Winchester records second fatal pedestrian crash of year
James Washington, 12 W Bond St, a colored man, died at Winchester hospital at 9:50 a m after being struck by Beverley Beaver turning from Braddock St near Germain St. The second highway death in Winchester this year. post mortem planned. Chief Boyd to confer with coroner Dr Troxell and Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Washington
W. Bond St
Germain and Braddock Sts
Winchester Hospital
Winchester
William Cross Miller
J. Thomas Boyd
John Troxell
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Beverley Beaver
R. 1
Washington
Germain St
Buncutter
Beaver
Braddock
Berryville
National Safety Council
Chicago
Edmunds Heads Local Chapter of Banking Institute
Edmunds, teller at Bank of Clarke County Berryville, elected president of the Stonewall Jackson chapter of the American Institute of Banking. At Shenandoah Valley National Bank in Winchester, Benjamin H. Long was named vice president, Mrs. Helen H. Keyton secretary, Miss Isabelle Bailey assistant secretary, and Albert Bull treasurer. New directors elected: E. E. Morrow Norman C. Scott and Richard Sedwick. Planning for the Clearing House dinner at New Market on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Edmunds
Bank of Clarke County
Berryville
Stonewall Jackson
American Institute of Banking
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Benjamin H. Long
First National Bank
Luray
Helen H. Keyton
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Isabelle Bailey
Albert Bull
Citizens National Bank
Front Royal
E. E. Morrow
Massanutten Bank of
Strasburg
Norman C. Scott
Richard Sedwick
Clearing House
New Market
Auto Plant Head And Associates Indicted By U S
Chicago reports Promoter Preston T Tucker and seven associates indicted on 31 counts including mail fraud SEC violations and conspiracy. Grand jury spent 12 weeks since February 12 investigating Tucker and his corporation before Judge John P Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Preston T. Tucker
SEC
John P. Barnes
Tucker
Flower laden pupils honor benefactors memory at Handley cemetery
More than 2000 city school pupils marched to Mt Hebron cemetery to honor Judge John Handley John Kerr and other Winchester school benefactors. The Handley graduation program followed with 97 seniors to receive diplomas from Superintendent Garland Quarles at 8 p.m. Tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hebron
John Handley
John Kerr
Winchester
Handley
Garland Quarles
Ronald Wilson
Loudoun St. Presbyterian Church
Handley High School
Gwendolyn Haynes
Sadie Finkelstein
Friml
Martin
Cain
Clark
Romberg
Prince
DeFalla
Eugene Russell
Cary Marshall
Peyton J. Marshall
S. Stewart St
Dorothy Eisenberg
William E. Eisenberg
Florence Harley
Edward Manuel
Betty Jo Halterman
James Clark
Quarles
Frederick County
McKellar Demands Hoffman Resign Over ECA Funds
Senator McKellar charged ECA head Paul Hoffman with pressuring the appropriations panel and called for his resignation to protect U S interests. Hoffman denied threats insisting he would resign only if unable to run the recovery program effectively and pursue needed funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKellar
D-Tenn
ECA
Paul Offman
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hoffman
Europe
Ferguson
R-Mich
United Staes
Hoffman Ferguson
Adam
Slayer of Crippled Daughter Faces Court in Michigan
Detroit. June 10. Eugene Braunsdorf, 51, a Detroit Symphony Orchestra bass viol player, is to be brought to trial on a murder charge for the May 21 shooting death of his 25 year old crippled daughter Virginia and his self inflicted wounds. Prosecutor Gerlach K O'Brien pressed the warrant saying the case is a tragedy but must be pursued. Braunsdorf is reported to be recovering in hospital and will face the bar of justice in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Eugene Braunsdorf
Bar of Justice
Stern Court
Braunsdorf
Virginia
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Symphony
Gerlach K. O’brien
Defective Flue Blamed for Fire at Leicester Street Home
A defective flue caused a morning fire at 116 W Leicester St, a frame house owned by Rich ard D. Washington. Firemen cut away wood around the chimney, water damage added to the loss, insured. Mrs. Harry Johnson, daughter of the Washingtons, spotted the blaze as students headed to Mt Hebron cemetery, prompting alarm among the pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester St
