Five Vehicle Crash Kills Two on Route 1 North of Dumfries
Virginia traffic deaths rose to 439 in 1950 after sudden highway pileups. A five car collision two miles north of Dumfries in Prince William County on Route 1 killed two and injured six, one seriously. Police listed victims including Ralph Morgillo, 47, West Haven CT. Thelma Ann Scalon, 47, Springfield OH. Raymond L. Parne, 22, Haverhill MA. David Dail Chapman, 85, Egglesville PA. and William R. Wimbise, 38, South Boston.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Dumfries
Prince William County
Ralph Morgillo
West Haven
Conn
Thelma Ann Scalon
Springfield
Ohio
Raymond L. Parne
Haverhill
Mass
David Dail Chapman
Egglesville
William R. Wimbise
South Boston
Funeral set for gunshot victim Lawrence M. Markey
Halifax funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church for Lawrence Morris Markey, 51, magazine writer and author of The Band Played Dixie. Burial follows in Scottsburg Cemetery. An open verdict was issued. death listed as from a cause not determined. The body was found in a downstairs hall with a .22 rifle nearby.
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Halifax
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lawrence Morris Markey
Scottsburg
N. H. Wooding
Halifax County
Wooding
Commonwealth
Frank L. McKinney
Markey
Trucker Scale Tests Show Lighter Readings At State Scales
In Richmond the State Highway Department reports that pit scales under weight alleged overloads. Tests last week found three trucks registered lighter on state scales than on two private devices, according to a department spokesman.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Fish Fry Draws Virginia Leaders To Swann's Point
State Senator Garland Gray hosted the annual fish fry at his James River home Swann's Point where prominent figures warned guests of the serious world situation. Attendees included A Willis Robertson D Va former Governor Colgate W Darden Jr University of Virginia president, Governor John S Battle, former Governor William M Tuck, Speaker E Blackburn Moore and many Virginia General Assembly members.
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Waverly
Garland Gray
James River
Swann’s Point
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
University of Virginia
John S. Battle
William M. Tuck
E. Blackburn Moore
Virginia General Assembly
Sale of Airline Blocked by Court
A federal court blocked a government order approving American Overseas Airlines sale to Pan American World Airways. Judge Schweinhaut set a July hearing on the complaint from American Overseas and Sea Board and Western Inc. about irreparable damage if CAB issued the order. the proposed $17 450 000 transac tion was reportedly sanctioned by President Truman.
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American Overseas Airlines
Trans- Atlantic
Pan American World Airways
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Civil Aeronautics Board
President Truman
Truman
American Overseas
The
Seaboard and Western, Inc
Schweinhaut
Polio Epidemic Concentrated in Wythe County
Polio cases rise statewide with ten new reports, seven in Wythe County where two of this year’s four deaths occurred. Wytheville records 16 cases so far, most in the past week as officials consider further steps after the town council closed recreation programs for two weeks including pools.
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Virginia
Wythe County
State Health Department
Health Department
Wytheville
Magazine Fraud Case Heard In Roanoke
Glenn E. Feeney publisher from Washington D C faced continued testimony in U S District Court Roanoke as Judge A D Barksdale denied motions to strike evidence and acquit Feeney and three salesmen in a mail fraud case tied to a 1948 Railway Journal Roanoke Lynchburg advertising edition.
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Roanoke
Glenn E. Feeney
Washington, D. C
U. S. District Court
Railway Journal
A. D. Barksdale
Feeney
Lynchburg
Norfolk and Western Railway
Barksdale
Winchester Memorial Hospital New Admissions Listed
Hospital patients newly admitted include Miss Joyce E. Binner of 1463 Greystone Terrace Steve Allen Funk of 548% N. Loudoun St Mrs Beulah D. Shanholts of 720 Smithfield Ave Mr Oscar G. Smith Route 3 Miss Phoebie Simmons Franklin W Va Ruby P. Hawse Needmore W Va Miss Edith M. Crim Summit Point W Va Sarah Virginia Fry Hamilton.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Joyce E. Binner
Greystone Terrace
Steve Allen Funk
Loudoun St
Beulah D. Shanholts
Smithfield Ave
Oscar G. Smith
Phoebie Simmons
Franklin
W. Va
Ruby P. Hawse
Needmore
Ww . Va
Edith M. Crim
Summit Point
Sarah Virginia Fry
Hamilton
Senator urges anti hoarding appeal amid rising prices
Representative Gary of Virginia asks President Truman to appeal to Americans to avoid hysterical hoarding as Korean fighting raises prices. He warns hoarding could fuel inflation and urges a national broadcast to deter actions adding to the crisis. Separately, Severes based International Bureau reinstates Japan as a member.
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Washington
Gary
D-Va
Truman
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
France
Japan
Song Writer to Be Buried Tomorrow
Funeral services for George Gard De Sylva known as Buddy will be held Thursday in a mortuary chapel. The Hollywood songwriter and producer died yesterday at age 54 from a heart condition after a career of more than 500 songs and hits including Sonny Boy Look for the Silver Lining and California Here I Come.
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Hollywood
George Gard
Buddy) de Sylva
Buddy
Sonny Boy
California
Israelis Claim Arab Looters Rampant Across Border
Beersheba report says Arab infiltrators from Gaza cross into Israel as frontier forces tighten. In a single weekend Israeli patrols captured 68 Arabs in clashes. two were wounded and one donkey killed. Authorities say many raiders seek murder and looting, with farms raided and cattle and supplies stolen.
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Beersheba
Israel
Gaza Strip
Here
Gaza
Jordan
Commerce Chamber Expresses Disapproval
Letter from a doctor husband in Dhahran Saudi Arabia to Mrs. C. L. Carlisle in Smog City asserts the reach of the missive to her. The incident, delivered with hesitation, reflects a public friction noted by the Commerce Chamber in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Dhahran
Saudi, Arabia
C. L. Carlisle
Arabian-American Oil Co
Temperature threshold to halt clothes moth activity
At temperatures below 40 degrees F the larvae become wholly inactive and young larvae cannot survive two to three months. Pull grown larvae may endure six months under such cold, but all larvae are young. Steady cold storage with no warm intervals prevents damage to clothing, blankets and carpets.
Barley Yield Corrected at Underwood Farm on Route 2
The R. S. Underwood farm on Route 2 reported a barley yield of 292 bushels on a five acre field. The owner said the yield was previously misreported as 192 bushels.
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S. Underwood
Route 2
Peterson's Ointment Gains Popularity in Homes
A Buffalo inventor created a soothing ointment 40 years ago to ease pile irritation. Peterson's Ointment spread nationwide and became a favorite in thousands of homes with a 40 cent box or 700 applicator tube. Money back guarantee promises satisfaction.
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