State Police Seek Driver in Hit-and-Run Death
State police pressed the search for the hit-and-run driver responsible for the county eighth highway fatality. Samuel Richard Wood, 65, an orchard worker, was found dead with a broken neck and multiple injuries near the Virginia tavern on Route 11, three miles north of Winchester. The crash occurred as Wood traveled from Greenwood to an orchard work site, and authorities followed leads from two passing motorists before locating a very drunk man who had stopped near De Haven’s nursery. The body was moved to Charlottesville for a relative’s contact.
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Samuel Richard Wood
Virginia Tavern
Winchester
J. H. Wood
Charles Carter
E. Lane Ave
L. B. Williams
R. 2
P. A. DeHaven
R. 11
Henry Renner
Renner
de Haven
Jones Funeral Home
Charlottesville
Greenwood
Berryville
Oil Gusher Brought Under Control on Frye Farm
In Rose Hill Virginia drill crews stopped a 2400 barrel per day oil gusher on the Charles F. Frye farm after ten hours. Foreman Chester Louden said the gusher was struck at 1710 feet and sprayed oil over several mountainside acres before control. Producers call it the state’s largest and most productive well.
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Rose Hill
Charles F. Frye
Chester Louden
Four Die and Fifty Hurt as Rock Island Train Wrecks in Kansas
A Rock Island passenger train struck a track washout three miles east of Meade Kansas. Four passengers were killed and about 50 injured as four cars left the rails and three overturned into a water filled ditch. The incident occurred today triggering emergency response from local officials.
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Kansas
Year's Cotton Crop Revised Upward by Half-million Bales
The Agriculture Department estimates this year's cotton crop at 15,446,000 bales, up 503,000 bales from a month ago. It compares with last year's 14,868,000 bales and the ten year average of 11,306,000 bales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Blaze Destroys 1400 Alfalfa Bales at Ryton Farm Millwood
A fire at Ryton farm in Millwood owned by Mrs. W. JH. Wilmer destroyed 1400 bales of alfalfa inside a 90 by 14 shelter. No livestock were harmed. one hog was found dead and another missing. Fire crews limited damage to adjacent structures and a wood pile before extinguishing the blaze. Mrs. Wilmer estimated losses pending insurance. Neighbor and tenant Graham Royston reported the explosion that preceded the inferno.
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Ryton
Millwood
W. JH. Wilmer
Graham Royston
Royston
Berryville
Petachahip Bruce
Tractor overturn injures Winchester farmer in Middletown area
John J. Pickeral of Winchester and Middletown suffered both wrists broken when his tractor overturned on his farm north of Middletown. He was left with arms in casts and slings as the machine narrowly avoided crushing him.
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John J. Pickeral
Winchester
Middletown
GOP Seizes Better Odds in Key Senate Races
The death of Senator Miller opens Idaho’s seat to a GOP appointment by Governor Roten. Dulles may win New York, affecting the 1950 Senate balance, while Connecticut likely fills its vacancy with a Democrat. The map shows Republicans needing six to seven Democratic pickups to regain control.
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Washington
New York
Connecticut
Waso
Senate
Miler
Congress
Baldwin
Dulles
Herbert H. Lehman
Miller and Baldistts
Wwe
Dukes
Idaho
Barkeley
Lkely
Taylor
Claire Boothe Luce
Dewey
Four Family Members Shot Dead in Oak Knoll Home
Neighbors identified the victims as Mrs Richard G Finch Penelope 8 Allan 7 and the children's grandmother found shot in a well furnished east bedroom. The bodies were discovered by Mrs T C Hukill who last saw them Saturday. Police report the deaths occurred Saturday with the father away on leave from American Airlines.
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Fort Worth
Oak Knoll
Richard G. Finch
Penelope Finch
Allan Finch
Walker
T. C. Hukill
American Airlines
Finch
F. R. Finch
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fire destroys Stonewall shop. two workers questioned
A Saturday night blaze at a Stonewall machine shop and pump house caused about 12000 in damage, insured. Workers described as itinerants were questioned as police prepared to file drunkenness charges against one man and another patient at Winchester hospital received minor burns to his feet.
