House Nears Vote to Open Relief Rolls to the Public
Richmond lawmakers moved toward opening relief rolls to public inspection after a 60 to 28 vote defeated an amendment to seal lists. Delegate J Randolph Tucker Jr defended the bill as a deterrent to welfare chiselers and proposed a signing requirement for examiners, while opposing restrictions on publication. The issue follows a federal change and state board support, with related actions on world federation, alcohol control, and tax exemptions for reinvested home sales.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Palace
House
J Randolph Tucker, Jr
Tucker
State Board of Public Welfare
Battle
State Senate Committee OKs Richeson Bill
The Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved a bill to bar recovery for goods mailed to an unordering recipient. Introduced by Senator Frank S. Richeson of Richmond, it allows recovery if the recipient took the goods. The panel also reported bills on grand juries for women and amending income disregard for blind assistance.
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House Committee On Federal Relations
Assembly
United Nations
Senate
ABC Board
Richmond
Senate Courts of Justice
Frank S. Richeson
James
Gordon
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
Virginia
Fewick
Seafoods, Inc
Hospital Turns None From Door
Homer E. Alberti of the Winchester Rotary Club said at a weekly meeting that no patient is turned away from Winchester Memorial Hospital due to inability to pay. He noted the hospital stays in the black on a small margin, writes off 250000 in free services over five years, and relies on patient collections. He cited rising costs and a 120000th patient served recently, with room and bed rates described for readers.
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Homer E. Alberti
Winchester Rotary Club
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Alberti
Charles Hofer
Clayton Anderson
Tunstall Powers
Hannum Elected Breeders President at Frederick County Meeting
Murl B. Hannum was elected president of the Frederick Clarke Breeding Association at the annual meeting in Stephens City. Officers include C. H. Fravel as vice president and Mrs. Brownie Burkholder as secretary with Carole Armstrong as treasurer. Directors span one and three year terms, plus sire committee members, and an address by Dr Kalison highlighted the event. Reardon Jr. reported on 1948 50 breeding growth and the 1950 program reorganization with Carl Mann running the Stephens breeding center.
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Murl B. Hannum
Frederick Clarke Breeding Association
Stephens City Lutheran Church
C. H. Fravel
Shenandoah
Brownie Burkholder
Carole Armstrong
J. W. Ballowe
Frederick
Frank Sowers
Clarke
J. Fred Stine
Hannum
Sid Bauserman
W. H. Bierer
C. H. Gravel
Holstein
Guernsey
Tom Jones
Jersey
Kalison
James P. Reardon, Jr
Frederick County
Carl Mann
Stephens
Illinois Horsemeat Scandal Ties Up Prosecutions
Illinois prosecutors coordinate across Cook and Lake Counties with Otto Kerner Jr directing cases on illegal horsemeat sales. A federal grand jury will probe Office of Price Stabilization rule violations in Chicago. Governor Stevenson says seven agencies join effort to halt illegal meat sales amid reports of mule and donkey meat mixed with hamburger from a Danville plant.
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Chicago
Otto Kerner, Jr
Cook
Lake Counties
Federal Grand Jury
Office
Springfield
Stephenson
Martin Brodkin
Danville
Brodkin
Equal Time Limit Applies to POW Exchange
Allied and Communist spokesmen debated time limits for prisoner exchanges in Korea. The Reds proposed a two month deadline for both sides, while the United Nations argued for 90 days, noting 416 000 prisoners held by the Allies and 11 559 by the Reds. Chinese and U N officials indicated a full dress session would hear a response to a high level peace conference proposal.
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R. E Libby
U. N
Tsai Chang-Wen
George Wu
Hickman
Rewsmen
Korea
Benham Heads Winchester Bar Association
Benham was elected president of the newly reorganized Winchester Bar Association at a meeting last night at the George Washington Hotel. Officers include J Sloan Kuykendall as vice president Randolph Larrick secretary Dabney Watts treasurer and Thomas G Scully named to the Board of Directors. The group adopted a Constitution and will appoint committees before April when by laws are to be adopted.
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HK. Benham
Winchester Bar Association
George Washington Hotel
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Randolph Larrick
Dabney Watts
Thomas G Scully
Barton Brothers Admit Grand Larceny In Radiator Heist
Jame and Vernon Barton of Red Bud Road and Gibbons Street confessed to stealing nine used auto radiators two batteries and a tire from a Zucker man junk yard and from a Bayliss store. They signed confessions and waived preliminary hearings. grand jury hearings on grand and petty larceny charges will follow.
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Dewey Levi Barton
Red Bud Road
Vernon Elwood Barton
Gibbons Street
Zuckerman
Zuckermans
Robert L. DeHaven
Warren Rudolph
Bartons
U.S. Route 50
E. E. Bayliss
U.8
Truman Hints At Not Seeking renomination
Washington officials report President Truman may step aside later this year letting others run. Close associates weigh his chances against Eisenhower Taft Kefauver and Stevenson while noting civil rights policy and regional support influence the decision. The president signals active campaigning regardless of a formal bid.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
South
Senator Kerr
D-Okla
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Officials to Study Crime Conditions In Western Virginia
Roanoke officials will hold a February 25 conference to examine crime conditions across 49 counties in Western Virginia. U S District Attorney Howard C. Gilmer Jr. chairs the meeting, following Attorney General Howard McGrath’s probe directive for organized crime nationwide. Gilmer said he knows of no current organized crime but would seek a grand jury if evidence emerges.
