6-degree Heat Makes Today Hottest of Year
The 1:45 p m reading reached 96 degrees the hottest day of the summer breaking yesterday's 94 record. Drought scorched crops across eight Northeastern states with losses topping 50 million dollars and warnings of higher totals if rain fails to arrive. New England facilities report fragile water supplies with prohibitions on lawn sprinkling and pool closures as farmers haul water to dairy herds.
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Mercury
Willow Lawn
Rouss Park
Charles Aikin
Associated Press
New Jersey
New York State
mid-New York State
J. F. B. Morris
Upstate
Morris
New York
New England
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Grant B. Snyder
University of Massachusetts
Grant
Five Day Weather Outlook for Virginia
The forecast calls for above normal temperatures from Wednesday to Sunday with a gradual warming trend. Light rain is possible on Thursday with total rainfall around three tenths of an inch.
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Virginia
Sign of the Ship Inn Opens in Stephensburg 1788
William Glascock announces in the Winchester Centinel July 30 1788 that he opened a first class inn in Stephensburg now Stephens City. The tavern named Sign of the Ship offers a wide assortment and reasonable rates with lodging stabling and beverages listed for nightly and per gill prices.
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William Glascock
Frederick County
Winchester
Stephensburg
Stephens City
Truman to present plans on curbing economic decline
President Truman discussed the US economic outlook with congressional leaders. A mid year economic message is expected next week or by weekend, likely outlining anti inflation and tax options, while some lawmakers urge caution on taxes. Speaker Rayburn questions recession fears amid high employment and farm wealth. Senator Sparkman foresees safeguards against a skid of the economy and a mid year report to Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Charles Ross
Mr. Truman
Ross
Chesapeake Bay
Rayburn
Tex
Sparkman
Ala
Alabama
Campbell Enters Legion Post Race
Campbell enters the Conrad-Hoover American Legion post election at Sarah Zane hall. Carl Campbell of Valley Pike, acting postmaster, is nominated by petition to challenge Robert Baker after Ralph Grubbs withdrew to avoid a split. Campbell served as aviation ordnance man on a Pacific carrier. Baker is a World War II veteran with Solenberger’s hardware.
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Conrad-Hoover American Legion
Sarah Zane Hall
Carl Campbell
Valley Pike
Robert Baker
Ralph Grubbs
Grubbs
Baker
Campbell
Bernard Groves
Shirley Bly
Bly
Pacific
the Legion College
Solenberger’s Hardware
Bumblebee Triggers W Va Driver Crash Injuries
Harvey Brill, 85, of Yellow Springs, West Virginia, collided after a bumblebee pierced a Model T Ford. The car rolled near Wardensville, the engine kept running and caused panic among first responders. Brill survived with knee injuries and shock, slight improvement noted the next day.
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Harvey Brill
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Winchester Hospital
Brill
Wardensville
Rouss to Take Band Marching Unit to Convention
The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association to meet in Mechanicsburg, Pa. next month. The fire company voted to take a marching unit with band to the convention.
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Rouss
Rouss Fire Company
Cumberland
Laws of Chance Used to Design Radiation Shields
In Los Angeles a meeting of mathematicians and physicists discussed using the Monte Carlo method to predict radiation particle paths. The approach aims to improve protection in bomb shelters and nuclear plants by applying statistical analysis and electronic computing to forecast likely trajectories.
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Los Angeles
J. H. Curtiss
Applied Mathematics Division
National Bureau of Standards
Curtis
Holiday Has Record Toll Of Deaths In Virginia
Holiday deaths across Virginia reached 15 during the July 4 weekend, part of a national record of 676 violent fatalities. Five drownings, ten highway deaths, and other causes like airplane crashes and heat exhaustion marked the period, with traffic deaths nationwide totaling 296 and drownings 245.
