Violence Flare In Protest Strike Of Truckers
Violence erupted during a six day old trucker protest against Pennsylvania weight limits. A 32 year old driver William Snahran was wounded in the right shoulder as pickets blocked three trucks in Weirton West Virginia after crossing the toll bridge from Steubenville Route state police said the assailant unidentified. New York police reported no renewed blockade activity though minor ticket activity occurred in Uniontown Washington Erie and Weat Springfield.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
William Snahran
Pleasant Plains
Weirton
Steubenville
New York
Uniontown
Washneton
Erie
Springfield Pa
Geneva
Richmonder Elected B'nai B'rith Head
Henry Fine of Richmond was chosen president of the Virginia State Association of B'nai B'rith at the windup session of a two day conference. Other officers elected were A. L. Sager of Fredericks vice president Morton P. Levy of Portsmouth secretary and Louis Hirsh of Fredericks treasurer. Elias Friedman of Richmond was elected president of the group.
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Richmond
Henry Fine
Virginia State Association of Binai B'rith
Fine
Awe
L. Sager
Fredericks
Morton P Levy
Portsmouth
Louis Hirsh
Elias Friedman
The Rubber Name Origin Tells of Erasing Pencil Marks
The term rubber derives from its ability to rub out pencil marks on paper. This origin reflects the material’s early practical use in cleaning and correcting written work.
Conventions In Four States Test Ike Vote Appeal
Washington reports four state conventions within ten days test Ike Eisenhowers appeal to Republicans. Taft forces target delegates in Maine Tennessee Michigan Nebraska Wisconsin, with writes in Nebraska and forms urged by Ike supporters.
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Ike
Washington
Maine
Tennessee
Michigan
Dwight D Eisenhowe
Republican Party
Ren
Robert A Taft
Onio
Dama
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Taft
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Tennesee
Iowa
Weir
Howard Buffet
Omaha
Pope Pius XII calls for moral laws in public life
In a Day of the Family broadcast in Italy Pope Pius XII urged applying Christian morality to public, economic, and social life. He said free acts require moral evaluation, defended the church against charges of narrowness, and urged modern youth to remain pure despite pressures. The piece notes 20 million bicycles in use in the United States.
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Ican
Pope Pius XII
Italy
March sales directory listings across Virginia Maryland and West Virginia
A list of upcoming sales and auctions with dates times and locations in Harrisonburg Stephens City Kearneysville Waynesboro Winchester and Frederick County. Items include bakery real estate antiques furniture livestock farm equipment tractors and household goods. Proceeds include multiple trustees and real estate actions at local courthouses.
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James A Conrad Realty Co
Harrisonburg
Frank IT
Irvin Showalter
Big Spring
Maryland
Geo. Sillik
Methodist Church
Stephens City
York Orchard Co
Kearneysville
W. Va
Leetown
Horst & Bittner
Waynesboro
Herbert
Larrick
Frederick County Court House
White Post Road
Miss Byrd Rites Held For Beverly Byrd Daughter
Funeral services for Miss Wentwood Beverley Byrd, daughter of Senator Harry P Byrd Sr., were held at Christ Episcopal Church. The Rev. Willam Hanckel and Rev. Henry Lane officiated. Burial followed in Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers from Berryville, Richmond, Charlottesville, Millwood, and Boston.
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Wentwood
Beverley Byrd
Harry Piood Byrd
Christ Episcopal Church
Willam H. Hanckel
Henry G Lane
Grace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Mount Hebron
Joseph A Massie, Jr
Beverley Wright
William P. McGuire
John Adams
James Bradshaw Beverley II
Richmond
J. Gray Beverley
Charlottesville
Ewart Johnston
Millwood
Kenneth Levi
Harry F Stimpson
Boston
W. Berrygrove
Summit Point
Richard E Byrd, Jr
David H. Allen, Jr
Leeds
Reiley
Jay Eyster
Charles Town
Final Fete Plans In Making Tonight
1952 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival set for a late evening meeting at Mansfield Handley Boulevard with Festival president H B McCormac Jr and department heads to review progress volunteers key workers listed including McGuire Kremer Cahill Robinson Rainsberger Johnston Quarles Cather Lindsay Harbaugh Russell Nelson Boyd Keen Schutte Larrick and Butler Jr.
