Young Mason dreams of becoming a state trooper
Lester D. Mason Jr., 13, of 310 North Kent Street, Virginia, hopes to join the State Police someday. He is in the sixth grade at the Virginia school, attends Church of Christ Sunday School, enjoys basketball at school, fishing at Recreation Park and Potomac, and loves map study. He is a Cub, now a Boy Scout in Troop 2, and walks or bikes his route along North Street from Boscawen to Oates Avenue via West North Avenue and Gibbon Street.
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Lester D. Mason, Jr
Lester
Lester D. Mason
North Kent Street
Virginia
Church of Christ
City Recreation Park
Potomac
Washington
North Street
Boscawen
Oates Avenue
West North Avenue
Gibbon
Middletown Seeks New Town Sergeant
Middletown seeks a new town sergeant after Crabill resigned to run H. N. Coffey’s service station on Middletown’s northern edge. Fe 16 was the resignation date noted, with prior staff changes affecting enforcement operations.
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Middletown
Dallas
BE. Himelright
Crabill
H. N. Coffey
Lusty American Appetite Boom To Poultry Growers
Washington AP reports a boom for poultry farmers as demand and consumer buying power rise with defense spending and the Korean War. Egg and chicken prices are higher, hatcheries show large increases in chick sales, and eggs in incubators and overall poultry output rise alongside feed costs.
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Washington
How's Your I Q Answers Quiz Page
Answers to page 4 quiz: 1 three times to Edward Judson Orson Welles and Prince Aly Khan. 2 Ecuador. 3 Texas. 4 Bix. 5 The dish with the spoon. 6 Bombay India. 7 Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens. 8 France. 9 No. 10 Harold F Stasse.
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Edward Judson
Orson Welles
Prince Aly Khan
Ecuador
Texas
Bombay
India
Nicholas Nickleby
Dickens
France
Harold F Stasse
Arson Suspected After Virgilina Blaze Destroys Half Town
A huge fire in Virgilina Virginia destroyed seven buildings including the 19 room Virgilina Hotel in a blaze that began about 1 30 am. Police Chief Gerald Elison suspects arson as the cause and says no leads exist. Firefighters from Roxboro Oxford and South Boston aided local crews to contain the blaze for over two hours damaging offices stores and warehouses with losses exceeding 50000.
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Virgilina
Gerald Elison
Johnny Rice
A. P. Hohanon
Pie
Roxboro
Oxford
Child Killed by Hay Baler Near Denbigh Farm
Five year old Douglas Arthur Snidow died when he fell from a hay baler attached to a tractor driven by his grandfather W G Clark on a Warwick County farm near Denbigh. Clark rushed him to the sheriff's office, but the boy died en route to a hospital in Newport News. He was the son of Mansell and Mrs Snidow of Hornsbyville York County.
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Newport News
Douglas Arthur Snidow
W. G Clark
Denbigh
Warwick County
Clark
R. B. Curtis
Douglas
Mansell Snidow
Hornsbyville
York County
Motorcycle Rider Killed in Richmond
A motorcycle rider died in Richmond in an incident reported locally. Authorities identified the rider as Luther O. with limited details available in the fragment.
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Richmond
Luther O
Negro Minister Dies of Burns in Norfolk Abduction
Reverend Joseph H. Mann, 38, pastor of Union Congregational Christian Church in Norfolk and another local church, died after being abducted by two white men who burned him in a house fire. A witness, Robert Simpson, saw Mann with flames on his clothes and two men fleeing. Neighbors extinguished the blaze and investigators pursued the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Joseph H. Mann
Union Congregational Christian Church
Holland
Mann
Robert Simpson
Simpson
Almond Sees Need For Elimination Of Poll Tax Levy
Richmond Virginia Attorney General J Lind Almond Jr says the poll tax should be abolished quickly though the U S Supreme Court upheld its validity The state would fight challenges while Congress may end the tax in federal elections causing potential conflicts in Virginia's ballots.
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Almond
Richmond
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Congress
Richmond Motorcycle Crash Raises James River Tragedy
Watson age 35 of Richmond died when his motorcycle collided with a car on Ninth Bridge and was hurled into the James River. Police and firemen recovered the body after a four hour river search. A second Richmond death that night was pedestrian Preston Byrd age 31 struck on Broad Street at Twelfth.
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Watson
Richmond
Ninth Bridge
James River
Preston Byrd
Byrd
Broad Street
Twelfth
Market Quotations New York Stocks on Quiet Day
New York stocks showed a steady price structure in a quiet pre holiday session. CBS A and B stocks rose moderately after yesterday’s sharp advance tied to the Supreme Court decision paving CBS color TV, with Remington Rand and Thomas Steel also advancing on merger approvals.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Supreme Court
CBS
Remington Rand
Thomas Steel
Thomas
Pittsburgh Steel
Northern Pacific
Southern Railway
Cities Service
American Airlines
Anaconda Copper
Allied Chemical
International Minerals
Montgomery Ward
Boeing
Chicago Grains Open Higher After Yesterday Decline
Chicago grains opened the board of trade mostly firmer after yesterday's drop. Wheat July 2.39, Sep 2.41, Dec 2.44. Corn July 1.73, Sep 1.72, Dec 1.65. Oats July 83.4, Sep 84.7, Dec 87.5. Rye old 1.89, Sep 1.83. Rye new Dec 1.85. Lard Oct 16.10, Nov 15.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Livestock Market Report with Regional Prices
Eastern boxes and Winesaps in Maryland and West Virginia show limited demand with prices 1.75 to 2.00 for US1s apples. Potatoes and sweet potatoes slow. poultry steady with steady receipts. Eggs firm. wholesale prices listed by grade. Baltimore cattle activity scarce. calves steady. hogs mixed. Chicago hogs slow, weights under 240 mostly weaker. cattle and calves activity slow with mixed quotes.