Richard D. Washington
Harry Johnson
Washingtons
Mt. Hebron
Grand community notices and sales listings in town paper
Public notices list yard parties church events and a grange play at Middletown High School with dates in June. Other items include a sale on shoes and grocery ad corrections from Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce and Safeway Market. Poultry offerings and a public sale of auto parts conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire CO
Pritt
Welltown Church
Middletown Grange
Grandpa
Middletown High School
Safeway Super Market
Senator Eastland Dismisses Wallace Campaign Aide in Senate Hearing
In a tense session Senator Eastland rebuked C B Baldwin Henry Wallace's campaign manager and ordered him from the witness chair. Baldwin refused to answer if he is or has been a member of the Communist party and accused Eastland of fighting against Negro rights. The exchange occurred during a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing on bills requiring registration of communist front organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eastland
D-Miss
C. B. Baldwin
Henry Wallace
Senate
Baldwin
Communist Party
Farm Security Administration
Coty¢on Council
Barrett Baldwin
Progressive Party
AFL Fruit Truckers Strike in Washington
Two AFL unions of truck drivers and wholesale workers walked out today against eight wholesale fruit and produce companies in Washington. Deliveries were nearly halted and about 130 workers joined the strike after a 14 cent wage increase demand was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
Democrats Called To Declare Ticket And For Mass Meet
Thomas G. Scully and W. Lee Fisher call a 7:30 p m meeting on Monday June 20 to formally determine Democratic nominees for local offices. Only one candidacy per office. nominees to be declared. A mass meeting follows at 7:45 p m in City Hall courtroom to elect a new Democratic committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Scully
City Democratic Committee
W. Lee Fisher
Scully
Fisher
Army Says Clapp Was Not Investigated for Germany Assignment
Secretary of the Army Gray stated the Army never investigated Gordon R. Clapp and has no derogatory information affecting his eligibility for a German assignment. A misinterpretation of the March 1949 cable caused reports that Clapp was unemployable. an inquiry is underway to correct the error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gray
Army
TVA
Gordon Clapp
Germany
Clapp
National Military Establishment
Department of the Army
Gordon R. Clapp
Wheat Crop Forecast Sets Second Largest On Record
The Agriculture Department forecast this year's wheat crop at 1 336 976 000 bushels, the second largest of record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Winchester Welcomes Circus With New Big Top
Roger Bros. circus sets up in Winchester on Garber grounds with a brand new big top arriving from Norfolk. The tent goes up by mid morning as staff install equipment and a cook house. traffic police will control matinee and 8 pm crowds. The show, featuring Nina Odell elephants and Capt Eddie Kuhn trainers, opens at 7 tonight with wide community support and welfare agency ticket distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bros. Circus
Winchester
Norfolk
Garber Grounds
Front Royal Pike
Luray
Handley and
County High School
Winchester Fire
Iron Lung Fund
Taylor Barr
Charlotte
Eddie Kuhn
Nina Odell
Jimmy Odell
Vehicle Congress of Clowns
Russia Seeks Big Four Talks to Draft German Peace Pact
Secret FBI report cited in the Judith Coplon espionage case ties Irina Aleksander to Russian espionage activity in Washington. The document describes meetings at private homes with Army officers and alleges she influenced officials and arranged covert gatherings, with references to NKVD contacts and a 1945 neighbor tip about secretive meetings at the Dunham residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Judith Coplon
Irina
Iraida) Efimovna Aleksander
Bothidar Kassimir Aleksander
Miss Coplon
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Defense
Army
Bernard Koten
American Russian Institute
William Hermann Eckart Johnson
Annette F. Johnson
War Department
Washington, D. C
NKVD
Yugo
Austria
U. S
PBS
Letcher
Vera Sandomirsky Durham