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Virginia
Roanoke
U. S
Howard C. Gilmer, Jr
Howard McGrath
Gilmer
Berryville Youth Elects Pyle Mayor for a Day in Campus Vote
Clarke County high school students held a heated election at Berryville High to choose town and county officers for Feb 11. R B Pyle Jr won the mayoral post as four council seats and multiple county posts were decided by The Free Youth and Student Progressive parties. A parade with Virginia National Guard troops and local groups will precede a reception at the high school.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Build Freedom
Junior Woman's Club
Student Progressive Party
Free Youth Party
R. B. Pyle, Jr
Louise Marcus
Billy Buckner
Charlotte Breeden
Robert Moore
Board of Supervisors
Battletown
Ratcliffe Bell
Chapel
Jean Sipe
Greenway
Carter Conley
Longmarsh
Eddie Lake Clyde Holland
Preston Pitta
Marshall Longcroeam
Commonweath
Bill Feavans
Margaret Hausenfluck
Robert Shenk
Virginia National Guard
Winchester South End Fire Company
Appleland Band
Charlies Town
Reds could mount jet armada within 30 days says Weyland
Lt Gen Otto P Weyland warned that if Allied air strikes end the Reds could form a large jet force from 15800 airfields in North Korea within a month. He noted many fields near rail points and ports could be quickly converted with bombs and casings to military use, heightening UN risk if truce fails.
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Weyland
Tokyo
Otto P Weyland
Far East
Aupply
Hie
Wayland
United Nations
Korea
FBI Arrests Former Bank President in Point Marion Case
The FBI arrested Milo Kelmer Ruse, former president of the First National Bank of Point Marion, Pa., on charges of false entry and embezzlement totaling 152000. He was picked up at his Uniontown home after spending 150000 on stock. he resigned January 25 and repaid the funds.
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PBI
First National Bank
Point Marion
Milo Kelmer Ruse
Uniontown
FBI
Ruse
California
Dance Tomorrow at Christ Church Parish Hall
The Young People of Christ Episcopal Church announce a formal dance tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Refreshments will be served and the event is open to all young people.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Mighty Mo Modzelewski Signs with Steelers
Mighty Mo Modzelewski, celebrated Maryland fullback and all American, signed today to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. Salary terms were not disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
Mighty Mo Modzelewski
Amercia
Maryland
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mansfield Candidate Washington to Seek Senate Nomination
Rep Mike Mansfield of Montana announces he will campaign for the Democratic senatorial nomination in Montana. The longtime diplomat and trouble shooter for two presidents positions his bid amid regional politics and party strategy.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Monteana
Jurors Call for Removal of Police Commissioner Connor
A Jefferson County grand jury concluded Police Commissioner Eugene Bull Connor is mentally and morally unfit and urged impeachment and removal. The 15 page report accuses him of intimacy with his secretary Christina Brown and of assaulting another city employee. Connor denies corruption and says he will face trial. The case follows his Dec 21 hotel-room incident, a Jan 1 conviction, and a pending circuit court hearing in April.
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Birmingham
Alan
Eugene ‘Bull Connor
Jefferson County
Connor
Henry Darnell
Christina Brown
Arnall Named Price Stabilization Director Nominee
President Truman sent to the Senate the nomination of Georgia ex governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall to lead the Office of Price Stabilization at $16 000 a year. Senators foresee little opposition and hearings were tentatively set for next Tuesday with Maybank stating he knows of no current opposition.
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Washington
Ellis Gibbs Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
Truman
Senate
Arnold
Michael V. DiSalle
U.S. Senate
Ohio
Maybank
D-Sc
U. S. Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Virginia Weather Outlook February 9 to 13
The outlook shows temperatures averaging four to six degrees above normal. Mild tonight with colder conditions Saturday night into Sunday, then turning warmer by Tuesday. Rain expected around Tuesday totaling about half an inch.
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Virginia
Truck Driver Killed in Route 220 Crash
Earl Anderson Bryant was fatally injured when his tractor trailer overturned and rolled down a bank on U S Route 220 around 5 a m. The accident occurred as he drove on the highway near Roanoke.
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Roanoke
Earl Anderson Bryant
Elizabeth II Proclaimed Queen In Historic London Ceremony
Elizabeth II was formally proclaimed queen in London today after a prayerful pledge to emulate her father King George VI. The new sovereign then proceeded to Sandringham for burial rites, with crowds, royal salutes, and the tradition finishing atop a day of national mourning and pageantry.
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Bess
Britain
London
Elizabeth II
George MI
Duke of Edinburgh
Sandringham
Princess Elizabeth
East Africa
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Accession Council
Commonwealth
George VI
Coldstream Guards
Queen
Victoria
High Court
Globemaster Crash Leaves 16 aboard Unharmed at MCCHORD
A C-124 Globemaster on the MCCHORD Air Force Base runway with 16 aboard crashed and burned late last night but all crew members survived with only minor injuries. Ground fog is suspected as a contributing factor. The aircraft is described as a 200 passenger capacity troop carrier.
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Basf
Wash
Air Force
62Nd
Hawaii
Globemaster
Workingman's Store
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