McCormick to Speak at Charles Town on Sept 18
Col Robert R. McCormick, editor of the Chicago Tribune, will be the principal speaker for Transportation and Communications Day at the Charles Town Jockey Club grounds. He plans to discuss Breaking the British Hold in the South during the Revolution. He will stay as a guest at Fairfield Plantation with Ralph Richardson and is a longtime friend of Col James Thomson of Balclutha.
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Jefferson County
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Transportation and Communications
Col McCormick
South
Charles Town
Jockey Club
Shenandoah Valley
Col. McCormick
Ralph Richardson
Fairfield Plantation
Gaylord
Richardson
James Thonson
GOP Leaders Desperate Warn Of Bitter 1952 Campaign
William M. Boyle Jr., national Democratic chairman, told 15 Midwest Democratic influentials at French Lick that Republicans are desperate and face the fiercest campaign of modern times in 1952. George Leary read the message. President Truman also blasted the opposition in a letter. Truman urged preventing another world war as the nation’s top task.
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French Lick
Ind
William M. Boyle, Jr
National Democratic
Boyle
French Lick Springs
George Leary
Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
Gold Fish Dumped After Truck Wreck Near Rivanna River
A truck tank containing about 79 000 gold fish wrecked on U S Route 29 near the Rivanna River north fork. Police say the southbound vehicle left the road when the driver dozed. Everett Webster Berry Jr of Kenersville North Carolina was uninjured.
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Charlottesville
Rivanna River
Everett Webster Berry, Jr
Kenersville
N. C
Sales Directory August 30 Auction at Clowser's Warehouse
Auction notice for August 30 at 1 PM led by Sam McCarty at Clowser's Warehouse. Includes items for sale and contact details for bidders.
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Sam McCarty
Clowsers Warehouse
Western Union Rates to Go Up
The Federal Communications Commission approved higher rates for Western Union Telegraph to raise about 9.8 million dollars annually. The minimum telegram length rises from 10 to 15 words, with tariffs to be filed and reviewed before taking effect. The company sought about 11 thousand dollars net yearly gain with higher commercial and press charges.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union Telegraph Company
Commission
Hospital Dope Operator to Be Arraigned Today
Bellevue hospital maintenance engineer Benjamin Provenzano 43 is to be arraigned on narcotics charges for aiding a $500000-a-year heroin operation at the city hospital. He allegedly helped ringleader Mariano Rubino 42 guard drug caches and used signals to warn Rubino of oncoming people. Rubino allegedly used the hospital waiting room to contact clients and hid heroin in hospital nooks and crannies while customers mixed with visitors. Provenzano dumped 15 ounces of heroin into the East River after Rubino was seized.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Benjamin Provenzano
Mariano Rubino
Provenzano
East River
Rubino
Bellevue
Family Income Falls Behind National Average in the South
Census Bureau figures show the South's average family income at 2248 dollars, about 36 percent below the national average of 3068 dollars. City readings include Richmond 3396, Baltimore 3254, Charleston 3155, and Norfolk Portsmouth 3083.
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Washington
South
Census Bureau
Richmond
Baltimore
Charleston
W. Va
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Negligible Take in Prince George County Firm
Prince George's County states attorney told a state investigating committee that a three to six million dollar numbers business tied to the Senate Crime Committee had a negligible take in the county.
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Annapolis
Prince George's County
Senate Crime Committee
Prince Georges County
New Teachers at Handley and Nearby Schools
Madison College graduate Roberta E Wildman joins Handley High as a music and English teacher. Jean M Manuel, a Madison College alumna from Kernstown, becomes a fifth grade teacher at Handley Elementary. John Kerr School adds Virginia Lee Caton and June C Nash as first grade teachers. Virginia Avenue School hires Anna Lee Estep fourth grade Eleanor Malony second grade Hazel Thompson fifth grade and Lucille B Tucker sixth grade. Douglas Colored School welcomes Norris O Hite physical education Irene A Wallace librarian and Mildred Leigh business subjects. Winchester Schools to open in the season.
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Madison College
Handley High
Roberta E. Wildman
Organtown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Jean M. Manuel
Kernstown
Handley Elementary
John Kerr School
Virginia Lee Caton
Shepherdstown
Shepherd College
June C. Nash
Concord N. C
West Chester State Teachers College
Virginia Avenue School
Anna Lee Estep
Wochester
Eleanor Malony
Cumberland
Eastern College
Hazel M. Thompson
Culpeper
Mary Washington College
Lucille B. Tucker
Winchester
William and Mary
Douglas
Douglas Colored School
Norris O. Hite
Richmond
Virginia State College
Irene A. Wallace
Mildred Leigh
South Boston
Agricultural and Technical College
Jenner Attacks Jap Peace Treaty as Fraud and Booby Trap
Senator Jenner of Indiana denounces the proposed Japanese peace treaty as a fraud and a booby trap. He warns it would place the Kurile Islands under Russia and allow Soviet troops in Japan, risking loss of Pacific defenses and aiding a fifth column. He also critiques John Foster Dulles’s role in drafting the pact.
