Virginia Bigamy Charge Shocks Roanoake Community
In Roanoke a man named Wayne Lovelace faces charges of marrying three times amid an 11 year life in and out of the Army Navy and taxi work. The case involves a 4m jail term and a local church wedding with a young girl, plus a second wife who was a teenage girl taken to Bristol Tennessee for a ceremony in August 1948. The report notes his alleged marriages and family connections as police pursue the full details.
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Wayne Lovelace
Taxi
College Site Picked for Norfolk Negro College
Norfolk Virginia City Council approved a recommendation to give the old Vincent's hospital site on Church Street to the college in exchange for the golf course site designated for the Norfolk division of Virginia State. If the hospital site is used for a recreational facility, the old site may be repurposed for Negro service personnel.
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Norfolk
Memorial Park
Virginia State City Council
The
College
Old Vincent's Hospital
Baptists Convene Annual Convention in Winchester
Twenty four area Baptist churches meet at Shenandoah Baptist Association annual convention at Winchester First Baptist Church with H. W. Peters of Front Royal presiding. Rev. E. T. Clark hosts dinner. program runs from 10 a.m. and continues through the evening with religious addresses all day.
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Shenandoah Baptist Assn
Winchester
First Baptist Church
H. W. Peters
Front Royal
E. T. Clark
Fire damages several Coatesville buildings in Lipkin blaze
A blaze swept Lipkin's furniture store and six adjoining buildings in Coatesville's business district. Firefighters halted the fire by noon, with damage estimated above $100,000. No injuries were reported.
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Burns
Coatesville
Lipkin
Sales Directory listing multiple Oct-Nov auctions
Oct 7 10 am George H Eagle 1 mi east of Winchester Greenwood Rd dairy herd livestock and farm machinery. Oct 15 10 am L J Hartman Albin Va household goods and carpenter tools. Oct 15 1 pm Fred Y Stotler Acorn Heights near Winchester Rt 11 household goods. Oct 22 11 am Nellie L Zamison Frederick Court House farm orchard property. Nov 5 11 am Commissioners for Orndorff Estate front of Court House real estate N Loudoun St. Nov 5 12 noon Commissioners for Cloverslale Farm front of Frederick County Court House four parcels farmland near Opequon. Nov 11 George Helsley Greenspring community sale.
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George H. Eagle
Winchester
Greenwood Road
Tl. J. Hartman
Albin
Fred Y. Stotler
Acorn Heights
Nellie L. Zamison
Frederick Court House
Orndorff
Court House
N. Loudoun St
Cloverslale
Frederick County Court House
Opequon
George Helsley
Greenspring
Yankees Edge Dodgers On Ninth Inning Homer
In a tense game, the Yankees rally in the final frame as Henrich belts a homer into the stands to seal a 1 0 victory over the Dodgers. Key plays include Newcombe fanning 10 and Jorgensen, Snider, and Robinson turning in sharp defensive efforts.
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Johnson
Henrich
May
Herma
Yankees
Reese
Berra
DiMaggio
Robinson
Lindell
Newcombe
Snider
Dodgers
Purillo
Coleman
Jorgensen
Hermanski
Reynold
Rizzuto
Reynolds
Relly
Hodges
Campanella
Mapes
Rizutto
City considers new power line to Winchester area
The council discussed a proposed franchise to build a new power line from the Kent Street substation toward Winchester to improve service and prevent breakdowns. Rights of way are being acquired and materials are ready. The plan runs past the Virginia Woolen Co. and Millwood Avenue, avoiding park disruption and was referred for further study by multiple city committees. The finance committee requested a $100 increase to poll worker pay, approved from unappropriated surpluses.
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Winchester
Kuykendall
Kent St
Virginia Woolen Co
Woodstock Lane
Purcell Ave
Senseng Rd
Millwood Ave
J. M. Steck
Lee Miller
Change of name motion at special meeting for 7 Gerrard Street
A special meeting considered a motion to change the name 7 Gerrard Street to Handley viewed as the final vote. No committee reports were called during the session.
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Gerrard St
Handley Vd
Steel and Coal Strikes Shock U.S. Economy Into Fifth Day
The steel and coal walkouts deepen nationwide economic strain with 513000 steelworkers and 380000 miners idle. Westinghouse allocates appliances, government appetite for export controls grows, Packard trims shifts, and sporadic violence surfaces in Pennsylvania as non union operators push ahead.
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Jeeaciak
Westinghouse Electric Corp
America
Philip Murray
Pat
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Westinghouse
Detroit
Packard Motor Car Co
Packard
UMW
Pennsylvania
Co. V. Fink
Soin
Clearfield
Hollidaysburg
Cambria County
Boom Predicted In Home Demand
New York report forecasts a housing surge driven by war era births. Dr Vergil D Reed of J Walter Thompson co authors a study for the Appraisal Journal predicting 2 000 000 more homes beyond normal expectations, with smaller yet better equipped mechanized residences.
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New York
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Vergil D. Reed
J. Walter Thompson Company
Reed
Factory collapse injures six at Goodman Yarn Co in Chicago
A rear section of a seven story brick factory collapsed at 1250 S Union Ave in Chicago. Six workers were injured, five of them women, some of them Negro, in the Good man Yarn Co facility on the near southwest side.
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Chicago
S. Union Ave
Goodman Yarn Co
Whey EVER PAY mone Why St Joseph pally te
The readable line hints at a local inquiry about payment or费用 in St Joseph with unclear wording. No coherent event or named entities emerge to anchor a full summary.
