Freak Twister Destroys Farms In White Hall Area
A freak twister of near tornado velocity struck the White Hall area causing roofs to lift, barns to collapse, and crops to be destroyed across about two miles. The storm uprooted trees, knocked lines down, and dumped over five inches of rain at Timberville, affecting Timberville Columbia Furnace Front Royal and several Shenandoah and Warren County towns.
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White Hall
Here
John Smith
Nain
Huntsbery
Warren
Shenandoah
Rockingham
U. S
Holler Bowman
Timberville
Beware of substitutes in American products warn readers
The article warns about substitutes in goods that claim American origin. It notes concerns with drugs meeting USP standards, sewing machines from Japan labeled with American names, and penny matches bearing large American brand names but tiny country-of-origin text. Readers are urged to know what they are buying and judge comparative value.
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Japan
U. S
Finland
Italy
Norway
Flood Rages Yet Fire Burns as Kansas City Struggles
Kansas City battles rising floodwaters with fifteen foot depths while a persistent fire rages for 72 hours. Governor and Lieutenant Governor clash over National Guard use as relief funds rise to 25 million dollars. President Truman plans a western tour to assess damage as downtown hours shrink and mobility tightens.
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Kansas City
Baty
Missouri
National Guard
Washington
Kansas
Truman
Manhattan
Neosho
Oklahoma
Miami
Vacationing Family In Auto Crash Near Hayfield
An Illinois family on a Canada and East Coast tour crashed on Route 50 near Hayfield around 4 30 yesterday. Harriett Giovanelli of Champaign and her four month old daughter were hospitalized with injuries. Albert Giovanelli and another child were injured in the Buick wreck. Trooper A C Covenell reported the car left the road and struck another vehicle. no wind was involved and the parents were restrained by medical staff.
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Illinois
Canada
Hayfield
Harriett Ka “Ha
Champaigne
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Albert Giovanelli
Giovanelli
Pratt
Covenelll
A. C
Four Die in Maryland Flash Flood On Bridge
Four persons died when a wall of water swept a car off a bridge in Pylesville Maryland. The car traveled 500 feet downstream and bodies were found along the creek banks for up to a mile. Victims were Ralph J Wallace 42 and his wife 35 of Darlington Maryland Nelson Wallace 31 and his wife 29 of near Delta Pennsylvania.
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Pylesville
Ralph J. Wallace
Darlington
Nelson Wallace
Delta
Walter Pruitt
Harford County
Baltimore
Pruitt
14 Reds Ordered To Post New Bail
A federal judge disqualified the Civil Rights Congress Bail Fund and its secretary Frederick Vanderbilt Field from posting bail for Communist leaders charged under the Smith Act. Fourteen indicted lower echelon defendants were ordered to post new bail by noon tomorrow after the court found the fund failed to show clear title to government bonds offered as bail.
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New York
Civil Rights Congress
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
J. Ryan
Sylvester
James Wood Hiigh School Names Two New Instructors
James Wood High School announces new staff effective July 1. Richard D. Bischoff becomes vocational agriculture instructor replacing Carroll L. Payne who moves to Shenandoah County as assistant county agent. Ruth McNeil joins home economics replacing Ruth Rinker, with Kathryn Watson leading home economics and Margaret Jane Dickinson as assistant. James L. Givens remains head of Vo-Ag. James C. Gordon continues as other Vo-Ag instructor.
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Richard D. Bischoff
James Wood High School
Carroll L. Payne
Shenandoah County
Mr. J
University of Maryland
Preston County
West Virginia
James Wood
Daniel A. Colan Jr
Clearbrook School
Paul D. Beable
Ruth McNeil
Ruth Rinker
Miss McNeil
Frederickty
Leesburg
James L. Givens
Vo-Ag
James C. Gordon
Kathryn Watson
Margaret Jane Dickinson
Britain Opposes U S Franco Pact in Spain
London reports Britain's Foreign Office advised the United States against any military arrangements with Generalissimo Franco's regime. Anxious diplomats note Washington seeks bases in Spain, while Paris and London fear such ties would draw Franco into Western defense alignment and Atlantic Pact dynamics.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
United States
Generalissimo Franco
U. S
Washington
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Europe
Spain
Sherman
France
U.S
Paris
Franco
President Fires Revenue Collector Delaney
President Truman dismissed Denis W. Delaney, longtime Massachusetts Internal Revenue collector, after an investigation report from the Treasury Secretary. Delaney was suspended June 27 and removal followed a further action by the President with Attorney General referral for appropriate steps.
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Washington
Truman
Denis W. Delaney
Collec
Internal Revenue
Massachusetts
Delaney
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Retary of
Treasury
Prison Break Attempt Fails in Colorado State Prison
Canon City Colorado guards were wounded in a failed escape by five convicts at the state prison. Warden Roy Best said the plan involved men serving long terms for murder kidnapping and robbery. Guard gunfire and tear gas stopped the breakout as convicts surrendered with weapons discarded.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado
Roy Best
Harold Hathaway
Hathaway
Fire destroys six room home on Route 50 near Winchester
A South End and Friendship fire units fought a blaze that wiped out the six room Fisher home on Route 50 east of Winchester. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher lost all possessions, with no insurance. They sought clothing and furniture from local support efforts as two sons serving in Korea were noted.
