POW List Sparks Joy Across Virginia Homes
The Associated Press reports that more than 100 Virginian servicemen were listed as prisoners of war in Chinese camps, bringing relief and cautious optimism to families in Newport News Norfolk Roanoke Martinsville and surrounding areas as many awaited full confirmation and further lists.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
John Nillis
Newport News
John, Jr
Truman
T. H. Nicho
Son
Robert A. Brown
Ouanne
Bai- Oceana
Bailey
Pfc
Everett Coleman
Te Coleman
Richmond
Augusta County
Real estate and personal property sales lists
Sales Directory shows notices for 29 with 1 p m H W White Tollgate on White Post for personal property 29 11 a m W C Miller Estate front of Frederick County Court House real estate on Stew a 4 12 noon Herbert S Larrick Trustee front of Frederick County Court House real estate on North Braddock St Winchester
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Zadec
H. W. White
White Post
W. C. Miller
Frederick County Court House
Herbert
Larrick
North Braddock St
Winchester
Brucetown Charge Christmas Program Dates Announced
Christmas programs scheduled by the Brucetown Methodist Charge list services at Burnt Factory Stephenson Crums Bruce town and Carpers Valley with times from December 23 to December 30. Burnt Factory 8 00 p m Stephenson 7 30 p m Crums 8 00 p m Bruce town 8 00 p m Carpers Valley 7 30 p m.
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Brucetown Charge
Brucetown
Officials Doubt If Steel Strike Can be Avoided
Washington reports elevated talks on the steel dispute as CIO President Philip Murray and major firms meet under Cyrus S. Ching supervision. Murray set a walkout for midnight December 31 when current contracts end, fueling doubts a New Year’s strike can be prevented.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Cyrus 8S
Ching
Murray
College President Testifies in West Virginia Slander Suit
Fairmont State College president George H. Hand testified in Marion County Circuit Court on a $100,000 slander suit filed by Dr. Luella R. Mundel. Mundel alleges Thelma B. Loudin of the State Board of Education triggered her contract termination with aspersions.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont State College
George H. Hand
Luella R. Mundel
Hand
State Board of Education
Strasburg College Student Injured in Indiana Collision
Five students from Taylor University Indiana were injured today in an auto truck crash while returning home for the holidays near Pittsburgh. Curtis Lake 21 of Strasburg Virginia suffered undetermined head and chest injuries at Columbia Hospital officials said.
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Pittsburgh
Taylor University
Indiana
Curtis Lake
Strasburg
Columbia Hospital
Probe opens into 1944 Washington agent killing in Italy
A congressional inquiry has begun behind closed doors into the 1944 killing of an American secret agent in Italy and the Defense Department response to reports he was slain by two U S agents. Since 1792 the U S Mint has struck coins valued at over seven billion dollars in gold silver and minor denominations.
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Washington
Italy
Defense Department
U. S
Henry Wedlock Rites Saturday
Funeral services for Henry Wedlock of 4 W Germain will be held Saturday at 2 30 p m at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev Ralph Laws officiating. He died yesterday in Memorial Hospital after a White Post birth. Burial will be in Orrick Cemetery. survivors include Mary H Wedlock widow and a stepson Harry Harper.
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Henry Wedlock
W. Germain &J
Memorial Hospital
Shiloh Baptist Church
Ralph Laws
White Post
David Wedlock
Merver Adams Plumbing Company
Mary H. Wedlock
Harry Harper
Matilda Peyton
Detroit
Mich
Orrick Cemetery
Local Firms Plan Extra Holiday Time Off
Local firms announce extended Christmas holidays with closures varying by business. Barr's Orchard and Farm Supply, C I Brumback & Sons, Lupton Orchard Service, Shade Equipment Co, Glaize and Brother, and P W Plumly Corp. all close for a period around Christmas. The Virginia Woolen Company, National Fruit Products Company and O Sullivan Rubber Company also be closed on Christmas Day.
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Barr’s Orchard and Farm Supply
C. I. Brumback & Sons
Lupton Orchard Service
The
Shade Equipment Co
Glaize and Brother Lumber Supply
P. W. Plumly Corp
Virginia Woolen Company
National Fruit Products Company
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Snowstorm disrupts Virginia Maryland roads with icy conditions
Snow and sleet swept the region with up to three inches in the Salem area and accumulating in Lynchburg and other districts. State highway crews spread sand and chemicals while drivers were warned to carry chains as freezing rain loomed. The Dahlgren bridge was closed briefly, and forecasts predicted continued hazardous travel with warmer turning rain by Friday.
