Service Quizzed Over Amerasia Spy Testimony
Public hearing revokes closed session plans as State Department official Service testifies he did not knowingly pass secret military data to Amerasia editor Philip Jaffe. Senator McCarthy claims FBI testimony will reveal a hidden microphone in Jaffe’s hotel room during the May 1945 meeting.
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T John
Service
FBI
Amerasia
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
State Department
Senator McCarthy
Rwis
Inquiry
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia Magazine
New York
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Inquiry Committee
Jaffe
Statler
Washington
Pec
Nso
Kr -McCarthy
Ye Shen
Robert Mor 4S
China
Robert Bowers Dies Suddenly at Winchester
Robert W Bowers 51 owner of Bowers Machine Co died at 9 30 last night after admission to Winchester Memorial Hospital from a heart attack He had worked yesterday and showed no illness until 8 30 pm He was born March 21 1899 and married Mary Dell Bromley on January 3 1925 Survivors include his wife three children a granddaughter two brothers and three sisters Services are set for 4 pm tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with interment at Mt Hebron Cemetery Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named.
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Robert W Bowers
Bowers Machine Co
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Bowers
Mr. Bow's
Peyton J
Annie Ward Bowers
Berkeley County
W. Va
Mary Dell Bromley
Winchester
Fairmont Ave
Bowers
National Fruit Product Co
Byrd
Berryville
Evangelical Reformed Church
The
Elks and Friendship Fire
Arthur Kiracofe
Robert W. Bowers Jr
Ann Victoria Ritter
Harry H. Bowers
Henry L. Bowers
Albert Oates
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Alvin Shade
John Snyder
Red Lion
Omps Funeral Home
S. L. Flickinger
Mt. Hebron
William Massie Jr
P. W. Plumly
Russell Herrell
Charles Snider
Grover Schlack
Hugh Solenberger
J. P. Arthur
Richard E. Byrd
E. C. Stuart Sr
William Rooker
Perry Wright
Edwin Snider
T. G. Scully
J. H. Yost
Reeds Lunsford
Missouri Gambling Firm Ties Daily $500,000 Mail Bookmaking
Senate investigators probing nationwide gambling report a St. Louis firm led by C. J. Rich and Co. handling about 500000 dollars daily in mail order and telegram bets on horse racing and baseball. Kefauver voices concern over crime links and campaign contributions.
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U. S. Narcotics Bureau
Kefauver
Senate
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Bennett
Chicago
Missouri
St. Louis
C. J. Rich and Co
Jaycees to Install Officers Tonight at Winchester Club
The Junior Chamber of Commerce and Jaycee-ettes will host an annual banquet and dance at Winchester Golf Club starting at 6 30 PM. Ed L Molden to be installed as president by C Ridgely White with 130 attendees and service club leaders invited as guests.
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Gus Bornscheuer
Ed. L. Molden
C. Ridgely White
Winchester Junior Board
Etna
Molley. Ely
G. Tipingee
Jayceeettes
Jaycee
White
Charles Campbell, Jr
Harry Carpenter
Russell Newcome
Jack Ireland
Eugene Lakers
Robert Barbour
Herbert Duke
Henry T. Goode, Jr
Claude Smalts
Duke
William Schenck
Robert Bosserman
Page Louderback
Howard Cather
Ed Molden
Howard Vanderbilt
Maurice Trenary
Jack Fretwell
Draft Office Here Open All Week
The Winchester selective service office will operate five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 27 N. Braddock St. Monday through Friday. It reminds those nearing 18 to register within five days and notes discharged servicemen must also register.
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Winchester
Gabrielson Praises McCarthy Drive At Republican Meet
GOP Chairman Guy Gabrielson opened a two day meeting of Republican leaders from Maine to Florida in Atlantic City praising Senator Joseph McCarthy and saying Americans broadly support his objectives. He noted the sessions aim to plan out the fall vote and to discuss how to win control of Congress.
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Atlantic City
Guy Gabrielson
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Gabrielson
Maine
Florida
McCarthy
Ptate Department
GOP
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Congress
Governor Receives Clemency Petition for Seven Martinsville Condemned
Governor Bat tle received a clemency petition today on behalf of seven Martinsville men condemned to death for the rape of a white woman. The sentences were set for July 28 and August 4.
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Richmond
Battle
Martinsville
U S Plans for Entering Iron Curtain Countries
Congress debated granting citizenship to 2500 aliens who enlist in the U S Army with a 5 year service path to naturalization. A Senate bill sets a 10,000 cap with no time limit, while concerns about espionage and loyalty were raised. Army backing stressed hand-picked recruits and unit integration to avoid a foreign legion and ensure tactical value.
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Washington
Congress
U. S
House
Senate
Truman
Russia
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
United States
Foreign Legion
Army
Navy Plans a New Flush Deck Carrier in 1951
The Navy will begin construction in 1951 on a flush deck aircraft carrier nearly as large as the earlier proposed United States. The ship will exceed current deck length with a longer runway while costs are expected to be lower than the previously scrapped 1,090 foot design. The move follows a nationwide controversy over the halted carrier program and the administration’s defense policy.
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Washington
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
U.S
United States
John L. Sullivan
Baltimore Sun
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Senate Appropriations
Lightning Strikes Florida Killing Convict and Wrecking Church
A Florida storm killed convict Angelo Massina after a bolt felled him during escape near Winter Haven. Another convict, Robert McKay, was critically wounded. Lightning struck a Naval Air Station game, knocking down eight players and an umpire. The Christian Science Church in Winter Haven burned as a power pole ignited under a street.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Angelo Massina
Winter Haven
M. L. Fletcher
Bartow State Road
Massina
Fletcher
Robert W.mckay
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
Charles Webb
Christian Science Church
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook Warms Weekend
A five day Virginia weather outlook shows temperatures averaging three to five degrees above normal with a warm weekend. Scattered afternoon showers are expected through Monday with total rainfall around one third inch.