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Lloyd Fisher
Winchester
Route 50
South End
Friendship Companies
Front Royal
Carpers Valley School
Reds Ready to Launch Major Spring Offensive if Talks Fail
Unidentified officers estimate the Reds could commit about 72 divisions against the Allies if cease-fire talks collapse. Each Red army group of 9,000 to 10,000 men might strike in five to seven days. Eighth Army plans remain secret while Chinese North Korean buildup noted. UN forces prepare for any move, others rest and rebuild. Allied air efforts slowed by weather, while warplanes hit Red airfields and naval forces target rail and highway traffic and harbor installations on both Koreas coasts.
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Eighth Army
United Nations
U. N
Red
Yalu River
Manchuria
North Korea
Tehran Martial Law Declared After Rioting and Roundup
Reported martial law in Tehran followed deadly rioting with unclear casualty figures from four to sixteen killed and over 150 injured. Police arrested more than 200 leftists in the crackdown linked to Mossadegh’s oil nationalization tensions.
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Ces E Communisti Mossadegh
Oil Nationali
Reds Seen Complying With Cease Fire Demands in Korea
Reporter John Randolph Eresong describes a peaceful Kaesong visit with U N delegates amid quiet streets and friendly soldiers. Five observers guided by no permission saw no armed guards beyond a few MPs and Allied journalists as peace talks continued.
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John Randolph
Eresong
Korea
U. N
Kaesong
John
King Leopold III Abdicates Throne Amid Sorrowful Ceremony
Leopold III signs abdication in Brussels Royal Palace as Badouin 20 assumes royal duties. He resigns amid wartime sorrow after Albert’s death and with a history of tragedy and controversy. Justice Minister Ludovic Meyer signs as officials mobilize power in interim.
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Leopold
Badouin
Brussels
Ludovic Meyersoen
Albert
Germany
Belgium
Polio Victim Sid Nowlin Dies in Lynchburg
Sid Nowlin died yesterday at age 33, nineteen years after his polio onset at Boy Scout camp on the third Sunday in July 1932. He spent years bedbound or in a special chair, educated by E C Glass High School teachers, and kept in touch with famous visitors including Conrad Thibault and Grace Livingston Hall. He shared a birthday with President Roosevelt, January 30, as both were polio sufferers.
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Lynchburg
Sid Nowlin
Sid
E. C. Glass High School
Conrad Thibault
Grace Livingston Hall
Roosevelt
Luttrell runs as independent for Gainesboro County Board
Paul L. Luttrell of Gainesboro and Frederick Motors president announces as an independent candidate for the Gainesboro District on the County Board of Supervisors in the General Election. He will face E. Clay Rogers, Gainesboro Democrat, seeking to succeed Landon Whitacre, the current chairman not seeking reelection.
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Paul L. Luttrell
Gainesboro
Frederick Motors
County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Luttrell
E. Clay Rogers
Democratic Committees
Landon B. Whitacre
All Time High Toll In Saturday Highway Deaths
Police report eighteen fatalities Saturday marking an all time high surpassing the 1941 record of twenty. Six Prince William deaths on a private road to a crossing near Bristow raised the toll with a ten year old convertible crushed by a train. Governor Battle and others urged stricter traffic enforcement amid a weekend surge and warnings that even skilled drivers are accident prone.
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Prince William
Bristow
Manassas
Basil Lee Johnson
Mabel
Roger Lee
Wayne Beverly
Johnson
Robert Curtis
Dowell Howard
Battle
William Groth
Independent candidacy announcement for Gainesboro District
Paul L. Lattreill announces his bid for Supervisor of Gainesboro District in the General Election on November 6. He pledges to focus on the district and Frederick County's best interests if elected. Also seen are ads for screens and cherry prices and a business notice from L. Zuckerman & Bons, Inc.
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Custon
E. W. Armstrong Company
E. Piccadilly
Winchester
Virginia
Gainesboro
Prederick County
Paul L. Lattreill
Friendly atmosphere as UN talks resume in Korea
Negotiators reported some progress toward a mutual agreed agenda in cease fire talks at Kaesong. Two 55 minute sessions Monday saw both sides more cordial, with UN chief Joy presenting Allied proposals and Nam of the Reds outlining their views amid a mood of cautious optimism.
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Kae- Wasschesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Aecen Oe
Howard S. Levie
New York
U.N
Joy
Nam
United Nations Command
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West Va
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I. Dickson, Jr
Los Angeles
Army Public Information Office
Tokyo
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T Notor
Leopold III
Luttrell
Associated Press
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Clear- Ist
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Ckerman& Sons, Inc
Rhodes Jewelry CO
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Stephens City
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Little Mt. M. E
Cedar Gove
Sarah Zane
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