Marine Pilot Survives Crash
Lt. William Poe a Marine fighter pilot survived a crash near Nora Peak in the High Sierra of Placer County California after a 28 hour wait. Twelve rescuers snowshoed ten miles to reach him as temperatures fell to as low as 30 degrees below. Planes dropped winter gear and food while Poe nursed a broken body and a steak helped him sleep.
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Pallon
Nev
William Poe
Poe
Bilerra
Spine County
California
Pickle Meadow
Donald B. Hubbard
Pickle Meadows
Raddard
Hubbard
Quiz Answers From Pace 4 Year Page Four
Corrected list of historical quiz items includes Winston Churchill, Robinson Crusoe, Barna as champion swimmer, Warren G Harding and Calvin Coolidge, President Grant, Andrew Jackson, and Captain Smollett.
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Pace
Yea
Winston Churchi
Robinson Crusoe
Barna
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Grant
Andrew Jackson
Captain Smollett
Public Sale Notices From Winchester Area Listings
A series of on site auction notices list dates mid February through February including trustees in Middletown and Stephens City, real estate in Opequon and Gainsboro, farm machinery, livestock, household goods, furniture and shop equipment to be sold at various county locations such as White Hall Greenspring Ced ar Creek and the Frederick County Court House.
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Winaston Montague
Middletown
Opequon
Michael
Frederick County Court House
Gainesboro
Stephens City
Prederick County Court House
Winchester
Cariton Oe
White
W. P. Pres- Salem Machinery
Millie J. Bowman
B. Piccadilly St
R. L. Ashton
Greenspring
White Hall
Punkhouser
Cedar Creek
James R. Wolford
Pearl FE. Wolford
Frederick County Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
Prohibitionists Back ABC Board Against New Appeal Power
In Richmond both Prohibitionists and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board oppose a bill allowing court appeal of ABC rulings, arguing it weakens board authority. At Senate Courts of Justice hearings debates focused on liquor control, payroll taxes, and bar admission standards.
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Richmond
r@inia
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Senate Courts of Justice
House
House Courts of Justice
W. W. Womer
Virginia Church Temperance Council
Roy T. Garrett
Virginia
The
Women’s Christian Temperance, Union
Garrett
WCTU
ABC Board
G. Stanley Clarke
Clarke
Ralph T. Catterall
House Finance Committee
City Boys
County
William H. Irvine
Campbell County
Lynchburg
Bolling Hobbs
House Courts of Justice Committee
James G. Martin
Norfolk-Portamouth Bar Association
Temple of Justice
Jurors Return Two True Bills in Corporation Court
A Jefferson County grand jury returned two true bills. James Vance was indicted for felony entering a warehouse on December 24, 1951. Garrett T. Mason was indicted for felony theft on December 21, 1951. Irene Shivers, 52, was sentenced to two years for grand larceny from a Loudoun Street shop, with prior theft convictions in Maryland and the city. Judge Elliott Marshall ordered the sentence.
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Paul Anderson
Foreman
Harry A. Carpenter
John W. Griffith
Robert B. Fuller
Sanford Magerfield
James Vance
Pennsylvania Ave
A. C. Oates
P. Distributing Company
Lovett Shoe
Loudoun St
Baltimore
Hyattaville
Maryland State Reformatory For Women
Elliott Marshall
When does a ship fly the jack
The jack is raised when a ship is at anchor or tied to a pier and not when it is under way. It is made of blue wool bunting with forty eight white stars, matching the design of the national flag.
Allies Seek Final Armistice Clause in Korean Talks
In Panmunjom the Allied side proposes tackling the final armistice clause on foreign troop withdrawal. Negotiators aim to discuss all remaining items simultaneously, urging speed toward a truce while noting no progress on prisoner exchange and voluntary repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
Adm C Tiurner Joy
U. N
Military Armistice Commission
Don O. Darrow
Adm
R. E. Libby
Panmuniom
Truman on Flight Over Flood Area
President Truman departed National Airport at 11 12 a m EST in subfreezing weather aboard a four engine Constellation to inspect flood damaged zones in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. He offered no immediate comment on the floods and planned to speak on his return while his Independence plane was away for overhaul.
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Washington
Truman
Ohio
National
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Independence
Napoleon's Son Lawson Dies at Unknown Age
L'Algron died of tuberculosis at 21 years old at Scneenbrunn the Harzburg summer palace near Vienna.
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Napoleon
Lawson
Algron
Scneenbrunn
Harzburg
Vienna
Ethics of Medical Profession Defended by Society President
In Wise County Virginia a heated dispute over medical care and payment centers on the death of an infant near Hopkins Chapel. Dr J T Huntley as Medical Society president repudiates claims a doctor refused care due to payment concerns while Dr E J Benko criticized nonpayment practices. Mrs Hazelwood, mother of the infant, walked eight miles to Norton Hospital seeking care and agreed to appear on a Kate Smith New York television program, along with neighbor Mrs Troy Mullins.
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Medical Society
Huntley
E. J. Benko
Norton and Clincheo
Richard Hazelwood
Hopkins Chapel
Hazelwood
Norton
Wise County Medical Society
Bengo
Handley
Lynchburg
Norton Hospital
New York
Kate Smith
NBC
Troy Mullins
58 More Korean Battle Casualties Identified
The Defense Department released new casualty figures for Korea listing 58 additional deaths and injuries. The report notes 17 killed, 39 wounded and two missing or injured in the latest update.
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Washington
Defense Department
Koea
Run-Off Bill Sparks Virginia House Debate on Byrd Strategy
In Richmond, Delegate Robert Whitehead derided the run off primary bill as the fraidy cat bill aimed to aid U S Senator Harry F Byrd and related goals. The Senate had passed the plan 38 to 2, while Whitehead argued the measure’s true aim is to shift the August primary to July 15 to precede the Democratic National Convention.
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Richmond
Robert Whitehead
U. 8 S
Harry F. Byrd
Nelson County
House
Senate
Whitehead
Byrd
U. S
Virginia
President Dictionary Defines Pathology Terms Amid News Conference
The president refused permission for reporters to quote his exact words about an assassin and the term pathology. He directed caustic criticism at Senator McCarthy by name during a tense Wisconsin exchange. McCarthy had, since 1950, charged the administration with removing Communists promptly.
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Wisconsin
McCarthy
Primary ballot rules for 1952 elections outlined
The article explains presidential primary requirements including a 500-voter petition in each state and a New Hampshire based provision allowing candidates to withdraw their names if they do not wish to appear on the ballot.
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New Hampshire
One Hundred Firemen Fight Blaze in Richmond
One hundred firemen and 24 pieces of equipment battled a clothing store fire on East Main Street in 18 degree weather. Officials said extra personnel were ordered beyond minimum requirements to control the blaze.
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Richmond
East Main Street
Fire Contained After Hour-Long Blaze
A fire was brought under control in about an hour with damages not immediately determined.
First to travel faster than 100 mph
Commodore James Weaver likely achieved the feat with an iceboat reaching 107 mph on January 20, 1885, marking a historic speed record.
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James Weaver
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