Red Consul Sails Next Saturday After Expulsion
Soviet Vice Consul Lamakin, expelled by the State Department, booked passage aboard the Stockholm with his wife and two children, sailing next Saturday from New York to Gothenburg. Roosevelt Hospital refused two Russian doctors for Mrs Kasenkina’s case, saying they were not surgeons. Lamakin threatened hospital authorities, insisting on access.
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New York
Jacob Lomakin
State Department
Stockholm
Steamship Line
Lamakin
York
Gothenburg
Sweden
Zot I. Chepurnvkh
Soviet Union
Red
Oksana Kasenkina
United States’. Roosevelt Hospital
Lomakin
Murder of Dr Berkeley and slave defendants in Frederick
The 1818 murder of Dr Robert Berkeley by Landon Randolph and Sarah is detailed from the Frederick Court Minute Book 1817 1820. Randolph and Sarah are said to have conspired with Landon to kill Berkeley, burn the body, untimely death, and theft. The trial features Col Augustine C Smith defending the prisoners and notes the Berkeley estate of 2500 acres and 40 to 50 slaves.
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DR. Berkeley
Frederick
Robert Berkeley
London
Randolph
Sarah
Winchester
Barnaba
Robert
Frederick Court
Landon
Augustine C. Smith
Berkeley
Julia
Cuncillor’ Carter
Virginia
Rains Cost Clarke County Wheat Crop Losses
Clarke county farmers face a loss of about 1000 bushels of wheat due to persistent rains delaying threshing. County Agent Woody Olcott notes one third of shocks are green and sprouted while total wheat produced this year reaches about 9000 bushels with two-thirds threshed. Corn is thriving despite increasing Jap beetle activity which could worsen next year.
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Clarke County
Woody Olcott
Olcott
O Sutt
Pincers Tighten On Greek Rebels
Greek forces press a two pronged advance on the Grammos mountains to trap guerrillas near the Greek Albanian frontier. Battles rage as rebels defend the main road through Slitsa and numerals show heavy casualties on both sides.
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Athens
Grammos
Slitsa
Reek
Homecoming Week at Mt. Williams Opens Sunday
Mt. Williams St. John Lutheran plans 75th church dedication anniversary services starting Sunday at 11 a.m. with daily 8 p.m. weekday services featuring ministers E R Cooper Sun/Mon Auburn Bowers Woodstock M L Fearnow Washington L C Sparks Front Royal W E Eisenberg Winchester and closing message by R R Richard Schencksville Pa.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Mt. Williams
E. R. Cooper
North Hills
Auburn Bowers
Woodstock
M. L. Fearnow
Washington
L. C. Sparks
Front Royal
W. E. Eisenberg
Winchester
R. R. Richard
Schencksville
Schools May Aid Draft Registration
Frederick county draft board members Ralph Marker and George Eagle planned a conference with R. E. Ayler this afternoon to discuss possible school involvement in the registration effort starting August 30.
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Ralph Marker
George Eagle
Frederick County Draft Board
R. E. Ayler
Light Bomber Crash Kills Two In Loudoun Co
Authorities opened an investigation into a light Air Force bomber crash in Loudoun County that killed two men, with a third listed as missing. Witnesses reported tree top level flight in foggy, thundery conditions near a farm.
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Loudoun County
Winchester
Air Force
Washington
Col
G. A. Stone
Civil Air Patrol Executive Board
Columbus
Ohio
Tech
C. E. Chaplin
Lockbourne Air Force Base
H. L. King
Lockbourne
Stone
Chaplin
Martin L. Beasley
Farmers urged to keep calm amid price changes
Dr. John R. Hutcheson, VPI chancellor, told Farmers Day celebrants that a coming rise in farm product prices does not imply a drop in spirits and urged them to "keep your shirt on." The speech addressed market expectations and farmer resilience in Pulases on August 21.
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Pulases
John R. Hutcheson
VPI
Ead
Lions Yard Fete Rescheduled for Tonight at School Grounds
Stephens City Lions hold a fundraising yard fete this evening at the school grounds starting at 5 p.m. The event was rained out yesterday. a few customers were served indoors as members prepared to open.
