Fugitive Attacks Prison Camp in Florida Shootout
A fugitive, James A. Harrell, staged a shooting at a state prison camp near Labelle Florida injuring guard Frank Warren and himself. Harrell fled after the attack and later claimed to have been wounded by a bandit at a Clewiston hospital. He had been serving seven years for armed robbery and grand larceny in Gadsden County.
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Ssabelle
Fla
R. L. Rodgers
James A. Harrell
Fort Myers
Frank Warren
Harrell
Arrell
Largo
Bertha Tyree
Rodgers
Warren
Clewiston Hospital
Sheriffs Office
Gadsden County
Milk consumption higher in France than in America
Oregon State College dairy experts report per capita milk and milk product intake reached 703 pounds in France in 1953, compared with 682 pounds in the United States. Ireland and New Zealand led at 1382 and 1349 pounds, placing 11 other nations ahead of the U.S. in milk use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State College
France
United States
Ireland
New Zealand
G O P Leaders Rally Behind Nixon Amid Criticism
Four GOP state chairmen issued a statement defending Vice President Nixon against Democratic attacks. The release, distributed by the National Committee, praised Nixon’s campaign work and stated that critics smear him without proof. Eisenhower hosted a White House stag dinner where the chairs were guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican High Command
Nixon
GOP
National Committee
Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
Alvin C. Cast
Indiana
Morton H. Hollingsworth
Illinois
Don C. Pierson
Iowa
Eisenhower
White House
Leonard W. Hall
Rockefeller Funds For Protestant Theological Education
John D Rockefeller Jr transfers securities valued around 20 million dollars to the Sealantic Fund Inc a phil anthropic corporation. The gift aims to strengthen and expand Protestant theological education in the United States and may become the largest single grant for religious training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
United States
Sealantic Fund, Inc
Rockefeller
Chief advantages of new sealed beam headlights
While these lamps will provide more light throughout upper and lower beam patterns, they are planned chiefly to stretch out lower beam seeing distances especially along the right curb or shoulder, where obstructions or pedestrians are most likely to appear.
January auction listings at Frederick County Court House
A sequence of January sales notices lists auctions by date and time. John P. Allen trustee leads real estate sale near Stephens City. Furniture and household goods items auctioned by Harry Lewis. Estates of J. O. Terault Howell M. Bond and J. T. Householder featured with farm, real estate and antiques. Auctioneers include Chas. R. Duvall W. F. Artrip E. T. Snider and others. All sites centered around Winchester Clarke County and Welltown Pike locations.
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John P. Allen
Frederick County Court House
Stephens City
Chas. R. Duvall
Harry Lewis
Virginia Ave
Winchester
W. F. Artrip
J. O. Terault
E. T. Snider
Howell M. Bond
Clarke County
Albin
Welltown Pike
W. PF. Artrip, Jr
L. R. Swartz
Kernstown
Bond Home Place
Brown Farm
Apple Pie Ridge
J. T. Householder
Rt. 11
Old Zinn Farm
Charles P. Duvall
Luther Hart, Jr
Amy H. Hart
Circuit Court
Frederick County
County Court House
Paratrooper Airlift Marred by Fire Two C119 Crashes
Engine blazes in two C119 Flying Boxcars marred a paratrooper airlift to Alaska. One plane crashed near Sewart AFB killing the pilot Capt. John Rasper Jr and co pilot Lt. Ross W Richards while 68 paratroopers and three airmen parachuted to safety. A second engine fire near Miles City Montana prompted a guided landing. Paratroopers from the 503rd Infantry Regiment participated in Operation Snowbird.
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Ross W. Richards
Jacksonville
Fla
Miles City
Mont
T. G. Johnson
Sewart Afb
Melbourne
Fal
Reynolds
Cohn Defends Peress Case Handling as Betrayal
Roy M. Cohn accuses the Army secretary and a top aide of betraying their obligation to the people in the Peress case, criticizing how the matter was managed by the Pentagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roy M. Cohn
Peress
Army
United States
Slain Tavern Victims Prompted Electrocution Verdict
Eugene Monahan, 45, was executed in the electric chair last night in Trenton New Jersey for the killings of a bartender and a patron at a tavern. He appeared visibly frightened before his death as authorities carried out the sentence.