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Baltimore
W. Va
USDA
Chicago
Heirloom Show in Winchester to Showcase Local Relics
The Winchester Frederick County Historical Society hosts an Heirloom Show on June 11 and 12 at the Elks Club on the second floor. Displays include old Winchester pictures documents handicrafts firearms silver pottery and a Fort Loudoun replica. items may be entered via the Chamber of Commerce or Miss Rebecca Beverley. Admission is 100 Confederate currency for adults and 50 for children.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Cattle and sheep market report with mixed price changes
Steady to lower tone across cattle classes with bulls weakest and heifers steady. Feeder steer prices range from 33.00 to 39.75 with top loads near 39.50. Cows and bulls show varied moves while sheep figures reflect slower demand and modest gains for native spring lambs up to 37.50 with slaughter lambs around 18.80.
Agricultural market prices for poultry and fowl products
Prices in Winchester area posted for No 1 fowls, heavy breed hens, leghorn and bronze breeder stock, broilers, breeder toms, young and old guineas, ducks, and turkeys. Listed rates include per pound and per item figures across multiple categories.
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S.secreee
Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star
Local markets are corrected daily by The Star. The note explains that typographical errors may occur and the publication does not assume them as accurate.
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Star
Amos n Andy cast for TV films after testing 2000 actors
Hollywood reports Amos Gosden and Charles Correll will not perform on screen for the upcoming Amos n Andy TV films. A cast of 2000 Negro actors was tested to fill roles including Spencer Williams as Andy, with rehearsals spanning six days for a half hour episode.
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Hollywood
Amos
N’ Andy
Mike
New York
Detroit
Spencer Williams
Andy
Gosden
Charles
Andy” Correll
Correll
New York Street
Italy's Red Party Beaten at Polls in Provinces
In incomplete returns, Alcide de Gasperi's bloc won big in provincial elections. The anti Communist coalition took 336 seats to 164 for the Communist left, capturing 21 of 28 provinces and 21 of 28 provincial capitals while ousting Reds from five provincial capitals.
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Italy
Red Party
Rome
Red Rth
Alcide de Atlantic Pact
Ministry of Interior
Christian Democratic
Railroads Seek Passenger Fare Increase Across South
A coalition of 27 Southern railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a higher passenger fare by a percentage deemed necessary to cover rising operating costs. The joint request argues the need to balance expenses with revenue.
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Washington
South
Interstate Commerce
Death Toll Forecast For Memorial Day Traffic
The National Safety Council predicts 110 traffic deaths over the Memorial Day holiday. President Ned H. Dearborn cautions the toll could drop with extra care and courtesy, while noting a lower goal of 66 would be ideal to beat prewar levels.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
May 30 to June 16 Sales Directory notices
Sales directory announces events from May 30 to June 16 with multiple bidders and locations in Marion Pa Winchester Va White Hall and Hayfield. Items include tractors farm equipment fixtures estate goods furniture household items bank stock and real estate. Names include Ralph W Horst G G Baker Stuart M Netherton J Adams Maggie McKee and Mrs Maggie McKee. Addresses include 39 W Piccadilly St Winchester 14 E Gerrard Winchester 622 Rt 622 and 14 E carted Or Winchester. Times range 10 am 7 pm and 12:30 pm for various auctions.
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Ralph W. Horst
Marion
G. G. Baker
W. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Stuart M
H. T . Netherton
Hayfield
Gie R. McKay
E.m .J
Adams
White Hall
Maggie McKee
E. Gerrard &J
Sen Conor to Seek Contempt Citations for Chicagoans
Senate Crime Investigating Committee Chair O Conor says he will urge contempt citations for three Chicago figures who testified in a closed session yesterday. Murray L Humphreys Roco Pischetti and George S May linked to Capone era mob activity and club leadership.
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Sen
Conor
Fragments Suggest Mechanical Text on Lubrication and Grating
A damaged OCR fragment references lubrication and a parallel grating concept. The readable bits point to mechanical topics without a clear narrative, naming no persons or organizations. Further context is needed to identify the full item and its setting.
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Lester Mason JR
Dade
Streamline
John W. Rosenberger
Braddock St
Ovid A. Martini
Runcutter Tire CO
Braddock & Germain
Virginia News
Hall of
FORD
Old & Reliable Dealer
Bickers
Dodge
McKee Bros
Shepherdstown
Agricultural Dept
Cavens
Harry W. Aikens
Clearbrook
Hollywood Column
Dadant
N. Cameron St
Lewis-Dadant
Lynchburg, Vo
Chapman Motor CO
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing — Eating
Frederick Motors
Seestees Mere
Phat Wey
Northern
Ian Hem
Braddock
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Solitary
Erbium
Sym
Braz
Greedy
Iste L
Lacy Rialh Reis
Wlu
Gil
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