State seeks first degree murder in Ridgewell case
In Frederick County Circuit Court, George Richard Ridgewell, 19, of Portland Maine, faces murder charges in the death of Frederick Austin Currie, a Grosse Pointe sailor. Prosecutor Kuykendall urged a first degree verdict after outlining a premeditated plan to rob Currie. Witnesses described Ridgewell's movements from Pittsburgh to New York and Currie’s body found in a ditch along Route 50.
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George Richard Ridgewell
Portland
Frederick County
Frederick Austin Currie
Grosse Point
Mich
Ridgewell
Court House
Set
F. L. Woolf
E. B. Mitchell
Elliott Marshall
Salvation Army Corps
Commonwealth
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Kuykendall
William Charles Hall
Currie
Pittsburgh
Maine
New York
Seaman
U. S. Route 50
Here
Parkway Hotel
Hall
Rob Currie
Luttrell
Robert Luttrell
Cross Junction
Danville Jaycees Help Voters Reach The Polls
Danville Virginia Jaycees promote Get Out The Vote campaign with transport to polls for mayoral election. Voters choose among Everett Carter J Walter Squire and A A Booth after the death of W E Gardner. A rally at Ballou Park introduced the three candidates and set car rides from 1 to 6 p m.
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Danville
Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Gardner
Everett E .Carter
J. Walter Squire
A. A. Booth
Beverley Manor Wins Northern Virginia FFA Contests
Beverley Manor 4-H/FFA team from Augusta County takes first in the Northern Virginia District Degree Team contest at Woodstock and its member Tommy Whitesell wins Public Speaking with Chemurgy The Farmer's Friend. Harold Roller and Wendell Seldon place in speaking. other competitors noted.
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Northern Virginia
Woodstock
Beverley Manor
Augusta County
Dayton High School
Rockingham County
Tommy Whitesell
Future Farmers of America
Virginia
R. Legge
Handley F F A Judging Team Wins Contest
Handley FFA and 4 H members from nine counties around Winchester competed in a judging contest tied to the Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn sale. 117 participants submitted estimates across three classes Shorthorn heifers cows and bulls with top individuals named and weights announced.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Shorthorn Breeders Association
The President And His Mother
Grandview Missouri May 20 Truman's mother 94 remains in fragile condition described as holding her own after a restless night. Press secretary Ross said she was carried to a chair and rocked for about 90 minutes while the physician noted she enjoyed the talking time with the President.
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Grandview
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Martha E. Truman
Ross
Wallace H. Graham
Boxcar Prospects Brighten as Harvest Nears
Chicago May 20 The nation's first billion bushel winter wheat crop prompts railroads to boost boxcar supply. Eastern lines move 777 cars daily to Western roads. Rock Island expects 37 000 carloads June 1 to August 23, up from 22 279 last year. Harvest starts in Texas within 10 days and travels north through Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska toward mid July. Civil demand and high prices spur rapid shipment.
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Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Association of American Railroads
Eastern Lines
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Agricultural Department
Five Day Weather Outlook With Mixed Rain and Temp Fluctuations
Five day forecast notes cooler conditions on Thursday and warming on Sunday. Temperatures expected near normal for the period. Rain chances include Wednesday Friday and Sunday, with total rainfall around one to two inches.
Two Gunmen And A Policeman Shot In Bar Stickup
Two gunmen and a policeman were wounded in a dawn gunfight at a bar and drill. Patrolman Philip Fitzpatrick, 48, was seriously wounded with two bullets to the abdomen. Patrolman George Demmeyer shot the two gunmen after they announced a stickup while both officers were in civilian clothes.
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New York
Philip Fitzpatrick
Beth David
George Demmeyer
DAR backs universal military training and world cooperation
Washington bulletin notes the Daughters of the American Revolution endorsing sincere world cooperation and reaffirming support for universal military training for male citizens with one opposing vote. Senators McCarthy and Bricker introduce bills to end sugar rationing immediately, with McCarthy predicting swift passage due to warehouse sugar surplus.
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Washington
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cooperaon
DAR
McCarthy
R.wis
Bricker
Ohio
Thoay
House panel approves info office in State Department
Washington May 20 lawmakers on the Foreign Affairs subcommittee approved legislation to set up an office of information and educational exchange within the State Department to handle public diplomacy and cultural outreach.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs
Office of Information and Educational Exchange
State Department
Eclipse Seen by American Scientists at Bocaiuva Plateau
In Bocaiuva Brazil a total solar eclipse occurred under clear skies as American scientists gathered on a wooded plateau. The event began at 8 22 36 a m and reached totality for 3 minutes 48 seconds before ending in partial phase. Times are two hours ahead of EST and awaiting official confirmation.
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Bocaiuva
Brazil
Pilot parachutes from P-47 over Long Island ice
Operations officers at Mitchell Field reported that a P-47 pilot forced to bail out last night landed safely on the ice bound south shore of Long Island. He telephoned the field today to confirm his safe arrival.
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New York
Mitchell Field
Long Island South Shore
Communists Act Decisively In Two War Sectors
May 2014 Nanking dispatches report Chinese Communist forces cut the Penning Mukden Railway south of the Great Wall blocking government train movements to Changchun. Reports also confirm loss of Kangchulire railtown, 36 miles southwest of Changchun, hindering reinforcements to the besieged city.
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Nanking
China
Changchun
Manchuria
Red
Penning- Mukden
Great Wall
Kangchulire
Chanechun
Changuchun
20 000 Workers End Major Phone Strike Settlement
The Labor Department announced a settlement ending the last major telephone strike. The agreement gives 20,000 members of the Association of Communication Equipment Workers a 11.44 cents an hour average wage boost and a two year no strike clause. Western Electric plans to resume work tomorrow as unions ratify.
