Four Hurt When Truck Rams Parked Car on Ave
A 6 30 PM crash on Ave left Helen Boswell and two Marines injured. Boswell, owner of 605 5 S eron St, suffered jaw and facial injuries from a rear ramming by a parked tractor trailer owned by Freedom Distributing. The other victims received cuts and bruises. the car and truck were towed. Damages are pegged at about 1000 dollars.
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Ave
Winchester
Helen Boswell
S.eron St
S. Loudoun St
Iss Boswell
Pvard J. Lies
Fontella St
Medburgh
Freedom Distributing Co
Winches
Terles
Baker VA
Martinsburg
Frank Payne
Euclid, C
Roy Hebebrand
Cleveland
Cherry Point
N. C
Mandoad Motor Co
Milk Producers Here Aided By Washington Area Ruling
Maryland and Virginia dairy farmers welcome a Washington milkshed ruling that bans outside imports. District health officers will inspect farms to ensure compliance, strengthening the local market for producers in Frederick Clarke and surrounding counties.
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Washington Area
Washington
Frederick and Clarke
Wisconsin
Ohio
I. Fred Stine
Stine
Winchester
Loudoun County
Useful Memorial to War Vets Recommended in Virginia
Richmond reports that the General Assembly may allocate up to 500000 for a useful memorial to Virginians who served in World War II. The Commission on Veterans Affairs suggests an auditorium in Richmond as a youth gathering site and calls for conditions and supervision by the Assembly. It also urges education funds for deceased and disabled veterans rise from 4500 to 15000 annually and seeks clarifications on eligible institutions and oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Commission On Veterans Affairs
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Dismissal plea in wrongful death suit against Winchester Hospital
In the suit of Robert S. Kelly administrator of Robert G. Kelly seeking 15000 dollars the defendants Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne Dr. W P McGuire and Winchester hospital entered denials. The hospital which is a non stock charitable corporation submitted copies of its charter and amendments as evidence to negate liability.
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Robert S. Kelly
Robert G. Kelly
Allen T. Hawthorne
W. P. McGuire
Winchester Hospital
J. Lilean Kuykendall
Hospital Cortends
Kelly
Bungalow Permit Granted in County
John P. and Mary L. Good of 314 W. Cecil St. receive a county permit to build a five room bungalow about half a mile from Winchester on Route 11. The bath is listed as costing $5000.
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John P
Mary L. Good
W. Cecil St
Winchester
Bath
Messiah Promised by Washington Choir at Market Street Church
Handel’s Messiah presented by the Central Presbyterian Church of Washington D C under Prof Harold Reeves Yarrell features professional soloists. No offering will be taken. Choir members from Winchester and vicinity attend the 8 15 p m performance at Market Street Methodist Church with Dr Graham Lacy and family ties noted. Year’s Eve dance follows at Winchester Armory 10 p m to 2 a m with Jack Fretwell’s Orchestra.
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Winchester
Market Street Methodist Church
Central Presbyterian Church of
Washington, D. C
Harold Reeves Yarrell
Yarrell
Central Church
Graham Lacy
J. Horace Lacy
Loudoun St
Lacy
Winchester Armory
Jack Fretwell
Winchester Jr. Chamber Ar
Olympic miler Lovelock killed by subway train
New Zealand born Olympic distance standout Dr. John E. Lovelock, 39, died in Brooklyn when he was struck by a Coney Island bound subway after suffering a dizziness episode. The Oxford educated physician ran the world record mile at Princeton in 1933 and set a 1500 meter mark at the 1936 Berlin Games.
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New York
John E
Jack) Lovelock
Brooklyn
Lovelock
Princeton
N. J
Bill Bonthron
Berlin
Glenn Cunningham
Manhattan
Hospital
Dewey Plans Temporary Exit from Public Life
The New York Times reports Governor Thomas E. Dewey likely to retire from public life at term end. He may skip the 1950 governor race and the 1952 presidential bid, with a possible return in 1956 or 1960 when he would be 54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times Today
Thomas E. Dewey
Warren Moscow
the Times
Dewey
Drainage Focused In 1949 Secondary Road Upgrades
B D Fleenor state highway resident engineer reported 1949 secondary road improvements emphasizing ditch and shoulder work to improve drainage. Major gains included 6.94 miles of hard surfacing, 18 miles stabilized with crushed stone, and three new bridges in Frederick and Shenandoah counties.
