Gambler Defies Congress Rights Cited in Contempt Case
Senator Kefauver said the Crime Investigating Committee probes large scale gambling in northern New Jersey and may call Joe Adonis as a witness. Russell, questioned over Florida activities, again refused to answer, risking contempt with up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine. Russell cites the U S Constitution as a rights basis.
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Tenn
Congress
Kefauver
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
New Jersey
Joe Adonis
Russell
Florida
Old Capone
Crime Committee
Rain-Damaged Roads Highlight Rockbridge County Floods
Heavy rainfall in Rockbridge County caused new damage mainly washing out fills on several secondary routes. No bridges were damaged and all routes remained open. Crews from other sections will relieve two weeks of flood repair work as rainfall totals nearby ranged from 0.02 to 0.92 inches in a 24 hour period.
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Richmond
State Highway Department
Rockbridge
United States Weather Bureau of
Lynchburg
Washington
National
Roanoke
Norfolk
Criminal Psychopaths Escape from Hospital
Eleven patients escaped from a Crim inal Ward at Central State Hospital last night and all but four were back in custody today. The men fled after a steel bar on a window had been cut with a fire. They were quartered on the first floor among about 100 patients. Dr Meade F Brent said the escapees were mental detectives who had violated the law but were not violent. It may have involved a file passed through a window from outside.
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Petersburg
Central State Hospital
Meade F. Brent
Brent
Daily Crossword Clues Across and Down List
A dense list of crossword clues across and down including Deadly city in Uzbekistan, leave off syllable, weird upland plain, harmonizes, half an em, goose sound, depended, prepare for publication, taverns, Eskimotoa, sleeping shelves, boundary, unit of worn, coarse seaweed, enough poet, English admiral, garden tools, international language, made over again, agreement, cleansing plant, price, muffins as a musical instrument, accumulate. Down clues include smaller number, solitary, sesame, witty saying, knave of clubs, a wing, and Virginia abbr.
Taft opponent in Ohio speech blasts Kremlin menace in Senate
Ferguson blasted the Kremlin as a worldwide threat and accused Taft of aiding enemies. He said Democratic leadership uses power for peace and prosperity while Senate obstruction harms America. He urged Ohio voters to remove the voice of opposition from power.
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Bert A. Taft
Ferguson
America
Kremlin
United States Senate
Taft
Voice of
Ohio
Mrs. Mary Webber Dies After Yearlong Illness At 43
Mrs. Mary Catherine Webber 43 wife of Raymond Webber of 521 N Cameron St Martinsburg W Va died in Winchester Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. Born Feb 22 1907 in Martinsburg she was daughter of J G Sutton and Eugenia Wandling Sutton. She taught in Frederick County before marriage Sept 5 1931 in Harrisonburg. Surviving are husband son Thomas Sutton Webber parents two sisters and a brother. Funeral 2 pm tomorrow Omps Funeral Home with Rev Carl W Hiser officiating. Cemetery Old Stone Church near Green Spring. Pallbearers listed.
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Mary Catherine Webber
Raymond Webber
N. Cameron St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
J. G. Sutton
Eugenia Wandling Sutton
Webbers
Harrisonburg
Calvary Methodist Church
Thomas Sutton Webber
Joseph Sutton, Jr
Charles Town
C. Forrest Hammond
Freddie van Meter
William Wachtel
Omps Funeral Home
Carl W. Hiser
Old Stone Church
Green Spring
Edgar Shirley
Richard Bromley
Walter Anderson
Wilmer Anderson
Jack Strobridge
Grover Teets
Brethren Church Dinner Sunday at Dunn Woolen Mill Park
The Evangelical United Brethren Church sponsors an open air service at Dunn Woolen Mill Park in Buckhannon Hill West Virginia this Sunday. Rev. Harry C. Swartz will preach at 2 00 p m followed by a 12 30 p m lunch in the park attendees are asked to bring lunch baskets. If weather is bad dinner moves to Presbyterian Hall with worship in the adjacent Presbyterian Church a music program will accompany the service.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Dunn Woolen Mill
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Harry C. Swartz
Presbyterian Hall
Presbyterian Church
Error Writ Granted In Damage Suit
Justice John W. Eggleston of the Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of error to William Henry Revell in a $10,000 accident case from Norfolk City Circuit Court. Revell sought review after a jury verdict in his favor was set aside following a fall on property owned by Hattie Stirtz Deegan on May 29, 1949.
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Richmond
John W. Eggleston
Virginia Supreme Court
William Henry Revell
Norfolk City
Revell
Supreme Court
Hattie Stirtz Deegan
Wanted: Farmer Seeks Woman Owner of Tractor
An old advertisement in Caroline Pro- publishes in Bowling Green Virginia seeks a farmer age 38 who wishes to meet a woman around 30 owning a tractor. Respond with a picture of the tractor and write Box 19 care of the paper.
