Three Way NC Democratic Senate Primary Heads To Runoff
North Carolina voters face a bitter three way Democratic primary for the Senate with incumbent Frank P Graham facing Willis Smith and former Senator Robert Reynolds. A fourth candidate, Olla Ray Boyd, has negligible impact. If no candidate gains a majority, a runoff is set for June 24.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carol
Truman
Frank P. Graham
Senate
Willis Smith
Raleigh Corporation
Robert R. Reynolds
North Corona
Olla Ray Boyd
Graham
Smith
Dr. Graham
Reynolds
Carl Lewis Plans Move for Red Wing Restaurant
Carl Lewis who has run the Red Wing Restaurant on W Boscawen Street for four years will relocate to a two story brick building a mile west of the city on U S Route 50 opposite the new James Wood Consolidated High School. He'll vacate the current site owned by Joseph Hodgson by June 1 and reopen soon after at the new leased location from Branson P Myers.
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Carl Lewis
W. Boscawen St
James Wood Consolidated High School
Joseph Hodgson
Branson P. Myers
Man gets life for strangulation murder of wife and child
Herbert D. Alexander, 23, was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the strangulation deaths of his wife Gloria and their 18 month old daughter Bonnie in Alexandria.
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Alexandria
Herbert D. Alexander
Gloria
Bonnie
Expert predicts bigger Virginia apple crop in 1950
Staunton expert J. F. Watson expects at least 15 percent larger Virginia apple crop than 1949. Watson, secretary of the Virginia Horticultural Society, shared views at a society meeting with six groups aiming to improve grading and packing of apples in the state.
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Staunton
J. F. Watson
Virginia
Watson
The
Virginia Horticultural Society
Hooks Big Fish at Cedar Creek Catch
Alfred Ponton, 13, of Star Tannery caught a sucker on Cedar Creek measuring 21 1 2 inches and weighing 3 3 4 pounds. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sale Ponton.
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Star Tannery
Alfred Ponton
Sale Ponton
Cedar Creek
Fourragere origins and Q A on various topics
A reader asks about the origin of the fourragere and its evolution from fodder rope to decorative cord. The section also covers questions on women in universities, presidential impeachment pardons, chameleon vision, pony size, Great Lakes roughness, Rome catacombs, and Seeing Eye dogs lifespans.
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Napoleon I
Firestone Store The Flower Shop Ann Fogle Fort Loudoun
A local notice lists Firestone Store and The Flower Shop alongside Ann Fogle in Fort Loudoun area. The item mentions Geo Washington Garage as a connected address or entity on the same page.
Ritter to Build Nine New Houses On Bellview Ave Extd
Clinton L. Ritter received county construction permits for nine additional dwellings totaling 67 500 dollars. Plans include four brick six room bungalows four frame six room bungalows and one brick five room bungalow along Bellview Ave Extension.
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Clinton L. Ritter
Bellview Ave
Ritter
Masons Confer Third Degree on Local Lodge Members
Hiram Lodge No. 21 A F and A Masons seated the Master or Third Degree on Dr Henry P Atlasr Lawrence W Wallace and Julian McKay of Washington formerly of Winchester at a meeting last Tuesday night More than 150 Masons attended with about 100 visitors from 10 to 12 states attending the event.
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Henry P. Atlasr
Lawrence W. Wallace
Julian McKay
Washington
Winchester
Hiram Lodge No. 21
A. F
A. Masons
Smallpox Ravages Rangoon Amid Vaccination Battle
An epidemic of smallpox in Rangoon since last November has claimed about 500 lives in five months. The Health Department reports the disease remains explosive in central areas as vaccinators face resistance from residents who fear bandit disguises. Nearly 10,000 people were forcibly vaccinated, with 300,000 of Rangoon's 750,000 population vaccinated to date.
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Rangoon
Health Department
Skyscraper Windows Dwarf Counting Effort
A modern skyscraper’s countless windows are described as too numerous to tally, illustrating the building’s imposing scale. The remark underscores the structure’s prominence and the impracticality of precise enumeration.
Hail Smashes West Virginia Orchard Belt
Thunderstorms and hail struck the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia with ice pellets about three fourths of an inch, snapping leaves from trees and coating streets in ice. Romney reports extensive crop damage near the orchard belt, with fruit-tree losses not yet tallied but expected to be high.
