Fire department halts freight train blaze near Union station
Alexandria reports a fire at a freight train near Fair Haven three miles south of the city. Firemen arrived after a telegraph operator failed to stop the train as flames spread but the blaze was put out. Virginia plan hearings begin in Richmond for 1950 52 budget with requests totaling tens of millions for operating and capital needs. Governor and budget advisers to hear state agency requests over three days.
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Alexandria
Get
Union Station
Fairhaven
Fire “Department
Ation
Richmond
Tuck
Fox Hunt Trials At Central Virginia Show Draw Expected Crowd
More than 2500 persons are expected to attend the fall field trials and beach show of the Central Virginia Fox Hunters Association on October 1 at the Fox Hunters grounds.
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Ee Sane
Central Virginia Fox Hunters Assn
Sales Directory Oct 5 1 PM F L Barrett Cedar Grove
Oct 5 1 PM F L Barrett Rt 654 two miles north of Cedar Grove sale includes household goods farming implements and livestock. Oct 5 10 AM Clem near Stephens City cattle machinery feed. Oct 7 10 AM George H Eagle east of Winchester dairy herd livestock and farm machinery. Oct 15 10 AM Hartman Albin Va house goods and carpenter tools. Oct 15 1 PM Pred Y Stoter Acorn Heights south of Winchester city on Route 11 household goods.
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F. L. Barrett
Cedar Grove
Clem
Stephens City
George H. Eagle
Winchester
Hartman
Albin
Stoter
Acorn Heights
Winchester City
Wall Boyd and Wall win low bids for campus quarry work
Blacksburg October 1 Wall Boyd and Wall contractors of Cambria submitted the lowest bid for quarrying stone on the Virginia Tech campus for an academic science building. The page also carries quiz answers and a military etiquette question about whether a soldier should remove his cap when speaking to a lady.
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Blacksburg
Wall
Boyd and Wall
Cambria
Virginia Tech
More White
His Son
Argentina
Plumber
Arctic
Charles G. Dawes
American Legion
U. S. House of Representatives
Topaz
St. Peter
Additional Winners At County Fair
County fair FFA division shows numerous prize-winning entries in crops and produce. Winners include Billy Nicholson for corn and Roger Ramey for oats, with top places across barley, alfalfa, clover, timothy seed, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, squash, beans, and nuts.
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Billy Ty Nicholson
H . Paul Files
James Mamock
Ne Wheat
Roger Ramey
George Cather
Alfred Snapp
Donald Ritenour
Gallon Barley
Raph Strosnider
Alfred Sn
Ramey
James Ballowe
Gallon Oats
Preston Conner
Elmer Lowery
Lynn Wolfe
James Vaughan
Clover Hay
James Hamock
Thomas Biggert
Ernest Welch
Bruce Whitacre
Clover Seed
John Shifflet
Billy Conner
Timothy Seed
A. V. Dailey
Tunney Nicholson
Pop Corn
Ceril Wilfong
Linden Vann
Charles Courtney
Clarendon
James Hammock
Don Melvin
Millard Singhass
David Lowery
Allen Barley
Lee Gregory
Sugar Pumpkin
Lewis DeHaven
Junior Tripiett
Kenneth Lowery
Robert Franklin
Vernon Sree
Nelson McIntier
Paul Giles
John Larrick
Nelson McIntiner
Wayne Miller
Donald Seabright
Carroll Dalton
Ernest Welch Beets
Jerry Herbaugh
Irvine Cather
Franklin Racey
Sidney Carbaugh
Donald Anderson
Page Huffman
Billy Connor
Earl Largent
Jackie Dove
Acorn
John Taylor
Ben Rogers
John ShiMsett
Ray Ewing
Carl McDonald
Okra
Donald Taylor
Hot
Breakdown of 1949 Apple Yields by Variety
The report lists eleven main apple varieties and their production units for 1949 led by McIntosh 93 and Golden Delicious 40. Variety totals account for about 77 percent of U S production with summer varieties at 6.7 percent and miscellaneous types at around 16 percent.
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Delicious
McIntosh
Jonathan Rome
Rome
York
York Newtown
Newtown
Baldwin
United States
Industry Pension Plans Face Danger of Too Much in Too Little Time
In New York on September 30, industry pension disputes threaten labor peace as Ford and others move pension costs onto companies. The Lewis coal fund faces funding gaps with 1949 losses, a three day week, and talk of a 40 cent per ton royalty to sustain pensions.
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Industy
New York
John L. Lewis
Detroit
Ford
General Motors
Lewis
Lewis Pension Fund
Apple varieties judged at county fair with top placements
The report lists growers and winners for several apple varieties including Golden Delicious Red Delicious Winesaps and Ben Davis with top placements by Pat Russell Alfred Snapp John Brewer and others. Local selections feature best plate of five apples with Clifton Strosnider and Pat Russell among leaders.
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Strosnider
Linden Vann
Millard Singhass
George Cather
Golden Delicious
Pat Russell
Lewis DeHaven
Alfred Snapp
Red Delicious
Ralph Strosnider
John Brewer
Winesaps
Vernon Combs
Donald Luttrell
Lemon Ryan
Black Twigs
Donald Ritenour
Charles Coats
Ben Davis
Agriculture Dept to Drop Forecast of Market Demand
The Agriculture Department will stop releasing public forecasts of market demand and production goals for most commodities. Officials say the 1949 goals handbook will be the last, with goals kept internal and only disclosed for crops under production and marketing controls.
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Agricultre
Ieee
Department
Neale
Warren county seeks bids for new jail at Front Royal
Warren county board of supervisors invites bids for a new jail at Front Royal. Bids are due by 1 p m on October 15 and will be opened and read then. Architect is J L Williams of Marion Virginia.
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Warren County Board of Supervisors
Front Royal
J. L. Williams
Marion
Retirement funding gaps for older workers emerge
The article notes that auto plans cannot accumulate a sufficient fund in time to meet the needs of older employees nearing retirement, as contributions fall short of what is required to bridge the financial gap before retirement.
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Virginia News
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Waterford Foundation
Loudoun
Tech
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock
Clearbro Robert CO
Clearbr
Ilis & Son Cok
Inwood
W. Va
Winchester Sewing Machine CO
Rouss Fire Hall
Boscawen St
Cc. L Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
FFA
Lamp Motor CO
Order of the Golden Rule
Clark
Wonder Disk
Harrow
Peters
J. C. Gordon
John Wolfe
Eugene Larrick
Larrick
Gordon
Middletown
Wolfe
R. Heathe
Martin
Martin Steel
Shade Equipment CO
Martinsburg Pike
Sam Cook
Saanes
Guernsey
UCK
R. C. Clem
Coleman Dunn
Jolliffe & Snider
Cleris
Glaize & Bro
N. Cameron ST
Staley’s Syrup
the Food Center
N. Loudoun St
Hill's
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Chapman’s
Senseny Road
Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
Winchester Furniture Co
Erty
Jersey
Buddy Artrip
Mrs. Artrip
G.i's
Winchester Evening Star
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