Kidnapper Nabbed After High Speed Chase Involving 5 Year Old
Five year old Janie Franz was found alive in Philadelphia after a swift pursuit that began when she was abducted in Trenton. Gerald A. Hutt of Bridgeport Conn. was jailed on charges including kidnapping and indecent exposure after admitting taking the girl and sleeping with her, claims disputed in court.
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Philadelphia
Janie Franz
Trenton
N. J
Gerald A. Hutt
Bridgeport
Conn
Hutt
Connecticut
Associated Press
Thomas Costello
Bernard McLoughlin
Janie
Raymond Michel
Hit and Run Drivers Face $100 Fines in Police Court
Fines of 100 dollars each were assessed in police court against two alleged hit and run drivers Elwood Eugene Barrett of R Winchester and James Franklin Kidwell of 417 Fairmont Ave. James W. Kenney was complainant against Barrett Roy A. Lee against Kidwell.
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Elwood Eugene Barrett
R. Winchester
James Franklin Kidwell
Fairmont Ave
James W. Kenney
Barrett
Roy A. Lee
Kidwell
CIO Pledges Fight to Finish Against Byrd Machine
Danville Virginia CIO delegates at their ninth annual convention pledged to end the Byrd machine and oppose the right to work law the poll tax amendment and Taft Hartley aims while pushing housing minimum wage and Labor Department improvements. Webber warned against poll tax plans calling them booby traps and urged a statewide get out the vote drive and local PAC committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
United States
Harry Byrd
Virginia Cio Council
Sen. Byrd
Truman
Byrd
Max Sussman
Richmond
Food and Tobacco Workers Union
Sussman
CIO
Charles E. Webber
State
CIO Council
Webber
Cio-Pac
AFL
PAC
Lloyd Vaughan
Lynchburg
Dan Powell
Ciopac
Francis Miller
Virginia
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Hungary Treason Charges Against Eight Former Communists
In Budapest on September 10 the Hungarian government charged eight former high ranking communists with treason and attempting to overthrow the government with armed help from Tito and Yugoslavia. The eight include former Foreign Minister Laszlo Rajk and Gen. Gyorgy Palffy. They face trial on September 16. The Hungarian Workers party expelled three leading members and named spy charges, listing Paliffy Horvath and Jus tus as the accused.
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Budapest
Hungary
Tito
Yugoslavia
Laszlo Rajk
Gyorgy Palffy
Hufi¢arian Workers (Communist) Party
Paliffy
Zoltan Horvath
Nep Szava
Pal Justus
Atkinson Qualifies As Independent For City Treasurer
J Scott Atkinson of 679 Woodland Ave files to run for city treasurer against incumbent W A Baker, veteran since 1930. The Independent candidate, a World War I veteran and local office manager for J T Kremer of Continental Oil, secured petitions from over 50 voters near the filing deadline. Other city offices show no opposition.
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J. Scott Atkinson
Woodland Ave
W. A. Baker
Atkinson
Taylor Barr
Commissioner of Revenue
Dabney Watts
Gibson Baker
Explorers Abandon Ark Search on Mt Ararat
An American expedition ends a 12 day hunt on three mile high Mt Ararat in Turkey. Leader Dr Aaron J Smith, a Greensboro North Carolina missionary, remains convinced the ark is there and vows future parties will search. Turkish soldiers escorted the five member team across the rugged terrain.
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Dogubayazidi
Turkey
Mt. Ararat
Aaron J. Smith
Greensboro
N. C
Dr. Smith
Arizona Girl Has Good Chance To Be Crowned Miss America
Atlantic City reports Miss Arizona Victor Jacque Mercer from Litchfield Arizona shows strong potential as Miss America 1949 after top finishes in talent and bathing suit preliminaries. The winner will be announced after the final stage curtain rise at 8 pm with 15 finalists remaining, including contenders from Colorado Minnesota Canada California and Arizona.
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Arizona
Atlantic City
Convention Hall
Jacque Mercer
Litchfield
Ariz
Miss Mercer
Feldman Restored To Army Post While Waitt Heads To Retirement
The Army announces Maj Gen Herman Feldman will be restored as quartermaster general and Maj Gen Alden Waitt will retire. Secretary Gray cited Feldman’s long service and Waitt’s clean record, noting no court martial but admitting Feldman’s past judgment errors.
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Washington
Army
Senate
Gray
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
James V. Hunt
Waitt
Gary
Feldman
Softball ceremony to precede city tournament game
Mayor M. B. Clowe Jr. and city officials will lead a 8:45 pm ceremony before the fourth game of the city softball tournament. The event salutes the season and outlines plans for next year as Royal Crown trails Rosenberger 2-1 in the five game series. Speakers include Police Chief J. Thomas Boyd and Rev. F. B. Oglesby with sound track amplification.
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M. B. Clowe Jr
Royal Crown
Battlers
Rosenberger
Maurice Blosser
W. E. Bridgeforth
Ellsworth Keller
Paul Rosenberger
Hoye Riley
Clowe
J. Thomas Boyd
F. B. Oglesby
Williams will leaves Yellow Gables to daughter in will
J. Hunter Williams, retired woolen manufacturer, died recently and left his residence Yellow Gables and all tangible personal property to his daughter S Bertha Williams. A 1942 codicil also gives her any coin on hand. The remainder is split between the daughter and two sons, with executors named and bond set at 76000.
