Child 5 Struck By Car Driven By Mother in Marlboro
A five year old boy Ronald Eugene Ratchford died in critical condition after being struck by a 1937 Chevrolet rear bumper while in a car driven by his mother Elsie Marie Ratchford of Marlboro Rt. The incident occurred near Winchester as the mother backed out of a yard. Two other people were injured and property damage from the string of accidents nearby totaled about $2,800.
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Ronald Eugene Ratchford
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Elsie Marie Ratchford
Marlboro
Opequon
Douglas Ratchford
Friendship Ambulance
Winchester
Ratchfords
Percy Hershman
Back Creek
Robert DeHaven
Ray Michael
Gore
Plymouth
James L. Shelley
Johnstown
Michael
Shelley
U N Group Hears MacArthur Report on Korea War
U N Security Council opens to receive General Douglas MacArthur’s initial Korea war report. He praises the UN joint effort and says there are no new action recommendations. Nations weigh troop offers cautiously pending MacArthur’s exact ground force needs.
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Lake Success
United Nations Security Council
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
U. N
MacArthur
Trygve Lie
Thailand
Bolivia
MacAthur
Democrats in Four States Vote Today Spark Oklahoma Focus
Democrats in Arkansas Louisiana South Carolina and Oklahoma vote in primaries with national interest centered on Oklahoma where Sen Elmer Thomas seeks to hold off Rep Mike Monroney in a two man race. Louisiana and South Carolina also feature key Senate and gubernatorial contests as party factions align.
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Nation
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Elmer Thomas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Mike Monroney
U.S. House
Monroney
Thomas
Senate
U. S
Korea
Arkansas
Sid McMath
Ben Laney
Laney
McMath
Louisiana
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Malcolm LaFarque
Shreveport
Long
Newt Mills
Monroe
South Carolina
Hugo Sims
Orangeburg
John J. Riley
Sumter
James B. Hare
Saluda
W. J. B. Dorn
Greensboro
Dance Hall License Revoked in Frederick County Case
Judge Elliott Marshall revoked Nellie Shanholtz Haines's Old Mill Inn dance hall permit after the commonwealth argued she was not a fit holder. Testimony cited 18 arrests at the venue between April and June amid fights and a bouncer throat-cut incident. A prior ABC license revocation hearing was pending with no decision announced.
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Frederick County
Elliott Marshall
Nellie Shanholtz Haines
Old Mill Inn
Winchester
Commonwealth
Robert DeHaven
Mrs. Haines
ABC
McCarthy Claims State Dept Official Communist in Loyalty File
Senator McCarthy asserts airtight proof that a Moscow born State Department official nicknamed Mr X is a Communist. He cites the department loyalty file and FBI sourced evidence, part of 81 cases reviewed by a Senate subcommittee. Democrats deny any proof in those files to support McCarthy’s assertions.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Senate
Department
FBI
Communist Party
Senate Foreign Relations
Three Are Indicted By Grand Jury Here
A West Virginia grand jury returned true bills against Samuel C. Turner of Harrisburg William Welker alias P E Jesseup a fugitive and David H Eagle of Winchester Turner pleads not guilty and faces a Friday 10 a m jury trial for issuing uncashable checks Kern Motor Co endorsements for 230 and 604 The other two defendants faced forgery and bigamy charges with arrest warrants issued Eagle married while already married and is serving a Winchester sentence for unemployment fraud and restitution failure Hardest Grove chaired the grand jury with four others on the panel.
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Corporation Court
Samuel C. Turner
Harrisburg
William W. Welker
P. E. Jesseup
David H. Eagle
Winchester
Turner
Kern Motor Co
Freeda Huyett Lintz
Martinsburg
Anna B. Eagle
Blands Correctional Farm
White Gate
State Farm
Howard K. Grove
Cecil Bailey
Harry Schmidt
G. Frank Gearing
Lester Kerlin
Eisler Loses Out In East German Communist Shakeup
Berlin reports Gerhart Eisler, who fled the United States to reach East Germany, is kept off the new Central Committee of the East German Communist Party. Walter Ulbricht is named first secretary general as the party copies the Soviet Union structure. Eisler had led the Office of Information since arriving last June aboard the Batory.
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Berlin
Gerhart Eisler
United States
East Germany
Communist Party
Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
Eisler
Office of Information
Batory
Truman Seeks Immediate 5 Billion Tax Increase
President Truman urged Congress to pass an interim tax rise of five billion dollars aimed at individuals and corporations. The move would reverse wartime tax cuts enacted in 1948 and fund defense costs to meet Communist aggression, with further talks on a broader plan later. The plan emphasizes faster withholding and quick passage, excluding an excess profits tax for now.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
George
D-Ga
House
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
80Th Congress
Korea
Mr. Truman
U S Accuses Russia in Korea War Report
The United States accused unnamed outside forces of aiding North Korea and urged the United Nations to build up weapons and manpower. The Security Council received the report from the unified command led by General Douglas MacArthur, detailing initial North Korean strength and South Korean forces.
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Republic of South Korea
MacArthur
United States
Five day weather outlook for Virginia
Tomorrow through Sunday July 30 the forecast calls for near normal temperatures. An initial cooler spell gives way to a rising trend by Saturday. Scattered showers are expected from Friday through the end of the period, totaling about one third of an inch.
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Virginia
Yard Party at Kernstown Methodist Church
Kernstown Methodist Church hosts a yard party on Thursday July 27 1950 with a 6 PM service and serve indoors in case of rain. Home baked cakes pies soup and country ham sandwiches will be served.
