Luther Poston Dies in West Virginia
Luther M. Poston longtime Clarke County farmer died yesterday morning at his son Clifton Poston’s home in Kearneysville West Virginia after a period of illness. Born in Clarke County he was the son of the late John and Lil Man Fowler Poston. Surviving are a son Claude Poston a daughter Mrs Elizabeth Huffbeth of Boyce and several grandchildren. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 pm at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev Dagan Lucas of Boyce Baptist Church officiating. Interment Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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Luther M. Poston
Bethel
Clarke County
Clifton Poston
Kearneysville
W. Va
John
Lil- Man Fowler Poston
Nora Dewar Poston
Claude Poston
Elizabeth Huff Beth
Boyce
John H. Enders
Berryville
Dargan Lucas
Boyce Baptist Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Prowler Wounded at Hermitage Country Club
A 32 year old prowler was shot in the back and critically injured in the locker room of Hermitage Country Club in Richmond. Henrico County police identified the man as Joe Stewart of Lakeside. Police say an exchange of gunfire occurred around 2 am after officers answered a break in call.
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Hermitage Country Club
Henrico County
Joe Stewart
Lakeside
W. E. Hubbard
Hubbard
Henrico
Stewart
Virginia Fatal Weekend Pedestrian and Vehicle Crashes
A string of weekend crashes across Virginia left multiple pedestrians dead and several others injured. Victims include Frances Dave Haley 15 of South Boston Frank Harris Rexburg Essex County Clarence D. Lewis Spotsylvania County Chester Allen Harwood 65 of Burkeville Albert Burgess Norfolk Paul F. Anderson 28 of Quantico and nine year old Robert Odell Campbell Fordwick. Additional fatalities occurred near Fort Belvoir and on Route 60 near Williamsboro.
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Miles
Nashington
Richmond
Frances Dave Haley
South Boston
Frank Harris
Rexberg
Essex County
Williamsboro
Fort Belvoir
Clarence D. Lewis
Spotsylvania County
Chester Allen Harwood
Burkeville
Nottoway County
Albert Burgess
Norfolk
Norfolk Hospital
Burgess
Norfolk Naval Base
Sherman Isaac Poff
Christiansburg
Robert Odell Campbell
Fordwick
Rockbridge
Paul F. Anderson
Quantico
Triangle
Prince William County
Mother of Six Leads Girl Scout Troop Despite Busy Home
Editor notes Mrs. Charles Dick mother of six, leads Scout activities for Susan Gary and Anne Clare while sharing experiences that prove one afternoon weekly suffices for troop meetings and preparation. She urges others to volunteer, stop by 113 N Loudoun St, or call 7456, as the Girl Scout Council serves Winchester Frederick County.
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Charles Dick
Susan
Gary
Anne Clare
Girl Scout Office
N. Loudoun St
Girl Scout Council
Winchester-Frederick County
Second Arrest In Newport News Taxi Slayings
A second suspect, Pfc. Harold Lee Jones, 20, of Detroit and Fort Eustis, is charged with two counts of murder in the December taxi slayings of Anthony Michael and Luther Callis. Warrants allege Jones killed Michael December 1 and Callis December 2 in Warwick County. Earlier, Sgt. Maurice Turner faced charges for Michael’s death but was not indicted by a Warwick County Grand Jury.
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Newport News
Pfc
Harold Lee Jones
Detroit
Fort Eustis
Jones
Anthony Michael
Luther M. Callis
Michael
Warwick County
Callis
Leroy Woody
Maurice Turner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Turner
Compromise Safety Legislation Scored By John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis denounced as shameful a compromise mine safety plan proposed by part of the coal industry. He urged federal enforcement of safety rules, while Ed D. Schorr testified for about one fifth of the soft coal sector proposing federal power with court appeals. The National Coal Association opposes further federal mine safety regulations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ed D. Schorr
Ohio Coal Association
Senate Labor
Lewis
Schorr
Bureau of Mines
National Coal Association
Colorado Man Plans Second Mock Funeral
Jim Gernhart of Burlington Colorado plans a repeat mock funeral ahead of his 75th birthday. He funded the first event in 1951 at an estimated cost of 15000 dollars including a copper coffin and granite monument. He jokes about delaying for a local dam dedication and seeks to spend part of his fortune before death.
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Burlington
Colo
Jim Gernhart
Jim
President Rhee Van Fleet In Seoul For Ceremonies
UN commander spoke from Seoul's burned capitol steps promising security as Gen. Van Fleet joined the first ceremonies since the city was abandoned after a Communist offensive. Rhee said Seoul could become official residence. government remains at Pusan.
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van Fleet
Seoul
Korea
United Nations
South Korea
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Syngman Rhee
Pusan
Actress to Make 5000 for Polio in Fort Worth Stunt
Hollywood actress Marie Wilson will fly to Texas this week to work eight hours as a secretary at the March of Dimes Headquarters in Fort Worth. She will be paid $5,000 by Coca Cola Bottling Co of Fort Worth, the high bidder in a charity stunt to raise funds for polio relief.
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Marie Wilson
Texas
March of Dimes
Fort Worth
March of Dimes Fund
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Harry H. Caswell
Springfield
Mass
John C. Edwar
Los Angeles
WBIV
Belleville
Aggression in Asia Sparks Call for U N Action
At the United Nations Political Committee the United States Britain and France pledged to seek immediate UN action if Chinese Communist or Soviet aggression occurs in Southeast Asia. John Sherman Cooper urged urgent UN consideration while Selwyn Lloyd and Francis Lacoste backed immediate intervention if in Dochina.
