Police Court Docket Totals From Recent Hearings
Listed defendants from Stephens City to Quantico faced fines for drunkenness speeding no license disorderly conduct and related offenses. Notable amounts include Pfc. Vaillancourt 29.25 and James Taylor 19.25 with many others fined around 10 to 15 dollars.
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George Ramey
Stephens City
William E. Burke
Culpeper
Byron S. Pittman
Palmetto
Fla
Benjamin F. Mumaw
Clearbrook
Wallace R. Hoover
Sewickley
Wheeler Jenkins
Berryville
Amos Armel
Loudoun Street
Delmer L. Donald
Forest W. Lupton
Quantico
Ralph L. Wallace
Thomas Avery
Cliff Lofton
Carl A. Dunlap
Gore
Arthur Urban
Richard Bolstad
James W. Wood
Kern Street
William L. Williams
Lester V. Greer
Purcellville
William Everhart
Highland Avenue
Eunice W. Funk
Charles Miller
Albert Brill
Mother and Son Found Dead in Parked Auto
In New York an 81 year old woman and her 49 year old son were found dead of carbon monoxide in a parked car. Police say the double death by their own action appears self inflicted. Victims identified as Mrs. Clara Manz and William Manz of Manhattan. A patrolman found them after hearing the motor running.
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New York
Clara Manz
William Manz
Manhattan
CAP Planes Ready For Any Emergency
The Winchester squadron of the Civil Air Patrol outlined emergency measures for Northern Virginia. All local CAP pilots are on emergency call for mobilization, with a simulated air search and rescue mission planned next month. CAP nationwide coordinates 1,500 radio units. blood transport is a key activity during atomic threat.
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Winchester
Civil Air Patrol
Virginia
Air Force Auxiliary
Earl G. Shipe
CAP
George S. Rodgers
Frederick County
Washington
Winchester-Frederick County
Hopewell Gambling Probe Is Resumed by Special Grand Jury
A special grand jury in Hopewell met behind closed doors to learn about gambling activities in the area. The panel sought new evidence uncovered by Commonwealth's Attorney Ligon Jones who had obtained a two week postponement to secure information. The initial probe heard 29 witnesses over three days.
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Hopewell
Dobriis
Commonwealth
Ligon Jones
Jones
Michigan Democrats Back Truman for 1952
Michigan's Democratic State Central Committee at the midsummer conference on Mackinac Island urged President Harry S Truman to seek re election in 1952. The body pledged wholehearted support and urged his continued leadership for peace and democracy.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Michigan
Truman
Democratic State Central Committee
Harry. Truman
Roach Begins 1400 Mile Bike Trip Home
Lee E. Roach, 23, discharged from the Navy, left Norfolk today for Grand Island Nebraska on a 1400 mile bicycle journey. He said he grew tired of trains and planes, preferring a slow ride home.
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Norfolk
Lee E. Roach
Grand Island
Roach
Navy
MacArthur Tops Eisenhower in Presidential Poll
Los Angeles reports that Gen. Douglas MacArthur leads Eisenhower four to one in a Wage Earners Committee poll. The group says 70,000 ballots returned from 120,000 mailed, with 56,198 for MacArthur and 18,052 for Eisenhower, noting MacArthur ahead in all states except Connecticut where Eisenhower holds a 3 to 2 edge. The committee cites 100,000 members and says the poll was at their request.
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Los Angeles
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower Will Not Comment On Oregon Primary Filing
General Eisenhower's staff officers announced there would be no comment from the general regarding the filing of his name as a Democratic candidate for president in next May's Oregon primary election.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Oregon
Raid on Rashin and 1950 air strike details
Record notes Aug 12 1950 raid where 35 Air Force bombers hit a major supply center with 300 tons of bombs after approval from State and Defense Departments. Officials cite military necessity for the policy reversal. Rashin deemed too close to the Soviet border for prior attacks. Communists taken by surprise as American planes faced no air or ground resistance.
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Air Force
State
Defense Departments
Rashin
MacArthur
Siberian
Red charge stands as frame-up claim by Ridgway
General Headquarters officials refute retracting the bombing charge and insist the incident was a frame-up. Peiping Radio cites one of two American liaison officers as having lied or been incompetent in reporting no bombing occurred.
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General Headquarters
Ridgway
Red China
Peiping
Youth thief steals two cars in Winchester episode
David W. Blizzard, 19, of Wolfsburg Pennsylvania later Keyser West Virginia, is held after stealing a 1936 Oldsmobile from Cather Motor Co parking lot then a 1946 Buick from Kern Motor Co. He abandoned the first car near Berryville and was arrested after running out of gas near Berkeley Springs. Police report two thefts connected to Winchester incidents.
