Typhoon Rips Central Philippines Killing and Wrecking
A violent 125 mile an hour typhoon tore through central Philippines. It left at least 14 dead and thousands homeless, damaging crops and buildings across Panay and Negros islands. Rescue boats aided evacuees from Camiguin as Hibok Hibok volcano rumbled nearby.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippine News Service
Tloilo
Panay Island
Cebu
Negros Island
Panay
Becolod City
Camiguin Islami
Hibok Hibok
Mrs Roosevelt Denies Disbelief In Immortality
The Tidings quote Eleanor Roosevelt saying she does not know if she believes in a future life. Archbishop McIntyre calls her agnostic, questions her fitness to head the UN Human Rights Commission, while in Paris she softens the remarks stating she believes in immortality though unsure of its form.
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Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Tidings
J. Francis A. McIntyre
United Nations Commission On Human Rights
Paris
Dashiell Hammett Freed From Prison
Mystery writer and ex Civil Rights Congress executive Dashiell Hammett is released from Summit Federal Correctional Institution after serving a six month contempt sentence for refusing to name bond sources. Warden G C Rexroad noted the early release and 30 days of good time for conduct.
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Ashland
Dashiell Hammett
Civil Rights Congress
Federal Correctional Institution
Summit
G. C. Rexroad
Hammett
Washington, D. C
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
W. Alpheus Hunton
Rexroad
Kentucky Institution
Corrigan
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Sets 1952 Budget
At the annual meeting McCormac Jr was re elected president for 1952. Budget reports show 1952 festival cost 26 390 37 with income 28 seats and repairs funded. Eight executive committee members and fifty directors named. amusement tax law discussed by Tom Scully and Scott Atkinson led committee assignments.
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McCormac
Wag
Shenandoah
George Pigures
Tom Scully
Scully
J. T. Kremer
Scott Atkinson
Fat Livestock Show Winners Announced
Winners in the second annual Fat Livestock Show by the Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association at the Farmers' Livestock Exchange were announced. Lambs junior division saw George Cather as champion with Clifton Price and Lynn Wolfe following. Cather also won reserve in senior lambs. Hog show dominated by Mrs Thompson Sowers Hampshires with Lynwood Morrison's Minnesota No. 1's as runners up. Clarke County exhibitors featured prominently. Cattle classes listed junior Angus and Hereford results with Thomas Brothers and Rogers among top finishers.
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Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association
Farmers’ Livestock Exchange
George Cather
Frederick County
Clifton Price
Clarke
Lynn Wolfe
Frederick
Cather
Price
John Eynolds
Shenandoah County
Thompson Sowers
Hampshires
Lynwood Morrison
Minnesota
Angus
Thomas Brothers
Loudoun
Tony Blake
John Walker
Fauquier
Jack Arnold
C. N Snyder, Jr
Sidney Rogers
Portable typewriters for sale with delivery option
Classified notice lists portable typewriters ready for immediate delivery from Kenneth E. Henry Co at 64.50 and up with easy terms. Also features restaurant lunch and dinner specials and local jewelry store advertisement. Includes rental listing for a heated apartment and Gorham silver patterns at Clowe's Jewelry Store.
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Kenneth E. Henry CO
Unfair Advantage Accusations Hit Newspapers in Debate
Fragmented report mentions charges of unfair advantage against newspapers and political influence. It notes statements by figures claiming improper conduct, references to profits and officials, and remarks attributed to political leaders amid scrutiny.
West and Soviet Said Agreed on Forming Disarmament Group
A Paris briefing from a high diplomatic source says Western powers and Soviet Russia agreed to form a disarmament commission to review rival arms reduction and atomic control plans. It notes no immediate prohibition of the atomic bomb and that the Big Four would report to the U N Political Committee before Christmas holidays.
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Paris
Russia
Jules Moch
Disarmament Commission
U. N
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Local Businesses Break-Ins Under Investigation This Weekend
Officers investigated two break ins Sunday night and Saturday night at Sky Way Grill on Loudoun Street and Rockingham Poultry Plant on N Kent Street. About 276 dollars of clothing and merchandise were stolen from the grill along with coin boxes from machines. At the poultry plant entry was gained by bypassing a window screen and a back window, with several money boxes and machines damaged or emptied. The cases were reported to Chief Boyd as officers searched for suspects.
