O Dwyer Transfers Million Between Mexico and U S
The State Department says Ambassador William O Dwyer sent 1 million dollars from Mexico to New York as a regular government transaction. It rejects claims of irregularity and notes reports may mislead the public while detailing the inquiry basis and statements from officials.
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Washington
State Department
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
New York
U. S
New York Daily News
Senate Crime Committee
House
Rep. Rooney
D-Ny
O'Dwyer
Michael McDermott
McDermott
Mexico City
Baldridge Continues on Virginia War Bond Drive
The state financing effort funds war bonds through the Baldridge program. Tulsa hosts the Jaycees national organization building at 21st and Main facing Boulder Park. The three level facility houses offices, printing, storage, and a broadcast booth for local station networks. Donors of 100 dollars are listed on a donor roll. 5 dollars or more appear in a permanent Book of Donors displayed in the building.
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Baldridge
Virginia
Main Streets
Boulder
Tulsa
Jaycee National Organization
Trust Fund
How's Your I Q Answers Revealed on Page Four
Answers to the quiz questions printed on Page 4 are listed: United States. Harlan F. Stone. invasion of North Africa. a word opposite in meaning. breaks up fat globules aiding digestion. an evangelist preacher. a peasant in an Arabic speaking country. sea and Mediterranean. His proposal of marriage was accepted by the girl.
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S. United States
Harlan F. Stone
North Africa
Sea
Mediterranean
Estate and Real Estate Auction Notices
Sale directory lists auctions for Mrs. Ruby Keffer near Whitacre Virginia and Capon Bridge area at 10 a m August 4. Estate of Frank H Clark near Winchester Route 50 at 1 p m August 11 with farming implements household furniture and antiques.
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Ruby Keffer
Whitacre
Capon Bridge
Frank H. Clark
Winchester
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook
Five day outlook for Virginia shows temperatures near to below normal with cooler weekend. Warmer trend expected early next week. Scattered showers are possible tonight and on Tuesday or Wednesday with roughly a quarter inch rainfall total.
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Virginia
Gun Used in Shooting Hangs Fire in Staunton Case
Police hunted today for a firearm of undetermined caliber used in the shooting of Elmer Higgins restaurant operator. Higgins, shot in the head, was found unconscious in his apartment and transported to University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville after a blood transfusion. He remained in grave condition as doctors removed a bullet fragment from his skull. A flattened bullet was found at Higgins office. No weapon was recovered. Police questioned several persons but filed no charges. Higgins had moved to Staunton from Harrisonburg 15 years ago and built a restaurant chain.
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Staunton
Elmer Higgins
Higgins
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
E. L. Bragg
Bragg
Charles F. Speck
Waynesboro
F. P. Blackwell
Harrisonburg
Three Youths Sentenced for Battery Thefts
Three Negro youths from the Army arrested for petty theft appeared before Judge John W. Rice in Police Court. Each received a one year sentence suspended for 90 days after guilty pleas. They confessed to entering Melton Used Car Co on N Loudoun Street and stealing batteries from three cars last night. Names listed include James H. Washington 22 Robert F. Williams 30 and Amos Carter 26.
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A. W.O L
John W. Rice
Melton
N. Loudoun Street
James H. Washington
Loudoun Street
Robert F. Williams
Stephens City
Amos Carter
Gibbons Street
Downtown crash damages three cars in Winchester
Police report three vehicles were damaged in a downtown collision on South Braddock Street around 4 PM. William C. Snarr’s 1939 Chevrolet was hit by Albert J. Oxendine’s 1947 Chevrolet, pushing Snarr’s car into a parked 1948 Pontiac. Estimated damages were $50 for Oxendine and $25 each for the other two vehicles.
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Winchester
John Wert
Winchester Police
William C. Snarr
Star Route
Strasburg
Braddock Street
Albert J. Oxendine
Towers
Utah
Snarr
W. G. Strosnider
Dayton
Ohio
Birthday of Haakon VII King of Norway
The article recalls Haakon VII born August 3 1872 in Copenhagen son of Frederick VIII. He became king when Norway declared independence in 1905 and his reign was interrupted by World War II with exile in London for five years. He returned to a welcoming home.
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iBy
Haakon VII
Norway
Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederick VIII
London
AAUW Scrapbooks To Be Sent Abroad
Winchester residents will create AAUW scrapbooks showing ordinary American life to be displayed in U S information centers aboard and via bookmobiles. State Department endorsements followed similar Virginia efforts that promote the Voice of America. AAUW workers seek action photos with captions for donation, left at Valley Photo Centre for display before shipment.
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Winchester
American Association of University Women
United States
Virginia
State Department
Voice of America
AAUW
Roy Wisecarver
Valley Photo Centre
Sideshow planned of 50 U S prisoners reported in Germany
Frankfurt dispatch says East German Communists plan a showy mock scene at the World Youth Festival in East Berlin next week. About 50 American soldiers captured in Korea would be made to pose as lovers of peace who deserted their units to protest U S imperialism. Details were scarce.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Korea
East Berlin
Mason Serves as Guest Speaker at Grace Lutheran Class
Edgar Mason will be guest speaker at Grace Lutheran Church Men’s Bible Class. The program starts at 9 45 AM with Mary Martha Eisenberg providing organ music and several selections. Mason has taught the class previously, and another lesson is promised.
