Drought Threatens Southwest Winter Wheat Crop
The Southwest faces a severe winter wheat drought with Kansas Texas Oklahoma and Colorado hit by dry spells. Rain is essential as drought risks harvests with estimates of half or less than last season pending more moisture. Insect pests add to the stress while some areas report scattered better prospects near Wichita and central Kansas.
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Kansas
Texas
Panhandle
South Plain
Oklahoma
Southwest
Garden City
Kans
Hoy Etling
Colorado
Wichita
Seatwee
Police Seek Stolen Road Signal Near Winchester
Glenn Hummer an employee of E. Earl Shade asks Winchester police to help locate a battery powered road signal stolen from Route 50 Thursday night while he worked a wreck on Paris Mountain about 16 miles east of Winchester. The light was used to warn traffic and a passing motorist reportedly took it.
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Glenn Hummer
E. Earl Shade
Winchester Ice
Rt. 50
Paris Mt
Winchester
Hummer
Whitacre Family Ties Run Deep in Frederick History
Lee Nimrod Whitacre a longtime Frederick County public servant born to a Welsh lineage, served as Clerk of the Frederick County Court after long tenure in revenue roles. The Whitacre family arrived with Joshua after the Revolution and grew influential, with the village of Whitacre later renamed in their honor. Lee N Whitacre’s line includes Assembly member Joshua, George, Lee N, and descendants Lula Braithwaite’s marriage united two prominent county families.
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Lee N. Whitacre
Lee Nimrod Whitacre
Frederick County
Whitacre
Joshua Whitacre
Loudoun
Frederick
Lee N
Lula Braithwaite
Cross Junction
H. Braithwaite
George B
Frank L
Sam. H
Univ. of Wa
Foster
Charles E. Licer
Wood for Sale at Ostes Lumber Yard
Lumber yard advertisement listing A. C. Ostes Lumber Yard and Braithwaite's Transfer with phone numbers 6414 and 5149 offering coal and wood for sale dated 1Th-1-28-81.
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A. C. Ostes Lumber Yard
Coal Braithwaite
Easter Joy To Be Celebrated Across Christian World
Easter celebrations unfold from Jerusalem to Washington with rituals, processions, and crowds. Pilgrims fill Holy Sepulchre streets while Pope Pius XII presides in St. Peter's Basilica and 250000 visitors gather in the U S capital. New York prepares for the Easter parade on Fifth Avenue as city resorts anticipate spring business.
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Old World
New England
Pacific Northwest
Florida
U. S
Pope Pius XII
St. Peter’s
Washington, D. C
New York
Fifth Avenue
Midtown Manhattan
St. Patrick’s Cathe
Senate probes split on Owen Lattimore case
Senate investigators divided over whether FBI records fully cleared Owen Lattimore of communist ties. Senator Tydings defended the FBI data as clearing him, while Senator Hickenlooper disagreed, noting the committee had not seen all summaries, and stating the FBI findings did not fully clear him at that moment.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
Owen Lattimore
McCarthy
Lattimore
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Tydings
Maryland
Ty S
Senate Foreignations
Wisconsin
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Howard McGrath
Hoover
McGrath
Justice Department
Capitol
Senator Tydings
Dr. Lattimore
Resurrection Morning Visit to Empty Tomb
On the first day of the week very early, women found the stone rolled away from Jesus tomb and the body missing. Two men in gleaming garments declared he is risen, recalling Jesus words in Galilee and prompting the disciples to spread the news.
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Jesus
Galilee
Emmaus Journey After Resurrection Visit
The passage describes Mary Magdalene and other women reporting the empty tomb and apostles doubting. Peter investigates the tomb and two disciples on the road to Emmaus discuss recent events as Jesus joins them but they do not recognize him.
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Joanna
Mary
James
Resurrection on the road to Emmaus
In Luke 24, Jesus walks with two disciples, explains the scriptures, reveals himself in the breaking of bread, and vanishes from sight as they recognize him. They recount their heart’s burning while he spoke and rush to tell the eleven in Jerusalem that the Lord is risen.
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Peter
Emmaus
Jerusalem
Simon
Jesus
Luke 24 Gospel Narrative of Jesus Appearing and Ascending
The passage recounts Jesus appearing to his disciples after the resurrection, showing wounds to prove his body, sharing a meal, opening their understanding of the scriptures, and commissioning them to preach repentance and forgiveness to all nations. He blesses them at Bethany, ascends to heaven, and the believers return to Jerusalem praising God.
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Christ
Census Takers Near Finish in Winchester District
Vincent Hollis reports the Winchester census team of 12 enumerators are averaging 80 to 85 people per day. Three workers expect to complete their district this week with little citizen resistance and no issues on the income question. A second week should wrap up local census taking as counts proceed at the jail and Georgetown Hotel and transient guests return filled reports.
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Vincent Hollis
Winchester
Hollis
Washington
Georgeton
House to Be Built on Whitlock Ave
Henry P. Kern Jr. has permit to erect a two story brick dwelling at 221 Whitlock Ave with an estimated cost of 9. Roy C. and Eva C. Armentrout of Marlboro Rt. received permission to remodel a concrete block garage into a two room tourist cabin one mile south of Winchester on Rt. 11. Estimated project cost is 1000.
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Henry P. Kern Jr
Monmouth St
Whitlockve
Roy C
Eva C. Armentrout
Marlboro Rt
Winchester
Rt. 11
Armentrouts
Governor Battle Signs Two Controversial Virginia Bills
In Richmond Governor Battle signs two disputed measures from the 1950 General Assembly. One imposes a two year moratorium on annexation proceedings, with exceptions for existing actions. The other, a Byrd plan, ties provisional tax refunds to general fund receipts exceeding $100 million, outlining a stepped 10 to 20 percent cut.