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J. Hunter Williams
S. Bertha Williams
Yellow Gables
Salome Crisman
Dorothy Lupton
Thomas Williams
Middletown
Garland Williams
Berryvile
Edward Lineburg
Coleman Dunn
F. G. Conner
Roy E. Potts
Harry McCann
Rail Strike Halts Missouri Pacific in Midwest Shutdown
St Louis reports 11 500 workers idle as Missouri Pacific and Cotton Belt traffic halted by a strike over operating rules. Union leaders say arbitration won t solve the dispute while preparations to reroute freight and passengers to other carriers spread across a 10 state area.
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ST. Louis
Cotton Belt Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Mo Pac
Strke
Paul J. Neff
R. E. Davidson
Davidson
Tme
Kansas City
Omaha
Memphis
Little Rock
Jefferson City
Five Die in Auto Crash With Coal Truck
Five occupants of a crowded automobile were killed when it collided head on with a coal truck on a mountain road near Petersburg West Virginia. The coal truck driver Dwight Kuhn of Mt Storm WV was only slightly injured and treated at a Petersburg clinic. Dead were Oliver Hanlin 28 Mt Storm Robert Height Clarendon Pa Daniel Law 29 Waynesboro Pa Lewis Cosner 44 Mt Storm Theodore Ford Milburn Littlestown Pa or Paw Paw W Va. Ambulances were dispatched from Petersburg and Moorefield.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Here
C. H. Lewis
Dwight Kuhn
Mt. Storm
Oliver Hanlin
Robert Height
Clarendon
Daniel Law
Waynesboro
Lewis Cosner
Theodore Ford Milburn
Littlestown
Paw Paw
Kuhn
Moorefield
Blue Ridge Bus Drivers Win Wage Contract Details
Drivers and shopmen of the Blue Ridge Transportation Co eastern division win a new wage contract with retroactive pay from Aug 1. The AFL union says drivers gain 3 more dollars per week and shopmen six cents per hour. Vacation benefits vary with tenure for 98 drivers and 70 shopmen serving Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania and DC.
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Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Transportation Co
AFL
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Atom bomb obsolete say World Health chief
Dr Brock Chisholm director general of the World Health Organization warned at a World Union of Peace Organizations address that bacteriological weapons could wipe out humanity. He cited seven ounces could kill all world citizens in six hours and urged a new maturity to prevent wars.
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ST. Cergue
Switzerland
Brock Chisholm
World Health Organization
Chisholm
World Union of Peace Organizations
Peace Council of Great Britain
Three Power Parley Pushes Investment Abroad Aid
Washington reports Britain United States and Canada endorse using World Bank and Export-Import Bank financing to spur private capital to sterling area nations. They urge ongoing study to remove investment obstacles and encourage issuers to present viable projects for World Bank financing
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
World Bank
U. S
Treas
Snyder
Wilson High hosts equipment tour for future James Wood plans
County school superintendent R E Aylor and board members Clayton Pingley Newton Cather along with teachers James Gordon and James Givens visited Wilson Memorial high school at Fishersville to inspect agriculture shop home economics and cafeteria facilities. The trip aimed to equip the new James Wood high school with suitable equipment and included a two hour conference with Hugh Casell the principal.
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R. E. Aylor
Wilson Memorial High School
Fishersville
Mr. Aylor
James Wood High School
Clayton Pingley
Newton Cather
James Gordon
James Givens
Hugh Casell
City Sees September Arrests Near Record High
Winchester police court statistics show 76 cases heard in the first nine days of September, signaling a trend toward a record month. Last September the city recorded 174 arrests.
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Winchester
Paint Jobs Wash Off in First Rain News Report
Sheriff Robert DeHaven warns county residents about unknown out of state paint contractors offering bargain work. Complainants say the paint mixes include powdered aluminum gasoline or kerosene and wash from buildings after the first rain, leaving jobs incomplete and unsafe.
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Robert DeHaven
DeHaven
Auto Price Cuts Unsighted Six Months Ahead
Detroit dispatch notes no major price cuts expected in the next six months as demand remains steady and output runs ahead of sales. Inventories mount to about half a million vehicles, mostly mid price cars, with labor costs and pensions shaping future wage talks. Top 10 new car makers in recent and prewar registries reflect shifting market shares amid postwar supply and demand realignment.
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Detroit
Chevelet
Ford
Plymouth
Buick
Pontiac
Studebaker
Mercury
Hudson
Pontic
Chrysler
DeSoto
Fact-Finding To Be Disclosed In Late Afternoon
President Truman asked the steel industry and the CIO Steelworkers union for a 10 day extension of the steel strike truce amid a fact finding panel report. The panel may urge a 10 cent an hour rise for pensions and insurance with no wage increase. The White House set 5 p.m. today to publish the findings.
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Washington
Truman
Steel Industry
CIC Steelworkers Union
White House
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
Carroll R. Daugherty
New York State
Samuel I. Roseman
David L. Cole
Paterson, N
Clarke's School Enrolment Tops 1100 This Year
Clarke county reports 1109 total pupils across all grades for the new term. Superintendent George D. Burton notes a likely rise from 1948 with the new five year high school plan influencing turnout. Berryville leads with 812 enrollees including 567 in high school and 245 in Academy St elementary.
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Clarke County
George D. Burton
Burton
Clarke
Berryville
Academy St
Boyce High School
Boyce
Johnson-Williams Training
Millwood
South End Fire Company
H. M
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Fairmont Park
Dizzy Chase
Roosevelt Boulevard
Langhorne Sd
James Caufield
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles
Benefit of Friendship UB
Lillian Sheetz
Braddock St
Headley’s
H. J. Heinz CO
Senator Byrd
Labor Department
Baker
Lofty
O-M
Secretary of Army
Williams
Berryville Ave
Cotton Belt
Wilson High
Clarke’s
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