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Shenandoah
Mansfield
Handley Boulevard
H. B. McCormac
McCormac
MccCormac
William P. McGuire
J. Thomas Kremer
Howard J. Cahill
Delmer Robinson, Jr
Harry W. Rainsberger, Jr
Sam N., Johnston
Garland R. Quarles
Douglas A. Cather
Robert M. Lindsay
Ellis E. Harbaugh
Virginia Cover Russell
Harry A. Nelson
Landon Kackley Dies In Clarke County
Landon Kackley 91 died at his Clarke County home after a long life as a teacher and farmer. Born January 25 1861 in Wardensville West Virginia he moved to Clarke County in 1889 to teach at Pierce's Public School and later farmed the land he purchased in 1890. He was a Crums Methodist Church member and Bible class teacher. Surviving are his second wife Kathryn Zirkle Waddey four children from his first marriage seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at his home with burial in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville.
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Landon Kackley
Clarke County
Wardensvile
W. Va
Martin and
Elizabeth Orndorff Kackley
Pierce's
Wadesville
Lucy Carter Light
Kackley
Crums Methodist Church
Brucetown
Kathryn Zirkle Waddey
Loring C. Kackley
Berryville
Orville L. Kackley
Coopersburg
C. T. Hardesty
Russell Caplon
Edward Willis
Henshaw
Kenneth Shenk
How's Your I Q Answers
Quiz page provides correct responses across ten questions including Potato, Union of South Africa, Klieg lights, Irving Berlin, Old Testament, Back Bay, Jan 1 1901, Billy Sunday, Grandson, Yale. It notes absentee voting began with Vermont in 1896 and by 1944 all states allowed it for qualified voters away on election day.
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Potato
Union of South Africa
Klieg Lights
Irving Berlin
The
Back Bay
Billy Sunday
Grandson
Yale
Vermont
Banquet Crowds Hear AA Fight Against Alcoholism
A two hundred fifty plus crowd filled the George Washington Hotel ballroom for the first AA banquet in the area. Speakers from Waynesboro to Arlington described AA’s 17 year impact with 150000 Americans aided and 28 foreign countries reached. Dr E J Fogle and Dr E C Hoff highlighted cooperation with nonalcoholics and health authorities while Judge Hugh Reid outlined Arlington County clinic efforts and AA’s public health role.
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George Washington Hotel
Alcoholics Anonymous
Front Royal
Luray
Purcellville
Hoss
Sven States
New York
South Carolina
Waynesboro
A. A
Eugenia W
Baltimore
Arlington County Court
Funeral Services Saturday For Mrs Taylor
Funeral services for Annie Jackson Taylor aged 89 who died at 18 E Monmouth St were held at her home Saturday at 2 p m by Rev William E Eisenberg. The remains rested at Jones Funeral home until Friday. Pallbearers were Dr H I Pifer John Hughes Oscar Lewis Luther Kremer Wilbur Huyett and J H Henry. Burial was in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
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Annie Jackson Taylor
E. Monmouth St
William E. Eisenberg
Jones Funeral Home
H. I. Pifer
John Hughes
Oscar Lewis
Luther Kremer
Wilbur Huyett
J. H. Henry
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Red Cross appeals for funds to meet victims needs
A Mailgram signed by E. Roland Harriman urged continued public support for Red Cross relief, noting depleted reserves and asking chapters to include this appeal with their annual campaigns. The message calls for a $950 share and assures that victims will be aided through combined fundraising.
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Lars
E. Roland Harriman
South Carolina Delgates Refuse Fair Deal Presidential Nominee
An Associated Press poll shows South Carolina's eight Democratic electors will not back a Fair Deal nominee. If Russell or Byrd or Taft leads, the state may vote for that candidate or shift toward the Republicans rather than support Truman.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Associated Press
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Truman
Russell
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
J. Strom Thurmond
Mrs Gentry Dies in Baltimore Maryland
Helen Gentry 29 of Baltimore Maryland died yesterday in South Baltimore General Hospital. She was born in Clearbrook daughter of Bessie Payne Penn and the late Herbert Penn and was a Methodist. She attended Handley High School left Winchester in 1940 and lived in Baltimore since then where she worked as a hostess at the Occidental Restaurant. Surviving: her mother, brothers Paul Penn Winchester Holmes Penn Danville Illinois and sister Mrs Elizabeth Shaffer Winchester. Funeral Tuesday at 3 p.m. Jones Funeral Home Rev B W Coe. Burial Mount Hebron.
