Burke Plea Contends Fatal Shooting Accidental
Louise Burke 43 the former Washington rooming house proprietor faces murder trial in circuit court for the April 21 shooting of Paul Berry ex soldier. Attorney Newton Borden contends the rifle discharge occurred accidentally when Berry grabbed the weapon as Burke spoke to him. Massie outlines alleged events and gunfire including five additional shots. Jury of 12 seated with spectators. trial opened at 10 a.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Borden
Vs. Louise Burke
Washington
Star Tannery
Paula Berry
Strasburg
Jank Brumback
Woodstock
Burke
J. L. Carpenter
Marvin White
William K. Lemley
En Luttrell
George Barnsy
John Smith
E. Clay Rogers
Scott White
H. J. McAboy
Son
William Whitaker
P. m
Elliott Marshall
George Washington Hotel
J. Thomas Boyd
Whitacre
Commonwealth
Bond
Walker Mc Bond
Clearbrook
Frederick County
Massie
Nellie Mayhew
Shenandoah County
Miller Will Will Provides 1000 To Three Churches
Margaretta Miller Will distributes 1000 each to Lewis A. Miller memorial chapel near Cloverdale farm Loudoun St. Church and Grace Lutheran church plus 200 to the Katherine Anderson memorial chapel at Martinsville. Dr Boyd and William Miller named trustees. Rebecca Bell and others receive the residuary share. Executor William Cross Miller authorized. multiple prior wills were rejected probate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Margaretta Miller
J. H. Yost
Mary Hershberger
Ada Glass Baker
Cloverdale Farm
Lewis A. Miller
Pp. W. Boyd
William C
Johns. Miller
Gertrude Lamp
Minnie White
Anna Belle Marple
William Parks
Hazel Carter Philips
Miss G. Meyer
Lewis S. G. Miller
Lottie Sperry Dohrman
William Miller Sperry
Mary Miller Agnew
Rebecca M. Bell
Sallie W. Boyd
Dr. P.W. Boyd
William Cross Miller
Elizabeth Miller Riley
Catherine W. Schultz
Marie Quick to Form French Cabinet After Resignation
Marie Andre, a Radical Socialist and former justice minister, was asked to form a new French government after Schuman’s cabinet resigned. The 51 year old, seen as a moderate conservative, faces a defense bill conflict and remains affected by experiences in the Buchenwald camp. He met with President Auriol and headed to the justice ministry for consultations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Andre Marie
Marie
Robert Schuman
Buchenwald
Vincent Auriol
Ministry of Justice
Cashiers Attend New York Banking Conference
Claude M. Grim and Wilbur M. Feltner assistant cashiers of Farmers & Merchants National Bank attend a New York City conference with bankers on modern banking methods. They plan to return to Winchester later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude M. Grim
Wilbur M. Feltner
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
New York City
Grim
Feltner
Winchester
Red Cross Swim Classes Enroll 81 at Willow Lawn Pool
Eighty one people enroll in two beginner classes at Willow Lawn pool run by Red Cross water safety instructors Jimmy and Daniel Saxe. The morning sessions at 8 and 9 30 a m include many listed names. advanced classes require registration with the Red Cross in the George Washington hotel building or Willow Lawn Pool with the Sazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Willow Lawn Swimming Pool
Jimmy
Daniel Saxe
Jerry
Rudy
Bly
Ruby Baker
Barbara Clemons
James Cather
Margaret Fisher
Pauline Glenn
Joe Grim
Philip Graves
Carolyn
Rosslyn Hughes
Barbara
Lawson Hockman
Fred Hawkins
Ivan Johnson
Ronnie
Emory Keyser
David Keen
William Locke
Robert Lewis
Beverly McKay
Sally Madden
Annette Master
Mary Lee Molden
Betty Myer
Raymond MacMillan
Godfrey Miller
Nancy Pingley
Patricia Royston
Donald Ritter
Charles Riley
James
Montie Smallwood
Janice Stickley
Eddie Soper
Linda Shiflett
Jackie Santimier
Edward Truclose
Carolyn Terreta
Donnie Wyant
Joe Weatherholtz
Pess
Janet Rice
Bill
Bobby Rea
Mary Ann Smith
Philomena Stultz
Mary Anne Shanno
Pat Shank
Molly Sullivan
Phyllis Tisinger
Margaret Wilson
Ann Weatherholtz
Suzanne Watson
George Washincen
Recreation Department
Willow Lawn Pool
Daniel Saze
Farmers and veterans build Gainesboro high school shop addition
A yard party at Cross Junction on Saturday evening will raise funds for a 30 by 40 foot cinder block addition to Gainesboro high school agricultural shop. Volunteers including 31 veterans and 31 vocational agriculture students will contribute labor and materials toward a $1500 goal, with prior pledges from the State Department of Education and county school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen’s
Lodgegat Cross Junction
Gainesboro High School
J. L. Givens
Landon Whitacre
Givens
Gainesboro
State Department of Education
County School Board
Harry Fout
John H. Lewis, Jr
Ray F. Arnold
Charles F. Adams
Max O. Billmyer
Robert R. Boden
Charles W. Bayles
Harry H. Bayles, Jr
Marvin D. Boone
Ralph W. Bageant
Edgar W. Clark
Garland E. Crowser
James E. DeHaven
John H. Dyke
Robert L. Dick
Robert W. Duvall
Lewis E. Dillinger
Harry M. Hershman
Edward S. Householder
Robt. K. Marcus
Paul L. Nethers
Harry D. Nethers
Leonard H. Ours
