Byrd Declines Debate Citing Senate Duties
Senator Harry F Byrd says his senatorial duties prevent him from debating his Democratic primary challenger Francis Pickens Miller Bolling Lambeth counters that Byrd is free to discuss on many platforms and could share a stage if he agrees Miller notes Miller has made politics his vocation while Byrd cites committee work and a crowded calendar as justification for not debating.
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Richmond -P
Francis Pickens Miller
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Bolling Lambeth
Miller
New York
Atlantic City
United States
Albemarle County
Senate
Virginia
Roanoke Democrats Urge Southern Fight for States Rights
Roanoke Democrats backed by a mass meeting urged the South to push for states rights at the Democratic national convention. The resolution called the South the hope to break federal concentration of power and sought Virginia delegates to restore the two thirds rule and support a Southern friendly platform. Roanoke figures J Lind say Almond Jr and State Senator Earl A Fitzpatrick were among delegates elected to the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Earl A. Fitzpatrick
T. W. Kay Receives C P Safe Driving Award
T W Kay manager of the local Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone office was presented with an engraved pencil for ten years of driving for the company. C A Sydnor Jr commercial manager for Lynchburg District presented the award along with other honors totaling 175 years of accident free driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Kay
Chespeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Co. and P. Telephone Company
Virginia
C A. Sydnor, Jr
Lynchburg
Lillian Hellman Denies Communist Party Ties
Playwright Lillian Hellman told the House Un American Activities Committee she is not a Communist Party member and has not been for two years. She refused to discuss associations prior to that time and declined to answer further questions on self incrimination grounds.
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Washington
Lillian Hellman
House Un-American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Miss Hellman
Children’s Hour
Red Organization
Martin Berkley
U N Patrol Battles Reds Six Hours East Panmunjom
United Nations tank infantry patrol engaged Red forces for six hours east of the Panmunjom truce site on Korea's Western Front. Allied tanks faced small arms, mortar and rocket fire, then used artillery and tank fire to disengage. Reports say a Red ammunition bunker was destroyed and 31 others damaged.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Panmunijom
A. U.S. Fighth Army
U. N
U.N
Two Freighters Collide In Fog Off Block Island
Two freighters narrowed in fog near the Block Island lighthouse buoy about 15 miles off Block Island collided early today. Both ships reported no danger and proceeded to port. The Michael Tracy 253 feet and the SS President Tyler 502 feet were damaged but no injuries occurred. The President Tyler, once Iraq Victory, was bound for New York from Boston with occasional passengers.
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Block Island
R. I
Atlantic
Michael Tracy
M. and J. Tracy, Inc
New York
President Tyler
American President Line
Iraq Victory
Boston
Multiple farm and household auctions listed across Virginia and West Virginia
A sales directory lists auctions from May 23 to June 7 in towns such as Middletown Stephens City Gerrardstown Winchester and Ransom. Items include livestock farm machinery furniture real estate groceries antiques and fixtures with listed auctioneers and dates.
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S. E Baker
Middletown
Byron Brumback
J. K. Lewis
South Braddock St
W. D. Orndorff
C. A Yancey
Stephens City
Roy P. Duvall
William Lawrence Lindamood
Victor Farms
Ransom
W. Va
Aberdeen Angus Cattle
Virginia Aberdeen Angus Association
D.S.T
Keightly T. Wilson
Gerrardstown
Ralph Fpf
Beaver
Winchester
Front Royal Rd
W. Strong Lewis & Chas
R. Duvall
Carroll Bush
Clowser
Clark St
Duvalls
Albert C. Lacy
Mt. Williams
Chas. R. Duvall
Battle hints Virginia could swing GOP if Ike Kefauver face off
Governor Battle at a Bristol press conference said it’s possible Virginia might vote Republican if Dwight D. Eisenhower is the GOP nominee and Estes Kefauver the Democratic opponent next November. He noted Kefauver has made little impression on Virginia voters and cited Eisenhower’s magnetism.
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Richmond
Battle
Bristol
Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Virgina
Frederick Mauzy Funeral Services Held in Siler
Funeral services for Frederick N. Mauzy of Siler were held at Rest Church at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. Sarah Clayton and the Rev. Walter Albee conducted the service. Pallbearers were James Clayton, Fred Robinson, Ralph Pine, Paul Fritz, Harvey Mallett, and Roy Gordon. Burial followed in Rest Cemetery.
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Frederick N. Mauzy
Siler
Memorial Hospital
Rest Church
Sarah Clayton
Mt. Pleasant
Nightmares About War Experiences Blamed for Shooting
Falls Church Virginia police reported a fatal shooting and wounding in a city apartment. Gabriel R. Dumaine a 32 year old Fairfax County assistant trial justice died from a head wound. His wife Betty Dumaine 32 was shot in the thigh as she slept.
