Funeral for Pfc Thomas Pierce in Berryville
Funeral services for Pfc Thomas Peyton Pierce Jr. 21 of Upperville formerly Clarke County killed in Korea September 24 will be held Saturday at 2 pm from John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville. Burial at Green Hill Cemetery with Rev Carel Goodrich officiating. pallbearers Francis Lucaes Bill Ballinger Bil Farr Sammy Wine Charles Verts and Henry Lanham. Survived by parents five sisters and three brothers including William Albert Pierce serving in Korea.
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Pfc
Thomas Peyton Pierce, Jr
Francis LucAés
Bill Ballinger
Bil Farr
Sammy Wine
Charles Verts
Henry Lanham
Pfc. Pierce
Anna Lee Pierce
Washington
Jeanette Virginia
Shirley May
Patricia Ann
Linda Frances
William Albert Pierce
Korea
Marold Wayne
Jerry Allen
Escape at Western Pennsylvania prison leaves 5 at large
Ten prisoners broke from a Pennsylvania jail after Sunday services. Five have been recaptured. four named escapees are Loveland Leroy Stiles James Milk Ralph Mastermonica. Three fugitives Virgil Toney Nick Dengembis Andrew White remain at large amid violent-crime sentences.
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Leo L. Stiles
Clarksburg
Pennsylvania
Loveland
Leroy L. Stiles
James Milk
Charleston
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Ralph Mastermonica
Virgil Toney
Nick Degembis
Andrew L. White al
Auction Notices for Mrs. Jessie Dearmont and Landon Rackley
At 10 a.m. December 10 the estate of Mrs. Jessie Dearmont near White Post will auction livestock farming implements feed antiques and house furniture conducted by auctioneer W. D. Orndorff. December 13 at 11 a.m. the estate of Landon Rackley before Clarke County Court House features two farms Pairview and Brookside with Roy Duvall as auctioneer.
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Jessie Dearmont
White Post
White Post- Montana Hall Road
W. D. Orndorff
Landon Rackley
Clarke County Court House
Pairview
Model Mayflower on display in Winchester this December
A 17 foot Mayflower model will be shown in Winchester on Wednesday December 10. The model, used for Plymouth Adventure photography, stands about one fifth the size of the ship and offers students a close view to grasp the Pilgrims voyage from England to the New World.
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England
Winchester
Plymouth
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
New World
Pilgrims
Norway
Six More Deaths Added to State Highway Toll
Six more deaths raise the annual toll on state highways to 58. Charles White and John Ware, both of Philadelphia, died when their car rear ended a parked truck on U S Route 1 in Dinwiddie County. George Hawkins, 34, also of Philadelphia, survived with injuries after a crash involving the same truck. Other victims include William Beckner, 13, on U S Route 221. Dewey Thompson Jr, 27, on State Route 40. Alfred Reed Dove, 22, on State Route 259. and Margaret Loveless, 25, who reportedly fell from a truck in Fauquier County.
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William Beckner
Roanoke
U. 8
Dewey Thompson, Jr
Ferrum
Franklin County
Rockymount
Alfred Reed Dove
Parks Run
Rockingham County
Broadway
Margaret Loveless
Near Front Royal
Fauquier
Nine U N officials told to answer subversion questions
Secretary General Trygve Lie reportedly ordered nine U S members of the United Nations secretariat to answer questions about alleged subversive activities by nightfall or face dismissal.
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United Nations
N. Y
Trygve Lie
U .S
U. N. Secretariat
Law changes on trials, alcohol, fertilizer, and state land power
Assembly considers measures to curb jailed trial justices pending sentences and to bar 3.2 beer sales to minors. Proposals would place turnpike firms under State Corporation Commission oversight and cap fertilizer penalty ceilings at commercial value. Other bills authorize new state land purchase near Capitol Square and grant eminent domain to the State Building Commission.
