Fredericksburg Officers Suspended After Marine Brawl
Two Fredericksburg police officers who detained a Marine during a street melee have been suspended. A city council member hinted at defection to defend the office. Francis B. Gouldman may resign over the issue. Cromer, a 27 year old Marine stationed at Dahlgren, was allegedly assaulted during the arrest. The case involves a Weimer incident with five participants.
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Fredericksburg
Marine Creek
Francis B. Gouldman
Pred Cromer
Marthe
Dahlgren
Ser
Weimer
Newton v Trustee court sale at Court House Farm
A legal notice lists a sale in Newton involving the trustee in a court case titled Newton v Trustee. The event appears to occur in front of the court house at the farm location with details shown in the sales directory.
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Newton v
Court House
Unclear Debate Standings Mention Wake Forest Penn State
Fragmentary text notes Wake Forest and Pennsylvania State, with top three debaters including two from Wake Forest tied for first and Richard Schults of Penn State among mentions.
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Wake Forest
Pennsylvania State
Richard Schults
Penn
Virginia League opens doors to all groups for liberal unity
The Virginia League of Women Democrats states it will unite liberals in Virginia by embracing all economic and racial groups. Col. James P. Hart Jr. says the league will pursue positive issues with clear positions and no double talk. Immediate aims include repealing the poll tax, backing the Brannan farm program, and opposing anti labor laws.
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Virginia Commonwealth League
Virginia
James P. Hart Jr
League
Hart
Brannan
Virginia to Hold First Postwar Institute of Public Affairs
The University of Virginia plans its first postwar Institute of Public Affairs in the summer of 1950 with George B. Zehmer as director and dean of the Summer session. Zehmer was named by President Colgate Darden. The 17th session will be the first since its eight year wartime discontinuation.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
George B. Zehmer
Thuniversity
Zehmer
Colgate Darden
Roosevelt Jr Denies White House Run at Norfolk Forum
Representative Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. told a capacity Beth El forum in Norfolk that he has no ambition beyond reelection to Congress. He said he is not a candidate for any other office and plans to let the people decide his future, noting politics favors leaving options open.
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Norfolk
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
White House
Bethel Cultural Society
Congress
Ata
Scouts Advance At Court of Honor Ceremony
Scouts from Troop 1 to Troop 10 earned merit badges at a Court of Honor held at a local church. The event recognized many youths including Paul Alvin, J Pranjoalter, Grace Luther, Dorton Himelwing, Manuel, and Bobby Smith with awards for 25 hours of service and unity.
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Wnee
Winchester Adams
The
Presbyterian Church
Pushie Cather
Richard Crenshaw
Market St
Methodist Sue
Paul
Alvin J Pranjo Alter
Grace Luthren
Hureh c
Copp
Ni Tisinger
Bobby Smith
Mitchell Smith
Ralp Lee Jones
Awning Porch Burn Marks Bridge Gap in Broadcast Interference
A small blaze damaged an awning and porch as a bridge and a radio device caused interference during a broadcast. No injuries reported. Fire crews contained the flames quickly, and investigators will examine the scene for the cause.
Communists Move Few Factories from Shanghai District
Shanghai authorities aim to shift much of the city’s industry inland but only four plants have moved. Several small facilities plan or discuss relocation while larger factories have little imminent action. Movements cited include pencil and cigaret plants and a head mill, with about 30 workers moving to a vacant space in a Tientsin steel plant.
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Shanghai
Cigaret
Campobacco Co
Tientsin
Manchuria
Central China
North China
Czech Bishops Warn Government Over Religious Fight
In a public letter dated November 17 the Roman Catholic bishops of Czechoslovakia warned that the government’s church control law could prompt a religious fight unless revised to align with church rights. They accused Prime Minister Zapotocky of rejecting requests for changes amid undisguised threats and urged reconsideration of the November 1 measures.
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Prague
Dec
Czechoslovakia
Omin Zapotocky Hacame
Dwellings Sell Under 5000 At Public Auction
Three parcels of land sold at auction on Saturday bringing in 11900 dollars. Flora Coffman bid 4925 for a lot and dwelling at 312 Virginia Ave. V Jackson led bidding 3425 for a north of Winchester home on Cedar Creek Grade. Mat tie V Mason paid 3550 for a Cedar Creek Grade house and lot. The 142 acre Roe tract about 12 miles northwest of Winchester in Gainesboro district sold with Earl Cather paying 1005. Dunn called both.
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Edwards
James P. Reardon
Martin 8
Cedar Creek
8. G. Roe
Winchester
Gainesboro
Earl Cather
Coleanass Dunn
Taxpayers Rush To Meet 1949 Payment Deadline
Citizens stood in line at city and county treasurers offices to pay 1949 taxes. A five cent penalty begins tomorrow and next Monday is the deadline to pay poll tax to vote in the upcoming city council election next June.
