Burned from Waist Down Lad May Be Saved by Skin Grafts
Philadelphia July 21 A five year old boy Melvin Hill burned by a kerosene accident Dec 9 may be saved by skin grafts. Doctor May reports progress using his own back skin then donor skin from the father Martin Hill now covering about 90 percent of the affected area.
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Philadelphia
Melvin Hill
Hans
May
Melvin
Martin Hill
Ston
Lock @ven hospital
Lankenau Hospital
Ladelphia
Aoe
Dr. May
Martin
Lock Haven
ABC
Hill
Truman to Act Soon On Murphy Successor
President Truman said he will name a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy as soon as possible. He declined to identify any potential appointee and replied with a sharp no comment when asked if the new justice would be a Roman Catholic.
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Washington
Truman
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Answers to Daily Quiz Published for Page 4
The page lists correct quiz answers across ten questions with topics ranging from dates to places and figures. Key entries include July 15 for Q1, Sea of Japan for Q2, Daughter and father for Q3, Philadelphia for Q4, Adolf Hitler for Q5, four years for Q6, fourteen lines for Q7, Chicago Michigan for Q8, five to one for Q9, and Elbert Hubbard for Q10.
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Sea of Japan
Philadelphia
Adolf Hitler
Chicago
Elbert Hubbard
Polio Case Confirmed In Winchester Area
Health officer Dr. J W Still confirms a polio case in Katherine Gail Miller four in Winchester and says there is no epidemic. The child was moved to Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond after evaluation by Dr John T Thornton. Authorities assign nurse and sanitarian to monitor precautions and advise on hygiene and crowds.
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J. W. Still
Winchester
Katherine Gail Miller
Ruth Miller
Orchard Ave
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
John T. Thornton
John Poulson
Thornton
Still
Beach Club Raids Seize Gambling Devices by Police
Virginia Beach police and Princess Anne county police announced simultaneous raids on the Piney Boat club the Latin Quarter and the Dunes club. An employee was arrested at each venue on charges of possessing gambling paraphernalia.
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Virginia Beach
Piney Boat Club
Latin Quarter
Dunes Club
Reeves EF. Johnson
Ivan D. Mapp
Princess Anne County
Martinsburg Union Seeks Public Works Action
Representatives of the Textile Workers Association in Martinsburg call on the governor to establish a state public works program in the city to address severe unemployment after the Berkeley Woolen Co. closure.
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Berkeley Woolen Co
Textile Workers Assn. Union
Martinsburg
Governor
Sales Directory August 6 Auction Near Stephens City
R G Wolverton offers a sale at 10 a m near Stephens City featuring livestock farm machinery and household goods. The event lists items for bidders and includes location timing and catalog details.
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R. G. Wolverton
Stephens City
Gore pushes showdown vote on farm plan dispute
Rep Gore introduces a substitute to junk the administration farm bill and keeps the present price support program. Rep Pace defends Brannan subsidy aims to prevent potato surpluses, noting $408 million cost and destruction of excess potatoes to aid consumer price stability.
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Washington
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
House
Gore
D-Tenn
Goré
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
Insect Control Acute Question In Va Orchards
Virginia orchardists face sharper insect and disease threats after heavy rains. A H Teske of the extension service warns peaches are highly susceptible to brown rot until harvest and urges aggressive sulphur spraying and an immediate first DDT spray for borers. Apples should begin spraying for scab codling moth red mites and leaf roller.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
A. H. Teske
Virginia Agriculture Extension Service
Teske
Vaughan Cleared to Testify in Five Percenters Probe
President Truman said Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan may testify before the Senate committee probing five percenters. He defended Vaughan’s innocence in related contract inquiries and noted no secrets at Blair House. Senator Hoey said Vaughan might be asked to testify.
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Vaughan
Washington
Truman
Army
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Ren
Blair House
Hoey
D-Nc
Teachers Honor Leslie D. Kline
Leslie D. Kline 127 West Piccadilly St resigned July 1 after 32 years as Frederick county schools superintendent. Friends and teachers honored him at a Middletown inn with a dinner and readings including a poem by Mrs Perrine praising his leadership and friendship.
