Plenty of Men Available for His Job Says Truman
President Truman refused to name potential Democratic nominees for 1952 saying there are plenty of men ambitious for the job. He would not discuss others' candidacies or comment on Senator Douglas’s support, noting only that he would welcome it if he were a candidate.
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Truman
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reed
Douglas
D-Tll
Mr. Truman
Ilinois
Senate
Pageant Magazine
McCarthy
Clarke Schools Open in Clarke County on Sept 7
Clarke County School Board announced Friday that schools will open on September 7. Six new teachers and eight bus drivers were appointed for the term. A substitute teacher pay of 7 dollars per day was approved along with bus driver salaries. A rape school conference is set for September 4 5 and 6.
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Clarke County
Public Utility Commission Rejects NJ Bell Rate Increase
The Public Utility Commission rejected New Jersey Bell Telephone Co appeal for a 10.178 million rate increase. The decision stoppeth the proposed higher charges affecting customers statewide.
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Newark, N. J
Public Utility Commission
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Basic Treaty Issues Out of Order At San Francisco Parley
The United States told Russia the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco next month is not a forum to reopen peace terms. Washington publicly noted Russia has equal opportunity to help draft the treaty but stressed the meeting aims only at conclusion and signature.
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San Francisco
United States
Russia
Moscow
U. S
Truman
Falls Church Sisters Claim Relationship to Gen. Morgan
Widows from Falls Church Virginia claim direct descent from General Daniel Morgan and urge that his remains stay in Virginia. The letter to Senator Byrd comes amid a dispute over whether the general should be reburied at Cowpens South Carolina.
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Falls Church
Gen. Morgan
Walter A. Bowman
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Winchester-Frederick
Winchester
Cowpens
D. C
Mt. Hebron
Josephine Neville Callahan
Redwood
Calif
Winchester Corporation Court
J. Manning Poliakoff
Spartanburg
S. C
Robert O'Neil
Stephens City
W. Nelson Page
Little Falls St. Pals Church
Senator Byrd
Senate
Washington, D. C
Daniel Morgan
General Morgan
Richard Smith Morgan
Laura Bankston Morgan
Margaret B. Thomas
Belle Yost
Poliakoff
South Carolina
Thomas G. Scully
Truman Probes West Point Football Emphasis
President Truman said he is personally probing possible overemphasis on football at West Point. He indicated he will not speak until the inquiry is completed and White House sources said the probe may also cover athletic recruiting in big time football at Annapolis.
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Washington
Truman
West Point
White House
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Apple Production May Be Cut 5 Million Bushels By Drought
A regional survey by the Appalachian Apple Service covering Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania projects a smaller apple crop due to scant rainfall. Nationwide USDA estimates show about two million bushels less than last year with Stayman and Yorks varying by state.
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Appalachian Apple Service
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Stayman
Yorks
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Pilot's jet fires 1700 bullets into Groveport area
Air Force jet pilot Capt Nelson J. McDonald lost control of a 50 caliber machine gun during routine training at Lockbourne. 1700 bullets struck Groveport in Franklin County, causing $100 in property damage and minor hits to a mayoral home, a car, and a trailer. The jet landed safely with no injuries.
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Columbus
Groveport
Franklin County
Lockburne
Nelson J. McDonald
Clarence Stevenson
William King
Lockbourne
McDonald
Lockourne
Ethiopian Troops Enter Korea as UN Forces
United Nations forces include Ethiopian troops the first African ground units committed. General Headquarters says Ethiopian unit moved to support Allied positions near Gansong and Kosong, 46 miles north of the parallel. The U S Navy reports 10 760 Reds killed in the six month naval blockade centered on Wonsan with Besieging warships firing 55 570 rounds. Warplanes flew 700 sorties targeting supply lines.
