Polio cases reach 234 in Virginia this year
Virginia reports 234 polio cases for the year up from 372 at the comparable period last year. Victims include a 10 year old white boy in Richmond, an 8 year old Negro girl in Nelson County and a 4 year old white boy in Accomack County. An Orange autopsy finds no violence in Ruben Reynolds death.
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Jrichmond
Richmond
Nelson County
Accomack County
Orange
University of Virginia Hospital
Ruben Ray Reynolds
J. N. Glove Jr
Orange County
Reynolds
Harrisonburg
Goldale
State Game Commission to act on earlier quail season closure
Richmond report says the State Game Commission will consider closing the quail season earlier west of the Blue Ridge and in northern Virginia counties. If approved the season would end December 15 in those areas, while east of the Blue Ridge it ends January 20. current dates run November 20 to January in the affected regions.
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Richmond
State Game Commission
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
ET. Inn
Ission
Blue Ridge
Bridge survey ordered for Rap Hannock River span
The chief engineer of the State highway department is ordered to begin borings and surveys immediately for the Rap hannock River bridge at Greyst. The project is expected to cost up to $9 million. Richmond report dated September 20 notes the directive.
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State Highway Department
Raphannock River
Greys T
Richmond
Prince William Voters Decide On County Government Form
Prince William County voters cast ballots to decide on adopting an executive form of government. Polls closed at 7 30 p m. The change would shift many appointment powers from the Circuit Court Judge to the County Board of Supervisors and create a full time executive to implement board policies.
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Manassas
Prince William County
County Board of Supervisors
Two Girls Rescued From Icebox in Alexandria
In Alexandria on September 20 two girls aged five and four were found unconscious inside an abandoned icebox after about half an hour. Neighbors Mrs. Richard Mason and others lifted them out and revived them with artificial respiration. A third child, Sandra Jean Elimore, had left when there wasn't room for her.
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Alexandria
Margaret Gorman
Cheryl Sumption
Richard Mason
Sandra Jean Elimore
Ambassador Stuart Visits Hampden-Sydney After 46 Years
U S ambassador to China Dr J Leighton Stuart visited Hampden Sydney where he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa and returned to the alma mater for the first time since 1896, following a weekend stay.
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Hampden-Sydney
J. Leighton Stuart
U.S
China
Omicron Delta Kappa
Unfair Labor Practice Charged at Newport News Yard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. faces unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board. Peninsula Shipbuilders Association officials announced steps to take the matter to Baltimore. Union attorney F. Lee Ford said action will proceed. yard bargaining agency manager J. G. Crownshaw reported the yard pays service bonus to 350 to 400 employees.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co
National Labor Relations Board
Peninsula Shipbuilders Assn
Baltimore
F. Lee Ford
J. G. Crownshaw
Charlottesville Votes School Bonds
Charlottesville city council approved on first reading an ordinance for a bond election November 8 seeking 950000 dollars for the city share of a joint Negro high school and to build an eight class room annex at Venable elementary school.
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Charlottesville
Estate sales list for September and October auctions
September 28 at 10 a.m. estate of Mrs. T J Orndorff 540 N Loudo un St offers household goods furniture and an International 1 ton truck. October 5 at 10 a m R C Clem near Stephens City sells livestock implements feed. October 9 at 10 a m George H Eagle east of Winchester on Greenwood Road dairy herd livestock and farm machinery.
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T. J. Orndorff
Loudoun St
R. C. Clem
Sam Cook
Stephens City
George H Eagle
Winchester
Greenwood Road
North
Hunter Fires At Squirrel Wounds Parents In Ohio Woods
In Canton Ohio John Reese a 33 year old hunter fired at a squirrel in dense woods. The shot struck his mother Hazel and father Homer Reese injuring Hazel in the hip and abdomen and Homer in the hip. The squirrel was already dead.
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Canton
John Reese
Reese
Nick Maxin
Maxin
Hazel
Homer
Mercy Hospital
Judge Acquitted in Atlanta After Short Jury Verdict
A Superior court jury acquitted Judge Robert Carpenter after 59 minutes of deliberation following five days of testimony. The jurors found he did not attempt to kill his former friend, Attorney John Lockwood, who represented Mrs. Carpenter in her divorce.
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Atlanta
Robert Carpenter
John Lockwood
Carpenter
Lockwood
Richard Dix Dies at 54 in Hollywood
Hollywood mourns Richard Dix an icon of silent and sound films died today at age 54 from a heart ailment in Hollywood.
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Richard Dix
Hollywood
Guilt and Forgery Cases Highlight County Court
The county court docket includes Hayton charged with larceny and passing a worthless gas station check, and Thornton and Harris as migratory workers tied to an apple harvest altercation. Harris wounded in a fire exchange, Thornton eluded a drag net and fled toward Florida. Richardson appeals forgery charges after earlier conviction, alleging use of another's license and forged documents. Kisemore avoids sedition by restitution, while Rotateene and Larrick face related indictments. Jury details and probation reviews accompany the session notes.
