Long Illness Fatal To Luray Fire Chief
Vernon Dovel Jr. died at home after more than a year of illness. He was about 50, chief of the Luray Volunteer Fire Department, former assistant chief, president of M Dovel Cannery Corp, and owner of Hawksville Hatchery. Survived by widow Anne Lauterbach, a son Vernon Jr., a sister Mrs. Brooks West, and four brothers I R Dovel John Leo Newton, plus his mother Mrs Blanche Dovel. Funeral plans pending.
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Luray
Vernon Dovel, Jr
Dovel
I. N. Dovel
Page County
Anne Lauterbach
Richmond
Brooks West
Arlington
I. R. Dovel
Commonwealth's
John
Leo
Newton Dovel
Blanche Dovel
Money Lost Seven Years Ago Returned
In Richmond L W Harding recovered 18 of 48 dollars after advertising seven years ago for missing Christmas money. A man with 30 dollars promised to mail the rest, he sent it soon after. Harding, a pressman on Richmond News, signed Whitey, explains delay and note on the card stating good intentions and interest.
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Richmond
L. W. Harding
Harding
Whitey
Winchester Victim and Injuries Reported in Multiple Crashes
A coroner’s roundup notes a fatal crash near Route 350 Petersburg on November 23. A Richmond resident died later from injuries while another, a Meyers child, died in Alexandria after a collision on U S Route 1. A Blackford child died Christmas Day from injuries in a separate incident.
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Petersburg
Richmond
Meyers
U. S. Ge
Ridge
Ase Blackford Child
Alexandria
U. S
Sales Directory Dec 20 and 29 Notices
Sale items listed with dates and locations including H W White at Tollgate on White Post and W C Miller Estate at Frederick Court House front. Real estate on Stew appears in the entry.
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H. W. White
White Post
W. C. Miller
Frederick Court House
County Court House
Virginia
York
Epoe
Crearians
Double Tollgate
White Post Road
Slander Suit Witness Cries, Leaves Stand During Trial
Dr. Luella R. Mandel broke into tears and exited the witness stand prompting a recess in Marion County circuit court. The case involves Mrs. Thelma B. Loudin of Fairmont accused of describing Mandel as an atheist and security risk influencing a non renewal decision by the Board of Education.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Luella R. Mander
Board of Education
Marion County Circuit Court
Thelma B. Loudin
Mundel
English Rotarian Guests at Winchester Club Luncheon
T M Richard Cashmane of Wakefield England spoke at the Winchester Rotary Club luncheon at the George Washington Hotel. He is a Rotary Fellow studying at the University of North Carolina and spent holidays with John Barksdale of Waynesboro. He comes from Tom Cashmore, canon of Wakefield Cathedral and past Rotary International president.
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T. M. Richard Cashmane
Wakefield
England
University of North Carolina
Winchester Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Tom Cashmore
Wakefield Cathedral
Yorkshire
Rotary International
British Isles
John Barksdale
Rotary
Waynesboro
Danger Loaded Valise Stolen in Bronx Hallway
Police searched for a thief who grabbed a small valise in a Bronx hallway. The bag contained cans of a powerful insect and rodent killer. Officers urged radio stations to warn not to open it. Sidney Wallach, an exterminating company employee, had left the bag there while on a call.
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New York
Bronx
Emloyee
Sidney Wallach
Staunton Editor Named Covington Virginian Editor
John D. Everhardt Jr the Staunton News Leader news editor has been appointed editor of the Covington Virginian according to a announcement by Richard F. Beirne Jr the paper's general manager.
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Covington
John D. Everhardt, Jr
Staunton
Covington Virginian
Richard F. Beirne Jr
Hungarian note discussed with Abbott at noon
Donnelly said Abbott was told the Hungarians made no decision on the American note delivered on Christmas Day. The Hungarians said the note was under consideration and would be released with timing and financial details. Spencer assumed the note was the one in which the U S government said it would pay the...
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Arian
Abbott
Donnelly
Spenncer
U.S
Govcom T
Hearing Postponed for Two Western State Hospital Attendants
Staunton police court postponed the hearing for George F. Anderson and Dewey Leon Humphrey, attendants charged with assaulting six patients at Western State Hospital. The postponement to January 7 followed a request by counsel.
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Barrett
State Hospital Board
Anderson
Isabel M. Reardon
Humphrey
Reardon
James B. Pettis
Nansen pass ports identity certificates
Identity certificates issued by the League of Nations to provide legal status for displaced Europeans who lost nationality due to World War I fascist laws and civil conflict. Named for Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, explorer and statesman.