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Stonewall
Robert Wotan
Winchester
Robert de Haven
Drury
Friendship
Samuel Hurst
Northwestern Grade
DeHaven
Wotan
Washington
Delmer Robinson
Orchard Company
Romney Pair Killed In Auto Accident
A father Gus Mayhew 51 and his son James R. Mayhew 21 of Romney were killed when their car overturned on Route 50 near Augusta West Virginia. The younger Mayhew was the driver. Two others, Lloyd Corbin 32 and Elwood Gance, were injured.
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Augusta
W. Va
Here
Gus Mayhew
James R. Mayhew
Romney
Mayhew
Lloyd Corbin
Vanderlip
Elwood Gance
Portable Typewriters and Case Corn Picker Offered
Farmers urged to save time and money by buying a new portable typewriter from Kendineth E. Henry Co with easy terms. Also advertised is a Case corn picker delivered to the farm for 732 dollars. Virginia Machinery Company lists a modern five room house with bath for sale in a good section priced to sell and a contact number 6266.
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Royal
Smith - Corona
Remington
Kendineth E. Henry Co
Virginia Machinery Company
Labor Party Considers Election Call in Short Time
London Oct 10 labor leaders meet over whether to ride out Britain’s money crisis or seek an early election. Attlee, Cripps, Morrison, Bevan, Wilson discuss devaluation and party unity as Churchill heads to rally and Bevin returns to drive trade union support.
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London
Britain
Attlee
Stafford Cripps
Herbert Morrison
Anleurin Bevan
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Bevan
Baker-on-Tyne
Winston Churchill
Conservative Party
George VI
Scotland
Ernest Bevin
United States
Trade Union Congress
Labor Party
Cantonese Stage Celebration as Reds Draw Closer
Cantonese events mark the 38th anniversary of the Republic as Nationalists boast victory, plan a retreat to Chungking, and reinforce near Yingtak while Reds press advances from Hunan toward Kwangsi. Gen Pai Chung-hsi shifts base to Kweilin amid ongoing front changes.
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Canton
China
Kuomintang
Nationalist Party
Mukden
Chungking
Yingtak
Yungtak
Pai Chung-hsi
Lin Piao
Pai
Kwangsi
Hunan
Lingling
Kweilin
Kwangsi-Hunan
Witness Sees Moon In Accident Testimony
A Philadelphia witness in an accident case testified the defense challenged his distance from the scene. The witness quipped about seeing the moon at night to illustrate how far a block may be, reinforcing his ability to observe.
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Philadelphia
Xeter
Winess
Riot disrupts Chinatown celebration in San Francisco
A riot interrupted a 400 person Chinese Workers Mutual Aid Association meeting in Chinatown San Francisco last night injuring one Chinese. A wave of Chinese youths broke up the gathering at Chinese American Citizens Alliance Hall amid celebrations of Communist victories in China. In Paris the Chinese embassy staff deserted the Nationalist regime and supported the Beijing communist government.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
China
Chinese Workers Mutual Aid Assn
Chinese American Citizens Alliance Hall
Paris
Peking
Outsiders in Va Colleges Outnumber Virginians in Outstate Colleges
Dr. William H. Stauffer introduces a series on Virginia higher education. He notes more than 1700 colleges and universities nationally and that citizens’ taxes support over half of 2.4 million students. The article outlines Virginia’s 10 state controlled institutions and their governance as context for future comparisons.
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William H. Stauffer
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Stauffer
W. H. Stauffer
Richmond Professional Institute
William and Mary
Norfolk
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Virginia State College
Radford College
VPI
Mary Washington College
University of Virginia
Longwood College
Madison College
State Board of Education
Npt
Vir
Austrian Voters Keep Country In Western Line up
Austrian voters backed a western aligned coalition led by Chancellor Leopold Figl with the People's Party and Socialists forming a firm 144 seat majority in the 165 member parliament. The new League of Independents emerged as a significant factor with 16 seats while the Communists added four. Final unofficial totals put the People's Party at 1,844,649 votes, Socialists 1,620,508, Independents 467,783, and Communists 174,527.
