Two Soldiers Die In Auto Accident Near Culpeper
Two soldiers William H Perkins 24 and Earl Nathan LeMay 26 of Fort Belvoir died in a two car crash on U S Route 29 seven miles south of Culpeper Virginia. State Police also reported the death of Vickie Ellen Francis 23 of Franklin and the April 5 death of Walter Hite 47 of McKenny after separate crashes in Dinwiddie County and on Route 644.
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Richmond
Culpeper
Virginia
William H. Perkins
Earl Nathan LeMay
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Belvoir
Vickie Ellen Francis
Franklin
Southampton County
Walter Hite
McKenny
Dinwiddie
Hite
Healing evangelist Roberts draws crowds amid controversy
Police report no arrests after a disorderly disturbance at Grace Baptist Temple during a healing campaign led by Tulsa preacher Roberts. The event drew capacity crowds and stretcher cases, fueling debate over his claimed cures and the legitimacy of his Healing Waters outreach and magazine. Grace Baptist Temple operates independently preaching fundamental Bible truths.
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M. L. Harvey
Roberts
Tulsa
Okla
American Legion
Healing Waters
Grace Baptist Temple
Arnold
Senator Guest to Tour Belgian Congo and Kenya
State Senator Raymond R. Guest of Warren County will depart next Monday for a 60 day trip to Kenya and the Belgian Congo. He is joined by W Tayloe Murphy of Warsaw, a Virginia House member. They will fly to Paris, drive to Spain, cross the Mediterranean to North Africa, then travel by truck named African Queen into Africa. They plan to photograph animal life and natives for personal enjoyment.
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Raymond R. Guest
Warren County
Kenya
Belgian Congo
Africa
W. Tayloe Murphy
Warsaw
Virginia House
Paris
Spain
Mediterranean
North Africa
Eisenhower Leads GOP Delegates As Campaigns Open
In a New York poll Eisenhower led Taft 17 to 14 for GOP convention delegates. Kefauver urged tough action to end the Korean stalemate. Kansas backers claimed 19 of 22 Eisenhower delegates. Warren spoke at a 100 dollar plate New York dinner as the Republican primary pace heats up.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Defense Department
New York State
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Taft
San Diego
Kefauver
Far West
United States
Kansas
Earl Warren
California
New York County
N. Y
Republican Committee
John Marshall Butler
Maryland
Eland
Theodore McKeldin
Paris
McKeldin
New Festival Song to Debut at Shenandoah Apple Blossom Fest
A new song When It's Apple Blossom Time In Virginia written for the twenty-fifth Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will debut in Winchester. The Apple Blossom Quartet with Marne Schold as writer and Richard Malaby arranging will perform at Capitol Theater amid a TV preview program.
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Virginia
Winchester
Capitol Theater
Washington
Apple Blossom Quartet
Peggy Haymaker
Barbara Wheeler
Marvin K. Hutchinson
Charlie Lillis
Marne Schold
Clarke County
Richard Malaby
New York City
Richard E. Rush
Laura Turner
Phil Whitney
Capitol
Les Arnold
Rush
Apple Polishers
Allen Franks
Maynard McKee
George McFarland
Fred McKee
Blossomette
Pestival
Frankie Carle
Dewey Backing Eisenhower Moves Maryland Delegation
Governor Thomas E. Dewey supports Eisenhower while Butler warns McKeldin against presuming how Maryland's delegation will vote.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Eisenhower
Butler
McKeldin
Maryland
Local girls win cash in Shenandoah Valley contest
Eight area high school girls from Handley and James Wood receive cash prizes totaling 90 dollars at a Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association banquet in the George Washington Hotel. First through fourth places win 15, 12.50, 10 and 7.50 dollars. Winners read their essays as prizes distributed by association president Paul Terretta.
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Handley
James Wood
Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers’ Association
George Washington Hotel
Bullitt Claims Daladier Named Hiss as Soviet Agent in 1939
Former U.S. ambassador William C. Bullitt testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that in fall 1939 French premier Daladier reported two State Department officials named Hiss as Soviet agents. He recalled Daladier saying two brothers named Hiss and said he lacked prior knowledge of the Hiss name. Bullitt noted Alger Hiss was later imprisoned for lying about passing secrets to a Soviet spy ring and mentioned Donald Hiss also worked in the State Department. He also recalled Owen Lattimore urging immediate U.S. recognition of Outer Mongolia in 1936.
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Washington
William C Bullitt
U. S State Department
Hiss
Bullitt
Russia
Senate
Internal Security
Daladier
Owen Lattimore
U. S
Outer Mongolia
Costello Faces Potential Ten Years On Contempt Conviction
Costello’s attorney announced an appeal and bail request after a second contempt conviction. Costello offered no comment when asked for a statement. The previous trial in January ended in a hung jury.
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Senate
Costello
Nurse's Mistake Causes Death Of Mental Patient
In Middletown Connecticut a nurse at the state mental hospital caused the death of one patient and left another critically ill after mistaking a bottle of disinfectant for a cathartic. The error was attributed to Dorothy Callahan 41 a psychiatric aide reputedly of outstanding service who did not have her eyeglasses when selecting the bottle.
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Middletown
Conn
Edgar C. Yerbury
Yerbury
Dorothy Callahan
How the Leopard Got Its Name
The leopard is so called because of its spotted coat noted in early accounts. The name derives from naturalists describing the animal by its appearance rather than from a tale or myth.
Panther with white specks once dubbed cross of line and pard
In medieval belief the creature appeared as a hybrid of line and pard, a panther described with white specks along its body, linking its name to that imagined lineage.
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Plymouth
Shenandoah Motor CO
Valley Ave
Stieff
Prokie Fost
Kcme
Olsvewind
Dude
Federa
Jax
Opticians
W. Boscawen St
Wmal TV
Festival Television Committee
Frederick County
Association
Archie Frye
Areele Embrey
Shirley Hauptman
Ann Holler
Margaret Wilson
Doris Clem
Patsy Legee
Janice la Follette
Douglas Carper
Paul D. Beable
Paul Terretta
Manufacturers’ Asociation
Northern Virginia Power Company
Riverton
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
M. J. Grove Lime Company
National Fruit Product Company
Virginia Woolen Company
P. W. Plumly Company
APPLE
Opular Commercial
C&a&o
Grimes
Jonathan Peach
Brackett Dixired
Waynesboro
The
York Supreme
Rome
Nan Lowry
N. W. Greeing
Hale- Haven
York
Shipper
Red Sullivan
J. M. Waleee Krummel
Ynesboro
Chapman Motor CO
Miller's Hardware
Taylor Tots
Miller’s Hardware
Miller’s
Miller
Loudon
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WTOP
George
Loudoun
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