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Stephens City
Picket Tarred And Feathered In Holden Strike
A man identified as Norman W. Bailey about 25 was grabbed from a picket line in Holden Missouri and tarred and feathered. Marshal Paul Saure said Bailey was viewed as a leader of the strike by six companies and 33 employees of the Holden Mill and Elevator Cos who were on strike Wednesday night.
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Holden, Mo
Paul Saure
Norman W. Bailey
Holden
Holden Mill and Elevator Cos
Bailey
Snare
Front Royal Restores Bus Service Under New Owner
Valley Transit Co. discontinued Front Royal service this summer. W. D. Hockman has purchased VTC assets including an operating certificate and town franchise and will restart service with two new buses and one spare.
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Front Royal
Valley Transit Co
W. D. Hockman
VTC
Corpurete
Hockman
Yard Party Auction and Estate Sales Listing
Yard party Wednesday at Market Street Methodist Church starts at 6 p.m. Auction sales include Hoover Kern class items on August 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Headleys Auctions No. 7 South Braddock Street and a front door sale at the Court House on Saturday August 23 at noon for a nine room brick house at 38 South Cameron Street. Warren Eddy executor Coleman Dunn auctioneer.
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Market St. Methodist Church
Ds.t
S. Braddock St. Headleys
Court House
Cameron St
Warren Eddy
Coleman Dunn
Rouss Firemen Plan Parade In New Uniforms
Rouss firemen in green and gold plan a parade through Winchester tonight after returning from the CVVFA parade in Williamsport Maryland. They will assemble behind the Mclsilwee Land and aerial fire truck on Loudoun Street near Fort Hill apartments and march south to Cork Street then west to Braddock Street and north to the fire hall. The Williamsport parade is at 2 30 p m and the local crew expect to be back in Winchester between six and seven p m.
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Rouss
Winchester
CVVFA
Williamsport
Mclsilwee
Loudoun St
Fort Hill
Cork St
Braddock St
States Rights Democrats Win Ballot Route in N. C.
Wake Superior Court Judge W C Harris ruled the States Rights Democrats are entitled to list their candidates on the North Carolina ballot. The order directs the elections board to place Gov J Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for President and Gov Fielding L Wright of Mississippi for vice president on the ballot. Attorney General Harry McMullan announced an appeal to the State Supreme Court.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Board of Elections
North Carolina
W. C. Harris
Wake Superior Court
Elections Board
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Harry McMullan
State Supreme Court
State CC Resists Va Promotion by Separate Council
The Virginia Promotion Council formed three days ago faces pushback from the State Chamber of Commerce. Robert F. Nelson threatened to resign to lead the new body if it secures $125 000 for advertising's scope while the chamber wants to boost its own budget to $300 000 and fund tourist promotion. Ben Mumaw joins Roanoke officials opposing the new council at Shenandoah Valley chamber executives meeting.
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Virginia
Vir- Promotion Council
Endless Caverns
Robert F. Nelson
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Promotion Council
Virginia Promotion Council
Rnon Kemp
State Chamber
Kemp
Ben F. Mumaw
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce
William A. Wright
Virginia Conservation Commission
Shenandoaa Wiley Chamber of Commerce
John Boyd Reelected Leader of Valley Firemen Executive
John Boyd of this city was reelected chairman of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association executive committee at a Williamsport Maryland meeting during the annual convention. Attending from here were H. M. Layman Winton Pope Bernard Groves and Boyd. The convention closes this afternoon with a parade of visiting firemen featuring Reuss and Sarah Zane fire companies.
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John Boyd
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Assn
Williamsport
CVV
Williamsport High School
H. M. Layman
Winton Pope
Bernard Groves
Boyd
East Coast Dock Strike Enjoined by Federal Court
The federal government obtained a temporary injunction blocking a 45,000 member East Coast dock workers strike set for midnight. Judge Harold R. Medina issued the order against the AFL International Longshoremen's Association, effective until August 31.
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New York
Aus
Harold R. Medina
AFL International Longshoremen’s Assn
Southerners Back Plan of Popular Presidential Vote
Southern Democrats including Senator Sparkman and Senator Johnston say they will back Lodge’s constitutional amendment to switch the presidential election from the electoral college to a proportional popular vote. They argue it would curb minority rule, encourage campaigning in the South, and require broad congressional and state approval to pass.