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Trenton
N. J
Eugene Monahan
Goodridge to Speak at Turner Ashby Chapter Luncheon
The Rev Carroll Goodridge of Kernstown Methodist Church will speak at the Stonewall Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy luncheon on January 19 at 1 p.m. at Winchester Golf Club. The event honors General Robert E. Lee and January birthdays of Stonewall Jackson and Maury.
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Carroll Goodridge
Kernstown Methodist Church
Stonewall
United Daughters of the Confedracy
Winchester Golf Club
Robert E. Lee
Gen
Stonewall Jackson
Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury
Goodridge
Boyce
Bridgewater College
Westminster Theological Seminary
Westminster
Bridgewater
Blue Ridge
Methodist Church
Loudoun
Kernstown
Lucy Kurtz
Camille Heitmuller
Kind Policeman Funded Thanksgiving Dinner in 1953
Mrs. Patricia Wallace Vanderbilt testifies a New York City police officer gave $5 to her and her daughter on Thanksgiving Day 1953 for dinner. The account highlights a generous act by a local officer amid postwar hardship and civic memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patricia Wallace Vanderbilt
New York City
Feltner Infant Dies in Washington
Pamela Sue Feltner seven month old daughter of Bruce and Viola Lewis Feltner of Greenbelt Maryland died Monday after an operation at Washington Children's Hospital in Washington D C She was born May twenty second nineteen fifty four in Washington Surviving are parents two brothers Larry and Monte Feltner a sister Shirley Feltner maternal grandparents Clifton Lewis Frederick County and paternal grandparents John Feltner Frederick County Funeral services set for 2 p m tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Charles H Van Gilder Pallbearers named Harry E Richard William C Lewis Robert L Lewis Jack R Feltner Interment Mount Hebron Cemetery The remains will rest at the funeral home until service time
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Pamela Sue Feltner
Bruce Feltner
Greenbelt
Maryland
Washington Children’s Hospital
Washington
D. C
Bruce
Viola Lewis Feltner
Pamela
Larry
Monte Feltner
Shirley Feltner
Clifton Lewis
Frederick County
John Feltner
Jones Funeral Home
Charles H. van Gilder
Harry E. Richard
William C. Lewis
Robert L. Lewis
Jack R. Feltner
Mount Hebron Cemetery
More Drunken Drivers in Richmond DMV Reports
The Division of Motor Vehicles states 165 more Virginians had driving permits suspended for drunken driving in the first eleven months of 1954 than in the same period of 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Division of Motor Vehicles
Definition of mutation in fur breeding
Mutation in fur biology means a sudden variation where offspring differ from parents in clear traits. It contrasts with gradual change over many generations. Platinum was the first mink mutation observed in captivity.
How's Your I Q Answers From Page 4 Quiz
A compact recap lists the quiz answers: Debbie Reynolds. a basketball lineup of a center two guards and two forwards. For the time bein. No. Ironmongers. Moses. Wishbone. if it takes all summer. Yellowstone. A reptile.
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Debbie Reynolds
Ironmongers
Moses
Wishbone
Yellowstone
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Oes Heart Catholic Church Oary
Feltner
Ones
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
N. Cameron St
Snellings, Florist
N. Braddock St
Darlene Cowden
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Dodge Ridge
America
Ostermoor
KNG
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Farmall
Farmall Cub
Plow Power Culti-Vision
RMALL
Termanioms
Mamneres
New International
Cameron St
G.O.P
Sales Directory
Zuckerman CO
N. Kent St
Dial
Wesley Williams
Robert Costello
James O'Connell
Winchester Star
Winchester-Frederick
Alaska
Pfc
Richard L. Dalton
Benton Harbor
Mich
Montana
Yellowstone River
Cohn
Slayer
Turner Ashby
Alan
Goodfyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Kool-Vent Aluminum Awning Corp
Virginia
Leslie C. Jones
George Washington Hotel
Furs
I. Q
Dye
Summt Avenue
W.fartrip, Jr
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Winchester-Berryville
Opequon
Berryville
Metz
H K. Benham
Fast Boscawen Street
H. K. Benham
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