Winchester Man Charged With Attempted Killing in Court
In Frederick County Circuit Court a Winchester man faces charges including attempted killing and bigamy. The jury also returned not true bills on two indictments, while Clifford and Pugh plead innocent. Trial dates set for April with several officials named in the proceedings.
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Eugene Miller
Lewis C. Jenkins
Front Royal
Frederick County
Marshall
Julian C. Gregory
Tments
Charles Loringh
Gainesboro
William Clifford
Winchester
Pugh
The
Commonwealth
Clifford
Queenie Dornan
Stephens City
Stanley Barton
L. A. Carper
J. M. Bennett
Jack Jenkins
B. B. Johnson
Kernstown
Dora Vance
Aubrey Hartley
Carnally
T. G. Scully
Ran Larrick
Ruth M. Smith
Iny Jenkins
Warren County
Frances V. Teets
Nellie H. Crockett
Orange
Jenkins
Miss Crockett
North
Caro
Joseph Massie, Jr
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook Sees Mild Temps
Five day outlook for Virginia covers tomorrow through Sunday March 26. Temperatures stay near normal with modest day to day variation. Expect cooler conditions Saturday into Sunday with notable drop in temperatures late weekend.
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Virginia
Death of Lt Hume Allen Honored By Gen Stuart Remains Recalled
The Clarke Cavalry officer Lt Hume Allen died of wounds at Camp Onward. Gen J E B Stuart paid tribute at an Aug meeting. Capt Hugh M Nelson presided. A longhand unsiged account in Dr Lewis M Allen’s papers challenges the view of Clarke Cavalry becoming Company D Sixth Virginia Cavalry. Stuart recalled Allen’s generosity in arming him and praised his mercy and readiness to volunteer in danger. A separate notice announces a community auction sale at Bryarly School Route 522 Albin a with farming equipment and house items on April 1.
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Allen
Clarke Cavalry
Virginia
Clarke
Crack Cavalry
Sixth
Virginia Cavalry
Stuart
Bryarly
Albina
P.T.A
House of Good Food
McCarthy Says He Handed In Name Of Top Communist
Senator McCarthy told newsmen he handed Senate investigators the name of the man he calls the top Russian espionage agent in the United States connected with the State Department. He described this person as Alger Hiss' former boss in the department’s espionage ring.
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McCarthy
Washington
Senate
State Department
Wisconsin Republican
Truman
FBI
Senate Committee
Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
U. S
Russia
Senator Tydings
Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCar
Solons Urged to Slow Pace on Red Curbs
Justice Department urged Congress to delay anti-Communist bills until constitutional issues are settled. Peyton Ford warned that the New York conviction appeal of 11 Communist leaders could affect the bills. Nixon and Wood proposals seek prison terms, fines, and bans for communists in federal roles or defense contracts.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Peyton Ford
House
Activities Commi
New York
Nixon
R-Calif
Wood
D-Ga
Communist Party
Emerson P. Schmidt
U 8. Chamber of Commerce
Schmidt
Chamber
Ford
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Firemen Called To Price Company Fire
Fire equipment arrived at 6 16 am today at the H C Price Co on Millwood Ave where a short circuit set the gable end of Orene on fire. No injuries were reported and crews contained the flames quickly.
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H. C. Price Co
Millwood Ave
Building Permits Issued Here for Homes and Stores
Hubert M. and Doris M. Stone of Rt 1A Winchester receive a 15000 dollar brick bungalow permit located a quarter mile southwest of Rt 11 on Middle Road. Robert M. Sargent of Stephens City gets a county dwelling permit to build a six room frame house. E F Smith of E Piccadilly St is approved to erect a one story cement block storeroom at E Piccadilly 3%
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Hubert M
Doris M. Stone
Rt. 1A
Winchester
Rt. 11
Middle Road
Robert M. Sargent
Stephens City
E. F. Smith
E. Piccadilly St
E. Piccadilly
Britons Press For Retrial Of Flogging In Crimes
Britain faces a public uproar over rising violent crime including mugging and armed robbery. Lords debate reviving corporal punishment as MPs prepare to discuss it, despite 1948 law abolishing the lash and a long abolitionist stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Labor
House of Lords
House of Commons
Winter Departs After Large Snow Flakes
Winchester weather ends winter as heavy clouds keep sun hidden. Snow fell starting around 4 p.m. with intermittent rain overnight. Large flakes melted quickly amid .61 inch total precipitation. First day of spring brought 48 degrees, three degrees above winter’s final Winchester reading.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Mrs. America Seeks Divorce in Suit
In San Diego California Mrs Prancia L Cloyd 24 seeks divorce from Arthur 26 an auto mechanic and father of three Tommy 3 Terry 2 and Patricia seven weeks old The suit alleges cruelty including physical and mental harm filed yesterday and references Mrs America of 1949 title.