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Finis
Washington
Labor Department
Association of Comunication Equipment Workers
Western Electric Company
Western Electric
Asociation
Kearny, N. J
U. S
John Murray
Murray
Rioting Students Demand End to Civil War in Nanking
Six thousand rioting students clashed with police at the People's Political Council hall in Nanking. Injuries included 15 students and several officers. The unrest signals possible spread of clashes to Shanghai and Peiping as youths protest food shortages and war. Chiang Kai Shek urged a political solution, insisting peace depends on the Communist Party’s actions.
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Nanking
People’s Political Council
Shanghai
Peiping
Chiang Kai Shek
Communist Party
Mrs Barnett Named to Winchester Electoral Board
Judge Eliott Marshall appoints Corinne Barnett to Winchester Electoral Board to fill the seat of her late husband C Douglas Barnett. Barnett serves as Deputy Clerk of the Corporation Court. Other board members listed are J W Arthur and Harry Copenhaver.
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Eliott Marshall
Corinne Barnett
Winchester Electoral Board
C. Douglas Barnett
Barnett
Corporation Court
J. W. Arthur
Harry Copenhaver
Temperatures Record Highs and Lows
The report lists temperatures with a high of 85 and a low of 63 for today, compared to last year’s high of 76 and low of 55. Weather context notes likely indicate typical seasonal ranges.
Indictments Over Vote Frauds Hit Jackson County Missouri
The Jackson County grand jury returned 29 indictments against 27 persons tied to alleged vote fraud in the August primary here. Details of charges were kept secret pending arrest. Earlier indictments on April 21 named 39 others including election judges clerks and precinct workers.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Kansas City Star
War Department Seeks 78 Million For Korea Use
Secretary Marshall announced a forthcoming War Department request for 78 million dollars to cover expenses in overseas zones, notably South Korea under American administration, intended to revive industry and communications. He cautioned no forecast on future needs beyond the Greek Turkish and foreign relief programs.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
War Department
Korea
South Korea
London
Britain
United States
Mediterranean
Italy
China
Congress
Russia
Judge Thunders Rebuke In Lynch Case
In Greenville South Carolina on May 20 a defense attorney for 28 white men accused of a lynching urged the case could sway votes in the North. Judge J Robert Martin Jr sternly warned the bar to limit statements about race as the trial proceeded.
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Greenville
Willie Earle
John B. Culbertson
Culbertson
South Carolina
Benjamin Bolt
P.B.I
Greenville County
Navy Lt Comdr Edward N Little Faces Mal treatment Charges
The Navy disclosed Lt Comdr Edward N Little is on trial in a secret court martial, accused of maltreatment of fellow Americans in a Japanese prison camp. He was the senior officer in the camp, and others were under his orders as POWs.
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Washington
Navy
Edward N. Little
Little
State Seizes Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Assets
The Virginia State Corporation Commission seized Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co assets in Accomack and Northampton counties at 6 AM amid a regional strike by traffic employees. All workers reported for duty and operations continued under state control with no service interruptions.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Accomack
Northampton
Virginia
H. Lester Hooker
t+ fi
Fred A. Saunders
SCC Appal and Evaluation
Fifteen Scout Patrols Gain High Ratings At Camp Event
Scout Executive Herb Wilkins reports fifteen patrols earned high ratings. Patrols named include Wolf and Black Panther of Troop II, Pine Tree units of Itt and Kens City, Beaver and Fox of Troop 24 Middletown, Sioux and Flaming Arrow of Troop IX, Wolf and Flying Eagle of Troop 40, and Lion and Apache of Troop 21. The Panther, Beaver and Cobra patrols of Troop IX sought camporee honors while practicing skills for a Canada trip. A rainout canceled the campfire Saturday night but a Sunday Protestant schools worship service proceeded with Rev. William Hadden in charge and Rev. James Roe delivering the message. Taylor Barr led the singing.
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Herb Wilkins
Bert
Presbyterian Church
Copperhead
Itt
Street Methodist
Kens City
Middletown
Market Street Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Troop 21
Winchester Lions Club
Canada
William Hadden
James Roe
Taylor Barr
New 152 HP Buffalo fire truck joins Sarah Zane fleet
The Sarah Zane Fire Company unveiled a new 152 horsepower Buffalo apparatus added May 1 to replace the Seagrave pumper after 25 years of service. Captain L. M. Crabill announced a $9,500 purchase with a 500 gallon pump and 400 gallon booster, carrying extensive hose, reels, ladders, gas masks, and a 2500 watt lighting plant. Public invited to inspect the hall and truck.
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Buffalo
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Seagrave
L. M. Crabill
New Meat Display Case for Immediate Delivery
8 ft Viking meat display case available now from Molden Electric Co. Also listed: 1941 Studebaker 14 ton truck by Kern Motor Co. Englander Durabilt innerspring mattress and Golden Sleep box spring bundle for 4950 from J. W. Grove Furniture Co.
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Molden Electric CO
Studebaker
Kern Motor Co
Special Englander
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
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Wendell Seldon
Handley F. F. A
Dennis Cole
White Hall
James McDaniel
Gore F
A. A
Howard McClanahen
Edinburg
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Carson Jenkins
Donald Ramey
Hayfield
David Good
Meens Valley
Freddy Stine
Sidney Rogers
North Frederick
Jack Lillis
Round Hill
Trip Hardesty
Clarke Co
Brooke Miller
Washington F
Frank Keesling
Lovettsville
Franklin Crist
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Bulletins
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Husband
State of Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
SEC
Missouri
Sarah Zane
New Fire Fighter
Ralph Grubbs
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