Two Killed and Seven Hurt in Area Auto Crashes
A Frederick County death toll rose to eleven as Father John O Sullivan of Mobile died on Route 7 near Winchester after a car skid and rollover in the rain. Driver James O Reilly and passenger Catherine O Connor were injured. Another crash on Route 522 near Double Toll Gate killed Donald Sutphin of Front Royal and injured five others. Sutphin died en route to Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Ala
L. P. Coverstone
John O’sullivan
Diocese of
Mobile
James O'Reilly
Birmingham
O’sullivan
Catherine O'Connor
East 58Th St
New York City
Omps Funeral Home
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George Keyes
Coverstone
New York
Father O'Reilly
Miss O’connor
Donald Sutpin
American Viscose Corporation
Front Royal
Clarke County
James Kincaid
Sutphin
Hbound
Jack L. Landstrom
Morehouse
Hazel Park
Mich
Landstrom
Ruth Derflinger
Derflinger
Front Royal Hospital
Michigan
Shirley Landstrom
Annie Hibbler
E. Academy
Ferndale
Mary Hibbler
Friendship Fire Company
94 Fruit Company Employees Get Pins For Long Service
At the annual employees picnic at Jordan Springs National Fruit Product Inc. awarded service pins to long serving staff. About 3 000 workers from Winchester Martinsburg Strasburg Timberville and Waynesboro attended. program included songs prayers and entertainment.
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Fruit Company
National Fruit Product Inc., Company
Jordan Springs
National Fruit
Winchester
Martinsburg
Strasburg
Timberville
Waynesboro
Daniel E. Leatherman
America
H. H. Shockey
Hospital Progress in Winchester Memorial Project
Demolition in front area completed. Excavation to finish by week end with piers reaching 18 to 25 feet to rock. Frontal steel work delayed to October as English Construction digs deeper than expected. Rear boiler room nearing operation by end of September and kitchen space bricking in for occupancy by November 15. Transformer station and three transformers installed awaiting wiring.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert Carpenter
Carpenter
Firemen's Fun Fest Draws Large Middletown Crowd
Middletown hosts its first week long Firemen's Fun Festival with a big turnout opening night. A parade featuring 16 volunteer fire companies from Virginia and West Virginia is planned for Friday night.
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Bill Garrard
Middletown
Virginia
West Virginia
Partici
Canada hit by first national rail strike in history
More than 124000 railway workers walked off nationwide crippling the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific systems. Emergency services moved to meet shortages as towns faced isolation and food gaps while mediation failed to reach a settlement.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railways
Hornepayne
Ont
Toronto
Trans-continental
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Canadian Automotive Transport Association
Assembly Meets Strasbourg in European Army Plan
A committee of the European Consultative Assembly met in Strasbourg to approve steps for fitting the proposed European army into the Atlantic Pact framework.
Senate to push broader curbs on Communists in security bill
Senate moves toward a wide internal security measure aimed at tightening control over Communists and subversives. The McCarran bill would require registration of Communists and front groups, outlaw conspiracies to overthrow the government, bar passports and government jobs, and extend espionage law penalties with longer statutes of limitations. The House push to debate a stricter curbs bill proceeds alongside.
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Oliver W. Dewolf
Washington
Senate
Truman
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rules Committee
Congress
McCarran
D-New
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Ferguson
R-Mich
Mundt-Ferguson
Truman Assured Of Power to Curb Prices and Wages
Senate approval of a home front mobilization bill gives President Truman authority to impose wage price controls and inflation measures. The 83 to 3 vote, plus an added cross the board wage-price directive, shape a plan including consumer credit control, hoarding ban, plant seizures with just compensation, a $2 billion defense production loan, and labor dispute mediation aligned with Taft Hartley laws. The House bill remains similar with key differences on labor machinery.
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Marvin L.arrowsmith
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
White House
Senate House
Vigorus
Bricker
Ohio
Wherry
Neb
Capehart
R-Mnd
Ecton
Mont
Malone
Nev
Williams
Del
War News At a Glance Across Fronts in Korea
Summary of rapid military actions: U S infantry regain ground from Communist attacks near Pusan and halt Red breakthrough. Red battalion repulsed on ground against U S 27th Regiment. four of nine tanks lost. South Koreans advance along the coast. Allied air and sea strikes target positions behind lines and near North Korea. Observers note Red momentum fading. calls for large U S aid to push beyond 38th parallel. Security Council stalls on Korea despite talks in Lake Success.
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U. S
Pusan
U.S
North Korea
Hong Kong
Washington
U. S. Army
Navy
Air Corps
38Th Parallel
Jackie Coogan Faces Divorce Between Jackie Coogan and Ann McCormack
Los Angeles reports Actress Ann McCormack files for divorce from Jackie Coogan claiming cruelty. She seeks custody of their daughter Joann and division of property. couple wed December 26 1946. Coogan, 36, McCormack, 26, previously married Betty Grable and Flower Parry.
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Los Angeles
Jackie Coogan
Ann McCormack
Joann
Coogan
Miss McCormack
Betty Grable
Flower Parry
Hurricane Brews In Carribbean Threatens Leeward Islands
A rapidly developing hurricane neared 17.0N 62.5W about 30 miles southeast of St. Kitts with winds near 100 mph. It moves west at 6 to 8 mph as forecasters warn of increasing size and intensity and issue warnings for the Leeward and Virgin Islands and a preliminary alert for Puerto Rico. The storm formed overnight after being reported near Antigua. The season's first tropical storm dissipated over Nova Scotia.
