Lincoln Day Dinner Sparks GOP Dispute in Virginia
W. H. Hall of Henrico County chairs a Lincoln Day dinner in Williamsburg on February 12. Woods criticizes the event as not a party function while the Republican State Central Committee supports it. Miss Phyllis A. Otey, state GOP vice chair, notes the official dinner is Feb. 10 in Richmond with Rep. Thurston B. Morton of Kentucky as main speaker.
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W. H. Hall
Henrico County
Williamsburg
Wired
Woods Peat
Virginia
GOP
Republican State Central Committee
Woods
Phyllis A. Otey
Richmond
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
Foreign hotel men tour Virginia for study trip
A group of 17 hotel and travel specialists from England Ireland Belgium the Netherlands and Turkey ended a two day Virginia observation. They plan to visit Washington Pennsylvania New York and New England as part of efforts to help foreign countries provide better accommodations and lower service rates for Americans abroad as stated by an Economic Cooperation Administration spokesman.
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Richmond
Turkey
Virginia
Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
England
Ireland
Belgium
Netherlands
Economic Cooperation Administration
Blair in critical condition after Route 250 collision
Alvin R. Blair of 2911 East Broad Street Richmond was reported in critical condition at King's Daughters Hospital. He sustained head and chest injuries in a automobile crash on Route 250 near Monterey Saturday night.
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Staunton
Alvin R. Blair
Broad St
Richmond
King’s Daughters
Monterey
Richmond Bus Strike Talks Resume In Virginia Contract Dispute
Negotiations resumed today between the Amalgamated Association and the Virginia company over a contract dispute affecting about 1,600 bus drivers and maintenance workers in Richmond Norfolk and Portsmouth. Governor Battle summoned the parties to his office to seek a renewed agreement after prior deadlocks.
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Richmond
Virginia T Co
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Battle
Body of Ben E. Manson Found in Basement
The 22 year old assistant scoutmaster Ben E. Manson was found dead in his basement on Saturday. Police say the death appeared accidental with a rope looped around his neck while he was practicing knot tying for a scout jam boree. Dr. J M Hurt the coroner ruled death late Friday night.
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Manson
Far- Gr
J. M. Hurt
May Enter Race for Congress in Newport News
Jene Jr. of News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. may join the 1st District race as a third candidate. Robeson, head of the State Manufacturers Assn., says he will run in the Democratic primary if business and personal matters align. The Peninsula has its first candidate, with Wright of the Conservation and Development dept. and Newton, head of the Board of Education, already in.
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Newport News
William A. Wright
State Department of Conservation and Development
Blake T. Newton
State Board of Education
Young People Invited to Parley by Rural Youth Group
Invitations have gone to more than 100 young people to attend a meeting of the Older Rural Youth organization at 7:30 p m Wednesday in the Round Hill Community Building. Mrs Nelson Carpenter chairs the program with Esten Rudolph Nancy Larrick Garland Cather and Jeane Lillis assisting. W W Eure extension specialist will be a guest speaker. Manganese has been mined in the Shady Valley district of Bate county Tennessee since 18
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Round Hill
Nelson Carpenter
Esten Rudolph
Nancy Larrick
Garland Cather
Jeane Lillis
W. W. Eure
Older Youth Work
VPI
Farm Auction Listings Sprint Through February and March
A series of farm auctions are listed with dates from February through March. Vendors include R W Brown Ralph W Horst W B Snider Sr estate Howard Bryant James P Reardon trustee Standard Lime and Stone Co J F Marlow & Son Stan Mallett Row Madigan Peoples Supply Co J G Puss Mercer Jones E Rowland and J J Ebby. Locations span Shenandoah River Millwood Berkeley and Jefferson counties with livestock farm machinery and real estate noted.
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R. W. Brown
Winchester
Senseny Rd
Ralph W. Horst
Marion
W. B. Snider
Shenandoah River
Howard Bryant
Paw Paw
James P. Reardon
Frederick County Court House
Whitlock Ave
C. L. Poston
Millwood
Standard Lime & Stone Co
Fallin Waters
W. Va
Keefe
Berkeley County
J. F. Marlow & Son
East Berryville
Henkle Farm
Millville
Secrist
Engle’s Switch
Stan Mallet
Martinsburg
Madigan
East Millwood
Peoples Supply Co
Charles Town
J. G. Puss
Shepherdstown
Sheep & Lambs
Mercer Jones
Mohler
Williams burg academy limits expansion to college terrace
Williamsburg academy agrees not to expand into the college terrace area and will abandon its current building for school use by June 30 1951. A circuit court decree in Williams burg James City County codifies the stipulations and ratifies the agreement. Dr J T Showalter coroner reports Harry Edward Gallimore 23 Route 1 Cambria died of a heart attack while playing touch football at W Compton farm northeast of here.
