Ridley to Enroll for Doctor of Philosophy Degree at University
Virginia News reports Ridley will enroll in the University extension and become the first Black race member to seek a PhD there. Dean Stiles notes President Col W. Darden Jr approved the plan as a federal court prepares to rule on September 5. Ridley teaches education and psychology after completing language requirements and preliminary exams. He earned a cum laude BA from Howard in 1931 and a master's from the same university in 1933.
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University of
Howard
Iisit
Weather and crop report for Virginia state fields
The U S extension and Weather Bureau report notes soil moisture ample and land in excellent condition for plowing and disking. Rain averaged 1.29 inches, helping the month surpass normal totals. Hay damaged by wet weather. corn cotton and peanuts maturing slower. tobacco harvest progressing. barley harvest about 70 percent complete.
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Richmond
U. S
Extension Service
Weather Bureau
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Tent Meeting Gunner Sentenced to a Year
Emory Richardson of Wolfe Creek was sentenced to 12 months in prison after a Giles County jury found him guilty of felonious wounding and wilful shooting for firing a shotgun into a revival tent meeting injuring three people. He said he fired because the noise kept him awake.
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Pearlsburg
Emory Richardson
Wolfe Creek
Richardson
Giles County
W. L. Sexton, Jr
Direct Testimony in County Defense in Covington Annexation Suit
Alleghany County wrapped up direct testimony before a three judge court in the county defense against Covington's annexation suit. The town was set to begin cross examination of county witnesses over 3,761 acres of county territory.
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Covington
Alleghany County
Educator Praises Virginia Schools
Dowell J. Howard state superintendent addresses Madison College convention urging Virginians to fairly appraise public schools and trust in the system. He says good teaching is key to public confidence and that schools must support, not replace, home instruction for the next generation of teachers.
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Harrisonburg
Building Permits Issued for Homes Near Winchester
John M. Hepfer of Stephenson gains permit to erect a five room semi bungalow three miles north of Winchester on Route 1 with an estimated cost of 6000 dollars. Boyd Unger of Route 2 secures a permit for a four room log house at Old Bethel Church costing 2000 dollars.
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John M. Hepfer
Stephenson
Winchester
Boyd Unger
Old Bethel Church
What is suttee and its origins in India
Suttee is the practice of burning a widow on her husband’s funeral pyre. It prevailed among some Indian sects. banned by England in 1829 but persisted outside British jurisdiction later in the century. The term comes from Sanskrit be meaning faithful.
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India
England
Sale Notice in Winchester Virginia 1950
By virtue of a court order in the Whit ing vs Merritt case in Winchester Virginia a Plymouth sedan Motor No DVT 22566 will be sold at H W Wherts Garage 665 N Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia for cash at 11 00 A M September 30 1950. G G Baker Sergeant Coleman Dunn auctioneer.
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Winchester
Virginia
H. W. Whert
Loudoun Street
Whiting
Bodies recovered after Creswell colliery disaster in England
Grimy rescue workers pulled 47 miners from the fire wrecked Creswell colliery with 1 000 feet of coal shaft still dangerous. Three other victims were recovered last night and five more seen but unreachable. Fifty men in town memorials. 120 escaped from the main shaft as Britain’s worst mining disaster since 1947.
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England
Creswell
Britain
Whitehaven
Mrs. M A Newlin Dies at 96 at Valley Avenue Home
Margaret Ann Newlin 96 widow of John E Newlin died at 10 30 a m at her residence 1224 Valley Avenue Born August 25 1854 in Frederick County she was a daughter of Jacob W and Susan Loy She was a member of the Chambersville Presbyterian Church Surviving are a brother Robert Loy Falls Church VA and three sisters Mrs Mary Picker ing Winchester Mrs Emma Lowery Frederick County and Mrs Minnie Wisecarver Knoxville Funeral arrangements pending remains at Jones Funeral Home
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Margaret Ann Newlin
John E. Newlin
Valley Avenue
Frederick County
Jacob W
Susan Boyce Loy
Presbyterian Church
Chambersville
Robert Loy
Falls Church
Mary Pickering
Winchester
Emma Lowery
Minnie Wisecarver
Knoxville
Tennessee
Jones Funeral Home
Huge Tomato Grown Near Here
Harry Warren of north of Stephens City brought a tomato weighing one pound and fourteen ounces to The Winchester Star office. He grew it at home and attributes success to staking and trimming, noting many others were nearly as large.
