Two Year Grind Begins as Congress Opens
James Marlow outlines the 82nd Congress starting with fanfare and speeches, then the real work begins in committees. He notes budget battles, hearings, and the push to balance defense spending while shaping policy.
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Congress
Washington
82Nd
82Nd Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Truman
State of the Union
Budget Bureau
Capitol
House
Senate Appropriations
Grocer Wounded as Masked Bandit Attempts Holdup
An 82-year-old grocer, Leroy O. Towles of Lively, was shot in the right arm during a holdup attempt by a masked intruder. Clerk Harvey Haynie, 49, slammed the store door to thwart the attack, and the shooter fled after firing through the window. Towles was hospitalized with a shattered forearm from a .32 caliber pistol.
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Grocer
Lively
Leroy O. Towles
Horace Currie
Towles
Currie
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
Harvey Haynie
Haynie
Wills Probated and Appraisals Noted in Court Office
Two wills received for probate and two personal property appraisals recorded by Peyton J. Marshall Clerk of the Corporation Court. John A. Poulson leaves all to Mary Ann Cecelia Poulson. Sophia Baker leaves property at 318 W Cork to Frances Page with Nelson Page as executor. Appraisal committee assigns 7058.50 for William S Simpson estate and 17199.68 for Minnie B Swartz estate.
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Peyton J. Marshall
Corporation Court
John A. Poulson
Mary Ann Cecelia Poulson
Sophia Baker
Cork Street
Frances Page
Nelson Page
Taylor L. Barr
A. B. Solenberger
Robert D. Glaize
William 8S Simpson
Minnie B Swartz
Claude M. Grimm
B. M. Sullivan
Harry E. Ridgeway
Moroccan Floods Kill 71 Persons
Moroccan floods in the northwest kill 71 and leave 60 missing as Casablanca endures a cloudburst halting traffic and flooding homes. Officials report ongoing heavy rains and widespread damage across the region.
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Rabat
French
Morocco
Casablanca
Hospital List of New Admissions at Winchester Memorial
New patients admitted include Billie Joyce Brown Emmett Kerns and Charles W Lowery Lillie Mae Richards Frank Yeakle Pearl Carpenter Jimmie Grayson William Fraula Ernest Nesselrodt Donald Dunn James Perks Edward W Price Edward Guard Charles F Gabbert Carolyn Davis Lee Davis and others in the Winchester area with residences in Berryville Martinsburg The Plains Front Royal Clear Brook and nearby towns.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Billie Joyce Brown
Cecil F. Brown
Opequon Ave
Emmett Kerns
Bloomery Star
Charles W. Lowery
R.F.D
Frank Yeakle
Valley Ave
Pearl E. Carpenter
Clifford St
Jimmie Grayson
Ernest Grayson
William Fraula
Bloomery
Ernest Nesselrodt
Senseney Road
Donald Dunn
Berryville
James Perks
Edward W. Price
Luray
Edward Guard
Stephens City
Charles F. Gabbert
William Gabbert
Front Royal
Carolyn Louise Davis
Lee Davis
Gainesboro
Lee R. Butts
Martinsburg
W. Va
Marshall Farr
the Plains
Clyde Showalter
Clearbrook
Richard Hart Dies in New York Stage and TV Actor
Richard Hart, 35, known for stage and screen work, died last night in New York. He appeared in stock with Constance Bennett before his Broadway debut as the witch boy in Dark of the Moon and recently played Ellery Queen on television.
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New York
Richard Hart
Hart
Constance Bennett
the Witch Boy
Uncle Desmonde
Sleuth
Ellery Queen
Aged Groom Weds Boyhood Friend in Surprise Match
William M. Crankshaw 75 and Nellie Hayes McTaggart 74 married yesterday in Kansas City after reuniting two weeks earlier. Both widowed, they had not seen each other for over 30 years, with Crankshaw planning a lifelong honeymoon as they head to Los Angeles for their future home. Mrs. McTaggart had left Williamsburg in 1914. Crankshaw left three years later.
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Kansas City
Kas
William M. Crankshaw
Nellie Hayes McTaggart
Los Angeles
Police Hold Two In Driver's Death
Police say two men Albert Allen and Frank Proctor were arrested on murder charges in the Saturday killing of George Schomber, a 39 year old Uline Ice driver. Schomber was found beaten in the cab of his truck in the company garage after being robbed of 54 dollars in ice receipts and a 53.61 dollar paycheck.
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Washington
George Schomber
Uline Ice Co
Albert Allen
Uline
Frank Proctor
Allen
Schomber
Shenandoah County patrons urge high school consolidation
A committee of 11 Woodstock School patrons presented a resolution to the Shenandoah County School Board urging the plan of high school consolidation in Shenandoah County Public Schools. The article also notes a Q and A on horse age estimation by teeth, explaining limitations and influencing factors.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Soviet Mobilization Includes All-Horses Tractors People
The article describes Soviet wartime mobilization assessing conscription, prison labor camp draws, and broad participation. It notes 2,000,000 men aged 18 to 25 served, women drafted, and extensive political indoctrination along with disciplined training and strict oversight by commanders and secret police.
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Russia
Plate Glass Storm Damage In NYC Estimated At Half Million
Insurance companies are expected to pay roughly a half million dollars to New York stores and businesses for damage to plate glass caused by the late November 1950 storm.
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New York City
New York
Judge rules annulment of Snow marriage from 1938
Judge Elliott Marshall voids the marriage of Ducette Helen Van Dusen Snow and Howard Eugene Snow after confirming Snow's prior marriage three weeks earlier. No children were born and the couple had separated. Snow resumes her maiden name.
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Elliott Marshall
Ducette Helen van Dusen Snow
Howard Eugene Snow
Snow
Footballs used more than basketballs in average year
The National Rough Association notes football production far exceeds basketballs. In 1947 factories produced 3,696,000 footballs and nearly 1,000,000 basketballs.
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