Woman driver wins March safe-driver award
Mrs. Ashby Hannum of 31 National Ave a housewife who has driven since 4 without an accident wins the March safe-driver award to be presented at Capitol Theatre by State Lt. Col. Fuller of Alexandria. She is the first woman honored. previous winners include Admiral L Naim in February and Halford Baker in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby Hannum
National Ave
Capitol Theatre
C. L. Fuller
Alexana
William Battaie
Halford
Baker
Ofirginia Wooles Co
Eana
Studebaker
Annum
Rteoward Cather
Hs.anumith
Wayfield
Hannum
Hnnum Crove
Ampshire
Weaer
Miami
Prisoner Movements at Yorktown and Winchester in 1781
Local history notes a large number of prisoners marched from Yorktown to Ashby and confined at Winchester under Maj. Nelsons Virginia cavalry guard. Gen Daniel Organ in Saratoga dated 1781 warned of great losses and inadequate barracks and supplies. Washington replied via Gen Lincoln that Col Wood oversaw frontier prisons and faced delays.
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Yorktown
Ashby’s
Winchester
Nelson
Sirginia Cavalry
Saratoga
Daniel Organ
Washington
Priso
Philadela
Lincoln
Wood
Arke County
Agnes R.andary F. Page
Wood Washington
Ames Wood Jr
Virginia
Elks install Perry B. Wright as Exalted Ruler in Winchester
Perry B. Wright, local businessman and longtime Standard Oil man, was installed as exalted ruler of Winchester lodge 867, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, last night succeeding Arthur F. Streit. Also installed were Jack Brandon and others as officers. W. W. Glass, J. G. Nevitt, and Streit conducted the ceremony. Wright, a Frederick County native who has lived in Winchester 25 years, runs two filling stations and is active in the Grace Lutheran church and United Commercial Travelers. The lodge also elected a slate of governors including H. Cahill and J. Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry B. Wright
Winchester Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Arthur F. Streit
Wright
Jack Brandon
Herbert Siedell
Lee A. Ebert
Edwin T. Snider
Howard J. Cahill
Beverley A. Bailey
Joe Butler
Maurice E. Pifer
Robert M. Glass Jr
W. W. Glass
James G. Nevitt
Streit
Perry Wright
H. J. Cahill
H.W. Butler Jr
Lee Ebert
Herbert Seidell
Sam Johnson
Robert &. Baker
Tornadoes Kill Several, Damage Illinois Indiana Areas
Three people died and many were injured as tornadoes struck parts of Illinois and Indiana yesterday. Heavy damage hit Calumet City near Chicago and the Gary Hammond district. Snow fell in the Dakotas and Minnesota while rain and thunderstorms spread from Arkansas to northern Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Calumet City
Gary-Hammond
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Michigan
Middle Atlantic States
South Atlantic
Dakotas
Minnesotas
Wisconsin
Suspects Confess To Larceny In Winchest er Case
Charles William Racey of Opequon and a 17 year old juvenile were arrested by Winchester police and charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny. A preliminary hearing was set this afternoon. Officers Slane and Rogers said the suspects admitted breaking into Shell station no. 11 owned by Theodore Kerns and Carl Shanholtz. Police found 18 dollars and 82 cents in cash along with a cigaret case four watches a knife a carton of cigarets three cigaret lighters and seven chewing gum packs on or under Bryant's feed store. The youths face additional charges for an attempted break into Gladys lunchroom on N Loudoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles William Racey
Opequon
Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Slane
Rogers
Theodore Kerns
Carl Shanholtzer
Boyd
Bryant
Wyck
Kent St
Gladys
N. Loudoun St
Coal Strike Sparks Unfair Labor Practices Charge
Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Assn. plans to file an unfair labor practices charge against John L. Lewis UMW as the 24 day soft coal strike continues. Contempt for a court order to end the strike persists amid renewed talks and a dispute over Moody’s bargaining authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Assn
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Moody
Association
Clarksburg
W. Va
Barbour County
Sixth District Sets Aug. 3 for Primary
The Sixth congressional district Democratic committee fixed August 3 for the Democratic primary to nominate a candidate for the House of Representatives for the full term starting January 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Sixth Congressional District
Democratic Committee
House of Representatives
Overcrowding at Winchester Memorial Hospital Sparks Fund Drive
Overcrowding at Winchester Memorial Hospital has reached critical levels with sun porches and non designated spaces used for beds. A $850,000 building fund drive aims to enlarge the facility to meet safety standards as experts cite 80 percent occupancy as near limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Era Hospital
Winchester Memorial
Universal
Winches Memorial Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Bell Candidacy Meets Opposition In Berryville
George William Skelton, a post office employee, filed for mayor as Berryville candidates deadline nears. Six residents announced for four council seats and recorder. incumbents and challengers listed with occupations and ward affiliations.
