Senator Hickenlooper Eyes Peurifoy Questioning in Amerasia Case
Senate inquiry plans closed testimony from Career Diplomat John B. Service as Deputy Undersecretary John E. Peurifoy is urged to appear for questioning. The Amerasia affair centers on secret documents found by the FBI in Amerasia magazine offices and linked figures include Peurifoy Larsen and Service. Peurifoy denies asking Cardinal Spellman or intervening with McCarthy over Service.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
R-Idwa
Senate Committee
Amerasia
John E. Peurifoy
John 8. Service
Service
State Department
FBI
Amerasia Magazine
Peurifoy
McCarthy
R-Wis
Groton
Conn
Wisconsin
Emmanuel S. Larsen
Larsen
Senate
John Service
Senate Foreign Relations
Chicago Tribune
Cardinal Spellman
New York
Tribune
Apple Growers Hear Talks on 1950 Crop Prospects
Apple growers in Frederick County will hear talks at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the county courthouse. A H Teske extension horticulturist at VPI will speak on crop prospects for 1950. Dr A B Groves will discuss Looking at the Spray Program and J P Arthur will cover The Professor Looks at the 1950 Apple Crop. Walker McC Bond will preside with J Kenneth Robinson in charge of the program. Orchardists are urged to bring key workers and allied representatives are invited.
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A. H. Teske
VPI
Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn
A. B. Groves
Winchester Research Laboratory
J. P. Arthur
Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider and Vinegar Co
Staunton Businessman J Harry Bryan Dies
J Harry Bryan 77 a Staunton businessman and church leader died unexpectedly at his home. A yard party at Friendship E U B Church lawn is set for June 17 for the church benefit.
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Staunton
J. Harry Bryan
Friendship E. U. B
Benefit of Church
Old Bethel Methodist Church
Golden Glow
House OF Good Food
James Wood High School Building Inspection Set for Friday
James Wood Consolidated High School’s new plant nears final inspection. Frederick County Superintendent R E Ayler announced a 9 am Friday tour with Curtis English of English Construction and architect W Irving Nixon of Dixon and Norman. Suppliers have been told to ship equipment immediately.
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James Wood High School
James Wood Consolidated High School
R. E. Ayler
Frederick County Schools
Curtis English
English Construction Co
W. Irving Nixon
Richmond
Dixon and Norman
Ylor
Winchester Teen Beauty Contest Sees 14 More Entrants
Fourteen additional contestants join the Forty and Eight Teen Age Beauty Contest set for 8 p m next Friday at Handley School auditorium. Entrants include Sue Sowers Elizabeth Cather Connie Line Patricia Ann Barton and others with sponsors such as American Legion Post 21 Corrigan's Rug Service and Winchester News Co. Total entrants reach 44 with many from Winchester local firms and nearby towns. Proceeds fund teen activities in the city and county. participants will be treated to a buffet supper and dance at Winchester Armory after the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Handley School
Sue Sowers
American Legion Post 21
Elizabeth Cather
Charles Zuckerman
Carl Campbell
Connie Line
Novick Transfer Co
Philomena Stultz
Cappers Jewelry
Patricia Ann Barton
Blue Ridge Asphalt Paving Co
Connie Shull
Schenck Cheese Co
Jane Sowers
Corrigan’s
Rug Service
Jane Barry
Winchester Steam Laundry
Peggy Lois Strother
Cammer Tire Co
Helen Mil Jeson
Elliott Motor Lines
Ann Hardesty
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Maxine Butler
Pifer Printing Co
Lucille Byrd Clevenger
Angers Pure Oil Station
Jean Hawkins
Winchester News Co
Madison
Woodstock
Strasburg
Marshall
Eugene Dearing
Chef de Gare
Winchester Armory
Soap Box Derby Guests Swim at Willow Lawn Pool
About 30 entrants in the annual Soap Box Derby were guests at Willow Lawn Pool in Winchester on a Thursday evening before the July 4 race. They were hosted by B and M Chevrol Company and enjoyed swimming plus refreshments.
