Local Driver Earns Safety Emblem For 50 Years Behind Wheel
Grover C. Cooper receives the Junior Chamber of Commerce Safety Emblem from Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr. after half a century of accident free driving. A Gore native and Shenandoah Academy alum, Cooper recalls starting to drive at 12 with 18 cars owned over time and two daughters who are teachers.
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Grover C. Cooper
Chamber of Commerce
M. B. Clowe, Jr
Henry T. Goode, Jr
Jaycee Committee
Mr. Cooper
Winchester
Frederick County
N. A. Cooper
Cooper
Gore
Shenandoah Academy
Ethel Athey
Ethel Athey Cooper
Retha Carson Cooper
Church and Good Government Conference Debates Modern Issues
At the University of Virginia final session a report urged Christians to stay informed on momentous issues and to preserve the right to criticize any government action contrary to human brotherhood, while cautioning the kingdom of God not to be equated with any government system.
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Charlottesville
Conference On the Church and
University of Virginia
Kingdom of God
Night Club Operator Given 30 Year Term
Sam Robinson of Harlan County Kentucky was sentenced to 30 years in prison for torturing and robbing 66 year old Dolly Mink of Caylor. The elder case involving 93 year old H. H. Mink was dropped after his lawyers declined to appeal the prior conviction.
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Jonesville
Kentucky
Lee County
Sam Robinson
Harlan County
George Morton
Robinson
Morton
Dolly Mink
Caylor
H. H. Mink
Battle to Speak To Young Democrats in Virginia Convention
Governor Battle is set to address the annual Young Democratic Club of Virginia in Old Point Comfort tonight. About 200 delegates are expected, following a closed Executive Committee session held last night.
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Old Point Comfort
Governor Battle
Young Democratic Club of
Virginia
Care of Troops Said Improving at Camp Pickett
Senator Brian McMahon of Connecticut toured Camp Pickett and found care of 43rd Division troops improving. He praised feeding, housing, and clothing but noted the camp could use a little paint. He arrived after complaints of poor food and said meals were improving.
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Camp Pickett
43Rd Divison
Brian McMahon
Connecticut
New England
43Rd
National Guard
McMahon
Unidentified Plane Crashes Near Suffolk Virginia
A twin engine plane believed military crashed and exploded in woods near Suffolk three miles east of town. Sheriff Frank Culpeper said rescue workers were advancing toward the scene but had not reached the aircraft. occupants were not yet determined dead.
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Suffolk
Tidewater
Frank Culpeper
Culpeper
Polio Toll Stands At 915 Cases Today
Virginia's 1950 polio toll held at 915 as the State Health Department reported nine new cases from nine counties. Mathews County logged its first case of the year and Wythe County added one, bringing its total since July 1 to 184.
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Richmond
Virgina
State Department of Health
Mathews County
Wythe County
Governor designates peace prayer time in Virginia
The Virginia Council of Church Women asked Governor Bat tle to appoint a statewide time of prayer for peace during which church bells would peal in Virginia towns. The convention in Mount Olivet Methodist Church selected Roanoke as the 1951 meeting site and elected Mrs. Joseph D. Deal of London Bridge president for the coming year.
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Arlington
Battle
Virginia
Virginia Council of Church Women
Mount Olivet Methodist Church
Roanoke
Joseph D. Deal
London Bridge
Contractor Convicted Of Tax Evasion
John Samuel Rice a Martinsville grading contractor was found guilty by a Federal District Court jury of evading taxes in 1946 by concealing about 39 000 in income and evading 22 000 in taxes. Judge Sterling Hutcheson postponed sentencing to October 30 to hear a motion to set aside the verdict. U S District Attorney George Hamrickhouse said Rice attempted to conceal income from the government as well as his accountant and attorney.
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Richmond
John Samuel Rice
Martinsville
Rice
Udge Sterling Hutcheson
U. S
George Hamrickhouse
Lockers Arrive For Wood School
James Wood High School receives 965 steel student lockers from J. H. Pence School Equipment Co Roanoke. Installation by Roanoke workers should finish in two weeks with each locker equipped with a combination lock. Auditorium stage fittings completed. front lawn seeded. athletic field leveled though the combination track and football and baseball fields won’t be ready this term.