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State Corporation Commission
Capitol Square
State Building Commission
Deserter Return Demand Sparks Berlin Exchange
In Berlin the Soviets demanded the return of Russian deserter Pvt Alexander Kulikov who sought political asylum, while Maj Gen Lemuel B Mathewson of the U S forces offered to interview him and invited the Russians to witness the process. He also expressed willingness to interview Pvt Carl T Blake from Covington Kentucky. The Communists asserted Kulikov defected to their zone and accused the Americans of detaining him.
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Berlin
West
Sergei Dengin
U. S
Alexander Kulikov
West Berlin
Dengin
Lemuel B. Mathewson
Kulikov
More Rain Snow And Overcast Skies For Nation Today
The Associated Press reports widespread precipitation across the nation with rain from the Gulf to the Canadian border and mixed forms elsewhere. Thunderstorms hit Arkansas and eastern Texas, freezing drizzle in Wisconsin and southern Minnesota, and snow in the Dakotas as nearly three inches fell in Little Rock.
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Gulf of Mexico
Canadian
Mississippi River
Central Plains
Iowa
Arkansas
Texas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Little Rock
Ark
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Atlantic
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
Brownsville
Tex
Airstrip Damaged in Na San Besieged Point
The French high command said Vietminh mortar fire damaged the Na San airstrip in Northwest Indochina during the siege but French Union troops later drove back the guerrillas.
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Saigon
Indochina
Na San
Eisenhower Boosters Spent 1 200 000 in Preconvention Totals
Washington report says Citizens for Eisenhower Committee spent at least 1.2 million dollars on preconvention activities without reporting under current law. Walter Williams disclosed the figure to a Special House committee examining election law revisions, prompting calls to broaden disclosure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congressional
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Walter Williams
Citizens For Fisenhower Committee
House
Truman Prices Coal Increase Sparking Industry Debate
The article details President Truman’s intervention over a $1.90 wage rise for miners and its impact on the War Labor Board. Officials warn of a potential coal strike if costs rise further, while unions and operators await stabilizing action and broader wage policy decisions affecting hard coal prices.
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Kelly
WSB
National Board
Charles C. Killingsworth
Cox
Killingsworth
Michigan State College
Department of Economics
Truman
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
John Busarello
UMW District 5
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Defense
Henry H. Fowler
Eisenhower
Jurors View Congressional Files on Lattimore Perjury Probe
A federal grand jury reviews Congressional files on Owen Lattimore and may indict him for perjury. Lattimore, Johns Hopkins professor and former adviser to the State Department, has long faced accusations linked to Senator McCarthy. Stormy Senate hearings previously cited testimonies marked by clashes and a committee report urging perjury charges.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Congressional
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
United States
Johns Hopkins University
State Department
Institute of Pacific Relations
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
McCarran
McCarthy
Reuther Expected to Be Elected CIO President
Walter P. Reuther, leader of the Congress of Industrial Organizations Auto Workers, was expected to win the CIO presidency at today's convention finale in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Unitegg Auto Workers
Te Cio
Stevenson noncommittal on return after four years
The Illinois governor and defeated Democratic nominee declined to clarify his statement. He told a welcoming group he is not coming back for four years. Reporters asked about his plans and Stevenson said he would discuss the Democratic party at a farewell dinner, with no further detail.
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Steve
Illinois
Stevenson
Truman
Committees Named for Civic Organization Projects
The council approved multiple committees with listed leaders for membership retail trade promotion national affairs advertising education highways finance civic improvements industrial tourism county relations and solicitations. Names include J Lee Miller Ed L Molden B F Arthur Jr J R Alexander Jr Wendell Barney James R Wilkins M Hamburger Ralph Cain Hal Guimare s Harold G Brown Harry F Byrd Jr Harry K Benham William M Battaille Claude B Smalls John L Glaize Alan Peery J K Robinson John Carr H A Lowry J T Kremer Kenneth Patton Dabney W Watts Lamar Keen Charles Zuckerman Robert Jasper C F Schenck L B Sirbaugh A J Bowen Clyde L Hershman Eugene R Branch Charlies P Lowman Sid Veasy Helen Massey Lester D Arnold James Galladay Fred Brumback William Lawrence Solicitations Committee members and others to be named.