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Williamsburg
Walsingham Academy
College Terrace
City of
Iliamsburg
James City
Christiansburg
J. T. Showalter
Harry Edward Gallimore
Route 1
Cambria
W. Compton
Bauers Improves After Hospital Stay
Richmond report says Joe Bauers state wrestling and boxing commissioner is recovering in hospital after admission for stomach trouble but doctors found yellow jaundice.
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Richmond
Joe Bauers
Bauers
Aid Sought By Fenwick For Burned Bride
Senator Charles R. Fenwick seeks state relief for the Parrotts of Arlington after a boiler blast at University of Virginia trailer quarters damaged their home. Mrs. Parrott, badly scarred, faces medical costs and further plastic surgery as the blaze destroyed furniture, wedding gifts, and more. The 300 gallon tank explosion at Copley Hill tore through a trailer roof, demolished the laundry, and damaged 15 trailers and several cars.
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University of Virginia
Charles R. Fenwick
Robert K. Parrott
Fenwick
Parrott
Copley Hill
Allen Legge Dies At Local Hospital
Allen C. Legge 74, caretaker of Stephens City Green Hill Cemetery, died yesterday afternoon at Winchester Memorial Hospital after several months illness. Born December 15, 1875 in Frederick County, he was the son of the late Allen Legge of Canada and Sarah Kline Legge. He worked as a farmer before becoming cemetery caretaker and lived near Stephens City most his life. He married Daisy Carper in 1898. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Stephens City Methodist Church, with burial in Mt. Hebron family lot. Pallbearers listed.
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Allen C. Legge
Stephens City
Green Hill
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Allen Legge
Canada
Sarah Kline Legge
Legge
Carpers Valley
Mt. Hebron
T. A. Grim
Howard Massie
Harry Booth
Edgar P. Lineburg
Miller Barley
Frank Ewing
Berlin Red Slowdown Burdens City as Rail Carriers Relieve Strain
The Red slowdown in West Berlin, eight days old, hit American zone traffic hard, costing about 10 000 tons of supplies. Officials note rail lines kept moving, delivering more than the loss in a single day.
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West Berlin
Community Groups and Officials Named in Page 2 Listing
The document lists numerous co chairmen and officials across committees including genbright James Snider and Lewis Dinkle for overall chairing. Prizes and official cars are assigned to specific pairs, with bands drum corps special police and related roles named alongside individual contributors.
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Genbright
James Snider Cochairmen
Lewis G. Dinkle
Charles A. Dorton
Brooks Flickmer
James C. Foster
Cecil E. Adams
Herbert C. Holliday
Irvin W. Hoke
William H. Miller Jr
Kenneth Rush
Howard Shockey
James P. Shuman
Merkle Slifer
L. Baker Soper
Willard Spaid
Walter Umbrell
Charles Zuckerman
Harry E. Gregory
Mer
Harmon C. McMurtry
Robert E. Gaines
Ford Barry
John P. Allen
Edward Startzman
James Madden
Herbert Larrick
Tom Boyd
Gibson Baker
C. R. Anderson
James Golliday
Nations Hold Atom Talks Behind Secrecy
Washington hosts U S Belgium and Britain in closed talks on uranium pricing and Congo output split. Reported aims include a price rise from 200 to 300 dollars per ton and allocation of Congo uranium largely to the United States. Concurrent weekend signals point to a possible decision on building a hydrogen bomb.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Belgium
Britain
Belgian Congo
Congo
Truman
Joint Staff Chiefs To Meet in Japan
The American Joint Chiefs of Staff arrive in Tokyo for personal talks with field commanders. They are to hear calls to strengthen the U S military position in the Far East as General MacArthur and top naval officers press key points before departing Japan.
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Tokyo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Asia
Joint Chiefs
Far East
General MacArthur
Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Theological Parley To Start Tonight
Governor W Kerr Scott of North Carolina will open the Union Theological Seminary Town and Country Pastors Institute in Richmond tonight. He will be introduced by Governor Battle and the instrument will be presided over by Seminary President B R Lacy Jr as the institute runs through Thursday.
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Richmond
W Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Union Theological Seminary
Battle
B. R. Lacy, Jr
Virginian among 36 aboard missing Alaska flight
Pfc Loyd E Lowry from Mustoe Virginia was listed as one of 36 passengers on the U S military Air Transport Service C 54 that disappeared January 26 in the Yukon wilderness during a flight from Anchorage Alaska to Great Falls Montana.
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Washington
U. S. Military Air Transport Service
Yukon Wilderness
Anchorage
Alaska
Great Falls
Mont
Pfc
Loyd E. Lowry
Mustoe
Game Bill Killed In Richmond House
The House killed the Yates bill authorizing the Game Commission to set open seasons for fish and game and to define methods of taking them.