Vera
Elvin Sill
Arlington
Bureau
Henry Dunham
U. 8 Army
Dunham
Sill
Civ
Anti-poll Tax Bill Seen Advancing in U S House
In Washington on June 10 the anti poll tax bill, a key part of Truman's civil rights program, faces a full House vote after a subcommittee shelved it. Advocates say the measure bans poll taxes for Federal voting, while opponents warn it would grant sweeping Federal control over local elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Truman
House Administration
Norton
D-Nj
Administration Committee
Burr P. Harrison
Virginia
Harrison
Congress
House Criticizes Senatorial Privileges Amid Expenses
The House, in a rare public rebuke, targets Senate privileges such as free mineral water and misc expenses. The debate on a 62.2 million dollar bill for congressional activities ended with House passage of the measure and approval of an extra clerk and 500 dollars more expense funds per member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Hcuse
Capitol
Winchester Aerie Meeting Dates Announced for Summer
Winchester Aerie No. 824 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles notifies members that regular meetings will be held the first and third Fridays during June July and August. Signed by the Secretary. Also listed Potomac Edison stock small block for sale and Coleman Dunn contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Aerie No. 824
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Potomac Edison
Coleman Dunn
Sigrid Undset Dies at 67 After Nazi Opposition
Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset, author of the Kristen Lavransdatter trilogy, died at her Lillehammer home. Her work drew Nazi ire. she supported Norway during the occupation, and her sons served in the war. She fled to Sweden and later the United States giving lectures urging action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Sigrid Undset
Lillehammer
Miss Undset
Miss Andset
Anders
Arctic Circle
Sweden
United States
Hans
America
Europe
Four Power Will Draft German Peace Treaty In Paris Talks
Western allies press for a three month deadline to draft a German peace treaty as Russia proposes a four power withdrawal plan one year after signing. Berlin talks pressured by rail strike and looming four power commission option. Vishinsky seeks quick framework while Austria independence talks show cautious progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Andrei
Vishinsky
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Germany
Britain
France
United States
Berlin
West
Collegian Missing Co ed Wounded In Night Attack
A Colorado university student vanished after a date with Doris Ann Weaver. Officers suspect a slayer after the pair were attacked in Boulder Creek. Weaver, of Twin Falls Idaho, was found with head wounds and led deputies to a bloodstained scene and trail to the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
Colorado University
Delta Tau Delta
Roy G. Spore Jr
Denver
Boulder Creek
Doris Ann Weaver
Twin Palls
Idaho
Arthur Everson
Handley Assembly Honors Its Athletic Lettermen
Handley School honors fourteen seniors and one freshman for earning letters in football basketball and track at a final annual assembly. Letters were presented by Coach Hunter Maddox with state medals awarded to top track performers including first place in the shot and 440 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Assembly
Hunter Maddox
Teddy Keller
Ellsworth Keller
National Ave
Richard McIntyre
Donald Bush
Glen LaVecchia
Richard Haymaker
Byrd Fugitt
Loring Burkhart
Jimmy Lawrence
Manuel Sempeles
Keith Lee
William Kersey
M. Sempeles
J. Lawrence
Dennis Robinson
T. Keller
Lawrence :S
Ley
John Solenberger
Jimmy
Demo Semples
Tony Lazazzera
Kenneth Lake
Tedy Keller
Eddie Manuel
Pat Barr
Richard Boxwell
Donald Grove
Richard Hart
Manuel Semples
Keller
McIntyre
Bush
Richard Chapman
Robert Hall
Lavecchia
Robert Anderson
Albert Lazazzera
Marshall Carper
Robert Dale
Fugitt
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Boyd
Commonwealth Atty
Edmunds
Banking Institute
Auto Plant
U.S
Handley ‘ Boulevard
E. Boscawen St
M’kellar
Tennessee
Piccadilly St
Ealing
C. M. Janney
Monmouth
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
William F. Knowland
R-Calif
Henry D. Smythe
AEC
Smythe
Big 4
U.K
Rep
Burr Harrison
Marcantonio
Randolph Macon
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