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Hayton
Joseph F. Bayliss
Thornton
Harris
Nicodemus
Florida
Winchester Hospital
Richardson
Trial Justice Court
Paul Hockman
Front Royal
Hockman
Wilbur Trout
Front. Royal
T. G. Scully
Kisemore
J. Randolph Larrick Rotateene
Nassau County
N. Y
J. Frederick Larrick
Betty Jane Mills Campbell
William Grono
Gottsammer
C. A. Seale
Virginia
Fice
Charles R. Duvall
Thomas Eliott
Gordon L. Armel
Henry Seal
Theodore Holliday
Elliott Marshall
Joseph Massie Jr
Commonwealth
Global currency devaluations ripple through markets
Britain cuts the pound sharply while Canada and France loosen controls to boost exports and tourism. A list shows many nations devalued currencies, Sweden joining with Denmark Norway and Finland. The dollar strengthens for Americans buying British goods as London seeks a global economic boom.
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Japan
Gen. MacArthur
Canada
U. S
France
Britain
Paul G. Hoffman
Marshall Plan
Europe
South Africa
Ireland
New Zealand
Australia
Egypt
Israel
India
Burma
Ceylon
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Malaya
Holland
Commodities Sag On N Y Markets After Currency Moves
New York traders faced quiet, uncertain activity as devalued currencies influenced prices. Coffee fell to limit, rubber and cocoa dipped, cotton held in a narrow range, hides eased slightly, and grains edged lower amid lingering nervousness about Argentina’s currency moves.
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New York
London
What determines the National Service Life Insurance dividend
Individual payments of this dividend are based on three factors: face amount of insurance earned, length of time it was kept in force, and age at purchase.
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National Service Life
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Farmers Livestock Exchange Market Report Sept 12 1949
Prices mainly steady with hogs near 20 per cwt. Cattle ranges include steers 23 to 25, stockers 20 to 22, heifers 18 to 21, dairy cows up to 250 per head. Hogs 20 to 20.75, sows 15.50 to 18.75, lambs 25.80 to 26.50, stock ewes up to 21.20 and sheep price around 8.25 per hundredweight.
Vandenberg Urges Atlantic Pact Military Aid Support
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan rallied Republican support for the administration’s foreign arms aid program. He argued the $1314 million bill is the nation’s direct answer to the North Atlantic pact and not an arms race. He cited treaty obligations to defend western Europe and noted the measure aims to equip existing forces amid broad bipartisan backing.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Congress
Western Europe
Friends of
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Tydings
Cain
Senate official cautions on Europe force size
Connally said the current arms program does not create a standing army in Europe of 40 to 50 divisions. He noted military experts estimate that many divisions would be needed to deter an attack, but there will be no effort to keep that many under arms.
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Tydings
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Valley Ave Auction Sells for 13010 to Franks
C W Franks of Rennertown was high bidder at 13010 dollars Saturday for the house and lot at 1731 Valley Ave. The buyer acts for his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs James Givens. Givens is an agricultural instructor at Gainesboro and Gore. The present occupants Mr and Mrs Robert Lowery plan to move to Luray where Lowery will serve as ABC Board inspector.
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C.W. Franks
Rennertown
Valley Ave
F.L. Largent Jr
Franks
James Givens
Northwestern
Givens
Gainesboro
Gore
Robert Lowery
Lowery
ABC Board
Luray
Swindling Charge Brings Penal Term
Hillsville reports Carroll County Circuit Court jurors found Ernest I Torrence guilty of grand larceny and sentenced him to ten years in the state penitentiary. He faced two indictments for obtaining 2550 from Miss Stella Hill of Fires in a so called lonely hearts swindle.
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Hillsville
Carroll County
Ernest I. Torrence
Stella Hill
Commonwealth
Presbytery Names New Group for Spring Meeting
The committee on reorganization proposed a new group to report at the spring meeting after two prior reports were rejected. Along with Mr. Bell are Dr. G. O. Yount of Petersburg, Dr. R. B. Woodworth of Burlington, Dr. H. M. Crim and Rev. Jonathan Edwards of Kitzmiller, Md. Dr. R. W. Love, an elder of the Moorefield church, opened with a message on clergy aiding physicians and the Gospel addressing modern ills. Ladies of the Berryville church served lunch.
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Synod
General Assembly
Bell
G. O. Yount
Petersburg
R. B. Woodworth
Burlington
H. M. Crim
Jonathan Edwards
Kitzmiller
R. W. Love
Moorefield
Berryville
Prebysterian Presbytery Meeting Deliberations Continue
The meeting resumed this afternoon with Dr. H. H. Thompson of Atlanta delivering an address as field director on evangelism for the general assembly. The public is invited to tonight’s 7:30 session on religious education. A communion service and Presbyterian sermon tomorrow by Dr. B. R. Diehl of Martinsburg will close the presbytery.
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H. H. Thompson
Atlanta
General Assembly
R. Diehl
Martinsburg
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