Elwood P. Payne
Godfrey V. Prelip
James R. Russell
E. Clay Rogers
James Adams
Paul Luttrell
R. L. Amos
Dutch Butler
Carlton Ramey
James Adams Jr
Linden Bohrer
Paul Bunner
Buck Cooper
Calvin Davis
Garland Dick
Earl Sargeant
Werner Lutzenhiser
Lewis Parrill
Roger Ramey
Sidney Rogers
Bobby Snapp
Lynn Whitacre
Paul Whitacre
Lynn Wolfe
Donnie Anderson
Walter Baker
Bill Davis
Jimmy Hottle
Charles Hurley
Charles Sargeant
Warren Thompson
Hershel
Stotler
Robert Luttrell
Wayne Miller
Carlton Ramey Jr
James Robinson
Charles Taylor
Donald Taylor
Bruce Whitacre
Raymond Zadigo
Party Lodge Hall Cross Junction
Gainesboro High School Building Fund
Yard Party and Auction Sale at Round Hill Center
Yard party and auction sale hosted Thursday July 22 with rain date July 23 to benefit Round Hill Community Center on Poor House Road near Route 50 west Winchester. Includes ham and chicken sandwiches, homemade cakes and pies. Also a clearance sale of flower plants and roses with prices. Gladioluses for sale contact phone 5005.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crums Methodist Church
Henry Rutherford
Round Hill Community Center
Poor House Road
Route
West Winchester
Old Sherman
V.F.W
Clerabrook Fire House
18 year olds swarm city offices to enlist for one year
In New York and Philadelphia 18 year olds rushed recruiting offices seeking one year enlists in the Army Air Force Navy and Marine Corps. The draft act allows 18-year-olds to enlist for one year, shortening the wait before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Armed Forces
Col. Neal Heads State Selective Service System
Col Mills F. Neal of Richmond is Virginia director of Selective Service, replacing prior wartime leadership. Gov. Tuck sent the designation to Major General Hershey. President Truman makes the appointment. Virginia plans 129 local boards in 109 offices, with one appeal board. Registrations for men 18 to 25 start Aug 30 for 25 year olds, Sept 17 for 18 year olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Col
Mills F. Neal
Virginia
Neal
Tuck
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Truman
Virginia Selective Service
97 Grundy Miners Plead Guilty in Mass Case
Ninety-seven of 178 union miners charged with mob assault pleaded guilty in Buc hanan circuit court. They received suspended five year penitentiary terms, while prosecution of 78 others was dropped. Three defendants illness prevented appearance and will be arraigned later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Buchanan
Frank W. Smith
Virginia
Va Apple Prices Vary With U S Crop Levels
The Virginia average price for apples shifts with United States production. Prices rose when crops fell and fell as output grew, reflecting changes in sale methods from processing plants to fresh markets. Data show 1942 to 1947 trends and tabled production by commercial counties and Virginia prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Virginia
Office of Price Administration
U.S
Three Men Sentenced for Perjury by Corporation Court
Three local men received prison terms for perjury from Judge Elliott Marshall. James Lee Franklin 3 years Maurice J. Lillis 2 years and Raymond Lee Stout 1 year. The case involved falsifying evidence under oath in an appeal related to a suspended license driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
Elliott Marshall
James Lee Franklin
Stephens City
Maurice J. Lillis
Winchester
Raymond Lee Stout
Franklin
Trial Justice Court
Stout
Marshall
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie Jr
C. A. Seale
Commonwealth Attorney
Lillis
Dabney Watts
Five S. C. Democrats Withdraw from August 10 Primary
Charleston July 21 Five Democratic candidates for the State legislature withdrew from the August 10 primary. Three said they would run in the general election while two offered no commitment. The withdrawals followed party rule requiring support of the Truman Barkley ticket and a Federal court order allowing Negroes to join the South Carolina Democratic party. Morrison Richardson Moore of Georgetown plan to enter the general election. Alien Legare Jr and Henry Toad of Charleston withdrew from the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Truman-Barkley
South Carolina
Democratic Party
James B. Morrison
Don V Richardson
James B. Moore
Georgetown
Alien Legare Jr
Henry Toad
Gift to Hospital Memorializes Late G. W. Riley
A $5200 gift to Winchester Memorial hospital’s building fund honors the late George W. Riley. Donors include his nephew Dr. C. L. Riley, son-in-law Dr. C R. Anderson, and friend R. B. Melton. The memorial establishes Room 216 on the hospital’s second floor for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Memorial Hospital
George W. Riley
C. L. Riley
C R. Anderson
R. B. Melton
Snake Bite Fatal To Woman Snake Handler
Grace Olive Wiley a 64 year old famed handler of deadly snakes died after being bitten on the finger by a venomous cobra. She had said she would welcome death by snake bite and passed about ninety minutes after the incident in Long Beach California.