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Washington
Jenner
R-Ind
Asia
Senate
Russia
Kurile Islands
Japan
U. S
Pacific
United Nations
Jenney
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Great Britain
Jenne
Peace Signs Go Up Along Moscow Highways
Brightly painted peace signs appear along highways outside Moscow. Signs placed about a mile apart bear slogans such as U S S R Pillar of Peace.
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Moscow
Air Crash victims named on California flight
The crash crew included Captain Hedden and five other Californians: First Officer George A. Jewett of Dedwood City with 30 WWII B-24 missions, Flight Engineer Mario A. Durante of Sausalito, Arthur W. Kessler 42, of Redwood City, and stewardesses Marilyn Murphy of San Mateo and La Verne Shores of Palo Alto. Weather reported six miles visibility and a ceiling 1,100 to 1,500 feet with heavy fog over the hilltop. Photographer Pa Strong of the Associated Press San Francisco bureau witnessed the scene shortly after the crash.
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Weather Bureau
Pa Strong
Associated Press
San Francisco
Hedden
Mario A. Durante
Sausalito
Arthur W. Kessler
Redwood City
UAL
Chicago
Marilyn Murphy
San Mateo
la Verne Shores
Palo Alto
Delay Seen In Start of Higher Income Tax Rates
Senate Finance Committee Chairman George of Georgia cast doubt on enacting higher income tax withholding on October 1. He cited unresolved differences after the committee tentatively approved a new formula, surprised by tables showing higher bills for most married couples earning 5,000 to 15,000 net income.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Congress
Virginians May Get Tax Cut Next Year If Act Stands
Virginia fiscal officials say a 20 percent income tax cut may occur again next year unless the Byrd Automatic Tax Reduction Act is altered. Experts expect next year’s revenue to approach this year’s levels despite a $10 million automatic reduction, with December’s cut added to the current fiscal year total to determine next year’s Byrd bill reduction.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
Commonwealth
General Fund
Lawmakers Press for Facts on Consolidated VA Plan
The House investigating committee questioned VA officials and witnesses seeking solid facts on a proposed consolidation move. Rep Hardy said the plan to transfer Boston New York and Richmond offices to Philadelphia may save 1.3 million dollars annually but would cost 372 VA jobs.
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Washington
House
Veterans Administration
Hardy
D-Va
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Richmond
Lanham
D-La
O W. Clark
Check Found In Street Belongs To Owner
A Spotsylvania county woman found an endorsed check for more than $2,000 in the middle of a busy Fredericksburg street while walking to a clothing factory job. She turned it in to the factory office, which reported it to city police seeking the rightful owner.
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Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania County
UN command counters Red charges on armistice line demands
The UN described Communist accusations as an attempt to mask their blunders and asserted that their patience for peace is not weakness. Van Fleet warned that the Reds could break through current UN lines if reinforced, but that any new mass offensive would be met and contained.
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38Th Paralle
van Fleet
U. N
How's Your L Q Answers Revealed
Answers to the Page 2 quiz are listed: Massachusetts false trunk water Goldilocks Thou sluggard Rhode Island Roberto Rosellini Edict of Pope Gregory XIII Anthracite coal mining Port wine John.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Roberto Rosellini
Gregory XIII
John
Mother Plunges From Airplane Overlook Tragedy in Wenatchee
In Wenatchee Washington a 29 year old mother Celeste Collyer wife of Wallace Collyer died after leaping from an open cockpit navy trainer plane during a sightseeing ride. Pilot Ken Paton said she had called the airport repeatedly this week seeking a joyride and that she removed her parachute before jumping. Deputy Bill Johnson identified her and noted the 300 foot fall.
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Wenatchee Wash
Sheriff's
Bill Johnson
Celeste Collyer
Wallace D. Collyer
State Highway Department
Ken Paton
Mary Johnson Paton
Winchester Schools Welcome New Faculty Members
The Winchester school system announces new teachers for the upcoming session. Highlights include Roland E. Cazer from DeLand Florida as Handley High librarian, Gay Fitzgerald from Erwin North Carolina teaching English, Wilbur S. Johnston a Handley High social studies instructor, and Frances M. Russell from Orono Maine as a commercial teacher, among others.
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Lucille B. Tucker
Jean Whipple
Douglas Colored School
Charles Dendy
Norris O Hite
Francis M. Jackson
Alma Layton
Mildred Leigh
Lovelena Marcus
Effie MccKinney
Blanche Moten
Mattie Russell
Anna Tokes
Irene Wallace
Margaree
Washington
Winchester Schools
Roland E. Cazer
DeLand, Fla
Stetson University
Handley High School
Gay Fitzgerald
Erwin N. C
University of North Carolina
Handley High
Wilbur S. Johnston
Winchester
Randolph-Macon
Frances M. Russell
Orono
Maine
Rosa Gray Simpson
Danville
Laura D. Turner
Charlotte Court House
Registration Dates Set for New Pupils
Mr Quarles announced that September 10 is the date for registration of all new pupils and that registration will be conducted on the 30th and 31st.
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Quarles
Daily Crossword Across Clues
A compact listing of crossword clues with entries across and down. Includes definitions for terms such as American Indians dampens scheme verbal sphere of action and many others across the grid. The set also features archaic and obscure references like Malt obs shade tree and a wing for puzzle enthusiasts.
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Verb Neal
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