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James Wood High School
Paul Beable
J. H. Pence School Equipment Co
Roanoke
Orkmen
Beable
Requirements for joining women naval and marine reserves
The Navy Reserve Corps accepts United States citizens who are high school graduates, aged 18 to 46 with exceptions for those with prior service. married or single with no dependents under 18. must pass mental and physical exams. enlistment lasts four years. Marine Corps entry requires 18 to 31 year olds, single with no dependents, a high school graduate or equivalent, United States citizen, and excellent character.
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Women’s Reserve Corps of the Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Secrets Of Charm Beauty Advice For Women Over Thirty
A beauty feature by John Robert Powers explains crepey skin on the neck and hands and offers products and daily routines. It prescribes gentle cleansing, night care, cotton glove therapy, lanolin base, and vitamin A consults, with a push to act now to preserve youth.
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Davetopak
J. RB
National Newspaper Service
Michigan City
Indiana
John Robert Powers
Authorities Review 1st Death Sentence in Korean War Case
The article details a court martial of Gilbert, a long time soldier, who faced execution for a fatal misconduct in Korea. Defense argued emotional disturbance and mental responsibility issues while medical boards found he could distinguish right from wrong. The case contrasts with prosecution that his condition mirrored other battlefield stress. The piece also includes unrelated trivia about camel anatomy.
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Gilbert
Italy
What is a pilgrim shell in heraldry
A pilgrim shell is a scallop shell worn during the Middle Ages by pilgrims to the Holy Land. It was sometimes included as a device in a family coat of arms.
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Holy Land
Mrs. Josephine Conrad Twigg Dies in Alexandria
Mrs. Josephine Conrad Twigg widow of Gilbank Twigg and native of Clarke County died after a six month illness at her Alexandria home. Burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery at noon Monday after funeral services in Alexandria. She leaves two brothers Arthur and Harfield Conrad of Clarke County and a sister Mrs Minnie Conrad Riley who died September 18.
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Josephine
Conrad Twigg
Gilbank Twigg
Clarke County
Alexandria
Mt. Hebron
Arthur
Harfield Conrad
Minnie Conrad Riley
J Edward McCarty Funeral Held at Jones Home
The funeral for J Edward McCarty took place yesterday at 2 PM at Jones Funeral Home with Rev R B Wilson officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers were E W Shewbridge T Cooke Be S Eshelman Ritter Hector B Ritter and Andrew J Bowen, members of Col James Baker Camp Spanish American War Veterans.
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J. Edward McCarty
Jones Funeral Home
Wilson
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Col
James Baker
W. Shewbridge
T. Cooke
Eshelman, Ritter
Andrew J. Bowen
Weimaraner Origin in Germany and AKC Recognition
Records trace the Weimaraner breed to Germany around 1810 bred by the Weimar court for a versatile hunter. The American Kennel Club acknowledged the breed in 1942.
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American Kennel Club
Germany
Court of
Weimar
Dr Sander Named To Head Manchester Alumni Group
Dr Hermann N Sanders former defendant in a sensational murder trial was elected president of the Manchester chapter of the Dartmouth Alumni Association last night. Sanders, a 1930 Dartmouth graduate, was acquitted by a Superior Court jury of first degree murder in the death of a cancer patient.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sanders
Dartmouthe
Sanders
Dartmouth
Nursing active service shares in 1949 US data
In October 1949 the American Nurses Association reported 300,533 professional nurses in active service. Of these 216 percent were on private duty and 47.2 percent in hospitals or other institutions.
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American Nurses Association
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Winchester Front Royal
Safety
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Erie Cae Te Foir
Canada
State Farm
Mite Life
Roy Ambrose
N. Loudoun Bt
J. E. McCarty
Dr. Sander
Winchester Television Corp
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