Front Royal Draws Bluefield Stoney Creek In Tourney Play
Front Royal faces Bluefield and Stoney Creek as the state semi pro tournament opens in Covington. Schedule shows three daily games July 2 to July 27 with byes and opponents including Burkeville Suffolk National College Roanoke Augusta Springs Clifton Forge Cleveland Westvaco Glasgow Quantico Marines and Camp Lee.
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Covington
Nationalest College
Glasgow
Clifton Forge
16Th
Vas Fleet
Camp Lee
Quantico Marines
Suffolk
Cleveland West
Front Royal
Stoney Creek
Iron Gate
Augusta Springs
Burkeville
Blacksburg
Edgemont
Registered Shoot Set At Winchester Gun Club Saturday
A registered shoot is planned for Saturday afternoon at the Winchester Gun Club in Rouss Park starting in the early afternoon. About 35 shooters from Maryland Virginia and West Virginia are expected to participate. Prizes include cash awards in four divisions and all gun club members are invited.
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Yelstock
Winchester
Rouss Park
Maryland
Vashon
Virginia
West Virginie
Rolls Pleads Not Guilty to Burglary and Larceny Charges
Rolls pleads not guilty at arraignment on four counts of breaking and entering and larceny. He is accused of stealing a portable typewriter parachute and drill bits from Valley Airways. Judge Burr P. Harrison set September 20 for trial and fixed bond at $6,000. He remains in Clarke County jail.
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Or Rolls
Valley Airways
Burr P. Harrison
Clarke County
Rites Tomorrow For Mr. Fawcett
Funeral services for Edison E Fawcett, who died Wednesday night, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 PM at Lamps Methodist Church with Rev. B. M. Johnson officiating. Burial follows at Mount Hebron Cemetery with the local VFW post handling graveside rites. Pallbearers are Godfrey Bly, Miller Rosenberger, Venner Milhon, William Lamp, Woodrow Peary, and Lewis Ritter.
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Edison E Fawcett
Venner Milhon
William Lamp
Woodrow Peary
Lewis Ritter
Police Sergeant Praises Citizens Honesty In City
Local police report a favorable view of resident honesty. Sergeant Warren Rudolph noted valuables turned in for identification and held at the station a billfold and money bag containing a significant amount, to be returned to rightful owners.
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Sargent Warren Rudolph
Tariff Cuts Move To Expand Global Trade After Britain Loan
Washington reports tariff cutting tops the program to widen international trade. Following the $3.75 billion loan to Britain, committees draft thousands of items for lower duties under the 1934 Trade Agreements Act. A 61 nation conference may replace bilateral deals, aligning quotas, preferences and subsidies. The first loan step released a $300 million advance via the Fed in New York.
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Washington
Britain
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Berryville Man Is Fined $60 For Reckless Driving
Berryville resident Charles J. Paget was found guilty of reckless driving and disorderly conduct by Police Justice John Rice and fined 60 dollars plus costs. Floyd W. Newlin of Opequon paid 5 dollars plus costs for drunkenness.
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Charles J. Paget
Berryville
John Rice
Floyd W. Newlin
Opequon
New Evidence In Profits Case Sparks Disruption
Testimony in the profits inquiry centers on Louis Savelas, head of the munitions office in Washington. A spectator, Mrs. Vanetha Sarelas Doakes, shouted accusations as Mrs. Hall left the stand. The scene prompted police removal amid questions about a $3,000 payoff tied to lumber concerns and May’s telephoned assurances.
