Winchester man dies after street accident
William Cross Miller a 71 year old Winchester resident of 134 W Piccadilly St died at Winchester Hospital at 1 p m from head injuries after collapsing with a stroke or being struck by a car at Piccadilly and Braddock St Thursday night An inquest is set for 4 p m Wednesday at the police station Miller was known for philanthropy and visits to nursing homes Funeral services will be held 3 30 p m Monday at the home of cousin Mrs J W Riley
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William Cross Miller
Piccadilly St
Winchester Hospital
Piccadilly and
Braddock St
Miller
Blier
Mr. Miller
Godfrey Lewis Miller
Mary Jane (Long) Miller
Frank
Godfrey
Lewis Godfrey Miller
Godfrey Miller
Saxony
America
Winchester
Anna Maria Kurtz
Wuertemburg
William C. Miller
Missions of Mercy
J. W. Riley
W. Piccadilly St
Local History: Louis Collier Bradford's Life and Legacy
Louis Collier Bradford born January 10 1858 in Summerville Clarke son of Dr Wm A Bradford and Louisa C Smith rose to become night managing editor of the New York Tribune after joining its staff in 1882 He retired in 1908 famed for poise and dry humor He married Katherine Sanders in 1883 lived in Brooklyn and Abbeyville near Boyce died April 20 1912 Mrs Bradford died 1936 Their children are Mrs Robert A Magill Prof Louis Jacquelin Bradford and Miss Elizabeth Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Collier Bradford
Wm. A
Louisa C. (Smith) Bradford
Summerville
Clarke
King Ranch
Texas
Bradford
N. Y. Tribune
New York
The
Tribune
Park Row
Katherine A. Sanders
Pembrokeshire
Wales
Brooklyn
Abbeyville
Boyce
Robert A. Magill
Lynchburg
Louis Jacquelin Bradford
Pennyslvania State College
Elizabeth Bradford
Abberville
Handley pupil wins district oratorical contest
Miss Virginia Yates of Handley senior and Frederick county, representing Virginia Bankers Assn., won the district oratorical contest at Berryville. Runner-up was Lewis Costello of Herndon. third Mary Katherine Manuel of Warren County. Prize money totaled 75 50 and 25 dollars, and the winner's total to date reaches 140 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Yates
Handley
Frederick County
Virginia Bankers Assn
Berryville
Lewis Costello
Herndon High School
Fairfax County
Mary Katherine Manuel
Warren County
Bobby Potts
Louidoun County
Dane Long
Clarke County
Norman C. Scott
First National Bank of
Carl Coiner
Shenandoah County
H. Ewing Wall
Senate Prods Maritime Group To Collect 26 Billion Debt
The Maritime Commission will form a special accounting team to collect about 26 billion dollars owed to the government. An official blamed discarded records and disgruntled employees for long delays since 1947, hindering efforts to recover wartime advances to private firms.
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Senate
Maritime Group
Washington
Maritime Commission
K. E. Harris
Commission
Hoey
DNC
Harris
B 36 Sets Record With 9600 Mile Nonstop Flight
A B 36 bomber landed at Carswell Air Base after a 9600 mile non stop flight the longest ever for a B 36. The aircraft was not refueled in flight and landed with two hours of fuel remaining due to two engine failures. Maj John D Bartlett directed the mission for the 7th Bombardment Wing of the 8th Air Force.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Base
Maj
John D. Bartlett
7Th Bombardment Wing
8Th Air Force
Honolulu
Bartlett
Mine Shutdown Triggers Coal Industry Furloughs Nationwide
The Pennsylvania Railroad will furlough about 20,000 employees due to a two week coal mine shutdown. C and O lays off 10,000. Norfolk and Western 4,500. B and O and Western Maryland to follow Monday. Miners and families face two weeks idle with impact on households and steel operations noting no immediate curtailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
C. and O
Norfolk and Western
B & O and Western Maryland
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mississippi
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Civil Rights Bill Passage At This Session Unlikely
Washington story by James Marlow on March 12 describes a two week Southern Democratic filibuster blocking any consideration of Truman's civil rights program. It outlines Senate rules on motions to bring up debate, a proposed two thirds endfilibuster rule, and the political stakes for Truman and the Democratic Party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
President Truman
Senate
Truman
Local DHIA Wins State Butterfat and Milk Honors
Clarke Frederick DHIA captures state honors for butterfat and milk production in January as Virginia Tech data lists top herds. Miss Aisy Sullivan leads butterfat per cow at 58.2 pounds among Clarke Frederick members. Frank Coffman tops milk production with 1530 pounds per Holstein.
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Clarke-Frederick
Sullivan
Aisy Sullivan
Clarke-Frederick Dhia
Frank R. Coffman
Rockingham Dhia
Rockingham
Dhia
R. W. Kash
Lynchburg
L. J. Crowgey
Wythe Dhia
S. Lee Wynkoop
Loudoun
Clarke
Rail express layoffs loom as New York standstill hits city
Railway Express workers in New York City face mass layoffs totaling 9000 as union leaders plan picketing at Grand Central and Pennsylvania stations. A company embargo blocks all express shipments in the metropolitan area while Chicago negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
AFL Brotherhood of Railways and Steamship Clerks
George M. Harrison
Chicago
Harrison
Daniel Sullivan
Express Division
Union
New Jersey
Grand Central
Pennsylvania
Express Agency
Ex-service man killed in head on crash near Winchester
Gladden William George, 30, of Baltimore, died in a head on collision with a coal truck on Route 50 two miles west of Winchester. The crash left his car crushed and a coal spill across the highway. Coroner cited skull fractures. authorities would confer with the commonwealth attorney.