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Long Beach
Calif
Grace Olive Wiley
Tito Defies Moscow as Yugoslav Reds Rally for Tito in Belgrade
Premier Marshal Tito addressed 2000 Yugoslav Communists in Belgrade signaling his claim the party is the strongest Marxist-Leninist movement in the nation. He faced Cominform accusations of deviation and anti Russian policies while promising eight hours of speeches to support the fifth congress amid heavy security and mass attendance.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Tito
Cominform
Moscow
Communist Information Bureau
Association of Nations
Tito Tito
Children’s Hour At Tavern Barred In Hoboken
New Jersey officials bar a children’s hour at Patrick Radigan’s Hoboken tavern. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner Erwin B. Hock ruled that special teen friendly telecast periods with the bar closed and adults excluded may no longer be held at the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Hoboken
Patrick Radigan
Erwin B. Hock
Longfellow
Hock
Western Powers draft note on Berlin blocade sent for review
A British official said a new Western Power note protesting Russia's Berlin blockade has been drafted and sent to Washington for review. It may cover German topics beyond Berlin and likely in Four Power talks. Removal of road and rail blockades remains a key condition. The note was drafted by Sir William Strang, Lewis W. Douglas, and Rene Massigli. Bevin saw the draft and suggested changes during a Wes tern European Alliance meeting in The Hague. Marshall said the United States will seek an acceptable Berlin solution to avoid war, while insisting on negotiation and diplomatic procedures. Sen Brewster warned money issues could push Russia tougher in Berlin and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Berlin
Washington
Bait Bye State Department
Moscow
William Strang
Foreign Office
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
Rene Massigli
Ernest Bevin
Western European Alliance
Hague
Marshall
United States
Berl
Soviet Russia
Poston T. Dink Ta
Germany
Sen
Brewster
R-Me
Congress
United States Steel Raises Prices and Wages
United States Steel Corp raised its prices by an average 9.34 per ton in New York on July 21. President Benjamin F. Fairless attributed an April 1.25 per ton reduction to a failed effort to slow living-cost increases. Last Friday the company boosted wages for 170,000 production workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corp
Benjamin F., Fairless
U. S. Steel
Historic White Post Homes Tour Planned for July
Clarke County Historical Society to visit White Post dwellings and nearby estates Monday afternoon. Motorcade departs Berryville courthouse at 2 PM with residents joining at Green Way Court. Col James M. Thomson to tour. no charge. The tour includes Old Fairfax Manor Green Way Court built 1750, The Highlands, Erin, and Wheatland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Clarke County Historical Society
Berryville
Green Way Court
James M. Thomson
Historical Society
Richard E. Byrd
Curtis Chappelear
T. E. Blackwell
Benjamin Crampton
Ewart Johnston
Clarke Historical Society
Winchester
Washington
Charles Town
Bishop Meade
L. T. Larrick
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Rs. Burke Akes
Margaretta Miller
Grace Lutheran
Presbyterian
Onl Y
Stephenson Methodist Church
Price
A. DeHaven
Col. Neal
State Selective Service
West Va
Winchester Evening Star
G. W. Riley
Hodgson
Brown
Sale
Corner
Kent
St. & Millwood Ave
County Court House
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