Aberdeen Angus Sale Set for Warrenton October 14
The seventh annual fall sale of the Virginia Aberdeen Angus Association will be held at North Wales Club Warrenton on October 14 beginning at 10 a.m. The show features seven classes and three championships judged by Dr. C D Love. The West Galway cup goes to the supreme champion. A 1 p.m. sale led by New York auctioneer Col Fred Repp er will offer 49 animals from 22 consignors including Annandale Farm Upperville and other Virginia breeders. Luncheon at noon and a buffet supper follow.
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Warrenton
Virginia Aberdeen Angus Association
North Wales Club
C. D. Love
Extension Husbandryman
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Community League
Warrenton High School
New York
Fred Repper
North Wales
James T. Pierce
George W. Cutting
Cutting
Kidnap Hero Cecil Wetzel Honored on West Coast
Sawmill owner Cecil Wetzel forty of Hillsborough California hailed as hero after capturing armed kidnapper Muhlenbroich who abducted three year old Marc de Tristan Wetzel received a flying tackle and the San Francisco fair proclaimed Cecil Wetzel Day in recognition of his actions.
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Cecil Wetzel
West Coast
Marc de Tristan
Hillsborough
Cal
Wetzel
Muhlenbroich
San Francisco
Norfolk and Western to Build Norfolk Warehouse
Norfolk and Western Railway approves a $720000 warehouse project at Sewells Point between piers A and B in Norfolk. The facility 227 feet wide and 1175 feet long will expand storage to support the piers with work to start in about 60 days.
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Norfolk
The
Norfolk and Western Railway
Philadelphia
Sewells Point
Clara Driscoll and Hutcheson to speak at Stratford Lee program
The Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation announced Mrs. Clara Driscoll of Corpus Christi and Judge Joseph C. Hutcheson of Houston will headline the Stratford program on October 12. A manuscript of Sidney Lanier’s memorial address will be presented, followed by the library acceptance and plans for a permanent building.
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Stratford
Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation
Clara Driscoll
Corpus Christi
Texas
Joseph C. Hutcheson
Houston
Robert E. Lee
Charles D. Lanier
Robert E
Lée Davis
Waco
Louis M. Dabney
Dallas
General Lee
U. S. Engineer Corps
Toll Bridge In Havre De Grace Nets Near 60000 In First Month
Cash registers on the Susquehanna river toll bridge in Havre de Grace Maryland rang up nearly $60000 before the end of its first month in operation. State roads commission auditor William A. Codd reported vehicles crossed the $4.8 million span from August 28 to September 23 totaling 271254 with Labor Day traffic included. Through September 22 tolls reached $59706.
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Havre DE Grace
Susquehanna River
William A. Codd
State Roads Commission
Codd
Strange bird puzzles Hagerstown police
A large long necked bird landed in a Hagerstown yard and, after being exhausted from a long flight, surrendered to police. Officials speculated it could be a crane or seagull, creating a puzzling identity for bird lovers.
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Hagerstown
Patrick pitches 16 innings in one game both teams
Ambitious Pat Patrick, a softball pitcher in Phoenix, won and lost the same game 2 to 1. He pitched for both teams on the mound, facing 16 innings with five hits for the winner and seven for the losers. He did not bat against himself.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pat Patrick
Everybody's Cook Book Tested Approved
An advertisement highlights Everybody's Cook Book as a practical guide with 300 recipes for small family units of four to six, plus sections on table setting, shopping tips, and cooking timelines. The offer sells for fifteen cents postpaid via Information Bureau, Frederick.
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Frederick
Democrats Rally in Richmond for Roosevelt Wallace Byrd Satterfield
A mass meeting and rally in Richmond on October 5 will support the Roosevelt Wallace Byrd Satterfield ticket. Principal speaker C O Conor Godrich of Fredericksburg, with Senators Byrd and Glass invited, will lead the event preceded by a torchlight parade. Col Robert T Barton opens the meeting with Rep Dave E Satterfield presenting Mr Goolrick.
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Richmond
C. O’conor Godrich
Fredericksburg
Byrd
Glass
Democratic Club
Third Precinct
Clay Ward
Robert T. Barton
City Democratic Committee
Dave E. Satterfield
Goolrick
Martinsburg Man Electrocuted Near Aldie Virginia
Robert S. Miller of Martinsburg West Virginia about 60 was electrocuted when he touched a live wire on Snickersville Pike half a mile from Aldie Virginia. His body lay beside a pole blown over by wind. Sheriff Paul Alexander identified him from papers in his pocket. Coroner Dr. John A. Gibson ruled electrocution. Miller's widow was notified.