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Edgar Mason
Grace Lutheran Church
Mason
Mary Martha Eisenberg
Minors Threatened by Major League Radio Broadcasting
George Trautman, head of minor league baseball, told a House Judiciary subcommittee that the rise of major league radio coverage risks harming the minors. He cited a 1949 survey of 64 towns with 15 stations, now totaling 188 outlets relaying big league game descriptions.
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Washington
George Trautman
Trautman
House
Hoover Commission Recommendations Put Into Effect
About half of the 300 specific recommendations to streamline the government proposed by the Hoover Commission have been put into effect. This reflects substantial progress in executive or legislative reforms since the commission’s report.
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Hoover Commission
L. E
Americans and Frenchmen Charged in Asia Minor Blanket Fraud
In Paris a U.S. and two Frenchmen were arrested for delivering 10 000 worn out blankets instead of new ones to a United Nations agency for Asia Minor relief. Roy Poff, Rene Glass, and Paul Dumur face complicity charges with Poff and Dumur accused of accepting about 3 000 000 francs in commissions and the Transatlantic Company allegedly profiting about 10 000 000 francs on a 168 000 order.
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Paris
United Nations
United Nations International Children Emergency Fund
Asia Minor
Roy Jackson Poff
Copper Hill
Transatlantic Service
Poff
Rene Glass
Paul Dumur
Transatlantic Company
Dumur
Dumar
Coast to Coast TV Hookup Goes Live September 30
AT and T announced the coast to coast television network will operate by September 30 linking New York and San Francisco via a $40 million microwave relay. Top shows will be simulcast from Hollywood as the link completes, letting viewers from the Pacific see the World Series and the East see the Rose Bowl. The system will double transcontinental communications capacity.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Hollywood
Pacific Coast
A. T
San Francisco
Omaha
Golden Jubilee Peach Harvest Nears Completion at Hale Haven
The local peach season slows as Golden Jubilee finishes with Hale Haven Golden East and Georgia Belle due next week. Roy Cather of Old Mill Storage packed about 2,500 bushels with crate prices from 1.25 to 1.75 and average pack around 2.50 per bushel. Peaches mainly shipped to Washington D C and West Virginia with good quality despite hail. Elbertas expected mid August.
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Golden East
Georgia Belle
Roy Cather
Old Mill
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Cather
Elbertas
How to Prevent Foggy Eyeglasses
Foggy or steamy lenses can be prevented by applying a thin film of soft soap to both sides of the lenses and wiping them dry. The tip comes from the Public Health Bureau of the American Optometric Association.
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The
Public Health Bureau
American Opometric Association
Truman Lausche speculation stirs 1952 politics
Washington sources report political leaders from both parties guessing on 1952 plans as President Truman and Ohio Governor Lausche buoy Eisenhower talk. Lausche urged Truman to run. Truman hinted Ike may stay in Europe but could enter politics if asked. Moody and Murray give mixed signals on Truman’s candidacy.
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Truman
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
U. S
Gatlinburg, Tenn
Bricker
Brewster
Taft
Moody
D-Mich
Detroit
Murray
D-Mont
Prohibition Era Beer Baron Faces Racket Charge
Waxey Gordon a noted prohibition era figure and Irving Wexler alias Gordon, along with three New Yorkers, were charged with federal narcotics offenses after a staged arrest on Manhattan's East Side. Prosecutors say Gordon supplied pure heroin worth 180000 dollars from foreign ships and faces possible life sentence as a fourth offender if convicted. Bail totals 500000 dollars for all four defendants.
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Saypol
Waxey Gordon
Irving Wexler
Artur Repola
Gordon
Katz
Kass
Auro
Rendla
British Cabinet Heads to Iran for Oil Talks
London reports Britain's cabinet mission flies to Tehran to restart negotiations over Iran oil nationalization. The group led by Richard Stokes includes four ministers and aides and meets Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh as talks are set to begin with hopes of goodwill toward a mutual settlement.
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London
Britain
Iran
Tehran
Richard R. Stokes
Privy Seal
Stokes
Mohammed Mossadegh
McMahon Challenges Red Leaders Over Soviet Visit
Senator McMahon of Connecticut dares Soviet leaders to lift the Iron Curtain for a congressional delegation to travel to Moscow. He argues the trip would show American peaceful and friendly objectives to the Russian people and test Moscow's openness.
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McMahon
Washington
Kremlin
Soviet Union
D-Conn
Moscow
State May Take Up Gambling Violation
Governor Battle warned that Virginia will confront a self-styled numbers operation in Hopewell if local authorities fail to enforce anti gambling laws. He gave local law enforcement a reasonable time to act before taking appropriate action. Commonwealth Attorney Ligon Jones said no grand jury action is planned now.
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Richmond
Battle
Hopewell
Virginia
Billy) Sampson
Commonwealth
Ligon L. Jones
Attorney General says Jones seeks conference on case
Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond Jr. said Jones telephoned requesting a conference on the case. Almond noted the meeting would be held Monday morning.
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Lindsay Almond, Jr
Jones
Almond
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