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U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
M.warshi
Gansong
Kosong
Navy
Wonsan
Summer Clearance Sale Offers Large Clothing Discounts
An advertisem ent page lists a Summer Clearance Sale offering 25 to 33 percent off all summer clothing at Wisecarver's Gent Shop in Wise Virginia plus several local business notices. Hale Haven peaches and nectarines advertised by F A Shryock's Warehouse Millwood Avenue with phone contact. Dick's Packinghouse promotes Red Roman Nectarines pears and peaches in Clearbrook Virginia. Hodgson and Brown advertise fine watch work engraving eye glass repairs and lens duplication. Hilltop Inn Dining Room to be closed Friday. Metropolitan Restaurant advertises breakfast lunch and dinner with 24 hour service.
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Dick's Packinghouse
Clearbrook
Virginia
Hodgson and Brown
Hodgson and Brown Reg. Optometrists
Hilltop Inn
Chambers Links Barnes and Field to Red Underground
Whittaker Chambers testified before the Senate Internal Security Committee that J Peters said Joseph Barnes and Frederick Vanderbilt Field were members of the Communist underground. Both men have ties to the Institute of Pacific Relations and were named in hearings probing subversive influence on U S policy. Field is a jailed left winger facing contempt of court for refusing to reveal bail fund sources. Barnes is connected with a New York publishing firm.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
United States
Joseph Barnes
Frederick
Vanderbilt Field
Red Underground
Chambers
J. Peters
Senate Internal Security Committee
U. S
Institute of
New York Herald Tribune
Barnes
War Not Inevitable Says Richards On Foreign Aid
Chairman Richards of the House Foreign Affairs Committee argues war with Russia is not inevitable. He urges support for a $7.84875 billion foreign aid program, claiming allied defenses will deter any Russian attack.
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Washington
Russia
Richards
D-Sc
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
House
Offer Rejected in New Jersey Governor’s Race Probe
Senate crime investigators reported that Abner Longie Zwillman offered 300000 dollars to the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor in 1949 but was refused. State Senator Elmer Wene was the Democratic nominee.
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Washington
Senate
Abner
Longie Zwillman
New Jersey
Elmer Wene
Europe’s Decline Spurs Byrd to Push US Action
State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr told the Virginia Sheriffs and City Sergeants Association banquet in Roanoke that Europe’s conditions push America to defend its system. He cited France’s internal divisions, a rising Communist presence, Germany’s rapid rebuilding, and optimism Europe faces limited war risk.
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Roanoke
Europe
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia State Sheriffs and City Sergeants Association
Winchester
France
Germany
Austria
England
Byrd
Earl A. Fitzpatrick
Berlin
Absentee Ballot Suit Halted in Princess Anne County
Judge M Ray Doubles of Richmond stopped a challenge to absentee mail ballots in Princess Anne County. The case may merge with a contest of the August 7 Democratic primary results. Sixty ballots remain sealed and uncounted as the court suspends proceedings indefinitely.
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Princess Anne
M. Ray Doubles
Richmond
Princess Anne County
People’s Ticket
Doubles
Princess Anne Electoral Board
Organization
County Schools Open Sept. 6 With Repairs Near Complete
Frederick County will begin the 1936-37 school year on September 6 after a series of building repairs. Teachers’ meetings are planned for September 4 and 5 at James Wood High School with state education officials attending.
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Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
James Wood High School
State Education Department
Jerry Quirk
Beable
Ayler
Bryarly School
Round Hill
Gore
Stephens City
Gainesboro
Kernstown
Stonewall
Middletown
Battle Fund
James Wood
Picked Up Wrong Bottle Causes Fatal Drug Test Errors
Dr. Donald Slaughter reports two lab workers died after a staff doctor swapped a bottle in a painkiller experiment. Jack Clifford, 30, and Ardys Pearson, 26, died 24 hours after injections given Tuesday. Sworn statements will be filed with the State Criminal Investigator's Office.
