Escapees Spur Search Across Winchester Area
Police and guards expanded the chase for Andrews and Pitts after their Jan break from Warren County and an escape attempt while being transported. Bloodhounds from a nearby prison camp aided the hunt with notes of a stolen 1939 Dodge tied to James Warner Jr. and a missing fishing gear theft case in Pulaski County. Officer Willis Eugene Thomas was reported captured in Moorefield, North Carolina, while Pitts remained at large.
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Ratliffe
Winchester
Frederick County
Strasburg
Andrews
James L. Warner, Jr
Woodstock
O. L. Sheetz
Shenandoah County
Willis Eugene Thomas
Moorefield
N. C
Thomas
Everett Charles Pitts
State Penitentiary
Front Royal
Marlow
Gether
Pitts
C. A. Seale
Rescue Workers Recover Body in Kentucky Mine Tragedy
In Whitesburg Kentucky rescue teams found Dewey Rose 49 of Pound Virginia dead after a slate fall trapped him in a Mayking area mine. Miner Worley Dickenson 59 also of Pound survived after more than 24 hours trapped. Ernest Bry t and Paul Dickenson escaped unhurt Bryant died of a heart attack the day of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesburg
Dewey Rose
Pound
Here
Worley Dickenson
Rose
Mayking
Ernest Bryt
Paul Dickenson
Bryant
Ma Winchester Highlights February Local Events and Sales
Ma Winchester notes a busy February with local dinners and banquets, praising the week’s gatherings and eloquence. Also advertised: wallpaper sale offering one room at regular price plus equal value paper at 1c per roll on Feb 25, plus auto service hours and Bickers Motor Co listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regprice
Williams
Piccadilly
Doctor Goes on Trial For Mercy Killing Of 59 Year Old Patient
Dr Her mann N Sander faces murder charges in New Hampshire for allegedly injecting air into the veins of Mrs Abbie Borreto 59 a Manchester housewife dying of cancer The trial draws national attention as 167 veniremen are called Court opens with Judge Harold E Wescott urging impartiality The defense notes exhumation and expert testimony while the case explores mercy killing as a legal issue with potential death penalty implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Hermann N. Sander
Sander
Abbie Borreto
Harold E. Wescott
Dr. Sander
Arthur
Healy
United States
England
New England
Candia
State of
New Hampshire
Borreto
Hillsborough County General Hospital
Richard Ford
Harvard College
Milton Helpern
New York
John F. Noxon
Pittsfield
Mass
Noxon
Aan
Liberty
William L. Phinney
Winchester
Acton
Fruit Growers Sponsor Course in Frederick County
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn will sponsor a fruit growers short course at Lupton Orchard Service Co next Monday. The program aims to help local apple producers with expert talks, demonstrations, and a free lunch, with the annual meeting following. Directors Harry W. Butler and Philip Glaize are up for reelection as officers report for 1949 are presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn
Lupton Orchard Service Co
Robinson
Fruit Growers Association
Harry W. Butler
Philip Glaize
Apple
Stine
A. H. Teske
Auto crash fatal on bridge collapse injures Beckley Bailey
An automobile plunged 20 feet onto a railroad track after missing a bridge yesterday. Beckley B. Bailey, 39, of Panther, West Virginia, died from his injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley B. Bailey
Panther
W. Va
Hungarian Spy Trials Concluded
In Budapest the trial of U S businessman Robert A. Vogeler and six co-defendants on spy charges ended with verdicts to be read. Vogeler claimed a confession was given without pressure and urged a mild sentence. Prosecutor Gyula Alapi urged severe punishment, saying the seven were guilty of sabotage and espionage for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
U.S
Robert A. Vogeler
Vogeler
People’s Court
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Gyula Alapi
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Laszlo Rajk
Alapi
Peoples Court
United States Intelligence Service
Congress Begins Busy Week Today
Congress starts a packed week with potential test votes on displaced persons and the Fair Employment Practices bill. After a period of travel speeches tied to Lincoln Jefferson and Jackson, the Senate may take up a bitter refugee bill, while the House considers FEPC debates amid Southern Democratic opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Lincoln
Jefferson- Jackson
Senate
House
Coplon Spy Trial Postponed a Week
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan postponed the spy conspiracy trial of Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchey for one week to let new defense lawyers study the case. The delay followed a request from attorney Samuel Neuberger for a 60 day postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchey
Miss Coplon
Samuel Neuberger
Dew
Rent Bill Clears Senate Changes In Flood of Legislation
The House concurred in Senate amendments to the rent bill sending it to Governor Battle. It exempts Arlington Fairfax Alexandria and Falls Church but the Senate removed the exemption. A Senate amendment set the act to take effect June 10 1950. The session saw many new bills including union shop rent control and school board election changes with debates over local exemptions and tax cuts facing committee review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle
Arlington
Fairfav
Prince William
Alexandria
Senate
House
Boothe, Boschen
S. B. Cather
Coleman Damn
Lynch Magruder
W. G. Purcell
T. G. Walton Whitehead
Wilson
del. J. Maynard Magruder
Fairfax
Falls Church
E. Blackburn Moore
W. H. W. Cassell
Portsmouth
Magruder
Lynch
Walton
Leary
Norfolk County
Charlies R. Fenwick
L. P. Collins
Fenwick
Danville
Warren County
Collins
Jefferson
Ted Dalton
Radford Republican
del. J. Bradie Allman
Rocky Mount
County Boards of ‘Supervisors
House Finance Committee
Governor Battle
House Courts of Justice Committee
del. Armistead Boothe
Group to Consider Bland's Successor
The First Congressional District Democratic Committee will meet in Richmond on February 27 to decide how to nominate a successor to Rep. Otis Bland who died after 32 years in Congress. The committee will choose between a primary or convention and set the nominating date and the date for a possible special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
First
Congressional District
Democratic Committee
Otis Bland Bland
Police Investigate Youths Mysterious Death
Police are investigating a youths mysterious death as details remain scarce. The case prompted renewed calls for community safety measures and an official update is expected later tonight.
