Lewis H Smoot Dies From Personal Safety Wound
Lewis Hen ry Smoot aged 35 died from a .22 caliber rifle wound to the chest at his home on the Hugh L Willoughby farm three miles north of Boyce on Salem Road. Sheriff W W Smallwood Jr and officials said Smoot collapsed after moving to the dining room. Funeral services set for one pm at Rutherford Grave Yard Flint Hill, with body at John H Ender’s Funeral Home Berryville. He survived by wife Hattie Riley Smoot and two children in Front Royal, plus parents and seven siblings.
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Lewis Henry Smoot
Hugh L. Willoughby
Boyce
Salem Road
W. W. Smallwood, Jr
Clarke County
Smoot
Winchester
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Hattie Riley Smoot
Front Royal
James Henry and
Carey Rena Rutherford Smoot
Carolyn Virginia Smoot
Anna Pearl Rutherford
Warrenton
Patsy Carpenter
Ida Mae Riley
Rappahannock County
Jesse Lee
Pete Jackson
Winfield Smoot
Rutherford
Flint Hill
John H. Ender
Berryville
River Ferry Collision Sparks Mississippi River Tragedy Near Missouri
In Caruthersville Missouri a ferry collided with two oil laden barges near the Arkansas shore. At least ten people are missing and presumed dead while thirteen others were rescued after the ferry overturned dumping five vehicles into the water. The accident happened around 9 20 p m with estimates of 20 to 30 aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caruthersville
Mississippi
Heree
Missouri
Tennessee
Jerry Vickers
Claude Vickers, Jr
Larry
Ed Hendrix
Grandfather's Clock Featured in Thursday Auction
Headley's Auctions announces a sale on Thursday featuring Grandfather's Clock. Beauty news notes Mrs Edith Johnson of Ru Ja Beauty Shop at 428 National Ave has several appointments open for permanent waves shampoos and hair styling this week. Call 6309 to book with Mrs Johnson or Miss Phylis McDonald.
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Headley’s
Beauty News
Edith Johnson
Ru Ja
National Ave
Bidault Opens Peace Conference With Plea to Abolish War
Paris July 29 The 21 nation Peace Conference convened in Luxembourg Palace and Bidault as provisional chairman urged abolition of war. He warned that the failure to keep peace after WWI was tied to the sidelining of the two great powers. Delegates included 1,500 Allied representatives as drafts of five treaties for Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Finland were readied for public release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Luxembourg Palace
Europe
Georges Bidault
France
Bidault
United States
Russia
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Britain
Byrnes
Foreign Ministers Council
Greenwich
Hiroshima plans three day memorial for 100000 atomic bomb deaths
Hiroshima citizens plan a three day program from Aug 5 to Aug 6 commemorating an estimated 100000 killed in the Aug 6 1945 atomic bombing. A citywide event features a minute of silent prayer at 1 am and restoration activities on the anniversary date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Heirens Confession Plans Face Death Penalty Risk
Chicago July 29 defense lawyers said William Heirens is ready to confess to three murders including Suzanne Degnan Frances Brown and Josephine Ross to avoid the electric chair. State's Attorney Tuohy awaited the confession offer while Heirens' arraignment loomed Tuesday and precautions increased after a note hinted a suicide plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William J. Tuohy
William Heirnes
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Roland Towle
Heiren
Malachy Coghlan
Heirens
University of Chicago
Degnan
Miss Brown
Ross
Herens
William Heirens
Michael Mulcahy
Joesphine Ross
Pop
Mulcahy
Chicago Daily Times
Britain Accepts In Principle U S Plan For Unification
Washington reports the State Department announces Britain has accepted in principle the U S proposal to unify occupation zones in Germany. Diplomats expect the United States and Britain to work out details quickly, with France likely to join and Russia possibly refusing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Britain
Germany
Russia
France
United States
Clearance sale at Mi E Shoppe for summer dresses
A local storefront Mi E Shoppe announces a clearance sale on summer dresses with reductions up to half. The notice lists promotional pricing and dates indicating a limited time event.
Milk Commission Boosts Prices In Frederick Area
The Virginia State Milk Commission announced a two cent per quart increase for milk with four percent butterfat and a 75 cent per hundredweight rise for producers in 15 markets effective August 1 due to subsidy discontinuation. Martinsville may see a one cent retail hike.
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Richmond
State Milk Commission
Virginia
Martinsville
Commission
Abingdon
Marion - Wytheville
Pulaski
Roanoke
Covington
Clifton Forge
Lexington- Buena Vista
Staunton
Waynesboro
Harrisonburg
Bridgewater
Luray
Shenandoah-Hilton
Front Royal - Strasburg
Middletown
Shenandoah Valley
Connally Wins Big in Texas Democratic Primary Runoff Hopefuls
In Texas on July 29 Beauford Jester leads Homer Rainey in the gubernatorial race with 366,146 to 233,235 as nationwide totals near one million. Jester and Rainey head to an August 24 runoff while U S Senator Tom Connally secures renomination with 629,976 votes against four opponents totaling 208,873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Beauford Jester
Texas Railroad Commission
Homer P. Rainey
University of Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Jester
Rainey
U. S
Tom Connally
Washington
Looks Now Like Housing Bill Is Out
Administration leaders abandoned hope for passage of the Wagner Ellender Taft long range housing bill. Chairman Spence said the plan would be to adjourn Friday and the House would consider the bill only if the Banking Committee sent it to the floor. He cited calls for complete public hearings before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Spence
D-Ky
Banking Committee
Rayburn
Truman
House
Stine Recruits Labor To Harvest Vast Apple Crop
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association to meet at the county courthouse at eight tonight to plan moving P W Camp buildings behind the National Fruit Product Company plant for housing white laborers from Tennessee Kentucky and southwest Virginia to assist the fall apple harvest. The Bahamian camp on Fairmont Avenue will be used alongside to house migratory laborers, with about 350 white workers expected after September 1 and 200 Bahamian natives anticipated.
