Doctor Testimony In Murder Trial Claims No Killing Intent
Dr. Hermann N. testifies there was no life indication when he injected air into Mrs. Abbie Borreto’s veins and that he never intended to kill her. He recalls looking at the patient and believing she was dead on December 4 as he sought a syringe to act, with veins collapsed and no blood observed.
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Hermann N
Abbie Borreto
Dr. Sander
Borroto
Sander
Ralph E. Langdell
Richard Ford
Harvard University
Rent Control Status Clarified
The Washington Office of the Expediter states rent control has been off since February 16. Federal action removed restrictions on recommendation of the local board, not by the State government. Some locals questioned whether controls were actually off.
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Washington
The
STAR
Red Cross drive urged by Marshall appeals nationwide
Ma Winchester urges support for the annual American Red Cross membership campaign begun across the country. J Gen George C Marshall, then head of the Red Cross, calls for funds to sustain disaster relief armed forces veterans and health programs, emphasizing spiritual regeneration as a goal. Winchester Frederick County chapter prides its past quota performance. An adjacent notice promotes a rummage sale by the Quota Club and a used trailer sale at Whitacre's.
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American Red Cross
George C. Marshall
Red Cross
Great Humanitarian Organization
Winchester
Frederick County
Barr
Apple Blossom Princesses from Four States Announced
Four state contestants greet the audience as Apple Blossom festival princesses. Mary Elizabeth Hodges of Roanoke Virginia studied at Penn Hall and led school activities. Charlotte Breeden of Marion College served on campus staff and dramatics groups. Martha Jean Rush Crawford of College Park Maryland was a riding club leader and TV dancer. Jacque Nadine Montee of Grosse Pointe Michigan edited the school paper and led women's athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
Mary Elizabeth Hodges
J. Cutchin Hodges
Roanoke Virginia
Penn Hall
Corinthian Club
Hans Kindler Music Club
Penn Hall Players
Roanoke
Richmond
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson High School
Maryland
University of Maryland
Martha Jean Rush Crawford
Miss Crawford
William Rush Crawford
Calvert Hills
College Park
Eastern High School
Elliot Junior High
Washington
Westminister
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Riding Club
Crawford
Michigan
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
Jacque Nadine Montee
W. H. Montee
Grosse Pointe
Miss Montee
Women’s Athletic Association
Crosse Jointe Hight School
Plastiras Leads in Greece as Left Gains Ground
In Greece the National Progressive Union led by General Nicho las Plastiras held a slim advantage with about half the votes counted. The two major traditional parties trailed as a new Republican front and other leftist groups drew substantial support, signaling no single party will win a majority in Parliament's 250 seats.
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Athens
Nicholas Plastiras
Constantine
Plastiras
National Progressive Union
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophocles Venizelos
Republican Front
Greece
Poll Tax Repeal Referred Back to Committee in Virginia House
The Virginia House recommitted the poll tax repeal study to the Privileges and Elections Committee, with Delegate F R Broaddus stating broad agreement on procedure. The move aims to preserve study while preparing potential recommendations, as the chamber nears final budget decisions and a major tax-cut debate looms in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
House
Privileges and Elections Committee
F. R. Broaddus
Henry
Broaddus
Senate Finance Committee
Norris
Subcommittee
Senate
Gray Tax Commission
Virginia General Assembly
Grass fires keep fighters on jump
Grass fires kept area crews on alert as alarms rang this morning. County trucks answered two calls this afternoon, one at the Sarah Brown farm in the Opequon area and another at the Harry Bo White Hales orchard.
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Front Royal Rd
Sarah Brown
Opequon
Harry Bo White Hales
Coplon Trial Nears Finish
Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev face a verdict after defense lawyers reject a summation. Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan set to charge the jury after Gubitchev’s counsel Abrahm L. Ponerantz, as Neuburger declines to present witnesses. Neuburger bets a higher court will overturn any conviction.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
U. S
Sylvester J. Ryan
Abraham L. Ponerantz
Ryan
Samuel Neuburger
Legislature Enters Final Week With Tax Issue to Be Decided
Richmond notes the legislature heads into its final week with a tax relief proposal. A surplus would trigger an across the board tax cut from 10 percent to 20 percent based on amount. Winchester Senator Whitehead argues relief is needed. Senate backed it 32 to 5. The Byrd Whitehead clash likely to loom in the House Friday.
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Today
Senate
House
Chamber
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd Senate
Robert Whitehead
Byrd
Richmond
Winchester
Whitehead
Fire crews battle grass fires across county amid brush burning crackdown
Fire fighters from six companies and many volunteers faced several grass fires in the county over the weekend. Chief Thomas H. Rosenberger warned of intensified enforcement for brush burning violations as fires scorched acres and threatened structures near Cross Junction Ridings Chapel and Red Bud Road. Neighbors and multiple fire units aided efforts, with some lands reporting minimal damage and investigations possible for careless disposal of ashes.
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Thomas H. Rosenberger
Russell Pugh
Cross Junction
Ridings Chapel
Nain
Marvin Grim
H. R. Mills
Stephens City Fire Company
Mills
Middletown Fire Co
Strasburg
Toms Brook
Julian Hammock
Labor Shelves Nationalization In Britain Parliament
Britain’s Labour government avoids bold moves on nationalization in the King’s Speech opening. Liberals with nine seats may influence the shaky seven seat majority as Attlee’s cabinet backs UN security and atomic energy control amid budget pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Laationaliz
Labor
George VI
Liberal Party
Labor Party
House of Commons
Clement Davies
Winston Churchill
Laborites
Attlee
United Nations
Murder Trial Begins Today in Norfolk Court
Lawrence Augustine Markham, 37, indicted for the slaying of Shirley Murray, six, goes to trial in federal court before Judge Albert V. Bryan. A 12 jurors from 106 potential sit for the murder case as U S Attorney George Hamrickhouse leads the prosecution and Liewellen Richardson and Braden Vandeventer defend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Lawrence Augustine Markham
Shirley Murray
United States District Court
Albert V. Bryan
Markham
United States
George R. Hamrickhouse
William B. Eley
John P
Eastern State Hospital
Williamsburg
Broad Creek Village
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Washington, D. C
Five Applications for 1950 Clarke County Enumerator Post
Julian C Glascock crew leader says Clarke County has received five applications for census enumerators for the 1950 count. A six person quota is assigned with work starting April 1. Interested parties should contact Mr Glascock.