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San Juna
P. R
British West Indies
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
St. Kitts
Leeward
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Antigua
Nova Scotia
Yard Party at Round Hill Community Center
An event at Round Hill Community Center on September 2 features Mexican hamburgers hot dogs ice cream and soft drinks. The venue is 3 miles west of Winchester and includes a rain or shine note. The event is listed with post references and dates in August and September.
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E.o.d
Round Hill
Winchester
Five day weather outlook for Virginia region
Scattered showers expected from Wednesday into the weekend with total rainfall around half to one inch. Temperatures run two to four degrees below normal most days, slightly warmer on Thursday and Friday.
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Virginia
Sally Rand Begins Honeymoon After Wedding
Sally Rand and manager Harry Finkelstein married yesterday by a justice of the peace and are honeymooning today in Toledo Ohio. Rand listed her age as 46 and Finkelstein said he is 40 while she performs an outdoor show.
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Toledo, O
Sally Rand
Harry Finkelstein
Miss Rand
Finkelstein
U N to Reach Mark in February and More Money in Korea
Secretary of Defense Johnson said U S plans for the Korean police action north of the 38th parallel may require more funds than the 10.5 billion dollars requested by President Truman. He projected the fighting might end around February if momentum shifts, with plans pegged to moving beyond the 38th parallel or stopping at the line. Johnson testified before a House subcommittee, noting imponderables and the need to stabilize and equip to proceed under Joint Chiefs of Staff and MacArthur planning.
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Washington
United Nations
Korea
38Th Parallel
U. S
Truman
Defense Johnson
Guess
U. N
North Korea
House Appropriations
Johnson
United
North
South Korea
Mahon
D-Tex
Joint Chiefs of Staff
General MacArthur
Primary Elections Today in New York Wyoming and Mississippi
The Associated Press reports three states hold primaries to choose contenders for November House races. In New York 45 of 54 seats face renomination battles as party factions back coalition candidate James Donovan. Wyoming seeks governorship with Barrett, Grocer Asher, and Williamson leading GOP contenders, while Democrats back McIntyre Anselmi and Johnson. In Mississippi, Democrats choose nominees for three House seats, with one retiring member and four incumbents facing no opposition.
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Associated Press
New York
Wyoming
Mississippi
Delaware
J. Caleb Boggs
House of Representatives
U. S
Congress
W. Sterling Cole
Edwin A. Gall
Clarence E. Kilburn
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Louis B. Heller
Vito Marcantonio
James G. Donovan
Frank A. Barrett
House
GOP
Leeland
Cheyenne
Samuel Asher
C. D. Williamson
Wyoming Commerce and Industry Commission
John J. McIntyer
Rudolph Anselmi
Carl Johnson
Arthur Winstead
John Bell Williams
William M. Whittington
Korean Marines Land on Ejak Island and Koje Island
South Korean marines landed on Ejak Island near Inchon with Allied air support in a third landing this week. They moved to mop up Red forces near Tongyong peninsula after bombardments, with over 100 prisoners captured and 32 sent to Pusan for questioning.
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William Shinn
Ejak
Inchon
Seoul
Yellow Sea
Tongyong
Koje
Pusan
Omar. D. C. Holly
Cmdr
Chung Tai bin
Chung
Red Radio Claims Allied Bomb Casualties and Destruction
Tokyo reports a Red Korean radio broadcast alleging 11 582 civilians killed or wounded and 11 industrial plants destroyed. General MacArthur's headquarters cites a 14 000 word report in installments from North Korea. The broadcast claims 16 504 houses damaged July 2 to August 3 and lists multiple plants as out of operation.
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Tokyo
Red Korean
MacArthur
North Korea
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Nampo
Hungnam Fertilizer
Hongu Carbide
Yongsan
Sarawan Spinning Mills
Red
Meaning of Shenandoah and John Kerr School details
The item lists two reader questions. One asks for the meaning of Shenandoah and the other asks when John Kerr School was built and who its current principal is.
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Shenandoah
John Kerr School
Hills Taken Near Pusan by US and UN Forces
American troops and tanks halted a Red Korean roadblock near Taegu and captured multiple hills guarding routes to Pusan. In a fierce 24 hour period, 90,000 North Korean troops pressed the line while US tanks and infantry held the coast corridor and air forces pounded targets including Chongjin with 700 tons of bombs.
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Tokyo
Taegu
Pusan
United Nations
Don Whitehead
Local Hospital to Train Interns Wins AMA Approval
Winchester Memorial Hospital announced it has been approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the AMA to train interns. Administrator Homer A Alberti said four medical school graduates will enroll on a rotating one year program ending with residency eligibility. Dr Edmund Horgan chairs the Intern Committee overseeing the education program.
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Homer A. Alberti
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Council On Medical Education and Hospitals
American Medical Association
Alberti
Edmund Horgan
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International Soundphoto
Frank Armstrong, Jr
Clinton Stouffer
T. Douglas Cain
John £. Grubbs
C. Wade Gantt
Andrew J. Myers
T. Whittaker
Charles F. Williams
Effie S. Miller
Firemen’s
Ist
Naktong River
U.N
Central Press
The
Lake
Security Council
Carribbean
Weather Outlook
By Elton C. Fay
Tion
United Nations Forces
Russell Brines
Eer
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
35Th
Chungam
Hamtan
Sobuk
Tundok
24Th Infantry
Stan Swinton
8Th Army
U. S. 24Th Infantry
Hyongpung
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