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Vermillion
Donald Slaughter
University of South Dakota Medical School
Slaughter
Physican
Jack Clifford
Ardys Pearson
Clifford
Pearson
Polish mutineers in Sweden say Poland turned into a Russian camp
Twelve mutineers who escaped Poland aboard a minesweeper said life under Soviet control is unbearable and that Poland is “Polish in name only.” They accuse Russians of infiltrating key posts and claim they fled after listening to Western broadcasts. Two leaders received political asylum in Sweden as Poland seeks their handover.
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Stockholm
Russia
Sweden
Poland
Ignacy Hazel
Henrik Skorupka
Voice of America
British Broadcasting Corp
Radio Free Europe
Explosion at Esso refinery kills two in Baton Rouge
An explosion at the Esso Standard Oil refinery in Baton Rouge killed two men and injured 13 others. An empty naphtha tank opened for cleaning blew up, rupturing and burning more than five tanks. The 1100 acre plant along the Mississippi River suffered about $300000 in damage. Window damage extended three miles into the business district.
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Baton Rouge la
Esso Standard Oil
Mississippi River
Esso
J. J. Voorhees
Annual Reunion at Old Stone Church in Green Spring
Saturday August 18 1 p m to 8 16 21 attendees welcome. Special notice for all county high school students and parents to attend band meeting Thursday at 8 p m in James Wood High School auditorium. Paul D Beable principal.
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Old Stone Church
Green Spring
James Wood High School
Paul D. Beable
Doctor Admits Wrong Drug Caused Deaths at University
A 28 year old doctor testified he gave the wrong drug, killing two volunteers at the University of South Dakota. Dr Louis F Michalek a university staff member, signed a statement identifying the injected drug as cortisone while the toxic effect came from an incorrect identification. The notice notes the experiment was conducted with proper sedatives in other cases, but this instance caused fatalities.
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S. D
University of South Dakota
Louis F. Michalek
Unversity
Clay County
Martin Weeks, Jr
Michalek
MacArthur May Attend Jap Peace Conference if Invited
President Truman said MacArthur could address the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco if invited. Officials note no invitation has been confirmed, but signaled the issue remains open as Dulles may have initiated the approach with White House approval.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
San Francisco
State Department
White House
MacArthur
Japan
Trunan
New York
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Acheson
Truman Wao
Trumen
Bank President Arrested in $600,000 Embezzlement Case
FBI arrests L. R. Schlekat president of Parnassus National Bank in NEW KENSINGTON Pa charged with looting about $600,000 over 16 years. FDIC liquidations chief Edward Tefft says irregularities found during routine exam of bank records. Schlekat, 40, has served as president since 1928.
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New Kensington
FBI
L. R. Schlekat
Parnassus National Bank
Edward Tefft
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Schiekat
National Banking Am
Truce Talks Enter Informal Stage as Committee Meets
Informal subcommittee talks opened to resolve the demarcation line dispute in Korea. Two delegates from each side meet in Kaesong to seek a compromise on a buffer zone along present battle lines. Daily full delegation sessions pause as the group works toward a suggested demarcation location.
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Munsan
Korea
Kaesong
U. N. Command
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Job
Joy
38Th Parallel
Red Hoodlums Fail Second Invasion Attempt In Berlin
West Berlin police strengthened patrols to deter a planned youth walk into the American British and French sectors after a three hour riot by about 14 000 Communist youths yesterday. No noon rally occurred and a midafternoon assault did not materialize.
Navy patrol bomber wreckage found near Kodiak
A search plane located the wreckage of a Navy patrol bomber on Mak Island breaking a patrol yesterday. No survivors or bodies of the 12 men aboard were sighted.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Break Amak Island
Anderson to Lead Winchester Chamber Membership Drive
Paul E. Anderson is named chairman of the 1951 Winchester Chamber of Commerce membership drive starting next week. He urges all business and professional people to join to support the chamber’s work for Winchester and Frederick County. The chamber highlights past projects including highway funding and reorganizing the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society.
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Anderson
Paul E. Anderson
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Frederick County
The
Highway Commission
Virginia
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