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Helen Gentry
Baltimore
South Baltimore General Hospital
Clearbrook
Bessie Payne Penn
Herbert Penn
Gentry
Handley High School
Winchester
Paul Penn
Holmes Penn
Danville
Ill
Elizabeth Shaffer
Jones Funeral Home
B. W. Coe
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Two Intersection Crashes On Sunday
Two traffic accidents occurred in the city yesterday. The first at 9 15 a m at Amherest and Boscawen Streets involved a 1949 Ford driven by Allen Roy Kirkpatrick and a 1948 Frazier sedan operated by Side Guidi of Mather Pennsylvania with damages of 50 and 75 dollars. The second at about 10 30 a m at Braddock and Boscawen Streets involved a 1940 Willys driven by Lawrence Roger Burchard of Rochester New York and a 1951 Hudson driven by Leonard Douglas Newcome of this city with damages of 25 and 150 dollars. Roses in England started the deep dislike of the professional soldier a feature of English life for hundreds of years.
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Amherest
Boscawen
Maurice Lake
Allen Roy Kirk- Patrick
Frazier
Side Guidi
Mather
Braddock
Boscawen Streets
Officer Lake
Willys
Lawrence Roger Burchard
Rochester
N. Y
Boscawen St
Hudson
Leonard Douglas Newcome
Braddock Street
England
Waynesboro
Rt. 16
Farmalis
John Deeres
Allis Chalmers
Case
M-M
Horst & Bittner
Ralph W. Horst
Sone Ae
Marion
John William Payne Killed in Train Accident
John William Payne 45 of Clarke County died in a Raleigh hospital from injuries after being knocked from a train while checking horses. He served as a horse handler, wintered in Columbia, and was returning to Laurel Maryland when the incident occurred. He was born in Clarke County, survived by his widow Helen Louise Bell and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at John Enders Funeral Home Berryville, with Rev. C. C. Bush officiating.
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John William Payne
Clarke County
Raleigh
N. C
Columbia
8. C
Laurel
James G Payne
Bluemont
Helen Louise Bell
Pauline Feight
Arlington
Harry Ritter
Maryland
Allen Reed
New Freedom
Hilda Payne
John Enders
Berryville
C. C. Bush
Marvin Chapel
Green Hill Cemetery
Frank Brumback Dies In Missouri
Frank Huffman Brumback died at his New Lebanon home in Missouri on February 26 after years of ill health. Born October 2, 1871 in Page County he was a carpenter and farmer, part of Middletown’s early settler families. He married Mary Gander in 1902. they celebrated a golden anniversary this year. Survived by widow Mary, son Clarence of Bunecan ton, two grandchildren, one great grandchild, and brothers Robert E. Brumback of Middletown and H. W. Brumback of Fairfax County.
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Frederick County
Frank Huffman Brumback
New Lebanon
Page County
William Henry
Mary Huffman Brumback
Middletown
Missouri
Mary Gander
William Chamblin Dies at White Post Rural Farmer
William Thomas Chamblin 69, a farmer of White Post, died yesterday evening at Front Royal Hospital. Born November 2, 1882 in Clarke County, he was the son of Thomas S. Champlin and Mary B. Baker Chamblin. Survived by widow Mary Glass, a daughter Mrs. Charles Rust, and two sisters Mrs. J H Funkhouser and Mrs. Burns Seaton. Funeral 11:00 Wednesday from Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post, Rev Alfred Figa officiating. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery in this city.
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William Thomas Chamblin
White Post
Front Royal Hospital
Thomas S. Champlin
Loudoun County
Mary B. Baker Chamblin
Frederick County
Clarke County
Mary Glass
Charles Rust
J. H. Funkhouser
Burns Seaton
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
Alfred Figa
Mount Hebron
Boy Drowns in Rain Swollen Creek Near Vansant
Jennings Elswick six-year-old son of Mr and Mrs E Elswick drowned after slipping from a narrow bridge over Big Prater Creek near Vansant Grundy county. His ten-year-old brother Charlie jumped in to help and was swept 100 yards downstream before reaching shore. The body had not yet been recovered early today.
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Grundy
Jennings Elswick
Prater
Charlie
Jennings
E. Elswick
Vansant
Czech Parliament Votes on Budget
The rubber stamp Parliament meets to vote on a new budget aimed at funding vast defense expansions. Prague reports say the program calls for large industrial combines and greater arms production with extensive military training for a Soviet satellite nation’s population.
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Czech
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Daily crossword clues across LA
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