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Louis Savelas
Munitions Combines
Washington
Hall
Mead
Capitol
Vanetha Sarelas Doakes
Billion Dollar Loan To Reds Is A Long Way Off
President Truman outlined a plan for a one billion dollar loan to the Soviet Union but said Congress would not be asked for foreign financing this session. He endorsed Byrnes Paris conference report and named Austin as United Nations delegation rank member. Byrnes to attend UN meeting with Truman not planning to go.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Byrnes
Paris
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Austin
United States
United Nations
New York
Conmally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bloom
Employee Gets City Help With Weed Eradication Overzealous Work
Jamestown New York July 18 Mrs Nora Davis thanked Mayor S A Stroth for prompt city action on removing poison ivy spreading from a neighboring lot. The mayor noted a city employee using a flame throwing weed eradicator was over zealous in his work. she hopes her rose bushes and lawn recover next year.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Nora Davis
S. A. Stroth
Virginia Beach Grand Jury Reports Gambling Involving Past Activities
The Virginia Beach Grand Jury, presented by foreman W H Terry, states they have found no direct evidence of slot machines or gambling at Virginia Beach but believes some gambling operations occurred in the past. They urge anyone with evidence to submit it to enforcement offices for investigation and possible arrests.
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Terry
Grand Jury
W. H. Terry
Foreman
Virginia Beach
Susanne Degnan Case Climax Reported
Reports from Chicago papers say Heirens has talked or admitted kidnapping and killing six year old Susanne Degnan and two other children. Some accounts claim the disclosures came while under sodium pentothal the truth serum.
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Chicago
Heirens
Degnan
Union Defines Bargaining Agent For J. L. and L. Supervisors
The board ruled the United Clerical Technical and Supervisory Employees Union of UMW District 50 as the proper bargaining agent for J. L. and L. supervisors. The decision faced court contest but set a test for industry with an estimated 65 000 to 75 000 supervisors. The new contract includes an 81 85 daily wage increase and an extra 25 vacation pay, while general assistant mine foremen are exempt. Krug and Moreell signed clerical and technical agreements, matching an earlier coal miner raise under government union accords.
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United Clerical, Technical and Supervisory Employes Union
UMW
District 50
J. and
L. J
NLRB
Krug and
Moreell
Lewis
Mrs. Adams Dies In Winchester Hospital
Anna Elmore Adams widow of John D. Adams dies after months illness at Winchester Memorial Hospital aged 40. Born in Loudoun county January 29 1906 she moved to Winchester to live with sister Mrs Charles Tharpe after husband’s death in May in Richwood West Virginia. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Rev. R Carrington Paulette. Pallbearers listed. interment in Hinton graveyard near Harrisonburg.
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Anna Elmore Adams
John D. Adams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Thomas William Elmore
Hattie Blanche Elmore
Loudoun County
Richwood
W. Va
Winchester
Charles Tharpe
John William Lilmore
Charles F. Elmore
Maurice Cornell
Purcellville
Fannie Poston
Round
Hinville
Robert Stewart
Oscar Rutherford
Berryage
Wincheser
John H. Enders
Berryville
Fleet Admiral Urges VFW Help in Steering Nation
In Cleveland on July 18 Admiral of the Fleet J King told Ohio VFWs that veterans possess experience to guide government at all levels. He urged active participation, support for anti famine programs, and readiness to defend the nation to prevent another world war.
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J. King
Admiral King
Ohio Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Cleveland
Bodies of Virginia officers recovered from mountain plane crash
West Point students Col. James J. Heriot of Alexandria and Maj. John C. Catlin of Arlington were killed when a plane on a routine trip from Washington to Stewart Field disappeared last Thursday and was found on South Mountain. The two graduates, 38 and 27 respectively, were attached to the War Department general staff in Washington.
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N. Y
United States Military Academy
South Mountain
Washington, D. C
Stewart Field
Newburgh
James J. Heriot
Alexandria
John C. Catlin
Arlington
Heriot
Catlin
General Staff
War Department
Washington
Augusta County Considers Change of Government Form
An Augusta County Circuit Court order designates Tuesday September 24 as the date for a county referendum. Voters will decide if the county should change its form of government and, if so, choose between executive and county manager models.
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Staunton
Augusta County Circuit Court
Truman to stump for Democratic candidates this year
President Truman said he will campaign for Democratic congressional candidates if he can be of service. He opposed Rep. Roger C. Slaughter’s renomination in Missouri and suggested James Pendergast back Enos Axtell. He declined comment on Wheeler’s defeat and noted he may stump in November if helpful.