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Virginia
Associated Press
Virinia
Virginia Right to Work Stance Faces Political Clash
Governor Tuck defended Virginia's right to work and public utilities labor acts in Strasburg. Democratic contenders Battle, Miller, and Edwards argued over maintaining or changing the laws as campaigns focus on taxation and federal spending. Virginia observers criticize or defend the "machine" description while urging fiscal restraint and state-led priorities.
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Virginia
Tuck
Strasburg
John S. Battle
Horace H. Edwards
Francis P. Miller
Battle
Miller
Edwards
Richmond
Rocky Mount
C. C. Louderback
Page County
Petersburg
Louderback
Ren Tr
Vaughan Gary
Gary
Chesterfield County
Four Die As Cafe Wall Crashes Down on Pedestrian Stroll
Pittsburgh report says a front wall collapsed on Federal Street bursting with heavy neon signs. Four pedestrians died and seven were injured, four critically, as a one story building housing two cafes collapsed after a neon sign weight gave way. Names of victims include T. J. McGee Charles Schmidt Donald Hanlon and Mrs Viola Dickson. Assistant Fire Chief says neon signs caused the parapet failure. Witnesses describe a terrifying scene as debris struck those nearby.
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Pittsburgh
Federal St
Joe Deveny
T. J. McGee
PRR
Charles Schmidt
Donald Hanlon
Viola Dickson
Michael McDermott
Joe Canio
Vv F W Meeting and Local Notices
Vv F W meeting announced for Wednesday night July 6 at 8 p m at John Fosbrink home with new member obligations and a hamburger fry. Also notices about lease of a modern Esso station, a vocational barber shop job change, and city delivery closures on July 4 5 and 6.
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Vv. F. W
John Fosbrink
Hamburger Fry
Esso
C. C. Rhodes
Stephens City
Winchester almost avoids holiday traffic disaster
City traffic records show near perfection during the Independence Day weekend with only a single minor injury to a female passenger as the main incident. In the county, two nonfatal accidents were reported, including a parking-lot collision on Braddock Street resulting in $300 damage to a 1947 Plymouth and minor injuries to Louise Griffin.
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Winchester
N. Braddock St
Jesse Richardson
Orchard Ave
Agnes Shirley
Richardson
Louise Griffin
N. Kent St
Miss Shirley
Sulphur Spring Rd
Lawrence P. Coverstone
William Brown Williams
Boyce
Norman E. Sites
99-Year Verdict Shocks Dana Marie Weaver Case in Roanoke
Roanoke prosecutors seek to modify a 99 year sentence for Lee Scott 16 in the Dana Marie Weaver strangulation at Christ Episcopal Church on May 8. Defense plans to argue the first degree murder verdict should be set aside, with possible appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court. Scott may face formal sentencing if the judge declines to overturn. He is eligible for parole after 12 years. parole board officials note eligibility rules.
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Roanoke
Lee Scott
Dana Marie Weaver
T. Warren Messick
Kirk A. Kuyk
Hastings Court
Scott
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Dana Marie
Londe
Christ Episcopal Church
C. B. Chew
Virginia Parole Board
Richmond
Two States to Probe Shooting of Crabber
Governor Lane ordered Maryland State Police to investigate the shooting of Earl Nelson Crispfield, a Maryland crabber. Governor Tuck of Virginia ordered a Virginia investigation following a telephone conference with Maryland officials.
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Annapolis
Lane
Tuck
Virginia
Maryland
Earl Nelson Crisfield
Crabber
Connally Urges Quick Approval of Atlantic Pact in Senate
Senator Connally urged swift Senate ratification of the 20 year Atlantic Pact as proof free nations will stand together against attack. He noted it binds 11 nations including the United States and Canada and 10 Europeans, but does not automatically commit the U S to defend an ally or authorize arms aid.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
North Atlantic
United States
Canada
Senate Foreign Relations
Truman
Congress
Taft
Res
Greece
Turkey
France
Vandenburg
Alliance
George D-Gay
Senate Finance Committee
John Marshall Highway Opened
An estimated 300 gathered atop Big North Mountain near Wardensville to witness Gov. Tuck of Virginia cut the ribbon completing the John Marshall highway from the West Virginia line to Strasburg. Lola Bentley and Monica Troy held the ribbons. Wardensville band performed. prayers and remarks followed. the ceremony ended with the songs Hail to Virginia and Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny.