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Africa
France
Winchester
E. B. Mitchell
Gladden William George
Gimbal Court
Baltimore
George
West Virginia
Harry Clark
Elk Garden
W. Va
Donald Wayne Clark
Wright
Boscawen
Braddock St
L. W. Carper
Camp Monroe
Carper
Goodby
Mitchell
Robinson
John Troxell
Omps Funeral Home
Joseph Massie Jr
Commonwealth
Cold Snap Holds Over Most of U S
Weather across the Plains to the North Atlantic Coast shows snow flurries and freezing winds with subzero readings in Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin. A Nova Scotia centered storm drives the cold air while California Nevada Utah and other western states see scattered rain and flood warnings in the north.
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Associated Press
Plains States
North Atlantic
North Central
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Midwest
Kentucky
Atlantic States
New England
Nova Scotia
California
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Canada
Norfolk Police Shakeup Urged by Grand Jury
A special Norfolk grand jury calls for a full police department reshuffle to curb prostitution, numbers rackets, and gambling. It faults the current force for lack of discipline and leadership, questions Chief Claud M. Lindsay's integrity, and notes an eight week probe with one prior indictment amid suspicions of police connivance.
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Norfolk
Claud M. Lindsay
Lindsay
Commonwealth
W. Carvel Benson
C. A
Plea of Guilty To Train Robbery Expected of Pair
George L. Duke Ashton and Luman Skip Ramsdell faced one of them likely to plead guilty in a Baltimore and Ohio train robbery near Martinsburg West Virginia. Ashton to appear in District court and waive grand jury action. Ramsdell recovering in hospital after police shooting and remained critical.
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Washington
George L. “Duke” Ashton
Baltimore & Ohio
Martinsburg
W. Va
U. S
G. M. Fay
Fay
Luman
Skip” Ramsdell
FBI
Ashton
Ramsdell
Gallinger Hospital
Truman Silent After Senate Civil Rights Defeat
President Truman showed complete silence after the Senate defeated Majority Leader Lucas on a motion to kill the filibuster, a setback to anti lynching anti poll tax anti segregation and other civil rights proposals. Officials said the next steps depend on White House and Capitol Hill aides as Congress nears adjournment.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Capitol Hill
Congress
Washington
FBI Aid Sought In Solving Dual Bedroom Slaying
TAPPAHANNOCK Va March 12 Sheriff Newbill said he called State police and the FBI to help solve the deaths of Frank Spindle 4 and his wife Helen 38 found shot to death in their bedroom above a shop in the Loretto community. The couple were each shot once in the chest with a shotgun.
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Tappahannock
Newbill
FBI
Loretto
Frank Spindle
Helen
Pension of 100 Dollars Monthly Offered
The Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co offers a retirement plan. It pays 100 dollars a month for men and 85 dollars for women at age 65, with eligibility for employees aged 30 with five years of service and 20 years of continuous employment by retirement. John Taylor of the Tobacco Workers International Union announced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Salem
N. C
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co
Petersburg
John Taylor
Tobacco Workers International Union
AFL
Taylor
Catholic Virginian Editor to Address Sunday Breakfast
John J. Daly editor of the Catholic Virginian will be guest speaker at the Holy Name Society's second annual communion breakfast at the George Washington hotel. About 75 members are expected after the 8 o'clock mass. Daly will be introduced by Joseph Sarandria with W. Bradford Michael welcoming diners.
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John J. Daly
Richmond
Catholic Virginian
George Washington
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Catholic
William Sullivan
Holy Name
Catholic University
Daly
Waterbury
Conn
Senate push for anti filibuster rule change battles out
Senate leaders debate tightening rules to gag filibusters as Southern Democrats and Republicans defeat the administration plan. Senator Russell signals openness to a reasonable compromise while a 46 to 41 vote overruns Vice President Barkley’s ruling and keeps civil rights measures in play.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Dtil
Truman
Russell
D-Ga
Barkley
Slot Machines Rated $2 Billion Yearly Business
Sacramento reports the Crime Commission brands slot machines a two billion dollar yearly racket with alleged bribery plans to buy public officials. Frankie Costello from New York dismisses the commission, noting a different scene in Chicago where a January Coin Machine Institute meeting is cited.
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Sacramento
The
Crime Commission
Frankie Costello
New York
Wolf
California
Chicago
Coin Machine Institute
Murder, Inc
Commission
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W. C. Miller
Everard Kidder Meade
Louis C. Bradford
Bankers Assn
Northwestern University
Elsie Yates
Peyton St
Lewis
Gol
Shenandoah River
New York City
Rt. 50
White House
Claude M. Lindsay
Cal Organization
W. Bradford Michael
Joseph Heye
Sacred Heart Church
Society
MR. Daly
Nebraska
Remmi
North Loudoun St
Earl Shade
Golden Glow
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