Two Children Die In Fire After Mother Saves Baby
In Yorktown a mother Olivia Forbes saved a year old baby and a 5 year old girl but two other children Brenda aged 3 and Willie aged 4 died in a two story frame house fire. Gloria was critically burned and treated in Newport News hospital. In Williamsburg Randolph Cocke 65 died at his home after advancing agriculture and forage crop work. Senator Estes Kefauver called for direct appeal to voters to repeal Taft Hartley.
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Yorktown
Brenda
Willie
Williamsburg
Randolph P. Cocke
Here
Richmond
Estes Kefauver
Dtean
Truman
Congress
Kefauver
CIO
Virginia State Industrial Union Council Legislative Conference
Tennessee
South
Lynchburg
Virginia
American Cancer Society
Lynchburg-Campbell County
ACS
Glass
Atlanta
Fire at Arlington Industrial laundry injures four firefighters
A grease fueled blaze at the Arlington Industrial laundry caused over $10,000 damage and injured four firemen. The fire started in work clothes and spread rapidly through the facility. The article also notes the Secret Service responsibility for presidential protection after McKinley’s assassination and its early work under Theodore Roosevelt.
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Secret Service
United States
Congress
McKinley
White House
Treasury Department
Theodore Roosevelt
Truman Budget Proposals Seek Higher Taxes and New Programs
President Truman outlined a fiscal plan predicting a 1951 deficit of about 5.13 billion dollars with a 42.44 billion spending outlay and 37.31 billion revenue. He urged tax hikes on social security, health insurance payrolls, and mail rates to fund broad domestic and security programs, including housing, education, medical schools subsidies, water desalination research, and extended social security benefits.
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Putaly Seecarivee
Congress
Truman
Businessmen Weigh Tax Cuts and Spending in Congress
Business leaders in New York weigh prospects for tax relief and federal spending cuts as Congress debates excise taxes, corporate taxation, and wartime costs. They seek dividend tax relief, lower luxury taxes, and restrained federal outlays while facing a Truman push for defense and foreign aid.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Congress
Boston
Keen
Law Makers Weigh Truman Tax Reform Proposals
The article notes President Truman promises tax reforms to spur investment consumption and saving if Congress approves. Speculation focuses on raising the corporate tax from 38 percent with each percentage point adding revenue. It also covers payroll tax changes to 2 percent and applying it to scaled income, with expected fiscal effects for 1951.
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Leade
Congress
Veterans’ Insurance
Social
Crash Report Details From Local Roads
A 1937 Pontiac driven by Malcolm Joseph Bayliss of Orchard Ave collided with a Ford owned by Henry Edward Shirley of Stephenson. Damages were estimated at $1000 to the Ford and $400 to the Pontiac, owned by Delmar Bayliss of Bloomery Star. Jeanie Fitzmeyer, 15, of Millwood Pike, a passenger in the Shirley car, sustained minor injuries to back and head.
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Malcolm Joseph Bayliss
Orchard Ave
Ford
Henry Edward Shirley
Stephenson
Delmar Bayliss
Bloomery Star
Jeanie Filtzmeyer
Millwood Pike
Shirley
Romans and Greeks Use Pozzolana and Similar Materials
Romans used a fine volcanic ash called pozzolan from Pozzuoli mixed with lime to make their mortars. Greeks had a similar material called cantoria. Early Romans in Gaul used fine grained sandstone with mica in their constructions.
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Pozzuoli
Guul
Berryville Legion Budget and Building Plans Discussed
Berryville post officials itemized donations and costs totaling 480, 302, 421, and 52 for various categories while noting a 21 989 building addition cost with 16 500 borrowed. Rental income at 347 last year funded by 227 from the Guard as the post hosts 264 events for multiple groups.
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Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
National Guard
PTA
Lions Club
Junior Woman’s Club
Home Economics Assn
Enders
Post
Legionnaires
Berryville
Answers to the Daily AquiZ quiz questions
Answers list names several figures and terms including National Board of Fire Underwriters Carlos P Romulo and Anatole France. It mentions Vintner Caruso Isabella General Sherman discovery of gold Kimberly diamonds and a note on nationalized.
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Carlos P. Romulo
Vintner
Caruso
Isabella
General Sherman
Kimberly
South Africa
Diemonds
Anatole France
Coffee with Cream Versus Evaporated Milk Nutrition Differences
There is a difference. Cream has higher fat calories and certain vitamins notably A. Evaporated milk provides more protein calcium and riboflavin.
Communists Ask U N to Oust China's Nationalist Delegate
In London on January 9 1950 Communist China demanded the expulsion of the Chinese Nationalist delegate from the United Nations Security Council to seize Formosa Hainan Tibet and the Chinese seat. A UN spokesman said Chou En Lai's note had not been received as the council prepared to meet with T F Tsiang chairing for the month.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Hainan
Tibet
United Nations
Red China
Chou En-lai
U. N
Security Council
Pravda
Izvestia
Moscow
Lake Success
Chou
T. F. Tsiang
Holy Cross Has Interest in Virginia Coach Guepe
Richmond newspaper says Holy Cross and another college show interest in Arthur L. Guepe, head coach at the University of Virginia since 1946. Guepe remains noncommittal about leaving Virginia.
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Richmond
Richmond News Leader
Arthur L. Guepe
University of Virginia
Guepe
Holy Cross College
Veterans benefits and social security proposals debated
The speaker notes six billion dollars in outlays for service disabilities and urges Congress to align World War II veteran credit for military service with old age and survivors insurance. He warns against overlapping benefits and excessive special veteran programs while calling for careful review of all benefits.
Real estate and goods sales listed for Jefferson County
January 14 11 a m James P Reardon Trustee fronts Frederick County Court House real estate on Front Royal Road January 14 1 p m Norah Holtz claw Berryville Va household goods January 28 11 a m T A Mason Estate front County Court House Winchester real estate on S Cameron St February 15 10 a m C L Poston 1 mile south Millwood Rt 50 live stock and farm machinery February 22 10 a m J F Marlow Son 2 miles east Berryville Rt 7 livestock and farm machinery March 1 10 a m Roy Madigan 1 mile east Millwood Old Rt 50 livestock and farm machinery
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James P. Reardon
Frederick County Court House
Front Royal Road
Norah Holtzclaw
Berryville
J. F. Marlow & Son
East Berryville
Roy Madigan
East Millwood
Truman outlines GI Bill impact on veterans aid program
President Truman argues new or expanded veteran aid must align with social security health and education programs. He projects by end of fiscal 1951 the GI Bill will provide education and training benefits to 8 million veterans costing 2.9 billion dollars and unemployment and self employment allowances to 9 million totaling 3.9 billion. About 2.4 million veterans will borrow 13 for rural or home loans. The average enrolment in training programs is expected to fall from 1,986,000 to 1,827,000 with a 2.5 billion dollar annual cost.
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Congress
Truman
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