D G Cooley Former Berryville Principal Dies at 67
Davis Grover Cooley 67 longtime Berryville high school principal died 5 15 yesterday at Winchester hospital. Born August 8 1882 in Warren County he began teaching in one room schools before guiding Berryville for 30 years. He declined retirement and taught at Clarke County high last fall. Survived by widow Olive Wolford son Donald G Cooley Berryville daughter Dorothy Marshall Front Royal and several siblings. funeral 2 p m tomorrow at Ender's funeral home with burial Green Hill cemetery.
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Davis Grover Cooley
Berryville High Sch
Winchester Hospital
Warrenunty
Cooley
Benjamin F
Emma Juwyer Cooley
Nnsylvania
Shenandoah Normal College
Warren County
Front Royal
Boyce
Crozet Highchool
Boyce High School
Lincoln High School
Strasburg
Berryville
Academy St
Ley
Clarke County High 1
Olive Wolford
Donald G.cooley
Dorothy Marshall
Clarence Cooley
Charles
Washington, D. C
William
Washington
D. C
Gladstone Cooley
Berwyck
Bessie Bowen
Reliance
Mildred Hammock
Endrs_ funeral home
Green Hill Cemetery
Henry G. Lane
The
Episcopal Church
Virginia's 10th District in Civil War Congresses
Reapportioned Virginia in 1861 created the Tenth District comprising Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Jefferson Berkeley Morgan Hampshire and Hardy counties. Delegates to Provisional First and Second Confederate Congresses included Mason Boteler and Holliday with Boteler serving multiple terms and Holliday later incapacitated. Also notes nomination of G B Graves for Winchester postmaster and public stock auction in Winchester.
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Virginia
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah
Jefferson
Berkeley
Morgan
Hampshire
Hardy Counties
Dms M. Mason
Winchester
England
Alexander R. Boteler
Jefferson County
Frederick W. M. Holliday
FBI
Farmers & Merchants Nat
Bank Commercial & Savings _Bank
Shenandosh Valley
Trust Department of the
Shenandoah Valley
Nat. Bank
Pingley
Carpet Cleaners
Frogmen Enter Sunken Sub Truculent No Survivors Found
Frogmen crawled inside the broken submarine Truculent in its Thames estuary grave and found no signs of life. The rescue and salvage effort continues as a naval inquiry begins, with 65 listed as lost and 15 saved.
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Chatham
England
Thames Estuary
Coe
Divinia
Admiralty
Naval Board of Inquiry
Winchester Hospital plans revealed with Stewart Street front
An architect's drawing shows the Winchester hospital main building facing Stewart Street. Eng lish Construction Co. of Altavista Va won a $2 million contract, with work to start Monday. The project adds a five story center, a new four story Clifford Street wing, and a 52 foot Cork Street addition. The present Cork Street building will be modernized and wards reconfigured. The nursery and obstetrical units occupy upper floors, with a new surgical suite and nursing areas planned.
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Winchester Hospital
Stewart St
English Construction Co
Altavista
Homer E. Alberti
Alberti
Cork St
Cork St. Medical
Stewart St. Hospital
Clifford St
Ebert
Frantic Rescue Underway For Trapped Miners In Pennsylvania
Rescuers in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania battled rain and mud to reach two brothers trapped after a mine collapse. A dynamite blast heard below suggests at least one brother may be alive nearly 24 hours in the cavern as Frank, 19, escaped earlier.
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Mahanoy
Joseph Burda
Edward
Pennsylvania
Frank
Joseph
March of Dimes Campaign Starts With Civic Signal
Winchester and Frederick county begin the 1950 March of Dimes with factory whistles fire sirens and church bells to ring at 11 am as Daniel E. Leatherman announces a united drive through Jan 31. Local firms and organizations back the effort to fund infantile paralysis care research and outreach.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Daniel E. Leatherman
Virginia Woolen Co
Glaize & Bros
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
O'Sullivan Rubber Co
H.J. Heinz Co
National Fruit Product Co. Inc
Shenandoah Valley Cider & Vinegar Co
Leatherman
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Leather
NLRB General Counsel Faces Labor Backlash Over Taft-Hartley Speech
In Washington on January 14 1950 CIO President Philip Murray led labor calls to fire Robert N Denham the NLRB general counsel after he accused the board of issuing pro union rulings in a New York speech. The four NLRB members convened but made no statement awaiting face to face talks with Denham. Beirne of CIO Communications Workers of America joined the demand for Denham’s ouster as Al J Hayes led the...
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Robert N_. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
CIO
Philip Murray
Denham
New York
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Murray
al J. Hayes
Russia
London
China
Moscow
Anad Te
Mao Tze-tung
Glider Crash at Fort Benning Kills 13
At Fort Benning Georgia 13 men die in an unexplained Air Force glider crash. Of 17 aboard five survived until one died, leaving three in critical condition. Victims include 11 student paratroopers and a sergeant instructor plus the pilot 2nd Lt Robert D Henley. Debris scattered 700 feet as witnesses described a steep glide and ground impact.