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Richmond
House
Yates
The
Game Commission
Norfolk Delegate Proposes Truck Manifest Bill
Delegate T. G. Walton of Norfolk County prepared a bill requiring common carriers to carry tonnage manifests. The measure imposes penalties for falsification and aims to prevent truckers from claiming ignorance of overloads.
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Richmond
T. G. Walton
Norfolk County
Walton
Highway Blocked in Duffield by 15 Inches of Floodwater
The State Highway Department reported water covering U S Route 58 at Duffield in Scott County after heavy rains last night. Fifteen inches of water blocked the roadway, delaying traffic and prompting closures.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Duffield
Scott County
Legion Opposes Draft Push for Universal Training
The American Legion today rejected President Truman’s draft extension proposal and urged universal military training instead. A separate query asks about the Gates of Paradise, with Michelangelo praising Lorenzo Ghiberti’s bronze doors on the Florence Baptistry as deserving that name.
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Legion
Washington
American Legion Today
Truman
Paradise
M. McC
Baptistry of
St. John Baptist
Florence
Italy
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Michelangelo
Chamber Secretary Granted Leave to Join Governor Battle
Randolph H. Perry secretary of the Charlottesville Albemarle County Chamber of Commerce takes a several month leave of absence to serve as Governor Battle's administrative assistant.
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Richmond
Randolph H. Perry
Charlottesville-Albemaine County
Hydrogen bomb recommendation eyed by Atomic Committee
The Senate House Atomic Committee said it may shortly recommend to President Truman whether the United States should pursue a super power hydrogen bomb.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Truman
United States
Bid Accepted for Infirmary Building at Mary Washington College
Governor Battle approved a low bid of 231000 submitted by R. H. Wattinger of Richmond for an infirmary building at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg.
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Richmond
Battle
R. H. Wattinger
Maryatm College
Fredericksburg
Senate Approves School Building Grants Debated
The Senate mitted the school building recommendations of the state tax study commission. Several senators oppose the matching funds, while House actions show mixed support for funding and a Hampton Roads city charter bill move delayed for Monday introduction.
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State Tax Study Commission
Finance Committee
Robert O. Norris
Floyd Landreth
Galax
A. E
Stephens
Isle of Wight
Robert Y. Button
Culpeper
Landreth
Button
E. O. McCue
Senate
Battle
Dole
House
Robert Whitehead
House of Delegates
Lewis A. McMurran
Hampton Roads
Williamsburg
Newport News
Colonial Capitol
E. Griffith Dodson
Dodson
Richmond
Polly's Cab Inc Best Cab Service In Town
Polly's Cab Incorporated offers fast two way radio dispatched taxis with 24 hour service. Courteous dependable drivers operate modern fully insured cabs. Call 2313 or 3601 for immediate pickup.
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Polly’s Cab, Inc
Klans Form Unified Front to Fight Communism
Newly consolidated groups the Federated Klans of Alabama the Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the Association of Carolina Klans merged in Jacksonville Florida to target 1100 pro Communist organizations. They named the NAACP Bnai Bdryth and the Federal Council of Churches as hate group targets while noting the Roman Catholic Church fights Communism. Samuel Roper's Georgia Klans remain outside the merger.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Kut Klux Klan
Georgia
Klan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
B’nai B’rith
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
New York
Federal Council
NAACP
KKK
Federated Klans of Alabama
Southern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Association of Carolina Klans
Samuel Roper
Association of Georgia Klans
Health insurance bill stalls on Senate panel shelf
Senator Murray says the health insurance bill will likely remain with the Senate Labor Committee and not advance this year. The measure faces delays as lawmakers defer action until the next session.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Murray
Columnist Anna Carter Tabb Dies at 68 in Middleburg
Anna Carter Tabb a long time society columnist for several daily papers died at age 68 in Middleburg She was the widow of J Mackenzie Tabb and a familiar name in upscale society coverage for years.
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Middleburg
Anna Carter Tabb
J. Mackenzie Tabb
Word Puzzle Clue Set Yields 47 48 49 50
A crossword style clue listing includes 47 Spanish title for Mr 48 River Fr 49 Church officer 50 Norse god of the sea. Down clues begin with a casual entry and entire.
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River
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Bate County
Tenn
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Molden Electric CO
Loudoun
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Hardie
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Virginian
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Tommy D. Lockhart
Loudoun St
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Candy & Favors Hill
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Middlebury Ind
Lamp Motor CO
Smithfield Ave
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Heatwolk Motor CO
N. Braddock St
Chapman Motor CO
W. Boscawen St
Best Car
Harley Dav
Braddock & Germain
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Eir Id
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