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Vienna
Europe
Leopold Figl
People’s Party
Figl
Austria
Socialists
Land
West Communists
Fig
Kchtist League of Independents
League
Herbert Kraus
Kraus
League of Independents
People's Party
Abte
Pte
Nlists
Frmer
Dr Horgan To Lead Discussion At Virginia Medical Convention
Scientific sessions at the Medical Society of Virginia opened at Old Point Comfort for a three day meeting. Sixty three technical papers and exhibits will be discussed by Wednesday. Dr Edmund Horgan of Winchester will lead a discussion after Dr William R Sandusky of Charlottesville speaks on chemotherapy.
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Medical Society of Virginia
Old Point Comfort
Edmund Horgan
Winchester
William R. Sandusky
Charlottesville
Bradford Bennett
Hunter Holmes McGuire
Stonewall Jackson
Army
Milk Producers Must Stand Trial
The Supreme Court refused to rule on the validity of an antitrust indictment against the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Assn and seven dairies that distribute milk in the District of Columbia area. The case goes to trial as ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals, and was appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
Virginia
Harvard Law to Admit Women Beginning Next Year
Harvard Law School will open its doors to female students for the first time next year. Dean Edwin N. Griswold announced that no specific quota will bar women from admission to the 1950 entering class.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Law 1
Edwin N. Griswold
Valley Heat Persisting In Unseasonably Warm Day
At 1 p.m. today Winchester reported 88 degrees as autumn heat lingered. Residents recalled 1943 97 degrees and noted a third day of 80s with forecasts from the weatherman predicting the warmth to continue through tomorrow across the East.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Navy radar can track high bomber threats say experts
A naval electronics officer told House investigators radar can track rockets and reach the moon, so it can spot the high flying B 36 bomber. Navy officers argued defense funds should favor new tech over the six engine bomber program.
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Washington
Navy
House
Air Force
Omar. BE
W. Harrison
Armed Services Committee
Arthur W. Radford
Radford
Radar Defense
Harrison
Electron
Bureau of Aeronautics
Cmdr
W. S. Martin
Pacific Fleet
All Weather Training Unit
Barbers Point
Hawaii
Johnson Denies Navy Destined For 2nd Class Role
Secretary of Defense Johnson said there is no plan to downgrade the Navy to a second class role. He spoke at the American Federation of Labor convention in St. Paul and emphasized the Navy and Marine Corps remain vital on the Army Navy Air Force team. He noted efforts to unify the defense services and warned the atomic era increases urgency for international control.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Navy
American Federation of Labor
Marine Corps
Conmethe Eieefense
U. 8
Russia
Army
Air Force
Nonpartisan League Fights The Campbell Amendments
In Richmond on October 10 a Virginia right to vote league formed with Democrats Republicans and labor to oppose the Campbell constitutional amendments on the November 8 ballot. Leaders Miller and Whitehead criticized the ballot language while pledging bipartisan effort to protect voting rights. The CIO Virginia State Industrial Union also opposed the amendments.
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Richmond
Virginia
Right To Vote League
Beecher E. Stallard
League
Virgil H. Goode
Rockymount
Commonwealth
Franklin County
Kenneth Miller
Remmie L Arnold
Francis P. Miller
Horace H Edwards
Miller
Robert Whitehead
House of Delegates
Nelson County
Eee Miller
Stuert
Whitehead
Campbell
General Assembly
CIO
Charles C. Webber
Virginia State Industrial Union
Robert D. Meade
Randolph-Maconwomer’s College
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College of William and Mary
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Lexington
Petersburg
Virginia Medical College
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Harrisonburg
Fredericksburg
Horgan
Harvard Law
First Brethren Church
Berryville Avenue
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Nonpartisan League
Martin A. Hutchinson
Harry F. Byrd
U.S. Senate
Aeca
Democra
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