John W Flannagan Dam to Be Dedicated Saturday
The 250 foot high Flannagan Dam will be dedicated in Hays Virginia this weekend. U.S. Rep W Pat Jennings and Rep Carl Perkins are set to speak at the ceremony. The project spans Pound River in Dickenson County and will form a 13.14 mile lake serving Virginia Kentucky and West Virginia with flood control water quality and recreation benefits. Construction began in 1960 and the dam was nearing completion in March 1963.
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Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Army Corps of Engineers
Big Sandy
Flannagan
Pound River
Dickenson County
John W. Flannagan
Bristol
Abbitt Seeks Pay Certification for Congressional Aides
Rep. Watkins M. Abbitt proposes a bill requiring congressional employees to certify they actually work for their congressman before receiving pay. A false certification would be a felony with possible imprisonment or fine. The measure, referred to the House Administration Committee, aims for action before adjournment.
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Washington
Watkins M. Abbitt
D-Va
Abbitt
House Administration Committee
Congress
Tulip Curved Scallops Pattern 4530 for Fall Designs
Advertises Printed Pattern 4530 with sizes 12 to 34, fabric needs, and special handling charges. Provides mailing address to Anne Adams in Winchester Evening Star pattern department for catalog orders and coupon, featuring Fall-Winter Catalog highlights and one free pattern option upon clipping the coupon.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Second hearing set on Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road bid
The State Corporation Commission schedules a second hearing for October 19 on the railroad’s request to trim service. The initial session on discontinuing its agency and dismantling the Woodbridge freight depot occurred July 26.
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Richmond
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
State Corporation Commission
Woodbridge
Boy Returns $2605 Paid For Rabbits
In Minneapolis Honeywell, Inc. paid 9 year old Mark Dearden $2605 for five rabbits raised for research. The neighbor buyer, a biochemist at Honeywell, agreed to pay $15 per rabbit. Mark planned to buy a bicycle for his sister and model planes before his parents instructed him to return the check.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Honeywell, Inc
Mark Dearden
Honeywell
Mark
Suit Seeks Control of $12 Million Trust Fund
In Richmond Hastings Court relatives of Florence Lawler seek to remove control of a $12 million trust bequeathed to the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. They ask Judge William E. Spain to appoint a receiver to freeze the fund amid a civil suit challenging the bequest and aiming to distribute the money to Lawler’s relatives. The fund helped finance St. Mary's Hospital.
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Richmond
Hastings Court
Florence Lawler
Spain
Florence Kelly
California
U S Rejects Land Offer In Virginia
The House rejected a plan by Mrs. Jouett Shouse and the American Symphony Orchestra League to donate 96 acres, including Wolf Trap Farm, for a federal park. The bid sought 600000 for land and up to 1750000 for an auditorium, but opposition cited unestimated road costs. the measure failed 195-105 and may return under majority rule.
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H. R. Gross
Arown
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