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Fort Benning
Lawson Air Force Base Hospital
Robert D. Henley
Columbia
Melvin L. Minnix
Minnix
A. C. Parker
Infantry Training Center Public Information Office
Adventurers sail for Windward Isles aboard Blue Goose
Seven explorers sail from Charleston to the Windward Islands aboard the 70 foot schooner Blue Goose for at least four months. The group includes James Amory Sullivan of Ashfield and Mrs Norman Whiteside of Ashfield who serves as chief ornament.
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Charleston
8. C
Windward Islands
British West Indies
Caribbean
James Amory Sullivan
Ashfield
Mass
Norman Whiteside
Arthur Whiteside
Dun and Bradstreet
Norman Stewart
Navy
Sullivan
Frank Maclear
New York
Jim Nisbet
Maine
Norfolk
Paul Arthur
John Shellhouse
Whiteside
C. O
Windstorm Roars Through New York, Causing Extensive Damage
A furious windstorm battered western northern and central New York with gusts up to 95 mph uprooting trees tearing down power lines and shattering windows. The Weather Bureau warned it would be dangerous outdoors all day as the storm lashed Buffalo and surrounding areas.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Weather Bureau
VFW Post Buys Picadilly Site in Winchester
The VFW post closed a deal for 222 E Piccadilly St Winchester. George B Taylor chairman of the building committee turned a purchase price check to B M Sullivan realty for Mrs Lena W Barnett owner. Purchase price not disclosed. Plans not complete. One proposal would raze the frame dwelling to build a clubroom and home.
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Winchester Vfw Post
E. Piccadilly St
George 8. Taylor
VFW Building Committee
Son Confesses Slaying Parents During Quarrel
In Brooklyn a 50-year-old Camilo Serra Leyra confessed to killing his mother and father with a hammer during a bitter business quarrel. Detectives lured him back to the station after he placed a rose on his parents' grave. He argued over taking over a family carbon business and was charged with homicide.
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New York
Camilo Serra
Camilo Leyra Sr
Brooklyn
Leyra
North Bergen
N. J
Leyla
Levra
Brewster Seeks Immunity for Officers Over Formosa Policy
Senator Brewster urged immunity for top military officials testifying on Formosa, saying they should not fear punishment for opposing President Truman's stance. The move follows past clashes when Admiral Denfeld faced removal after publicly doubting Pentagon policy. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans hearings with Gen. Bradley and Sec. Johnson on Formosa's strategic role.
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Brewster
R-Me
Formosa
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Brer
Foreign Relations Committee
Louis E. Denfeld
Denfeld
Naval Operations
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Defense Chiefs
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Johnson
United States
Big Island
Joint Chiefs
Maine
Connally
Girl's Body Found In Creek In Alexandria Slaying
The unidentified Negro girl, 17 to 29, beaten and dragged 20 yards, was found half submerged in a creek near the Belle Haven golf course. Police report head trauma and torn underclothing. autopsy pending. A nearby purse failed to identify her.
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Alexandria
Belle Haven Country Club
Here
Richard Utz
Utz
Rebels Seek Code Reform as NCAA Vote Divides
The NCAA rejected a year around three meals a day training proposal by 115 to 106. Maryland president Dr H C Byrd proposed a one year grace for seven violators and a code overhaul with a new committee. Citadel withdrew from the NCAA amid the debate while Villanova and others push for either expulsion or clear passage.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association Today
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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NCAA
Byrd
Karl Leib
Iowa
Citadel
Charleston
D. C
Leib
Boston College
Villanova
Virginia
Virginia Military
Virginia Tech
William Connelly
Dixie
U.S. recalls all American officials from communist China
The State Department announced that all American personnel will be evacuated from Peiping after Chinese Communist authorities seized the consular compound. Consul General O. Edmund Clubb led the group. Butterworth stated no one can stay where a foreign country dictates removal and confirmed evacuation plans across four compounds in Peiping.
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Peiping
United States
China
China Time Dal
Tnchestro
O. Edmund Clubb
Washington
Jan
Department
State Department
Walton Butterworth
Butterworth
Eni
Ile de France Cancels Sailing Amid Wage Dispute
Paris officials halted the 45000 ton Ile de France sailing after a crew wage dispute. About 1000 passengers were sent back to Paris by train and offered passage on other ships or planes. The ship will be tied up at least until crew demands are resolved. The crew seeks an $8.50 monthly rise across the fleet, which the company rejected.
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Ile de France
le Harve
Tre de France
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Southern Athletic Rebels
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