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Washington
Sen
Lodge
R-Mass
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Sparkman
Alabama
South
Johnston
GOP
Dixie
Truman
Congress
Graichen Antique Sale Nets $2370 At Public Auction
About 500 people attended the public sale of Carrie Graichen's antiques and household goods. The sale totaled around $2000 with a mahogany tester bed fetching $205 to Ralph Fansler and four Adams chairs with original decorations selling for $160 to Ray Wisecarver of Berryville. Abe Miller of Martinsburg was among bidders.
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Carrie Graichen
Ralph Fansler
Ray Wisecarver
Berryville
Adams
Abe Miller
Martinsburg
Cash Corn Drops 20 Cents in Week
Chicago prices fell sharply as cash corn dropped 6 to 13 cents per bushel on the Board of Trade in a third day of declines. Traders cited weak demand amid strong new crop prospects with top grade yellow corn quoted at 1.81 to 1.672 a bushel, down from 1.88 to 1.95, and earlier 2.03 to 2.07 before the downturn.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Fugitive Shoots Sister and Self in Arkansas House Fire
In Harrison Arkansas Aug 21 a mountain fugitive Heyboud Brown aged 60 killed his bedridden sister Dora during a ten hour standoff with a 30 man posse before shooting himself and burning the home along the Buffalo River about 20 miles south of Harrison. An insanity warrant had been issued for Brown.
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Harrison
Ark
Heyboud Brown
Dora
Buffalo River
Here
Brown
Workers Demand Food Price Cut In Frankfurt
Mass demonstrations spread from western Germany to the French zone as Housewives and workers held a one hour provost demonstration closing shops and halting work in Trieryasmrday. About 30,000 workers protested at Ludwigshafen following a three week old explosion in a chemical plant of the I G Farben dye trust.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Radio Frankfurt
Trieryasmrday
Ludwigshafen
I. G. Farben Dye Trust
Progressive Party to Hold Non Segregated Wallace Speech
Norfolk reports Henry A Wallace will speak in four Virginia cities on Aug 29 with Sanford Berlin asserting no racial segregation at the Wallace event. Berlin says attendance is by invitation and the meeting is not public, stressing adherence to state segregation law.
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Norfolk
Progressive
Shenandoah Valley Chamber to honor death of Andrew Bell
Shenandoah Valley chamber executives met at Endless Caverns and appointed a committee led by Ben Mumaw H P Minter and James Payne to draft resolutions on the death of Andrew Bell former secretary of the Winchester and Harrisonburg chamber. A five member panel will form a permanent Shenandoah Valley chamber organization with H Nelson Clark and Payne on the committee.
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Shenandoah Valley Chamber of Commerce
Endless Caverns
Ben Mumaw
Roanoke
H. P. Minter
James Payne
Front Royal
Andrew Bell
Winchester and Harrisonburg
U S Aid Funds Pledged to Two Virginia Hospitals Withdrawn
Tentative approval for 525 204 dollars in federal Hill Burton aid for the University of Virginia Hospital and Martha Jefferson Hospital was withdrawn due to funding shortfalls. Ronald B Almack said the two requests totaled 395 204 and 200 000 dollars for 1949 construction projects.
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Charlottesville
Ronald B. Almack
Division of
University of Virginia Hospital
Hill- Burton
Martha Jefferson Hospital
Virginia Advisory Hospital Council
Almack
Tension Mounts as Border Raids Raise Alarms
German police in the western sector report six of nine kidnapped policemen held by Soviet troops after raids near the sector border. American and British forces warn of potential clashes as reserves mobilize and talks with Moscow loom amid rising tension in divided Berlin.
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Berlin
Egein
Bertin
Aneto
Perin
New Housing Law Aims for $7500 Homes and More Rentals
Washington reports a new housing act aimed at affordable homes for sale and rent, with $7500 house value eligibility. Key goals include easier financing for small buyers, increased prefab use, and rental housing incentives via mortgage insurance and RFC support for large developers. The plan sets 80 percent government aid up to 6000 per dwelling and may regulate rents to protect families with children.
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Washington
Gan
RFC
PHA
Wsoas Wye
Sesier Ae
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R. K. McClurg
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Hoover-Kern
Rouss Firemen
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