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Winchester
Willow Lawn Pool
B and M. Chevrole Company
Three Children Die Smothered in Ice Box Tragedy
Three children aged 8 4 and 3 were smothered in an abandoned ice box in the family's backyard five miles south of town. The lid reportedly fell shut while they played inside. Their mother Leon Proctor found the bodies on returning home from work.
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Alexandria
Here
Leon Proctor
Wells Proctor, Jr
Michael Proctor
Cool Air to Hit Virginia Tonight
A mass of cool air from Canada and Hudson Bay moved south from the Great Lakes toward the eastern states and Virginia. Temperatures fell across the Midwest with Chicago tying a June 17 record at 47 and Calumet Michigan dropping to 34. Detroit reached 49.
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Associated Press
Midwest
North Central
Canada
Hudson Bay
Lake Superior
Lakes
Mercury
Far West
Women to Talk In Milk Strike in Pittsburgh Area
Wives of 3250 striking milk truck drivers plan discussions with industry leaders in Pittsburgh to seek a resolution. An Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association official awaits meetings with the women before consulting AFL Milk and Ice Cream Driver Salesmen and Dairy Employees Local 205. The nine day strike has halted most milk deliveries beyond emergencies in the region.
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Greater
Flood Catastrophe Hits Crooksville Pottery Town
A flash flood from a dam burst swept Crooksville Ohio, destroying two potteries and damaging a power station. Three Rose Farm houses were washed away with two residents missing. Fire crews rescued 30 to 35 people from the kiln building as it exploded and fire spread to Ceramic Pottery Company, with about 200 workers affected.
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Crooksville
Ohio
Zanesville
Calvin Ross
Potteries
Ohio Power Company
Misco Mine Company
Rose Farm
State Highway Patrol
Acme Pottery Company
Ceramic Pottery Company
Hoover Warns Deficit Policy Leads to Inflation and Disaster
Chicago speech to 4,000 Jaycees warns that continued government borrowing to cover deficits risks inflation and erodes purchasing power. Hoover says prosperity without inflation is possible only with stable policies and opposes higher taxes, warning against a collectivist state.
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Chicago
Hoover
U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Search Underway for Woman Flier in Powder Puff Derby
The Civil Aeronautics Administration is checking Virginia airports for Marjorie Harrison missing competitor in the Montreal to West Palm Beach powder puff derby. Harrison, a Treasury Department employee, left Riverdale Maryland at 5 30 p m to press south with no fixed destination, had brief stops near Philadelphia and Riverdale, and hoped to fly as far as possible before nightfall despite bad weather.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Virginia
Marjorie Harrison
Palm Beach
CAA
Erco
Riverdale
Harrison
Quantico
Richmond
Washington Flyer
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Employers Invited To View VSES Procurement List
F W Bailey manager of the Winchester Virginia State Employment Service office announces a filed list of items and equipment to be procured through the Consolidated Department of Defense and GSA Procurement Information. Employers may review releases at 21 W Piccadilly Street for full details and obtain information. Money to lend on approved real estate security. Herbert Larrick Atty.
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F. W. Bailey
Winchester
Virginia State Employment Service
Consolidated
Department of Defense and
General Services Administration
W. Piccadilly Street
Herbert
Larrick
Atty
Harrison Demands Straight Answers on Cold War Leadership
Rep Burr Harrison of Virginia urged public leaders to provide clear responses as he spoke at the dedication of the Conrad Hoover American Legion Post home in Cameron Street. He warned Soviet espionage and urged a more accountable government, urging vigorous public opinion to counter indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Miller
Burr P. Harrison
D-Va
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
N. Cameron St
Harrison
House Un-American Activities Committee
Truman
McGrath
Robert S. Baker
Cameron St
Russia
Justice Department
Un-American Activities Committee
Hawaii
Ratic Party
Hawaiian Democratic Party
Congressional Committees
Congress
Acheson
United States
Apple Spray Suggested for June Week in Orchards
C H Hill of Winchester Research Laboratory advises a week of June 19 as the optimal spray time for apple trees bearing fruit. The mix uses 50 percent DDT powder two pounds, ferbam one and a half pounds, or Bordeaux mixture, with 2 4 100 formula, detailing order of mixing and adjustments for severe scale. The mite issue is minor and red-banded leaf roller is limited. final spray likely this season until late July, with possible early July treatments if pests rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Hill
Winchester Research Laboratory
Dewey Drops Political Career Ending Public Service
New York Governor Dewey announced he will not run for re election ending twenty years in public life. He plans to return to private law practice after his term ends and indicated future national or international political interest may continue. Lt Gov Hanley quickly announced his candidacy with support from Assembly Speaker Heck and other GOP leaders.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomsas E. Dewey
GOP
White House
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Hanley
Assembly
Oswald D. Heck
Frank C. Moore
Saratoga Springs
Motorist dies after crash near Capon Bridge
Herlin H Fox 17 of Overland Park Kansas died at Winchester Memorial Hospital four hours after his car collided with a truck on Route 50 near Capon Bridge. Passenger Buddy R Railsback Kansas City Missouri injured mildly. truck driver Janes E Smart Jr Hyattsville Maryland unharmed. Two other crashes on Route 50 involved Leonard Clowsey Hayfield and W H Wall Churchton Maryland with hit and run charges filed. a Studebaker sedan driven by Christopher J Schrohed Pittsburgh Pennsylvania overturned injuring none of his wife and two children.
