Virginia racing plans face constitutional hurdle and liberal hopes
Virginia considers pari mutuel betting and alcohol sales at the resort area facing a state constitution ban on lotteries. Legal figures acrimoniously debate interpretation while local leaders push for more liberal rulings. A Virginia delegation will join Confederate veterans’ reunion with Gen. J. W. Moore among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Staples
Abram
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Davis
Toor
Lawrence Lockwood
Danville Dedicates 6000 kW Steam Plant at $2 5 Million
The city unveils the new 6000 kilowatt steam electric station costing 2 5 million dollars with a dedication today. Public visitation day is held at the water and gas plants, municipally owned since 1879, with substantial spending over the past year on these facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
VA Pays Virginia Dentists For 12032 VA Patients
The Veterans Administration reported that by June 30, 12,032 VA dental patients in Virginia were treated by private dentists, totaling 620,637 dollars. The average per patient was more than 51 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Veterans Administration
al Fer
Virginia
Bergen’s Aunt Dies at 78 in Kermit
Miss H. Bergren aunt of Edgar Bergen noted radio star died at her home in Kermit. She started the started Sunday school in the Appalachian vicinity fifty years ago.
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Kermit
Miss H. Bergren
Edgar Bergen
Radio and Fame
Miss
Ret
Appalachia
State lacks supervisors for white teachers in many areas
About 625 teachers statewide lack a supervisor, with 134 supervisors and directors of instruction in the last year. Eighteen counties and eight cities had no white teacher supervision, and five counties and seven cities had no supervisors for either white or Negro teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Voters Reject Change in Prince William County Government
Voters in Prince William County rejected adopting the executive form of government. The referendum results were 907 against and 396 for, reported from 16 of 17 precincts. The step toward a new government structure was thus shelved for the time being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manassas
Prince William County
Danville Fire Douses Tank Blaze In Rail Yard
Water in a wooden tank failed to quell the blaze so Danville firemen stretched over 2000 feet of hose to reach the yards of the Southern Railway. The tank remained upright but was badly damaged as thousands of gallons leaked away during the fire last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Southern Railway
John Long
Josephus A. Naff Dies at 80 in Salem Home
Josephus A. Naff, 80, a former apple broker and noted Presbyterian lay worker, died at his Salem home after a life in Harrisonburg and Staunton. He worked as an apple grower and broker and led the Presbyterian Men of the Church tours from 1926 to 1931.
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Roanoke
Josephus A. Naff
Presbyterian Church
Salem
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Naff
Presbyterian
Answers to Daily Quiz Summary
Answers to quiz questions printed on Page 4 include Stalagmite and the Articles of Confederation. Siam is listed as question 3 while Carson City's capital is misstate. Red Sea, numismatics, and presidents Madison Monroe Polk Buchanan Garfield appear. Sherwood and Australia complete the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Carson City
Red Sea
Madison
Monroe
Polk
Buchanan
Garfield
Robert E. Sherwood
Australia
Estate sales listed for September and October
On September 28 at 10 am the estate of Mrs. T J Orndorff at 540 N Lou don St offers household goods furniture and an International 1 ton truck. On October 5 at 10 am R C Clem Sam Cook Farm one mile northeast of Stephens City lists livestock implements and feed. On October 7 at 10 am George H Eagle one mile east of Winchester on Greenwood Road to sell dairy herd other 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
Berlin Season of Concert Opera and Drama Returns
Berlin’s war shattered capital enjoys its gayest season of music and theatre since Hitler. East and West theatres present Der Rosenkavalier Carmen La Bohème Hamlet Zuckmayer plays. Berliners flock in rubble to restore cultural eminence amid cross border travel and limited currency.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Richard Strauss
der Rosenkavalier
Kimische Opera
Bizet
Puccini
Carl Zuckmayer
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera
Mack Harrell
Europe
Goethe
Schiller
Wagner
East
West Berlin
New York
London
New Order
Lions Unload Brooms For Next Week's Sale
Winchester Lions held a brief meeting at the George Washington hotel then moved to the Cooper building to unload a truckload of 9000 brooms for a sale. The event funds the Lions sight conservation program supporting eye clinics in city and county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Lions
George Washington
Cooper
Loudoun
Piccadilly Sts
Charlottesville
Elliott Motor Lines
Winchester Club
Joseph Newlin
Marvin Weaver
C. F. Schenck
James Alexander Jr
W. S. Wheatley
Lions Sight Conservation Fund
JCC Sets Agenda For Friday Meeting At George Washington Hotel
Winchester JCC will discuss a final report on ticket sales for the Barter theatre play Imagin ary Invalid and a Thanksgiving Day dance. The business session at 7 30 p m will be at the George Washington hotel and will include a film of the 1948 Army Navy game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Jcc
George Washington Hotel
Handley Auditorium
Shirley Bly
Jaycees
Ely
Handley
Paris
Salt rising bread name origin remains a mystery
The passage explains that the name salt rising bread is not clearly traced. A small amount of the salt is used, but its presence prevents undesirable fermentation, leaving the exact source of the term unresolved.