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Berryville
George William Skelton
Leonard H. Bell
Bell
Walter D. Wisecarver Jr
D. Blanton Allen
Rnest
F. Locke
S. G. O’bryan
Norfolk and Western RR
Preston Kercheval
W E. Henson
Kercheval
L. N. Russell
Henson
Roy E. Potts
Stassen Clinches 19 Delegates In Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen secured 19 of Wisconsin's 27 Republican convention delegates after sweeping seven delegates-at-large and 12 district races. MacArthur took eight. Dewey was blanked in the state. Nebraskan primary looms as a key test for the GOP race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Harold E. Stassen
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minnesota
Gen. MacArthur
Stassen
New Yorker
Dewey
Nebraska
MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Arthur Vandenberg
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Trout Stocking Completes in George Washington Forest
Forest service officials announce completion of the fish stocking program in the George Washington National Forest with forty thousand brook and rainbow trout released into streams. The notice appears amid other classified items including a card of thanks from Fred J. Brumback and Easter clearance ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
George Washington National Forest
Fred J. Brumback
Honorary Fire Chiefs Drawn for Apple Blossom Parade
Winchester and Frederick county will name honorary fire chiefs for the Apple Blossom Festival parade on April 29. Miss Pingley, daughter of Mrs Louisa V Pingley and the late W Burton Pingley, a Handley sophomore and Glee Club member, was chosen by the South End Fire Co. Hilda Henry, daughter of Mrs Carl J Renner and a Stonewall high senior, was picked by Clearbrook Fire Co and will represent the county as honorary chief, also serving as Student Council president and Drama Club member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick County
Miss Pingley
Louisa V. Pingley
W. Burton Pingley
Handley
Glee Club
South End Fire Co
Hilda Henry
Clearbrook Fire Co
Carl J. Renner
Stonewall High School
Fighter Planes May Escort Berlin Transports
American officials said the United States will follow suit if the British establish fighter escorts. The British spokesman said Russia had replied unsatisfactor ily to British protests over Mondays collision of a Soviet fighter and a transport arriving from London. Marshal Sokolovsky blamed a British traffic violation for the collision and said the British version was a slander. The spokesman noted Sokolovsky’s written reply weakened prior oral assurances to British Gen. Sir Brian Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
London
Marshal Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Berlin
Brian Robertson
Robertson
Air Force Expansion Pushed By Congress
Vernon Eddy, librarian at Handley, spoke at a Rotary luncheon about his trans Atlantic air trip and visit to Winchester England. He noted Rotary food boxes from here were gratefully received and described English relief concerns and cultural beauty in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Eddy
Handley
Duke of Devonshire
United Grand Lodge of Masons
England
Rotary
Atlantic
Winchester
Eday
Eddy
John Wells
Winchester College
Wells
America
Twenty Flee Czechoslovakia At Pistol Point
Twenty non-Communist Czechs seized a Czechoslovak National Airlines plane with seventeen passengers and three crew, forced the pilot to land at a U S zone base near Munich, and fled the Communist regime. The group, including a former Czech pilot, took control at gunpoint and directed the flight to the American zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
Czechoslovak National Airlines
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Neubiberg
Prague
Bratislava
Slovakia
U. S. Army Air Force
Karel Dvorak
Royal Air Force
MacArthur Defeat Seen Shaking American Image in Japan
Japanese editors say MacArthur placed second in Wisconsin primary and that his standing there differs from the United States. They note Japan prizes free speech and fearlessly voiced views, while Ode a promoter vows to campaign for the general in the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Gen. MacArthur
Wisconsin
Japan
States
Tosiyo Oda
MacArthur
Oda
United States
Reds Can Grasp Airmada Plan Says Byrd
Senator Byrd says the United States can implement the Airmada plan as Congress considers President Truman’s request for 725 million dollars in Air Force funding. The House committee plans fast action on a bill to supply cash and contract authorizations, part of a broader defense appropriation for the coming fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Army Air Forces
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Senate
Taber
Clason
Campaigners Target Drunk Driving With Wreck Display
Winchester junior board of trade safety committee led by Chairman W. T. Sullivan joins with safety groups and law enforcement in a war against drunken driving. A wrecked auto sits before the county courthouse on N Loudoun St to warn passersby of DUI dangers. Police Chief J. Thomas Bod, a state trooper, City Officer Robert Boyce, William Battaile, and JET President E. B. Mitchell appear in the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Junior Board of Trade Safety Committee
W. T. Sullivan
N. Loudoun St
J. Thomas Bod
E. B. Mitchell
Robert Boyce
William Battaile
Sullivan
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Elks
Board of Governors
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Vida Wolford
George Skelton
Stock Park
Colonial Kitchen
Susan Pingley
Harold Rowe
Cape Cod
Handley School
B. M. Sullivan
Rouss Ave
Jewel Box
Recreation Park
Senesay Road
Leonard Newcome
Bond Brothers Orchard
N. Cameron St
Rouss Fire CO
Charlie Rouss Fire Co
Robert C. Legge
Campbell'’S
C.V. Eddy
Czechoslovakia
U.S. Field
Sen. Byrd
UMT
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Symington
UMIT
Maybank
D-Sc
Carl Kernstown
Court House
Jas. P. Reardon
BARR
American Legion
E. O. Coffman
Exec
Roy Duvall
Kurtz
Seamtress
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Fleet
Winchester City Abattoir
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