Mrs. F. Shumate Rites Tomorrow
Mrs. Francis Emogene Shumate 88 died at home Saturday. Widow of Charles F. Shumate of Clarke County she was born in Benedict Maryland. Surviving children include Charles F. Shumate Conshohocken J Tilman Shumate Winchester T Maynard Shumate Baltimore Iris E Shumate Arlington H J Welsh Lincoln and six others. Funeral at First Baptist Church Winchester officiated by Rev T Clark with interment Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Francis Emogene Shu Mate
Piternurs
Charles F. Shumate
Clarke County
Benedict
Hilary and
Elizabeth Sowers Burch
Conshocken
J. Tilman Shumate
Winchester
T. Maynard Shumate
Baltimore
Iris E. Shumate
Arlington
H. J. Welsh
Lincoln
Berryville
T. Clark
First Baptist
Green Hill Cemetery
Berkeley Harris
William Burtner
B. B. Mckay
Harry Cook
Julian Everly
Tom Timberlake
Tech Meets Virginia in Big Six clash at Charlottes
Virginia Tech hosts Virginia in a marquee Atlantic showdown. Randolph Macon faces William and Mary while Washington and Lee meet Maryland in the Southern Conference schedule.
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Virginia Tech
Virginia
Charlottes
Randolphon
Wilam
Williamsburg
Maryland
Washington d Lee
Sales Directory Apr 20 to May 7 Highlights
Auction items include Wm Fogle man at 3098 Cameron St selling household goods April 20 1 pm B H Potts near Winchester on U S 11 furniture and household goods April 21 1 pm R J Gibson Paris Va school property antiques and farm equipment April 22 10 am Mrs Mary Mollie Lindamood Winchester 7108 Loudoun St real estate and personal property May 7 10 am Elijah Puffinburger estate Reynolds Store area livestock farm goods and real estate
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Loudoun St
Winchester
Elijah Puffinburger
Reynolds Store
Rts
McCormick - Deering
McCormick-Deering
Berliners See Russia Seeking Face-Saving Exit From Blockade
Berliners report Moscow seeking a diplomatic path to lift the Berlin blockade while preserving face. German eastern zone officials press for inter zonal trade, with American authorities insisting no trade until the blockade ends. Die Welt cites Dekanosov guiding proposals as part of a decisive turn, while Wilkinson notes informal talks and a doomed two year plan without Western goods. Rail directora in the Russian zone also urge free transport to avert railroad bankruptcy.
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Berlin
Germany
Die Welt
Hamburg
Vladimir Dekanosov
Hitler Germany
Lawrence Wilkinson
Lucius D. Clay
German Economic Commission
Frankfurt
Wilkinson
Seven Winchester Lions to honor active members
The Winchester Lions plan awards for club members Rebert Smith Marvin Weaver C F Schenck Robert Jasper John Glaize Earl Crowser and James R Alexander for boosting membership. Willard Spaid will be inducted as a new member. The meeting will focus on business.
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Winchester Lions
Rebert Smith
Marvin Weaver
C. F. Schenck
Robert Jasper
John Glaize
Earl Crowser
James R. Alexander
Willard Spaid
Douglasville mill workers face wage cuts as mill shuts
Douglas Cotton Mills manager M T McDearmid says a 15 percent wage cut would not keep the mill open despite 600 workers’ 10 percent sacrifice. He notes cloth prices prevent profitability, calling the town a dead town as the mill closes. The mill is owned by Courtland Palmer of New York.
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M. T. McDearmid
Douglas Cotton Mills
Douglassville
Douglasville
McDearmid
Courtland Palmer
New York
Congress Asked To Rule on Fate of Malmedy Killers
Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall urged Congress to decide on commutation or execution for six German storm troopers sentenced for the Malmedy massacre of 160 U.S. soldiers. Senate Armed Services Committee opened a broader probe while Royall noted his authority to recommend clemency.
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Congress
Washington
Kenneth Royall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Royall
Perfect Lower Jaw of Prehistoric Man Found in Transvaal
Dr. Robert Broom the Transvaal museum fossil curator announced in Lynchburg that a massive nearly complete lower jaw from Swartkrang man was unearthed after his U S arrival from Pretoria on March 25 He said the find may shed new light on human history.
