Convicted Woman Seeks Rule 5-Year Verdict Review
Louise Burke 43 of Star Tannery faces possible freedom after her lawyers move to set aside the second degree murder verdict as contrary to law and evidence. Judge Elliott Marshall will hear arguments at noon next week. Burke wept in jail but remains hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Burke
Star Tannery
Frederick County
Elliott Marshall
Wiliam L. Whitacre
Washington
Paul R. Berry
Rochester
N. Y
Frank Brumback
Woodstock
Newton Borden
Strasburg
Syracuse
Burke
Lee A. Whitacre
Richard and Group Praised for Getting Softball Lighting
C. A. Hobert, chairman of the City recreation commission, commends Dick Richard and the softball field illumination committee for raising funds and installing what he calls the finest softball lighting system in the southeast. He notes their contribution to the recreation life of the city and its lasting value for future youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Hobert
City Recreation Commission
Dick Richard
Richard
Hobert
Apple Industry Seeks 4000 Workers in Fall Harvest
F W Bailey of the Virginia State Employment Service in Winchester estimates about 4000 workers are needed to harvest and process this fall. The plan includes 100 Bahamians and 300 migratory workers housed in grower camps as crop yield falls to about 50 percent of normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Bailey
Virginia State Employment Service
Winchester
Bailey
VSES
Frederick, Clarke
Loudoun County
Winchester Woolen Co
Two in One Immunization Proves Effective
A senior surgeon of the U S Public Health Service says the two in one method of immunizing children against diptheria and whooping cough provides better protection than separate shots. Dr Joseph A Bell of Bethesda Md described injecting an alum treated mix of whooping cough vaccine and diphtheria toxoid in two doses four weeks apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S. Public Health Service
Joseph A. Bell
Bethesda
Fire Co auction benefits local donors at Clearbrook yard party
A charity auction at the Clearbrook Fire Co yard party on July 28 offers a Guernsey heifer donated by D K Russell and a purebred calf from J J Russell. Donations include furniture, tires, paint, oils, tools, a radio, and more from Winchester area contributors. Roy P Duvall to auction, with entertaining music by Peggy Lewis and the melody swing girls. The event runs 5 PM to midnight, rain or shine, supported by 13 Frederick and Berkeley county churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook Fire Co
D. K. Russell
J. J. Russell
Fire Company
Woman's Auxiliary
O. M. Swimley
Frederick Co. Va
Berkeley Co. W. Va
Peggy
Peggy Lewis
Ruby Carter
Janet Dennis
Ola Ashby
Stephenson Methodist
Brucetown
Clearbrook
Hopewell
Welltown
Galilee Christian
Paynes Chapel
Bunker Hill
J. White Hall
Burnt Factory
Cedar Hill
Clearbrook Fire House
Climsartee
Killers Confess After Ohio Mansfield Farm Murders
Police say three confessed killers murdered John E. Niebel 50 superintendent and his wife and daughter Phyllis. Victims taken from their home and slain in a corn field seven miles away after an intensive hunt. Authorities review records of recently discharged inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John E. Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory
Phyllis
International
Daniels
Highway Patrol
West
Conn
van Wert
James Smith
Rita
John Niebel
Reformatory
Nolanda
Earl Ambrose
Columbus
Niebel
Ohio's Biggest Manhunt Ends with Killers Shot and Surrender
Two young ex convicts who terrorized Ohio with seven killings in 14 days are stopped at a Van Wert road block. James West is shot dead while Robert Daniels surrenders and confesses the seven killings as officers suffer injuries in the chase. Police blocked routes across northern Ohio, ending the nationwide manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Ohio
James C. West
Parollel
Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert M. Daniels
Columbus
Midwest
FBI
Here
L. D. Conn
Frank A. Fiiemoth
Shriners Set Front Royal Concert Then Picnic Motorcade
Acca Temple Kand of Richmond will render a public concert at 2 p.m. on the Front Royal courthouse lawn. The band then plays at Skyland Caverns as part of a Mystic Shrine motorcade of northern Virginia members converging at Front Royal Recreation Park for a picnic. Winchester Shriners expected include Victor Wheeler Harry Straw Claude Grim C Vernon Eddy and Laurens Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acca Temple