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J. Lee Miller
Ed L. Molden
B. F. Arthur, Jr
J. R. Alexander, Jr
Wendell Barney
James R. Wilkins
M. Hamburger
Ralph Cain
Hal Guimares
Harold G. Brown
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Harry K. Benham
William M. Battaile
Walker McC. Bond
Richard F Lewis
Clay Carr
L. V. Watson
Virgil Strader
Claude B. Smalls
John L. Glaize
Alan Peery
J. K. Robinson
John Carr
H. A. Lowry
J. T. Kremer
Kenneth Patton
Dabney W. Watts
Lamar Keen
Charles Zuckerman
Robert Jasper
C. F. Schenck
L. B. Sirbaugh
A. J. Bowen
Clyde L. Hershman
Eugene R. Branch
Charlies P. Lowman
Sid Veasy
Helen Massey
Lester D. Arnold
James Galladay
Fred Brumback
William Lawrence
Donald McFadden
Grandma bank robber plans more heists before retirement
A letter from a grandmother in Los Angeles promises to rob two more banks after already taking about $4,000 from three. FBI confirms receipt and calls the letter authentic while noting many other letters are false.
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Los Angeles
Korea
FBI
Explosions at Government Munitions Plant Kill Two in Mexico City
Two men died and a third was seriously injured when two blasts rocked a government munitions plant in Mexico City. Police feared more bodies in the ruins as ongoing explosions prevented search efforts in a storehouse containing 20 000 hand grenades. The blasts occurred seconds apart and shook the city.
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Mexico City
Training School Board Reorganizes Sunday at Braddock Street
The Board of Managers of the Christian Worker's Training School meets at Braddock Street Methodist Church Sunday at 2 30 p m for reorganization. Pastors general superintendents of Church Schools and Educational Secretaries are members of the board.
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Christian Worker's Training School
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Fosbrink to Speak at Grace Luther League Meeting
Mrs. John G. Fosbrink secretary treasurer of the Winchester and Western R A will be guest speaker at Grace Lutheran Church Luther League meeting Sunday at 6 30 p m Additional features include special music refreshments for church youth and families invited to attend
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Luther League of Grace Lutheran Church
John G. Fosbrink
Winchester and Western R.A
Taft denounces Eisenhower choice of Durkin for labor post
Taft criticizes President Eisenhower for naming Martin P. Durkin of Chicago to the labor post in the new Cabinet. He says the party’s fate is not yet clear and avoids stating support from GOP senators. Rep Joseph Martin predicts the dispute will blow over, while Taft followers worry over Eisenhower appointments from Dewey allies.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Martin P. Durkin
Chicago
Labor Post
Republican Party
GOP
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Death of R Mack Carbaugh at 93 in Stephens City
R Mack Carbaugh 93 died at 8:50 p.m. at his Stephens City home. Born June 27 1859 in Pennsylvania he worked in steel mills until 1918 then moved to Stephens City. Survived by nieces and nephews in the area. Funeral tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. C A York and Rev. A Hayne Boozer officiating. Burial in Green Hill Cemetery.
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R. Mack Carbaugh
Stephens City
Pennsylvania
Cora Weaver
Jessie Bar: Lemley
William Herrell
Alice Staples
Martha Powers
Rach
Clevenger
Clayton
Harry
Paul Carbaugh
Tomorow
Jones Funeral Home
C. A. York
A. Hayne Boozer
Green Hill Cemetery
How's Your 19.2 Answers Revealed
Quiz page provides 6 responses: 1 Thomas Jefferson 2 France 3 Esther 4 Kansas 5 Yes 6 Sicily.
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Thomas Jefferson
France
Esther
Kansas
Sicily
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