South Carolina Governor in Battle Over Morgan Body Return
Governor James F. Byrnes urged the disinterment of General Daniel Morgan from Mt. Hebron Cemetery for reburial at Cowpens, aided by South Carolina leaders. Virginia Senator Harry Byrd and local Winchester residents opposed the plan, delaying court action as attorneys seek a filing Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
General Morgan
Cowpens Battlefield
Winchester
Poliakoff
Virginia
Robert E. O'Neal
Stephens City
Middletown
Perrton Marshall
Corporation Court
Byrnes
Olin D. Johnson
Joseph R. Bryson
S. A. Moseley
Spartansburg
Cowpens
Johnson
Bryson
Greenville
Harry F. Byrd
W. Nelson Page
Mt. Hebron Cemetery Company Company
Daniel Morgan
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Mifflin B Clowe, Jr
City of
Winchester-Frederick Coun
Mass Will Honor Virgin on Assumption Day
Vatican City reports the first world wide Mass honoring Mary will be held on August 15 the Feast of the Assumption. Pope Pius XII proclaimed the dogma November 1 1950 during the 25th Holy Year. A special liturgy praises the Virgin Mother in Catholic churches worldwide.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Castel Gandolfo
Lake Albano
Hog Sale Nets $3262.50 in Winchester Friday Sale
Thirty nine head of purebred swine sold for $3262.50 at the Winchester Hog Sale held at the Farmer's Livestock Exchange under the Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association. Virginia Purebred Swine Breeders consigned all animals. Claude T. Gore paid $107.50 for a Poland China gilt from J. B. Terrill estate. R P. Anderson bought the top Poland China gilt from Maple Spring Farm.
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Winchester
Farmer's Livestock Exchange
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association
Virginia
Claude T. Gore
Clearbrook
Poland
China
J. B. Terrill
Orange
R P. Anderson
Maple Spring Farm
Gore
I. Fred Stine
World War III May Begin This Autumn Says A. A. Berle
Stockbridge Mass. former Assistant Secretary of State A A Berle Jr warned at the Laurel Hill Association forum that a Russian attack on Yugoslavia could trigger World War III this autumn with the climax possibly a year away. He cited a 50 50 odds and outlined U S moves to block Moscow including fleet and air power in the Mediterranean and bringing Greece and Turkey into NATO. He urged aligning small nations to counter Moscow by supporting nationalist currents.
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Stockbridge Mass
Yugoslavia
A A. Berle, Jr
Berle
Laurel Hill Association
Russia
Southeast Asia
Iran
Balkans
Middle East
Mediteranean
Greece
Turkey
U.S
Lawyers to Hear Barkley Tonight
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia news reports Vice President Alben Barkley will headline the Virginia State Bar Association three day meeting tonight with a speech on today’s challenge to lawyers. The gathering also discusses appointing a court administrator to ease bottlenecks and raises salaries for Virginia’s top judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Alex W. Parker
Richmond
Virginia State Bar Association
Parker
T. Justin Moore
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Legal Association
W R Broaddus, Jr
Martinsville
House of Delegates
J. Justin Moore
Alex. W. Parker
Richmond Bar Association
Moore
American Bar Association
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Association
Virginia
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Mrs Benedum Dies in Pittsburgh Home
Mrs Sarah N Benedum wife of famed oil wildcatter Michael L Benedum died today at her Pittsburgh home. Though in fair health she had been out for an automobile ride yesterday and had lived in Pittsburgh for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Sarah N. Benedum
Michael L. Benedum
Bootlegger 85 Is Jailed On Suspended Sentence
Homer Case of Wichita, 85, was found guilty of bootlegging after telling authorities he bootlegged about 40 years to stay off county relief. He admitted selling whiskey in counties with liquor bans and said he ignored a BCHA warning. Judge Al Basserf sentenced him to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine, both suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Homer Case
Clyde Madden
Sheriff's Office
Case
al Base
Senate votes contempt in TV televised hearings case
The U S Senate sustains contempt citations against Cleveland men Morris Kleinman and Louis Rothkopf for refusing to testify at Crime Committee hearings broadcast on TV and radio. The citations move to the U S district attorney for grand jury action, raising whether televised hearings infringe constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Senate
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress
Morris Kleinman
Louis Rothkopf
Kefauver
D-Tonn
United
Kleinman
Rothkopf
Cain
R-Wash
U. S
Hunt
D-Wye
C P Enlarge Local Phone Service With New Dial Office
The C P Telephone Co of Virginia approved 38000 for extra central office gear in Winchester to meet rising demand. A new Cross Junction Gainesboro dial office will serve Whitacre Gainesboro and Cross Junction, costing about 87000 with initial service to 100 families. Other approvals include a Petersburg dial office 540000 Spottsylvania dial office 194000 Pound rural extensions 24600 and 327000 for Virginia defense agencies.