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B. D. Fleenor
Frederick
Shenandoah
Fleenor
Ae Erick
Republican Senators Seek Bigger Role in Foreign Policy
Top Senate Republicans urged a larger voice in shaping foreign policy. They argued international issues should be debated publicly with GOP lawmakers fully participating before presidential decisions are made. Senator Wherry of Nebraska said Congress and the people deserve ample opportunity to debate.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Congress
14 year old Claude Line back to normal life after heart surgery
Claude Line of Mountain Falls, 14, celebrates his first Christmas at home after a delicate heart operation at Johns Hopkins. Doctors said the repair, involving the heart valve, promises normal activity in months ahead with return for checkups.
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Claude Line
Mountain Falls
Claude
Howard R. Line
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
Virginia and William and Mary to meet in all sports
State Senator Frank S. Richeson proposed a 1951 bill requiring all state supported schools to schedule each other in every sport before facing other colleges. He noted UVA and William and Mary have open dates for Nov 12 and called for broad inter school play among state institutions.
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Richmond
Frank S. Richeson
University of Virginia
William and Mary
Richeson
Virginia and William and Mary
Charlottesville
Norton Pritchett
Pritchett
Colgate Darden
Montgomery
Ala
Rube McCray
Farmville
Longwood College
VMI
Frank
Alabama
Auburn
University of Alabama
U S Steel Buys Delaware River Tract for East Coast Mill
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp has bought a 3800 acre tract on the Delaware River in Falls Township Pa about 30 miles northeast of Philadelphia as a potential site for an Eastern Seaboard mill. Construction has not been authorized yet and freight costs influence the plan.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Philadelphia
C. R. Cox
U.S. Steel Corp
Delaware River
Falls Township
Cox
U.S. Steel
Pitts
Seaboard
President Truman Returns to Washington from Christmas Vacation
President Truman ends his Christmas vacation at home in Independence and flies to Washington. The Independence from Fairfax airport near Kansas City carried the President and a naval academy midshipman, James Dale, who joined as extra space was offered. Margaret Truman planned to accompany her father but stayed behind for a few more days.
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Independence
Truman
Washington
Fairfax
Kansas City
Jame Dale
Kansas
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Dale
Margaret. Truman
Albert Toth Custom Upholstering Shop Ad
Notice: holiday shifts garbage collection from Monday January 2 to Thursday January 5. Albert Toth offers custom upholstery draperies antiques and blinds with free pickup and delivery at 24 West Hart Street off Valley Pike telephone 8582.
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Albert Toth
W. Hart St
Valley Pike
Fungi Found Growing in Cancers Reported by Researchers
New York researchers announce discovery of fungi in cancers across 20 human cancer types and 100 mouse cancers. Fungi were absent from healthy tissue except in a female mouse breast cancer case. tropical forms and soil yeasts identified. researchers urge caution and further work.
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New York
Americar Association For the Advancement of Science
Irene Corey Diller
Institute For Cancer Research
Philadelphia
American Cancer Society
Diller
Tropics
Wherry Urges Anti-Lynching Bill Ahead in Civil Rights Debate
Washington dispatch reports a sharp civil rights clash as Senator Wherry Nebraska calls for an anti lynching bill to be taken up immediately after Congress reopens, opposing Lucas Illinois who wants the FEPC measure first. The debate hints at a possible Southern filibuster and a test of the Senate gag rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Wherry
Nebraska
Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Sparkman
Ala
FEPC
Dixie
1000 mile journey credited to cat
Chicago readers report Rusty the orange and white cat has completed a remarkable 1000 mile journey. Joseph J. Toste and family, formerly of Belmont Massachusetts, say Rusty traveled far from home and was assisted by the cat’s known stamina and a network of helpers.
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Cat
Chicago
Rusty
Joseph J. Toste
Oste
Forest Park
Belmont
Mass
Boston
John
Suits and Modern Age Reduced in Page 2 Column 4
The brief item reports suits and the Modern Age section being reduced on page 2 column 4. Details are limited in the fragment. No additional names or dates are readable from the text.
