Three Falls Mills men held on rape charges in Virginia
Two teenage girls reported the alleged assault after a dance near Bluefield Virginia. Fred Hudgins, 23, faced rape charges while Alfred Hudgins Jr., 26, was charged with aiding and abetting. Bond set at 7500 dollars. Preliminary hearing scheduled September 11 in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Three Falls Mills
Tazwell County
Tazwell County Commonwealth
William A. Royall
Fred Hudgins
Alfred Hudgins, Jr
Bluefield
W. Va
Peterson's Ointment Advertisement for Eczema Relief
Advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment for eczema itching pimples blotches and cracked feet. Claims relief after one application with money back guarantee from 40 call druggists. Includes reassurance for sufferers and invective against itching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Bankers Meet In Charlottesville At Virginia Conference
Sep sessions for commercial and trust officers resumed at the tenth summer conference of the Virginia Bankers Association held at the University of Virginia. About 200 bankers heard service to the public is the foundation of banking success with Dr. Preston H. Scott stressing profit follows service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Virginia Bankers Association
University of Virginia
Preston H. Scott
Wayne University
Detroit
American Institute of Banking
Fire Prevention To Be Discussed At Virginia Beach Meeting
State fire marshal C. Mullen Jr. will discuss Virginia new fire prevention code at the 22nd annual Building Plumbing and Electrical Officials Conference in Virginia Beach on September 11 to 12. He will speak on the afternoon of September 12 followed by a roundtable discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mullen, Jr
Virginia
Building, Plumbing and Electrical Officials
Virginia Beach
Mullen
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down part of anti picketing law
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals invalidated a section of the 1946 anti-picketing statute and overturned the convictions of two Norfolk men who pressured a theater to hire a Negro manager. Justice A C Buchanan wrote the opinion, one of 18 handed down at Staunton term.
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Staunton
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Norfolk
A. C. Buchanan
Petersburg Names Churchill G Dunn New Mayor At Reorganization
Petersburg selects Churchill G Dunn attorney and council member as eighth mayor under city manager system. Dunn succeeds William Hodges who did not run for re election and names Gordon T Winfield as vice mayor to sue W Nelson Ruffin. Ruffin also did not seek re election. Both terms run two years. Dunn has served in many city posts and has practiced law since 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Churchill G. Dunn
Dunn
William Hodgesee
Eion
Gordon T. Winfield
W. Nelson Ruffin
Ruffin
Murder of Wives Cases to Be Tried in Roanoke
Trial dates set in Hastings Court for two men charged with murder of their wives. Lester C. Pearson 40 a railroad draftsman will face a September 11 trial for the slaying during a weekend drinking spree. Pearson’s wife was beaten and found in the basement. Roy E Bryant an unemployed iron worker has a September trial date scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Hastings Court
Lester C. Pearson
Pearson
Roy E. Bryant
Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty In Downtown Stabbing
Commonwealth's Attorney C. E. Cuddy said he would seek the death penalty in a case where a man stabbed his waitress wife to death in front of a downtown restaurant. The defendant's attorney was overruled on a motion for mental observation before the prosecutor indicated plans for first degree murder charges and the electric chair.
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Ber
Commonwealth
C. E. Cuddy
P. H. Dillard, Jr
Bryant
Dillard
Cuddy
Shooting by Police Officer Is Reviewed
Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney C. E. Cuddy reviews the official report on the fatal shooting of Curtis A. Simmons, Roanoke County man, by Roanoke police officer R. M. Shropshire. Witness statements allege Simmons attacked with a knife and the officer used a night stick before firing. evidence suggests Shropshire acted in line of duty.
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Roanoke
Commonwealth
C. E. Cuddy
Curtis A. Simmons
Roanoke Counyman
Cuddy
R. M. Shropshire
Simmons
Bruce
Shropshire
Fireman killed as a fire truck backs over him in Harrisonburg
In Harrisonburg a 52 year old volunteer fireman, Raymond R. B. Tysinger, was crushed when the fire truck backed over him while he tried to take a hose from the back at a Bond Lumber blaze. It was Harrisonburg's first fire death in 30 years and its first traffic fatality since 1948. His son Leonard Lee Tysinger was fatally injured a month earlier while painting, after falling from a roof on August 11.
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Harrisonburg
Raymond R. B. Tysinger
Bond Lumber and Millwork Corporation
Tysinger
Leonard Lee Tysinger
Berryville Social Notes Highlight Local Christenings and Visits
Berryville society notes recount Caroline Belle Warfield’s christening at Stones Chapel in Clarke County with relatives from Laytonsville Baltimore Washington and Alexandria. Other items list visitors and extended family with trips to Bethesda Walter Reed Shepherds College and Norfolk, plus Navy calls and local gatherings.