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Salem
Lynchburg
State Highway Department
Maryland Highway Department
Dahlgren Bridge
Maryland
Virginia
U. S. Route 1
Potomac River
Maryland Department
Virginia Highway Department
Shenandoah Valley
Culpeper
Staunton
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Clarksville
Boydton
Bristol
United States Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Roanoke
Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Chincoteague
Washington National Airport
Pulaski
Blackstone
Danville
Inquiries Plague H B Plant Builders
Washington report details investigations into the Savannah River Project near Aiken South Carolina. The AEC and Du Pont faced inquiries totaling 4100 man hours during September and October. The joint committee released testimony from a November 27 closed session with Chairman Gordon Dean present.
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Washington
Senate House Defense Production Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
E. J. du Pont de Nemours & Co
AEC
du Pont
Trial of Four Newsmen Ends in Advised Ruling
Four newsmen from Lake Charles American Press faced defamation charges over an anti-gambling campaign against three gamblers. Judge J Bernard Cocke postponed ruling after a confrontation over what constitutes moral turpitude and the record will be transcribed before a decision.
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Lake Charles
J. Bernard Cocke
Kenneth L. Dixon
The
Lake Charlies American Press
Cocke
Dixon
Thomas Shearman
William Hugh Shearman
Carter George
Extra Trains to Handle Christmas Travel Surge
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced 34 additional trains over the weekend to meet Christmas holiday passenger demand. An unscheduled transcontinental airplane made an emergency landing near Cobourg Ontario after a snowstorm with 47 aboard reporting no injuries.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cobourg
Ont
Lake Ontario
Kind to Animals Project at Virginia Avenue School
Students at Virginia Avenue School led a Christmas project collecting cat and dog food for the Winchester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Four hundred thirty pupils presented boxes to Lemuel Brown and Ervin Cleveland as the sheltered animals were cared for.
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Virginia Avenue
Lemuel Brown
Winchester Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Ervin Cleveland
Cleveland
Margaret Myers
U N General Assembly Approves Five Nation Poll on Germany
The United Nations General Assembly approved a five nation committee to survey Germany readiness for nationwide elections as a step toward reunification. In Pakistan, nine yards of cotton cloth are needed for a year's wardrobe.
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Paris
U. N. General Assembly
Germany
Pakistan
How's Your I Q Answers Revealed Page Four
The quiz answers include Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tasigny, Greece, Arkansas Illinois Kansas Massachusetts Texas, Charles Dana Gibson, The College of Cardio, a jinni, Clytemnestra, a jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, Maine, and The Supreme Court has powers superior to any other court.
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Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Greece
Arkansas
Illinois
Kansas
Massachusetts
Texas
Charles Dana Gibson
College of Cardio
Clytemnestra
Brooklyn Bridge
Maine
Supreme Court
Record cold snaps hit multiple states with sub zero wind chills
A storm spree across the region sent temperatures plunging from 68 in New Orleans to as low as minus 12 in Miles City Montana with sub zero readings in Grand Forks North Dakota Valentine Nebraska and Denver Colorado early today.
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Charlotte
N. C
New Orleans
Miles City
Mont
Grand Forks
Valentine
Neb
Denver
Government to investigate POW payment discrepancy
The Defense Department states the lump sum POW payment discrepancy has been sent to Gen. Matthew Ridgway for investigation. A historical note mentions a Chinese author in 105 A.D. describing a paper sheet made from mashed vegetable fibers.
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Defense Department
Matthew Ridgway
Rainfall Totals and Averages for December Periods
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 7 am today shows trace December rain and totals 2.71 inches for the month. Year to date rainfall reaches 35.49 inches with average 38 year monthly rainfall at 26.78 inches. Monthly values list January 2.48 February 1.98 March 2.86 April 2.90 May 3.83 June 3.91 July 2.84 August 3.04 September 2.65 October 3.33 November 3.83 December 2.46.
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Etna Ae
Unclear Troop Withdrawals Leave Most Names Unidentified
The article notes the withdrawal of American troops with only 37 names recognizable. Ten names appeared on Tuesday's list while 27, all officers, did not. No explanation was provided for the omissions.
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Fragmentary OCR reads as a list item sequence likely from music or crossword: false hair 14 A work mus 15 sounded Le wi. Readable only in parts. lacks coherent narrative or identities.
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Frederick Motors
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