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P. J
Historic bell tolls in Grand Canyon chapel tale
A church bell brought to Arizona in 1860 by overland freight now rings in St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel in Suparland at the canyon’s base. The bell once served Chloride Mo have county’s fire alarm and was carried down the trail by pack train. The quonset hut chapel, set in red stone quarried from canyon walls, was lowered by helicopter last spring.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Suparland
Grand Canyon
Chloride
Mohave County
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Chapel
Cayon
U. S. Experts Survey Vienna Electric Rates
A US power mission led by Nevin E Funk Gabriel G Wessenhauer Harry S Miller John Montgomery and Lt Col S Chittick visits Vienna to study Austrian electricity rates and rate structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
United States
Nevin E. Funk
Philadelphia Electric Co
Gabriel G. Wessenhauer
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harry S. Miller
Wisconsin Public Service Co
John Montgomery
State Department
Five Old Bottles Stage Prague Theatre Entertainment
Prague government salvage campaign promotes industry stocks by using five old bottles in a theatre production. The Karlin Umoni Lida theatre presented a show featuring two large dance bands titled entertainment for five bottles as part of this effort.
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Prague
Prague Karlin Umoni Lida Theatre
Bethlehem steel plans early bargaining on social insurance
E. G. Grace, chairman of Bethlehem, said in a letter to company employees that Bethlehem is prepared to bargain at once on social insurance with the understanding that benefits will be enlarged. He also said the firm is ready to study its pension plan with the union as a preliminary step to bargaining on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem
Grace
Court Refreshes Driver Memory on Wild Cash
One legged John Edmund Page admitted dangerous driving after a police chase in Brisbane. A motorcycle officer recounted Page’s actions including passing trams, overtakings, collisions, and a hospital landing before a $166 fine.
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Brisbane
John Edmund Page
Page
Free Lunch Returns To Bar in Egypt
Cairo reports a local bar serving a free lunch with each beer. The plate includes tuna fish roast beef liver two rolls olives peanuts cucumber squares a heap of dry Arab bread and a plate of tehena. Steaks are extra.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lenin's Volume 25 Published in Moscow
Moscow reports volume 25 of the Works of Lenin has been issued with seven previously unavailable articles. Pravda notes the volume includes The State and Revolution, and states post July 1917 works were written underground during Lenin's hiding from the Provisional Government.
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Moscow
Lenin
Pravda
Tape removal method for Scotch tape on book pages
The National Bureau of Standards advises moistening the reverse page with carbon tetrachloride via a soft cloth or absorbent cotton until the adhesive softens and loosens. Repeat as needed, then wipe to remove remaining adhesive without damaging the paper surface.
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National Bureau of Standards
Campbell Heads Ticket Sales for Snow White Show
J. Ott, general chairman for the Rotary sponsored state production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, announces ticket committee appointments. Campbell leads ticket sales with Starkey advertising Browning arrangements Keen and Leatherman publicity. Penthouse Production Co. of New York presents the three act musical at Hanaley auditorium on October 4 at 7:30 p.m.
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J. Ott
Rotary
Seven Dwarfs
Hotinger backs high school driving courses after Philadelphia trip
J A Hotinger, chairman of the Winchester Frederick County Safety Council student driver training program, reports H G Kemper of American Motorists Insurance Co. urged support for high school driving courses. Kemper cites youth accident rates 50 percent above average and claims courses cut teen crashes by half. Mrs Hotinger joined Hotinger in Philadelphia.
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J. A. Hotinger
Winchester-Frederick County Safety Council
Philadelphia
Hotinger
H. G. Kemper
American Motorists Insurance Co
Pennsylvania
Kemper
America
Should a wedding gift go to the bride not groom
A guide states it is incorrect to send a wedding gift to the groom's home. Gifts for weddings should be sent to the bride so she can receive and open the package.
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L. A
Hagerstown Rent Controls Removed
Washington reports Tighe E. Woods announced the removal of rent controls in the Hagerstown defense rental area.
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Hagerstown
Washington
Tighe E. Woods
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Virginia News
SCV Reunion
SCV
Little Rock
Ark
J. W.W. Moore
Selma
Ala
Virginia Military Institute
Bergen
Josephus Naff
R.T.R
A & Growers Supply Company
Cameron
JCC
McCormick-Deering
Allis-Chalmers
Mower, A & Cultiva
U. S
Steel
Campbell
John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
St. Joseph
de Ruce Glaize & Bro
Chapman's
Plymouth
Ford Station Wagson Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich
S. Loudoun St
Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Order of the Golden Rule
Tommy D. Lockhart
Schoolers Hill
Lamp Motor CO
Clearbrook
Robert Collis & Son
Inwood
W. Va
Winchester Furniture
So. C
Barter Theatre
Oe “Tees
Oak Grove
Clearbrook, VA
Conoco
Hunter
Continental Oil
J. T. Kremer
Haya
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