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San Diego
Calif
America
Prancia L. Cloyd
Arthur
Truman to Address Chicago Rally May 15 on Cross Country Tour
President Truman will speak at a Democratic rally in Chicago on May 15 as part of a cross country tour that includes dedicating the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. A White House official confirmed the trip and a later formal announcement is planned.
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Truman
Chicago
Kew West
Fla
Pacific Northwest
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington
White House
Charles G. Ross
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
10000 Pines Being Planted At Glaize Farm
Fred and Philip Glaize host a major pine seedling planting on their Hunting Ridge farm eight miles northwest of Winchester. R. L. Dunn of the Virginia Forest Service says a Lowther planter will be used to plant up to 1000 trees per hour with Virginia Forest Service and Soil Conservation support. The project aims to create a long term woodland, with pulpwood thinning in 15 to 20 years and saw timber in 20 to 30 years. The activity marks a regional record, and the service will mark mature timber on the property next week for cutting.
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Hunting Ridge
Fred
Philip Glaize
Winchester
R. L. Dunn
Frederick, Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Virginia Forests
Soil Conservation Orbs
Dunn
Fort Valley
Virginia Forest Service
Glaize
Poisoned Alcohol Fatal to Four Men
Four men have died in two days after drinking poisoned alcohol. Police blame wood alcohol for three deaths. one earlier death is also linked to the substance. A 50 year old vagrant, held by law agents, allegedly brewed the fatal mix after paying 91 cents for two pints of cheap whiskey.
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Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
Revival Meetings at ere Christian Church Gould Campaign Evening
Revival meetings continue at the ere Christian Church with Gould Campaign Evening through Friday. Speakers and program details accompany each night, inviting community members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Gould
Wood for Sale by A C Oates Lumber Yard
Lumber yard advertisement announces wood for sale with contact phone 6414 and location at A C Oates Lumber Yard. Indicates availability and pricing details are likely in the full notice.
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C. Oates Lumber Yard
pHi
Fresno Girl, 14, Accused of Killing Twin Sister
Alice Richard, 14, told Fresno police that she shot her twin Sally with a .22 rifle while Sally slept after a babysitting shift. The alleged motive cited includes hatred toward Sally.
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Alice Richard
Fresno
Calif
Sally
International
Train Car Crash Kills Four Near Appomattox
A Norfolk and Western coal train struck a car near Piney Ridge on Route 628 killing four occupants from Appomattox County and injuring a fifth. The dead were Bernard Thompson 25 Rob ert Thompson 28 Warren Nuckols 28 Jah Goode 34 and two white men unconscious. The train engineer M H Sprouse said the car failed to stop at the crossing.
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Pamplin
Norfolk and Western Railway
Here
Appomattox County
Bernard McKinley
Jake) Thompson
Robert Aere
Robert Thompson
Lynchburg General Hospital
M. H. Sprouse
Roanoke
J. S. Pearson
Piney Ridge
Sprouse
David P. Clark
Clark
Southside Hospital
Farmville
J. W. Watson
Appomattox
Holland to Head Festival Group for Annual Rally
Howard Holland named by festival president H Delmer Robinson to lead the upcoming festival rally committee. A nationally known speaker is promised and a large crowd is anticipated. Last year Earl Bunting spoke to capacity at the Washington Hotel ballroom. Holland, a University of Virginia Law School graduate, works at Shenandoah Valley National Bank in Winchester and is active in Rotary, the American Legion and the Elks. He resides at 203 Fairout Ave.
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Howard Holland
H. Delmer Robinson
Holland
George Washington
Earl Bunting
National Association Ofuival
Mr. Holland
Shenandoah
Margaret Thors
Court of Princesses
University of Virginia Law School
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Pranklin
Rotary Club
The
American Legion
Elks Club
Fairout Ave
Cali
Peninsula Voters Decide on Five-Way Consolidation Today
Newport News Hamp ton Phoebus and Warwick Elizabeth City County voters cast ballots on merging into Virginia’s third largest city. All five units must approve for the consolidation to take effect, with Hampton and Phoebus seen as doubtful and Newport News Warwick County likely in favor.