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Leslie D. Kline
W. Piccadilly Sr
Frederick County
Middletown Inn
Kline
Winchester
Frederick and Clarke
State Board of Education
Clarke
Elizabeth Sheetz
Margaret Kerns
Grace Carpenter
Lucille Kersey
Mayme Miller
Mae Painter
Nellie Coffelt
Grace Clevenger
Ruth Haines
Ada Oppie
Opal Hillyard
Llane Keller
Eva Kinsey
Gladys McDonald
Dora W. Perrine
Leora Gordon
Charles E. Smith
Hagerstown
Perrine
Chicago Tribune Buys Times Herald In Washington
The Chicago Tribune announced the purchase of the Washington Times-Herald, the capital’s largest daily. Col. Robert R. McCormick said the newspaper’s present management would continue, with ownership transferring from Eleanor M. Patterson.
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Chicago Tribune
Times-Herald
Washington
Chicago
Washington Times-Herald
Capital
Robert R. McCormick
The
Tribune
Eleanor M. Patterson
Times-Herald sale returns ownership to Medill grandchild
An early morning Times-Herald notice lists executors William C. Shelton Frank C Waldrop and Joseph W Brooks with sale details withheld The Tribune purchased the ex-Herald from seven executives bequeathed the paper by Mrs Patterson who died of a heart attack July 24 1948 The transfer returns ownership to a Medill grandchild.
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Times-Herald
William C. Shelton
Frank C. Waldrop
Joseph W. Brooks
The
Tribune
ex-Herald
Patterson
Joseph Medill
Labor Head Selected for Assistant Secretary Post
President Truman announced the selection of Philip M. Kays er as assistant secretary of labor. He currently heads the international labor office, a Labor Department division.
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Washington
Truman
Philip M. Kaiser
International Labor Office
Labor Department
Nathan Shirley Succumbs at 72
Nathan Shirley 72 husband of Elma Kerns Shirley and Clarke county resident died last night at Winchester hospital. Born in Morgan county W Va he was a farmer and Pine Grove Methodist member. Survivors include three sons six daughters two brothers and five grandchildren. Friends meet at Jones funeral home Saturday at 1 PM and proceed to Pine Grove church for 2 PM services. burial Pine Grove cemetery.
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Nathan Shirley
Elma Kerns Shirley
Clarke County
Winchester Hospital
Morgan County
W. Va
William and
Mary Ware Shirley
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Harrison W
Kenneth
David E. Shirley
Mary McKee
Inwood
Carrie Faircloth
Stephenson
Arvella Butcher
Dorothy McNamee
Martinsburg
Dolly Cole
Cherry Run
Martha Shirley
T. M. Shirley
Summitts Point
van Shirley
Gerrardstown
Jones Funeral Home
Pine Grove Church
Claude Larrick
Edward Kyle
Pine Grove Cemetery
False Teeth Comfort Powder Ad
Advertisement promotes FASTEETH powder to secure dentures without taste or paste feel. Claims relief from slipping dropping or wobbling when eating talking or laughing and encourages purchase at drug stores.
Dearing Elected Chef de Gate in Forty and Eight
Eugene F. Dearing of Winchester has been elected chef de gate of Voiture 1078 Forty and Eight society succeeding P. G. Ireland. About 50 members attended the meeting at the Gibson Baker cabin on the Shenandoah river in Clarke county. Other new officers to be installed August 17 include C. F. Schenck as chef.
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Eugene F. Dearing
Whitlock Ave
Dearing and Patton
Winchester
Forty & Eight Society
P. G. Ireland
Gibson Baker
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
Dearing
C. F. Schenck
Delegates Named for State Convention Next Month
A list of delegates includes Carl Campbell Arthur Spaid Philip Fowle Leroy Cahill Robert Jones Jr Ralph Grubbs Dearing Louthan Sencin diver and others slated to attend the upcoming state convention.
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Robert Jones Jr
Ralph Grubbs
Dearing, Louthan
Sencindiver
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Loudoun St
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John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
Braddock St
Doan
Jamesway
Barr’s Orchard & Farm Supply
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N. Braddock St
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