South's Coal Operators Plan Way to End Mine 3-day Week
Washington December 28 The policy committee of the Southern Coal Producers Assn met to decide what to do about John L Lewis The 14 member panel led by Joseph E Moody weighs tactics for the 30 member board and the association The group produces about one third of the nation s soft coal Some members want to challenge Lewis three day work week in court or for failure to gain in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board Moody has failed to persuade President Truman to invoke the Taft Hartley Act Senator Wherry warns of a likely industrial crisis if action is not taken soon
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Washington
The
Southern Coal Producers Assn
John L. Lewis
SCPA
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Association
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Moody
Truman
Wherry
R-Neb
Rita Hayworth Gives Birth To Princess Yasmin In Switzerland
LAUSANNE December 28 Rita Hayworth delivered a baby girl in the Montreux area clinic weighed about five and a half pounds. The child named Yasmin is the daughter of Rita and Prince Aly Khan. Aly Khan announced the birth and said Rita had a difficult labor but is tired and pleased. The baby is the granddaughter of Aga Khan and carries a mixed heritage. Aly Khan organized a hush hush Hollywood style arrival with police escort planning but he drove Rita himself to the hospital. Rita’s elder daughter is Rebecca Welles from her previous marriage to Orson Welles.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Rita
Montchoisi
Yasmin
France
Prince Aly
Aga Khan
Aly
Palace Hotel
Lake Geneva
Rebecca Welles
Orean Wallen
Suceres
Welles
Karim Aga
Amyam Mohammed
Usanne
Jean Yarde
Paris
Cochran Appointed U S Ambassador To Indonesia
H Merle Cochran has been named the first U S ambassador to the new Indonesian republic and has presented credentials. He leaves his UN commissioner post in Indonesia and his ambassadorship to Pakistan to assume duties. President Truman also appoints Edward H Dow Jr as acting U S representative on the commission for Indonesia.
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Washington
United States
Indonesia
H. Merle Cochran
Republic
White House
Cochran
U. S
United Nations
East Indies
Pakistan
Truman
Edward H. Dow Jr
Nebraska
U.S
Procter and Gamble Cuts Soap and Shortening Prices
Procter and Gamble announced a four percent cut in wholesale prices for household soaps and a five percent cut for shortening. The move comes as the company seeks to reduce costs for retailers and customers amid varying market pressures.
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Cincinnati
Procter and Gamble Today
Will case debated in Winchester court over school trust
Judge Elliott Marshall heard arguments on a contested paragraph of the will of 80 year old curb marketeer Charlee Sins. The paragraph would create a trust paying income to a local school for the First through Third grade pupils twice yearly at Easter and another date. Relatives and Mrs. Harriet Taylor challenge the trust as not charitable and invalid against perpetuity concerns. A ruling date was not announced.
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Charlee Sins
Henry
Elliott Marshall
Marshall
Winchester Corporation Court
Harriett Taylor
Rules Study Group Proposes Calender to Speed Legislation
A Virginia commission issued thirteen recommendations to hasten General Assembly work. It declined a sweeping separate calendar but floated a special calendar for uncontested measures with a single vote. Senator Breeden urged wider consideration of a calendar reform to reduce jam and speed bills.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Senate
House of Delegates
Edward L. Breeden Jr
Norfolk
Breeden
United Congress
Commission
Hungary Frees American Held On Spy Charges
G Jacobson American relief official expelled from Hungary foamed We deviet troupe and returned to the American sector of Vienna. He arrived at the Bristol hotel used by the American army. He had been held by Soviet border guards after expulsion by Hungary. The release followed U S urging and border talks. Jacobson, 37, director in Hungary of the American Joint Distribution Committee, had been jailed since December 15 on suspicion of espionage. He was freed after contact with Vienna officials.
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G. Jacobson
Hunfoamed We “Deviet Troupe
Vienna
Jacobson
Bristol Hotel
Hungary
James Fry
U.S
Israel
Oas Y
Boviet
American Joint Tion Committee
East Coast Sees Continued Mild Weather Across Regions
The report notes a split pattern with Atlantic coastal areas enjoying spring like warmth while New England and Pacific Northwest face rain and snow. Montana and the northern Plains experience a sharp cold snap with some records set in Mobile and New York City amid overall mild December weather elsewhere.
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New England
Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Upper Michigan
Cutbank
Mont
Kalispell
Minnesota
Mobile
Ala
New York City
Adelphia
Dog Saves Family Dies in House Fire
A heroic dog led a family from a barn fire to the house but perished in the blaze. The fire swept the barn to the residence, destroying both structures with an estimated loss of six thousand dollars.
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Isaac Creek
Macadan
Mt. Williams
Hayfield
Gainesboro
Mr. Falls
Blue Baby
Hopkins
Virginia, William and Mary
Assembly
Capital
Potson
South
Prince
Reds
Associated Press
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