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Frederick County
Panhandle
West Virginia
Associated Press
Romney
Rich Orchard Belt
Virginia
Maryland
War Crimes Trial Told Churchmen
Frank S. Tavenner Jr. of Woodstock, special counsel for the House Un-American Activities Committee, spoke to the Presbyterian Men of the Church at Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church. He discussed the Japanese War Crimes Trial where he served as chief counsel for much of its 215 year duration and answered numerous audience questions.
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Frank S. Tavenner Jr
Woodstock
House Un-American Activities Committee
Presbyterian Men of the Clurch
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Mr. Tavenner
Tavenner
Israel Population Reaches 1 245 Million
The Davar newspaper reports Israel's total population at 1 245 000 with 1 080 000 Jews and 165 000 Arabs living in the state.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Davar
Balancing Budget At Blood Bank
In San Gabriel California William Curry, a nephritis patient who has received more than 600 transfusions from the Regional Red Cross Blood Bank over six years, vows to recruit 625 new donors to keep the blood supply balanced and repay the lifegiving fluids.
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San Gabriel
Calif
William Curry
Curry
Red Cross
Battle Ends as Communists Defeated in Wanshan Clash
The Nationalists navy reports the second Wanshan battle ended with a decisive Communist defeat and about 4,000 dead. In other news, Baltimore surgeon Dr. Ame Koontz will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from the College of William and Mary at the June 1 graduation.
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Taipei
Wanshan
Islands
Williamsburg
Ame Koontz
Baltimore
College Ofhiam and Mary
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Rouss Ave
Valentine
Pascal Celery
California
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Boscawen St
Alex A
Great Lakes
U. S
Rome
D. A
B. M. Sullivan
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American Growers Supply Co. Inc
J. W. Arthur
B & C Baking Co
Chevrolet
Ann Barnhart
Bell Clothes Store
Bond Bros
Elizabeth Browning
Henry T. Goode
Gray & Eddy
Green Chemical Co., Inc
Grubbs
Hansbrough & Carter
John Hardesty
Harrison Paint Co
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Co
Ann Hollan
Mary Lou Hollis
H. W. Butler & Bro
Martha Butler
J. G. Holsinger & Son
Huntsberry’s Shoe Store
Susan Butler
Joe
Friend, Inc
Caldwell Sites Co
Star Restaurant
Tommy D. Lockhart
Cammer Tire Co
Ellen Kalbach
Cammer's Quality Cleaners
Cather
H. D. Koontz
Kurtz Furniture Store
Clowe’s Jewelry Store
Earl L. Mason
Sylvia Stine
Mike’s
Esso Station
Citizens of
Colonial Beauty Shoppe
Eugene Miller
Miller’s Drug Store
Ellen Dick
Miller’s Hardware
Helen Dettra
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
H. W. Ebert Garage
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Mulvey’s Haberdashery
J. J. Newberry
Fairplay Store
Northern
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Novick Transfer Co
Niagara Chemical Co
Firestone Store
Oak Grove Sanitary Service
Omps Funeral Home
J. C. Penney Co
Ann Fogle
Piccadilly
Fort Loudoun
Pifer Printing Co
Geo. Washington Garage
Pine Motor Co
WINC
J. H. Riley
Riley's Real Estate
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Safeway Store
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Shenandoah Motor Co
Silco
Nancy Sjostrom
Sara Slonaker
Snow White Grill
John H. Snyder
A. B. Solenberger
Helen Solenberger
South End
Jane Sowers
Sue Sowers
the Food Center
Timberlake
Triangle
Valley Fruit & Candy Co., Inc
Valley Service Station
Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp
Wonder
Winchester Credit Corp
Winchester Furniture Co
Winchester Seed Co
Bettie Ann Wingfield
Winchester Typewriter Co
Woolworth
W. Va
Hye N
PLAZA
Champ Plaza
Winchester’s Shopping Center
Hear
L. K. Dodge
First Assembly of God Church
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Rev
T. J. Kerfoot
WL. K. Dodge
Kiwanis
Willow Lawn
Valley Ave
Holiday Travel
John D. Glover
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