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Virginia
Beauty Contest Draws Teens At Handley High
Handley High School hosts the first annual Teen-age Beauty Contest at 8 p.m. as Winchester Forty and Eight sponsors a two hour show to raise funds for teen activities. Fifty four contestants compete in two groups of 27 with nine advancing from each round to final three winners.
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Handley High School
Winchester Forty and Eight
Armory
Richard Field Lewis
Gordon Baxter
Winchester Evening Star
James W. Green
American Brakeblok
Eugene Dearing
Murder Defendant Pleads Defense in Father-in-law Killing
Joe Leigh a former St. Charles police chief testified he shot John Miller after Miller cut his throat with a knife during a dispute at the Miller home over Leigh’s baby and ex wife. Leigh described a struggle, firing three times as he defended himself before collapsing en route to St. Charles hospital.
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Jonesville
Joe Leigh
John Miller
Miller
Leigh
St. Charles
Miller House
Larry
Lorene
Mller Leigh
Ed Morgan
Yard Party and Dance and Driving Lesson Notices
Yard Party at Greenwood Methodist Church tonight at 5 30 with country ham chicken salad cake ice cream and soft drinks. Dance Saturday night at Winchester Armory from 10 until close with music by Jack Fretwell sponsored by Disabled American Veterans. Learn to drive the Easy Method Way lessons in a dual control car by a trained instructor. information and free demonstration via Richard Chapman phone numbers 3577 or 4674 Chapman Motor Co.
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Greenwood Methodist Church
Winchester Armory
Jack Fretwell
Richard Chapman
Chapman Motor Co
Socialist threat to topple Bidault government in confidence vote
France the Socialists threaten to topple Premier Georges Bidault’s center coalition unless their wage raise demands are met. They vow to vote against the Bidault government in a confidence motion if dissatisfied, risking a government collapse amid coal and steel pool negotiations and calls for fiscal restraint.
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Paris
France
Socialist Party
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
West Europe
Assembly
Tde
English
Britain
Atlee
House of Commons
Highway Guards Stay. No National Guard Deployed at Enka Plant
Tennessee safety commissioner Sam K. Neal decided not to call up the National Guard to the Enka rayon plant strike scene near Morristown. Neal will keep enough highway patrolmen to prevent further violence as gunfire wounded four yesterday. Governor Gordon Browning will follow Neal’s recommendation and await word from Adjutant General Wallace. The CIO Textile Workers Union strike, now in its 13th week, has seen repeated clashes since the plant reopened in May.
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Morristown
Tenn
Tennessee
American Enka Corporation Rayon
Here
Sam K. Neal
Gordon Browning
Neal
Browning
Adj
Sam T. Wallace
Washington
Wallace
County Board Approves James Wood High School
Frederick County School Board votes unanimously to accept the near one million dollar James Wood High School building by English Iron Co. The new facility will combine classes from Stonewall Gainesboro Gore Middletown and Stephens City and is expected to finish by next week with equipment installation under Principal Beably.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
English Iron Co
Stonewall
Gainesboro
Gore
Middletown
Stephens
W. Irving Nixon
Richmond
Enoch Bell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Paul Beably
Charles E. Bass
G. Harry Richard
Clayton E. Pingley
Fred A. Whitacre
T. Newton Cather
R. E. Ayler
Elizabeth Sheetz
James Gordon
James Givens
W. R. Leege
Virginia
British Let Down Over Spofford Appointment
London officials reacted to Charles Spofford’s appointment as U S deputy and likely top commander of the Atlantic Defense Council’s new high command, signaling a disappointed mood amid the shift in leadership.
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London
Charles Spofford
U. S
Atlantic Defense Council
Draft Extension Spurs 3 Year Bill Amid Senate House Clash
The 15 day extension to the 1948 Selective Service Act keeps the draft alive while the Senate and House clash over a three year extension and racial integration provisions. President Truman expected to sign a stopgap measure as debates continue on who orders inductions and how long the draft authority lasts.
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Truman
Senate
House
Armed Services
Auth
Winchester Area Population Grows 25 Percent in Decade
Frederick County shows a 24.85 percent rise to 17 489 residents from 14 008 in the decade ending 1950. Winchester city increases to 13 766, up 1 671 from 12 096 in 1940, for a combined 31 256 residents. The gain reflects suburban movement around Winchester. The Evening Star notes a 38.6 percent circulation rise city and countywide.
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Frederick County
Lee N. Whitacre
John W. Wheeler
Census Bureau
Staunton
Winchester
The
Winchester Evening Star
Virginia Posts 20 Percent Population Gain Since 1940
Virginia reports preliminary 1950 totals for 88 counties and 27 cities plus estimates for 12 counties. State population reaches 3.23 million, up more than 20 percent from 1940, with urban growth outpacing rural areas and potential impact on congressional representation in the Tenth District.
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Richmond
Virgina
Bureau
Virginia
Congress
State Board Approves $186 300 For Schools In Virginia
Richmond VA The State Board of Education approved release of 186 300 from the 45 million school construction fund set by the 1950 General Assembly. Allocations include 123 000 for Culpeper County 48 300 for Nansemond County and 15 000 for the City of Winchester.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Culpeper County
Nansemond County
Winchester
Loudoun County
Collinsville
Henry County
Clarke
Culpeper
Fairfax
Orange
Prince Wil
Rockingham
Fredericksburg
Waynesboro
WANTED Experienced auto salesman
Wanted experienced auto salesman. Steady work with good pay. See Pine Motor Co Inc. (1p 6 23 4t).
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Pine Motor Co., Inc
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