Second Hurricane Out of Southeast Seas. Four Break-Ins Weekend
Over the weekend three city break-ins and one in Frederick County were reported. The Central Amoco Service Station at Loudoun and Cork was found robbed on Saturday morning. Shenandoah Motor Company on Valley Avenue also hit during the holiday. The third incident involved 139 North Loudoun Street where 30 to 40 cartons of cigarettes and many matches were stolen from a business office safe.
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Frederick County
Amoco
Loudoun and
Cork Streets
Shenandoah Motor Company
Valley Avenue
Locary
N. Loudoun &T
Tely
Route 50
Joe Lingo
Atlantic hurricane poised offshore could miss land
A tropical disturbance about 1100 miles east southeast of Miami may miss land as it courses northwest at 12 mph. Forecasters warn winds near 90 mph with potential strengthening while nearby storms lash the South Carolina coast, causing widespread damage estimated at $500,000.
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Atlantic
Miami
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Norton
San Juan
Puerto
Ganas
South Carolina
Carolina
Mary
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Typhoon Toll Rises in Philippines Disaster
Storm ravages the Philippines with a rising death toll after floods last weekend. Winds near the center reached 45 mph as widespread damage hit regions across the island nation. Locusts threaten rice crops amid ongoing relief efforts.
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Philippines
Patapines
Cagayan Oe
Margaret Truman says she and mother not involved in Truman decision
Margaret Truman declared that neither she nor her mother influenced President Truman's choice not to seek re election. She spoke aboard the United States liner returning from a television work trip and said she has contracts through 1954.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Truman
United States
Barber Charged In Brother's Shooting
Silas Jenkins 31 of Arlington is charged with felonious shooting of his brother in Warren County. The suspect, a local barber, surrendered to state police at Culpeper after the Sunday night incident at about 8 15 at the victim's home. He was rushed to Winchester Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. Jenkins faces a Warren County grand jury tomorrow.
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Silas’ William Jenkins
Arlington
Arren
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jenkins
Silas Jenkins
Warren County
Cereway
Oo Jenkins
Poy Creek
Inez Jenkins
Leupuniad Hi
Monee Teak
B. C. Nicodemus
Culpeper
Miss Jenkins
F. A . Wilts
J Phillips
Francis W. Slaughter
Emmett L. Merchant
Silas Comm
Judge Armistead of Williamsburg Dies at Home
Judge Armistead of the teenth Judicial Circuit was found dead by his wife at his Williamsburg home at 7 am. He had informed Governor Battle of his retirement plans and had been reelected to a new term despite hints he might retire at the end of February. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son Robert T. Armistead, an attorney, and two grandchildren.
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Williamsburg
Armistead
Teenth Judicial Circuit
Governor Battle
Rosaarburton
Williamsburg Area
Robert T. Armistead
Wisae
Hanson
Fort
Seven in Hospital After Ten Week End Accidents In Area
Seven people were hospitalized from ten weekend accidents across Winchester Clarke and Frederick Counties over a three day holiday. No fatalities were reported. a hospital spokesman said all patients were in good condition. Frederick County saw three crashes, including a severe wreck on Route 50 when a tractor trailer plunged over a bank after brake failure. An August resident and a Berkeley, Michigan man were among the injured. Additional crashes near Step hens City on Route 11 produced several injuries, including a broken collarbone and lacerations among passengers. A separate two car crash north of Winchester on Route 11 sent three to hospital and left three others with minor injuries. Damages were substantial but unspecified.
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Winchester
Clarke
Frederick Counties
Frederick County
Virgil Edward Blackburn
Berkeley
Michigan
Gore
L. P. Coverstone
Rt. 50
Blackburn
Harold Hine
Augusta
W. Va
Stephens City
Quentin
Proctor
Corcoran St
N. E
Washington
Bradford J. Proctor
Elder Proctor
Cameron Berche
William N. Homer, Jr
North Ave
William Dayton Lupton
Lee Ave
Middletown Slashes Bond Indebtedness In City Council
The Middletown council voted to reduce bonded indebtedness and keep the tax rate at 75 cents per 100. Officials re-elected include J. J. Dwyer and Walter Settle, with Esther Shannon elected police clerk. The meeting also approved formation of an ordinance to guide new residents.
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Middletown Keyes
Treasury
Carper
E. L. Stickley
T. Ainsworth Any
Martin H. Hann
Ge J. J. Dwyer
Walter Settle
T. W. Borden
T. W. Sperry
Esther Shannon
Charlies O. Warren
Rainy fringe of hurricane brings welcome rain to Winchester area
Fringe of Caribbean hurricane drops 2.59 inches Sunday into Winchester and Frederick County aiding drought stricken zones east of Middle town and Stephens City. City and power crews report minimal damage with no downed lines. Elsewhere storms lash East and South causing millions in damage and several deaths.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Neorthern Virginia Power Company
Middletown
Stephens City
House Committee Questions Caudle
House investigators called T. Lamar Caudle into a closed door session to discuss his handling of tax cases before he was fired as an assistant attorney general on November 16. Caudle’s name appeared in two cases reviewed by a House judiciary subcommittee last week, including an alleged attempt to whitewash a St. Louis jury investigation and a Detroit war frauds case that lingered six years before being dropped. Caudle led tax prosecution for the Justice Department when both matters were pending.