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Richmond
Battle
Commonwealth
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Car Knocks Down Pedestrian Then Ramps Sidewalk
Charles OConnell of Rt 8 Winchester drove onto the sidewalk at the Piccadilly Loudoun Street junction striking the Wonder Store Building. Police say an apparent attack caused loss of control. He was hospitalized for observation. doctors expect no serious illness and no injuries to bystanders.
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Charles O'Connell
Rt.” 8
Winchester
Paccadilly
Loudoun St
Wonder
O’connell
R. F. Cline
Piccadilly
Wonder Building
Former Local Man Promoted to Shift Foreman
Henry E. Flowers, formerly of Winchester and resident at 147 Montague Ave, has been transferred from the R. Paul Smith plant in Williamsport Maryland to the Riverton power station of the Northern Virginia Power Company. He will serve as shift foreman after previously being named junior engineer for the Potomac Edison System in 1948 and holding that post until now.
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Winchester
Henry 8. Flowers
R. Paul Smith
Williamsport
Riverton
Northern Virginia Power Company
Flowers
Montague Ave
Potomac Edison System
Apple Blossom Festival Princesses Named by Three States
Maryland Virginia and West Virginia horticultural societies announce festival princesses for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester on April 27. Ann Natalie Colbert of Hood College Frederick is a sophomore active in marionettes and drama. Grace Anne Overholser of Geneva New York receives the 1949 50 Virginia scholarship and attends Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Margaret McKown Miller of Romney West Virginia, a Morgantown student, is the West Virginia princess.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Shenandoah
Winchester
Old Line
Center
Geneva
New York
Virginia Horticultural Society
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
West Virginia Horticultural Society
Margaret McKown Miller
Edward W. Miller
Romney
Hobbies Judged At Armory Today
Entries in the first annual Winchester Hobby Show open last night at the Armory will be judged this afternoon by Miles B Dean Agnes Shirley and Basil Starkey. The Armory is open 4 to 10 pm. Ribbons will be awarded in eight classifications with a grand winner loving cup. Admission is free.
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Winchester
Armory
Miles B. Dean
Agnes Shirley
Basil Starkey
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scout Council
C. P. McVicar
Winchester Cameraees Steel
Missing Woman Sought by Police
Winchester police issued a missing person alarm for Mrs. Orval Spurgeon of Auburn West Virginia who vanished from her husband at the bus terminal late Thursday. Spurgeon said a woman about 35 with a small child invited his wife to a restaurant and they did not return. The West Virginian carried the report.
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Winchester
Orval Spurgeon
Auburn
W. Va
Spurgeon
West Virginian
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the 23rd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival went on sale at Malden's Electric and festival HQ. Prices range from 50 cents for dress rehearsal seats to 3.60 for teen dances and 3.00 for a luncheon, with reserved and standing options available and mail orders accepted.
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Maldens Electric Company
Jack Ireland
National Guard Armory
George Washington Hotel
York Inn
Malden
Electric Company
Festival
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Inc
Winchester
Charles Pine
Public
U.S
Fredericksburg woman killed in non collision accident
Miss Hattie C. Jones aged 21 of Fredericksburg died instantly in a non collision accident about 10 miles north of Fredericksburg on U S Route 1 at about 7 30 this morning.
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Fredericksburg
Hattie C. Jones
Here
Few Holiday Accidents So Far
The Easter weekend saw a quiet start with 19 traffic deaths and five in other mishaps from Friday 6 p.m. to Saturday noon. For the first 59 days of 1950 traffic deaths averaged 78 per day, noting many fatalities occurred days or weeks after the accidents.
Russians Reported Encounters Over Communist China
The Chinese Nationalists said 25 Russian made aircraft were met over Communist China during a morning air battle in the Shang area and Yangtze Estuary. Several Red planes reportedly damaged as Nationalists claimed Russia supplying aircraft and crews to the Chinese Reds.
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San Francisco
China
Aadio
Taipei
Ven Eae Ae
Associated Press
Munist
Tanereater Auena Hal’ Eres
Shang
Yangtze Estuary
Tsungming Island
Tsungming
Hangchow Bay
Shangai
Russia
Siler Man Charged in Whiskey and Still Possession
Archie Edward Dunlap of Siler faces charges of illegal whiskey possession and a still. ABC agents K. P. Shenk and H. C. Pangle found a 15 gallon still, worm, two mash barrels, and a half gallon of whiskey. A prior raid west of Siler uncovered a 176 gallon still and three barrels of peach pomace. No one was present.
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Archie Edward Dunlap
Siler
K. P. Shenk
H. C. Pangle
ABC Iators
Shenk
Frederick County
Isaacs Creek
Easter shopping crowds clog Winchester streets and stores
Winchester residents packed streets and shops for Easter as a warm spell teased the forecast. Traffic rose amid last minute buys with live rabbits and dyed chicks on display while Police Chief J Thomas Boyd urged caution before the holiday.
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Winchester
TES UD
J. Thomas Boyd
Jaycees Begin Clean Up Campaign On Main Street
The Winchester Jaycees announce a Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up initiative on the main thoroughfare as part of Historic Garden Week events starting April 22 during the annual festival season.
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Winchester
Autos Collide At Intersection in Cameron and Piccadilly
A 1941 Buick driven by Camille Graber Heitmuller of 1218 S Cameron St. rear ended a 1937 Plymouth driven by Wilmer H Shade of 412 N Kent St at 145 p m. No injuries reported.
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