Five Die in Plane Crash at Takeoff Near Long Beach
Five people were killed when a plane at Long Beach municipal airport burst into flames after takeoff. Eyewitnesses reported the engines coughing before the craft plowed into the field. The aircraft was owned by Bob Sanders, who authorities believe was piloting.
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Lon Beach
Calif
Bonangalane Beach
Bob Sanders
CAA
Sanders
Housewife Chased and Bitten by Aggressive Squirrel
Laura Waugh, 42, Pasadena, told police she offered food to a squirrel in her yard yesterday. The animal charged her, bit and clawed her legs as she ran for the door, and she required hospital treatment for bites and scratches. She warned she may use a shotgun next time.
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Pasadena
Calif
Laura Waugh
Waugh
One of the Year\u2019s Best Buys Shown by Appointment
J. R. Alexander Jr. presents a top value item listed as a highlight of the year. Contact phone 4202 for viewing after 5 o'clock, price around 350. Appointment only viewing.
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J. R. Alexander, Jr
Lions to Hear General Ostermann Speech at Luncheon
Major General E A Osterman of the U S Marine Corps will be guest speaker at a Lions Club luncheon at 12 15 p m tomorrow in Huntley Virginia. He will be introduced by Charles Campbell Jr and C F Sohenck serving as co program chairmen.
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E. A. Osterman
Huntley
U. S. Marine Corps
Lionsuncheon
Charles Campbell Jr
C. F Sohenck
Wiring Blamed for Car Fire at Russell Larm Grade
Fire officials blame a wiring short for a motor car fire at the rear of the Northwester store in Russell Larm Grade. Fire crews were called but found the blaze already extinguished. minor damage reported to the carrick.
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A & Ps
Russell Larm
Larrick
Shape of falling raindrops changes in descent
Recent experiments show raindrops are not spherical as once believed. Drops deform during fall and often assume a dumbbell like form with two bulging ends before breaking into two separate drops.
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M. Y
Mrs Margaret Carter Dies in Berryville
Mrs Margaret Carter died at her home in Berryville yesterday. A Berryville native, she was a daughter of Soloman and Maggie Carter. Survived by husband Thomas Carter at home.
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Margaret Carter
Josephine
Berryville
Soloman
Maggie Carter
Thomas Carter
Inflation Troubles Loom As 1950 Starts
Inflation fears mount as government spending exceeds revenue by about 5.5 billion dollars this year. Veterans Administration GI insurance funds of 2.8 billion will boost cash in January, with potential price rises from steel and auto sectors as pension costs are absorbed.
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Douglas
D-Ill
Truman
Congress
White House
Veterans Administration
Sharon Steel
Pemmeylvania
Eatly
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Jones
la Steel Corp
Ustry
UN Assembly Debates Indonesian State Name and Chinese Aid
The assembly discusses including atomic weapons in a global arms plan and the proposed United States of Indonesia set to be proclaimed later this month. T. F. Tasiang urges U N support for Chinese victories aided by Soviet assistance while at Lake Success.
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Pulaski
RCA
United Otes Workers Union
tIo New International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Iuecio
Thaaire Daily
IUE
CIO
TUE
Iue-Cio
Danny Arnold
Camden
N. J
Iuhcio
CTO
Rhodes
Louis Kaplan
International UF
Erlands
United States
Indonesia
Lake Success
T. F. Tasiang
China
U. N
Tsiang
Answers to Daily Quiz Mr McKinley Alaska Adolf Hitler
Daily quiz answers list several items: Mr McKinley Alaska Adolf Hitler and notes Dickens Africa. The fragment cites quiz prompts and brief responses without full context. It names historical figures and a continent among terse entries.
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Pield
Mr. McKinley
Alaska
Adolf Hitler
Dickens
Africa
Phantomoid hearing device ad promises ear free audio
An advertisement touts a new hearing device named Phantomoid that enables clear hearing without a receiver button in the ear. It claims users can enjoy songs sermons and social engagement without self conscious feeling of a hanging device and suggests freedom from deafness and related limitations.
Private testimony hints at atomic material to Russia via Alaska route
The article cites Russell and McDowell claiming evidence of wartime atomic materials shipped to the Russians by an Alaska Lend-Lease route. It notes involvement of two prominent administration officials and a planned public hearing that never occurred, with McDowell a defeated Republican.
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Thent
Foreign Economic Administration
Russell
Jordan
Russia
Hopkins
Roosevelt
McDowell
Great Falls
Secret atomic material handled at base according to Jordan
Jordan said suitcases containing secret government documents, some linked to the atomic project, were loaded onto planes bound for Russia at Great Falls. The claim ties to atomic materials reportedly processed at the base.
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Great Falls
Jordan
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