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Kernstown Methodist Church
Round Hill Community Center
Round Hill Christian Endeavor
E. W. Armstrong Company
E. Piccadilly
War News At a Glance
Tokyo reports a surprise carrier air strike by U S and British forces on Communist columns in southwest Korea. Americans retreat near Yongdong as a three ring Communist drive traps 600 fighters. northeast counterattacks inflict heavy losses. Air war sees heavy tank losses and 15 bridges destroyed. night moves planned. Congress rushes to bolster armed forces. Atlantic pact nations discuss West Europe defenses spurred by Korea.
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Tokyo
Korea
Yongdong
U. S
Washington
Congress
London
Atlantic Pact
West Europe
Purebred Ram Sale Nets $3052 at Northern Virginia Event
The Purebred Ram Sale and Show at Farmers Livestock Exchange, organized by the Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association, grossed 3052 for 31 head. Hampshires averaged 106, Shropshires 91, with top ram at 165 and a Hampshire running to 131 in bids. Local buyers from Clarke County and surrounding areas funded the strong results, marking the second highest state sale so far this year.
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Farmers Livestock Exchange
Northern Virginia Livestock Producers Association
C. C. Funkhouser
White Post
C. W. B. Cushman
Windsor Farms
Upperville
Hampshire Ram
R. J. McCray
Leesburg
Hampshires
KE. E. Hockman
Lebanon Church
Shropshire
Sam McClure
Spottswood
R. R. Ronalds
Timberville
Frederick County
Cooper
Mt. Williams
W. Lodge Bowles
Boyce
Rumsey Smith
Hanging Rock
Byron O. Brumback
Hampshire
George Eagle
R. P. Anderson
C. A. Crim
Berryville
Clarke County
Clagetts
Springsbury
Polio Death Toll Mounts in Wythe County
Wythe County reports nine polio deaths with eight year old Bernard Waller among the victims. Wytheville records 67 polio cases since July 1 as Roanoke Memorial Hospital treats 14 patients plus one more.
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Roanoke
Wythe County
Bernard Waller
Bernard B. Waller
Wytheville
Memorial and Crippled Children’s Hospital
Fred
F & M Bank
Comm. & S. Bank
A. B. Solenberger
Expr
Florence Myers Barr
South End Fire CO
H. M. Layman
Americans Withdraw Under Red Attacks In Southeast
A U S and British task force launched a surprise carrier air strike on the Koreas southwest flank near Kwangju to blunt a Red flanking drive toward Pusan. Aircraft included Panthers Sky Raiders and Corsairs under Vice Adm Arthur Strubble with Rear Adm John Hoskins directing.
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Southeast
Tokyo
Korea
Kwangju
Pusan
U.S
U. S. Army
Arthur D. Strubble
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
John M. Hoskins
Belgian Rail Line Dynamited as Leopold Returns
The Namur to Brussels main rail line was exploded near Gengal and Laanine Pinons cutting lines overnight. Anti Leopold factions vow non cooperation while socialist leaders plan strikes though no general walkout yet.
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Brussels
Namur
Gengal
Laanine
Ons
Wall
Opold III
Leopold
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Nineman
National Action Committee
Senator Morse Defends State Department Official
Senator Morse identifies Edward G. Posniak as an important State Department official accused by Senator McCarthy of being a Communist and signals scrutiny in the Senate.
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Washington
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Edward G. Posniak
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
Marines Move Part of Second Division to Pacific Coast
The Marine Corps announces relocation of a section of the Second Marine Division from Camp Lejeune North Carolina to the Pacific Coast. The move reflects strategic repositioning of Marine forces.
U S Pushes Rapid Rearming For World Peace
The United States urged quick rearmament to deter Communist aggression as Korea shows subversion can lead to armed conflict. Charlies M. Spofford led a secret Atlantic pact council session seeking to cut a four year plan to two years while Britain plans expanded defense and aid to Korea. The council, with 12 nations, weighs large arms programs against Europe’s economic recovery.
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Charlies M. Spofford
U. S
Atlantic Alliance Council
Korea
Spofford
New York
Britain
France
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Canada
House of Commons
South Korea
Atlantic Pact Council
Europe
Yongdong Abandoned in Early Korean War Push
American ground forces abandoned Yongdong as Communist attacks widened the front along the Taejon Yongdong highway. The First Cavalry Division retreated to undisclosed positions under pressure while MacArthur warned further withdrawals may be necessary. Carrier air strikes southeasterly targeted Red forces sweeping toward the southern coast, with eight listed divisions engaging the attack.
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Tokyo
Yongdong
Korea
First Cavalry Division
Taejon-Yongdong
MacArthur
Korean
U.S
North Korea
Global War Said A Real Possibility
Representative Vinson warns a global war is a real possibility at any time and urges building up forces. He backs a bill to extend enlistment and a push to lift armed forces size limits while criticizing current expansion plans and noting U S advantages in seapower and strategic air power. The speech cites defense funding and Navy Air Force growth concerns.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
House
Senate
Truman
United States
Russia
U.S
British Labor Party Proposes Wage Hikes and Housing Focus
British Labor Party units publish 300 proposed platform planks ahead of the October conference. Wages and living costs dominate, with 60 wage topics and 43 housing items, plus 25 on nationalization. Some foreign policy ideas urge closer ties to Russia and banning the atom bomb.
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London
Labor Party
Britain
Russia
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