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Washington
House
T. Lamar Caudle
Caudle
House Judiciary Subcommittee
St. Louis
Internal Revenue
James P. Finnegan
Arg
Detroit
Subcommittee
Robert A. Collier
Justice Department
Winds Wreck Bomber Base and Damages At Ft Worth
A wind storm ripped through Carswell Air Force Base in Ft Worth causing multi million dollar damage. One B 36 bomber was destroyed six others had major damage and several more were damaged. Two airmen injured and a civilian killed in a car crash near the base. Damage at the base estimated near 25 percent of aircraft.
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Lar Day
Carswell Air Force Base
Pt. Worth
Tex
Ft. Worth
Michigan
Saginaw Bay
Ellicott City
Baltimore
Tiber Creek
America
Armal
Co. Conner
Viesh
Weyre
Burton Wilder
Public Armationinf
Mowee
Eighth Air Force
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Ike Warns Against Endorsing McCarthy
Landreth from his home says Ike should not endorse McCarthy and believes Wisconsin voters should decide the Senate race themselves. The article notes McCarthy faces communism charges and a proponent group is mentioned.
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Ike
McCarthy
Landreth
Wisconsin
Senate
Holiday Deaths Under Prediction
The Labor Day weekend toll totaled 541 accidental deaths, 417 from traffic, 55 drownings, and 69 from other mishaps. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council urged caution and credited traffic-law enforcement for lower losses versus last year. Rainy conditions reduced outdoor activity but worsened driving hazards across the east as the period spanned 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Dearborn
Mecent
The
Safety Council
Virginia Weather Outlook September 6 to 10
Extended outlook for Virginia shows temperatures a bit above normal with a cool start and gradual rise. Showers expected through Wednesday with about three quarters of an inch total, then likely again over the weekend, cooling near Sunday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Bar Group Warns of Imminent Crime Wave
A bar group warns that crime will surge nationwide as investigations and prosecutions shake organized crime groups. Leaders are described as cowed temporarily, but authorities fear a racketeering upsurge across the nation.
Labor Day traffic toll is lowest in years in Virginia
Virginia’s Labor Day weekend traffic fatalities totaled five with one more death today, bringing 1952 toll to 584 and marking the holiday period’s lowest in years. Police cited storm deterring travel and urged safe driving, naming five victims Charley F. Wills of Strasburg Wyn, Gores Wyn, George Callands Jr., William Fountlerow, and Willis Elbert Baden.
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Virginia
W. L. Groth
Charley F. Wills
Strasburg
Charlottesme
Gores
Buckingham
George Callands, Jr
Gretna
Halifax County
William Fountlerow
Hampton
Negro
Willis Elbert Baden
Corinne
W. Va
Narrows
Giles County
Two Brothers Drown While Retrieving Softball Ball
ORANGESVILLE Ohio two brothers from Youngstown Ohio drowned in Puma Willam Branch while trying to recover a foul softball. Thirty two year old William and 23 year old John jumped in after the ball. John cramped and William dived in to save him. Bodies recovered about a half hour later six feet apart.
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Orangesville, O
Puma- Willam Branch
John
Youngstown
Ohio
Eisenhower blasts Washington corruption in Atlanta speech
General Dwight D. Eisenhower launches his Southern campaign tour with a sweeping attack on government corruption. He labels the Washington mess as widespread and vows a wholesale cleanup, naming multiple agencies and departments in a hard hitting address. He continues to Jacksonville and Miami with stops planned in Tampa Birmingham and Little Rock as the campaign enters full swing.
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Dwight D” Eisenhower
Washington
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
Birmingham
Little Rock
Ark
U N Repulses Red Thrust at Defenses
U N troops repelled a Red thrust at allied defenses amid bitter fighting in North Korea. Clouds hindered air raids as U S Navy strikes near Manchuria and an East Coast Sinchang sweep produced 22 secondary explosions reported by bomber crews.
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U. 8
Wic
Korea
U. S. Navy
Manchurian
Sinchang
Lie Says Public Opinion Favors Korean Truce On Present Lines
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie says public opinion in most UN members would welcome a Korean armistice based on present battle lines. He notes impatience and doubt from failed truce talks, but believes enthusiasm would return if an accord is reached.
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Lie
United, Nations
N. Y
Trygve Lie
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Korea
Coal Miners End 10 Day Memorial Work Returns
Miners end a 10 day memorial and return to work. The dispute involves higher pay and royalties for the UMW pension and welfare fund. Daily earnings average about $16.35 for soft coal miners with anthracite miners earning slightly more.
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UMW Pension and Welfare Fund
Cowboy gun mishap claims life in Richmond
A fatal accidental shooting occurs as a 20 gauge shotgun is fired during a dispute about chicken thieves. Police state six to eight individuals fired, with over 100 pellets embedding in the victim. The incident happened at close range with multiple bystanders nearby.
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Richmond
J. R. Gray
B. Baughan
Wiliam Henry Jones
Jones
Sarah Goode
Ce ‘Kens
George Stathopolous
Winchester
Old Country
Connor Bros. Orchards
Sprhens City
E — & New Tires
Southern Tire & Battery CO
Braddock
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Weather Outlook
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Sparkman
Nixon
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