Attendees Hear Dale Carnegie Course Aim in City
About 100 people attended a meeting at the George Washington Hotel to learn about the Dale Carnegie Course in Human Relations and Leadership Training. Organizer Brower announced plans for a February 15 start and a March overflow course, with local sponsors funding several employees' costs.
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Dale Carnegie
City
George Washington Hotel
Je Carnegie
WH. M. Brower
Leadership Training Institute
D. C
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Stoverted
Gasoline tax hike proposed in the District of Columbia
District of Columbia commissioners consider a penny per gallon gasoline tax increase to fund a 140 million dollar highway program. Engineer Commissioner Bernard L. Robinson cites recommendations from a Washington area highway experts committee. Project aims include diverting downtown traffic, expanding street capacity, improving main streets to the districts boundaries, and linking northwest and northeast through a cross town route system.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Bric
Bernard L. Robinson
National Capital
Kentucky Woman Kills Three Children Then Herself
In Owensboro Kentucky a 38 year old mother identified as Virginia Rudy killed her three children Sally 10 Kitty 7 and James 5 then died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in a car near Centerville. State police found the victims and coroner Roscoe Medcalf noted a suicide note signed Virginia. The husband James Rudy Jr said he dropped the girls at school and returned home to lunch finding his wife and son missing.
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Gerryville
Kentucky
Virginia Blair Rudy
Sally
Kitty
James
Ownesboro
Ruby
Centerville
James Rudy, Jr
Route 4
Owensboro
Rudy
Man Finds Coal Mine in Cellar in Pottsville
Elmer Evans uncovered a coal mine in his cellar but cannot use the fuel as his stoker fed furnace needs too much effort to process it. The mine occupies a 150 by 70 foot area and will serve as a dirt dump during basement enlargement, though the coal will eventually be used.
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Pottsville
Elmer Evans
Evans
Code of Honor For West Point Alumni Sought
A House subcommittee urged finding a way to make indiscreet West Point alumni follow the cadet code of honor. The watchdog report criticizes Maj. Gen. R. M. Danford for soliciting government contractors through an unofficial West Point alumni directory and urges stricter controls on alumni groups.
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West Point
Washington
House
House Armed Services Committee
R. M. Danford
Danford
West Point Alumni Foundation
New York
Annapolis
Weat Point
Preventing Crusts on Stored Paint
The best method to stop a crust forming on long stored paint is to transfer it to a nearly full container, seal tightly, and shake vigorously before storing. This keeps the surface from skinning and preserves the paint's consistency for future use.
Man Found Safe at Sister's Home After All Night Search
Russell Robert Martin aged 74 of 6108 Cameron St was missing after an all night city wide police search. He was located about 12:45 AM at the Riverton home of his sister Mrs Ray Martin. A radio alert described him as white male 74, 5 feet 9, 196 pounds with grey eyes and hair, wearing a grey overcoat and cane. His daughter Mrs Louise Manuel reported he left home about 3 PM yesterday.
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Russell Robert Martin
Cameron St
Ray Martin
Riverton
Martin
Louise Manuel
Theo
Mortimer Martin
FCC probes Western Union use in gambling operations
The Federal Communications Commission ordered an investigation into any use of Western Union facilities for illegal gambling. A public hearing set for March 3 will review current wire activity and the impact of proposed rules to withdraw wire service from gambling interests and limit Western Union wires to legitimate business.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union
FCC
The
Telegraph Company
Commission
Family pressures man over Riverton travel unknown
In Riverton this afternoon relatives sought answers from a man who refused to explain how he ended up there. He remained silent despite ongoing questions from his family.
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Riverton
Mrs. Miller Dies In Hospital Here
Lula P. Miller 76 widow of George H. Miller of Stephenson died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a two week illness. Born March 24 1875 at Boyce she was a daughter of William and Anna Pyle. Surviving daughter, two sisters, one brother, and six grandchildren with six great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2:30 pm at Edgewood Farm Stephenson with burial Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Lula P. Miller
George H. Miller
Stephenson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Boyce
William and
Anna Ferguson Pyle
Clarke County
Braddock Street
Lohn Clevenger
Winchester
Charles Pyle
Waynesboro
William Ritter
Hagerstown
Mary C. Pyle
Irene Miller
Edgewood Farm
William Archer Wright
Robert Whiton
President Deniel Patterson Offered McGrath's Post
President Truman defended congressional power to investigate any target at a news conference regarding the House Judiciary Committee inquiry into the Justice Department and Attorney General McGrath. He denied offering the attorney general post to the late Robert P. Patterson, despite reports by Herbert Bayard Swope. Patterson, a former War Secretary and close ally, died in a January 22 plane crash in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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Ed Molden
Molden Frec@i
Laurens Jones
Jones Puneral
Rhodes Jewelry Store
Sherwin-Williams Co
Stover
EB. P. Lakers
Chamber of Commerce
Percy H. Whiting
Dale Carnegie Institute
New York
Donk
Institute
Hunt Graves
Croker General Tire Co
Washington
Fred H. Kreutz
House Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
McGrath
Robert P. Patterson
Herbert Bayard Swope
Patterson
Swope
Elizabeth
N. J
Byron foot deformity uncertain in records
Lord Byron was born with a clubfoot but sources disagree on which foot was deformed. Historical accounts from family and friends vary, reflecting conflicting memory and documentation.
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Lord Byron
Lord Bryon
Car and Truck Collide on Paper Mill Road Near Winchester
A two vehicle crash on Paper Mill Road near the southern edge of Winchester at about 9:55 a.m. caused an estimated 110 dollars in damage with no injuries. Richard Combs and Charles Edgar Shumaker were the drivers. Combs’ 1951 Henry J sedan and Shumaker’s 1937 Ford pickup.
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Paper Mill
Winchester
James A. Claycomb
Winchester Police Department
Richard Combs
Amberest St
Charles Edgar Stumaker
Route 1
Combs
Shumaker
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Mt. Hebron
Omps
Deniel Patterson
Truman
Congressional
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