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Leesburg
Robert S. Miller
Martinsburg
W. Va
Snickersville Pike
Aldie
Paul Alexander
Miller
John A. Gibson
Teenager Starts Tear Gas Fracas at Richmond Home
Eighteen year old Wilson Bradshaw reached for a brass ring on a jar in his West End apartment triggering a tear gas scare. Neighbors called the fire department as gas masked crews rushed in to remove an electric refrigerator. A jar Wilson opened proved to be a tear gas grenade used by officials years ago.
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Richmond
Wilson Bradshaw
West End
Fire Department
Wilson
Mamie Bradshaw
Senator Glass At Bankers' Association Dinner
In Lynchburg on September 26 Senator Carter Glass and Mrs. Glass travel to Atlantic City New Jersey to attend an American Bankers Association meeting as guests of honor at a dinner Thursday night. Association president Robert W. Hanes of Winston-Salem will present a parchment of esteem to the Virginia senator.
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Lynchburg
United States
Carter Glass
Virginia Crop Report Highlights Dry Week and Harvest Progress
The week ending September 21 saw virtually no rain across Virginia aiding hay corn and cotton harvests while pastures suffer from dryness. Temperatures averaged near normal with a high of 95 at Farmville and a low of 36 at Floyd. Apple harvest is active though some fruit sizes and peaches are uneven. oats and barley planting begins in eastern regions.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Floyd
Richmond
Norfolk
Farmville
Williamsburg and
Dale Enterprise
Walkerton
Dr Shantz to Dedicate Area at Big Levels Reserve
Dr Homer LeRoy Shantz head of the U S Forest Service wildlife division will represent the agency at the dedication of the Big Levels Wildlife Management Area near Waynesboro Virginia. The 32000 acre reserve houses a wildlife lab and propagation operation. Other speakers include A Willis Robertson Carl D Shoemaker Ira Noel Gabrielson William Snow and Paul Blandford.
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Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia Wildlife Federation
Waynesboro Game and Fish Protective Association
U. S. Forest Service
A. Willis Robertson
House
Select Committee On Conservation of Wildlife Resources
Carl D. Shoemaker
Senate Wildlife Commit
Ira Noel Gabrielson
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
William S. Snow
Virginia Commission of Game & Inland Fisheries
Paul S. Blandford
Former Sheriff John F. Taylor Dies in Augusta
John F. Taylor 77, longtime Augusta county public official and former deputy treasurer, died in Staunton. Funeral 4:30 Thursday at his residence with Thorn Rose cemetery burial. He served 50 years in Augusta public life and 20 years as Bev erley Manor district revenue commissioner. Survived by widow, five sons, a daughter, and several brothers and sisters. He promoted fine horse breeding and trained many five gaited saddle horses in the state.
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Staunton
John F. Taylor
Augusta County
Thornrose
Taylor
Beverley Manor
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Edward Jenkins
Red Gate
Clarke County
Annandale Farm
Upperville
Brandy Rock
Brandy
Broadview Farm
Canterbury Farm
Loy J. Coffman
Toms Brook
Creswell
Angus
Orange
James B. Dillard
Winton Farm
Clifford
C. B. Feagans
Valley Vist
Peter M. Gann
Burnside Farm
Rectortown
Wallace D. Kenyon
Crest Hill
Paul Lewellyn
Pen-Y-Bourn
Julia Sherer
Meander
Locust Dale
Charles T. Neale
Rockland Farm
Gordonsville
L. W. Turner
Elkton Farm
Forest
John Irving Woodriff
Stantolina Farm
Somerset
Norfolk Warehouse
Aelit- Greyhounds
Greyhound
N. Braddock
Knoxville
B.C
Lexington
Tran Omer
Servistan
Sears
Sears Servistan
Sears Easy
E. Boscawen St
Winchester
Will
Lee
Strange Bird
D. C
Martinsburger
Senator Glass
Bankers’ Meeting
Virginia
Dr. Shantz
Winchester Furniture CO
Dakar
Charles de Gaulle
West African
Augusta
Goodyear
Oak Bend Op
Loudoun St
Solenberger’s Hardware
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