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Winchester Exchange
T. W. Kay
Winchester
Frederick County
Cross Junction
Gainesboro
Whitacre
Kay
Petersburg
Spottsylvania
Virginia
House Wrangle Over Funds for Missouri Air Base
Congress faces a fight over Truman's Plant Dispersal policy aimed at spreading industry to reduce atomic attack risk. New England leaders denounce it as harming defense readiness by draining regions. Critics warn of forced population shifts while administration tools include defense contracts and loans to enforce dispersal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Martin
House
Green
D-Ri
Grandview Airport Expansion in Question Near Truman Home
A dispute over a $19.0 million Grandview Missouri airport expansion near the Truman family home delays action on a $5.77 billion Military Construction Bill. Rep Gross sought to strike the project, arguing it duplicates Sedalia base facilities. his amendment failed 56 to 16.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
House
United States
Grandview
Jackson County
Sedalia
Gross
State
Connecticut
West Virginia
North Dakota
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Russia
United State
Air Force
Army
Navy
Joint Armed Services
Child Buried in Shifting Sandpit in Lansing
Nine year old Douglas Davis remains missing after a sandpit collapse in a bank cave he tunneled into. Over 100 volunteers with motorized equipment scoured hundreds of tons of sand and gravel for more than 20 hours, finding only a shoe and a garden trowel as clues. Authorities from the State Police Recruit School aided by a power shovel bulldozer and road grader worked through the shifting dune to locate the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Douglas Davis
Douglas
Refrigerator Fire Destroys A and P Store Motor
Fire destroyed a store refrigerator motor at the A and P in Berryville last night. Enders Fire Company responded quickly, preventing further damage after Edward Chrisman, manager, discovered smoke and alerted firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Enders
Edward Chrisman
Mucky
Tebell Named Athletic Director At University of Virginia
Gus Tebell, long time coach of basketball and baseball at the University of Virginia, is named acting Director of Intercollegiate Athletics by President Colgate Darden. The change splits athletics into a new division under Lawrence Ludwig and adds expansion in intramural and physical education programs. Tebell, a Wisconsin alum, has coached at UVA since 1930 and has held roles in football umpiring and NCAA committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Gus, K. Tebell
University of Virginia
Colgate W Darden, Jr
Darden
Norton G. Pritchett
Lawrence T. Ludwig
Ludwig
Dean Lindley J. Stiles
Edward R
Butch) Slaughter
Raymond C. Heidloff
James H. Reilly
Reilly
Tebell
University of Wisconsin
North Carolina State College
Georgia Tech
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Southern Conference Football Official Association
Sisters Starve but Have 60000 in Cash Hoard
Police found Clara Fafflock dead and Mary Fafflock unconscious from malnutrition in a Jersey City apartment. A cache of more than 60000 dollars in cash and old bills, stored in closets, a strong box, envelopes, under rugs and behind pictures, was uncovered after breaking in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Clara Fafflock
Mary
Pleven Forms New French Cabinet in 30 Day Span
Premier Rene Pleven announced a new conservative French cabinet after a long overnight dispute. The lineup excludes Socialists and Communists, includes Robert Schuman as foreign minister, and aims to back the government through key September meetings with Allied powers. The Independents won a last minute bid on a ministerial post, reshaping the makeup of Pleven’s seventh attempt in a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rene Pleven
Vincent Auriol
National Assembly
France
Elysee Palace
Pleven
Robert Schuman
Charles de Gaulle
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Cente Catholic
Radical Socialists
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistants
Louie Jacquinot
Associated States
Indochina
Need of MacArthur Inquiry Report To Be Decided Soon
Washington reports Senator Russell said a meeting will be held to decide if a formal MacArthur inquiry report is needed. He noted the joint committees must decide scope if a report is ordered, though he previously suggested one may not be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Russell