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Falls Church
Gabriel R. Dumaine
Betty Dumaine
Dumaine
Fairfax County
Fairfax Police
Germany
Robert Arker
Judge Crater legally dead declared in 1939
The article notes Judge Joseph Force Crater of the New York State Supreme Court was declared legally dead on June 6, 1939, eight years and months after his disappearance at 9 15 p m on August 6, 1930 in New York City.
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Judge Crater
New York City
Joseph Force Crater
New York State Supreme Court
Winchester Plans June 6 Bicentennial Events
Bicentennial Commission leaders finalize plans for Winchester's June 6 observance including a public luncheon with Gen. George C. Marshall as speaker at 1 p.m. and a square dance at the Armory. Luncheon tickets cost 1.50 and dance tickets 1.00, available at downtown Lovelace outlets or by mail through George Kyle Jr.
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Winchester
Bicentennial Commission
Lewis H. Hyde, Jr
George C. Marshall
Gray and Eddy
N. Loudoun St
Molden Electric Co
S. Loudoun St
George Kyle, Jr
Armory
J. W. Arthur, Jr
Arthur
E. Boscawen St
Mr. Hyde
W. P McGuire
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Tom W. Baldridge
Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Benjamin Belchie
Clarke T. Cooper
Lemuel Brown
J. W. Arthur
Robert T. Bosserman
Lucy Kurtz
Wyatt Richards
Homes Ordered Vacated in East Germany by Communists
The Neue Zeitung reports residents in border villages across Thuringia Saxony and Saxon Anhalt were ordered to vacate homes for Communist People's Police quarters. West Berlin police deny the order, while some villagers near Eisenach reportedly refused to obey. East Germany pressures amid peacetime treaty tensions.
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Berlin
High Commission
Neue Zeitung
West Berlin
Thuringia
Saxony
Saxon-Anhalt
Eisenach
Hesse-Thuringia
West Germany
East Germany
Byrd To Address Seedsmen Friday Banquet
Senator Harry F. Byrd will be the principal speaker at the Virginia Seedmen’s Association banquet Friday at 7 p.m. in the George Washington Hotel Winchester. The three day Seedmen Short Course begins tomorrow with sessions by USDA agronomists and state officials on pastures forage crops and seed mixtures. An all day tour of the Middleburg Experimental Station highlights Friday activities with tours of dairy beef cattle grazing a turf test and palatability studies.
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Harry F. Byrd
D Va
Virginia Seedmens Association
George Washington
Winchester
Washington
Virginia Seedmen
V PI Agronomy Department
Virginia Seedsmen's Association
State Department of Agriculture
Middleburg
Harry M Seabright, Jr
Virginia Seedsmen’s Association
George Washington Hotel
M. A. Hein
E. A. Hollowell
Agronomists
USDA
Beltsville
Willis Skrolla
Middleburg Station
T. B. Symons
Suburban Trust Company
Takoma Park
R. D. Chumney
Richmond
W. W. Lewis
W. P. IL
Seedmen’s Organization
Seedsmen’s Group
Mr. Seabright
Carmel Church to Hold Special Song Service
A special song service will take place at Carmel Church White Post Charge on May 29 at 7 45 p m. The Rev Boyd E Hudson pastor will lead the program.
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Carmel Church
White Post Charge
Boyd E. Hudson
Major Oil Industry Strikes Persist Across Nation
About 60,000 oil workers remain out as unions and companies clash over wage rules. One third of 90,000 refinery and pipeline workers have returned, with several key plants including Standard Oil of Indiana at Whiting, Indiana, still idle. Talks with the Tide Water Association and wage board proposals continue amid ongoing labor tensions.
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Denver
O. A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Standard Oil of Indiana
Whiting
Ind
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Louise M. Connelly
Jones Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
John W. Rosenberger and Co., Inc
S. Braddock St
Red Party
Wwe
Keystone
John Stuart & CO
Clearbrook
State
Ike
Frederick Mauzy
I. Q
James M. Cox
Benjamin Franklin
Michigan
Front Royal Road
C. J. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Carmel
CIO Union
Tide Water Association
San Francisco
CIO
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
Knight
WSB
Frederick Motors
Martinsburg Pike
Angus
Ransom, W. VA
Dave Manning
Virginia Aberdeen-Angus Association
P. O. Box
Charlottesville, Va
NBC
Allis Chalmers Sales and Service
Stile
Armstrong
Armstrong's Asphalt Cement
Glaize & Bro
Cancall
Oldsmobile
Bickers Motor Company
N. Loudoun Street
House
Bar
P. W. Plumly Lumber Corp
N. Kent St
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