Former G Man Purvis Probes Government Waste for Congress
Former FBI agent Melvin Purvis directs a Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee probe into government manpower and payroll waste. He uncovers use of trained lawyers and contractor backchannels to evade personnel cuts, with potential taxpayer savings cited by Senator Olin D. Johnston. Purvis, famed for the Dillinger case, now serves as chief counsel to the committee.
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Edwin B. Harkenson
Washington
Melvin H. Purvis
Sagan
Eiahapers
MO Field
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Geman
Purvis
Civil
Johnston
Phys
John
Congress
John Dillinger
Chicago
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
South Carolina
Senate
Local Farm Auctions Listed Across September Dates
A string of auction notices from Sept 9 to Oct 1 lists sales by e e e and Son and others. Farmers Lewis Duvall Stull and J C Sipe are named as auctioneers with details on cattle Hereford stock farm machinery household goods and livestock at locations near Frederick County and along routes including Rt 12 and Berryvil Pike. Major sales include 46 dairy cattle 100 Hereford cattle and estate items with furniture and personal goods.
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Eee & Son
Porthweste
Nihlson County
Lewis, Duvall
Stull Auctioneers
Kyn
J. W. Ellyett
Brumback
Roy P. Duvall
Sos
G. Baker
Frederick County Automobile
Rev. Gore
Purnhurs Walker
Charlane Duvall
Eatence
Eastinchester
Berryvil Pike
Charies Actioneer
Clarke County Fires Destroy One Farm Barn and Damage Rectory
Two Sunday fires in Clarke County caused extensive damage. The Morgan Spring Farm barn at White Post, owned by W. S. Potter of Wilmington, Delaware, was leveled by lightning. A second blaze near Millwood damaged the Episcopal Rectory mainly through smoke, while a third fire struck an oil barn owned by W. R. Thompson at White Post. The barn at Potter’s site contained 35 tons of baled hay and several pieces of equipment. losses included a large mower, riding saddles, buggies, and garden gear. No occupants were harmed.
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Clarke County
Morgan Spring
W. S. Potter
Wilmington
Delaware
White Post
W. R. Thompson
John Enders
Cotnac
Clarke County Man Wins Floor Furnace Winner named through local contest
Molden Electric Co. announces that J. W. Carlisle of Route 1 Berryville is the winner of the floor furnace giveaway. About 500 residents were eligible for the heating plant, a firm official said.
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Molden Electric Co
J. W. Carlisle
Route 1
Berryville
Louderback Named To Welfare Board
Charles C. Louderback former Page County legislator has been named to a new term on the State Board of Welfare and Institutions in Richmond.
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Richmond
Charles C. Louderback
Page County
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
Eisenhower and Stevenson Debate Farm Policy in Minnesota
Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson spoke to thousands of farmers at the National Plowing Contest near the Snow family farm between Battle Lake and Dodge Center Minnesota. Both pledged to maintain farm price supports at parity, the government guaranteed price relative to costs, as they toured the state for the November election.
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Minnesota
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Onville
He Snow
Dodge Center
Minn
Stevenson
Burtner Pleads Mercy as County Funds Were Misused
Burtner faces charges after admitting borrowing against county funds to cover tax burdens and friend debts. Closing statements urge leniency while prosecutors detail state and local funds diverted to his personal account at Bank of Clarke County Berryville. Additional cases cited involve welfare and veteran training checks misappropriated in 1951.
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Burtner
Thoma
Williams
Johnson
State Board of Education
Bank of
Clarke County
Berryville
Two More Tanker Survivors Found
Two more survivors of the hurricane wrecked tanker Foundation Star were rescued by the USS Hollis off Cape Hatteras. Nineteen others were aboard the Norwegian Emu en route to New York, while eight crew members remained missing as rescue efforts continued in rough Atlantic waters southeast of Cape Henry.
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Norfolk, Va
Hollis
New York
Charleston
8. C
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Cape Hatteras
Virginia Capes
Star
Cherokee
Cape Onry
Grandma Moses Celebrates 92nd Birthday Quietly
Grandma Moses turned 92 yesterday at her home in Eagle Bridge New York surrounded by family and friends. The famed primitive painter’s simple birthday observance reflects her long career and public recognition.
