Rayburn Birthday Guests Include Truman and Dignitaries
Speaker Sam Rayburn marked his 68th birthday with a Capitol luncheon attended by President Truman and other officials including Vice President Barkley and Justices Vinson and Clark. Finland’s Kalério Kallio visits Washington to study American art and sculpt. Safflower, a potential oilseed for the plains, may replace some wheat as new varieties and methods boost yield.
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Jane Eads
Washington
Sam Rayburn
J. Lee Aston
Aston
Rayburn
Texas House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Truman
Barkley
Vinson
Tom Clark
Treasury
Snyder
Air Force
Stuart Symington
Great Plains
U. S. Department of Agriculture
India
Iran
Egypt
United States
Bulgarian Premier Kolarov Dies After Illness at 72
Sofia radio announced the death of Vassi P. Kolarov a veteran Bulgarian Communist leader aged 72 after a long illness. His passing comes days after the death of ally Georgi Dimitrov in Moscow last July and amid speculation on a successor.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Vassi P. Kolarov
Kolarov
Radio
Moscow
Georgi Dimitrov
Dimitrov
Virginia Sees 12 More Traffic Deaths In Weekend Toll
Virginia traffic fatalities rose to 53 for the first 22 days of 1950 as a weekend of accidents claimed 12 lives. Victims include Mrs. Violette Soles Gibson of Radford and Wallace Gibson, with their child Helen injured. Other fatalities in Russell, Scott, and King George counties involved travelers from Cleveland and Dahlgren, with multiple injuries reported and details of crashes at Route 60 Sally's Creek Route 600 and the Rappahannock drawbridge Port Royal.
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Violette Soles Gibson
Radford
U. S. Route 60
Sally’s Creek
Powhatan
Wallace Gibson
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Helen Gibson
James W. Musick
Woodrow W. Smith
Cleveland
Russell County
P. C. Sutherland
Musick
Smith
John B. Stevens
Aline Turner Lane
Kingsport
Tenn
Dahlgren
Edith Irene Singer
Owens
King George County
Rappahannock
Port Royal
King
Singer
State Highway Department
William Huff Dies After Short Illness
William Lawrence Huff aged 15 died at 8 a.m. Saturday at his home 655 N Locust St Hagerstown Maryland after a brief illness He was born October 13 1874 in Middletown the son of the late Daniel and Elizabeth Huff He was an antique dealer and a member of the Presbyterian Church at Middletown He was married to Mary Willey who died March 22 1949 Survivors include daughter Mrs Albert Taylor and grandson Albert Taylor Jr Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow from the home of Mrs Taylor 218 E Baker St Interment in Mt Carmel Cemetery Middletown Pallbearers named were Albert L Taylor George Taylor Robert O Leary Joseph O Leary E M McIntyre and Paul Constable The remains will be moved today from Omps Funeral Home to the Taylors home.
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William Lawrence Huff
Locust St
Hagerstown
Middletown
Daniel
Elizabeth Rose Huff
Presbyterian Church
Huff
Mary Willey
Albert Taylor
Albert Taylor Jr
Winchester
Taylor
E. Baker St
J.S. Ducknall
Mt. Carmel
Albert L. Taylor
George Taylor
Robert O'Leary
Joseph O'Leary
E. M McIntyre
Paul Constable
Omps
Jack Rabbits Grow Long Ears After Birth
A reader asks if jack rabbits are born with long ears. The answer notes that kits are born with short ears and their ears grow rapidly as they age.
Fred Ridings Dies at Home in Stephens City
Fred W. Ridings 68 prominent county farmer died at his residence in Stephens City after an 11 day illness from a heart attack. Born there he was son of William H. and Fannie Fry Ridings and member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survived by widow Mary B. Ridings son Vernon Ridings sisters and two granddaughters. Funeral 11 am at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Boozer and Rev. Smith. Burial Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Remains at home until 10:30 am to travel to service.