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Sky-Way Grill
Loudoun Street
Rockingham Poultry Plant
Boyd
Iph
Land
Maurice Lake
Caudle Told Of Alleged Shakedown Plot In Tax Case
Witness testifies that T Lamar Caudle was told last August of an alleged attempt to shake down Abraham Teitelbaum for 500000 in a tax fix case. I T Cohen testified he learned the tale from Teitelbaum and passed it to Caudle on Aug 20, naming a German accented caller and suggesting Grunewald’s possible involvement. Caudle, then assistant attorney general, was fired by President Truman later.
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T. Lamar Caudle
Abraham Teitelbaum
I. T. Cohen
Atlanta
Teitelbaum
Caudle
Cohen
Candle
Grunewald
Henry Grunewald
Beoemaa
A Wars and Subcommittee
Capone
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Bert K. Naster
Truman
Freezing Winds Imperil Southern California Crops
Shrieking winds up to 75 miles an hour lashed Southern California driving temperatures down to 15 degrees. Desert sands blasted autos while palm trees were stripped and roads closed. Air travel halted and power lines failed in multiple cities as the region faced record cold for December.
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Associated Press
California
San Bernardino
Ontario
Sunvalley
Canoga Park
Reseda
Los Angeles Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Appalachians
New England
Gulf States
Central Plains
Exchange Election Set For Tomorrow
The Winchester Exchange Club will hold its regular luncheon tomorrow at 12 15 p m in the George Washington Hotel with officer elections as the main feature. The second bi monthly meeting is scheduled for Tuesday December 18 since the normal date falls on Christmas. The club board approved buying a wooden plaque for the hotel lobby to list regular luncheons and plans to place highway signs at city entrances by year end. An educational fund was approved and a committee led by Charles Dick with Lewis H Hyde Jr and J Randolph Larrick will study the proposal in detail.
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Winchester Exchange Club
George Washington
Board of Control
Charles Dick
Lewis H. Hyde, Jr
J. Randolph Larrick
Federal court overrules motion in UMW damage suit
Federal district court overrules a motion to dismiss a $750000 damage suit brought against the United Mine Workers Union by Blackwood Fuel Company. The case proceeds in Abingdon with H F Nelson advertised as fuel distributor.
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Abingdon
United Mine Workers Union
Blackwood Fuel Company
H. F. Nelson
Dial
U.N. Demands Talks on Prisoner Exchange in Korea
United Nations commanders demand an answer by tomorrow from the Communists on initiating immediate negotiations for prisoner exchange in Korea. They note Red rejection of talks unless U.N. accepts policing the truce, while accusing the Reds of holding prisoners for blackmail.
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Munban
Korea
United Nation Command
Ee Eee N
U. N
Tokyo
United Nations
Panmunjom
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Three Local Hunters Bag One Deer Each in Pa
Three hunters J. Thomas Kremer Fred Sturm and Hugh Peters enjoyed a successful trip in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania last week at a mountain resort sports club. Each hunter bagged one deer.
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Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
J. Thomas Kremer
Fred Sturm
Hugh Peters
Egypt May Sever British Relations
Cairo reports Egypt weighing severing diplomatic ties with Britain after British road-building leveled an Egyptian village and wounded in Ismailia. A communique cites Suez fighting casualties and a decree to confiscate lands of a 78 year old British club, plus discharge of about 250 British staff from Egyptian government departments.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Ibrahim Parag Pasha
Ismailia
Suez
Compulsory Eye Test for Hunters In Virginia Proposed
Richmond optometrist Dr Alvin J Baum proposed a compulsory eye test for Virginia hunters to receive a hunting license The plan backed by the State Game Commission aims to reduce hunting accidents while Commissioner I T Quinn indicated tests would only apply to hunters involved in an accident This summary notes the key entities and positions without embellishment
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Richmond
Virginia
Alvin J. Baum
Baum
Richmond Optometric Society
I. T. Quinn
Quinn
Rancher Rescued After 18 Hours Trapped in Well
Norman Vina Ford, 51, was trapped for 18 hours in a 15 foot well on a Pendleton ranch after walls collapsed while his son Leon worked above. Leon dug him out and, aided by a 24 inch pipe to prevent further cave ins, rescuers freed him as crowds watched under searchlights. Ford was treated at Pendleton Hospital in good condition. his son sustained mild shock.