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Fredericksburg
Caroline Pro
Bowlingreen
Two Auto Crashes Injure Driver at Braddock Gerrard
Yesterday two crashes at the Braddock Gerrard intersection injured a woman slightly. The first involved a 1941 Buick sedan owned by Claude Hinkle and a 1950 Buick sedanette owned by William Oglesby with $85 damage total. The second injured Cecelia White Bush driving a 1940 Chevrolet and a 1946 Chevrolet truck owned by Collis Dodson with $180 damage to the car and $30 to the truck.
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Braddock
Gerrard Streets
Claude Lawron Hinkle
Parkway
William Albert Oglesby
Andrews Field
Washington
Ernestine Bryant
Route 1
Gore
F. M. Punk
Hinkle
Oglesby
Braddock St
Gerrard
Ernest H. Thompson Services Sunday at Green Spring
Funeral services for Ernest H. Thompson 54 of Green Spring will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the family home near Green Spring with the Rev John Oliver officiating at Old Stone Church Come ry. Pallbearers are James Dye Stanley Snapp Howard Luttrell Gene Luttrell Alonzo Thompson and Charles Boyles.
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Ernest H. Thompson
Green Spring
University Hospital
Charlottesville
John Oliver
Old Stone Church
Comery
James Dye
Stanley Snapp
Howard Luttrell
Gene Luttrell
Alonzo Thompson
Charles Boyles
Edward T Devine Memorial Award honored Katherine Lenroot
The Edward T Devine Memorial Award was given in April 1950 to Katherine Lenroot, Chief of the Children's Bureau. The late Dr Devine helped establish a Federal bureau for child welfare.
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Edward T. Devine
Katherine Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Dr. Devine
End of Cold War Round in Berlin Tense Standoff
Berlin reports a thaw as Western authorities release 47 East German police hostages and later six more after trespassing charges. East Germans release 25 Western policemen after a five day hold. Russians push to seize 175 yards of territory near the British sector as British infantry stand by for talks.
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Berlin
U. S
Leesburg Petition Argued on Referendum to Executive Form
In Loudoun County circuit court Judge J R Alexander heard witnesses on the petition asking a referendum to switch county government to the executive form. The hearing examined if signers were qualified voters and if 10 percent of voters supported the petition. Eight witnesses testified regarding voters on the certified list and registrar books, including precinct verifications.
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Leesburg
Loudoun County
J. R. Alexander
Alexander
Toothless Draftees To Get False Sets
Washington reports an Army order dated September 14 allows toothless men who are otherwise fit to be inducted restoring WWI era dental standards. Inductees lacking teeth will receive false teeth to meet requirements and avoid rejection due to dental deficits.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
Americans Buy Billions Of Pounds Of Dog Food In 1949
Americans purchased about a billion pounds of prepared dog food in 1949 reflecting rising pet care spending. The figure underscores growing popularity of commercial pet meals and shifts in household budgets toward animal feeding products.
Hadacol claims cure for neuritis and fatigue
Wesley Scallions of Peoria recounts using Hadacol on doctor and father’s advice. He says his father’s health improved. he credits Hadacol with curing his neuritis pain after three bottles and enabling full work. The ad touts relief of stomach issues and nervous fatigue and promises money back if not helped.
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Wesley Scallions
Eoria
Illinois
Hadacol
Dad
Toms Brook Man Charged with Theft
John Louis Linaweaver, 20, of Route 1, Toms Brook, is held for the Corporation Court grand jury on auto theft charges. He allegedly stole a 1946 Buick sedan from Elliott W. Button and fled after a wreck at Fishers Hill. He was arrested in Athens, Tenn., and extradition waived. He also faces theft counts involving clothing from W. R. Stipe and a 1941 Plymouth from David Pugh.
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John Louis Linaweaver
Route 1
Toms Brook
Corporation Court Grand
Elliott W. Button
Cork Street
Fishers Hill
Winchester
Linaweaver
Athens
Tenn
Francis Funk
W. R. Stipe
N. Loudoun St
David Pugh
S. Kent Street
Marines Drive To Break Red Supply Lines In Seoul Gauntlet
Marines seize the Seoul supply and distribution hub and trap the Korean Red Army southward in a pincer. A mysterious Red armored column from Manchuria advances north, while Yongdongpo fights portending a fierce battle for the capital. Residents flee Seoul and say they would welcome American help. The U S First Cavalry Division makes a 20 mile northward breakthrough as the Eighth Army reports the move.
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Seoul
10Th Corps
Manchuria
Yongdongpo
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Eighth Army
Tank Led Task Force Advances Near Taegu to Sangju
A tank led Allied cavalry force moved from near Tabu, 13 miles north of Taegu, toward the Nak Tong River seven miles southeast of Sangju. The six mile advance took six hours and freed about 400 prisoners from a trapped group of about 5,000. Major General ...
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Tabu
Taegu
Naktong
Sangju
Seoul
Hobart RF Gay Praised After Successful Day
Cavaly Commander Hobart RF Gay told AP correspondent Jack Masbeth that they had a great day and described the outing as a roution.
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Hobart
Gay
Jack Mas- Beth
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