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United States
Britain
France
United Nations
Southeast Asia
John Sherman Cooper
U. S
Selwyn Lloyd
Francis Lacoste
U.N
Indochina
U. N
Russia
China
Cooper
Andrei Vishinsky
Lawmakers debate changes to absent voter law and run off state races
Governor Battle urged repeal of the absent voter statute as the General Assembly opened. Senator Harry C. Stuart led a failed push to amend the statutes. Three committee hearings were planned: executive expenditures probing William and Mary lodge costs, budget appropriations with staff predicted needs, and run off primary legislation for top offices, plus a shift of the August primary to July. Governor Battle noted a 275 percent spending surge since 1942 and 43 percent projected increases in the 1952-54 budget for mental hospitals.
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Russell County
Battie
General Assembly
Stuart
House Committee On Executive
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Board of Visitors
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House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
U. S
Battle
December 1951 nonfarm employment rises in Virginia
State and federal labor reports show December 1951 nonfarm employment at 886 000, up 58 900 from December 1950 and 12 200 higher than November. Manufacturing fell 1 100 others boosted by shipbuilding, construction, logging, sawmills and government hiring. Gross weekly earnings for 215 743 production workers rose to 53.04 dollars.
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State Department of Labor and Industry
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Son Receives Surprise Package From Mom in Korea
In Los Angeles Mrs Julia Pearson mailed two Christmas parcels to Korea for her son Pfe Chester Whitamore 23 of the Third Combat Engineers and the YMCA gift lift for servicemen. He replies that one package from his mother arrived with a card and he found another package from her in the unit’s distribution.
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Julia Pearson
Korea
Pfe
Chester Whitamore
Combat Engineers
YMCA
Germans Die as C-82 Crashes Near Rhine Main
A U S Air Force C-82 crashed near Rainheim Germany five crewmen bailed out and all survived. The burning plane struck a two family house killing a 77 year old man a 40 year old woman and an 11 year old girl. Firefighters and ambulances responded. the crash marks Rhine Main base history of German civilian casualties.
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Germany
Heinrich Kolb
Luise
Rhine-Main
Frankfurt
Rannheim
Maybank Opposes Another Term For President Truman
Senator Maybank of South Carolina says he is against nominating President Truman for another term. He backs Dick Russell for the Democratic nomination and notes the South may unite around Russell, while Truman has not declared his bid.
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Ike Truman Home Base Area Unsure Of Plans
In Missouri and Kansas the home base is unsettled about 1952 plans. Eisenhower backers push for his return from Europe to speak before the Chicago convention while Truman faces Democratic uncertainty and possible convention voting in Missouri and Kansas.
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Truman
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Eisenhower
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Harry Darby
Baltimore Ends 18 Day Transit Strike After Vote
The 18 day walkout ends as 3,200 drivers vote 2,461 to 100 to accept a three year contract. The wage rise totals 21 cents an hour plus benefits. Negotiations with the AFL union and Baltimore Transit Co. followed a 10 hour session after Gov McKeldin pressed for a Sunday noon accord.
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Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
House Probes Waste in Military Construction
The House Expenditures Subcommittee convened a hearing with Army and Air Force officers to investigate waste in military construction. Chairman Hardy of Virginia indicated the inquiry may expand from Andrews Air Base to installations in Virginia and other states.
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Army
Air Force
House
Hardy
D-Va
Andrews Air Base
Virginia
Maryland
Telephone census ranks Canada third worldwide
Montreal statistics show Canada with 43,003,000 telephones, placing third in the world. The United Kingdom is listed with 5,443,600 telephones.
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Montreal
Canada
United Kingdom
Taft Speaks in Florida as GOP Race Intensifies
The Republican presidential contest quickens with Taft planning three talks in Tampa St. Petersburg and Orlando aiming at Florida delegates. Eisenhower qualifies for New Hampshire by not withdrawing his name and may face Stassen’s Minnesota bid.
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Florda
Dwight D. Eisenover
New Hampshire
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St. Petersburg
Orando
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Connecticut
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California
Earl Warren
Wisconsin
Oregon
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CBS
New York
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Maybank
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GOP
Aft
Mrs. Ritter Dies In Hagerstown
Mat tie L Ritter 71 wife of Walter Ritter died yesterday at her Hagerstown Maryland home. She was daughter of the late John Wesle and Katie Aleshire of Stanle and had lived in this city years before moving to Hagerstown. Survived by husband three sons Page Ritter Pitman Ritter and Garland Ritter one brother Bassl Aleshire one sister Mrs Zetta Dick and two grandchildren Funeral services set for 1 pm Wednesday at the Primitive Baptist Church Martinsburg with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery at 3 pm
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Mattie L. Ritter
Walter Ritter
Hagerstown
John Wesle
Katie Aleshire
Stanle
Page Ritter
Pitman Ritter O
Primitive Baptist Church
Martinsburg
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Body of Duck Hunter Found in James River
Norris Nixon of James City County finds the body of William P. Landon on the James River north shore four miles from his disappearance site. Landon disappeared while duck hunting on December 15 and was identified by papers found on his clothing.
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Norris Nixon
James City
William P. Landon
James River
Landon
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