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Pendleton
Ore
Norman Vina Ford
Ford
Leon
Umatilla
Newberg
Fire destroys old residence at Boyce
A seven room two story bearded log house owned by Henrietta Iph and a Jackson family was destroyed by fire at Boyce at 6 45 p m last night. Berryville firemen with 30 men fought the blaze as strong winds fed embers. The Jacksons were away and the cause is not clear though an overheated flue is suspected. Only a few pieces of furniture were saved.
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Henrietta Iph
Jackson
Boyce
eee H_ Enders Pire Company
Berryville
Edward Levi
Jacksons
Ivi
More Seats Set For Eisenhower Meeting Tonight
The Winchester gathering to form an Eisenhower for President Club will add 100 seats for expected turnout at the Sarah Jane Fire Hall. The Municipal Band plays from 7 to 8 pm, then three businessmen speak on local and state conditions, national outlook, and Eisenhower the man, followed by a musical encore and open discussion.
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Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Winchester
Virginia
Sreadey
Winchester-Prederick Eisenhower
Committee On
Sarah “Ane
Winchester Municipal Band
H. B. McCormac, Jr
Policeman Dies In Air Raid Drill At Lima Test
A mock air raid drill in Lima turned fatal for Patrolman Charles F Bozeman aged 43. Premature smoke bomb explosions caused his deadly injuries and two other officers suffered burns. An EMS ambulance collision sent six more to hospitals, with two in serious condition.
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Lima
Charles F Bozeman
Seaton Named Nebraska Senator Succeeding Wherry
Fred A. Seaton, 42, named to fill the late Senator Wherry's seat in Nebraska until a November election. A Kansas native and Harold Stassen supporter, Seaton has two terms in the Nebraska unicameral and publishing interests in Kansas, South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado.
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Kent
Val Peterson
Seaton
Midwest
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Tribune
Kansas
Alf Landon
Eska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Herman Hable Buys Cameron Street House
Herman Hable purchased a 478 Cameron St. property at a public auction in front of the Court House for 22 750. The sale also included three county lots, a 15 acre tract near Gainesboro bought by Wilson Crouse for 4100, unimproved woodland to Henry G. Butler for 135, and a 110 acre Whitacre area tract with house to L Cooley of Bethesda Md for 2400. W E Edwards acted as special commissioner for the sales cited by Coleman Dunn and Roy P Duvall.
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Cameron St
Court House
Herman Hable
Gainesboro
Wilson Crouse
Woodland Tech
Henry G. Butler
Whitacre
One L. Cooley
Bethesda
W. E. Edwards
Coleman Dunn
Roy P. Duvall
Jewels Stolen From Sinatra’s hotel Suite
A burglar took jewels worth more than $16,800 from the hotel suite of singer Frank Sinatra and actress wife Ava Gardner at the Washington Motel where the couple stayed last Christmas season, police reported.
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London
Frank Sinatra
A Gardner
Washington
Truman consults top advisers on world situation in lengthy session
President Truman met with top military and political advisers to review the world situation in a 70 minute meeting. No policy decisions were made and the discussions covered broader subjects beyond the world issue. He announced a follow up conference with Attorney McGrath and other officials on federal tax scandals.
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Washington
Truman
McGrath
Steele
Nine Minor Red Probing On Frozen Korean Front
U S Eighth Army reports probing actions along the eastern and central sectors of the Korean front. Communiques say the enemy pressed attacks in three eastern center sectors while guerrilla forces attacked at roughly 8,000 feet in height.
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Seerae Ae
U. S. Eighth
Santern
Jackson Admits Car Theft Police Say
Police report that Jackson admitted stealing a car. The vehicle was found in West Virginia the following day. He allegedly attempted to enter another name and is held for grand jury action.
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Jackson
Clifford
W Va
Jackson Automobile
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