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Fred W. Ridings
Stephens City
William H
Fannie Fry Ridings
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mary B. Ridings
Vernon Ridings
A. A. Glaize
Blanche Long
Middletown
Charles Hughes Jr. Dies At 60 In New York
Charles Evans Hughes Jr. former U S solicitor general and son of the late Chief Justice died Saturday night at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after brain tumor surgery. Funeral services are set for tomorrow.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes Jr
Hughes
U. S
United States
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Grant Promoted to General on July 25 1866
Ulysses S. Grant wore three stars as lieutenant general during the Civil War and received a full general rank after the war in a grateful nation's honors on July 25 1866.
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Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Death of H. W. Rutherford at 79 near Berryville
Henry William Rutherford 79 died suddenly at his Berryville home. A Clarke County native, he served in the U S Marine Corps during the Spanish American War aboard the U S S Yankee. He married Beaula Russell. they observed their 50th anniversary in 1949. He worked as a carpenter and was a Berryville Baptist Church member and Post 18 Spanish American War Veterans treasurer. Burial in Winchester National Cemetery.
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Henry William Rutherford
Berryville
Frederick County
John Carter Rutherford
Estelle Rutherford
Clarke County
Rutherford
U. S. Marine Corps
U.S.S. Yankee
Beaula Russell
Denzil Rackley
Minnie Rutherford
Charles A. Catlett
James M
Washington and Welter N
Page W
Raymond M. Kackley
Warren LaRue
Charles M. Kackley
John H. Enders
Arthur Brown
Berryville Baptist Church
National Cemetery
Winchester
Arthur Rudolph Dies Suddenly at 65 in Middletown
Arthur Charles Rudolph 65 of Middletown died at home from a heart attack Saturday evening. Born June 14, 1884 in Shenandoah County, he was a former American Viscose Corp. employee and a member of St. James Lutheran Church. He is survived by his son Warren Rudolph, a Winchester desk sergeant, two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services at Omps Funeral Home and St. James Lutheran Church Gravel Springs with burial in Gravel Springs Cemetery.
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Arthur Charles Rudolph
Middletown
Shenandoah County
Charles
Sarah Garratt Rudolph
Rudolph
St. James
Ola Ritter
Winchester
Beulah Brooks
Waynesboro
Denny Rudolph
Mahlon Rudolph
Washington
Bush Rudolph
Omps
St. James Lutheran Church
Gravel Springs
E. B. Smith
Gravel Springs Cemetery
Small City Fire Alarms Bring Little Damage
Firemen answered two alarms yesterday but both blazed minor. A car dash fire on S Stewart St led to the first alarm, while a trash fire behind Morden Electric Co scorched a Malden truck and garage door before being put out.
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S. Stewart St
Molden Electric Co
German Official Reports to Truman
John J. McCloy United States high commissioner for Germany travels to Washington to brief President Truman on Saar crisis amid Franco German tensions. He plans meetings with Acheson and State Department officials, plus a White House visit news conference and a Boston speech before departing for Germany.
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Washington
John McCloy
U. S
Germany
Truman
Saar
McCloy
Acheson
State Department
White House
Capitol Hill
New York
Boston
Taft Backs Korea Aid in Economic Recovery Bill
Senator Taft of Ohio voiced support for including aid to South Korea in a forthcoming Economic Recovery Administration bill. President Truman seeks speedy rectification after the House rejected a $60 million Korean aid measure by one vote last week.
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Washington
Truman
Korea
House
Taft
Ohio
Congress
South Korea
Question on Mr Milque Toast in The Timid Soul
In the Webster comic strip The Timid Soul the character Mr Milque Toast appears as a humorous figure. The strip often uses satirical dialogue to poke fun at timid personalities without relying on real life parody.
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Mr. Milquetoast
Timid Soul
Webster
Unclear fragment hints at Webster portrait by Caspar
Fragment suggests Caspar portrayed Mr. Webster in a negative light during less favorable moments. The text questions the authenticity of the depiction and implies Webster may not be unique in such self-critique.
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M. A. Ft
Martin
Caspar
Mr. Webster
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