Pair Sentenced In Jewelry Robbery Case
Richard Marshall Nail of 2158 Loudoun Street and Allen Joseph Place pleaded guilty to grand larceny of jewelry from the Jewel Box. They each received one and a half years in the State penitentiary. Nail faced $22,620.78 in stolen merchandise. Place’s larceny valued at $16,935. Place’s case continued for parole consideration. They were remanded to jail.
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R. Winchester
Allen Joseph Place
Loudoun St
State Penitentiary
Elliott Marshall
Corporation Court
Place
Nail
Truman predicts his nomination on first ballot
Washington July 1 President Truman forecast a first ballot Democratic nomination by the party at the national convention and said the choice of a vice presidential running mate was up to the convention. He dodged questions on Mrs Roosevelt and Gen Eisenhower while noting she had no intention of running for public office.
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Chimney Rescue Freees 5 year old Boy in Newton
Five year old Johnny Maloy became stuck in a backyard fireplace chimney and, after his mother could not free him, firefighters dismantled the brickwork to rescue him. The operation lasted five hours ending with Johnny unharmed.
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Newton
Mass
Johnny Maloy
Johnny
Fall Footsteps: New High Heels Shape Fall Shoes
Fall footwear for the coming season features higher shoes with closed toes and heels, curved French heels, and a ladylike look. Draped vamps, fabric and leather mixes, and strap details trend across pumps, boots, and oxfords while prices remain higher than last season.
Night Birds differ in call and activity timing
The nighthawk Chordeiles virginianus is silent and appears at sunset. The whippoorwill Antrostomus vociferus has a famous call and tends to fly after dusk.
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Chordeiles
Antrostomus
President Signs New Housing Law
President Truman signed a Republican modified housing bill in Washington. He criticized the 80th Congress for failing to meet long range housing needs. The RFC gains authority to buy GI loan mortgages up to $10 000 each and may sell up to 25 percent of GI mortgages held by banks to the National Mortgage Association.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Tito Pushes Balkan Federation Challenge To Soviet Theaters
The article notes Tito revived a Balkan federation proposal, provoking a rebuke from Russians. It marks the first time a Soviet satellite publicly stood up to Moscow, a situation baffling diplomats as the Cominform criticized Tito and he did not retreat.
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Balkan
Cominform
Tito
Tito Represented by Yugoslav First Proletarian Division
The First Proletarian division of the Yugoslav army elected Premier Marshal Tito as a delegate to the Fifth Communist party congress to be held in Belgrade on July 21. The party newspaper Borba published the program backing independence and a Balkan bloc with Bulgaria and Albania. Slovenia’s central committee telegrammed its support and rejected charges against Tito.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Communist Party
Borba
Yugoslav Communist Central Committee
Balkan
Bulgaria
Albania
Slovenia
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Cominform
Government buys portion of 1948 apple crop
The purchase concluded Tuesday with the government buying part of the crop. National Fruit Product Co. spokesman said the firm received a portion but the exact quantity was not disclosed. Winchester based company submitted estimates only for apple sauce while Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Co. did not bid.
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National Fruit Product Co
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
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