Kand
Richmond
Warren County Court House
Front Rover
Skyland Caverns
Mystic Shrines
Northern Virginia
Front Royal Recreation Park
Winchester Shriners
Victor Wheeler
Harry Straw
Claude Grim
C Vernon Eddy
Laurens Jone
Truman Faces Dilemma on How to Control Prices
The president weighs options for immediate price controls after seeking stand-by power earlier. A wartime broad approach or a targeted list of essentials like meat and coal may require a new agency or a department task force, with meat pricing raising fairness questions for producers and packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Los Angeles
OPA
Commerce
Agriculture Departments
Mr. Truman
Robertson Senator Robertson pledges Democratic ticket vote
Senator A Willis Robertson of Virginia said he will vote the Democratic ticket this fall. He criticized Truman on civil rights and the Taft Hartley Act but aligned to the party, matching other Southern Democrats predicting support for Truman in November. The Virginia delegation member noted his stance alongside Bland and the party organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Robertson
McGrath
Rhode Island
Philadelphia
Russell
Georgia
Sen. Barkley
Kentucky
Rep
Bland
D-Va
Richmond
All-time High Living Cost Figure Reached
The cost of living index rose to 171.7 in June with food prices at record highs, signaling inflation pressures ahead of the 1948 campaign. Wholesale prices peaked the week ending July 17 and may affect retail prices later. The CPI is 9.3 percent higher than last year and far above prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Republican Congress
Truman
Wallace Third Party Launch Aims At Dewey Win
Henry A. Wallace arrives in Philadelphia to launch a third party ticket with Sen. Glen Taylor. Officials expect 4.5 to 9 million votes possible, while parties weigh potential effects on the November result. Rex Tugwell denounces critics as demagogic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
Robert M. LaFollecte Sr
Burton K. Wheeler
Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
GOP
Taylor
Dewey
New Dealer
Albert J. Fitzgerald
National Labor Committee
Wallace-Taylor
Clay says Berlin force stays to carry out U S aims
General Lucius D. Clay told House members that American troops in Berlin will remain to uphold U S policy despite tensions with the Soviet blockade. He expressed optimism for a peaceful Berlin crisis solution and discussed the situation with President Truman in a White House meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
House
Germany
Berlin
Clay
United States
Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Truman
Congress
Committee
Eaton
Sonnel
Charles G. Ross
Rev Boozer Succeeds Rev Raymond Booze at Stephens City
The Lutheran churches in Winchester area announce Rev. Boozer will assume duties at Stephens City Trinity Lutheran and St Pauls Cedar Creek on Aug. 8. Parsonage repairs led by P. E. Lineburg cost about 1000 dollars as the church awaits the veteran minister of 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Booze
Stephens City
Boozer
Gebureg
S. C
Trinity Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Church
Cedar Creek
P. E. Lineburg
Raymond Booze
Gladesboro
Beetle Invasion Hits Clarke County Farms
Swarms of Japanese beetles have reached Clarke county from neighboring regions and are feeding on corn silk and foliage across Berryville Millwood and Boyce. The pest threatens apples plums and grapes. DDT spraying is urged to curb the invasion as entomologists monitor the spread from Loudoun and Jefferson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Loudoun County
Jefferson County
W. Va
Berryville
Millwood
Boyce
Blue Ridge
J. W. Olcott
Shenandoah River
R. B. Smith, Jr
Wickliff
Martinsburg
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Brumback
Group
Apple Industry
Fire Co
Roy Shaffer
Nottingham Kennels
Carter Baker
Smith's
Braddock and
Gerrard Sts
ROUSS
Engine House
Colonial Kitchen
B& S Poultry
Eagles
Rusty Maron
Shriners
Front Royal
West Va
Winchester Evening Star
J. J. Newberry Co
Buick
Ford
Flant M. C
Ritters Variety Store
Kern St
Fiodgson
Brown
Bulletin
Tugwell
Americans For Democratic Action
New
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Roosevelt
New Party
Sam M. Cox
Harrisonburg
W. J. Sheene
VPI
J. O. Rowell
Extension Service
Olcott
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