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Eagle Bridge
N. Y
Grandma Moses
County Treasurer Burtner Convicted in County Shortage Case
Burtner faced a special grand jury indictment for a county shortage tied to deposits and payments including a $3 048 69 personal note. Audits by Roanoke firm and state auditors followed a January 1952 replacement of funds. Anne H Cooley was appointed county treasurer after Burtner’s conviction and removal.
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Bank of
Clarke County
Roanoke
Office of
Gordon Bennett
Burtner
Offfce
Anne H. Cooley
Marshall
Judy Garland To Resume Film Career Next Year
Judy Garland plans to return to films next year after a two year absence. Sid Luft, her husband and agent, signed with Warner Brothers to produce three color films, one starring Garland.
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Judy Garland
Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studio
Miss Garland
Sid Luft
Warners
Non-Collision Crash In City Leaves Vehicle Damaged
A non collision accident yesterday morning around 11:45 near Route 12 North of the city caused extensive damage to a car after it skidded on wet pavement and overturned. No injuries were reported and damages totaled about 600 dollars.
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Leane, .C
Community leader Harry Schmidt dies in Winchester
Harry Schmidt longtime Chamber of Commerce member and Kiwanis charter member died in Winchester He was a 32nd degree Mason and Shriner with Kismet Temple in Brooklyn Survivors include widow Elizabeth Mickens Newark NJ and siblings Funeral set for Grace Lutheran Church with Rev W Eisenberg officiating Burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery No flowers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ocal Kiwanis Club
Kismet Temple
Brooklyn
Winchester
Schmidt
Grace Lutheran Church
Church Council
Elizabeth Mickens
Newark
N. J
Wiliam E Eisenberg
C. H. Schutte
R. F. Cline
J. H. Yost
Ward Thresh
Frank Gearing
W. H. Bosserman
Carl Ritter
Claude Gore
W. H. Bosserman, Jr
Edwin Buncuteter
Burr Harrison
Merton Brown
John Warner
Robert Bell
Boyd Hamman
Joseph Miller
Hugh Clark
Harold Brown
Raph Yount
Elmer Lamp
Robert Waits
William E. Stine
Baker McFadden
Claude M. Grim
Charles B. Baker
Sloan Kuykendall
J. Howard Cather
Winslow Porter
Eugene Cooper
Mount Hebron
Jones Funeral Home
Washington Street
Red Youth Dodges Draft and Amasses Three Wives in Moscow
Pravda reports a Rostov based youth known as Revold Krylov used deceit to avoid conscription, marry three times without divorces, and secure cushy jobs by claiming false education at Novorossiysk Polytechnic. Investigations followed after a Komsomol Pravda expose.
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Moscow
Kemsomo
Pravda
Rostov
Revold Krylov
Novorossisk Polytechncal Institute
Komsomol Pravda
Young Communist League
Break In Reported at Morgans Service Station Clarke County
Clarke County State Police investigate a breaking and entering at Morgans service station at Lone Oak intersection pap 12. The alarm was triggered when the station was opened about 8 a m yesterday. Previous similar cases have appeared in the Clarke County Frederick County area at night with brown leather cases.
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Clarke County
Morgan’s
Lone Oak
Clarke Coun
Frederick County
VFW Drive-In Film to Aid Post Building
The VFW will sponsor a film at the Winchester Drive-In featuring Bright Victory with Arthur Kennedy and Peggy Dow on September 21 and 22. Proceeds benefit the post’s building project as the plot follows a blinded veteran who overcomes adversity to become a lawyer. Tickets are sold at local outlets including Winchester News Stand Triangle Diner Winchester Steak House and Kurtz Funeral Home.
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Post al Vous O
Arthur Kennedy
Peggy Dow
Winchester Drive-In
Winchester
Triangle
Winchester Steak House
Kurtz Funeral
Founder of modern chemistry named
T J A Antoine Laurent Lavoisier 1743 1794 is cited as founder of modern chemistry for reclassifying elements.
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T.J. A
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
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