Police Court Notes: Moore and Helsley Fines
Quenton Moore of Ft Belvoir cited for no operator license and registration with a $15.25 fine. George Edward Helsley of Winchester cited for speeding with a $14.25 fine. Also notes a trivia query about the White House automobile and President Taft’s motorist era with White Steamer and Pierce Barrow cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quenton Moore
Ft. Belvoir
George Edward Helsley
Winchester
White House
Taft
Pierce-Barrow
80 LUCKY Summer dress pattern advertisement
Advertisement for a slender princess dress pattern R4891 in women's sizes 34 through 48. Mentions center seam zipper, pleated skirt, cuffed pockets, simple to sew with illustrated instructions. Pattern requires 454 yards of 35 inch fabric. price 35 cents. mail to Anne Adams, Winchester Evening Star pattern dept, New York address.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West L7th
New York
N. Y
Pvt. Rinker In Korea
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Rinker of 346 Virginia Ave announce their son Pvt. Roy C. Rinker is now serving in Korea with the 2nd Military Police Company of the 2nd Infantry Division. His APO address is RA13411775 2nd M P Co 2nd Inf Div APO 248 Postmaster San Francisco Cal.
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R. D. Rinker
Virginia Ave
Roy C. Rinker
Korea
2Nd
M. P. Co
APO
San Francisco
Cal
Pvt James Hoover stationed at Fort Knox Ky
Pvt James L Hoover son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Hoover Route 2 and husband of Patricia Pelder now living with her parents Route 2 is stationed at Fort Knox Ky He attended Bryarly School and entered service on March 19 of the current year Address Pvt James L Hoover US 52136800 Brig C 67th AFA Bn Res Comd 3rd Armored Div Fort Knox Ky
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James L. Hoover
Theodore Hoover
Route 2
Patricia Pelder
John Pelder
Fort Knox
Hoover
Bryarly School
Brig. C
67Th Afa Bn
3Rd Armored Div
Fort Knox, Ky
Signal Corps Officer Follows Long Road to Commission
Franklin C. Duckworth of 127 N. Loudoun St. earned a second lieutenant commission in the Army on a Wednesday. A Honolulu High School and University of Alabama alum, he entered the Army in May 1951 after six years in the Marine Corps. Duckworth is part of OCS class of 54 at Fort Monmouth, the fourth since Signal Corps training began last September, with 159 prior commissioned candidates in three classes. The program included 22 weeks of intensive classroom and field instruction, focusing on general military and leadership training and the operation of Signal Corps communications equipment.
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Franklin C. Duckworth
N. Loudoun St
Army
Honolulu
T. H
University of Alabama
Marine Corps
OCS
Fort Monmouth
Signal Corps
Army Commission
Duckworth
Paul E Berry Completes Army Basic Training
Paul E Berry son of Mrs R A Berry of 422 S Loudoun 5Bt has completed basic training at Fort Lee. He attended Handley High School and entered the Army on February 19 of this year. He will receive MOS training and then be assigned to a permanent unit.
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Paul E. Berry
R A. Berry
S. Loudoun
Quartermaster Replacement Training Center
Fort Lee
Pvt. Berry
Handley High School
Army
Local Men Return From Korean Waters
Lloyd W. Ambrose and Robert C. Catir aboard the USS Wisconsin are returning to Norfolk after four months in the combat zone off Korea. The 45,000 ton battleship covered over 25,000 miles and fired more than 8,000 pounds of ammunition with a 2,000 man crew.
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Lloyd W. Ambrose
USN
Elmer G. Ambrose
Mount Williams
Robert C. Catir
Betty Lou Catir
United States
Korean
Norfolk
Two Estates Open in Shenandoah Valley Garden Week
Garden Week in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley will feature Meadow View Farm and Toll House Farm in Rockingham County. Meadow View, home of the Stickleys, shows a 2000 boxwood display and a historic house with black walnut library, while Toll House Farm, once owned by Valentine Sevier, sits on Route 11 near Harrisonburg with a 18th century house and later additions.
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Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
John Sevier
Tennessee
Blue Ridge
Meadow View Farm
Toll House Farm
Rockingham County
Dichway U. 8S
Harrisonburg
Thomas W. Heitz
Lloyd 5& Keehn
Valentine Sevier
Michael Boyer
Sevier
Boyer
Sebastian Marche
James M. Bradford
Heitz
Keehn
John C. Bradford
England
Cost of discovering a barrel of oil now and in past
The cost to locate a barrel of oil today runs over 50 cents, versus about 10 to 15 cents in the 1930s. Only one exploratory well in 12 has produced.
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L. C
Patrol bomber arrives safely in Greenland
A Navy patrol bomber with 17 crew members landed safely in Greenland after 19 days trapped on an ice island 60 miles from the North Pole. An engine failure on takeoff from a polar flight led to the rescue and repair by an Air Force crew from Kodiak. Authorities assess polar water and ice conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
Washington
North Pole
Air Force
Kodiak
Alaska
Navy
Polar
Soviets Claim They Invented Superior TV
Moscow says its television is far ahead of foreign systems. I Gribov asserts Moscow broadcasts in 625 lines since 1948 with 25 frames per second, beating 525-line USA and 405-line Britain. Moscow schedules six nightly transmissions with theaters like the Moscow Art Theatre contributing.
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Moscow
I. Gribov
United States
Moscow Television Center
Moscow Art Theatre
Maly
Vakhtangova Theatre
Tula
Viladimir
U.S
France Transmits on Two Television Standards in 441 and 819 Lines
The text notes living 441 line and another 819 line standards used in France. It mentions the range of stations and that regu lar reception at distances of 125 miles or more is not unusual in the United States with special antennas and boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Correct term for an automobile power unit
Technical usage favors engine for the automobile powerplant the internal combustion engine provides motive power. Among engineers motor usually denotes an electric motor though motor can broadly denote any device converting energy.
West German Leader Urges Parley on German Unification
Kurt Schumacher led Western powers in a rush to meet with Soviet leaders over a proposal to unite Germany. He warned that no one knows if such a chance will arise again.
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Parley
Bonn
Kurt Schumacher
Russia
Germany
Origin of the mile from Romans and mille thousand
The mile originated with the Romans as a thousand paces. The term mile derives from the Latin mille meaning thousand, establishing its ancient measurement basis.
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By Hana Felons
N. Braddock St
Westinghouse
Coerme
Vette
Anderson
O James Hoover
Ft. Knox
Franklin Duckworth
Toll House
Gusta
Dana Stickley
John Stephenson
Stephenson
John Hindman
Hindman
Augusta
Kyles
Edward 8. Kemper
Kemper
Herings
Stickleys
Flowers
Wire Everywhere Flower Shop
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester Plate Glass Co
Fairfax Lane
Mac’s
Fat
Anstray
Mac
Ae Garage
Driv
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