Ten Fires Reported Here in Three Days
Winchester area has reported ten fires in three days due to cold weather. An oil heater caused an explosion at a Senseny Road home. firefighters saved a house on Middle Road. Fire crews fought grass and dwelling fires, with minor damage and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ernest L. Nesselrodt
Senseny Rd
Friendship Fire Co
Yton Marshall Farm
Middle Road
Marshall
Noble Unger
Lewis W. Smith
Kernstown
S. Loudoun St
Fred
Yesteree
Pe Oeres
Frederick Ave
Maple Ave
Charles Lewis 29 Found Dead At Douglas School
Police investigate death of Charles T. Lewis 29 of 804 S Loudoun St found in a concrete area near the Douglas School furnace room. Coroner cites fractured skull. postmortem pending lab reports. Funeral set for Cartwright Funeral Home with Mt t Baptist minister. interment in National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Lewis
S. Loudoun St
Lewis
Douglas School
N. Kent St
John Troxell
Richmond
Bob Om
Boyd
George Murphy
Troxwell
Cartwright Funeral Home
Chester M. Comer
Mt. T. Baptist Church
Ted
Daniel J. Farrar Lodge
Brown Bomber’s Athletic Club
Roy C. Anderson
Youngstown
Ohio
Arthur
Albert Lewis
Harrisonburg
Lawrence Lewis
Baltimore
Maggie Payne
Ruth Virginia Lewis
National Cemetery
Phone Parley Aims to Halt Walkout by Western Electric
The CIO Communications Workers plan a Friday walkout with 100 000 Western Electric installation and sales division employees. Widespread talks in Washington address a Feb 24 deadline in telephone disputes. CWA says another 150 000 telephone workers will strike after Mar 1 if unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Electric
CIO
Communications Workers of America
Ching
Washington
Miners Idle as Virginia Strike Presses On
Miners in southwest Virginia enter a third week of strike action despite John L. Lewis back-to-work order. Reports from Clinchfield and other roads show no return to work with 15,000 members still idle and only limited coal activity at loading docks serving truck mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Virginia
John L. Lewis
Unitec
Clinchfield Railroad
Dante
Norton
Miners Ignore Work Order in Barbourville Violent Incident
Violence erupted as about 16 diggers near Pageton defied a government and John L. Lewis strike order. Two Kentucky plant operators were beaten and equipment damaged. Pickets urged workers to follow Lewis, while some refused and returned home. One digger demanded a contract in Lewis’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Barbourville
John L. Lewis
United
Pageton
Lewis
Judge issues new no strike order against United Mine Workers
Federal Judge Richmond B Keech issued a new no strike order toward John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers delaying coal production until March 3. The miners have ignored prior orders, and potential actions include contempt fines or government seizure of mines, though leaders reject seizure plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond B. Keech
John L. Lewis
Tas
United Mine Workers
Keech
Lewis
Congress
House
Rayburn
Dtex
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Woodmont Elementary School closed after illness outbreak
Arlington authorities shut Woodmont Elementary School as 99 of 155 pupils fell ill with a red virus infection. The incident prompted a temporary closure and health investigations as students were sent home for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Woodmont
W. Boscawen
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Bickers Motor CO
Reginald Borreto
Fruit Growers
A. B. Groves
C. H. Hill
Winchester Research Laboratory
Ralph Dorsey
Coplon
Bland
Virginia Travel Council
Handley High School
John Kerr
Travel Council
Nelson
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
James Hunter
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Hote
Hunter
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
O'Sullivan
Virginia Woolen
American Brake Shoe
Standard Oil Company
Gene Sakers
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Robert F. Nelson
Areaway
Eugene Miller
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