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Herlin H. Fox
Overland Park, Kans
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 50
Capon Bridge
Janes E. Smart, Jr
Hyattsville
Winchester
L. P. Coverstone
Leonard Clowsey
Hayfield
W.H. Wall
Churchton
Maryland
Wall
Christopher J. Schrohed
Pittsburgh
Studebaker
Janes H. Wood, Jr
Post Office Hit By Clerks Today
The Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks accuses the Post Office department of assigning mail handlers to clerical duties to cut costs. The group endorses legislation to limit mail handlers and notes handlers earn lower wages than clerks.
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Old Point Comfort
Post Office Department
Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks
Tax Files Opened To Crime Probers
President Truman opened income tax files to the Kefauver committee and directed all agencies to cooperate. The inquiry targets big time gamblers and crime syndicates as the Senate panel probes organized crime.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Attempt to derail Baltimore express thwarted near Washington
Railroad police report an attempt to derail the Baltimore and Ohio Cleveland express by jamming a heavy steel bar into a switch near Washington. The bar broke, saving the train from wrecking. the engine 6 minutes out felt a jar and sparks as five cars passed before an emergency stop.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Cleveland Express
Union
Silver Spring
E. L. Massie
W. C. Hare
Baltimore
Compton Rejects Soviet Claim on Peaceful Atomic Energy
Dr. Arthur H Compton said Russians are fogging the issue by claiming their atomic energy program is peaceful rather than weaponized. He dismissed the assertion as misdirection in the Berlin briefing.
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Berlin
Arthur H Compton
Foraker denies calling McCarthy unethical over manuscript
Columbus receiver Clyde Foraker of Lustron Corp denies saying it was unethical for Senator McCarthy to sell a $10,000 housing manuscript. AP reporters Davis and Kanede stand by their account after rechecking notes.
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Columbus
Clyde Foraker
Lustron Corp
U. S
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Lustron
Foraker
Ken Davis
Associated Press
Bob Kanade
Columbus Dispatch
McCarthy
Davis
Kanede
Further Arrests Expected in Spy Pattern Across U S
Three American citizens have been arrested as FBI investigations piece together a wartime espionage network. Key arrests include Alfred Dean Slack at Syracuse, David Greenglass in New York City, and connections to Klaus Fuchs jailed in Britain.
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FBI
Washington
United States
London
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
David Greenglass
New York City
Slack
Holston Ordnance Works
Kingsport
Tenn
Big Florida packing plant destroyed by out of control fire
A multi million dollar blaze in Winter Haven Florida destroyed Polk Packing Association plant and damaged surrounding structures. Firefighters from seven towns battled flames that reached 400 to 500 feet in the air as crews reported losses of about a quarter million boxes of citrus fruit and total damage likely over two billion dollars.
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Winter Haven
Fila
Florida
Polk Packing Association
Care Star
Mercury
Kern Motor CO
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Handley Auditorium
U.S
Herbert Hoover
VSES
Red
New Legion
Fox
Omps Funeral Home
Buddy R Railsback
Kansas City
Winchester Hospital
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