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Walker McC. Bond
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
County Court House
National Fruit Product Company
Bond
Stine
Fred Stine
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Fruit Growers Association
National Fruit
Blacksburg
Winchester
Fairmont Avenue
Banking Group Approves Truman Board Appointees
The Senate Banking Committee unanimously backed President Truman's three nominees for the price decontrol board Roy L Thompson as chairman Daniel W Bell and George H Mead as members The board will decide by August 20 whether meats dairy grains cotton seed and many other products should return to price controls If no decision is reached ceilings are restored automatically Public hearings are required before any ruling under the OPA revival act
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Price Decontrol Board
Roy S. Thompson
Senate
Roy L. Thompson
Federal Land Bank of New Orleans
Decontrol Board
Daniel W. Bell
Treasury
George H. Mead
Dayton, C
Paper Company
Mead
Presidental
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Mr. Truman
Thompson
Bell
Accident Fatality in Clarke County Crash on Gaylord Overhead Bridge
Charles Clayton Edwards 28 of Route 3 Berryville died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 8:15 AM from injuries after his car crashed through the guard rail on the Gaylord overpass and plunged about 20 feet to the old macadam crossing. He was rushed for treatment, died without regaining consciousness. Edwards served in the U S Army, survived by parents two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Wednesday at Duncan Memorial Methodist Church Berryville with interment Green Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Edwards
Route 3
Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gaylord
Norfolk and Western
Clarke County
Edwards
Samps
J. A. Miller
C. A. Seale
Seale
Charles William
Grace Carroll Edwards
U. S. Army
Ft. Benning
Alaska
Audley Farm
Joseph Edwards
James Edwards
Baltimore
Robert Bent
Negro Fireman Killed in Rail Accident Near Charlottesville
The derailment of Southern Railway Express No. 42 near Elma in Nelson County left George Turner of Alexandria dead and engineer Albert Swann of Culpeper badly burned. Turner was buried under the overturned locomotive as Crews cleared the southbound track, with the northbound line expected to reopen later. Conductor R. D. Baker of Alexandria was aboard the train.
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Charlottesville
George Turner
Alexandria
Albert Swann
Culpeper
Southern Railway
Elma
Neelson County
Pireman Turner
Swann
Martha Jefferson Hospital
R. D. Baker
Georgia mob lynching probe hits wall in hunt
State police report little progress in identifying mob members after the Monroe Georgia lynching of four negroes. Gov Arnall offers a $10000 reward and churches call for cooperation as witnesses remain silent. A mass protest is planned in Washington to denounce the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
William E. Spence
First Methodist Church
Walton County
E. 8.Gordon
Spence
State of
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Senator Byrd Appeals Tonight On Radio
Senator Byrd speaks at 8 30 pm tonight on the radio as part of the Democratic Primary Campaign. Reward offered for information leading to the recovery of an electric voice microphone and guitar foot control lost in Ridgeway West Virginia Saturday night July 20. Call Martinsburg West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeway
W. Va
Martinsburg
W Va
Senator Byrd
Byrd
Senate
Job Taking By Officers Rapped By Comptroller
Comptroller General Lindsay Warren accused army officers of taking lucrative jobs from war producers they aided, naming cases before the Senate War Investigating Committee. He said the accounting office has highlighted contracts and condemned the cost plus method as widespread abuse. The panel delayed releasing a War Department report on malfunctioning shells and outlined ongoing inquiries into payments to a congressman and ties with defense groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lindsay Warren
Senate
War Investigating Committee
General Accounting Office
Warren
Ae E Arent Lostes
Con
Mead
Treasury
War Department
Congress
Dwash
Pail
Olson
Coffee
Tacoma
Queffee
Bevin Improves and May Attend Paris Peace Conference
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is reported by his wife to be very much improved and perhaps able to attend the Paris Peace Conference by late August. London speculation had tied his illness to overwork with some suggesting resignation due to his previous remarks about never wanting the foreign secretary post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernest Bevin
Paris
Closing notice for cleaners and antiques sale
We will be closed from August 2nd to August 19th for repairs and vacations. Pingley and Carper Cleaners announce schedules with multiple dates. Also noted are radios and antique items from Geo W Kurtz and NS Antiques. Information includes addresses in Anc Chester Virginia and Brad dock Street.
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Pingley & Carper
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Clarke
Smallwood
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Frank Tappan
Tappan
scAgr
William
International Soundphoto
Milk Commission
Frederick
Beauford
Assoc
Banking Group
Truman Board
Winchester Evening Star
People's Paper
Lloyd Harrison
Roger Malcolm
George Dorsey
Malcolm
W. T. Brown
International
Charles Clayton Edwards
National Negro Ass’n
Roger
Dorothy Malcolm
George
South
White House
Max Yergan
National Negro Congress
New York
Harlem
Acer
Bilbo
Rep
May (Day
House Military Committee
Midwest Minigroup
Garsson
Henry and
Murray
May
Geo. W. Kurtz
Braddock
Anc
Chester
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