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Julian C. Glascock
Clarke County
Mr. Glascock
Mrs Edith Nott Dies in Richmond at 78
Mrs. Edith Emms Nott aged 78, longtime figure in Richmond Catholic women circles, died yesterday at the home of her daughter Mrs. E A Stump in Richmond.
Wood for Sale by A. C. Oates Lumber Yard
A. C. Oates Lumber Yard advertises wood for sale and lists contact phone number 6414. The notice appears with a companion ham and chicken supper offering details on a newspaper page.
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A. C. Oates Lumber Yard
Mrs Ruth Smith Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Ruth Marie Smith 49 wife of N Leon Smith Gainesboro merchant and postmaster died 12 30 am at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered when a car stalled on the highway near Cross Junction and was rear ended by another vehicle. She had a fractured skull and brain injury and never regained consciousness. Born December 27 1900 at Whitacre she was a daughter of Mollie Pugh Whitacre and the late George Whitacre. She married February 25 1922 and leaves two children Nat Smith and Sara Marie Smith the latter a hospital patient for a fractured pelvis from the same crash. Franklin M Adams said his car broke down en route to a Ladies Aid meeting when Charles Loring Pugh Gainesboro struck the stalled car. State Trooper James Kincaid will confer with Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Massie Jr possibly over manslaughter charges. Pugh admitted driving but said he did not see the other vehicle. She was a member of Ebenezer Christian Church and active in county 4-H. Surviving siblings include six brothers and sisters. Funeral 2 30 pm Wednesday at Omps Funeral Home with burial Mt Hebron Cemetery.
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Ruth Marie Smith
N. Leon Smith
Gainesboro
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cross Junction
Franklin M. Adams
Ladies Aid
Adams
Charles Loring Pugh
Smiths
James Kincaid
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie Jr
Pugh
Kincaid
Smith
Ebenezer Christian Church
Lee N. Whitacre
Minnie Carpenter
Whitacre
C. T. Adams
E. Clay Rogers
Clarence Omps
Reynolds Store
William Mullins
Chattanooga
Tenn
Omps Funeral Home
J. Goode
Edward Kyle
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
Mines Returned To Their Owners
The Virginia Fuel Commission returned two coal tipples to their owners after seizure under the state mine seizure law. Governor Battle authorized release of the Raven Ash Co. tipple in Tazewell County and a Consumer Mining Corp. tipple on Route 460 near Raven, with other seized facilities in Buchanan and Tazewell counties to be released upon owner request.
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Richmond
Virginia Fuel Commission
Battle
Tazewell County
Buchanan County
Jack
Raven Ash Co
Raven
Miners End Strike With New Soft Coal Contract
In Washington the United Mine Workers and operators signed a soft coal pact ending a four week strike. The deal guarantees a 14.75 dollar daily wage, a 30 cent per ton levy for a welfare fund, and a five day Memorial limit, with a 30 day cancellation option after 1951. The agreement aims to restore production and curb looming economic disruption.
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Washington
Busi
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Federal
New York
Statler
Chiang Warns Nationalists at Sun Yat-sen Memorial
In Taipei Chiang Kai-shek addressed over 2000 Kuomintang members at a Sun Yat-sen memorial service. He declared Nationalist China has one last chance to survive and triumph and pledged to work until his death to restore democracy and rejuvenate the nation.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist
China
Chiang
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese Republic
Kuomintang
Four Strangers Slaughtered By Mental Patient Just Freed
A 19-year-old man released from a hospital for the criminal insane killed four strangers and wounded three others in a ten minute ramhttps Brooklyn street massacre. He was subdued by police and restrained after a struggle.
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New York
Brooklyn
Yestern
William Jones
Jones
Paris Transit Strike Affects City Services
Paris was hit by a transit strike with many stores closed and traffic tangled. Government ministries used volunteer crews to operate some services while about five bus lines and two subway lines ran on irregular schedules. Taxicabs remained available. The city and suburbs rely on 130 bus lines and 14 subway lines.
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Ife
National Assembly
Paris
Barrett Renamed By Gov Battle
Governor Battle reappointed Dr. Joseph E. Barrett as state commissioner of mental hygiene and hospitals for a new term running with his own. He also named Dr. J. M. Emmett of Clifton Forge to UVA Board of Visitors to replace the late Dr. Hugh H. Trout Roanoke for a four year term ending February 28, 1954.
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Richmond
Battle
Joseph E. Barrett
J. M. Emmett
Clifton Forge
University of Virginia
Board of Visitors
Hugh H. Trout
Roanoke
Rail workers bring back 400 furloughed staff in coal regions
The Western Maryland Railroad recalled 400 furloughed employees as coal mines along its lines in Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania resumed operations boosting regional activity and employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Merchant Dies Across Borders in Virginia City
Jacob A. Rhoades, 47, operator of stores in Richmond Norfolk Danville and Wilmington North Carolina, died Sunday at his home here.
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Jacob A. Rhoades
Richmond
Norfolk
Danville
Wilmington
N. C
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Gov. Battle
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