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Harry Warren
Stephens City
Winchester Star Office
Warren
Like A Letter From Home The Evening Star On Campus
Campus readers are invited to subscribe to The Evening Star for daily student news coverage. The call emphasizes convenient home delivery with the phone number 3424 for subscriptions.
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Evening Star
County Sheriff Declares Whistler Case Closed
St Charles Parish Sheriff Leon C. Vial Jr. says there is no real whistler threatening Paradis residents. He notes prank calls frightened 18-year-old Jacqueline Cadow and her fiancé state trooper Herbert Belsam, who obtained a marriage license and plan to wed Sunday.
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Hahnville
Whistler
St. Charles Parish
Leon C. Vial, Jr
Paradis
Clifford Cadow
Bi-State Tourney Opens With Semi finals Schedule
A Shaughnessey playoff begins Sunday in the Bi-State baseball league. Gore faces Bergton at Bergton at 2 30 p m and Lost City meets Oak Grove at the same time. Winners advance to a one game final next Sunday. Bergton topped the loop, Oak Grove second, Gore third, followed by Lost City Wardensville Timber Ridge Moorefield and Star Tannery.
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Shaughnessey
Gore
Bergton
Lost City
Oak Grove
Wardensville
Timber Ridge
Moorefield
Star Tannery
Seasonal Sales Directory for Winchester and Vicinity
A list of upcoming auctions and estate sales across Winchester Berryville Berryville area counties including farms, livestock, furniture, household goods, machinery, and real estate. Events run September 29 to October 21 with times from morning to early afternoon at multiple locations and estates.
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Fisher & Bailey Bros
Spring Garden
Stephenson
M. D. Goodrich & Son
Coolspring
Berryville
Bessie M. Fiddle
North Winchester
Georgia A. Bean
White Post
Jesse Dix
Fairview Ave
Winchester
Turner & Harper Construction Co
E. King St
Strasburg
Bessie Whitacre
Loudoun St
Clarence Houghton
Laura Everhart
E. Cork St
Elmer E. Orndorff
S. Cameron St
Cameron St
BE. Gerrard St
James P. Reardon
Frederick County Court House
South
J. Randolph Larrick
Glaize
Calvin Kibler
Edinburg
Cops Needed on Battlefront To Straighten our Traffic
HAL BOYLE reports on crowded frontline traffic as American and South Korean troops push toward Seoul Beachhead. Brig. Gen. Frank W. Allen jokes about Irish cops to untangle jams while VIPs face grim realities of war and casualties en route to victory.
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North Star
New York
Frank W. Allen
Washington, D. C
Peath First Cavalry Divi
Seoul
Quiz answer list sparks debate on history terms
The page presents nine terms and figures: mass murder of whole peoples, Woodrow Wilson, Pennsylvania, No, Sir Isaac Newton, steel industry, love making, a new clause added to a will after its execution, and not only the armed forces.
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Woodrow Wilson
Pennsylvania
Isaac Newton
Steel Industry
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Rato Enter Avalier’s” Banks
Funeral Services
Rose E. Lauck
Mary Forney
Gunner
Clarke CO
Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron
South Main
Spring Garden Farm
Winchester and
Charles Town Road
Stephenson Depot
Summit Point
Fti
O'Sullivan
G. F. Royal Domine
Guernsey
Fishel & Bailey Bros
W. F
Buddy) ARTRIP/ Jr
Joe Jolliffe
Sergeant’s Sale
G. G. Baker
Coleman Dunn
M.A. Newlin
Department of Agriculture
State Road
Stony Creek
J. P. Bauserman
D. Chas. Foltz
Shenandoah River
Castleman Bridge
Allis-Chalmers WC
Case
Todd
Bendix
Lm, Ang
Pet
Pereprect Gypsum
John W
Rosenberger and Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
Hal Boyle
Korea
Army
N. Cameron St
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Henkel M. Lamp
Wervel
W. Adams
oKrean Theatre
Mary and
Elizabeth
Aero LLP Pe Saa
Chan
B. F. Goodrich
Tommy D. Lockhart
M-M
McCulloch Chain Saw
Frick Sawmill
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