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Winchester
Berryville
David W. Blizzard
Wolfsburg
Keyser
W. Va
Cather Motor Company
Clarke County
George Washington
Kern Motor Company
Berkeley Springs
Defense Materials Procurement Agency Created by Truman
President Truman created a Defense Materials Procurement Agency with authority to buy strategic materials at home and abroad. Jess Larson was named to head the agency under the Defense Production Act, with powers to purchase metals and minerals, promote mineral exploration, subsidize essential production, guarantee contracts, and upgrade government and private facilities.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
Jess Larson
General Services
Governor to Name New State Health Commissioner
Richmond governor plans to appoint a new health commissioner within days to succeed the late Dr. L. J. Roper. Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz has been nominated by a committee of the State Health Board.
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Richmond
Battle
L. J. Roper
Mack I. Shanholtz
State Health Board
Woman Survives Four Cardiac Arrests During Surgery
In Cleveland a 30 year old woman undergoing lip surgery had her heart stop four times on the operating table. Emergency measures included chest massage, artificial breathing, and multiple drug injections. After hours of procedure her heart recovered and she left the hospital convalescent. Names of patient and staff not released.
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Cleveland
Doctors Hospital
American Medical Association
Chicago
Byrd Signals Likelihood of Senate Reelection
Virginia Senator Harry Byrd, speaking at an apple growers picnic in Berryville, said there was no significance to rumors about quitting or running for president. He noted his 18 years in the Senate and implied he would likely seek another six years in the Senate rather than pursue national office.
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Byrd
Berryville
Harry Byrd
Senate
Virginia
Explosion Kills Dental Patient in Waterloo Office
An accidental blast in a dentist’s office during anesthesia killed Owen Hindaly, 20, in Waterloo. Hindaly died from a burned throat and ruptured lungs. Dr. George Foster could not determine the cause of the explosion.
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Waterloo
Iac
Owen Hindaly
Hinda
George Foster
Rubber prices rise to fund US production boost
The price of synthetic rubber will increase by one and a half cents per pound next month to help finance government plans to raise production from 760000 to 860000 long tons annually. Prices may climb slightly if manufacturers pass on added costs.
Anti Aircraft Troops Surround Chicago in Drill
Chicago hosts a Fifth Army anti aircraft drill with the 51st Anti Aircraft Brigade deploying guns in and around the city as part of routine training. Detroit area exercises run similarly while officials deny disclosure of troop numbers. The 35th Brigade arrived in Washington for its second Exercise Metro.
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Chicago
Fifth Army
51St
Detroit
Army
Washington
35Th
Extradition Requested in OSS Slaying Case
Verbania prosecutor demands extradition of former U S Army Lt Aldo Icardi and former Sgt Carlo Lo Dolce to stand trial in Italy for murder of Maj William Holohan. The request was sent to the Turin District Court of Appeals and Rome ministry of justice, with supporting documents to arrive tomorrow.
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Verbania
Italy
U. S. Army
Aldo Icardi
Set
Carlo Lo Dolce
Carlo Rama
Turin
Trial Justice Court Fines Collate Multiple Defendants
Trial Justice W Erle Edwards records fines and costs for cases. Names include Silas Collins Alexandria drunken driving with sentence and probation, John F Cooley Woodstock reckless driving, Paul Williams Burlington over gross weight, Theodore Puffinberger drunk in public, and Robert W Bowers reckless driving among others with specific amounts.
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Court of Trial
W Erle Edwards
Craig W Newman
New Market
Silas . Collins
Alexandria
Albert V. Kesecker, Jr
Sleepy Creek
W. Va
John F Cooley
Woodstock
Donald Whitenour
Stephens City
Robert D. Martin
Virginia
Harry L. Funk
Highland Avenue
James F. Patton
Burlington
N. C
Paul Williams
N C
Paul Long
Clarion
Lake M. Sutton
Elmer
N. J
Theodore W. Puffinberger
Columbus Mitchell
Robert W. Bowers
Fairmont Avenue
John C. Staub
Gore
Union membership in the United States
The approximate union membership nationwide ranges from fourteen million to sixteen point eight million. Estimates vary by source and year, reflecting fluctuations in labor organizing and industry shifts.
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United States
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E. Piccadilly &T
Ethel Whitacre
Mgr
Aiken Charge
W. Cork ST
Denier
BAYON
J.C. Penney CO
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U. S. Defense Department
Maj
William Holohan
U. S
Trial Justice Court
Shoecenter
Main St. Winchester
Duneam Hines Ice
Bridge Club
Duncan Hines
Duncan Hines Ice Cream Garber Ice Cream CO
Uma Helerating
Amattemory Wind
Loudoun
Words
Montgomery Ward
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