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Caroline Belle Warfield
Lee Clagett Warfield, Jr
Stones Chapel
Clarke County
Clyde Mohrector
Charles Asbury
Eugene Asbury
Navy
Baltimore
Mr. Asbury
Shepherds College
Walter Cheek wedding at Welltown Methodist Church
Miss Mary Anne Walter wed Mr William Cheek yesterday at the Welltown Methodist Church. The reception followed the ceremony. Bride's parents Mr and Mrs Garvin Walter hosted. Various relatives and friends from Arlington Roanoke Lynchburg Waynesboro Berryville and Richmond joined for the holiday weekend gatherings and visits.
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Sue Blythe
William Blythe
W Cheek
Garvin Walter
Mary Anne Walter
William Cheek
Welltown Methodist Church
Local Residents Gather for Holiday Weekend Visits
Moody will head Clarke County High School Music Department. Miss Mary Holmes, librarian, arrived as guests join local families. The gathering includes the Shellys of Cumberland Maryland, the Iden family with Mrs. Tench and Mr. White of Pu and visitors Fletcher and Russell Fletcher of Washington. Elizabeth Pierce celebrates her ninth birthday. Families from Frederick Maryland and Danville Virginia join in weekend visits to Clarke County and Berryville area.
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Edna Carroll
Donnie Bauman
Washington
W. E. Carroll
Don Bauman
Billy
Jack Russell
W. 8. Dix
Frank Henson
Hagerstown
Dix
Jane
Thomas Iden
Jean Laren Tench
J. H. White
Daniel Fletcher
Margaret Ann Fletcher
Fletcher Home
Russell Fletcher
Harry Fletcher
Edward Pierce
Elizabeth
Robert
Richmond
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Pierce
Fred Lewis
Frederick, Ma
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Metropolitan Restaurant
Shenandoah
Restaurant Assn
Chamber of Commerce
Travel Council, Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Harry Springer
Creer Avenue
St. Louis
Missouri
Hadacol
Mr AN
Berryville Social Notes
Elsie C. Olcott
Lee Clagett Warfield, Sr
Laytonsville
Gordon Warfield
Sands
Eddy Lord
Joan
William Lambert
Alexandria
George Glascock
Warfield
Summit Point
Caroline Belle
Laytonsville, Md
Admiral
Mrs
George Ashe
Brown Rock, N. C
Mrs. Ashe
Thomas Peyton
Bethesda, Md
H. B. Whiting
Marguerite Bradshaw
Dorothy Asbury
Charles B. Asbury
Maude Morris
Aberdeen
Orval Asbury
Haskel, N. J
Garland Canter
Mac
Tousley Hooker
George Mercer
Brockport
N. Y
Lois Mercer
Hamlin, N. Y
I. K. Moorehead
J. L. Huntley
John Watkins
Winford Watkins
Odessa
Texas
Denzil Kackley
Inlaw
Raymond Kackley
Bobby
Kackley
Funeral Home
William Bowerman
Etta Bowerman
Rochester
Charles McIntosh
John McIntosh
Anne Averett
Lynchburg
Belle Rowland
J. T. L. Jones
Claude Feltner
New York
James Riley
Arlington
Robert Riley
William Underhill
Herbert Hess
Nicholas Morrison
Anne
Waynesboro
Berryville
Mr. Morrison
Boyce
Betty Robertson
A. F. Robertson
Crow's Nest
Mary Frances Dix
St. Luke’s Hospital
Thomas Dix
Polyclinic An
University of Newark
Buckie Mills
New Jersey
Irvine Carroll
Cyrus
Pine
Donald
Judy
Johnny
William Clevenger
Sue Ellen
Jimmy
George Pine
King Copsico
Potomac River
Fredericksburg
Cyrus Pine
Leona Krouse
Loring Kackley
Clevenger
Miss Krouse
Mr. Kackley
Rice W. Levi, Jr
Russell Cather
Walter D. Wisecarver, Sr
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clifton Turner
B. A. Healey
Boston, Mass
Randolph Gardner and
Elton
Rocky Mt
N. C
Walter N. Rutherford, Jr
Main St
Jack Murray
Greenbelt, Md
Terrell Rutherford
Lewis LaShure
Elwood
Ind
Julian Rutherford
Rockville
Carmelette
Velvet
Shoe Salon
N. Loudoun St
Joe Snapp
Harold Shelly
Robert Shelly
Cumberland, Md
Louthan Foley
Pat
Danville
Clinton Foley
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Star Brand
Trailways
Coleges
Winchester
Williamsburg
Raleigh
N. Braddock St
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