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Big North Mountain
Wardensville
Gov. Tuck
Virginia
West Virginia Line
Strasburg
Lola Bentley
Stark Tannery
Monica Troy
Walter A. Bowman
W. K. Bryant
West Virginia
Middle West
Strasburg and
Capon
Lebanon Church
Virginia Banks High
Union
Four Powers revive Kommandatura to govern Berlin
The four power deputy military governors revived Berlin's four power system today in a three hour Allied Control Council meeting. The move follows a Paris foreign ministers directive urging the Big Four to restore normal city governance.
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Berlin
Kommandatura
Allied Control Council
Germany
Paris
Deaf mutes held under $5000 bond in Bunker Hill holdup
Martinsburg July 5 three deaf mutes were ordered held on $5000 bond each for armed robbery and the shooting of elderly filling station operator Clinton Johnson at Bunker Hill. The three are Almedia Cresell 18 Rocky Spears 26 and Hugh White 26 with Bertha Cresell 13 released to parents.
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Martinsburg
Bunker Hill
Justice of the Peace
Larkin
Rocky ‘Spears
Ee Woulding
Clinton Johnson
Almedia Cressell
Staunton
Hugh A. White
Clearbrook
Bertha Cressell
Almeda
Johnson
Bertha
Citrcuit
D. H. Rodgers
Spears
White
Cressel
Berkeley County
Grand Jury
Public Housing Plan Aims 50,000 Units in Year One
Washington July 8 The administration aims to start about 50 000 public housing units in the first year under the new housing bill Housing Administrator Raymond Foley spoke at the White House after a call on President Truman outlining progress He said agencies are ready to move quickly and the appropriations request will be ready for Congress once the bill is signed
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Washington
White House
Raymond Foley
Truman
Senate House
Congress
Bedinger backs Miller for governor in Virginia race
Bedinger former Mecklenburg county commonwealth attorney announces support for Francis P. Miller for the Democratic nomination. He denounces Senator Byrd and argues Miller offers new leadership and a contrast to Byrd's record on the Marshall Plan and Buggs Island Dam funding.
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Boydton
Frank C. Bedinger
Commonwealth
Mecklenburg County
Francis P. Miller
Col. Miller
Byrd
Mr. Battle
Bedinger
Virginia
Europe
Buggs Island
Roanoke River
Battie
Badinger
Mecklenburg
Government rests in Hiss perjury trial
The government rested its case in the Alger Hiss perjury trial at 10:29 a.m. after the prosecutor failed to persuade the court to reconsider a ruling excluding testimony from the former wife of Gerhart Eisler. Eisler’s ex-wife is Hede Massing, wife of Paul Kassing, a Rutgers sociologist.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Thomas F. Murphy
Gerhart Eisler
Eisler
Sirs
Hede Massing
Paul Kassing
Rutgers University
Woman Rider Hurt In Culpeper Show
Mrs. Page Jennings suffered two cracked ribs and bruises after a fall at the Culpeper horse show. Her horse Icecapade toppled at the third fence and was uninjured enough to rest at home.
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Charlottesville
Page Jennings
Culpeper
Eee
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Laws of Chance
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South End
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Albert Sidney Johnson
Middletown
Coverstone
Leon Silby
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
Albin
Robert John Dryer
Charles Kaye
Berkeley Spring
Swift O.K
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Sen, Connally
John Marshall
Bunker
Foley
Hiss
Ana
DODGE
Pine Motor Co., Inc
Hott
Loudoun
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