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Transvaal
Lynchburg
Robert Broom
Swartkrang
Broom
United States
Pretoria
South Africa
Sweet Briar College
Transvaal Museum
Answers to the Daily Quiz list
The page presents ten quiz answers dated from Washington D C through various topics. It identifies Washington D C hummingbird March 20 Dominican Republic May 1 Charles G Dawes A Christmas pie fifty and a trio Washington Oregon and California and a kind of boat.
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Washington, D. C
Dominican Republic
Charles G. Dawes
Washington
Oregon
California
Murdered mother found. husband questioned in Cambridge
Cambridge, April 18. Gloria Rich, 30, mother of three, was strangled in her apartment. Police say they questioned a Newton man, husband of the victim, whose body lay in the bedroom. Neighbors heard crying from the children and found injury to the throat and chest. The children present were twins Judy and Joyce, aged six, and Allan, four.
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Cambridge
Mass
Newton Man
Gloria Rich
Train Service Loss Shrugs Off Schedule Improvements
Baltimore and Ohio officials say the Brunswick to Strasburg trains 54 and 58 lose about 2500 monthly. A conference with Mayor M B Clowe Jr and Chamber of Commerce official Eugene Sakers followed a request to withdraw the passenger trains. The SCC set May 9 for a public hearing on the proposal. Charles Town JCC opposes withdrawal.
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J. A. Lewis
Washington
A. Douglas Steuart
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
M. B. Clowe Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Eugene Sakers
SCC
Baltimore and Ohio
Harpers Ferry
Brunswick
Strasburg
State Corporation Commission
Charles Town Jcc
Eight Reburials Scheduled at National Cemetery
Eight World War II burials will be reinterred at a national cemetery with two individual services at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Julian Bullock for Pfc. Robert J. Sumner and Sgt. William J. Wohl, and group services at 2:30 p.m. led by Rev. Paul E. Dick for Capt. Burdete S. Inlow, 1st Lt. John W. Pennfield, Sgt. Robert A. McKinley Jr., 2d Lt. Robert A. Neumer, Sgt. Siegfried Profe, and Robert L. Zeller. families plan to attend except Mrs. Profe.
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National Cemetery
Toy
Julian Bullock
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Robert J. Sumner
Harold Sumner
Loretto
William J. Wohl
Albert Wohl
Duquesne
Paul E. Dick
First Brethren’ Church
Burdette S. Inlow
Helen Inlow
Newark
Ohio
John W. Pennfield
Levant M. Pennfield
Landsdowne
Robert A. McKinley Jr
Robert A. McKinley
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert A. Neumer
Arthur E. Neumer
Bronxville
Siegfried Co
Freida M
Englewood Cliffs
N. J
Robert L. Zeller
Joe L. Zeller
Valparaiso
Sprinkle
Profe
Easter Collision Fatalities Reported Across Virginia Roads
A string of Easter traffic incidents leaves several dead including William Waverly Willis 29 and Violet Jordan Willis 27 from Dabneys Louisa County after a collision on R 250 near Richmond. Others named are Joseph Lee Grey 29 Bowling Green Linwood Reed Jr 2 Balti more and James Lightfoot 50 Philadelphia all noted from non collision crashes or hospital injuries.
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Warrenton
William Waverly Willis
Violet Jordan Willis
Dabneys
Louisa County
Richmond
Joseph Lee Grey
Bowling Green
Sparta
James A. Churchman
Eastham
Charlottesville
Bobby L. Edmondson
Fort Belvoir
Stoney Creek
Linwood Reed Jr
Baltimore
Taft backs housing program against GOP critics
In remarks on the housing bill, Flanders endorses the program as sound social welfare legislation. He cites Sen. Taft of Ohio and argues Republicans must support welfare measures for low income families or face voter backlash and potential party demise. He insists the program's cost is reasonable and not bankruptcy threatening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Taft
Republican Party
Anders
Sen- SS
Ohio
Taft
Flanders
Killian outlines human tion in polytechnic learning vision
Dr. Killian promotes a human centered approach blending philosophy and science in polytechnic education. He says VPI can advance by combining technical and liberal arts training to prepare men for industry commerce and public service. Dr Newman became president in August 1947 succeeding Dr Hutcheson who was named chancellor.
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Killian
VPI
Commonwealth
South
Newman
John R. Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Inaugural Guests Welcome By University Leader
Dr. Newman, Hampden-Sydney graduate aged 53, welcomed inaugural guests. He previously served as vice-president of VPI from 1946 until his election to the presidency.
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Newman
Hampden-Sydney
VPI
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