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St. Joseph Pally
Kiwanis to Sponsor Home Talent Show at Auditorium
Winchester Kiwanis announces a two act musical comedy Headin Holywood with 100 local performers and 22 principal roles. Richard F. Seward will cast and direct with Ed L. Molden as general chair and proceeds aiding the underprivileged children's fund.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Arthur
Ed L. Molden
J. H. Cather Jr
Robert Waltz
John L. Moore
Winslow Porter
Marvin Gore Jr
George Washington Hotel
Richard F. Seward
Elks Home
Seward
Handley
Headin
Holywood
Carolinas
California
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Vermont
Kiwanis Club
Wellsville
Children’s Fund of
Winchester Kiwanis
Lions Convention Attendance Reaches 183 At Winchester
The district fall conference drew 183 Lions from 36 clubs with about 170 at the noon luncheon and similar turnout at the closing banquet. All business covered Lions organization matters.
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Winchester
Tito Recognizes Chinese Communists
London report states that Yugoslav leader Tito has recognized the new Chinese Communist government, according to the official news agency Tanjug.
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Tito
London
Estimate of atmospheric dust volume
The discussion notes that dust is suspended as tiny particles in the air. It estimates the total atmospheric dust volume is roughly equal to a cube 587 feet on each side.
Singing Star Schedules Four Shows at Palace
A singing star presented with his Movie Gang is set for two matinees and two night shows at the Palace theater tomorrow in person. The film carries the caption Trouble at Melody Mesaz.
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Palace Theater
Melody Mesaz
Livestock Prizes Won by Exhibitors At Richmond Show
Four Frederick county exhibitors earned ribbons at the Atlantic Rural Exposition in Richmond. Roxanne and Sidney Rogers, 4-H members, showed a Hereford steer for third in lightweight and the same animal placed third in 4-H. Tom McCann won fourth in open competition with a shorthorn steer, while Ruth McCann placed fifth in open and fourth in 4-H. Also listed are Mr. and Mrs. E. Clay Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. McCann with other local attendees I. Fred Stine and John T. Wolfe.
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Frederick County
Richmond
Roxanne
Sidney Rogers
Tommy
Ruth McCann
Tommy McCann
Sidney
Roxanne Rogers
E. Clay Rogers
Ruth
H. L. McCann
Mr. McCann
I. Fred Stine
John T. Wolfe
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Staged for Children
At John Kerr and Virginia Ave schools the Handley auditorium hosted Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for a capacity audience of local children. The cast provided many laughs though some youngsters wandered in the dark. The dwarfs stole the show as the tale moved swiftly after an initial delay.
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John Kerr
Virginia Ave
Chicago
Handley Auditorium
Snow White
Junior
Clowe Presides First City Council Session
Mayor M B Clowe Jr finished his first year in office last month and presided over a council session for the first time. With Fred Glaize Jr and Percy D Miller absent, Clowe was elected president pro tem for the special meeting.
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M. B. Clowe Jr
Fred Glaize Jr
Percy D. Miller
Clowe
Mrs Roe Rites Planned At Grace Lutheran Church
Friends and relatives will meet at Omps funeral home at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon and proceed to Grace Lutheran church for rites at 2.00 for Mrs Julia Roe who died Monday. Rev. W E Eisenberg will officiate with burial in Mt Hebron. Pallbearers are Morris Douglas William Fletcher Dr Marshall Winkfield Harry Benner William Shotwell Ernest Locke Roland McInturff and Robert Bell.
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Omps Funeral Home
Grace Lutheran Church
Julia Roe
W. E. Eisenberg
Mt. Hebron
Morris
Douglas
William Fletcher
Marshall Winkfield
Harry Benner
William Shotwell
Ernest Locke
Roland McIinturff
Robert Bell
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Virginia News
Virginia
Mental Hygiene Society of Virginia
University of Virginia
Medical College of Virginia
Staunton
Nelson County
Arthur Sargend
Kernstown Jones Funeral Home
Libbey Owens
Ford
John W. Rosenberger
Peterson
County Court House
Grimes
Nellie L, Jamison
Coleman Dunn
Lewis
Ower
Kiwanis
Lions Convention
Commercial & Savings Bank
W. E. L. Ford
Winona Ford
Rob’t L. Dehaven
Cal
Geo. Helsley Farm
Winchester, VA
White Hall & Greenspring
Geo. Helsley
Grimes, Va
Berryville Pike
Frederick Co
D.H
Bang’s
Blacklez
Oliver
New Holland
John Deere
International
G.M.C
George Eagle Roy F Duvall
Chas. B. Duvall
L. C. Bowman
G. E. Vickers
J. L. Jolliffe
Ladies of
Dwarfs
Mrs
Sue
Ats Titana Oe
Senseng Road
Loudoun St
Mervel W. Adams Plumbing
N. Cameron S&t
Chapman
Chapman Motor Co
W. Boscawen St
Motorola Television
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Lamp Motor CO
Corporation
Cedar Creek
Woodchuck Lane
Miller
Opequon Post Office
Anna M. Miller
Sallie L. Miller
Ralph Marker
Fay Miller
Harrison, Benham and Thoma
James P. Reardon
Shawnee District
J. Edward Thoma
A.garlannd Willias
Mapotall
Clert
Corgerston Cours
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