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Nansen
League of Nations
Europe
Fridtjof Nansen
Kennan Named New U S Ambassador to Russia
President Truman announced in Kansas City that George F Kennan will become the United States ambassador to Russia replacing Admiral Alan Kirk. Kennan, 47, is a principal author of the current containment policy and faces Senate confirmation after Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Russia
George F. Kennan
U. S
Truman
Kansas City
Kennan
Alan G. Kirk
Joseph Shor Seid
Kremlin
White House
Ment
Acheson
Institute For Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Senate
Congress
Ex Marine recalls killing in Cincinnati case
An ex marine in Cincinnati gave a partial recollection of a fatal confrontation at a College Hill home. He described blood on his hands and confusion about how he used scissors, while denying intent and claiming memory gaps as coroner details emerged.
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Cincinnati
Herbert P. Lyle
Yale Decoration Contest Winners Named in Clarke
Clarke County residents celebrated a Christmas outdoor decoration contest sponsored by the Clarke County Women’s Club. Rosier Emmans of Boxtville won first prize in the daytime displays, with an honorable mention. In the night display class, Berryville residents dominated with J N Haines taking first and Norman Haymaker second. Honorable mentions went to Charles Enders Jr and Annie Hoseby.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Women’s Club
Ernest Woodworth
Rosier Emmans
Boxtyville
J. N. Haines
Norman Haymaker
Charles Enders, Jr
Annie Hoseby
Josephine
Woodworth
Time for Decision On Threatened Steel Strike Near Independence
President Truman moves to avert a New Year steel strike with wage talks under the Wage Stabilization Board. The United Steel Workers meet to answer his request to delay walkouts while a settlement is sought. White House officials signal possible use of emergency Taft Hartley powers to keep production flowing.
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Independence
Truman
United Steel Workers Union
USW
Mr. Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
CIO
Philip Murray
White House
Kansas City
Joseph Short
Matthew Connelly
Donald Dawson
Dawson
Missouri
How Tall Your Child May Be Seen By X-ray Study
Scientists from the University of California Institute of Child Welfare report X-ray analysis of hand wrist and knee joints can predict final height. Starting at age eight, bone development at these joints indicates maturity and final stature, with accuracy increasing by age twelve.
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Philadelphia
Nancy Bayley
Alta Gordon
Edward Bowes
University of California Institute of Child Welfare
American Association For the Advancement of Science
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
E. W. Emmart
J. C. Keresztesy
No Coordinated Pattern Seen In Filing Tax Liens
A Revenue Bureau spokesman denied any coordinated effort behind tax liens filed against Abraham Teitelbaum Chicago attorney Henry Grunewald Washington man and others. Liens for back taxes and penalties total over 1.5 million dollars across Illinois Florida and Texas, tied to multiple individuals and the Whitehead machinery company.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
House
Abraham Teitelbaum
Chicago
Henry Grunewald
Houston
Texas
Troy Whitehead
Whitehead
The
Revenue Bureau
Teitelbaum
Howse Group
Florida
Grunewald
Miami
Fla
Tax on Communists In U S Proposed To Pay Fliers Fine
Marine Corps League leader suggests taxing Communists in the United States to cover the $120 in fines Hungary levied on four American airmen. John R. O'Brien of Passaic New Jersey says he sent the idea to Rep Canfield seeking congressional action at the next session. The four fliers were forced down by Russian fighters and later accused of subversive activity by Hungary.
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Baton Rouge
Marine Corps League
U. S
Hungary
John R. O’brien
Passaic N. J
Rep. Canfield
R-Nj
Congress
Two Commission Members Chosen By HST Says Paper
The New York Times reports President Truman selected two of three members for a special government inquiry. A Republican and a Democrat have reportedly agreed, with names withheld, to join the panel replacing Thomas F. Murphy who withdrew.
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Commission
HST
New York
The
New York Times
Truman
the Times
Times
White House
Pan Lawrence
Thomas F. Murphy
Lawrence Murphy
Why Some Nations Hold Elections on Sundays
The practice stems from a broader non English speaking tolerance for Sunday secular activities while still honoring worship. Sunday voting allows workers to vote without missing work.
Air Force C-47 Missing Over Northern California
An Air Force C-47 with eight people aboard disappeared today after departing Fairchild AFB Spokane. The plane, attached to the 173rd Air Evacuation Squadron, was en route to Northern California with five passengers and three crewmen unnamed by the Air Force. It had fuel to fly until about midnight EST.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
California
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
173Rd Air Evacuation Squadron
March of Dimes Drive Opens in Virginia January 3
Governor Battle urged Virginians to participate in the March of Dimes campaign. The Virginia drive opens January 3 and runs through January 31.
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Richmond
Battle
Virginia
Injured in Fall John Watson Hospitalized Then Released
John Watson of 1196 Kent s in a fall on stairs at his home yesterday afternoon. He was taken to a local hospital for observation and released. Watson, native of Marion, works for English Construction Co renovating the new hospital.
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John Watson
Kent
Leternoon
Watson
Marion
The
English Construction Co
Big Three Plan NATO Super Cabinet in Early January Talks
London sources report the Big Three United States Britain and France plan a NATO super cabinet to widen the alliance power. Churchill and Truman are seen meeting in Washington in early January to discuss proposals.
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NATO
London
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Churchill
Truman
Washington
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