Jr
The
Freericksburg
Union Voted Down at Lynchburg Hosiery Mills
A National Labor Relations Board election at Lynchburg Hosiery Mills resulted in 753 votes against the CIO Textile Workers Union of America and 136 for the union. The TWUA sought to represent employees of the company.
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Lynchburg
National Labor Relations Board
Lynchburg Hosiery Mills, Inc
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
TWUA
Deeds Recorded In Clarke County
Clarke County deeds show transfers in Greenway and Battletown Districts. W P Hill and J M Hill to W Pfarr Hill and M Hill of Northfield tract in Gaywood. W Heflin and A Heflin to C Hill Mines and F N Mines for 2 acres by Virginia Highway 12. L Price Executrix to J F Marlow of 17 acres from Hill and Dale farm near Shepherds Ford Road.
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Clarke County
W. Berkeley Harris
Mildred C. Harris
William Pfarr Hill
Judith M. Hill
Northfield
Greenway
Building Permits Dip in Richmond District April Report
District reports show Richmond and Norfolk drive Virginia permit gains while North Carolina and Washington DC pull the district down. Maryland and West Virginia edge lower. South Carolina steady. For four months, Virginia sustains small growth due to late winter construction.
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Federal Reserve District of
Richmond
District Reserve Bank
Virginia
Norfolk
North Carolina
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Baltimore
West Virginia
South Carolina
Portsmouth
District of Columbia
District Revenue Surpasses 151 Million in Four Months
The report shows districtwide revenue exceeding 151 million dollars for the first four months of the year, highlighting strong financial performance across departments.
Naval Court Martial Finds Captain Guilty
Naval Court Martial in San Francisco finds Captain Barton E. Bacon guilty of negligence in the collision sinking of the Navy Hospital Ship Benevolence off the Golden Gate on August 25. He faced counts of steaming too fast in fog and failing to reverse engines after sighting the freighter Mary Luckenbach. Sentencing ranges from demotion to dismissal, pending review by Navy officials in Washington. Bacon served 26 years in the Navy.
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Naval
San Francisco
Barton E. Bacon
Navy
Annapolis
Golden Gate
Mary Luckenbach
Washington
Bacon
Monument of Benedict Arnold’s leg at Saratoga battlefield
The article notes a monument on the Saratoga battlefield to the wounded leg of Benedict Arnold, with his major general epaulets but no name. A similar sculpture was placed on the Waterloo field for the leg of the first Marquess of Anglesey.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Benedict Arnold
Waterloo
Marquess of
Anglesey
Absent For Perfect Attendance Award
William Nolte of the Kankakee Lions Club announced Paul Sweeney would receive a perfect attendance award for the last year. Sweeney was absent from the club meeting yesterday in Kankakee Illinois.
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Kankakee, Ill
William Nolte
Kankakee
Judge's Turn Next in Singapore Case
A Chinese youth faced a future sentencing hearing in Singapore after a court imposed a jail term of seven to eight years. The defendant had been convicted in a Huease case and awaits the judge's decision on the final sentence.
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Singapore
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