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Newport News
Lower Peninsula
Virginia
Hampton and
Phoebus
Warwick
Elizabeth City
Hampton Roads
Warwick County
Hampton
Republican Solon Ralph Church Dies at 66
Washington reports Representative Ralph Edwin Church an Illinois Republican died of a heart attack during a House Executive Committee hearing on President Truman's plan to curb the NLRB general counsel powers. A lawyer from Evanston, he served multiple terms in the 13th Illinois District and was born May 5, 1883.
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Washington
Ralph Edwin Church
Illinois
Church
House Committee On Executive
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
Capitol
Evanston
Ill
Catlin
Vermillion County
University of Michigan
Northwestern University
Woman Struck by Car Injures Arms and Shoulders
Miss Elizabeth Brendle, 24, of 411 Gray Ave, received minor bruises when hit by a Plymouth sedan at 5:50 p.m. yesterday at Loudoun and Piccadilly. The car, driven by Theodore Alston Punk of Rt. 2 Winchester, was northbound when he turned onto Piccadilly. Brendle, employed by F. W. Woolworth Co., reported to work this morning as usual.
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Elizabeth Brendle
Gray Ave
Loudoun
Piccadilly Streets
Miss Brendle
Theodore Alston Punk
Rt. 2
Winchester
George Conrad
Funk
Piccadilly St
Edward Arnold May Run for Office
Hollywood actor Edward Arnold says he is considering a run for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate. The field already includes Democrat Sheri dan Downey the incumbent and Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas, and Republican Richard Nixon.
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Hollywood
Edward Arnold
U. S
Arnold
Sheridan Downey
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Richard Nixon
Means 200 Outlay For Every Person In U S
Washington reports a proposed 1951 federal budget bill with a total of 27.23 billion in appropriations, including 13.91 billion for Defense and 5.80 billion for the Veterans Administration. The measure covers over 40 agencies and seeks further cuts of about 1 billion, aiming to balance the year starting July 1.
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Washington
Cuse
Defense Department
Veterans’ Administration
Energy Vvuou
Truman
House
Committee
Appropriations Committee
Line Cancels Boat Trip To Shanghai
The American President Lines canceled the liner General W. H. Gordon's Shanghai evacuation due to entry refusals by Chinese Communist officials and mined waters. One hundred three passengers were moved to Yokohama as plans to evacuate over 400 Americans and 1,200 foreign nationals faltered.
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Hong Kong
American President Lines
W. H. Gordon
Shanghai
J. J. Berryman
APL
Yokohama
Red
Nagasaki
Japan
Whangpoo
Yangtze
China
Hable’s
People’s
S. Braddock
J. Henkel
Henry
McCarthy Spars With State Dept Over Red Infiltration Claims
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, former amateur boxer, faces fallout as charges of Communist infiltration at the State Department swirl. Democrats warn the accusations could boomerang on him and the GOP. others see possible censure from Wisconsin authorities tied to his past.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
State Department
Icas
Democrats
Qy Admi
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Pacific
Wisconsin State Supreme Court
State Board of Bar Commissioners
U. S. Senate
Two Charged With Fraud In Harrisonburg Bank Case
John R. Gano and Fay Marker Miller of Winchester charged by a Harrisonburg federal grand jury with embezzling 428 dollars from the Commercial and Savings Bank and making false entries. Gano, former assistant cashier, and Miller, former bookkeeper, face arraignment after pleas of guilty in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonburg
John R. Gano
United States District Court
Fay Marker Miller
Winchester
Commercial and Savings Bank
Gano
Miller
Coal strike prompts judge to order W U M back to work
Washington reports government actions amid the coal strike as a judge orders workers led by John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to return to duty. The development follows mounting pressure and industrial tension.
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Washington
Lasnettilal Eisekisseel
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Eggs Sold by CCC to United Kingdom
The Commodity Credit Corporation sold 31.818 million pounds of surplus dried eggs to the United Kingdom for about 40 million dollars, receiving seven million dollars in return.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
United Kingdom
Our Aim To Sell Merchandise That Won't Come Back
Store advertises at 11 W Boscawen St with phone 4633 promising merchandise that satisfies customers and reduces returns.
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W. Boscawen St
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