WWII veteran admits killing wife over infidelity in Virginia
Madison County authorities say 29 year old World War II veteran Kelsie Nicholson admitted shooting his wife Elva Nicholson 27 with a .32 caliber pistol. He told officers she had been running around with other men and surrendered to Sheriff T. H. Lillard after the fatal shot. The couple's baby was crying when Nicholson awoke and found Elva away from home.
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Madison
Madison County
C. E. Lillard
Kelsie Nicholson
Nicholson
Albemarle County
Charlottesville
Elva Nicholson
Lillard
T. H. Lillard
Hike in Milk Prices Considered by State Commission
The State Milk Commission weighs requests from Newport News and Norfolk producers for a one to two cent rise in milk prices. Hearings prompted opposition from the Peninsula Shipbuilding Association and Newport News Shipyard Union demanding an audit of producers’ books before any increase. C. P. Yoder of Yoder Dairies, Warwick County, spoke on the matter.
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Newport News
State Milk Commission
Norfolk
Peninsula Shipbuilding Association
Newport News Shipyard Union
Milk consumption down prompts talk of price increases
The commission heard that milk consumption has fallen and warned that further price increases could worsen an existing surplus.
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Commission
Tragedy on Peters Mountain Claims Two Hunters
Searchers found Clinton Davis of Oakvale West Virginia dead on Peters Mountain near the Virginia border. Howard Underwood Jr of Lindside West Virginia also perished with their hunting party, a stray dog guiding rescuers to the campside. Davis leaves three children.
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Pearisburg
Peters Mountain
Clinton Davis
Oakvale
W. Va
Davis
Howard Underwood, Jr
Lindside
Underwood
Churchman Sees UMT Plan Crushing Military Training Losses
The Rev. William E. McManus of Washington warned Southern Catholic educators that universal military training if enacted by Congress would cause 60 to 80 percent enrollment losses in men’s colleges. He said the only hope is Defense Department use of the schools for recruit training.
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Richmond
Congress
William E. McManus
Washington
Department of Defense
Father Mcmanus
National Catholic Education Association
Burns Fatal To An 83YearOld Woman In Pennington Gap
Lawrence Blair, a Lee County farmer, left his home for about 15 minutes and found his 83 year old mother Mrs Susan Blair on the floor with clothing burned. She died at a Pennington Gap hospital. Cause of the fire remained undetermined and she could not explain it before death.
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Pennington Gap
Lawrence Blair
Lee County
Susannah Blair
Pre-Yule Program by Braddock Street Methodists
Braddock Street Methodist Church will host a 5 p m Sunday vesper service conducted by young people led by Barbara Gregory Joyce Quick Helen Garner Edmonds William Covington and the Charles Wesley Choir. A feature is The Guiding Star a family Christmas story on screen by the Protestant Film Corporation showing how Christmas spirit solves family problems and brings happiness.
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Braddock Street
Barbara Gregory
Joyce Quick
Helen Garner Edmonds
William Covington
Charles Wesley Choir
Protestant Film Corporation
Fire claims eight or more in crowded Chicago flat
A South Side four story flat at 124 East 31st Street burned, killing at least eight people and possibly more as firemen combed the ruins. A woman reported her husband and five children missing, and a baby was among the recovered bodies. The blaze, burning on the third and fourth floors, caused an estimated $100000 loss. A woman leaped from an upper story and died.
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Chicago
East 31St Street
Marshall Urges U S to Build Up Armed Strength Now
Secretary of Defense George Marshall calls for immediate expansion of U S military manpower and industrial output to face a high tension period with China’s Korea intervention seen as challenging the United Nations. He seeks unity, rapid munitions production, and accelerated research and development to keep the world on a forward path to peace.
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New York
George Marshall
Congress of American
Marshall
Korea
United Nations
U. N
U. S
Western Europe
Evacuation of Second Division Wounded From Red Trap
The U S Second Division rescued trapped troops during a five mile Chinese Red breakthrough near the Congchon River in Northwest Korea. Medics and ambulances evacuated wounded under heavy fire while captors and soldiers aided each other, with no wounded left behind.
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U. S
Korea
Congchon River
United Nations
W. O. Burla
Los Angeles
Burla
Evacuation of 7000 Wounded Troops and Refugees
The British Admiralty announced that United Nations naval forces evacuated about 7000 wounded troops and civilian refugees before abandoning the port serving Pyongyang. The operation was described as one of the most hazardous naval feats.
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London
United Nations
Pyong
Hospital Admissions List at Winchester Memorial Hospital
Newly admitted patients at Winchester Memorial Hospital include Cornelia Davison at 410 Dear Ave and Mrs De Campbell at 320 National Ave. The list also names Mrs Henry Flowers 119 Cameron Ave Mrs Kenneth Tomblin 320 National Ave Mrs Henry Harding 617 Watson Ave Mrs Myrtle Anderson 666 NM gt Jerome Garver John Thomas Oates Charles B Bowers Mattie Bowers River Charles Wiley HM Smith Manging Rock Larry Teaford Teaford family Augusta Berkeleysprings Norman DeLawder.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cornelia Davison
Dear Ave
de Campbell
Henry Flowers
Cameron
Kenneth Tomblin
Henry Harding
Watson Ave
Anderson
Jerome Garver
John Thomas Oates
W. Va
Charles B. Bowers
Mattie Bowers
Martin K. Wiley
Charles A W. Va
de HM. Smith
Manging Rock
Larry Me “Teaford
Lawrence Teaford
Augusta
Norman DeLawder
Berkeley Springs
Clarke Men Report for Pre Induction Examinations
Fifteen Clarke County youths are ordered to report for physical examinations next Tuesday before entering the armed forces. The list includes Charles William Johnson Philip Cunningham Kenneth Cunningham George Estep Alyette Fincham Ray Brown Broaddus Welsh Winston Presgraves Cecil Hausenfluck Robert Huff George Littleton Norman Haymaker Jr Robert Hillyard Frank Carpenter Jr and Harry Jones.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Charles William Johnson
Philip Cunningham
Kenneth Cunningham
George 8. Estep
Alyette Clarence Fincham
Ray William Brown
Broaddus Richard Welsh
Winston Presgraves
Cecil Hausenfluck
Robert Huff
George Peyton Littleton
Norman Elwood Haymaker, Jr
Robert Thomas Hillyard
Frank Strother Carpenter, Jr
Harry Clinton Jones
Funeral for Catherine Brumback 5 Buried at Mount Hebron
Funeral services for Catherine Brumback five daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Brumback Route 1-A were held yesterday at 1 30 pm from the Jones Funeral Home with Dr L Pitckinger officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers unnamed.
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Catherine Brumback
Henry Brumback
Jones Puneril
8. L. Pitckinger
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Pallbears
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Warner Bros
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Red Trap
By Don Huth
Evrybody
Burn
WINC
Saar
Winker Fashion Academy Award
Winchester
Clarke
Clifford D. Grim
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Clifford Grim
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
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Canty
America
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Chevrolet Sales CO
N. Loudoun St. Winchester
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