D-Ga
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marines Credited With Staying Panic During Train Crash
In Simmesport Louisiana the Marine troop train and the Southern Belle collided head-on injuring about 60 and killing eight. Fire official Ray J Marran praised Marines for maintaining calm rescues and aiding passengers as plans for an open investigation moved forward. One Marine remains missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmesport
Fire Department
Kansas City
Marine Corps
Baton Rouge
Ray J. Marran
Marran
Marian
Mrs Miller Dies After Long Illness Obituary
Edna Ruth Miller wife of Winchester florist William Herbert Miller died after a four month hospital stay in Winchester Memorial Hospital She was born December 3 1900 in Elkton and lived in Winchester since marriage Survived by husband two children William H Miller Jr and Jean M Miller two grandchildren two sisters and two brothers plus an uncle Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 pm at the United Brethren Church with interment in Riverview Cemetery Strasburg The body lies at Stover Funeral Home in Strasburg until Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Ruth Miller
William Herbert Miller
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dayton
Winchester
William H Miller, Jr
Jean M. Miller
Clarence Johnson
Lester McGuire
Elkton
Harold Lamb
James Hensley Lamb
Arlington
John P. Lamb
United Brethren Church
C. W. Hiser
Miller
Riverview Cemetery
Strasburg
Stover Funeral Home
Local Bar Convention Draws Four Attorneys in West Virginia
Local lawyers J. Sloan Kuykendall Thomas G. Scully Robert K. Woltz and J. Edward Thoma attend the state bar meeting this weekend at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Also included are small ads for rental space watermelons picnic goods and a doctor vacation notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Thomas G. Scully
Robert K. Woltz
J. Edward Thoma
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Joy Blasts Communists in Sharp Kaesong Talks
Vice Admiral C Turner Joy told Lt General Nam I the Red delegation had slammed the door on progress in Kaesong cease fire talks. Joy accused the communists of presenting demands not negotiating a solution and said Nam left the room apparently angry after a two hour 20 minute session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
Adm C. Turner Joy
Kaesong
United Nations
Nam I
Red
Nam
38Th Parallel
Joy
William P. Nuchols
North
South Korea
North Korea
Stephen T. Early Dies Aide to Roosevelt at 61
Stephen T. Early, 61, longtime press secretary and close associate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, died at George Washington Hospital after a heart attack. Former White House aide turned executive at Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing, he briefly served as Deputy Secretary of Defense before Marshall led the department. Early had shown improvement yesterday morning before a sudden decline.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
George Washington Hospital
White House
Early
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Defense
George C. Marshall
Farly
Baby Drowns In Somerset Spring
Bonnie Friedline two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Friedline fell into a home spring yesterday and drowned. Advertisement listings note eat your sunday family dinner at the Metropolitan Restaurant Air Conditioned edgewood inn reopened under new management and a summer clearance sale at Wisecarver s Gent Shop. Also announces baseball Sunday August 17 doubleheader Middletown vs Winchester White Sox and peaches ripening at state land. Conner Bros near Refuge Church announces nearby sale and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Pa
Bonnie Friedline
Harry Friedline
Metropolitan
Edgewood Inn
Front Royal Rd
Fine Foods
Middletown
Winchester
White Sox
Wisecarver
Berryville
Conner Bros
Ninevah
Refuge Church
Stephens City
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Truman Home
Ruth B. Cowan
Gus Tebell
State University
Schuman
By Carl Hartman
U. D Ss. R
State Bar
Picnic
Virginia Fruit CO
Loudoun St
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FDR
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