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Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Fifth
Missouri
James Pendergast
Kansas City
Enos Axtell
Slaugher
Pendergast
Wheeler
D-Mont
Mr. Truman
Stump
House Rules Committee
Slaughter
Democratic Party
Marshall Sees Chinese War Preparations at Nanking
Presidential Envoy George C. Marshall prepared to board a plane for peace talks with Chiang Kai-Shek as Chinese air force fighters roared down the runway with bombs and machine guns, while Communist forces reportedly grouped nearby along the Yangtze.
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Nanking
George C. Marshall
Kuling
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshall
Yangtze River
Youths Condition Unchanged After Chest Wound
Twelve year old Joe Sager remains in unchanged condition after suffering a pistol wound to the chest. Hospital officials reported the same status today as updates on his medical condition continued to show no improvement or deterioration.
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Joe Sager
Fugitives From Maryland Reformatory Sought After Truck Wreck
Police Captain F. M. Punk said three fugitives from the Maryland Reformatory have no new clues in the Berryville vicinity after wrecking a stolen truck last Sunday. Authorities continue to search.
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Maryland Reformatory
Berryville
F. M. Punk
Trial Justice Court Fines For Reckless Driving and Unlicensed Dog
Trial Justice W Erle Edwards fined Russell Emmett Brill for reckless driving and costs. William Lupton paid a $3 fine plus costs for possessing an unlicensed female dog.
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Russell Emmett Brill
Star Tannery
W. Erle Edwards
William Lupton
Gore
Points of Possible OPA Compromise Emerges
The draft substitute by Barkley replaces a Truman objected provision and now sets price ceilings for manufacturers producers processors and service and transport sectors. The note outlines potential limits on costs and supply channels as part of the war agency’s price control framework.
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Barkley
Truman
False Teeth Work Fine In Place In Alley Mishap
Frank Kulmala 33 was waiting for a Seattle bus when his lower denture sprang crosswise, biting his tongue. Police aided as bystanders, and he received several stitches at a hospital for the gash.
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Seattle
Frank Kulmala
Kulmala
C R Hook Jr Named Assistant to President of Railroads
C R Hook Jr age 32 was appointed assistant to the president for personnel on the Chesapeake and Ohio Pere Marquette and Nickel Plate Railroads. He previously served as assistant to the general manager of Ameri can Rolling Mill Co Rustless Iron and Steel Division in Baltimore. His father heads Armco.
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Cleveland
C. R. Hook, Jr
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hook
Rustless Iron and Steel
American Rolling Mill Co
Baltimore
Armco
Answers to the Daily Quiz
Correct responses cover dates sports results historical events and literary figures. Items include First Monday on September 2, a Tigers beat Cubs score four to three, a false question about soil lean due to clay, poison gas in the Chancellery bunker March 1945, Erich Maria Remarque, William Shakespeare AS You Like It, false invasion threats to a city, Major General Hugh J Gaffey age 51, December 14 and a deadline of September 1
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Detroit “Tigers
Chicago “Cubs
Erich Maria Remarque
William Shakespeare
Hugh J. Gaffey
Virginia Protector Life Insurance Ad
The Virginia Protector offers life insurance protection for families. Contact Life Insurance Co of Virginia at N. Loudoun Street or call 3637 for details and coverage options.
OPA Flexes to Set Reasonable Adjustments for Production
The argument centers on how production conditions, not price controls alone, affect whether current prices cover the 1940 baseline plus subsequent cost increases. OPA could approve reasonable adjustments to reflect evolving costs and conditions of production.
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OPA
George Marks Fires Car Upholstery With Sunlit Water Jug
In Reedport Oregon on July 18 George Marks found a gallon glass jug of water in the back seat focused sunlight igniting the upholstery. He could not determine a prior cause for the fire and reported the incident.
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Reedsport
Ore
George Marks
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